Garth Tander [Toll HSV Dealer Team]
“It was a fantastic result for the team. We had put in a lot of work between Darwin and the car was fantastic all weekend. We could not be happier. It has been a reasonably long time coming. Our car was very strong under brakes and was generally far above what we had bee expecting. Our 1-2 finish in the last race was also great for Rick, who hasn’t had the best of luck here in recent years.”
Jason Bright [Caterpillar Racing]
"Garth was untouchable this weekend, so we are pleased with second place. Our plan was to beat the Queensland Ford teams and going on past history that should have gained us the round win. Garth obviously didn't follow that plan. Our team has struggled in the past here in Queensland, but we really put that behind us this weekend. I wouldn't say we had an easy ride this weekend. We had some brake dramas in the first race, and didn't quite have the handle in race two. For race three it was a solid package. Taking that all into consideration, the team showed plenty of character to get that result. I'm sure a round win is not too far away. I'm even prepared to wait until Bathurst if that's what it takes!"
Craig Lowndes [Team Betta Electrical]
"We outsmarted ourselves in qualifying, but raced very well to get the result. The first race really set things up with a fourth place finish. There was plenty going on around us in all the races, but we kept our nose pretty much clean. Like Jason we didn't have the best weekend, but it shows that you should always fight for every position as it will help get the result in the end. We are pretty determined to hit back at Oran Park. We had good pace there last year, and if not for a doubtful pit-lane speeding call we could have won that round. So we are keen to get a win in Sydney this time around."
Rick Kelly [Toll HSV Dealer Team]
“We changed the car around over the weekend and haven’t quite maximised that, but we are pretty happy with that, what with the stuck wheel nut and getting turned around by Skaifey. It is a good recovery to finish fourth – Lowndes got only two points on us and we are strong at Oran Park where we are quite strong.”
Russell Ingall [Caltex Racing]
“We are doing well for the car speed that we have; we have reliability, we have finished every lap of every race this year, we haven’t had any incidents. So on that side of it, that’s what’s been keeping us on top of it.
