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Koundouris and Owen snare historic qualifying resultJames Koundouris and Steve Owen claim pole position at Porsche Rennsport Australia round
Canberra racer James Koundouris has become the first Elite Class driver to secure outright pole position in the
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V8 Supercars regular Alex Davison posted the top time in the Professional Class session from Owen, who was only 0.0029s behind in second, ahead of Jonny Reid, Steven Richards, Tim Slade,
The Elite Class drivers then took to the track, with Aussie Racing Cars heavyweight Adam Gowans posting the fastest time from Koundouris, Max Twigg, Geoff Emery, Troy Bayliss, John Goodacre, Tony Bates, Shane Smollen, Theo Koundouris, Rodney Jane and John Penny in 11th.
Koundouris and Owen’s combined time was the quickest, therefore placing them on pole position for Sunday’s Race 1. Starting in second position will be the pairing of Shae Davies/Gowans from Bates/Davison, Luff/Emery, Patrizi/Bayliss, Richards/Theo Koundouris, Twigg/Luke Youlden, Matt Kingsley/Goodacre, Michael Loccisano/Reid and Percat/Jane in 10th.
Koundouris was ecstatic with the pole position, becoming the first ever Elite Class driver to claim top outright qualifying honours.
“Obviously to gain a
“I think Pro-Am events are the way of the future as this format has several advantages: Firstly, and most importantly, it creates interest in the category. You’ve got the best Pro drivers and the best Elite drivers in the one event and that will create interest in
Owen was also pleased with his pairing’s impressive qualifying pace.
“We knew that it was going to be tough in the Professional Class session; times were always going to be close, so to be 0.0029s off the quickest time in the Professional session in my first
“These cars are awesome to drive and they’re all the same, so you know that you’re always in the best car, unlike some other categories. In this format, there are probably about 10 pairings that could win. The racing will be very close.”
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To watch Sunday’s two
Sunday May 26, 2013
8:30am Sponsor Rides
10:52am Race 1 60 minutes
2:19pm Race 2 60 minutes
25/5/2013