| ROUND 7 : SYDNEY TELSTRA 500 : 2 - 4 DEC |
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| DRIVER | QUAL | RACE 1 | RACE 2 | ROUND | CHAMPIONSHIP |
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| 26. TOM TWEEDIE | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 15th |
| 27. TIM BLANCHARD | 10th | 6th | 19th | 10th | 5th |
| 28. DAVID RUSSELL | 5th | 4th | 8th | 5th | 3rd |
DAVID RUSSELL ENDS 2011 SEASON WITH TOP THREE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULT
4.12.2011 
Team Jayco Falcon V8 Supercar driver David Russell has raced to a top three finish in the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Championship after finishing 4th and 8th in the two challenging street races held at Sydney Olympic Park over the weekend.
After benchmarking the third fastest lap time of practice, making him one of only three drivers to beat the existing lap record, Russell qualified 5th after experiencing brake problems throughout the session that was also interrupted by two red flag stoppages due to competitor accidents.
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Fighting finish puts Blanchard in the hunt at Sydney Telstra 500
3.12.2011 
After a tough practice day, Tim Blanchard was looking for a change of fortune in Race 1 of the final round of the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series at Sydney's Olympic Park. The tight confines and unforgiving layout was a recipe for action and it delivered on the very first lap. Starting from P10, Tim was holding station as the cars ran down to the tight Turn 1. All hell broke loose with a major accident behind him involving Rodney Jane and Marcus Zukanovic bringing out the Safety Car. After a number of laps under yellow, the field was away and Tim quickly moved past Andy Jones and then closed on Paul Morris and Taz Douglas. These two then got together at Turn 11 and a fast reacting Blanchard steered the #27 Jayco / Cool Drive Falcon around the two cars. This moved Tim into 7th place which became 6th when Jilesen retired.
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DAVID RUSSELL FOURTH AFTER CHALLENGING SANDOWN ROUND
20.11.2011
Team Jayco Falcon V8 Supercar driver David Russell has finished the penultimate Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series round at fourth overall after a challenging weekend on the Melbourne circuit which was highlighted by two top five race finishes and punctuated by a race two accident...
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Tim Blanchard grabs a Top 10 at Sandown round
20.11.2011
Following a good result in Race 1 of the 3 race round of the Sandown Fujitsu V8 Supercars round, Tim Blanchard lined up in fourth place for the inverted top 10 format for race 2. The start was clean, however chaos reigned at Turn 3 when Team Jayco team mate David Russell missed the turn and arrived back on the track turning around David Wall. Caught up in the mess were series contenders Jack Perkins, Nick Percat, Scott McLaughlin and FPR recruit Chaz Mostert...
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Top 10 finish is good reward for Tim Blanchard at Sandown
19.11.2011
After a hot and humid practice day, persistent rain was the order of the day for Qualifying and Race 1 in the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series at Sandown. Tim Blanchard put in a strong qualifying performance to place the the #27 Jayco Falcon on the fourth row of the grid in position 7.
The first of three races started with a damp track but the Dunlop slick was the tyre of choice. A wild start saw Tim run down along the fence as Marcus Zukanovic moved across finally clipping the front of the Jayco Falcon. Sensing a bigger accident Tim wisely backed out of it. Zukanovic then spun taking Douglas & Paul Morris with him. A lucky escape saw Tim into P5 as the Safety Car was called. ..
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Blanchard collects another top 10 at Bathurst
8.10.2011
The final race in Round 5 of the 2011 Fujitsu Supercar Series was a wild affair today at Mt Panorama. Starting from sixth position on the grid, Tim Blanchard's race almost ended at the green light as he bogged the #27 Jayco / Cool Drive Falcon down, just managing not to stall. Importantly all the cars behind him managed to scramble around Blanchard as the field headed off.
Tim picked up speed but was back in position 15 as the cars headed up Mountain Straight. Chaos was not fa r away as a number of cars clashed at the The Chase including Tim who got across the sodden grass and back on track. The Safety Car was deployed and the cars ran another 3 laps before the restart. Blanchard was immediately on the move passing Geoff Emery into Turn 2 then set about gaining places as the race developed...
Testing conditions greet Tim Blanchard in Bathurst practice
7.10.2011The 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series resumed today with practice at the famous Mt Panorama track at Bathurst. Wet and cold conditions were the order of the day for the 29 strong car field. Tim was quickly on the pace in the #27 Jayco Falcon sitting comfortably in the top 5 for the bulk of the session.
'The first session was wet for the full 40 minutes. It was the first time I had driven in the wet around Bathurst so it was a cautious start. The car w as competitive right away and I could punch out quicker laps as the session went on" Tim said at the conclusion of practice "We pitted about 10 minutes before the end of practice 1 and did not get out for final run as the session was red flagged, so overall to finish up in P7 was a good start"
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FUJITSU V8 SUPERCAR DRIVER TOM TWEEDIE SECURES GARMIN FOR BATHURST
5.10.2011 
For Fujitsu V8 Supercar series rookie Tom Tweedie the task of tackling Australia's most iconic mountain will be made somewhat easier this weekend, with the 23-year-old Sydney driver yesterday announcing that GPS Navigation specialists Garmin will now support his #26 MW Motorsport BF Falcon.
The automotive navigation side of Garmin will be of most interest to Tweedie as he looks to plot his way around the Mount Panorama circuit this weekend in what will be his first V8 Supercar start at the venue.
Tweedie has welcomed Garmin on board as he heads into one of the biggest races in his debut V8 Supercar year – currently placed 11th in the series after four rounds.
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DAVID RUSSELL SECOND IN FUJITSU SERIES AFTER CHALLENGING QLD RACEWAY ROUND
21.08.2011
Team Jayco Falcon V8 Supercar driver David Russell has elevated himself to second in the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series after three highly competitive and chaotic races held at Queensland Raceway over the weekend.
The talented Fujitsu Series driver raced his way from 12th on the starting grid for Saturday's first race to finish a superb 5th after avoiding several competitor accidents. He then started from 6th in the second top ten reverse grid race on Sunday in wet and treacherous conditions to finish 3rd, capping off another strong Fujitsu Series round with 2nd place in the third and final race of the round, earning him 4th overall for the round, missing the podium by just two points...
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Tim Blanchard puts in a great recovery drive in Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
21.08.2011
The Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series reaches the half-way point at Queensland Raceway this weekend where Round 4 will be contested. After another long layoff from the Townsville round in early July, teams have been taking the chance to refresh the V8 Supercars. Tim and the MWR Racing Team have been no exception. Continuing their technical alliance with Ford Performance Racing the #27 Falcon has a number of upgrades ready for this most important race meeting.
'After the Townsville round we identified a number of areas of the car that Matt and the MWR team were going to focus on to make the car better over the race distance.' Tim reported. 'The 5 week mid-season break has allowed a lot of development time. Of course all the other teams are doing likewise so we really don't know where we are till we hit the track on Friday' Tim added...
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Tim Blanchard looking to step up in Queensland
19.08.2011The Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series reaches the half-way point at Queensland Raceway this weekend where Round 4 will be contested. After another long layoff from the Townsville round in early July, teams have been taking the chance to refresh the V8 Supercars. Tim and the MWR Racing Team have been no exception. Continuing their technical alliance with Ford Performance Racing the #27 Falcon has a number of upgrades ready for this most important race meeting.
'After the Townsville round we identified a number of areas of the car that Matt and the MWR team were going to focus on to make the car better over the race distance.' Tim reported. 'The 5 week mid-season break has allowed a lot of development time. Of course all the other teams are doing likewise so we really don't know where we are till we hit the track on Friday' Tim added.
In 2010 Tim posted a good result in Queensland and sees no reason why the Jayco / Cool Drive Falcon can't be right on the pace.
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DAVID RUSSELL SECOND OVERALL IN TOWNSVILLE
10.07.2011
July 10, 2011 - Team Jayco Falcon V8 Supercar driver David Russell has raced to second overall for the second year in a row in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series races held at the Sucrogen Townsville 400 over the weekend. Russell's results of 2nd, 4th and 3rd in each of the weekend's three sprint races have elevated the Queensland driver's Championship position to 3rd with four rounds remaining.
"The team did a great job this weekend to ensure that we were in the same performance window of the Championship leaders from the moment we hit the track in Townsville. We did a good job of keeping our rivals honest this weekend and there was some exciting racing throughout. All of us at Team Jayco want nothing more than to win a round and we are certainly getting closer after our second places in Perth and Townsville," Russell said..
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A RACE WIN FOR TIM BLANCHARD IN TOWNSVILLE
10.07.2011
Tim Blanchard took his first race win of 2011 with a strong performance in Race 2 of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series in Townsville today. The second race inverts the top 10 finishers from race one and saw Tim start on the front row of the grid for the 14 lap journey. Tim jumped well at the green light and led the field into the first lap determined to build a gap to the pursuing pack.
‘The start was critical and I knew I had to really put in some hard laps at the start even risking the tyres going off towards the end.’ an elated Blanchard said after the race. ‘With all the other quick guys behind me it was a matter of head down and a focus on building a gap. I knew I would need it at the end’ Tim added...
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SOLID WEEKEND OF POINTS PUSHES TOM TWEEDIE UP THE ORDER IN TOWNSVILLE LAST WEEKEND
13.07.2011
TOM TWEEDIE has moved into the top eleven of the increasingly competitive Fujitsu V8 Supercar series after a competitive weekend at the Sucrogen Townsville 400.
With new Queensland major sponsor Global Welding Supplies on the side of his MW Motorsport Falcon for this weekend, Tweedie had a consistent weekend with top-ten pace throughout the event to climb the points ladder to end it on the cusp of breaking into the top ten in eleventh place.
The Townsville Fujitsu field was the strongest in several seasons with V8 ‘main-game’ drivers including Cam McConville, Paul Morris and Andrew Jones joining the field.
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DAVID RUSSELL SECOND OVERALL IN PERTH
1.05.2011
May 2, 2011 - It was a strong return to form for 29 year old Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series racer David Russell at Perth's Barbagallo Raceway over the weekend. In the first ever Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series races held across the Nullabor, Russell qualified 5th and raced to 4th and 2nd place finishes in the two closely contested 29 lap races.
Starting from 5th on the grid on Saturday afternoon for the first of two chaotic 28 lap Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series races of the weekend, Russell was in strong form, staying out of trouble despite two Safety Car caution periods caused by some chaotic driving both ahead and behind the Team Jayco V8 Supercar driver. During one such episode, competitor Nick Percat managed to hit a kerb with such force that his Gearboxes oil plug was ground away, spraying oil all over the cicuit directly in front of Russell...
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LITTLE JOY FOR TIM BLANCHARD IN PERTH
1.05.11
After a tough 28 lap journey on Saturday, Tim Blanchard was looking for a far better result in the final race at Barbagallo Raceway today in Perth. From his 14th grid position Tim quickly made his way into the top 10 settling into a 9th position. The race again was punctuated by safety cars, but Tim did not have the package to capitalise on the restarts. Blanchard pressed on but just could not find the car speed to move back up into the sharp end.
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TWEEDIE SHOWS HIS POTENTIAL AT CLIPSAL 500
21.03.11
FUIJITSU V8 SUPERCAR rookie Tom Tweedie is confident of a strong rookie season in the premier development category to V8 Supercars after his debut on the streets of Adelaide at the weekend.
The MW Motorsport BF Falcon driver finished the two races in 16th and 14th positions, respectively, but is confident of progress in the remaining six rounds after making strong progress on the demoing 3.2km street circuit at the weekend.
DAVID RUSSELL FASTEST AT CLIPSAL 500
20.03.11
Team Jayco Falcon V8 Supercar driver David Russell has made it clear that he is playing to win the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series title after out-pacing the entire field at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide. While his pace was strong, on track incidents caused him to finish 8th and 13th in the two season opening races at the Adelaide Parklands Street Circuit.
After setting the second and fourth fastest practice times on Thursday, Russell further improved in Qualifying to set the third fastest lap, missing out on the season opening pole position by 1/10th of a second. The Team Jayco BF Falcon was clearly the fastest Development Series car in the field with Pole taken by Andrew Thompson in a current specification Triple8 Race Engineering Commodore with Walkinshaw Racing Commodore driver Nick Percat second.
STELLAR START FOR TIM BLANCHARD IN FUJITSU OPENER
19.03.11
The first round of the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series was completed in Adelaide today with Team Jayco’s Tim Blanchard scoring a podium position in second place for the round. The race was run in fine conditions and saw far more action than the race the previous evening.
Once again, Blanchard started well and was at sitting in fourth in a four car train made up of Thompson, Percat, and Perkins. The #27 Falcon was glued to the rear of Perkins but this time there was no letting up. Tim made the move on Perkins on Lap 3 jumping into third place. Up front Percat and Thompson were fighting hard and the inevitable occurred at when they clashed at Turn 4 spinning Thompson and sending Percat into the pits for a drive through penalty. Blanchard found himself in second place and held that spot for 11 of the 24 laps. He could not catch new race leader Jason Richards however had to be aware of the charging pack behind him. Fujitsu driver Scott McLaughlin and a recovering Nick Percat both displaced Blanchard as the laps ran down and the Team Jayco driver had to settle for fourth place finish. This gave Blanchard 4th for both Round 1 races.
TIM BLANCHARD IN THE TOP TEN ON CLIPSAL 500 PRACTICE DAY
18.03.11The 2001 season finally begun today in Adelaide for the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. After a 3 month break all 27 competitors were itching to resume the battle on the streets of Adelaide as part of the Clipsal 500 meeting. Tim Blanchard was one of a number of drivers having his first run with a new team, in this case the Matt White Motorsport Team Jayco. There were two 40 minute sessions for the Fujitsu V8 Supercars and Blanchard was a top ten runner in both. The first session saw most of the more fancied runners near the front with Triple 888 racing debutant Andrew Thompson topping the times. Tim was a very solid fourth position after the 40 minute hit out less than a second from the lead car. The team worked hard on a set up and with Tim having his first run in the ex FPR Falcon, a lot was to be gained by trying various set ups.
READ MOREDAVID RUSSELL RETURNS TO THE FUJITSU V8 SUPERCAR SERIES WITH TEAM JAYCO FOR 2011
25.02.11
One of most exciting drivers of the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, David Russell, will return to the series with Matthew White Motorsport this season.
After a stellar performance in 2010 with the team which netted the Lismore driver four race victories, Russell is eager to return to a car and team with which he is very familiar.
"It is great to be back with MW Motorsport for the new season. I enjoyed working with Matt White and his team last season and together we achieved some great qualifying and race results. The Team Jayco Falcon has been updated throughout the off-season and I have no doubt that we will be stronger again this season as the team continues to receive technical support and an engine development program with FPR," David Russell said.
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TIM BLANCHARD STEPS UP WITH TWO CAR JAYCO TEAM
01.03.11
The 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series is set for one of the strongest line ups in history when the cars hit the track at the Clipsal 500 in mid-March. Melbourne's Tim Blanchard has made a move to one of the most fancied teams in this year's series forming part of a two car assault from MW Motorsport. The team launched the new Jayco livery last week and Tim will partner David Russell in the two ex FPR Falcon V8 Supercars.
Blanchard is under no illusion of the task at hand and as series runner up in 2010 the focus is clearly on taking out the 2011 Championship. "We spent a lot of the off season looking at the best option for 2011." Tim said at the launch. "Matt White has a proven record in the Fujitsu Series and has strengthened his ties with the factory FPR Team. With Jayco coming on board to field a two car team we are looking for a really strong season" Blanchard added.
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23 February 2011
Australia’s largest caravan manufacturer, Jayco, today announced plans to increase its sponsorship of the MW Motorsport team for the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.
The team is owned and managed by veteran V8 driver Matthew White, with drivers Tim Blanchard and David Russell at the wheel and ready to take on the 2011 series with winning momentum.
Jayco will take over the team’s two cars with a naming rights sponsorship, including vehicle signage decals and Jayco racesuits.
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Tim Blanchard signs with MW Motorsport for 2011
11 February 2011
2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series runner up Tim Blanchard announced today in Melbourne that he has signed to drive with the well-established MW Motorsport in one of their ex FPR Falcons for the 2011 season.
Blanchard enjoyed an outstanding Rookie Year in 2010 culminating in 2nd place overall in the Championship, a race & round win in Townsville and the prestigious Mike Kable V8 Rookie of the Year Award.
The move from Sonic came after a long off season review of options. With many front running teams looking for drivers Tim and his management team were able to review the field in detail.
'It was personally a very tough move to leave Sonic' Blanchard said. 'There is no doubt that we have experienced a great relationship for many years with Michael, Maria and the whole Sonic crew, however the opportunity to continue to challenge myself and look towards the future influenced our decision.' Tim added. 'I am really looking forward to contesting the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Championship with MWR, and hope to go one better than last year'
MWM Team Principal Matt White said that he was very pleased to have a young driver of Blanchard's calibre on board for 2011. 'We were really focussed on putting a strong package in terms of drivers and cars on the grid this year. On reflection we had a few instances where we were chopping and changing drivers and I am committed to getting the MWM cars into a race winning position in 2011.' White said. 'Brining in someone of Tim's calibre will assist this process'
Blanchard's team mate will be announced later in February.
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