<i>Pitstop:</i> Whincup after 6th V8 win

By Eric Thompson

NZ Herald·

12 Mar, 2010 03:00 PM2 mins to read

The Australian V8 Supercars are back on home soil for the first time this year for the third round of the series this weekend at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide. The burning question is can Jamie Whincup make it six from six? The TeamVodafone Triple Eight driver has the wood on everyone else with the maximum points from the first two rounds. The leading Kiwi driver is Shane van Gisbergen, who is third on the championship table behind Craig Lowndes and Whincup.

Halliday racing Supercup

New Zealand racing driver Matt Halliday is returning to contest the 2010 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and will be driving for the new Kiwi team, Giltrap Racing, under direction of German organisation MRS Racing. Halliday contested six rounds of the 2009 championship and finished seventh overall in the points and also took out the Rookie Trophy. The opening round is this weekend as the support race for the first F1 race of the 2010 season in Bahrain.

Townley behind MX2 bid

Former MX2 world champion Ben Townley has thrown his support behind the Taupo Motorcycle Club's bid for a Motocross Grand Prix in New Zealand. The Taupo Motorcycle Club has been granted hosting rights for a round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in New Zealand, 2012-2014 and has applied to the Government for funding.

Targa rally series begins

The Targa Bambina starts this weekend with 260km over 16 tarmac rally stages and 394km of touring stages throughout the Franklin and North Waikato. Front-runner Jason Gill will be there in his Evo as will as Clark Proctor in the turbo V6 Mark 1 Escort. Mark Parsons also returns in a Rover V8.

Pavich passing on wisdom

The only woman to win a New Zealand Road Racing championship, Karel Pavich, is to launch a women's motorcycling training day on March 30 at the Manfeild track near Feilding. She wants to use her skills as a New Zealand Transport Agency approved instructor and pass on her 30 years' worth of motorcycling. The day costs $125 a person and numbers are limited. www.prorider.co.nz for more information.