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Craig
Lowndes
Date
of Birth: 21/06/1974
Place of Birth: Melbourne
Lives: Brisbane
Marital Status: Married
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Children & ages: nil
Nickname: The Kid
Hobbies & Interests: Watersports, 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.
www.craiglowndes.com
Paul
Radisich
Date
of Birth: 09/10/1962
Place of Birth: Auckland New Zealand
Lives: Gold Coast
Marital Status: Married
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Children & ages: Daughter
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.
www.paulradisich.co.nz
Glenn
Seton
Date
of Birth: 05/05/1965
Place of Birth: Liverpool, Sydney
Lives: Melbourne
Marital Status: Married
Height: 173cm
Weight: 68kg
Children & ages: Courtney 5yrs & Aaron
2yrs
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 in 1997. He has
performed consistently and ended the 2000 Shell
Championship Series 5th overall.
www.glennsetonracing.com
Marcos
Ambrose
Date
of Birth: 01/09/1976
Place of Birth: Launceston, Tasmania
Lives: Gold Coast Hinterland
Marital Status: Partner Sonja
Height: 178cm
Weight: 78kg
Nickname: Devil Racer
Hobbies & Interests: Just having fun
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 made his V8 Supercar
debut last year racing for Stone Brothers.
www.marocsambrose.com
David
Besnard
Date
of Birth: 21/01/1977
Place of Birth: Sutherland, New South Wales
Lives: Gold Coast
Marital Status: Partner
Height: 177cm
Weight: 79kg
Nickname: Bezzy
Hobbies & Interests: Radio controlled cars,
Jetskiing, Waterskiing, Mountain Biking
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 F2000
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 deal with SBR to run the Caltex Havoline
Racing Ford Falcon AU in the Shell
Championship Series.
www.davidbesnard.com
Steven
Johnson
Date
of Birth: 06/09/1974
Place of Birth: Brisbane
Lives: Brisbane
Marital Status: Single
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 90 kg
Children & ages: nil
Nickname: Junior Johnson
Hobbies & Interests: Golf, jet skiing
Biography:
Steven strated 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 having his V8 Supercar debut at Sandown in
1994. Last year saw Steven take his first full time
drive in the Shell Championship Series with
consistent results, finishing the season in 11th
place overall.
Neil
Crompton
Date
of Birth: 30/07/1960
Place of Birth: Ballarat Victoria
Lives: Sydney & Melbourne
Height: 179
Weight: 70
Children & ages: Emma 3years
Nickname: Cromley
Hobbies & Interests: Mountain Bike Riding,
Water Skiing, Flying
John
Bowe
Date
of Birth: 16/04/1954
Place of Birth: Devonport Tasmania
Lives: Melbourne
Marital Status: Partner
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 72 kg
Children & ages: James, Nikolas 18, and
Alexander 13
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. John Bowe also won runner-up
series titles for 1988, 1989, 1996, and 1997.
Brad
Jones
Date
of Birth 02/04/1960
Place of Birth Albury
Lives Albury
Marital Status Married
Height 183 cm
Weight 80 kg
Children & ages 3 children
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.
Mark
Larkham
Date
of Birth 29/12/1963
Place of Birth Benalla
Lives Gold Coast
Marital Status Married
Height 180 cm
Weight 74 kg
Children & ages 4
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.
Steven
Ellery
Date
of Birth 22/08/1974
Place of Birth Chelsea Victoria
Lives Gold Coast
Marital Status Married
Height 190 cm
Weight 74 kg
Children & ages Dalton 5 and Tristan 4
Hobbies & Interests Fitness, golf, waterskiing,
jetskiing
Biography:
After racing Karts for four years, Ellery moved
into Formula Ford in 1991, racing at state level.
He moved into Touring Cars the same year with a
class win at the Sandown 500. In 1994 and 1995 he
contested the 2Litre championship, coming fourth
outright in 1994 and runner up in the Privateers
class in 1995. In 1996 he ran a Privateer Falcon in
the V8 Supercar Championship and at the end of the
year joined with Tony Longhurst to finish third at
Bathurst. The 2000 season was significant for
Ellery as he achieved his first podium placing and
at the same time his first race win in the Shell
Championship Series at Sandown.
Cameron
McLean
Date
of Birth 14/12/1967
Place of Birth Brisbane
Lives Brisbane
Marital Status Married
Height 178 cm
Weight 78 kg
Children & ages 3 - Georgia 6 yrs, and twins
Connor and Brady aged 4
Nickname Cam
Biography:
McLean made his motor racing debut in 1989 driving
group N cars in QLD. He claimed the title at the
1995 Australian Sports Sedan Championship and
placed 2nd in the 1996 Privateers Cup before
claiming victory in 1997, 1998 and 1999. He made
the move to V8 Supercars in 1998. 2001 sees Cameron
start the year with a brand new car prepared by the
Paragon Motorsport Team.
Max
Wilson
Date
of Birth 22/08/1972
Place of Birth Hamburg Germany
Lives Idianopolis IN [Brazil]
Marital Status Single
Biography:
Raised near the famous Grand Prix circuit of
Interlagos where he began racing karts at the age
of 12. Father gave him a go-kart as a birthday
present when he was 11 years old. Enjoys tennis,
squash, jiu-jitsu, watching movies and going to the
beach
Tony
Longhurst
Date
of Birth 1/10/1957
Place of Birth Sydney
Lives Gold Coast
Marital Status Married
Height 183
Weight 80
Children & ages Mitch 17yrs Jessica 10 yrs
Hobbies & Interests Surfing, swimming, keeping
fit
Paul
Weel
Date
of Birth 21/07/1979
Place of Birth Geelong
Lives Gold Coast
Marital Status Single
Height 185 cm
Weight 75 kg
Hobbies & Interests Motorbike riding,
jetskiing
Biography:
Paul began his career racing motorcycles and was
forced to move to the Light Truck category after
major injuries. This proved to be a good move and
he went on to win the 1997 and 1998 Australian
Stadium Off Road Truck Championship. Once again he
changed direction and his first year in V8 Supercar
racing saw him win the 1998 AVESCO Rookie of the
Year Award .
Source: www.v8supercar.com.au
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