Races 10/11 - Winton
INTRODUCTION RACE GUIDE WINTON SEPANG
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EDITOR/PRODUCTION: Stefan Bartholomaeus
Big expectations
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s the V8 Supercars circus rolls into Winton Motor Raceway, one can’t help but feel that there will be some very disappointed teams leaving the track on Sunday night.
NEWS EDITOR: Grant Rowley
Of the 28 cars that make up the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship, 17 of them use the north-eastern Victorian circuit as their test track.
SALES/MARKETING: Leisa Emberson
With all bar one or two of those entries genuinely expecting to be in the top 10 at the end of first qualifying on Saturday, it’s certainly a recipe for depression.
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Compounding the issue is that the Queenslanders have taken the last four Winton races, and with the form that TeamVodafone showed last time out in Western Australia, it won’t be a Victorian that’ll start favourite to take the weekend’s biggest trophies. There is currently much debate over the existence of a ‘home track advantage’ in V8 Supercars. In this Race Guide, we ask V8 Supercars veteran Greg Murphy his thoughts on the matter. One aspect set to scatter the form book is the weather. While making sense of the current pecking order on both the hard and soft compound tyres takes a bit of doing, wet or changeable conditions mean that almost anyone can win. Get set for some intriguing V8 Supercars racing at ‘The Nation’s Action Track.’ Green means go! STEFAN BARTHOLOMAEUS Journalist, Speedcafe.com Editor, Speedcafe Race Guides
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