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Welcome to my Ford team profile page. On this page you can read the profiles of drivers from the top Ford team in V8 Supercar racing.
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Shell Helix Racing
Steven Johnson - Shell Helix Racing
Driver name: Steven Johnson
Year 2000 Result:11th
Car Profile:
Car type: Ford Falcon AU XR8
Car number 17
Engineer: David Stuart
Driver Profile
D.O.B.: 06.09.74
Place of birth: Brisbane
Lives: Brisbane
Marital Status: Single
Height: 185cm
Weight: 90kg
Children: Nil
Nickname: Junior Johnson
Hobbies, Interests:
Golf, jet skiing
Biography:
Steven started his racing career in karts at the age of 8, winning numerous races and titles. He made his car racing debut at Lakeside Raceway as well as his V8 Supercar debut at Sandown in 1994. Last year saw Steven take hi first full time drive in the Shell Championship Series with consistent results, finishing the season in 11th place overall.
DRIVER STATS
ATCC/SCS
Debut year: 1995
Circuit: Oran Park
Car: Ford Falcon EB
Starts: 25
Poles: Nil
First win: Nil
1sts: -
2nds: -
3rds: -
Series Titles: Nil
BATHURST
Bathurst debut: 1994
Car: Ford Falcon EB
Starts: 7
Poles: 0
1sts: -
2nds: -
3rds: -
Paul Radisich - Shell Helix Racing
Driver name: Paul Radisich
Year 2000 Result: 4th
Car Profile:
Car type: Ford Falcon AU XR8
Car number 18
Engineer: Brett Bull
Driver Profile
D.O.B.: 09.10.62
Place of birth: Auckland, NZ
Lives: Gold Coast
Marital Status: Married
Height: 170cm
Weight: 70kg
Children: Nil
Nickname: The Rat
Hobbies, Interests:
Fitness, jet skiing
Biography:
Paul made his debut into car racing in 1979, gaining his first victory at the 1988 Formula Pacific race at the AGP in Adelaide and two World Touring Car Cups (Super Tour) titles. He followed this with a shared win with Peter Brock in the 1989 Nissan Mobil Series as well as at the World Cup at Monza. Radisich put up a spectacular display at Sandown in 2000 and secured his first ever round win.
DRIVER STATS
ATCC/SCS
Debut year: 1999
Circuit: Eastern Creek
Car: Ford Falcon
Starts: 26
Poles: 1
First win: Sandown 2000
1sts: 1
2nds: 3
3rds: 1
Series Titles: Nil
BATHURST
Bathurst debut: 1988
Car: BMW M3
Starts: 10
Poles: Nil
1sts: -
2nds: 2
3rds: -
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Ford Tickford Racing (FTR)
Glenn Seton - Ford Tickford Racing
Driver name: Glenn Seton
Year 2000 Result: 5th
Car Profile:
Car type: Ford Falcon AU
Car number 5
History: New for Bathurst 2000
Driver Profile
D.O.B.: 05.05.65
Place of birth: Liverpool, Sydney
Lives: Melbourne
Marital Status: Married
Height: 173cm
Weight: 68kg
Children: Courtney 5 yrs and Aaron 2 yrs
Nickname: Seto
Hobbies, Interests:
Watersports
Biography:
After a career in Karts that netted Australian Junior Championships in 1980 and 1981, Seton moved up to cars in 1982 and made his debut in the ATCC in 1984 at Surfers paradise, in his fathers Ford Capri. Following a brief stint with the Nissan team, in 1988 he set up his own team with support from Peter Jackson and after taking the Endurance Championship in 1990 took his first Touring Car title in 1993. He was runner up in 1994 and 1995 before being Champion again 1997. He has performed consistently and ended the 2000 Shell Championship Series 5th overall.
DRIVER STATS
ATCC/SCS
Debut year: 1986
Circuit: Sandown
Car: Nissan Skyline
Starts: 136
Poles: 9
First win: 1987 Calder
1sts: 17
2nds: 14
3rds: 19
Series Titles: 2 (1993 & 1997)
BATHURST
Bathurst debut: 1983
Car: Ford Capri
Starts: 17
Poles: 2
1sts: -
2nds: 1
3rds: -
Steve Richards - Ford Tickford Racing
Driver name: Steve Richards
Year 2000 Result: 8th
Car Profile:
Car type: Ford Falcon AU
Car number 6
Driver Profile
D.O.B.: 11.07.72
Place of birth: New Zealand
Lives: Melbourne
Marital Status: Married
Height: 180cm
Weight: 80kg
Children: Clayton 9mths
Nickname: Richo
Hobbies, Interests:
Dirt Bike Riding.
Biography:
Started in karts in 1988, moved into Formula Ford Championship in 1994. Moved into Super Touring & Auscar in 1995; V8 Supercars in 1996. Test Driver for Nissan BTCC 98; V8 Supercars in 1999 & 2000.
DRIVER STATS
ATCC/SCS
Debut year: 1996
Circuit: Eastern Creek
Car: Holden Commodore
Starts: 48
Poles: Nil
First win: 1998 Bathurst
1sts: 3
2nds: -
3rds: 2
Series Titles: Nil
BATHURST
Bathurst debut: 1995
Car: Holden Commordore VR
Starts: 8
Poles: Nil
1sts: 2
2nds: 2
3rds: 1
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Gibson Motorsport
Craig Lowndes - Gibson Motorsport
Driver name: Craig Lowndes
Year 2000 Result: 3rd
Car Profile:
Car type: Ford Falcon AU
Car number 00
Engineer: Oscar Fiorinotto
History: New for 2000, Queensland 500
Driver Profile
D.O.B.: 21.06.74
Place of birth: Melbourne
Lives: Brisbane
Marital Status: Married
Height: 180cm
Weight: 76kg
Children: Nil
Nickname: The Kid
Hobbies, Interests:
Water sport, horses
Biography:
After starting in Karts, Lowndes moved into Formula Ford and won the 1993 Formula Ford title. The following year he won the Silver Star class in the Formula Holden Championship before getting his chance in a V8 Supercar at Sandown and Bathurst. He joined HRT full time in 1996 and repaid the faith by becoming the youngest ever Champion and only the second driver to win the "Triple Crown" of the ATCC, Sandown and Bathurst in the same year. He took his second Championship in 1998 and in 1999 won his third title and became one of a select few to win back to back titles.
DRIVER STATS
ATCC/SCS
Debut year: 1996
Circuit: Eastern Creek
Car: Holden Commodore
Starts: 45
Poles: 12
First win: 1996, Eastern Creek
1sts: 17
2nds: 7
3rds: 2
Series Titles: 3 (1996, 1998, 1999)
BATHURST
Bathurst debut: 1994
Car: Holden Commordore VP
Starts: 7
Poles: 1
1sts: 1
2nds: 2
3rds: -
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Pirtek/Caltex Havoline Racing
Marcos Ambrose - Stone Brothers Racing/Pirtek Racing
Driver name: Marcus Ambrose
Car Profile:
Car type: Ford Falcon AU
Car number 4
Engineer: Jim Stone
History: New for 2001
Driver Profile
D.O.B.: 01.09.76
Place of birth: Launceston
Lives: Surfers Paradise
Marital Status: Single
Height: 176cm
Weight: 74kg
Children: Nil
Hobbies, Interests:
Jet ski/surfing
Biography:
Ambrose won the Australian Go-kart Championship at the age of 20 in 1995. He made the move to motor racing in 1996 and in 1998 began racing for Formula Ford in Europe. A year later he won the European Formula Ford Series. Marcos makes his V8 Supercar debut this year racing for Stone Brothers.
DRIVER STATS
ATCC/SCS
Debut year: 2001
Circuit: 2001
Car: 2001
Starts: Nil
Poles: Nil
First win: Nil
1sts: -
2nds: -
3rds: -
Series Titles: Nil
BATHURST
Bathurst debut: Nil
Car: Nil
Starts: Nil
Poles: Nil
1sts: -
2nds: -
3rds: -
David Besnard - Stone Brothers Racing/Caltex Havoline Race Team
Driver name: David Besnard
Year 2000 Result: 5th Konica Series
Car Profile:
Car type: Ford Falcon AU
Car number 9
Engineer: Campbell Little
History: This car ran the full 2000 season. A new car will be introduced during 2001
Driver Profile
D.O.B.: 22.1.77
Place of birth: Sutherland, NSW
Lives: Miranda, NSW
Marital Status: Single
Height: 5'11.5"
Weight: 80kg
Children: Nil
Nickname: Bezzy
Hobbies, Interests:
Radio controlled car racing, watersports, golf, stunt kite flying, tennis, football.
Biography:
David's success in go-karting was escalated when he moved to Italy and won the Jnr European Championship title at the age of 15. Adding to his international track record was a spectacular performance and outright victory in the 1998 USF2000 Championship in America. The move to V8 Supercar racing took place in 2000 with a couple of rounds in the Konica V8 Lites Series. Besnard now has a multi year deail with SBR to run the Caltex Havoline Racing Ford Falcon AU in the Shell Championship Series.
DRIVER STATS
KONICA V8 SUPERCAR SERIES
Debut year: 2000
Circuit: Lakeside
Car: Falcon
Starts: 2
Poles: 2
First win: Nil
1sts: 2
2nds: -
3rds: -
Series Titles: Nil
BATHURST
Bathurst debut: 2000
Car: Ford Falcon AUXR8
Starts: 1
Poles: Nil
1sts: -
2nds: -
3rds: -
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Larkham Motorsport
Mark Larkham - Larkham Motorsport
Driver name: Mark Larkham
Year 2000 Result: 14th
Car Profile:
Car type: Ford Falcon AU
Car number 10
Engineer: Team
History: Debut Calder Park 2000, Round Ten
Driver Profile
D.O.B.: 29.12.63
Place of birth: Benalla
Lives: Gold Coast
Marital Status: Married
Height: 180cm
Weight: 74kg
Children: 4 children
Nickname: Larko
Hobbies, Interests:
Motorbikes
Biography:
In just his third season of racing, Larkham took out the Australian Formula Ford Championship as well as the NSW Coca Cola Series in 1989. He followed this with a move into Formula Holden and gained a third place finish in the Championship in 1999 and a win in the inaugural Indonesian Grand Prix in 1993. Next came V8 Supercars with his first extraordinary victory in this category at the Honda Indy race in 1998.
DRIVER STATS
ATCC/SCS
Debut year: 1995
Circuit: Mt Panorama
Car: Ford Falcon
Starts: 63
Poles: 1
First win: 2000, Race 2 Calder Park
1sts: -
2nds: -
3rds: 1
Series Titles: Nil
BATHURST
Bathurst debut: 1995
Car: Ford Falcon EF
Starts: 6
Poles: 1
1sts: -
2nds: -
3rds: 1
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Ozemail Internet Racing
Brad Jones - Ozemail Internet Racing
Driver name: Bard Jones
Year 2000 Result:24th
Car Profile:
Car type: Ford Falcon AU
Car number 21
Engineer: Graham Jenkins
Driver Profile
D.O.B.: 02.04.60
Place of birth: Albury
Lives: Albury
Marital Status: Married
Height: 183cm
Weight: 80kg
Children: 3
Biography:
After racing motor bikes for 6 years, Jones moved to motor racing in a Formula Ford. He took Pole and won the Formula Ford race at the 1980 AGP meeting at Calder. In 1989 he began racing in AUSCAR and took the first of his five successive titles in the category, before moving into NASCAR to win the 1995 title. In 1995 he joined Audi in the Super Touring Car category and won the Championship in 1996 and 1998. Jones made his V8 Supercar racing debut in the 2000 season.
DRIVER STATS
ATCC/SCS
Debut year: 1986
Circuit: AIR
Car: Mitsubishi Starion
Starts: 24
Poles: Nil
First win: Nil
1sts: -
2nds: -
3rds: -
Series Titles: Nil
BATHURST
Bathurst debut: 1985
Car: Mitsubishi Starion
Starts: 16
Poles: Nil
1sts: -
2nds: 2
3rds: 2
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CAT Racing
John Bowe - Cat Racing
Driver name: John Bowe
Year 2000 Result: 16th
Car Profile:
Car type: Ford Falcon AU
Car number 600
Engineer: Les Laidlaw
Driver Profile
D.O.B.: 16.4.54
Place of birth: Devonport. TAS
Lives: Melbourne
Marital Status: Partner
Height: 178cm
Weight: 72kg
Children: James, Nikolas (18) & Alexander (13)
Nickname: JB
Hobbies, Interests:
Cars, fitness, food, wine.
Biography:
The only man in Australian Motorsport history to win the Australian Driver's Championship, the Australian Sportscar Championship and the Australian Touring Car Championship. The experienced Bowe pulled out a number of strong performances in 2000 including 4th overall at the Clipsal 500 & Eastern Creek rounds as well as 5th place at the Queensland 500 (first Ford home) with Jim Richards.
DRIVER STATS
ATCC/SCS
Debut year: 1987
Circuit: Calder
Car: Sierra
Starts: 135
Poles: 25
First win: 1988 Winton
1sts: 15
2nds: 14
3rds: 22
Series Titles: Champion 1995
Runner Up: 1988, 1989, 1996, 1997
BATHURST
Bathurst debut: 1985
Car: Volvo 240T
Starts: 16
Poles: 0
1sts: 2
2nds: 4
3rds: -
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