Melbourne Performance Centre was out testing at Phillip Island on Tuesday. The Audi R8 LMS ultra of Fitzgerald Racing Services, run by MPC, was among the cars testing.
This Audi R8 LMS ultra arrived in Australia a few months ago and was used as an Audi driving experience vehicle and raced at one round of the Victorian State Circuit Racing Championships before its acquisition to contest the Australian GT Championship. It is the same car that was used by äpr racing in the Japanese Super GT during 2012 and half of 2013.
The Fitzgerald Racing Services Audi R8 LMS ultra was seen testing still in its white Audi driving experience livery. The car will soon be receiving its new blue and white livery designed by ssMEDIA. Both Peter Fitzgerald and Michael Almond were behind the wheel of the Audi during the testing at Phillip Island.
The Audi R8 LMS and ultra cars have been very successful in Australia in recent years and another new entrant was announced on Monday.
Fitzgerald Racing Services has acquired an Audi R8 LMS ultra and will be competing in the Australian GT Championship.
This Audi R8 LMS ultra arrived in Australia a few months ago and was used as an Audi driving experience vehicle and raced at one round of the Victorian State Circuit Racing Championships before its acquisition to contest the Australian GT Championship. It is the same car that was used by äpr racing in the Japanese Super GT during 2012 and half of 2013.
The team will be debuting the car with Peter Fitzgerald and Michael Almond at the finale of the 2014 Australian GT Championship, which will be taking place at Highlands Motorsport Park in New Zealand from 8-9 November.
2015 will see Fitzgerald Racing Services kicking off the season at the Bathurst 12 Hour, followed by contesting the Australian GT Championship. Peter Fitzgerald and Michael Almond will be piloting the blue liveried Audi R8 LMS ultra at Bathurst, along with a third yet to be confirmed driver, who could possibly be an Audi factory driver.
Philip Island Grand Prix Circuit played host to the second round of the Australian GT Championship presented by Pirelli today. Four Audi R8 LMS cars entered the event, all of them were listed within the GT Trophy class.
It all started very well for the Audi and Melbourne Performance Centre squad in the 101 laps endurance event. Audi regular Warren Luff took a sensational very last moment pole position in the qualifying session.
In the race the Audi cars performed well challenging the strong line-ups from the upper GT class. Best ranked R8 LMS was the #6 car driven by Rod Salmon and Nathan Antunes. The two drivers finished seventh overall and second within the GT Trophy class
PolemanWarren Luff and team-mate Steve McLaughlan finished ninth overall with their #75 Audi R8 LMS. Ockert Fourie and John Magro sharing the #72 Audi R8 LMS were fifteenth overall.
Unfortunately the #71 Audi R8 LMS driven by Dean Koutsoumidis and James Winslow did not finish the race. The EquityOneMotorsport Audi entry was performing well before being forced to retire.
Race victory went the #7 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 from VIP Petfoods. Second was the #36 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 from Erebus Motorsport. Third was the #88 Ferrari 458 GT3 from Maranello Motorsport.
By Johan Laubscher Melbourne Performance Centre was out testing at Phillip Island on Monday. One Audi R8 LMS was among the cars taking part in the test. It was the #79 Audi R8 LMS of South African, Ockert Fourie. He was behind the wheel of his green and white Ockert Fourie Dental R8 LMS, alongside John Magro, who experienced his first laps in an Audi R8 LMS during the testing on Monday.
Ockert Fourie took part in the opening round of the Victorian State Circuit Racing Championships at Phillip Island two weeks ago. The second round of the VSCRC will be held at Sandown Raceway from 17-18 May, followed by round two of the Australian GT Championship at Phillip Island from 24-25 May, where up to four MPC run Audis could take part. Photo credit: Ockert Fourie
By Johan Laubscher The NSW Production Sports Cars Championship held its second round at the Bathurst Motor Festival this weekend. Melbourne Performance Centre entered two Audi R8 LMS cars for their customers. The first entry was that of Rod Salon, who was driving the #16 Skwirk.com.au Audi R8 LMS. Steven Mclaughlan was behind the wheel of the #75 JAMEC PEM Audi R8 LMS.
Rod Salmon took pole position during both qualifying sessions (the drivers A and B sessions). Mclaughlan took sixth and eighth during the two sessions. The first race (drivers A race) saw an Audi R8 LMS 1-2, with Salmon winning ahead of Mclaughlan. The second race (drivers B race) concluded with another podium finish for Steven Mclaughlan, who finished third. The third and final race was a one-hour endurance race, following the two sprint races. Rod Salmon made it two out of three for the day by taking the race victory. Steven Mclaughlan finished fifth. Round three of the NSW Production Sports Cars Championship will be held at Sydney Motorsport Park from 17-18 May.
Sandown Raceway hosted the opening round of the 2014 Australian GT Championship. Three Audi R8 LMS cars were entered in the GT Trophy class and scored very good results this weekend.
The three Audi R8 LMS cars were entered in the GT Trophy class this weekend, all of them run by Melbourne Performance Centre.
The first Audi was that of reigning GT Trophy champion, Steve McLaughlan, who was driving the #75 JAMEC PEM Audi R8 LMS. Dean Koutsoumidis and James Winslow were sharing the #71 Equity-One Motorsport Audi R8 LMS. The third Audi was the #6 Skwirk.com.au Audi R8 LMS of Rod Salmon, who was driving this R8 LMS whilst his primary Audi R8 LMS ultra is being repaired, following the qualifying crash at Bathurst. He is leasing the R8 LMS from Peter Conroy. Salmon was sharing the #6 R8 LMS with Liam Talbot.
Equity-One Motorsport took the GT Trophy class pole position with their #71 R8 LMS and backed that up by finishing third in class during race one. Steve McLaughlan finished second in class with his #75 R8 LMS and the #6 R8 LMS was fourth.
The second one-hour race was held on Sunday. Equity-One Motorsport emerged in second position within the GT Trophy class, with Dean Koutsoumidis and James Winslow in the #71 Audi R8 LMS. The #75 Audi R8 LMS was third in class and the #6 R8 LMS in fourth.
The weekend’s results were enough to ensure that the three MPC run Audi R8 LMS cars are currently occupying the top three positions in the GT Trophy Championship points standings. Dean Koutsoumidis and James Winslow are jointly leading the championship alongside Steve McLaughlan, all on 77 points. Rod Salmon and Liam Talbot are lying third with 60 points.
The next round of the Australian GT Championship will be held at Phillip Island from 23-25 May.
The 2014 Australian GT Championship is hosting its opening round at Sandown Raceway this weekend. The first race concluded with podium results for the Audi entrants.
Three Audi R8 LMS cars have been entered in the GT Trophy class this weekend, all of them run by Melbourne Performance Centre.
The first Audi is that of reigning GT Trophy champion, Steve McLaughlan, who is driving the #75 JAMEC PEM Audi R8 LMS. Dean Koutsoumidis and James Winslow are sharing the #71 Equity-One Motorsport Audi R8 LMS. The third Audi is the #6 Skwirk.com.au Audi R8 LMS of Rod Salmon, who is driving this R8 LMS whilst his primary Audi R8 LMS ultra is being repaired, following the qualifying crash at Bathurst. He is leasing the R8 LMS from Peter Conroy. Salmon is sharing the #6 R8 LMS with Liam Talbot.
Qualifying saw the #71 Equity-One Motorsport R8 LMS taking pole position in the GT Trophy class, sixth overall. The #6 R8 LMS qualified second in class and the #75 R8 LMS in fifth.
The first race of the weekend was held on Saturday and two Audi R8 LMS cars made it onto the GT Trophy podium, with the Audis placing in positions two though four. Steve McLaughlan finished second with his #75 R8 LMS, taking seventh overall. He was followed by the #71 R8 LMS of Dean Koutsoumidis and James Winslow third in class and the #6 R8 LMS of Rod Salmon and Liam Talbot in fourth, eighth and ninth overall respectively.
The second one-hour race will be held tomorrow, we wish the best of luck to the Audi teams and drivers.
By Johan Laubscher The Australian GT Championship will be getting underway at Sandown next weekend. Currently three Audi R8 LMS entries have been included on the entry list. All three of the Audi R8 LMS cars are entered within the GT Trophy Class for older GT3 machinery (2011 and older). The first Audi is that of reigning GT Trophy champion, Steve McLaughlan, who is driving the #75 JAMEC PEM Audi R8 LMS. Dean Koutsoumidis and James Winslow will be sharing the #71 Equity-One Motorsport Audi R8 LMS. The third Audi will be the #6 Skwirk.com.au Audi R8 LMS of Rod Salmon, who is driving this R8 LMS whilst his primary Audi R8 LMS ultra is being repaired, following the qualifying crash at Bathurst. He is leasing the R8 LMS from Peter Conroy. The opening round will be held at Sandown Raceway, 28-30 March. GT Trophy Class Audi entries:
#6 Audi R8 LMS - Rod Solman
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#71 Audi R8 LMS - Dean Koutsoumidis and James Winslow Equity-One Motorsport
Rod Salmon will be taking part in the Australian GT Championship season opener at Sandown next weekend.
The Skwirk.com.au squad, run by Melbourne Performance Centre, entered Rod Salmon’s Audi R8 LMS ultra at the Bathurst 12 Hour. Their weekend was cut short though when Jason Bright suffered a hefty crash during qualifying. Fortunately Bright was unharmed, but the car was out for the weekend. The car has subsequently been sent away for repairs and will not be back in time for the Sandown opener.
Speculation as to whether or not Salmon will be missing the beginning of the 2014 Australian GT season has come to an end. It has been revealed that Salmon and Skwirk.com.au will be using one of the older Audi R8 LMS cars in the Australian GT Trophy Class.
He will be using the Peter Conroy Motorsport Audi R8 LMS, the car that was used by Rotek Racing at the Bathurst 12 Hour. The car was tested at Sydney Motorsport Park last week.
Multiple Audi R8 LMS and ultra entries are expected to take part at Sandown next weekend, 28-30 March.
It all started so well, the Melbourne Performance Centre [MPC] prepared Skwirk.com.au Audi looked fantastic as it rolled off the truck at Mount Panorama, and after working on a variety of setup ‘tweaks’ during Friday’s three practice sessions, car-owner Rod Salmon and 12-Hour team-mates Warren Luff, Jason Bright and Liam Talbot were more than ready to take on qualifying and begin their assault on the podium.
Sadly the plan lasted just two laps before Jason Bright suffered a spin at one of the most unforgiving parts of the circuit, impacting the wall hard at ReidPark, the car stopping mid-track at right angles to the flow of traffic. The session was red-flagged and Bright was ultimately transferred to hospital as a precaution. Despite MPC’s best efforts, the car was too badly damaged to repair in time for Sunday’s 6:15am race start so it was withdrawn late in the day.
“An impact like that requires significant repairs to the chassis, and we just don’t have the facilities or the time to make repairs that we’d regard as safe enough to compete properly,” MPC’s Troy Russell confirmed.
The team were obviously shattered by the result, especially after working so hard to find what they felt was the ideal setup to be in the mix with the leaders come 5:00pm Sunday afternoon.
“Obviously it’s very disappointing, but the most important thing is that Brighty is okay,” Warren Luff confirmed afterwards. “Cars can be repaired, but people are harder to replace. It’s obviously very unfortunate, and Jason will be incredibly disappointed, it’s disappointing for the team, but this is what motorsport can be like sometimes.
“I’ve seen the on-board footage - there has been a really nasty bump on that corner going into ReidPark, which has been unsettling the car the whole time and we think that has started the situation. I haven’t had a chance to have a proper debrief with Jason yet, I had a quick chat with him in the medical centre - he’s alert and talking, but still a little bit groggy after being knocked out.
“It’s my fourth year here at Audi, but I’ve only had one result - that’s what makes win and podiums so special because you know what it takes to get there. I think we were in a really good position for the race tomorrow, the boys have been working really hard - we were making sure the car was going to be fast right through the race, we weren’t interested in being heroes in qualifying because it really doesn’t matter where you start, it’s about being there at the end.
“Obviously the entire track is far smoother now thanks to the resurfacing, some parts of the track don’t have any bumps now, but then a lot of people have been saying that there are new bumps appearing in different places, especially where Jason had his issue, a lot of people have been complaining that there is a bump right there when the car is fully loaded. It’s a 170 kmh corner and you now have this bump there that really upsets the rear of the car.”
For car-owner Rod Salmon - a two-time Bathurst12-Hour winner - the result only added to the pain of the team’s 2013 DNF which occurred mid-race as a result of slight contact with the wall coming down the mountain.
“Bathurst is such a challenge - I think that’s why you keep coming back,” he shrugged afterwards. “It looks like he might’ve pulled fourth gear a little too early, based on the data, and that’s the end result, a car that’s pretty much stuffed, we can’t fix it.
“I gave Luffy and Brighty a pep talk last night and I said ‘We’re back in 15th, what are we doing back there?’ They said we were fine and that the track was fine, just to give them a cold track and we will be in the 2:06’s. When Jason went out he was already one and a half seconds up [on his best lap time] and he was only a third of the way around the circuit - he was on for a 2:07 and we would have been up the top. He was 18 kmh faster around that bend than his fastest yesterday, and he was 6 kmh faster than any other Audi had been through that corner - cars have limits and unfortunately he found it.”
For Liam Talbot, his first time at Bathurst with an outright car had proven a great experience, and he was looking forward to carrying on the success that he and Salmon had achieved at the 2013 season ending HighlandsMotorsportPark event in New Zealand.
“It’s interesting, people talk about emotion up here and I’ve got no history of that,” he admitted. “But as soon as it [the accident] happened, all this emotion came from somewhere, it was quite overwhelming. The first thing was to ensure Brighty was okay, that was my first concern. It’s pretty scary because that could happen to anyone, even someone as experienced as Jason. After that it was disappointment that I wouldn’t get the chance to improve across the race and get some more valuable miles, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. We’ll rebuild and look to start the Australian GT season on a high.”
For the crack Melbourne Performance Centre outfit the clock is now ticking to have the car repaired ahead of the Australian GT Championship presented by Pirelli season opener at SandownPark in Melbourneat the end of March [28-30].
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The 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour proved to be another very exciting race and concluded with three Audi R8 LMS ultra cars within the overall top ten.
Six Audis were entered in the event. Four of the six Audis were entered in Class A GT3 Outright, a class for the newer GT3 machinery. The two remaining Audis were in Class B GT3, for older GT3 cars.
Four Audi R8 LMS ultra cars were taking part in Class A. Phoenix Racing fielded the only 2013 specification Audi R8 LMS ultra in the race. Three 2012 specification cars were fielded by United Autosports (x1) and Melbourne Performance Centre (x2). MPC fielded the cars for their customers: Rod Salmon and Mark Eddy / Marc Cini.
Phoenix Racing entrusted their #3 R8 LMS ultra to Rahel Frey, René Rast and Laurens Vanthoor. United Autosports had Markus Winkelhock, Mark Patterson and Eric Lux behind the wheel of their #25 R8 LMS ultra. Melbourne Performance Centre’s two Audi R8 LMS ultra cars saw Mark Eddy, Marc Cini and Christopher Mies in the #9 Audi, and Rod Salmon, Warren Luff, Jason Bright and Liam Talbot in the #5 Audi.
Class B saw the participation of two older 2011 specification Audi R8 LMS cars. Rotek Racing (Peter Conroy Motorsport) ran with a R8 LMS for the first time and they were joined by Equity-One Motorsport (MPC) and their R8 LMS. Rotek Racing’s driver line-up included Oliver Gavin, Rob Huff, Richard Meins and Kevin Gleason, and Equity-One Motorsport with Dean Koutsoumidis, Dean Fiore, Dean Grant and Michael Loccisano.
Proceedings kicked off with four practice sessions on Thursday and three qualifying sessions on Friday. The first qualifying session was overshadowed by two red flag periods, one of which was caused by the #5 MPC Audi R8 LMS ultra. Jason Bright suffered a heavy crash and the car was withdrawn from the weekend. Fortunately Jason Bright was unharmed and has been cleared from the hospital. He stated via his official Facebook page: “Gutted for the rest of the Sqwirk team. @WazzaLuff , Rod Salmon, Liam Talbot and the guys at Melbourne Performance Centre.” The #5 Audi R8 LMS ultra of Rod Salmon, Warren Luff, Jason Bright and Liam Talbot did not take part in the race due to the sustained damage of the car, despite qualifying thirty-first with their lap time before the crash during the session.
The final combined qualifying results were highlighted by an Audi one-two in Class B. Rotek Racing (Peter Conroy Motorsport) took pole position and fourteenth overall with the #14 R8 LMS. Equity-One Motorsport took second position in Class B and fifteenth overall with the #71 R8 LMS.
The remaining three Audi R8 LMS ultra cars (Class A) all placed within the overall top ten, in positions seven through nine. The leading Audi on the grid was the #9 MPC Audi, ahead of the #3 Phoenix Racing R8 LMS ultra and the #25 United Autosports R8 LMS ultra in ninth.
An early morning 06:15 start greeted the teams on for a very exciting race on Sunday morning. The five Audi R8 LMS and ultra cars ran well and began moving forward through the field. A number of issues then began dropping the Audi runners back during the long twelve hour race. Phoenix Racing emerged as the highest Audi runner, running in the top half of the top ten, followed by the Audi R8 LMS ultra cars from MPC and United Autosports in the lower half.
Both of the front running Class B Audis suffered technical issues. Rotek Racing retired and Equity-One Motorsport were forced to slow their pace and nurse the car home, finishing sixth in class and fourteenth overall.
The Class A Audis soldiered on to the end and all three finished within the top ten. Phoenix Racing finished fifth after a safety car period during the closing stages. They finished ahead of United Autosports in sixth and Melbourne Performance Centre (#9) in tenth. The race was won by the #88 Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT3, ahead of the #84 HTP Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 and the #63 Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3.
The 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour race is about to start. The Audi Sport customer racing squad is very well represented with five Audi R8 LMS and ultra cars taking part in the event.
Equity-One Motorsport Press Release Equity-One secures P2 Class B start for Bathurst 12-Hour 2014 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12-Hour Mount Panorama, Bathurst, NSW (February 7-9)
The Equity-One Motorsport Audi R8 LMS has secured second place in Class B after qualifying for tomorrow’s Bathurst12-Hour, with experienced V8 Supercar driver Dean Fiore set to start the race from the eighth row after recording a 2:08.4130 lap in the first of three qualifying sessions.
The result saw a half second improvement over the team’s 2013 qualifying time, although those improvements were hampered by a string of red-flag incidents. In the end the stunning maroon and white Equity-One R8 was just four tenths slower than the similar Audi of Class B rivals Oakley Motorsports.
With team-leader Dean Koutsoumidis running ‘double-duty’ in the Radical support category, qualifying came down to the experienced Fiore to set the pace for the team, and he admitted to being surprised at the carnage that unfolded in front of him during the early stages of the opening session.
“I’ve never experienced anything like that, it takes a lot of getting used to,” he admitted. “When Brighty (Jason Bright) lost the Audi and got hit by a Porsche I squeezed up against the wall as I went past. I was well and truly on the grass - I didn’t even know there was grass in that spot! I was super lucky to get through.”
Whilst good enough at that stage for fourteenth on the grid, the car dropped a position during the second qualifying session after Koutsoumidis, Dean Grant and Michael Loccisano failed to improve on Fiore’s benchmark time.
“I sat out the second qualifying session, the other guys need the miles in the car now,” Fiore explained. “I’ve done plenty. I’m content rather than happy but I know there is a lot more in the car so we should be quicker tomorrow.”
Back from a tough debut on the mountain in a Radical SR3 [open-top prototype-style sportscar], Koutsoumidis admitted that whilst the limited laps due to ongoing incidents on circuit wasn’t ideal, that there would be plenty of time for the three non-professional drivers to work themselves into contention tomorrow.
“Look, I’m comfortably quicker than I was last year, Dean [Grant] is comfortable and Michael is settling into a nice rhythm so we’ll be okay. It’s not idel, but between us we have 12 hours to sort it out tomorrow, so it will be okay..”
Equity-One Team Manager Scott Mansfield agreed. “The car is great. We don’t have any problems. The two Deans and Michael all drove in the second session and they are all happy. Our pace actually improved after the red flag.”
Mansfield confirmed that Fiore would start the race with Dean Grant taking the second stint. Post qualifying the team began a pre-race full service, changing oil and filters, checking brakes and doing a full spanner-check on the car.
Fortunately they have so far emerged relatively unscathed, although Fiore got tagged during his opening session in the car, the damage though mostly cosmetic.
“To be honest, I thought someone had thrown something at the car, it was that kind of noise,” Fiore reflected. “It wasn’t till later I realised I’d tagged another car that have moved across on me as I went past. Sadly it triggered a bigger incident as a result, but we were okay and no-one was hurt. I have to admit it did make me think about the big difference between what I am used to with V8 Supercars, and driving amongst non-professional drivers, there’s a big difference in experience and ultimately speed, but I guess that’s all a part of the GT style experience.”
With all the practice and qualifying out of the way, it all comes down to race day and at 6:15pm on Sunday afternoon, all the pre-event speculation and postulating will come to an end. As for where the Equity-One team will end up, that’s in the lap of the gods, but you can rest assured that whilst their goal may be a place in the history books, they’re sure to go through the 12 hours of Bathurst tomorrow with broad smiles and plenty of laughter..
2014 BathurstLiqui-Moly Bathurst 12-Hour
Timetable; Sunday, February 9 Liqui-Moly Bathurst12-Hour: 6:15am (12-Hours)
Event coverage; •the final 3-hours of the race broadcast on SBS (3:30pm AEST, Sunday February 9) •live webcast of the event (including commentary from Radio Le Mans) • post-produced coverage of the event on SBS with replays on SPEED TV (Foxtel)
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The Bathurst 12 Hour weekend is well underway. Four practice sessions kicked off proceedings yesterday and three qualifying sessions today determined the grid for tomorrow’s twelve hour endurance race at Mount Panorama.
The first qualifying session was overshadowed by two red flag periods, one of which was caused by the #5 MPC Audi R8 LMS ultra. Jason Bright suffered a heavy crash and the car has been withdrawn from the weekend. Fortunately Jason Bright is unharmed and has been cleared from the hospital. He stated via his official Facebook page: “Gutted for the rest of the Sqwirk team. @WazzaLuff , Rod Salmon, Liam Talbot and the guys at Melbourne Performance Centre.” The #5 Audi R8 LMS ultra of Rod Salmon, Warren Luff, Jason Bright and Liam Talbot will not be taking part in the race due to the sustained damage of the car, despite qualifying thirty-first with their lap time before the crash during the session.
The final combined qualifying results were highlighted by an Audi one-two in Class B. Rotek Racing (Peter Conroy Motorsport) took pole position and fourteenth overall with the #14 R8 LMS of Oliver Gavin, Rob Huff, Richard Meins and Kevin Gleason. Equity-One Motorsport took second position in Class B and fifteenth overall with the #71 R8 LMS of Dean Koutsoumidis, Dean Fiore, Dean Grant and Michael Loccisano.
The remaining three Audi R8 LMS ultra cars (Class A) all placed within the overall top ten, in positions seven through nine. The leading Audi on the grid was the #9 MPC Audi R8 LMS ultra of Mark Eddy, Marc Cini and Christopher Mies in seventh. In eighth was the #3 Phoenix Racing R8 LMS ultra of Rahel Frey, René Rast and Laurens Vanthoor. Rounding out the Class A Audis was the #25 United Autosports R8 LMS ultra in ninth, the car driven by Markus Winkelhock, Mark Patterson and Eric Lux.
The five Audi R8 LMS and ultra cars will be lining up for the start of the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour at 06:15 local time tomorrow morning. Thankfully Jason Bright has been cleared from hospital following his heavy crash today. We wish the best of luck to the Audi participants for the big race tomorrow.
