As in all other markets around the world, Chevron intends to offer all customers the best product quality and service available. "I don't know if I'm spoiling him or not," Cheese says. What do you say in that situation? Van Gisbergen had just turned 18, young to be taking part in the race, one that he had dreamed about since childhood. After winning the Saturday race van Gisbergen parked his Holden up close to the side of McLaughlin's Ford, which made it hard for him to get out of his Falcon. Garth Tander. You could tell Shane was rattled by his home fans' jeering. I respect the guy, but that one moment made me want to beat him and his team more than ever.". It's not like he couldn't sleep at all, he just slept in! Ahead of him, in third, is Fabian Coulthard, and leading the championship is Scott McLaughlin, an ebullient and loveably childlike figure from Hamilton, who achieved instant immortality in 2014 as a 20-year-old, with a fantastic bit of racing to win a last-lap battle with reigning champ Whincup, one of the greatest V8 drivers of all time, and then followed that up with one of the greatest ever post-race interviews. As manager, mentor, adviser and mate, Cheese has been a massive influence in his son's career, raising finance, building a team, and making sure that everything that's needed to be a professional racer is taken care of. 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Scott McLaughlin has revealed the extent of his bitter rivalry with fellow Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen in his explosive book, Road to Redemption. ), but it has one. In Sunday's race at Pukekohe, which McLaughlin won, van Gisbergen's team-mate Jamie Whincup slowed down on the final lap to allow van Gisbergen to overtake him, so he'd get more championship points. Scott McLaughlin has revealed the extent of his bitter rivalry with fellow Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen in his explosive book, Road to Redemption. "This was his crowd as much as mine and they were turning on him – he'd become the villain. Facebook. Shane Van Boening is an American professional pool player from Rapid City, South Dakota, currently number 1 in the US rankings published by the UPA Tour. While it was only a 2.8 litre V6 Turbo, I convinced myself I’d love it. READ MORE * McLaughlin's perfect start * McLaughlin makes perfect start * Kiwis Supercars battle on again. 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From pestering his Dad Robert to buy him a Suzuki ATV at the tender age of five, to signing - at just 17 years of age - a contract to race V8 Supercars for top Ford team Stone Brothers Racing, the constant in his life has been competition. If you are faster than them, well, you have to get past them.". Hyper Drive SVG Apparel; Youtube. It’s been perfect since then. "I think a couple of years ago he wouldn't have been in this situation because he could sometimes beat himself.". It really was a good grade. Picture: Richard Dobson. "I look at it, like, I try and make his job as easy as possible. "Even the bloody potty. The rear brakes were incredibly squeaky, especially when reversing. It’s subdued and tinny. "I had no one to teach me. Mostert narrowly missed out on a Shootout berth in 11th, just 0.0005s shy of the Top 10. Caltex products are available to New Zealand through more than 220 Caltex outlets. By submitting above you agree to the Speedcafe.com Privacy Policy. The Australian V8 racing teams who use the Holden have done a decent job of keeping the car look like the road variant on which it is loosely based (as noted in Shane Van Gisbergen’s #97 Red Bull Holden Racing Team Commodore below). This was a year after van Gisbergen, once the young great hope of New Zealand motorsport, had become a sort of pariah, after announcing his retirement from Supercars, following a disagreement with his team, Stone Brothers Racing, then immediately returned from retirement at the start of the next season, with a new team. After an on-track incident in 2011, veteran driver Paul Dumbrell described him as an "oxygen thief". With something like reverence, or maybe awe, Cheese says: "He slept in, mate! Chevron in New Zealand markets its products under the Caltex brand. Revolution Racegear, Exclusive Australian Distributor for Bell Helmets welcomes Shane Van Gisbergen to the Bell Family. Google plus. Going into the last lap of the second race of the season, at Adelaide, the young, inexperienced McLaughlin was in a surprise second place ahead of Whincup, but Whincup was all over him, the front of his car literally under McLaughlin's rear. It was older, but still sounded nice, had decent power, but I found that the suspension on it was way too spongey, giving it a bouncy rather than firm ride. Subscribe to our daily newsletter, the best way to get your news first, fast, and free! “I’m like, ‘I know, I can see it on the data’, but he’s always trying to tell me what to do. I wasn't trained. As well as the nice sounding external exhaust, you get some great sounds from the engine piped into the cabin, enhancing that V8 experience. “The good thing is he does respect what I tell him. 2,225 talking about this. There are a couple of aspects about the car that I don’t like, so I’ll get those out of the way first; Well, the first thing I have to say is that Holden gave this one a proper exhaust! You can own a car that is powerful, sounds great and (with a bit of imagination) you could be racing the Supercars guys around Bathurst. Get the performance competition demands with HP's OMEN Gaming PC's. Since that year, he's never finished lower than sixth. Over the years, Holden has raced its products with great results, both in Australia and around the world, and that story continues in today’s highly competitive V8 Supercar category. It's hard to overstate how hands-on he has been. If maturity means greater caution, it's a debatable claim. I’m not going to get all deep and meaningful with specifications, as there are far better sources out there for that. Keep it simple and have fun.". The exhaust was needed to make it sound better, but it was the re-chipping and OTR air intake that made the difference to the performance, especially its torque. Speedcafe.com has been established to provide a daily motorsport news service to the industry and fans in Australia and internationally. New Zealand and Australia's only specialist supplier of quality small Leathergoods, wallets, billfolds, clutch purses, handbags, briefbags, personal organisers and diaries. He's had another sixth, a fifth, two fourths and a second, to go with last year's win. It was not only his first time competing there, but the first time he'd ever been to the track, one of the most legendarily brutal in world motorsport. Hyper Drive SVG Apparel; Youtube. My mum and dad were passionate about what I did but they had no experience in motor racing and I struggled a little bit. Tyler Everingham. “Dad is a racer (former rally driver) and I’m a pretty big critic of myself but he’s even more so. “They travel to most races now and to have them there and be one of the first people to see me after this moment was a really cool thing. “It’s topped off a really good year after winning in Europe in Blancpain and a few RC (radio control) things too.”, SVG received tips from his father after practice. Every self-respecting petrolhead parent in New Zealand at that moment hoped this delightful boy might cruise up their driveway in his V8 Volvo one Saturday night to take their daughter out to the street races in East Tamaki. "I think that is just how we drive here in New Zealand," he said. When I’d bought it, it only came with one key. I did for one bit. McLaughlin pipped van Gisbergen for last year's Supercars title, but a feud between the two drivers emerged during the penultimate round in Pukekohe. I’m a bit of a petrolhead. Some people are obviously more open, like Scotty's really good, and [teammate] Craig Lowndes, but for me, I try and win them over just with racing, cause obviously they're pretty outgoing people, whereas I'm not.". It didn’t hold the road as well as the VE. For me, this is part of the attraction of these cars. Try our daily email, The best way to get your news first, fast and free! The gravel road in the photograph that van Gisbergen had been so keen to show off was a 1.5km stretch on his parents' 16ha property at Manukau, where he grew up driving things as fast as possible, alongside his dad. New Zealands number one supplier of DWT performance alloy wheels. But I was just timid, knowing I only had to finish fifth.". Shane van Gisbergen will start this afternoon's second Newcastle race from 21st after copping a three-place grid penalty for impeding Will Davison during qualifying. It also comes, as many cars do these days, with daytime LED running lights (see below). It led to van Gisbergen hearing boos in New Zealand for the first time in his career. In his home on the Gold Coast, he's got a racing simulator, something like you'd see in an arcade, but very much more sophisticated. Some comments may require approval before being published which can take up to 48 hours. Twitter. ... VP is ‘inseparable’ from his wife, has … I was a first generation racer, I suppose you could say. ", Secret identity busted: Shocking photo re-emerges to haunt chess master, The changes the All Blacks should (and shouldn't) make for Bledisloe II, The 'wrong' path: Why Kiwi sports orgs are saying NO to youth specialisation, Let Nadal vs. Federer vs. Djokovic GOAT debate go, Queen St closure: Auckland's oldest McDonald's restaurant shutting doors, Comment: NZ's great education decline and the future of work, Jacinda Ardern adds her weight to campaign in marginal seat. "I thought, 'This is the best video game I've ever played in a parlour.