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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:54 pm
by cmlean
Skaife touches the wall up top of the mountain. Pits for check. Rejoins
Jason Bright leads
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:01 pm
by cmlean
Lap 137
Bright
O Kelly
Winterbottom
Lowndes
Johnson
Owen
Murphy
Ingall
Courtney
A.Davison
Seton
Dumbrell
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:03 pm
by cmlean
Lap 138
R.Kelly/Tander retire
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:08 pm
by cmlean
Lap 141
Radisich/Baird retire
Toll HSV team are all out.
Tasman Motorsport Noske car retires
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:12 pm
by cmlean
Lap 142
Bright/Macrow
S.Richards/Winterbottom -34sec
Lowndes/Whincup -38sec
O.Kelly/Halliday -41sec
Johnson/W.Davison - 42sec
All cars other than Bright/Macrow are fueled to the finish. Pit stop with a splash is about 34sec.
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:15 pm
by cmlean
Johnson slides under O. Kelly at the end of mountain straight.
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:16 pm
by cmlean
Winterbottom is 28 secs behind Bright
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:17 pm
by cmlean
There is a sprinkle of rain at the top of the mountain.
Bright's car needs another 8 laps of fuel to make the finish
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:19 pm
by cmlean
Lap 145 and the spots are getting bigger. Looks like we might need wet tyres to see the chequered flag.
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:24 pm
by cmlean
Lap 145
Safety car... Safety car..!
Morris spins in the cutting and clips the wall
Bright to the pits. The crew put cold slicks on the car. Is this the right call?
Winterbottom takes the lead.
Lowndes takes second.
Bright slots into third.
Johnson in fourth.
Murphy fifth.
Courtney sixth.
Ingall seventh.
A.Davison eighth.
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:29 pm
by cmlean
Lap 148 and the safety car peels off.
It's a race to the flag. Nose to tail and it is slippery on the top of the mountain.
Winterbottom & Lowndes get a buffer
Bright & Johnson side by side into the cutting
Winterbottom overshoots the cutting.
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:31 pm
by cmlean
Lap 149
Lowndes
Johnson
Winterbottom
Bright, Ingall & Skaife into the wall at McPhillamy Park
Safety car....
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:35 pm
by cmlean
Winterbottoms off on the last lap was huge.
Into the sandtrap on the outside of the chase. (280km/h)
Through the sand trap with huge air
Across the track nearly taking out Lowndes.
Some cars are returning to the pits for wets. Some are stayin out.
Ingall returns to the pits to retire.
Winterbottom will pit for wets. There are many wipers going.
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:38 pm
by cmlean
Winterbottom's FPR Falcon has a flat right front tyre. Possible suspension damage but may get away with it. Thumbs up. Rejoins.
Looks like they are the only team pitting at this moment.
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:41 pm
by cmlean
Skaife and Bright's cars remain at the top of the mountain. It's all over for them. Tough luck for Bright. Thought he may have had the right strategy to take out this one.