Media Release - For Immediate Release, July 24

ROUND WIN AN UNEXPECTED BONUS FOR SUCCESSFUL PROTECNICA WEEKEND

Protecnica Racing’s Scott Anderson has steered the Elf Lubricants NSW Holden VY SS Commodore to victories in class and outright competition in the Shannons Australian Production Car Championship at Eastern Creek Raceway, the team’s home track.

Anderson entered the day with a second place finish in the scratch race to his name, as the field lined up for the first of the first of two reverse-class-handicap-races.

The Elf Lubricants NSW Commodore quickly cemented itself in second place of the Class A runners. As the bigger cars cut their way through the Class B and Class C cars, Anderson soon found himself among the top five outright, with Drew Russell breathing down his neck all the day.

In the end, Anderson was able to hold out Russell to claim second place and keep his consistent weekend on track.

“That was a great battle,” said Anderson. “I knew if Drew got ahead of me that I wouldn’t have been able to get it back, so I had to work hard through the traffic to make sure I kept a gap between myself and Drew.”

The third and final race of the weekend also saw Anderson settle into second place of the Class A drivers, between Ryan and Russell. However, the Elf Lubricants NSW Commodore was delayed by a slower car, allowing Russell to claim the place.

Anderson crossed the line in third place after setting the fastest race lap along the way.

“It is a good result for the weekend,” said Protecnica Racing chief engineer Greg Rigge. “We’ve been working hard during the weekend to make sure the brakes were in good condition for the races, and we made a slight suspension change which all worked well because Scott had some good pace in the races.”

However, the Falcon of David Ryan was later excluded from today’s races due to a technical infringement. This elevated Anderson to the win in race two and second place in race three. It also moves the team to the weekend win in Class A, and a share of the outright win for the weekend.

“It is a bit of a surprise to leave the weekend with the round win,” Anderson admitted. “We would have walked away from here pretty happy with the podium finish, but to end up with the class win and a share of the overall round win is an added bonus.”

Anderson now closes to within two points of Class A points leader Drew Russell, and vaults from fifth to third in the outright standings, 44 points behind leader Colin Osborne.

The next round of the 2005 Shannons Australian Production Car Championship is at Phillip Island Raceway, Victoria, on August 20-21.

Protecnica Racing thanks the ongoing support of Elf Lubricants New South Wales, Jack Hillermans Smash, Holden, Bilstein, Heasman Steering, JVC Mobile Entertainment, Disc Brakes Australia and Hawk Performance.

For more information on Elf Lubricants New South Wales, visit www.elfoil.com.au