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Andy Champness

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Andy is our resident V8 Supercars reporter. He also runs the V8 Supercars fan site www.v8scglobal.com and works as a freelance motorsport writer (with experience in both the World and British Touring Car Championships). You can find him on Twitter at @andychampness or contact him via his website www.andychampness.co.uk
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Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Lowndes scores first win of the year

By Andy Champness
August 20, 2011
2 Mins read

Craig Lowndes has won the opening race of the Coates Hire Ipswich 300, his first win of the year and his seventh…

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Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Whincup Leads Commanding Team Vodafone One-Two In Townsville

By Andy Champness
July 10, 2011
3 Mins read
A loophole in race regulations allowing teams to use remaining soft tyres from Saturday's race had the pit-lane buzzing about unpredictable racing…
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Tander tops first race of the Townsville 400

By Andy Champness
July 9, 2011
2 Mins read
Toll Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander has won the opening race of the Sucrogen Townsville 400, putting his dismal results last time…
V8 Supercars

Gripping strategy gives Van Gisbergen the win in second race at Hidden Valley

By Andy Champness
June 25, 2011
3 Mins read
A late-race safety-car period and superior tyre strategy gave Shane van Gisbergen his second V8 Supercars career win in Sunday’s 200 kilometre…
V8 Supercars

Surprise victory for Rick Kelly in Hidden Valley race one

By Andy Champness
June 25, 2011
2 Mins read
Jack Daniel’s Racing’s Rick Kelly profited from a restart tangle to snatch an unlikely victory in the opening race of the SKYCITY…
V8 Supercars

Bright storms through to take race two at Winton

By Andy Champness
May 22, 2011
3 Mins read
Jason Bright pulled out a stunning drive in the closing laps to clinch victory for Team BOC in the second V8 Supercar…
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Whincup takes race one at Winton

By Andy Champness
May 21, 2011
2 Mins read
Just ten races in to the V8 Supercar season and it was a fifth win for Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup at the…
V8 Supercars

Whincup extends championship lead with win number two

By Andy Champness
May 4, 2011
2 Mins read
TeamVodafone's Jamie Whincup was the big winner of the Trading Post Perth Challenge taking his second win of the weekend at the…
V8 Supercars

Bright takes victory in crash-marred race

By Andy Champness
May 4, 2011
2 Mins read
Jason Bright won the second race of the Trading Post Perth Challenge, giving Brad Jones Racing their first ever V8 Supercar race…
V8 Supercars

Team Vodafone dominate first of the weekend's races at Barbagallo

By Andy Champness
May 4, 2011
2 Mins read
Jamie Whincup remains the only multiple race winner in 2011, as Team Vodafone dominated the opening race of the Trading Post Perth…
V8 Supercars

Van Gisbergen takes debut V8 race win

By Andy Champness
April 20, 2011
2 Mins read
Shane van Gisbergen has won his first V8 Supercar race at his home event, in the final 200km race in Hamilton, New…
V8 Supercars

Rick Kelly tops Race One of Hamilton ITM 400

By Andy Champness
April 20, 2011
2 Mins read
Rick Kelly overcame torrential rain to claim his first race win since 2008 in the V8 Supercars Championship opener at the ITM400…
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Whincup 'Rains' Supreme At Clipsal 500

By Andy Champness
March 21, 2011
4 Mins read
Unpredictable weather conditions were unable to stop Jamie Whincup taking an emphatic victory in the second race of the Clipsal 500. This…
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Tander Takes Clipsal 500 Win In Incident Packed Race

By Andy Champness
March 21, 2011
4 Mins read
Having survived a wreckage-strewn race, four safety car interventions and fuel economy concerns, Garth Tander just kept Jamie Whincup at bay to…
V8 Supercars

Courtney battles to Abu Dhabi victory

By Andy Champness
February 15, 2011
3 Mins read
Starting the race on minus 23points, following a 50-point penalty for an incident in the first race, reigning champion James Courtney hit…
V8 Supercars

Whincup wins first race of V8 Supercar season in Abu Dhabi

By Andy Champness
February 15, 2011
2 Mins read
In his 100th championship start, Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup, secured the win in the first race of the 2011 V8 Supercar season…
Sportscars

Caterham Unveils New Sportscar

By Andy Champness
January 14, 2011
2 Mins read
The legendary Caterham Seven has a new challenger to the throne as British sports car maker Caterham today revealed an entirely new…
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