(18 - 20th June 2010)CIRCUIT INFORMATIONSouth of Darwin, the Hidden Valley circuit features a long 1.1-kilometre front straight and the second half of the lap requires a car that changes direction at very well.
The warm conditions mean tyre conservation and strategy will be critical to determining the race results, particularly given that the Dunlop Sprint tyre is used in Darwin
TRACK RECORDS
V8 Supercars / Year/ Time/ Driver/ VehicleQualifying Lap Record /2002 /1:07.8546/ Jason Bright / Holden Comm. VX Race Lap Record / 1999/ 1:09.0149/ Jason Bright / Ford Falcon AU V8 Ute Series / Year/ Time/ Driver/ VehicleQualifying Lap Record/ 2006/ 1:24.8499/ Marcus Zukanovic / Ford Falcon XR8 BF
Race Lap Record/ 2009/ 1:23.1699/ Gary Baxter / Holden Comm. VE
Sieders aiming for top 3 in the Top End
Three cars are prepped and packed away, the truck is on its way, and one week out from Round 2 of the Yokohama V8 Ute Series – protected by Armor All, Nulon Oil’s David Sieders is eager to stand atop the podium when the racing resumes at Hidden Valley Raceway (NT), 18-20th June.
Determined to get back into the winners’ circle, the Western Sydneysider hopes to better his last performance in Darwin, back in 2005, where he finished equal first for the round in the Lotus Cup, but knows it will be a tough challenge.
“I’ve only raced at Hidden Valley twice, and that was in the Lotus,” said Sieders, “the last time I was there I picked up pole position and some race wins, so I know I can be quick, but I definitely have a sense of unfinished business”.
“I’m really focussed on getting back on the podium at Darwin, but it will be an uphill battle against the Holdens, as it’s a bit of a dragway, so hopefully some parity adjustments will be applied before the round to even the out the cars a little.”... {more}
Circuit Length: 2.90 KilometresCircuit Direction: Anti-ClockwiseAverage Speed: 149 km/hourTop Speed: 271 km/hourCrowd Attendance 2009: 43,119 (3 days)
