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20/2007 – 04.10.2007
Brazilian GT3 Leading position defended
From the third event onwards, a second Lamborghini Gallardo took part
in the Brazilian GT3 Championship. Beside the leaders Alceu Bonifacio /
Pablo Feldman the duo Sandy Negräo / Andreas Mattheis changed to the
Gallardo . They immediately found confidence in the new car and finished
three of the four free practice sessions on top ot the time sheets.
Also in Qualifying, the newcomers showed the rear lights of their Gallardo
to the other competitors. They took pole for the first race of the weekend
right in front of Bonifacio / Feldman, and two Ferrari 430s with a gap of
just two tenths of a second. Even tighter was the result of second
qualifying. Again Negräo / Mattheis were fastest in front of Bonifacio /
Feldman, but this time there was only one tenth between them.
With their collected experience and routine of the first events of the
season, Bonifacio and Feldman came out on top in both 60-minute races
on Sunday. They expanded their lead in the championship where they
now have 56 points. Negräo / Mattheis were in fifth position in the first
race and in second in the afternoon race. As they drove the first two
events behind the wheel of a Dodge Viper and have still collected points,
they are now in second position in the championship.
Point Standing of the Brazilian GT3 Championship after six races
1. Bonifacio / Feldman Lamborghini Gallardo
2. Negräo / Mattheis Lamborghini Gallardo
3. Derani / Ricci Ferrari 430
4. Mazzochi / Matias Dodge Viper
5. Cattalini / Paternostro Ferrari 430
6. Derani / Junior Ferrari 430
7. Hermann / Kaesemodel Porsche 997 Cup
8. de Tarso / Burti Dodge Viper
British GT: Pole and Podium for Team Modena
Jason Templeman was a new co-driver for Adam Jones at the British GT
event at Rockingham. Templeman rewarded the trust given to him and
took the first pole positioni for Team Modena in the British GT
Championship. With a lap of 1.22,605 minutes he left 21 other GT3 cars
behind his Lamborghini Gallardo. Adam Jones drove the second practice
and continued the successful run of the team with a third place starting
position for race two.
Templeman held the lead in race one for nearly eight laps, but then he
had to let Alex Mortimer (Dodge Viper) past. Until the obligatory pit stops,
Templeman was lying in second position and then it was Adam Jones’
turn. The Team Modena driver returned to the track in fifth position and
fought back to third in the second half of the race.
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Result Race 1:
1. Mortimer / Ellis Dodge Viper
2. Harris / Ferrier Porsche 997 Cup
3. Jones / Templeman Lamborghini Gallardo
4. Drayson / Cocker Aston Martin DBRS9
5. Foster / Redwood Dodge Viper
6. Greenhalgh / Zwart Ascari KZ1R
7. Burton / Wilcox Ferrari 430
8. Whight / Kersahw Aston Martin DBRS9
9. Fletcher / Clark Dodge Viper
10. Segatori / Gornall Dodge Viper
Unfortunatly Team Modena could not start the second race of the
weekend. A broken gearbox bearing in the Warm-Up on Sunday morning
finished this event early for them.
French GT: A podium for Tuchbant / Leclerc
With positions three (Tuchbant / Leclerc) and nine (Dubreuil / Amado),
both First Racing Gallardos finished in the Top 10 of the first FFSA GT3
Championship race at Nogaro. In the second race, the cars crossed the
finish line in sixth and seventh positions.
In the point standings, the best positioned Lamborghini driver is Dubreuil
in fourth. Only one event, at Magny Cours, remains in the season.

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Kox and Jos Menten were forced to tread carefully in free
practice since they had fewer tyres at their disposal after missing a
race and as stipulated by the regulations. “The performance is
good, 1:28 lap times are certainly well within our possibilities,”
predicted Hans Reiter. Local matador Jos Menten reduced the
deficit to the leading group in qualifying by several tenths with a
lap time of 1:27.351 minutes, which meant tenth position on the
grid.
Start driver Jos Menten worked his way up to eighth place in the
first short 14 lap stint before handing driving duties over to Peter
Kox as scheduled. The Netherlander benefited from this early pit
stop and was able to fight his way through the field to second
place. Kox defended the position throughout the entire middle
stint, and was also able to hold the fast lapping and Corvette from
Carsport Holland at bay before peeling-off down pit road for the
second mandatory pit stop on lap 48. Jos Menten rejoined the race
in seventh place. A hard but fair wheel-to-wheel battle with one of the
BMS Aston Martins dominated the final stint of the race; Jos Menten
claimed the position and took the chequered flag in a well earned sixth
position.
Result: Zolder, round 10 FIA GT Championship
1st Wendlinger / Sharp Aston Martin DBR9
2nd Kumpen / Longin Corvette C5-R
3rd Bartels / Biagi Maserati MC12
4th Hezemans / Deletraz Corvette C6.R
5th Montanari / Ramos Maserati MC12
6th Menten / Kox Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT
7th Gounon / Monfardini Aston Martin DBR9
8th Bertolini / Piccini Maserati MC12
9th Lechner / Lichtner-Hoyer Aston Martin DBR9
10th Aucott / Daoudi Maserati MC12
Lamborghini finished the season in fourth place in the Manufacturers’
Championship behind Maserati, Corvette and Aston Martin.

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23/2007 – 29.10.2007
Italian GT Monza: Two wins to round off the season
Even though Giacomo Piccini and Giovanni Berton had already clinched
the championship in the GT3A Class with the MIK Corse Gallardo, the
two Italians chose not to rest on their laurels during the final event of the
season. Piccini took the GT3 pole position in first qualifying and an
incredible fourth position overall. A great performance, particularly as the
top-ten positions in the Italian GT Championship are normally occupied
by the faster GT2 cars. They also shone in second qualifying by taking
the class pole again and sixth fastest overall.
The last two races of the season ran even better for the Lamborghini duo.
In the first race Piccini / Berton did not only win their class again, but by
taking second place overall mounted the podium alongside the overall
winner. The GT3A victory in the second race was simply the logical
conclusion. Fifth place overall underlined the two drivers’ excellent
performance. Piccini / Berton extended their lead in the final
championship standings to 21 points.
Final standings GT3A
1st Piccini / Berton Lamborghini Gallardo 144 points
2nd Smurra / Stancheris Lamborghini Gallardo 123 points
3rd Ragazzi Aston Martin DBRS9 113 points
French GT Magny Cours: Almost a perfect season finale
The First Racing drivers aimed to finish the season on a high after having
taken third place in qualifying. In the first race on Saturday there was only
one outcome possible. One-two for the Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 ahead
of the archrivals from the Ferrari camp!
Dubreuil / Amadu took the class victory five seconds ahead of their team
mates Leclerc / Tuchbant and the Ferrari 430 of Ballay / Scheer.
Dubreuil / Amadu took third place in qualifying in the GT3 class once
again on Sunday in their Gallardo, and almost managed to repeat
Saturday’s result from. Both First Racing Lamborghini Gallardos made
the GT3 podium, narrowly beaten into 2nd and 3rd positions.
The results meant that Dubreuil and Petit / Vannelet (Ferrari) were equal
on points in second position in the final standings. However, Dubreuil had
to settle for third place overall in the FFSA GT3 championship since the
Ferrari duo had one victory more than Dubreuil.
Final standings:
1st Campbell Ferrari 430 272 points
2nd Petit / Vannelet Ferrari 430 226 points
3rd Dubreuil Lamborghini Gallardo 226 points

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Brazilian GT3: Black weekend for Lamborghini
Alceu Feldman and Paolo Bonifacio had a tough weekend. Both Feldman
and Bonifacio qualified third quickest in qualifying and secured a good
position to defend their championship lead from in the race in the
process. Bonifacio quickly made up ground during the first half of the race
and was within striking distance of the leader. Alceu Feldman took over
the Lamborghini Gallardo and remained in second position. Unfortunately
an engine failure prevented the duo from reaping the rewards of their
excellent performance. Bonifacio / Feldman had to accept their first
retirement of the season.
They nevertheless managed to maintain their championship lead by the
slim margin of four points. Because there was only a short break between
the two races on Sunday it was not possible to make any repairs and the
team slipped to second position overall.
Current Championship standings:
1st Mattheis / Negrao Lamborghini / Dodge 63 points
2nd Bonifacio / Feldman Lamborghini Gallardo 57 points
3rd Derani / Ricci Ferrari 430 48 points
4th Mazzochi / Matias Dodge Viper 32 points
5th Derani / Alencar Ferrari 430 30 points
6th Paternostro / Catallini Ferrari 430 25 points
7th Hermann Porsche 997 20 points
8th Kaesemodel Porsche 997 15 points
9th Fernandes / Lagana Ferrari 430 11 points
10th Moreno / Crespo Ferrari 430 10 points

Australian GT: Bryce Washington heads the leader board
Three wins at Oran Park catapulted Bryce Washington in his Natrad
Radiators & Auto Air Lamborghini Gallardo to the top of the Australian GT
Championship standings. Even though Washington only started
competing in the series at the second round with the GT3 Gallardo, he
immediately proved to be the strongest competitor for Ferrari driver Allan
Simonsen, who already had three wins to his credit at this time. However,
this was of little concern to Bryce Washington who in fact started an
impressive fight back. Every event saw Simonsen’s lead in the Ferrari
melt a little more. Washington made such huge inroads into Simonsen’s
lead that Ferrari elected to enter a second car against Washington from
the fourth race weekend in Queensland onwards. The championship
battle became a duel between Lamborghini and Ferrari!
However, even these tactical measures could do nothing to foil Bryce
Washington’s winning streak. After claiming three pole positions, and
eight overall and nine class victories Washington now lies equal at the
top of the leader board with Simonsen.
The penultimate event at Oran Park close to Sydney was a triumph for
Lamborghini. Not only did Washington claim pole position from archrival
Simonsen, but he also won all three sprint races to level the point
standings. As a result, the championship battle will be decided between
Simonsen representing the traditional motorsport stable of Ferrari and
Washington, the more junior from the younger motorsport equipe
Lamborghini, at the final round at Sandown International Raceway
between 7-9 December.
In contrast to the former race weekend format of three sprint-races, the
season finale of the Australian GT Championship will last for three-and-ahalf
hours.
Current standings before the final race weekend:
1st Bryce Washington Lamborghini Gallardo 662 points
-. Allan Simonsen Ferrari 430 662 points
2nd David Wall Porsche 996 GT3-RSR 565 points
3rd Damien Flack Porsche 911 GT3-Cup 364 points
4th Sven Burchartz Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 304 points
5th Peter Lucas Lotus Elise GT3 303.5 points
6th Paul Tressidier Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 279.5 points
7th Max Twigg Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 238.5 points
8th John Teulan Ferrari 430 238 points
9th John Bove Lamborghini Gallardo 221 points
10th Ross Lilley Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 196 points
14th Ian Palmer Lamborghini Gallardo 167 points

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Reiter Engineering driver Christopher Haase concluded a successful
season with a highlight at the Adria Raceway. Haase made his first steps
towards a potential career boost around the tight and twisty circuit 50
kilometres south of Venice. The 19-year old Haase sat at the wheel of a
GT1 Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT for the first time.
“Christopher really did an excellent job, he gave a lot of valuable input
and certainly didn’t harm him his chances making more outings in the GT
car,” stated Team Boss Hans Reiter.
Following his first year of motorsport in the Dacia Logan Cup, Haase
stepped up to the Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 in 2007 with which he
contested the ADAC GT Masters and claimed five victories on the way to
winning the title in this new GT3 series. Italian ex-Formula 1 driver Gianni
Morbidelli and Belgian sportscar driver Jos Menten were the experienced
co-drivers alongside Haase throughout the season. In addition to the
German championship he also made guest starts with the Gallardo GT3
in the FIA GT3 European Championship in Bucharest and at Brno.
Christopher Haase will compete together with Albert von Thurn und Taxis
once again at the wheel of a Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo in
the ADAC GT Masters in 2008.
In addition to his job as Mechatronic technician at Reiter Engineering a
social event awaited the young champion after the test day. Christopher
Haase attended the “Goldenen Lenkrads” prize giving at the Axel
Springer Haus in Berlin as guest together with Formula 1 driver Lewis
Hamilton. This international award has been presented by the “Bild am
Sonntag” newspaper since 1976.

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FIA GT3 European Championship

The FIA GT3 armada travelled to Dubai for the final round of the
championship. The last two sixty-minute races were on the agenda at the
circuit located in the desert. S.Berg Racing sent three Lamborghini
Gallardo to the Middle East, including the Swiss professional racer Jean-
Denis Deletraz, who steered a Gallardo together with his countryman
Lloyd la Marca. La Marca and Deletraz also claimed the best
Lamborghini positions with tenth and thirteenth in the two races.
Erik Janis is the best placed Lamborghini driver in sixth position in the
final Championship standings. The Czech was, however, unable to
compete as he had been called-up to race for his home nation in the A1
Grand Prix Series.

FIA-GT3 Lamborghini Cup

A ‘one-make-cup’ series is for each brand is also held within the
framework of the European Championship. A total of 18 drivers scored
points during the 2007 season in the Lamborghini classification.
The most succesful and constant Gallardo driver was Austrian Hans
Knauss from the S.Berg Racing team. The 36-year old former ski ace Ski
Star (Silver in Giant Slalom 2003, Silver at the 1998 Winter Olympic
Games) scored points every one of the twelve Lamborghini Cup races
and claimed first place with 51 points at the final chequered flag.
Partnering Knauss as co-drivers throughout the year were Werner Grobl
and Jan Danis. Hans Knauss only started his motorsport career in 2006
and made his debut in the FIA GT3 European Championship with the
S.Berg Gallardo in 2007. By claiming second place at Silverstone and in
Bucharest, Knauss easily surpassed his target of finishing once on the

podium made before the season started.

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1/12/07

AUSTRALIAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP DISAPPOINTED IN LAMBORGHINI AUSTRALIA WITHDRAWAL FROM SANDOWN CLASSIC

The management of the Australian GT Championship has expressed its extreme disappointment with the last minute withdrawal of the Team Lamborghini Australia entry that was to have been driven by John Bowe at the Sandown Classic scheduled for December 7-9.

‘There has been a lot of excitement surrounding the John Bowe/James Moffat entry and we have used John extensively in our promotion, so this is a big loss to the event’, said Australian GT Championship Director Terry Little.

‘We are also surprised to say the least at some of the comments attributed to Lamborghini Australia Managing Director Andrew Smith in a media release on the subject.

‘Mr. Smith has been made fully aware of the Australian GT Championship calendar for 2008 that includes the A1GP, the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, and the Clipsal 500 Adelaide, and he is also aware of the television coverage.

As for the regulations that’s simple. The Australian GT Championship is and will continue to run under FIA GT3 rules and Mr. Smith knows that’.

Mr. Little said that the management of the Australian GT Championship had an excellent relationship with Reitter Engineering in Germany and its Australian agent Paul Ceprnich, Pace Innovations who are responsible for the Lamborghini racing program, distribution of race cars and parts.

Mr. Little also expressed extreme disappointment with comments attributed to Mr. Smith concerning an issue with the Bowe driven Lamborghini Australia entry at the Tasmanian round of this year’s GT Championship, saying ‘the management of Australian GT, race officials and CAMS addressed the issue immediately following the Tasmanian round and are working to ensure this can’t happen again’.

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The 2007 season in numbers
1 Team Championship title was won by Reiter Engineering in the German ADAC GT Masters
2 Drivers’ Championship titles were claimed by Christopher Haase – Team Reiter Engineering- (ADAC GT Masters) and Giovani Berton / Giacomo Piccini – Team MIK Corse- (Italian GT3A Championship)
4 Runner-up titles went to Peter Kox / Albert von Thurn und Taxis
(ADAC GT Masters), Davide Stancheris / Emanuele Smurra (Italian GT3A Championship), Alceu Feldman (Brazilian GT3 Championship) and Bryce Washington (Australian GT Championship). Paulo Bonifacio (Brazil), Dubreuil (France) and Ferdinando Geri (International GT Open) claimed third place overall.
7 race series’ welcomed guest starters in a Lamborghini Gallardo GT3
8 championships were contested permanently by Lamborghini Teams in the GT3
24 pole positions (GT2 and GT3) were credited to the Gallardo
29 overall victories were claimed against supposedly more powerful GT2 cars
30 fastest race laps were recorded (provided that the data was available from the organisers)
49 GT3 pole positions were recorded by the season’s end
53 GT3 class wins were collected by the Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 during the season

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Double Bullfight at Raeder

• Raeder Motorsport builds second Gallardo for VLN
• Owner Heinz Schmersal will drive the whole season 2008
• OSRAM-Gallardo continues to run with the same team

January 08, Paderborn
It took one and a half years but Raeder Motorsport finally had its breakthrough with the Lamborghini Gallardo: a podium finish in the second last VLN race in 2007 and a near-miss of the pole position in the final race by just one tenth of a second. And for the 2008 season, the committed racing team around Martin and Nicki Raeder are going to remodel a second Gallardo into a competitive racing car. The man behind it, Heinz Schmersal from Wuppertal/Germany, however has no winning ambitions right now:

"I simply want to have an attractive racing car which I can drive to a top ten placement in the overall classification despite the enormous increase in the competitive level of the VLN. Looking at the potential of the Raeder-Gallardo, that should be possible for an ambitious amateur such as me after an appropriate settling-in period."

Stephan Rösler will be Heinz Schmersal’s partner in four VLN races as well as in the 24-hour race. Rösler became known to the scene worldwide as the pilot of the first racing Gallardo.

"We were very proud of that - however, we’ve reached the limits of the almost serial-production car. That’s why I’m now switching to the Raeder car. It’s a great challenge and I, like Heinz, believe that we can achieve a top-ten finish."

Building on the successes of the previous year and adding more cups to the one already won is the aim of the OSRAM-Gallardo crew, Hermann Tilke, Dirk Adorf and Peter Oberndorfer.

"I’m really fond of this once-in-a-lifetime project and after the start, which was admittedly not easy, we’ve proven that we’ve had reason to believe in the Gallardo and Raeder,"

said Hermann Tilke, initiator of the whole enterprise. This car, too, will be on the race track throughout the entire season. Highlight for the Italian with the characteristic light bulb on the roof will be the 2008 24-hour race.

“We’ve already shown there in 2007 that we have to be reckoned with and, as in the VLN, the Tilke-Gallardo will drive more on the aggressive side whereas the Schmer-sal crew will try to move up the rankings by clocking constant times. In any case it is fantastic to have two Lamborghinis on the track,"

so Nicki Raeder. And his brother Martin adds:

"We’ll rebuild and enhance the OSRAM car over the winter, and on top we’ll remodel and improve the aerodynamics and make it easier to maintain. Techni-cally the new car will be 100% identical to the first one. For both cars we trust in our long-standing partners, OSRAM, Dunlop, Keiper, HEGGEMANN, KW, Recaro, Waldmann, IMSA, DP-Motorsport and MOV’IT."

The signs are promising that this year’s VLN will attract even more than the 292,000 spectators seen in the 2007 season: the 2008 competitors’ field will be more alluring than ever before and the two Raeder-Lamborghinis will certainly be a lot more than just interesting colour spots.

Lambo-Racing GmbH
Tel.: +49-(0)9533-924-777

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Reiter Engineering confirms 2008 plans

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 15, 2008 ⋅ E-mail this post ⋅ Print this post ⋅ Post a comment
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One month ago we reported that Peter Kox was set to return to the FIA GT Championship with the Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Murciélago and that there were also plans to race the car in the Le Mans Series.
On Monday Reiter Engineering confirmed their plans and announced that they will indeed enter a Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT in the FIA GT Championship, the Le Mans Series and that they are also hoping for an entry for the Le Mans 24 Hours in June.
Reiter Engineering has secured the financial backing of a Russian bank which enables the team to compete in all races for the next three seasons.
The complete driver line-up for the series have not been announced yet, but it is possible that Peter Kox will be joined by Alexey Vasiliev in the Le Mans Series as the Russian driver has been part of the Convers Racing Team for the last couple of years and partnered Peter Kox in the Convers Menx Ferrari 550 Maranello in the 2006 Le Mans Series season. For the FIA GT Championship there is also a possibility that Reiter’s 2007 line-up of Kox and Menten will be retained.
More news about the final line-up when available…
UPDATE: No Alexey Vasiliev behind the wheel of the Lamborghini, instead Roman Rusinov will partner Peter Kox in the Le Mans Series this season.

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GT3 Newsletter 01/2008 – 31.01.2008
Successful season opener for Lamborghini in South America
The first event in 2008 with Lamborghini participation was the Grand Prix
of Sao Paolo. Paulo Bonifacio and Sérgio Burger took to the grid for this
1,000 kilometre race in a Reiter Engineering built Lamborghini Gallardo
GT3, in which they had successfully entered the Brazilian GT3 Series last
year. The team finished the year as championship runners-up.
Bonifacio / Burger held a position in the leading group throughout the
predominantly wet and rain affected race and took the lead on the 191 of
233 laps. The duo won by two laps from the Maserati team Longo / Serra
and Camara / Guerra / Jacomo in an open prototype after almost eight
hours on track.

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Natrad Racing Clean Sweeps At Queensland To Rejoin Championship Fight
Photo: Dirk KlynsmithNATRAD Racing driver Bryce Washington has closed to within four points of the Australian GT Championship points lead following a hat-trick of race wins at Queensland Raceway today.

Washington, 22, drove his Natrad Racing Lamborghini Gallardo to three commanding race victories today – his third, fourth and fifth in a row this season – after taking pole position by almost a full second yesterday.

Washington’s 500hp V10 Gallardo beat Danish ace Allan Simonsen to the line in race one by just over two seconds before holding on to win race two despite a late race scare – when the cars gearshift selection refused to work – when David Wall closed to within three tenths at the line.

Rebounding well, the Natrad driver went on to win the third race by four seconds to complete a perfect weekend that also included a new Queensland Raceway GT Championship lap record – a storming 1m11.6923s – in the first race.

At the mid way point of the Australian GT Championship Washington now trails series leader Simonsen by just four points.

“It’s been a fantastic weekend,” Washington said.

”Qualifying was fantastic. I was able to get a clear lap and put a good lap together. It was a great feeling but I was a bit surprised that Allan and David weren’t closer to us.

”Race two was quite dramatic at the end because the car ran into problems with the Gear Selection and the ABS. I was taking it pretty easy lapping some cars and the thing just slowed up. Fortunately I was able to bring the car home in front which was great.

”In the third race I went out hard early to build up as big a margin as possible in case the problem came back.

”It didn’t and I got the win which is brilliant.” He enthused.

Washington said that he was similarly pleased to right back in the championship fight at the half-way point of the series.

”Obviously the year didn’t start brilliantly for us,” Bryce said.

”At A1GP the Porsche wasn’t competitive and at Clipsal we were still working out the Lambo and trying to get it on the money.

“At Bathurst it all came together and from there it’s been fantastic. The guys at Natrad Racing have done an awesome job so all credit to them.

“There is still more to come from the car, I don’t think we’ve got the most out if it, so the second half of the year should be great.” He warned.

The Australian GT Championship will take a two-month hiatus over the winter before returning to action at the high speed Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, in late August.

Washington will be in action next in the Australian Carrera Cup Championship at Hidden Valley Raceway – in Darwin – this June.

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A Future Race Winner - Natrad Lambo Makes Noise At Clipsal

"When this car is fully developed, it will be a race winner."

That's the word from Natrad Racing driver Bryce Washington following the Australian racing debut of his brand new Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 in this
weekend's second round of the Australian GT Championship.

At his home event, the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, 22-year-old Washington made the debut of the 535hp Lamborghini and - despite a number of teething problems featuring the vehicle's electrics and gearshift mechanism - was
buoyed by the exoticar's potential.

In qualifying Bryce lapped within a second of pole position, his time of
1m25.9928s good enough for third place on the grid.

The car ran strongly for the first few laps of the second race, before slowing due to a number of gear shifting issues that hindered the performance - Washington eventually coming across the line in 14th position
with a lot of work ahead of him for race two.

That second race proved the fighting qualities of both car and driver, Bryce making quick work of the field to scythe his way through to third position
well before the end of the race.

Washington also scored third in the final race of the weekend this morning
and secured a top five round result.

After a strong performance (driving his old Porsche GT3) in the opening round of the championship, Washington is now ideally poised to make a run on
the title he won in 2005.

Points' leader Alan Simonsen is unlikely to return to the series this year
due to international racing commitments.

"It was all just niggling technical problems that we had this weekend,"
Washington said following the cars' debut performance.

"There are a couple of problems we found out relating to the gearbox and also to the fuel system, but we managed to work through them.

"This weekend was really a learning experience for the team and I, so to
come away with a couple of podium finishes is a good result.

"The car is simply phenomenal to drive. It's so aero dependant it makes turn 8 (The high speed sweeper) amazing and very, very fast. Once we work out all its quirks it is going to be a very good car," he said.

"I can't wait to get to Bathurst - it should be incredible around there."

Washington also took his ADRAD Racing Porsche GT3 Cup Car to a strong performance in the opening round of the Carrera Cup championship.

Now driving with the ultra successful Paul Cruickshank racing organisation, Washington finished inside the top ten to gain a solid haul of championship
points for his campaign in the all-Porsche series.

Washington's Natrad-supported Lamborghini team will continue to develop the car before the next round of the Australian GT Championship, set to be held at the Bathurst International Motor Festival over the Easter Long Weekend.

For more information visit www.natrad.com.au or www.adrad.com.au

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Bryce Washington To Make Australian Debut Of Lamborghini Gallardo At The Clipsal 500
ADRAD Racing and their South Australian driver Bryce Washington will debut at brand-new Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 in the second round of the 2007 Australian GT Championship, at the Clipsal 500 on March 1 - 4.

After two years of campaigning Porsche GT3s in the local GT Championship - that included a win in the 2005 series and multiple Porsche Drivers Challenge titles - Bryce will step into the Reiter Engineering constructed
Gallardo for the first time at his home event.

The Gallardo, often known as the 'baby Lambo', packs a 500hp punch from a 5-litre (mid mounted) V10 engine with the power being delivered to all four wheels via a six-speed, paddle shift sequential gearbox.

The car has already proven successful in the European GT3 Championship - racing against powerhouses such as Porsche, Ferrari and Dodge - and will give Bryce the added ammunition needed to try and regain the Australian GT
title he won in 2005.

It is expected to be the Australian racing debut for the car after Washington's car was air freighted in from Germany last week, leaving the ADRAD Racing team just a few days to prepare the car for the rigours of
street racing.

Bryce finished on the podium in the first round for 2007 held at Eastern Creek Raceway recently, driving his Porsche, and will look to go one better
at Clipsal with a debut win in the new Lamborghini.

The Clipsal field will be one of the strongest GT fields in Australia seen to date, with Allan Simonsen in a Ferrari 360GT, Greg Crick in a Dodge Viper, David Wall in a Porsche RSR, Peter Hackett in a Lamborghini and Washington's new Gallardo all expected to be contending for race
wins.

Washington, 22, will also debut new sponsorship support from Natrad
Radiators at the Clipsal 500 event.

"It's exciting to be able to debut our new car at the Clipsal 500,"
Washington said today.

"With the Porsche we lacked the horsepower of the Dodge, the Lamborghini and the Ferrari, but with our new Gallardo GT3 I'm confident that we will have the package we need to take us back to the front in the championship we won
two years ago.

"It is an amazing looking car. If it goes as quick as it looks it'll be
brilliant!" He said.

Despite the appeal of the new car, Washington said that it would still be a
demanding debut event for the new machinery.

"It will be a tough weekend at the Clipsal event," he cautioned.

"The car has only just arrived in Australia so it's not going to give us
much time to get a handle on it and how to set it up.

"Clipsal will be a pretty steep learning curve as we try to learn the car
and develop it to how we'd like it to perform."

Washington will again be doing double duties in 2007, recently agreeing to drive for the championship winning Paul Cruickshank Racing Carrera Cup
outfit, in his ADRAD Radiators Porsche GT3 Cup Car.

This will mean that the local ace from Adelaide's Eastern Suburbs will have
dual chances at success come next weekend.

"Clipsal is the event you want to perform well at, so to have two chances at
it will be excellent," Washington enthused.

"The PCR Carrera Cup team is fantastic and I'm confident that we'll have a good run in that series. The new car for the GT Championship will also be a
bonus and really give us two chances at success.

"It's going to be a huge event... I really can't wait." He said.

For more information about ADRAD Radiators and ADRAD Racing, head to
www.adrad.com.au

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