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V8 Supercar: McNally Ready For Second Crack At Phillip Island
West Australian V8 Supercar rookie Mark McNally is ready to have a second crack at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit at the Island 300 in Victoria this weekend.
The Hi-Tec Oils Racing driver raced at Phillip Island in September when he teamed up with fellow West Aussie Tony Ricciardello at the fast and flowing circuit.
Now McNally returns to the Island for a two-day event aboard the #16 Hi-Tec Oils Holden Commodore, keen to use his experience from September in this weekend’s two races.
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The Island 300 at Phillip Island is being staged as a result of the postponement of the Gulf Air Desert 400 in Bahrain, which will now be the second event of the 2010 series.
WHAT MARK HAD TO SAY …
Mark McNally - #16 Hi-Tec Oils Holden Commodore:
“I'm really looking forward to going out there and hitting it hard straight away in first practice,” said Mark McNally.
“Given that we were there just a couple of months ago we can really treat that first practice like a qualifying session and fine tune the car.
“It seems like only yesterday we were there and we've done a fair bit of driving since, so it will be an interesting format and I'm looking forward to getting back to Phillip Island for the second time this year to give it a good shot.”
2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Points Standings after Race 20 of 26
1. Jamie Whincup 2605
2. Will Davison 2573
3. Garth Tander 2316
4. Craig Lowndes 2175
5. Mark Winterbottom 1862
6. Steven Johnson 1838
7. Rick Kelly 1658
8. Lee Holdsworth 1655
9. Russell Ingall 1586
10. James Courtney 1586
30. Mark McNally 392
THE ISLAND 300 DETAILS:
Circuit: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Location: Phillip Island, Victoria
Circuit Length: 4.446 kilometres
Format: 100km race Saturday and 200km race Sunday
2009 Qualifying Driver A Pole: Paul Dumbrell
2009 Qualifying Driver B Pole: Mark Winterbottom
2009 Heat Race A Winner: Todd Kelly
2009 Heat Race B Winner: Mark Winterbottom
2009 L&H 500 Winner: Garth Tander & Will Davison
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