Heimgartner ready to step up with MW Motorsport

Rising V8 Supercars star Andre Heimgartner will take the next step in his career this weekend when he joins reigning champions MW Motorsport for the start of the 2014 Dunlop Series.

The 18-year-old joins MWM following a promising rookie year in the second-tier class driving a Triple Eight-built, Finance Ezi-supported, Falcon.

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Simpson joins MW Motorsport for Dunlop Series debut

Reigning Dunlop Series champions MW Motorsport have secured the talents of Ryan Simpson for the opening round of the 2014 season in Adelaide.

Simpson has earned his first chance in the Dunlop Series after proving a dominant performer in the third-tier Kumho V8 Touring Car Series last year.

The 26-year-old won nine consecutive Kumho V8 races after joining the series at its third round.

The winning streak was finally ended at the Sandown finale by MW Motorsport owner and part-time driver Matthew White, who had enjoyed the chance to see Simpson's talents up close.

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Clean sweep for Sherrin Racing at Bathurst

Sherrin Racing took a clean sweep at Bathurst's sixth round of the Dunlop Series, scoring pole position and both race victories with driver Steve Owen.

The experienced Owen recorded pole position by an impressive 0.6s on Friday morning with a lap time that would have put him 11th on the grid for Sunday's Bathurst 1000.

Having earlier scored the number one grid slot at the Perth and Townsville rounds, the achievement ensured Owen the season's Armor All Pole Award for most poles over the season.
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STEVE OWEN COMPLETES DUNLOP SERIES CLEAN SWEEP

Steve Owen has taken a clean sweep as Casey Stoner diced with the leaders in Round 6 of the Dunlop V8 Supercars Series at Mount Panorama.

Once again Owen led from pole, built a margin over the field, and handled a Safety Car restart without any trouble to ensure a perfect two from two and a second round win in 2013.

Dale Wood largely ran his own race to finish second, extending his series lead ahead of the season finale.
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OWEN SNARES BATHURST DUNLOP SERIES POLE

Steve Owen will start from pole for this afternoon's first race in Round 6 of the Dunlop V8 Supercars Series at Bathurst.

Owen established his flying lap relatively early in the 30-minute session, setting a 2:08.5816s tour on his eighth lap.

It was six tenths clear of series leader Dale Wood, who ensured that MW Motorsport would lock out the front row for Race 1.
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WOOD TAKES BREAKTHROUGH DUNLOP ROUND WIN

A second place behind Jack Perkins in Race 3 was enough to secure Dale Wood a long overdue maiden Dunlop Series round win.

Starting the Winton finale from pole thanks to the aggregate points grid, Wood lost the start to fellow front-row man Perkins and spent all 12 laps tucked in behind the Eggleston Holden.

The result, which further extends Wood's points lead, comes at the same circuit that the MW Motorsport driver scored his first Dunlop Series race win in 2012... READ MORE

Sherrin Racing on the charge at Winton

Sherrin Racing is looking forward to a friendlier format for the remaining rounds of the Dunlop Series after it was forced to put on a passing masterclass in the final reverse grid event of the year at Winton.

Striking a rare electrical fault while running second in Saturday's opening race behind MW Motorsport stable-mate Dale Wood derailed a potentially winning weekend for the Sherrin Ford and its driver Steve Owen... READ MORE

WOOD WINS AS DISASTER STRIKES STONER AGAIN

Dale Wood extended his lead in the Dunlop Series by holding out a determined Jack Perkins in Race 1 of the weekend at Queensland Raceway.

The MW Motorsport Ford driver made the most of his career first pole position, beating fellow front-row starter Perkins to the first corner.

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DALE WOOD SCORES MAIDEN DUNLOP SERIES POLE

Dunlop Series leader Dale Wood will start the opening race of Round 4 at Queensland Raceway from pole position after edging out Jack Perkins in qualifying.

Perkins' Eggleston Motorsport team-mate Daniel Gaunt set the pace for much of the 30 minute session, but was bumped to sixth after failing to improve in the late flurry.

Wood improved from second to first by setting what would prove to be the eventual pole time of 1:10.04s with just three minutes remaining.

The result marks the first pole position of Wood's Dunlop Series career and extends MW Motosport's unbeaten qualifying run in 2013.

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MW MOTORSPORT TAKES 1 AND 2 AT TOWNSVILLE

MW Motorsport had a fantastic weekend during round 3 of the Dunlop series at Townsville raceway on the weekend.

Team drivers Dale Wood, Steve Owen and Morgan Haber featured strongly during the 2 practice sessions with Owen ultimately claiming the teams third straight Pole Position in Qualifying. Wood qualified 4th with a strong first 2 sectors of the lap and Haber continued his improvement to 16th.

Race 1 was 14 laps on hard tyres, Owen made a great start and led into the first turn, team mate Wood moved to third by the 2nd turn and then had a spirited battle with Daniel Gaunt. On lap 5 Wood set up a move into turn 2 just before the only safety car of the race. The team mates went on to finish 1-2 with Haber finishing a strong 13th...

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MOSTERT WINS AS STONER STARS IN DUNLOP SERIES RACE 2

Chaz Mostert has taken victory in the opening round of the 2013 Dunlop Series after a dominant performance in the second and final race of the weekend.

Having finished second in Friday evening's opening race, Mostert led every lap of the second encounter, leading by as much as four seconds before easing up his pace in the closing stages.

Mostert's Matthew White Motorsport team-mate Dale Wood was 2.8s adrift at the flag in second, while Race 1 winner Ash Walsh was a further seven seconds adrift in third.

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MOSTERT FASTEST AS STONER MAKES STRONG DEBUT

Chaz Mostert has firmed as the favourite for the 2013 Dunlop Series title by setting the fastest time in the opening practice session at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide.

The Matthew White Motorsport Ford driver improved his own previous fastest lap by 0.16s on his final attempt to end the 40 minutes 0.28s clear of second quickest man Daniel Gaunt (Eggleston Holden).

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WOOD QUICKEST IN TIGHT SECOND DUNLOP SERIES PRACTICE

The Matthew White Motorsport Fords of Dale Wood and Chaz Mostert have led the way in a tight second practice session for the Dunlop Series on the streets of Adelaide.

Wood knocked Mostert from the top of the time sheets halfway through the 30 minute hit-out, with the latter falling just 0.05s short of returning the favour at the end of his penultimate run.

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FIRST PICS: DALE WOOD’S DUNLOP SERIES FALCON

Chaz Mostert isn’t the only Matthew White Motorsport Ford driver gunning for victory in this year’s Dunlop Series, with team-mate Dale Wood also set to challenge for the title.

Wood has moved to MWM this year following a 2012 Dunlop Series campaign with Greg Murphy Racing that netted sixth in the standings and a maiden race win.

The 29-year-old steps into the ex-Will Davison Ford Performance Racing chassis with continued support from major backers GB Galvanizing and Wilson Security.

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MOSTERT RETURNS FOR WHITE HOT TITLE TILT

Prominent Dunlop series team Matthew White Motor sport have secured the support of leading privately owned National equipment hire company Sherrin Rentals for an all-out assault on this years Championship series.

The partnership between Sherrin Rentals and MW Motor sport has enabled the team to secure Ford Performance Racing rising star Chaz Mostert with the sole aim of claiming the title that eluded him last year.

Youlden qualifies 4th on debut in mw Motorsport FPR Fg falcon at Winton raceway

The qualifying effort was a season high for the Fg with Youlden out pacing several level one teams. "We were thrown a little in the deep end this weekend with no testing, however the the team made great improvements to the car over the 3 session's. We are looking forward to tomorrow as we hurt the rear tyres in race 1 despite having good pace" claimed Youlden.

Elliot Barbour joined the MW Motorsport team this weekend and on debut qualified 8th, a career best driving the BF Falcon previously raced by Youlden.

" I couldn't be more happy with the job Luke and Elliot did today, they were both up against it with chassis changes mid season. Luke finished a season best 3rd and Elliot 9th, we will need good luck with tomorrows reverse top 10 but am confident both cars will be better" exclaimed Matthew.

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Tim Blanchard continues good form at Bathurst Dunlop Series V8 Supercars round

Round 5 of the 2012 Dunlop Series has been run and won at the famous Mt Panorama circuit as part of the 2012 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. Following a strong Top 10 result in Race 1 on Friday, Jaylec Automotive Electrical driver Tim Blanchard lined up in P6 for the 14 lap final. The team had effected a number of changes to the ex FPR FG Falcon and Tim immediately reported that the car was far racier than previous. His lap times supported this view as he settled into a good top 10 battle with Wood, Miedecke and MW Motorsport team mate Luke Youlden.

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Pole Position Pace in Phillip Island Pandemonium

Morgan Haber's third-consecutive pole position was the highlight of a mixed day at Phillip Island in the Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Cars series. Blue skies over Phillip Island saw a promising final practice ahead of qualifying for round five at the Shannon’s Nationals.

Despite aborting his two best practice laps due to traffic, Haber topped the time sheets on green Kumho Tyres, and with promising individual sector times and a few minor adjustments to be made, qualifying could only get better.

Another new set of tyres and a minor suspension change saw Haber flying from the opening lap, and set a blistering 1:36.6 on the fourth lap in, hoisting him to the top of the charts with a fair margin behind him. A red flag for championship contender Josh Hunter hardly took the pressure off, with Evangelou posting fast individual sectors. Evangelou couldn’t quite catch Haber’s time though and for the third consecutive round, the #28 Miraflores Falcon secured pole position.

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Tim Blanchard on the pace in opening Townsville race

Jaylec Automotive Electrical driver Tim Blanchard has turned a tough qualifying position into a very strong result in the opening 14 lap race in the 2012 Dunlop Series. After suffering a loss of track time in practice yesterday, the team was behind the eight ball in getting the perfect set up for the single qualifying session.

In the end Tim’s time was good enough for position eight continuing his fine Top 10 qualifying run. The race was run in surprisingly cool and windy conditions. At the green light, Blanchard was jumped by Jones & Miedecke in a very hustle and bustle lap. Everyone got through unscathed but there was a lot of work to do for Blanchard as he was back in 12th place but crossed the line in 8th after a storming recovery.

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Top 5 result for Tim Blanchard at Barbagallo Raceway

The final race in Round 2 of the 2012 Dunlop Series for V8 Supercars has rewarded Tim Blanchard with a fighting 5th place in Perth today. The Jaylec Automotive Electrical Falcon FG bogged down slightly at the start and was side swiped by Daniel Jilesen's Ford. Luckily with no damage Blanchard finished lap 1 in 7th place as the Safety Car was deployed. A final corner accident between Percat & Zukanovic meant 4 laps behind the Safety Car.

Once the green light came on racing resumed and Tim quickly disposed of Rod Jane & Ash Walsh to move up to fifth. The battle ahead between Mostert & Youlden was allowing Blanchard to close in and the #27 Jaylec Falcon was again showing good race pace.

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Strong results for Tim Blanchard at Barbagallo Raceway

Jaylec Automotive Electrical V8 Supercar driver Tim Blanchard has banked another strong performance in the 2012 Dunlop Series with a 6th place finish in Race 1 and a 2nd place in Race 2 at Barbagallo Raceway today. After a strong showing yesterday in practice the MW Motorsport team were a little perplexed during qualifying where Tim wound up in P10. Tim and the crew were confident in a good race package however and this proved to be correct.

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Youlden gains Performance in the West!

MW Motorsport team driver Luke Youlden is looking forward to a strong weekend at Round two of the 2012 Dunlop V8 Supercars Series this weekend. The team are excited to welcome Performance West and East Coast Traffic Control as partners for the round on the number 28 FPR Falcon.

Youlden is making his debut in the ex Russell car from 2011 having completed a test day at Winton last month. The team have incorporated several changes to the chassis in an effort to bridge the gap to the Level One teams. "The car performed very well during the test and had a great balance all day" said Youlden.

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Winton test sets up Tim Blanchard for Perth

Jaylec Automotive Electrical V8 Supercar driver Tim Blanchard took advantage of a re scheduled test day at Winton on Monday with his MW Motorsport team in preparation for Round 2 of the 2012 Dunlop V8 Supercars Series. Having arrived at the Clipsal 500 for Round 1 with limited ‘wet’ track testing, Blanchard and the team were looking for a full day to put some valuable miles on the ex FPR FG Falcon. The streets of Adelaide had proven to be a tough debut for the Jaylec FG Falcon, but the focus was now on getting data and set up guidelines for the Perth Round in two weeks time...

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STORMING RECOVERY DRIVE FROM TIM BLANCHARD IN DUNLOP SERIES OPENER

The first round of the 2012 Dunlop Series for V8 Supercars saw Team Jaylec driver Tim Blanchard make a fine recovery in Race 2 after clash with the infamous Turn 8 wall in Race 1.

The first of two races was run on Saturday evening with a strong field facing the starter. A chaotic start ensued with two cars clashing sending kiwi Daniel Jilesen into the wall on pit straight and a Safety Car deployed for the first series of laps. Tim Blanchard was at the wheel of the new FG Falcon and starting out of position 5, lost a spot but quickly regained it once racing resumed.

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Tim Blanchard rewarded with a Top 3 practice result at Clipsal 500

The 2012 V8 Supercars season sprang into action today as Practice commenced for the Dunlop Series in Adelaide. The Dunlop Series grid was filled with new driver, car and team combinations and today was the first time the full 2012 field were on track. Jaylec Automotive Electrical team driver Tim Blanchard was one of many to debut new cars. His mount for 2012 is the ex Mark Winterbottom FPR FG Falcon. One of four of the current generation Ford V8 Supercars now in the feeder series.

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TIM BLANCHARD STEPS UP TO FG FALCON FOR 2012 DVS ASSAULT

Jaylec Automotive Electrical sponsored V8 Supercar driver Tim Blanchard has unveiled a bold new look as he again joins forces with DVS Championship winning team MW Motorsport for 2012. The Melbourne based driver has enjoyed success in two seasons in the V8 Supercars Development Series with Round and Race wins to his credit. The move to a current spec ex FPR FG Falcon gives Blanchard a firm shot at the 2012 crown. Blanchard drove the FG at a Winton FPR Test day prior to Christmas sharing duties with Chaz Mostert and was enthusiastic about the cars capabilities.

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