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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

Kelly Racing And Walkinshaw Racing Announce Engineering Line-Up Changes

By Andy Champness
August 14, 2012
1 Mins read

Kelly Racing has announced that it has recruited Craig Spencer in a newly-created role as General Manager of Technical and Engineering Operations, following the departure of former performance director Tony Dowe earlier this week, who left to join Walkinshaw Racing as Engineering and Development Manager

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Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Lowndes Back In Business With Back To Back Wins In Ipswich 300

By Andy Champness
August 5, 2012
3 Mins read
Craig Lowndes has taken a second successive clean sweep of the Coates Hire Ipswich 300 with back-to-back victories in round eight of the V8 Supercars Championship at Queensland Raceway
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Lowndes Dominates Ipswich 300 Opener

By Andy Champness
August 4, 2012
2 Mins read
Craig Lowndes led from flag to finish to win the opening race of the Coates Hire Ipswich 300 at Queensland Raceway today and with it his second win of the season
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Triple Eight Race Engineering Shakes Down First Complete Car Of The Future

By Andy Champness
August 1, 2012
2 Mins read
Triple Eight Race Engineering made history today giving the first-ever complete Car of the Future (COTF) V8 Supercar a complete shakedown in a closed session at the Holden Driving Centre in Queensland
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Triple Eight Race Engineering Announce Title Sponsor Deal With Red Bull

By Andy Champness
August 1, 2012
1 Mins read
Red Bull Australia has secured naming rights with Triple Eight Race Engineering, having agreed on key commercial terms for the Holden V8 Supercars team’s sponsorship in a multi-year deal
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Justin Wilson Completes Kelly Racing’s Gold Coast 600 Line-Up

By Andy Champness
July 26, 2012
2 Mins read
Kelly Brothers Racing has completed its Armor All Gold Coast 600 International co-drivers’ line-up for with the signing of IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Franck Montagny Teams Up With Karl Reindler For Gold Coast 600

By Andy Champness
July 25, 2012
2 Mins read
Kelly Racing has added another V8 Supercars Series newcomer to its Armor All Gold Coast 600 international line-up with the signing of Frenchman Franck Montagny
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Graham Rahal Teams Up With Rick Kelly For The Gold Coast 600

By Andy Champness
July 24, 2012
1 Mins read
Jack Daniel’s Racing has signed up IndyCar Series driver Graham Rahal to partner Rick Kelly in October’s Armor All Gold Coast 600
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Mika Salo Reunites With FPR For Gold Coast 600

By Andy Champness
July 23, 2012
1 Mins read
Ford Performance Racing has resigned Finn Mika Salo for the Armor All Gold Coast 600 in October
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Stone Brothers Racing Announce Pagenaud, Bleekemolen And Brabham For Gold Coast 600

By Andy Champness
July 17, 2012
3 Mins read
Stone Brothers Racing has confirmed its international co-driver line-up for the Armor All Gold Coast 600 in October
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Villeneuve Signs Up For Two More V8 Supercars Rounds

By Andy Champness
July 17, 2012
1 Mins read
Jacques Villeneuve will continue to race in the V8 Supercars Championship series for the upcoming Ipswich and Sydney Motorsport Park events
V8 Supercars

Jamie Whincup Completes Townsville 400 Double

By Andy Champness
July 8, 2012
3 Mins read
Jamie Whincup narrowly held off TeamVodafone teammate Craig Lowndes to become the first driver to win back to back races at the Sucrogen Townsville 400 with victory in Sunday’s 200km V8 Supercars race
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Whincup Wins Townsville 400 Opener

By Andy Champness
July 7, 2012
3 Mins read
Jamie Whincup has won the opening race of the Sucrogen Townsville 400 to extend his lead in this year’s V8 Supercars title race
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Heidfeld, Andretti And Turner Join V8 Supercars Gold Coast Field

By Andy Champness
June 22, 2012
3 Mins read
Nick Heidfeld, Marco Andretti and Darren Turner have been announced as starters in this year’s Armor All Gold Coast 600 at the event’s official launch today
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Jacques Villeneuve To Replace Greg Murphy At Townsville

By Andy Champness
June 20, 2012
2 Mins read
Jacques Villeneuve will fill in for the injured Greg Murphy at the next round of the V8 Supercars Championship.
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Lowndes Leads TeamVodafone One-Two In Darwin

By Andy Champness
June 17, 2012
3 Mins read
Craig Lowndes has re-ignited his title challenge taking his first win of the 2012 V8 Supercar Championship after a late-race raid at the SKYCITY Triple Crown in Darwin
Touring CarsV8 Supercars

Whincup Returns To The Top With Darwin Win

By Andy Champness
June 16, 2012
2 Mins read
Jamie Whincup has reclaimed the V8 Supercar championship points lead taking Race 12 at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Raceway, ending Ford Performance Racing’s seven-race winning run in the process
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