Jason bargwanna born 26 april 1972 in sydney is an australian motor racing driver. The 2001 barbagallo v8 supercar round was the sixth round of the 2001 shell championship series. Getty images the 34yearold, competing in the mythic race for the seventh time, spun off on the. But those closest to the new zealand motor racing driver, who died in melbourne on thursday night after a 14month battle with cancer, say the record books didnt do him justice. V8 supercars could introduce driver salary cap car news. Dec 16, 2011 v8 supercar driver jason richards has died after a 14month battle with cancer. Getty images the 34yearold, competing in the mythic race for. Dec 16, 2011 new zealandborn v8 supercar racer jason richards has passed away after a 14month fight against a rare form of cancer. V8 supercars breaking news headlines, live scores and match results wide world of sports. A driver s title has been awarded since 1960 and titles for teams and manufacturers are also currently awarded. Jason richards last supercar returns to racing supercars. The new zealander succumbed to his battle with cancer at his family home in.
Having taken over the role for the chill perth 360 in may, jason routley now gets the chance to lead the 28 v8 supercars around each circuit as driver of the pedders stp safety car. Max verstappen got behind the wheel of a v8 supercar in the virtual world and showed his. Supercars logo v8 supercars 2 is the sequel to the popular v8 supercars, from the creators of the toca touring cars series. Aug 02, 2008 jason richards came close to a rare podium for tasmansprint gas racing, while lee holdsworth, todd kelly, russell ingall and michael caruso making it two garry rogers motorsports cars in the. V8 supercar officials and holden confirmed the 35yearold from new zealand died on thursday night at his home in. Jason richards, v8 supercar championship driver for team boc, has a tumour in his abdomen and will miss the final two weekends of season 2010. In 2018, what was his last season on a fulltime schedule, lowndes added two more wins to his account, including a victory at bathurst. They will be keen to claim the jason richards memorial trophy, named after the hugelypopular kiwi v8 supercar driver who died in late 2011. Richards died at his home in melbourne last night with his family by. The v8 supercar paddock and australian motorsports is in mourning today with the passing of the always smiling jason richards, former driver for brad jones racing team boc. Jason is the inaugural winner of the coveted jason richards memorial trophy, taking home the trophy at a highly emotional 20 auckland supersprint.
V8 supercar drivers deal with all the same issues nascar drivers do but have to watch how many cars they wreck. Steven richards jason bright jason richards steven johnson todd kelly. Richards was a topranked kiwiborn v8 supercar driver who died in late 2011 after a yearlong battle with cancer and fittingly, bright was his teammate. V8 supercar racer jason richards was honoured at a public memorial service at sandown raceway on monday. Follow your favorite team and drivers progress with daily updates. Its amazing to think that steven richards, a fivetime bathurst winner, never really fought at the death for a supercars title. The death of v8 supercar driver jason richards overnight has robbed the sport of a charismatic and popular figure. The team is best known for winning the bathurst in 2003 and 2004 and the v8 supercars championship in 2006 and. The fact jason richards drove them gives them their own special piece in the history of the v8 supercars championship. Just a day before succumbing to cancer, the v8 supercar driver played in. V8 supercars craig lowndes and warren luff have big crash at. And of course, team bocs jason bright who earned himself enough points over the weekend to win the jason richards memorial trophy. Best v8 supercar races of all time in your opinion. The late jason richards indepth tv interview youtube.
Brad jones getting it done on your back, is considered to be essential reading, while wayne gardners classic i should have stuck to motorbikes acts as a fantastic complement to how to throw everything away by going to a crap team on the trials of being a v8 supercar driver. The australian touring car championship, presently known as the virgin australia supercars championship, is a motor racing competition open to australias premier touring car category. And richards, 45, gets to rekindle a partnership with lowndes that saw the pair win bathurst just two years ago, the most recent of four mount panorama victories for a. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. The 2011 fujitsu v8 supercars series was the twelfth running of the v8 supercar. Jason richards was determined to live every moment of his life. Ford is dead according to high level supercars officials with australias. The new zealander succumbed to his battle with cancer at his family home last night after a yearlong fight against the disease. V8 supercar driver jason richards lived life at full. V8 supercar racer jason richards remembered at public.
The rotax pro tour will host the third running of the jason richards memorial this weekend in memory of the former v8 supercar driver and pro tour competitor. And jason is exactly that kind of guy one that we will never forget. Ken block swaps seats with v8 supercar drivers mark winterbottom and will davison duration. Jason john richards 10 april 1976 15 december 2011 was a new zealand motor racing driver. The 2011 fujitsu v8 supercars series was the twelfth running of the v8 supercar development series, an australian touring car racing series for v8 supercars. For a driver who has taken a record 119 wins, one stands taller than most for jamie whincup and it came at the site of this weekends adelaide 500 on a. It was held on the weekend of 22 to 24 june at the barbagallo, now wanneroo raceway in perth, western australia. The race is run in the first full weekend of october as part of the v8. Best known as a supercars championship competitor, bargwanna raced in the series for 15 years, the pinnacle of which was winning, with garth tander, the 2000 bathurst in a garry rogers motorsport prepared holden commodore vt. The last supercar raced by the late jason richards will be back in.
Ford is dead according to high level supercars officials with australias greatest sporting rivalry to be killed off by the end of next year. Jason bargwanna wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Steven james richards born 11 july 1972 is a new zealandaustralian racing driver, currently competing in the porsche carrera cup australia championship. He is one of the best known v8 supercar drivers car no. Craig lowndes born 1974 was an absolute record holder with 105 v8 supercars victories until jamie whincup surpassed him in 2017. V8 supercar driver scott mclaughlin, with his edox chronorally see more. The team ceased operations at the end of 2008, with walkinshaw racing and kelly racing being formed by owners and staff of the former team. His last race appearance in a v8 supercar came at this years nonchampionship albert park 400, where a gutsy richards qualified a brilliant fifth and claimed a brilliant second place in race 2 after leading early. The australian v8 supercars championship, which was inaugurated back in 1960 as the australian touring car championship, is one of the most popular racing series worldwide, although it was, in fact, continental racing series based in australia and new zealand.
The induction of jason richards into the v8 supercars hall of fame has immortalised the kiwi driver among the legends of australian tin top racing. V8 supercars uncyclopedia, the contentfree encyclopedia. V8 supercar driver jason richards lived life at full throttle. Dec 19, 2011 v8 supercar driver jason richards remembered 19 december 2011 00. New zealandborn v8 supercar racer jason richards has passed away after a 14month fight against a rare form of cancer.
Nelson racing star jason richards remembered as van gisbergen. The hsv dealer team, previously known as the kmart racing team, was an australian v8 supercar team. V8 supercars driver jason richards has died at the age of 35. He drove for the holden racing team from 2003 until 2007, and perkins engineering in 2008. Toca race driver dtm race driver in germany, pro race driver in north america and v8 supercar.
V8 supercar driver simonsen killed in le mans crash. V8 supercars craig lowndes and warren luff have big crash. List of australian touring car and v8 supercar champions. Steven james richards born 11 july 1972 is a new zealandaustralian racing driver, currently competing in the porsche carrera cup australia championship richards, the son of seventime bathurst winner jim richards, is himself a fivetime bathurst winner, having won the event in 1998, 1999, 20, 2015 and 2018. Greg murphy joined jeremy clarkson and james may presenting top gear live, when it had its first international live show at asb showgrounds in auckland from 1215 february 2009, and again when the show returned in 2010. Richards died at the age of 35, just over a year after being diagnosed with. Armed with many sponsors for the year, including firepower, sew eurodrive and sleepyhead bedding, tasman motorsport won their first v8 race, with jason richards at winton motor raceway in june. V8 supercar racer jason richards loses cancer battle. Subscribe for all the moments, all the madness and all the memories of australian and new zealand motorsport. Hes the 29th driver on the race track at the v8 supercars events. Last year in november, richards, from new zealand, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that spread aggressively. This interview was conducted in darwin on thursday june 16 2011.
Apr 14, 2011 the grit of jason richards has been on show over the past month with a race win at the fujitsu v8 series in adelaide and a second place finish on the saturday of the nonchampionship australian. Max verstappen got behind the wheel of a v8 supercar in the virtual world and showed his talent can carry him in any car in the. Jason richards immortalised by v8 supercars speedcafe. Ken block swaps seats with v8 supercar drivers mark winterbottom and will davison. New zealandborn richards passed away peacefully at home with his wife, charlotte by his side at 8. The category had changed its name to v8 supercars in 1997, but the championship was still called the atcc for. New zealandborn v8 supercar racer jason richards has passed away. Jason bright born 7 march 1973 is a retired australian racing driver who competed in the virgin australia supercars championship. Jason bright, australian v8 supercars, holden australia, aussie muscle cars, motor sport, aussies, best series, aerial view, formula 1. Read more v8 supercars news and race results at news. Dec 16, 2011 the v8 supercar paddock and australian motorsports is in mourning today with the passing of the always smiling jason richards, former driver for brad jones racing team boc.
Tickford are currently seeking a 2nd or 3rd year apprentice engine builder to assist in the assembly and reliability of race engines for competition use. It acted as the principal support category at seven 2011 international v8 supercars championship events. Richards, who has driven in the v8 supercars championship since 2000, was diagnosed with an adrenal cortical carcinoma in november. Supercar driver warren luff has escaped injury after a massive crash during practice ahead of sundays supercheap auto bathurst in the central tablelands of new south wales.
New zealandborn richards passed away peacefully at home with. Mar 02, 20 jason richards s last v8 super car race amd87ts. Get paid to drive mark winterbottom will davison mark skaife jamie whincup rick kelly garth tander james courtney andrew jones steven richards jason bright jason. Todd kelly born 9 october 1979 is a retired australian professional racing driver who competed in the virgin australia supercars championship. Pro tour to host jason richards memorial speedcafe. That is better than jason richards roll over at ipswich. If there was ever an inspirational story that needs to be told it would be about v8 supercar driver, jason richards. Richards, who lost his battle with a rare form of cancer at the age of 35 just before. Richards, who died peacefully surrounded by family and friends in melbourne on. At the mount panorama circuit at bathurst, murphy has the second best record for a kiwi with four wins, compared to jim richards seven. Since 2009, he has been with his family team kelly.
Jason richards never won bathurst, nor a v8 supercar championship. It was simply a day that those present will never forget. Since inaugurated, the main australian touring car competition created many great drivers and it was. Sep 27, 2017 and richards, 45, gets to rekindle a partnership with lowndes that saw the pair win bathurst just two years ago, the most recent of four mount panorama victories for a driver who has achieved.
Browse through 2020 supercars albert park results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. Richards died at his melbourne home last night, v8 supercar officials and holden have confirmed. Follow your favorite team and driver s progress with daily updates. It was released after his death on friday 16 december 2011. V8 supercars driver jason richards has died, age 35. Tkr did run a two car team at the adelaide round and the event at pukekohe in the 2001 v8 supercar championship for lead driver jason richards and for fellow kiwi angus fogg, before deciding to focus on a single car team moving forward for jason richards midway through 2001. Danish racing driver allan simonsen was a regular on the australian v8 supercar circuit.
V8 supercars 2 adds an entirely new story mode, which allows gamers to follow the career of a new up and coming v8 supercar driver. Jason brights windscreen from clipsal 500 v8 supercars not bathhurst winton ebay. Ford falcon super cars bmw falcons vehicles sports image hawks hs sports. The role entails engine preparation and assembly, car integration, and installed maintenance. V8 supercar driver warren luff has escaped injury after a massive crash during practice ahead of sundays supercheap auto bathurst in. V8 supercar driver jason richards died on thursday night after losing his fight against cancer. The 1998 race was closely fought with minimal safety car intervention with jim richards winning his 7th bathurst in the volvo beating his son steven who drove a nissan. Going fast and extracting as much speed as possible from the v8 supercar underneath him was the focus of his life for so many years, so today we bring you a rundown of the actual cars jr used in his career. Homebush street circuit wikipedia republished wiki 2.
Richards died at his home in melbourne last night with his family. The grit of jason richards has been on show over the past month with a race win at the fujitsu v8 series in adelaide and a second place finish on the saturday of the nonchampionship australian. At the same event the team got their best qualifying result of third on the grid. The driver may bring personal sponsors to the team, however the amount of cash remuneration from the team is greater than the amount of sponsorship. In 2015 he became the fourth supercars driver to reach the milestone of 500 races, after leaving bjr at the end of the 2016 season jason returned to prodrive and finished up his full time racing. The confederation of australian motor sport awarded the australian touring car championship title to the winner of the v8 supercar championship series from 1999 to 2010, and to the winner of the international v8 supercars championship since 2011. Since the demise of the mixed class race there has been the v8 supercar only in its place. Jason richards came close to a rare podium for tasmansprint gas racing, while lee holdsworth, todd kelly, russell ingall and michael caruso making it two garry rogers motorsports cars in the. V8 supercars driver jason richards with wife charlotte and daughters olive 2 and sienna 4 during practice sessions for the bathurst race at mount panorama, bathurst, nsw earlier this year. He is the older brother of fellow supercars driver and former bathurst winner, rick kelly. Supercars 2020 albert park results supercars race results.
Remembering jason richards supercars autosport plus. Champion v8 supercars driver craig lowndes has announced his retirement as a fulltime professional racer after more than two decades at the top of the sport. I reckon the 2014 bathurst and 2010 homebush race 1 are the best in terms of drama and excitement, although races like adelaide race 2 this year are right up. V8 supercar racer jason richards loses cancer battle caradvice. Race driver in australia is a racing video game developed and published by codemasters for playstation 2, microsoft windows and. Greg murphy born 23 august 1972 is a new zealand professional racing driver, best known as a fourtime winner of the bathurst. Van gisbergen won the jason richards memorial trophy, centre. V8 supercar driver warren luff has escaped injury after a massive crash during practice ahead of sundays supercheap auto bathurst in the central tablelands of new south wales. Jason richards racing career profile driver database. V8 supercar driver jason richards remembered 19 december 2011 00. V8 supercar driver jason richards has died after a 14month battle with cancer. A multiple championship winning driver in his homeland in the new zealand touring car championship, he moved to australia to pursue a career in the australianbased v8 supercar championship series.
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