itrsquos our best oil yet wwwcastroledgecomau 22nd February 2012Volume 2 - issue 1

castrol in Full swing For 2012 V8 supercar season

The 2012 International V8 Supercar Championship got off to a super start with the official launch of

this yearrsquos championship drawing over 10000 spectators as it doubled as a full dayrsquos test session for all 28 cars at Sandown Raceway Once again Castrol EDGE was out in full force as official team partners to Ford Performance

Racing and its star drivers Mark Winterbottom and Will Davison The Bottle-O Racing Team has signed David Reynolds to drive the 55 The Bottle-O Ford confirming the final driver in the factory Ford teamrsquos line-up for the 2012 V8 Supercars season

Kelly Racingrsquos four-car line was also out

to dominate with Todd and Rick Kelly leading the way in the Jack Daniels VEII Commodores alongside Greg Murphy (Pepsi) and the new addition of Karl Reindler in the Fair Dinkum Sheds entry

Tony DrsquoAlberto continues with his Castrol-backed FPR-built Falcon while former Championship winner Russell

castrol in Full swing For 2012 V8 supercar season

March 1-4 Clipsal 500 Adelaide March 15-18 Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Melbourne (NC)March 30-April 1 Tasmanian Challenge Symmons Plains LauncestonApril 20-22 ITM400 Hamilton New ZealandMay 4-6 Trading Post Challenge Barbagallo PerthMay 18-20 Phillip Island Phillip Island VictoriaJune 15-17 SKYCITY Triple Crown Hidden Valley DarwinJuly 6-8 Sucrogen Townsville 400 Reid Park TownsvilleAugust 3-5 Coates Hire Ipswich 300 Queensland Raceway IpswichAugust 24-26 Winton Winton VictoriaSeptember 14-16 Sandown 500 Sandown VictoriaOctober 4-7 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Bathurst New South WalesOctober 19-21 Armor All Gold Coast 600 Gold Coast QueenslandNovember 2-4 Yas V8 400 Yas Marina Abu DhabiNovember 9-11 TBA TBANovember 30-Dec 2 Sydney Telstra 500 Olympic Park Sydney

2012 V8 supercars championship

lsquoThe Enforcerrsquo Ingall will continue on in Supercheap Auto colours now running out of the Wilkinshaw Racing garage for the 2012 season

In 2012 the International V8 Supercar Championship will run at a record 16 venues as the series seeks to expand in to new markets On the domestic

front the pre-Bathurst enduro returns to Sandown (September 14-16) with Phillip Island running a standard double-header race earlier in the campaign The Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 runs over the same weekend it did in 2011 (October 4-7) The 2012 Championship will run alongside two Formula1 events The non-championship Australian Grand

Prix at Albert Park returns (March 15-18) whilst the seriesrsquo Abu Dhabi round moves from February to November sharing the bill with F1 Meanwhile one round remains TBA with no venue confirmed for the November 9-11 event An additional flyaway race is likely to fill the gap

Castrol-backed Ford Performance Racing was back on track for the first time in season 2012 where

Will Davison set the fastest lap ever around Sandown at the V8 Supercars season-opening test day New signing David Reynolds got his first taste of a Falcon while Mark Winterbottom tested his rapidly-healing broken ankle He ended the day ninth and happy with how his ankle performed while Reynolds was seventh quickest as he got to grips with his new car

Of the Kelly Racing quartet it was Todd Kelly who set the pace as the

fourth fastest driver of the day while Castrol driver Tony DrsquoAlberto showed good speed as he looks to impress in season 2012 Morning rain meant teams made only a handful of outings on track though once the weather improved all V8 Supercars got to work where the teamrsquos endurance drivers also got in some running incuding Castrol ambassador Steve Richards - endurance driving of the 5 Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon

ldquoIt was good to dust the cobwebs off and finish the day on such a good noterdquo commented the pacesetter

Davison ldquoRain meant we were hampered early but we got through most things I was obviously very happy with the car no matter what tyres we were on and I had a crack at the end and set a great lap time which was encouraging It is always nice to finish the first day of the year in P1 and while we thought we would be close to the fastest it is nice to know that we actually were We can carry that knowledge and confidence into Clipsalrdquo

castrol teams top test times at sandown

1 Will Davison 1m093230s 65 laps2 Craig Lowndes 1m095588s 733 Lee Holdsworth 1m095796s 614 Todd Kelly 1m098234s 475 Jonathon Webb 1m098576s 626 Garth Tander 1m099376s 567 David Reynolds 1m101266s 688 Tim Slade 1m099790s 439 Mark Winterbottom 1m099871s 7710 Steve Owen 1m100505s 44

Round 1 of the 2012 V8 Supercars Championship kicks off next week as crews head to the streets of Adelaide for the infamous Clipsal 500 The following is a line-up of the 28-drivers who will contest this yearrsquos championship

TeamVodafoneDrivers Jamie Whincup Craig LowndesToll Holden Racing TeamSupercheap Auto RacingDrivers Garth Tander James Courtney Russell Ingall

Tony DrsquoAlberto RacingDrivers Tony DrsquoAlbertoStone Brothers RacingDrivers Lee Holdsworth Shane van Gisbergen Tim SladeFord Performance RacingDrivers Mark Winterbottom Will Davison David Reynolds

Kelly RacingDrivers Todd Kelly Karl Reindler Rick Kelly Greg MurphyBrad Jones RacingDrivers Jason Bright Fabian Coulthard David WallDick Johnson RacingDrivers Dean Fiore Steven Johnson

James Moffat Steve OwenTekno AutosportsDrivers Jonathon Webb Michael PatriziLucas Dumbrell MotorsportDrivers Taz DouglasFujitsu RacingDrivers Alexandre Premat Michael Caruso

The Castrol EDGE supported Ford World Rally Team have notched up their 50th World

Rally Championhship event win with Jari-Matti Latvala flying home to pick up victory on the latest round of the championship Rally Sweden

ldquoFour years ago I won my first world rally here and became the youngest driver to do sordquo Latvala said ldquoTo come back and win for a second time is very specialrdquo

The next best-placed Castrol driver was Ford factory man Petter Solberg who finished his home event fourth Former Junior champion Patrik Sandell from Sweden declared himself very pleased with his best ever result on home territory finishing eighth overall in the Castrol-backed MINI John Cooper Works WRC run by Prodrive

In the S2000 category Castrol-supported Volkswagen Motorsportrsquos Seacutebastien Ogier and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia took class victory with their Skoda Fabia S2000 their team-mates Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Floslashene clinched third place Volkswagen is running at WRC rounds this season with two Fabia S2000 cars of the grouprsquos Skoda brand in the smaller SWRC class The commitments serve as preparation for the 2013 season in which Volkswagen will compete in the top class with the Polo R WRC During Round 1 Rally Monte Carlo last month

the Skoda Fabia S2000 of Ogier left the track at a speed of 150kmh and was by far the biggest accident of the Frenchmanrsquos career Click here to see Ogierrsquos huge shunt

After two rounds of the championship the Citroen pairing of Sebastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen lead the way with Solberg and Latvala nipping at their heals in third and fourth respectively Castrol-backed MINI driver Dani Sordo slipped back to sixth in the points race after heading into Rally Sweden second on the ladder after the Spaniard went off on the eighth stage and struck a snow bank damaging the engine of his MINI JCW

castrol edge secure success in snowy sweden with Ford

castrol in Full swing For 2012 V8 supercar season

The 2012 International V8 Supercar Championship got off to a super start with the official launch of

this yearrsquos championship drawing over 10000 spectators as it doubled as a full dayrsquos test session for all 28 cars at Sandown Raceway Once again Castrol EDGE was out in full force as official team partners to Ford Performance

Racing and its star drivers Mark Winterbottom and Will Davison The Bottle-O Racing Team has signed David Reynolds to drive the 55 The Bottle-O Ford confirming the final driver in the factory Ford teamrsquos line-up for the 2012 V8 Supercars season

Kelly Racingrsquos four-car line was also out

to dominate with Todd and Rick Kelly leading the way in the Jack Daniels VEII Commodores alongside Greg Murphy (Pepsi) and the new addition of Karl Reindler in the Fair Dinkum Sheds entry

Tony DrsquoAlberto continues with his Castrol-backed FPR-built Falcon while former Championship winner Russell

castrol in Full swing For 2012 V8 supercar season

March 1-4 Clipsal 500 Adelaide March 15-18 Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Melbourne (NC)March 30-April 1 Tasmanian Challenge Symmons Plains LauncestonApril 20-22 ITM400 Hamilton New ZealandMay 4-6 Trading Post Challenge Barbagallo PerthMay 18-20 Phillip Island Phillip Island VictoriaJune 15-17 SKYCITY Triple Crown Hidden Valley DarwinJuly 6-8 Sucrogen Townsville 400 Reid Park TownsvilleAugust 3-5 Coates Hire Ipswich 300 Queensland Raceway IpswichAugust 24-26 Winton Winton VictoriaSeptember 14-16 Sandown 500 Sandown VictoriaOctober 4-7 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Bathurst New South WalesOctober 19-21 Armor All Gold Coast 600 Gold Coast QueenslandNovember 2-4 Yas V8 400 Yas Marina Abu DhabiNovember 9-11 TBA TBANovember 30-Dec 2 Sydney Telstra 500 Olympic Park Sydney

2012 V8 supercars championship

lsquoThe Enforcerrsquo Ingall will continue on in Supercheap Auto colours now running out of the Wilkinshaw Racing garage for the 2012 season

In 2012 the International V8 Supercar Championship will run at a record 16 venues as the series seeks to expand in to new markets On the domestic

front the pre-Bathurst enduro returns to Sandown (September 14-16) with Phillip Island running a standard double-header race earlier in the campaign The Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 runs over the same weekend it did in 2011 (October 4-7) The 2012 Championship will run alongside two Formula1 events The non-championship Australian Grand

Prix at Albert Park returns (March 15-18) whilst the seriesrsquo Abu Dhabi round moves from February to November sharing the bill with F1 Meanwhile one round remains TBA with no venue confirmed for the November 9-11 event An additional flyaway race is likely to fill the gap

Castrol-backed Ford Performance Racing was back on track for the first time in season 2012 where

Will Davison set the fastest lap ever around Sandown at the V8 Supercars season-opening test day New signing David Reynolds got his first taste of a Falcon while Mark Winterbottom tested his rapidly-healing broken ankle He ended the day ninth and happy with how his ankle performed while Reynolds was seventh quickest as he got to grips with his new car

Of the Kelly Racing quartet it was Todd Kelly who set the pace as the

fourth fastest driver of the day while Castrol driver Tony DrsquoAlberto showed good speed as he looks to impress in season 2012 Morning rain meant teams made only a handful of outings on track though once the weather improved all V8 Supercars got to work where the teamrsquos endurance drivers also got in some running incuding Castrol ambassador Steve Richards - endurance driving of the 5 Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon

ldquoIt was good to dust the cobwebs off and finish the day on such a good noterdquo commented the pacesetter

Davison ldquoRain meant we were hampered early but we got through most things I was obviously very happy with the car no matter what tyres we were on and I had a crack at the end and set a great lap time which was encouraging It is always nice to finish the first day of the year in P1 and while we thought we would be close to the fastest it is nice to know that we actually were We can carry that knowledge and confidence into Clipsalrdquo

castrol teams top test times at sandown

1 Will Davison 1m093230s 65 laps2 Craig Lowndes 1m095588s 733 Lee Holdsworth 1m095796s 614 Todd Kelly 1m098234s 475 Jonathon Webb 1m098576s 626 Garth Tander 1m099376s 567 David Reynolds 1m101266s 688 Tim Slade 1m099790s 439 Mark Winterbottom 1m099871s 7710 Steve Owen 1m100505s 44

Round 1 of the 2012 V8 Supercars Championship kicks off next week as crews head to the streets of Adelaide for the infamous Clipsal 500 The following is a line-up of the 28-drivers who will contest this yearrsquos championship

TeamVodafoneDrivers Jamie Whincup Craig LowndesToll Holden Racing TeamSupercheap Auto RacingDrivers Garth Tander James Courtney Russell Ingall

Tony DrsquoAlberto RacingDrivers Tony DrsquoAlbertoStone Brothers RacingDrivers Lee Holdsworth Shane van Gisbergen Tim SladeFord Performance RacingDrivers Mark Winterbottom Will Davison David Reynolds

Kelly RacingDrivers Todd Kelly Karl Reindler Rick Kelly Greg MurphyBrad Jones RacingDrivers Jason Bright Fabian Coulthard David WallDick Johnson RacingDrivers Dean Fiore Steven Johnson

James Moffat Steve OwenTekno AutosportsDrivers Jonathon Webb Michael PatriziLucas Dumbrell MotorsportDrivers Taz DouglasFujitsu RacingDrivers Alexandre Premat Michael Caruso

The Castrol EDGE supported Ford World Rally Team have notched up their 50th World

Rally Championhship event win with Jari-Matti Latvala flying home to pick up victory on the latest round of the championship Rally Sweden

ldquoFour years ago I won my first world rally here and became the youngest driver to do sordquo Latvala said ldquoTo come back and win for a second time is very specialrdquo

The next best-placed Castrol driver was Ford factory man Petter Solberg who finished his home event fourth Former Junior champion Patrik Sandell from Sweden declared himself very pleased with his best ever result on home territory finishing eighth overall in the Castrol-backed MINI John Cooper Works WRC run by Prodrive

In the S2000 category Castrol-supported Volkswagen Motorsportrsquos Seacutebastien Ogier and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia took class victory with their Skoda Fabia S2000 their team-mates Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Floslashene clinched third place Volkswagen is running at WRC rounds this season with two Fabia S2000 cars of the grouprsquos Skoda brand in the smaller SWRC class The commitments serve as preparation for the 2013 season in which Volkswagen will compete in the top class with the Polo R WRC During Round 1 Rally Monte Carlo last month

the Skoda Fabia S2000 of Ogier left the track at a speed of 150kmh and was by far the biggest accident of the Frenchmanrsquos career Click here to see Ogierrsquos huge shunt

After two rounds of the championship the Citroen pairing of Sebastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen lead the way with Solberg and Latvala nipping at their heals in third and fourth respectively Castrol-backed MINI driver Dani Sordo slipped back to sixth in the points race after heading into Rally Sweden second on the ladder after the Spaniard went off on the eighth stage and struck a snow bank damaging the engine of his MINI JCW

castrol edge secure success in snowy sweden with Ford

castrol in Full swing For 2012 V8 supercar season

March 1-4 Clipsal 500 Adelaide March 15-18 Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Melbourne (NC)March 30-April 1 Tasmanian Challenge Symmons Plains LauncestonApril 20-22 ITM400 Hamilton New ZealandMay 4-6 Trading Post Challenge Barbagallo PerthMay 18-20 Phillip Island Phillip Island VictoriaJune 15-17 SKYCITY Triple Crown Hidden Valley DarwinJuly 6-8 Sucrogen Townsville 400 Reid Park TownsvilleAugust 3-5 Coates Hire Ipswich 300 Queensland Raceway IpswichAugust 24-26 Winton Winton VictoriaSeptember 14-16 Sandown 500 Sandown VictoriaOctober 4-7 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Bathurst New South WalesOctober 19-21 Armor All Gold Coast 600 Gold Coast QueenslandNovember 2-4 Yas V8 400 Yas Marina Abu DhabiNovember 9-11 TBA TBANovember 30-Dec 2 Sydney Telstra 500 Olympic Park Sydney

2012 V8 supercars championship

lsquoThe Enforcerrsquo Ingall will continue on in Supercheap Auto colours now running out of the Wilkinshaw Racing garage for the 2012 season

In 2012 the International V8 Supercar Championship will run at a record 16 venues as the series seeks to expand in to new markets On the domestic

front the pre-Bathurst enduro returns to Sandown (September 14-16) with Phillip Island running a standard double-header race earlier in the campaign The Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 runs over the same weekend it did in 2011 (October 4-7) The 2012 Championship will run alongside two Formula1 events The non-championship Australian Grand

Prix at Albert Park returns (March 15-18) whilst the seriesrsquo Abu Dhabi round moves from February to November sharing the bill with F1 Meanwhile one round remains TBA with no venue confirmed for the November 9-11 event An additional flyaway race is likely to fill the gap

Castrol-backed Ford Performance Racing was back on track for the first time in season 2012 where

Will Davison set the fastest lap ever around Sandown at the V8 Supercars season-opening test day New signing David Reynolds got his first taste of a Falcon while Mark Winterbottom tested his rapidly-healing broken ankle He ended the day ninth and happy with how his ankle performed while Reynolds was seventh quickest as he got to grips with his new car

Of the Kelly Racing quartet it was Todd Kelly who set the pace as the

fourth fastest driver of the day while Castrol driver Tony DrsquoAlberto showed good speed as he looks to impress in season 2012 Morning rain meant teams made only a handful of outings on track though once the weather improved all V8 Supercars got to work where the teamrsquos endurance drivers also got in some running incuding Castrol ambassador Steve Richards - endurance driving of the 5 Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon

ldquoIt was good to dust the cobwebs off and finish the day on such a good noterdquo commented the pacesetter

Davison ldquoRain meant we were hampered early but we got through most things I was obviously very happy with the car no matter what tyres we were on and I had a crack at the end and set a great lap time which was encouraging It is always nice to finish the first day of the year in P1 and while we thought we would be close to the fastest it is nice to know that we actually were We can carry that knowledge and confidence into Clipsalrdquo

castrol teams top test times at sandown

1 Will Davison 1m093230s 65 laps2 Craig Lowndes 1m095588s 733 Lee Holdsworth 1m095796s 614 Todd Kelly 1m098234s 475 Jonathon Webb 1m098576s 626 Garth Tander 1m099376s 567 David Reynolds 1m101266s 688 Tim Slade 1m099790s 439 Mark Winterbottom 1m099871s 7710 Steve Owen 1m100505s 44

Round 1 of the 2012 V8 Supercars Championship kicks off next week as crews head to the streets of Adelaide for the infamous Clipsal 500 The following is a line-up of the 28-drivers who will contest this yearrsquos championship

TeamVodafoneDrivers Jamie Whincup Craig LowndesToll Holden Racing TeamSupercheap Auto RacingDrivers Garth Tander James Courtney Russell Ingall

Tony DrsquoAlberto RacingDrivers Tony DrsquoAlbertoStone Brothers RacingDrivers Lee Holdsworth Shane van Gisbergen Tim SladeFord Performance RacingDrivers Mark Winterbottom Will Davison David Reynolds

Kelly RacingDrivers Todd Kelly Karl Reindler Rick Kelly Greg MurphyBrad Jones RacingDrivers Jason Bright Fabian Coulthard David WallDick Johnson RacingDrivers Dean Fiore Steven Johnson

James Moffat Steve OwenTekno AutosportsDrivers Jonathon Webb Michael PatriziLucas Dumbrell MotorsportDrivers Taz DouglasFujitsu RacingDrivers Alexandre Premat Michael Caruso

The Castrol EDGE supported Ford World Rally Team have notched up their 50th World

Rally Championhship event win with Jari-Matti Latvala flying home to pick up victory on the latest round of the championship Rally Sweden

ldquoFour years ago I won my first world rally here and became the youngest driver to do sordquo Latvala said ldquoTo come back and win for a second time is very specialrdquo

The next best-placed Castrol driver was Ford factory man Petter Solberg who finished his home event fourth Former Junior champion Patrik Sandell from Sweden declared himself very pleased with his best ever result on home territory finishing eighth overall in the Castrol-backed MINI John Cooper Works WRC run by Prodrive

In the S2000 category Castrol-supported Volkswagen Motorsportrsquos Seacutebastien Ogier and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia took class victory with their Skoda Fabia S2000 their team-mates Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Floslashene clinched third place Volkswagen is running at WRC rounds this season with two Fabia S2000 cars of the grouprsquos Skoda brand in the smaller SWRC class The commitments serve as preparation for the 2013 season in which Volkswagen will compete in the top class with the Polo R WRC During Round 1 Rally Monte Carlo last month

the Skoda Fabia S2000 of Ogier left the track at a speed of 150kmh and was by far the biggest accident of the Frenchmanrsquos career Click here to see Ogierrsquos huge shunt

After two rounds of the championship the Citroen pairing of Sebastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen lead the way with Solberg and Latvala nipping at their heals in third and fourth respectively Castrol-backed MINI driver Dani Sordo slipped back to sixth in the points race after heading into Rally Sweden second on the ladder after the Spaniard went off on the eighth stage and struck a snow bank damaging the engine of his MINI JCW

castrol edge secure success in snowy sweden with Ford

Castrol-backed Ford Performance Racing was back on track for the first time in season 2012 where

Will Davison set the fastest lap ever around Sandown at the V8 Supercars season-opening test day New signing David Reynolds got his first taste of a Falcon while Mark Winterbottom tested his rapidly-healing broken ankle He ended the day ninth and happy with how his ankle performed while Reynolds was seventh quickest as he got to grips with his new car

Of the Kelly Racing quartet it was Todd Kelly who set the pace as the

fourth fastest driver of the day while Castrol driver Tony DrsquoAlberto showed good speed as he looks to impress in season 2012 Morning rain meant teams made only a handful of outings on track though once the weather improved all V8 Supercars got to work where the teamrsquos endurance drivers also got in some running incuding Castrol ambassador Steve Richards - endurance driving of the 5 Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon

ldquoIt was good to dust the cobwebs off and finish the day on such a good noterdquo commented the pacesetter

Davison ldquoRain meant we were hampered early but we got through most things I was obviously very happy with the car no matter what tyres we were on and I had a crack at the end and set a great lap time which was encouraging It is always nice to finish the first day of the year in P1 and while we thought we would be close to the fastest it is nice to know that we actually were We can carry that knowledge and confidence into Clipsalrdquo

castrol teams top test times at sandown

1 Will Davison 1m093230s 65 laps2 Craig Lowndes 1m095588s 733 Lee Holdsworth 1m095796s 614 Todd Kelly 1m098234s 475 Jonathon Webb 1m098576s 626 Garth Tander 1m099376s 567 David Reynolds 1m101266s 688 Tim Slade 1m099790s 439 Mark Winterbottom 1m099871s 7710 Steve Owen 1m100505s 44

Round 1 of the 2012 V8 Supercars Championship kicks off next week as crews head to the streets of Adelaide for the infamous Clipsal 500 The following is a line-up of the 28-drivers who will contest this yearrsquos championship

TeamVodafoneDrivers Jamie Whincup Craig LowndesToll Holden Racing TeamSupercheap Auto RacingDrivers Garth Tander James Courtney Russell Ingall

Tony DrsquoAlberto RacingDrivers Tony DrsquoAlbertoStone Brothers RacingDrivers Lee Holdsworth Shane van Gisbergen Tim SladeFord Performance RacingDrivers Mark Winterbottom Will Davison David Reynolds

Kelly RacingDrivers Todd Kelly Karl Reindler Rick Kelly Greg MurphyBrad Jones RacingDrivers Jason Bright Fabian Coulthard David WallDick Johnson RacingDrivers Dean Fiore Steven Johnson

James Moffat Steve OwenTekno AutosportsDrivers Jonathon Webb Michael PatriziLucas Dumbrell MotorsportDrivers Taz DouglasFujitsu RacingDrivers Alexandre Premat Michael Caruso

The Castrol EDGE supported Ford World Rally Team have notched up their 50th World

Rally Championhship event win with Jari-Matti Latvala flying home to pick up victory on the latest round of the championship Rally Sweden

ldquoFour years ago I won my first world rally here and became the youngest driver to do sordquo Latvala said ldquoTo come back and win for a second time is very specialrdquo

The next best-placed Castrol driver was Ford factory man Petter Solberg who finished his home event fourth Former Junior champion Patrik Sandell from Sweden declared himself very pleased with his best ever result on home territory finishing eighth overall in the Castrol-backed MINI John Cooper Works WRC run by Prodrive

In the S2000 category Castrol-supported Volkswagen Motorsportrsquos Seacutebastien Ogier and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia took class victory with their Skoda Fabia S2000 their team-mates Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Floslashene clinched third place Volkswagen is running at WRC rounds this season with two Fabia S2000 cars of the grouprsquos Skoda brand in the smaller SWRC class The commitments serve as preparation for the 2013 season in which Volkswagen will compete in the top class with the Polo R WRC During Round 1 Rally Monte Carlo last month

the Skoda Fabia S2000 of Ogier left the track at a speed of 150kmh and was by far the biggest accident of the Frenchmanrsquos career Click here to see Ogierrsquos huge shunt

After two rounds of the championship the Citroen pairing of Sebastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen lead the way with Solberg and Latvala nipping at their heals in third and fourth respectively Castrol-backed MINI driver Dani Sordo slipped back to sixth in the points race after heading into Rally Sweden second on the ladder after the Spaniard went off on the eighth stage and struck a snow bank damaging the engine of his MINI JCW

castrol edge secure success in snowy sweden with Ford

Tony DrsquoAlberto RacingDrivers Tony DrsquoAlbertoStone Brothers RacingDrivers Lee Holdsworth Shane van Gisbergen Tim SladeFord Performance RacingDrivers Mark Winterbottom Will Davison David Reynolds

Kelly RacingDrivers Todd Kelly Karl Reindler Rick Kelly Greg MurphyBrad Jones RacingDrivers Jason Bright Fabian Coulthard David WallDick Johnson RacingDrivers Dean Fiore Steven Johnson

James Moffat Steve OwenTekno AutosportsDrivers Jonathon Webb Michael PatriziLucas Dumbrell MotorsportDrivers Taz DouglasFujitsu RacingDrivers Alexandre Premat Michael Caruso

The Castrol EDGE supported Ford World Rally Team have notched up their 50th World

Rally Championhship event win with Jari-Matti Latvala flying home to pick up victory on the latest round of the championship Rally Sweden

ldquoFour years ago I won my first world rally here and became the youngest driver to do sordquo Latvala said ldquoTo come back and win for a second time is very specialrdquo

The next best-placed Castrol driver was Ford factory man Petter Solberg who finished his home event fourth Former Junior champion Patrik Sandell from Sweden declared himself very pleased with his best ever result on home territory finishing eighth overall in the Castrol-backed MINI John Cooper Works WRC run by Prodrive

In the S2000 category Castrol-supported Volkswagen Motorsportrsquos Seacutebastien Ogier and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia took class victory with their Skoda Fabia S2000 their team-mates Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Floslashene clinched third place Volkswagen is running at WRC rounds this season with two Fabia S2000 cars of the grouprsquos Skoda brand in the smaller SWRC class The commitments serve as preparation for the 2013 season in which Volkswagen will compete in the top class with the Polo R WRC During Round 1 Rally Monte Carlo last month

the Skoda Fabia S2000 of Ogier left the track at a speed of 150kmh and was by far the biggest accident of the Frenchmanrsquos career Click here to see Ogierrsquos huge shunt

After two rounds of the championship the Citroen pairing of Sebastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen lead the way with Solberg and Latvala nipping at their heals in third and fourth respectively Castrol-backed MINI driver Dani Sordo slipped back to sixth in the points race after heading into Rally Sweden second on the ladder after the Spaniard went off on the eighth stage and struck a snow bank damaging the engine of his MINI JCW

castrol edge secure success in snowy sweden with Ford

The Castrol EDGE supported Ford World Rally Team have notched up their 50th World

Rally Championhship event win with Jari-Matti Latvala flying home to pick up victory on the latest round of the championship Rally Sweden

ldquoFour years ago I won my first world rally here and became the youngest driver to do sordquo Latvala said ldquoTo come back and win for a second time is very specialrdquo

The next best-placed Castrol driver was Ford factory man Petter Solberg who finished his home event fourth Former Junior champion Patrik Sandell from Sweden declared himself very pleased with his best ever result on home territory finishing eighth overall in the Castrol-backed MINI John Cooper Works WRC run by Prodrive

In the S2000 category Castrol-supported Volkswagen Motorsportrsquos Seacutebastien Ogier and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia took class victory with their Skoda Fabia S2000 their team-mates Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Floslashene clinched third place Volkswagen is running at WRC rounds this season with two Fabia S2000 cars of the grouprsquos Skoda brand in the smaller SWRC class The commitments serve as preparation for the 2013 season in which Volkswagen will compete in the top class with the Polo R WRC During Round 1 Rally Monte Carlo last month

the Skoda Fabia S2000 of Ogier left the track at a speed of 150kmh and was by far the biggest accident of the Frenchmanrsquos career Click here to see Ogierrsquos huge shunt

After two rounds of the championship the Citroen pairing of Sebastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen lead the way with Solberg and Latvala nipping at their heals in third and fourth respectively Castrol-backed MINI driver Dani Sordo slipped back to sixth in the points race after heading into Rally Sweden second on the ladder after the Spaniard went off on the eighth stage and struck a snow bank damaging the engine of his MINI JCW

castrol edge secure success in snowy sweden with Ford

Pos Driver Car Points1 Sebastien Loeb Citroen 392 Mikko Hirvonen Citroen 323 Petter Solberg Ford 294 Jari-Matti Latvala Ford 265 Evgeny Novikov Ford 216 Dani Sordo Mini 18

Driversrsquo Standings

Manufacturersrsquo StandingsPos Manufacturer Model Points1 Citroen Total WRT DS3 652 Ford WRT Fiesta 553 M-Sport Ford WRT Fiesta 284 Mini WRT Countryman 265 Qatar WRT DS3 8

mini wrc is the lsquorally car oF the year 2011rsquoIt left all the others behind the MINI

John Cooper Works WRC left the opposition in its wake at the Autosport

Awards in London where it was crowned Rally Car of the Year 2011 Six outings in the recently completed 2011 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) were enough to convince Autosport readers of the class possessed by the Castrol supported MINI John Cooper Works WRC

The majority were agreed no car proved itself more at the highest level of rallying in 2011 than that of Dani Sordo Kris Meeke and the MINI WRC Team

Over 1000 guests at Londonrsquos Grosvenor House Hotel for the motorsport equivalent of the Oscars saw double World Champion Carlos Sainz present the coveted prize to Dr Kay Segler head of MINI Brand Management and MINI WRC

Team Principal David Richards This is the first time the title has been awarded to any manufacturer other than Citroen since 2007

ldquoWherever MINI has competed this year it has seemed like all the fans have been cheering us onrdquo said Dr Segler ldquoIt is therefore fitting that it is the fans and readers have voted the MINI WRC as the Rally Car of the Yearrdquo

castrol become primary sponsor oF Fordrsquos world rally outFitCastrol EDGE has announced its

continued support of Fordrsquos World Rally Championship campaign

with the branding for Castrolrsquos global range of best-in-class motor oils featuring prominently on the Fiesta RS WRCrsquos new livery for the 2012 season The eye-catching design was unveiled to the world during the Autosport International Racing Car Show in Birmingham

ldquoBoth Castrol and Ford have a long standing association with motorsport and have shared great past successes in rallying a second placed finish in both the driversrsquo and manufacturersrsquo championships in 2011 being the most recent highlightrdquo commented Donald Smith sponsorship manager Castrol Global Marketing Unit

The Fiesta RS World Rally Car will once again drive Fordrsquos challenge in the 2012 and 2013 championships with Finlandrsquos Jari-Matti Latvala spearheading the driver line-up alongside former Champion Petter Solberg who last linked-up with the blue oval in 2000

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aussie motorsportCastrol EDGE continues as CIK Stars of Karting Series partner

Castrol EDGE has been confirmed as a presenting partner of the 2012 CIK Stars of Karting Series It will be the second consecutive year Castrol EDGE has been a presenting partner of Australiarsquos elite karting series The confirmation continues the oil and lubricant manufacturerrsquos long-standing involvement in the sport of karting at various levels over the past 30 years In the past this involvement included the naming rights sponsorship of the

Castrol Grand Prix at Oran Park during the 1980s and 90s

Australian V8 Dirt Modified Championship

Congratulations to Mark Robinson who raced to victory in the 2012 Australian V8 Dirt Modified Championship at the Avalon Raceway in Victoria last month He had a faultless run through two nights of qualifying and put his new Castrol EDGE Troyer on pole alongside three-time Champion Peter Britten He won the drag race into turn one and

lead every lap of the main event holding out a determined Britten on his way to victory lane

Holderrsquos fourth Aussie Title

Castrol-sponsored Chris Holder has completed his rout of the Australian Speedway Motorcycle Championships with an unbeaten effort at Adelaidersquos Gillman Speedway ndash receiving the perfect score from the three rounds Holder was supreme but downplayed any comparisons with reaching Leigh Adamsrsquo record 10 Australian Titles

ldquoIf I could be half as good as Leigh Irsquod be happy with thatrdquo Holder said ldquoIrsquom just trying to win all the meetings I race in and if I get that far it would be awesome Itrsquos not easy Just because I won it means nothing Every race is tough and I take none of them for granted I might come back next year and it wonrsquot happen for me So wersquoll see what happensrdquo

international motorsport

Force back in the winnerrsquos circle at Pomona

John Force has exorcised the demons of 2011 by taking a stunning victory at the Pomona Winternationals aboard his Castrol GTX Funny Car He was joined in victory lane by Spencer Massey in Top Fuel and Greg Anderson in Pro Stock Force claimed his sixth Winternationals crown in a time of of 4080 seconds at 31564 mph Team-mate and runner up Mike Neff finished in 4036 at 31682 in his Castrol GTX Mustang

Castrol EDGE and BMW unveil new factory BMW M3 DTM car

Castrol EDGE has been announced as the title sponsor of the all new Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM team with the striking livery revealed for the 2012 DTM season The sponsorship marks the continuation of Castrolrsquos long-standing technical partnership with the iconic car manufacturer Castrol EDGE Castrolrsquos strongest oil yet will feature prominently on the new Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM livery as part of a team of six BMW M3 DTM cars set to compete in the championship

Castrol continues support of Honda WSBK

Hondarsquos World SBK team and its riders Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama completed their three-day test at Phillip Island in preparation for the 2012 World Superbike Championship which commences at the same circuit on 26 February confident in the news that Castrol will remain as a key secondary partner until the end of the 2013 season Castrol used Hondarsquos World Superbike effort as part of a worldwide marketing campaign to re-launch its Power 1 brand in 2011 Its continued support of the team extends a commercial and technical partnership between Honda and

Castrol which dates back to 1959 when the Japanese manufacturer first started world championship racing

Courtney Force joins JFR

The youngest daughter of drag racing icon John Force Courtney is living her dream this year in the cockpit of one of the worldrsquos most powerful racing vehicles and finally getting the opportunity to compete at drag racingrsquos highest level after completing a six-year apprenticeship that included stints in Super Comp and Top Alcohol Dragster followed by a full season of testing in a BrandSource Ford Mustang Funny Car which also flew the colors of Castrol Auto Club and Ford Racing

ldquoThis is what Irsquove always wanted to dordquo said the 23-year-old rookie ldquoand to have my sister Ashley and my dad teach me makes it that much better I also have great teammates like my brother-in-law Robert Hight and Mike Neff to lean on and get insight from Irsquom just going to learn all I can and see where it takes merdquo

New 2012 Castrol Truck Racing Sponsorship Announced

Castrol has been part of the truck racing scene for over 15 years with many victories including several European Champions This year Castrol will partner with current European Champion Jochen Hahn to form Castrol Team Hahn Racing for the 2012 season The new partnership with Team Hahn underlines our passion for motorsport and our strategic cooperation with MAN - truck racing is the perfect platform to demonstrate and prove our capabilities Castrol high performance lubricants and a new race fuel from BP will hopefully deliver yet another championship performance in 2012

international motorsport

Castrol EDGE through former Wallaby Dan Crowley were recently introduced to a brave

young man who has done it a lot tougher than most over the past 12 months As a recovering Leukaemia sufferer 15-year-old Jacob Knight and his family were caught up in the Christchurch earthquake disaster last February to devastating effect While on the path to recovery Jacob crossed paths with recently retired Queensland Police Officer of 37 years David Walsh

who was deployed in a team to help with the recovery effort in Christchurch

Upon meeting Jacob David was drawn to this young manrsquos story of determination through life despite severe hardship and learnt of Jacobrsquos great desire to one day become a member of the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service Keeping in contact with Jacob and his family David organised for Jacob and his farther to spend a week in Brisbane and time training with QLDrsquos prestigious Fire and

Rescue Service Academy to educate him on the necessary skills that will lead Jacob to his dream role in the New Zealand Fire Service

ldquoWhen I told Jacobrsquos mother I was going to take him to Australia for a week to spend time at the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy she broke down in tearsrdquo commented Mr Walsh ldquoShe then informed me that Jacobrsquos Grandfather had planned on just that event until his life was tragically taken in the

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKing

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKingFebruary earthquake Jacob wants nothing more than to be a fireman in the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service its been his dream ever since he can remember so the least I could do was use my contacts from many years in the force to help Jacob chase his dream in the Fire servicerdquo

While here for a week Jacob was treated to several fun activities thanks to the support of David QLD Fire and Rescue and former Wallaby hardman Dan Crowley so being a 15-year-old

and the rev head that he is Castrol EDGE sent Jacob his father and David to Movieworld for the day where Jacob received the VIP treatment and a pit pass ride in the car at the Castrol EDGE Hollywood Stunt Driver show It was a great day all round and something new for Jacob who experienced for the first time what it feels like to sit in a car driving up on two wheels

ldquoThat was awesome Jacob said after hopping out of the Hollywood stunt car

at Movieworld ldquoIrsquove never been in a car with guys who can drift like that or up on two wheels for that matter I want to thank the guys at Castrol for taking us to Movieworld for the day it was my first trip to a theme-park and I gotta say theyrsquore really coolrdquo Jacobrsquos final Australian stop took him to the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy on Whyte Island where he was put through his paces and be taught the finer detail on what it takes to be the ultimate Fire and Rescue officer

Australian Rugby Union has announced a range of attractive and affordable ticket prices for

the 2012 Castrol EDGE International test matches ARU Managing Director and CEO John OrsquoNeill AO said it was important to reward those who came

out and supported the Qantas Wallabies with a range of appealing ticket options

ldquoFor the first Test of the year the Castrol Edge Rugby International against Scotland in June a family of four will be able to come and watch international

Rugby for the first time in Newcastlersquos Hunter Stadium from just $50

ldquoThe cost of a ticket to the Castrol Edge Rugby International could be considered lsquoprice-bustingrsquo and I am very pleased that ARU is able to offer

the castrol edge rugby championship dates announced with wallet Friendly ticKets

2012 Castrol EDGE Rugby InternationalJune 5 - Qantas Wallabies v Scotland (Hunter Stadium Newscastle)

2012 Castrol EDGE Wales TourJune 9 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Suncorp Stadium Brisbane)June 16 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Etihad Stadium Melbourne)June 23 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (SFS Sydney)

2012 Castrol EDGE - The Rugby Championship18 August - Qantas Wallabies v New Zealand (ANZ Stadium Sydney)8 September - Qantas Wallabies v South Africa (Patersons Stadium Perth)15 September - Qantas Wallabies v Argentina (Skilled Park Gold Coast)

2012 calendar on australian grounds

such great value to Rugby fans in Newcastle and the Hunterrdquo

Tickets on Sale from Tuesday 22 May

mini wrc is the lsquorally car oF the year 2011rsquoIt left all the others behind the MINI

John Cooper Works WRC left the opposition in its wake at the Autosport

Awards in London where it was crowned Rally Car of the Year 2011 Six outings in the recently completed 2011 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) were enough to convince Autosport readers of the class possessed by the Castrol supported MINI John Cooper Works WRC

The majority were agreed no car proved itself more at the highest level of rallying in 2011 than that of Dani Sordo Kris Meeke and the MINI WRC Team

Over 1000 guests at Londonrsquos Grosvenor House Hotel for the motorsport equivalent of the Oscars saw double World Champion Carlos Sainz present the coveted prize to Dr Kay Segler head of MINI Brand Management and MINI WRC

Team Principal David Richards This is the first time the title has been awarded to any manufacturer other than Citroen since 2007

ldquoWherever MINI has competed this year it has seemed like all the fans have been cheering us onrdquo said Dr Segler ldquoIt is therefore fitting that it is the fans and readers have voted the MINI WRC as the Rally Car of the Yearrdquo

castrol become primary sponsor oF Fordrsquos world rally outFitCastrol EDGE has announced its

continued support of Fordrsquos World Rally Championship campaign

with the branding for Castrolrsquos global range of best-in-class motor oils featuring prominently on the Fiesta RS WRCrsquos new livery for the 2012 season The eye-catching design was unveiled to the world during the Autosport International Racing Car Show in Birmingham

ldquoBoth Castrol and Ford have a long standing association with motorsport and have shared great past successes in rallying a second placed finish in both the driversrsquo and manufacturersrsquo championships in 2011 being the most recent highlightrdquo commented Donald Smith sponsorship manager Castrol Global Marketing Unit

The Fiesta RS World Rally Car will once again drive Fordrsquos challenge in the 2012 and 2013 championships with Finlandrsquos Jari-Matti Latvala spearheading the driver line-up alongside former Champion Petter Solberg who last linked-up with the blue oval in 2000

TO TEST OUR STRONGEST OIL WE ENGINEERED THE

ULTIMATE TESTS OF STRENGTH

New Castrol EDGE with Titanium Fluid Strength TechnologyTM is put through extreme tests of strength to ensure unsurpassed ability to minimise metal on metal contact and provide top engine performance no matter how you drive

Find out more at castroledgecomau

aussie motorsportCastrol EDGE continues as CIK Stars of Karting Series partner

Castrol EDGE has been confirmed as a presenting partner of the 2012 CIK Stars of Karting Series It will be the second consecutive year Castrol EDGE has been a presenting partner of Australiarsquos elite karting series The confirmation continues the oil and lubricant manufacturerrsquos long-standing involvement in the sport of karting at various levels over the past 30 years In the past this involvement included the naming rights sponsorship of the

Castrol Grand Prix at Oran Park during the 1980s and 90s

Australian V8 Dirt Modified Championship

Congratulations to Mark Robinson who raced to victory in the 2012 Australian V8 Dirt Modified Championship at the Avalon Raceway in Victoria last month He had a faultless run through two nights of qualifying and put his new Castrol EDGE Troyer on pole alongside three-time Champion Peter Britten He won the drag race into turn one and

lead every lap of the main event holding out a determined Britten on his way to victory lane

Holderrsquos fourth Aussie Title

Castrol-sponsored Chris Holder has completed his rout of the Australian Speedway Motorcycle Championships with an unbeaten effort at Adelaidersquos Gillman Speedway ndash receiving the perfect score from the three rounds Holder was supreme but downplayed any comparisons with reaching Leigh Adamsrsquo record 10 Australian Titles

ldquoIf I could be half as good as Leigh Irsquod be happy with thatrdquo Holder said ldquoIrsquom just trying to win all the meetings I race in and if I get that far it would be awesome Itrsquos not easy Just because I won it means nothing Every race is tough and I take none of them for granted I might come back next year and it wonrsquot happen for me So wersquoll see what happensrdquo

international motorsport

Force back in the winnerrsquos circle at Pomona

John Force has exorcised the demons of 2011 by taking a stunning victory at the Pomona Winternationals aboard his Castrol GTX Funny Car He was joined in victory lane by Spencer Massey in Top Fuel and Greg Anderson in Pro Stock Force claimed his sixth Winternationals crown in a time of of 4080 seconds at 31564 mph Team-mate and runner up Mike Neff finished in 4036 at 31682 in his Castrol GTX Mustang

Castrol EDGE and BMW unveil new factory BMW M3 DTM car

Castrol EDGE has been announced as the title sponsor of the all new Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM team with the striking livery revealed for the 2012 DTM season The sponsorship marks the continuation of Castrolrsquos long-standing technical partnership with the iconic car manufacturer Castrol EDGE Castrolrsquos strongest oil yet will feature prominently on the new Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM livery as part of a team of six BMW M3 DTM cars set to compete in the championship

Castrol continues support of Honda WSBK

Hondarsquos World SBK team and its riders Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama completed their three-day test at Phillip Island in preparation for the 2012 World Superbike Championship which commences at the same circuit on 26 February confident in the news that Castrol will remain as a key secondary partner until the end of the 2013 season Castrol used Hondarsquos World Superbike effort as part of a worldwide marketing campaign to re-launch its Power 1 brand in 2011 Its continued support of the team extends a commercial and technical partnership between Honda and

Castrol which dates back to 1959 when the Japanese manufacturer first started world championship racing

Courtney Force joins JFR

The youngest daughter of drag racing icon John Force Courtney is living her dream this year in the cockpit of one of the worldrsquos most powerful racing vehicles and finally getting the opportunity to compete at drag racingrsquos highest level after completing a six-year apprenticeship that included stints in Super Comp and Top Alcohol Dragster followed by a full season of testing in a BrandSource Ford Mustang Funny Car which also flew the colors of Castrol Auto Club and Ford Racing

ldquoThis is what Irsquove always wanted to dordquo said the 23-year-old rookie ldquoand to have my sister Ashley and my dad teach me makes it that much better I also have great teammates like my brother-in-law Robert Hight and Mike Neff to lean on and get insight from Irsquom just going to learn all I can and see where it takes merdquo

New 2012 Castrol Truck Racing Sponsorship Announced

Castrol has been part of the truck racing scene for over 15 years with many victories including several European Champions This year Castrol will partner with current European Champion Jochen Hahn to form Castrol Team Hahn Racing for the 2012 season The new partnership with Team Hahn underlines our passion for motorsport and our strategic cooperation with MAN - truck racing is the perfect platform to demonstrate and prove our capabilities Castrol high performance lubricants and a new race fuel from BP will hopefully deliver yet another championship performance in 2012

international motorsport

Castrol EDGE through former Wallaby Dan Crowley were recently introduced to a brave

young man who has done it a lot tougher than most over the past 12 months As a recovering Leukaemia sufferer 15-year-old Jacob Knight and his family were caught up in the Christchurch earthquake disaster last February to devastating effect While on the path to recovery Jacob crossed paths with recently retired Queensland Police Officer of 37 years David Walsh

who was deployed in a team to help with the recovery effort in Christchurch

Upon meeting Jacob David was drawn to this young manrsquos story of determination through life despite severe hardship and learnt of Jacobrsquos great desire to one day become a member of the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service Keeping in contact with Jacob and his family David organised for Jacob and his farther to spend a week in Brisbane and time training with QLDrsquos prestigious Fire and

Rescue Service Academy to educate him on the necessary skills that will lead Jacob to his dream role in the New Zealand Fire Service

ldquoWhen I told Jacobrsquos mother I was going to take him to Australia for a week to spend time at the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy she broke down in tearsrdquo commented Mr Walsh ldquoShe then informed me that Jacobrsquos Grandfather had planned on just that event until his life was tragically taken in the

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKing

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKingFebruary earthquake Jacob wants nothing more than to be a fireman in the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service its been his dream ever since he can remember so the least I could do was use my contacts from many years in the force to help Jacob chase his dream in the Fire servicerdquo

While here for a week Jacob was treated to several fun activities thanks to the support of David QLD Fire and Rescue and former Wallaby hardman Dan Crowley so being a 15-year-old

and the rev head that he is Castrol EDGE sent Jacob his father and David to Movieworld for the day where Jacob received the VIP treatment and a pit pass ride in the car at the Castrol EDGE Hollywood Stunt Driver show It was a great day all round and something new for Jacob who experienced for the first time what it feels like to sit in a car driving up on two wheels

ldquoThat was awesome Jacob said after hopping out of the Hollywood stunt car

at Movieworld ldquoIrsquove never been in a car with guys who can drift like that or up on two wheels for that matter I want to thank the guys at Castrol for taking us to Movieworld for the day it was my first trip to a theme-park and I gotta say theyrsquore really coolrdquo Jacobrsquos final Australian stop took him to the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy on Whyte Island where he was put through his paces and be taught the finer detail on what it takes to be the ultimate Fire and Rescue officer

Australian Rugby Union has announced a range of attractive and affordable ticket prices for

the 2012 Castrol EDGE International test matches ARU Managing Director and CEO John OrsquoNeill AO said it was important to reward those who came

out and supported the Qantas Wallabies with a range of appealing ticket options

ldquoFor the first Test of the year the Castrol Edge Rugby International against Scotland in June a family of four will be able to come and watch international

Rugby for the first time in Newcastlersquos Hunter Stadium from just $50

ldquoThe cost of a ticket to the Castrol Edge Rugby International could be considered lsquoprice-bustingrsquo and I am very pleased that ARU is able to offer

the castrol edge rugby championship dates announced with wallet Friendly ticKets

2012 Castrol EDGE Rugby InternationalJune 5 - Qantas Wallabies v Scotland (Hunter Stadium Newscastle)

2012 Castrol EDGE Wales TourJune 9 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Suncorp Stadium Brisbane)June 16 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Etihad Stadium Melbourne)June 23 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (SFS Sydney)

2012 Castrol EDGE - The Rugby Championship18 August - Qantas Wallabies v New Zealand (ANZ Stadium Sydney)8 September - Qantas Wallabies v South Africa (Patersons Stadium Perth)15 September - Qantas Wallabies v Argentina (Skilled Park Gold Coast)

2012 calendar on australian grounds

such great value to Rugby fans in Newcastle and the Hunterrdquo

Tickets on Sale from Tuesday 22 May

castrol become primary sponsor oF Fordrsquos world rally outFitCastrol EDGE has announced its

continued support of Fordrsquos World Rally Championship campaign

with the branding for Castrolrsquos global range of best-in-class motor oils featuring prominently on the Fiesta RS WRCrsquos new livery for the 2012 season The eye-catching design was unveiled to the world during the Autosport International Racing Car Show in Birmingham

ldquoBoth Castrol and Ford have a long standing association with motorsport and have shared great past successes in rallying a second placed finish in both the driversrsquo and manufacturersrsquo championships in 2011 being the most recent highlightrdquo commented Donald Smith sponsorship manager Castrol Global Marketing Unit

The Fiesta RS World Rally Car will once again drive Fordrsquos challenge in the 2012 and 2013 championships with Finlandrsquos Jari-Matti Latvala spearheading the driver line-up alongside former Champion Petter Solberg who last linked-up with the blue oval in 2000

TO TEST OUR STRONGEST OIL WE ENGINEERED THE

ULTIMATE TESTS OF STRENGTH

New Castrol EDGE with Titanium Fluid Strength TechnologyTM is put through extreme tests of strength to ensure unsurpassed ability to minimise metal on metal contact and provide top engine performance no matter how you drive

Find out more at castroledgecomau

aussie motorsportCastrol EDGE continues as CIK Stars of Karting Series partner

Castrol EDGE has been confirmed as a presenting partner of the 2012 CIK Stars of Karting Series It will be the second consecutive year Castrol EDGE has been a presenting partner of Australiarsquos elite karting series The confirmation continues the oil and lubricant manufacturerrsquos long-standing involvement in the sport of karting at various levels over the past 30 years In the past this involvement included the naming rights sponsorship of the

Castrol Grand Prix at Oran Park during the 1980s and 90s

Australian V8 Dirt Modified Championship

Congratulations to Mark Robinson who raced to victory in the 2012 Australian V8 Dirt Modified Championship at the Avalon Raceway in Victoria last month He had a faultless run through two nights of qualifying and put his new Castrol EDGE Troyer on pole alongside three-time Champion Peter Britten He won the drag race into turn one and

lead every lap of the main event holding out a determined Britten on his way to victory lane

Holderrsquos fourth Aussie Title

Castrol-sponsored Chris Holder has completed his rout of the Australian Speedway Motorcycle Championships with an unbeaten effort at Adelaidersquos Gillman Speedway ndash receiving the perfect score from the three rounds Holder was supreme but downplayed any comparisons with reaching Leigh Adamsrsquo record 10 Australian Titles

ldquoIf I could be half as good as Leigh Irsquod be happy with thatrdquo Holder said ldquoIrsquom just trying to win all the meetings I race in and if I get that far it would be awesome Itrsquos not easy Just because I won it means nothing Every race is tough and I take none of them for granted I might come back next year and it wonrsquot happen for me So wersquoll see what happensrdquo

international motorsport

Force back in the winnerrsquos circle at Pomona

John Force has exorcised the demons of 2011 by taking a stunning victory at the Pomona Winternationals aboard his Castrol GTX Funny Car He was joined in victory lane by Spencer Massey in Top Fuel and Greg Anderson in Pro Stock Force claimed his sixth Winternationals crown in a time of of 4080 seconds at 31564 mph Team-mate and runner up Mike Neff finished in 4036 at 31682 in his Castrol GTX Mustang

Castrol EDGE and BMW unveil new factory BMW M3 DTM car

Castrol EDGE has been announced as the title sponsor of the all new Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM team with the striking livery revealed for the 2012 DTM season The sponsorship marks the continuation of Castrolrsquos long-standing technical partnership with the iconic car manufacturer Castrol EDGE Castrolrsquos strongest oil yet will feature prominently on the new Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM livery as part of a team of six BMW M3 DTM cars set to compete in the championship

Castrol continues support of Honda WSBK

Hondarsquos World SBK team and its riders Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama completed their three-day test at Phillip Island in preparation for the 2012 World Superbike Championship which commences at the same circuit on 26 February confident in the news that Castrol will remain as a key secondary partner until the end of the 2013 season Castrol used Hondarsquos World Superbike effort as part of a worldwide marketing campaign to re-launch its Power 1 brand in 2011 Its continued support of the team extends a commercial and technical partnership between Honda and

Castrol which dates back to 1959 when the Japanese manufacturer first started world championship racing

Courtney Force joins JFR

The youngest daughter of drag racing icon John Force Courtney is living her dream this year in the cockpit of one of the worldrsquos most powerful racing vehicles and finally getting the opportunity to compete at drag racingrsquos highest level after completing a six-year apprenticeship that included stints in Super Comp and Top Alcohol Dragster followed by a full season of testing in a BrandSource Ford Mustang Funny Car which also flew the colors of Castrol Auto Club and Ford Racing

ldquoThis is what Irsquove always wanted to dordquo said the 23-year-old rookie ldquoand to have my sister Ashley and my dad teach me makes it that much better I also have great teammates like my brother-in-law Robert Hight and Mike Neff to lean on and get insight from Irsquom just going to learn all I can and see where it takes merdquo

New 2012 Castrol Truck Racing Sponsorship Announced

Castrol has been part of the truck racing scene for over 15 years with many victories including several European Champions This year Castrol will partner with current European Champion Jochen Hahn to form Castrol Team Hahn Racing for the 2012 season The new partnership with Team Hahn underlines our passion for motorsport and our strategic cooperation with MAN - truck racing is the perfect platform to demonstrate and prove our capabilities Castrol high performance lubricants and a new race fuel from BP will hopefully deliver yet another championship performance in 2012

international motorsport

Castrol EDGE through former Wallaby Dan Crowley were recently introduced to a brave

young man who has done it a lot tougher than most over the past 12 months As a recovering Leukaemia sufferer 15-year-old Jacob Knight and his family were caught up in the Christchurch earthquake disaster last February to devastating effect While on the path to recovery Jacob crossed paths with recently retired Queensland Police Officer of 37 years David Walsh

who was deployed in a team to help with the recovery effort in Christchurch

Upon meeting Jacob David was drawn to this young manrsquos story of determination through life despite severe hardship and learnt of Jacobrsquos great desire to one day become a member of the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service Keeping in contact with Jacob and his family David organised for Jacob and his farther to spend a week in Brisbane and time training with QLDrsquos prestigious Fire and

Rescue Service Academy to educate him on the necessary skills that will lead Jacob to his dream role in the New Zealand Fire Service

ldquoWhen I told Jacobrsquos mother I was going to take him to Australia for a week to spend time at the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy she broke down in tearsrdquo commented Mr Walsh ldquoShe then informed me that Jacobrsquos Grandfather had planned on just that event until his life was tragically taken in the

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKing

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKingFebruary earthquake Jacob wants nothing more than to be a fireman in the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service its been his dream ever since he can remember so the least I could do was use my contacts from many years in the force to help Jacob chase his dream in the Fire servicerdquo

While here for a week Jacob was treated to several fun activities thanks to the support of David QLD Fire and Rescue and former Wallaby hardman Dan Crowley so being a 15-year-old

and the rev head that he is Castrol EDGE sent Jacob his father and David to Movieworld for the day where Jacob received the VIP treatment and a pit pass ride in the car at the Castrol EDGE Hollywood Stunt Driver show It was a great day all round and something new for Jacob who experienced for the first time what it feels like to sit in a car driving up on two wheels

ldquoThat was awesome Jacob said after hopping out of the Hollywood stunt car

at Movieworld ldquoIrsquove never been in a car with guys who can drift like that or up on two wheels for that matter I want to thank the guys at Castrol for taking us to Movieworld for the day it was my first trip to a theme-park and I gotta say theyrsquore really coolrdquo Jacobrsquos final Australian stop took him to the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy on Whyte Island where he was put through his paces and be taught the finer detail on what it takes to be the ultimate Fire and Rescue officer

Australian Rugby Union has announced a range of attractive and affordable ticket prices for

the 2012 Castrol EDGE International test matches ARU Managing Director and CEO John OrsquoNeill AO said it was important to reward those who came

out and supported the Qantas Wallabies with a range of appealing ticket options

ldquoFor the first Test of the year the Castrol Edge Rugby International against Scotland in June a family of four will be able to come and watch international

Rugby for the first time in Newcastlersquos Hunter Stadium from just $50

ldquoThe cost of a ticket to the Castrol Edge Rugby International could be considered lsquoprice-bustingrsquo and I am very pleased that ARU is able to offer

the castrol edge rugby championship dates announced with wallet Friendly ticKets

2012 Castrol EDGE Rugby InternationalJune 5 - Qantas Wallabies v Scotland (Hunter Stadium Newscastle)

2012 Castrol EDGE Wales TourJune 9 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Suncorp Stadium Brisbane)June 16 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Etihad Stadium Melbourne)June 23 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (SFS Sydney)

2012 Castrol EDGE - The Rugby Championship18 August - Qantas Wallabies v New Zealand (ANZ Stadium Sydney)8 September - Qantas Wallabies v South Africa (Patersons Stadium Perth)15 September - Qantas Wallabies v Argentina (Skilled Park Gold Coast)

2012 calendar on australian grounds

such great value to Rugby fans in Newcastle and the Hunterrdquo

Tickets on Sale from Tuesday 22 May

TO TEST OUR STRONGEST OIL WE ENGINEERED THE

ULTIMATE TESTS OF STRENGTH

New Castrol EDGE with Titanium Fluid Strength TechnologyTM is put through extreme tests of strength to ensure unsurpassed ability to minimise metal on metal contact and provide top engine performance no matter how you drive

Find out more at castroledgecomau

aussie motorsportCastrol EDGE continues as CIK Stars of Karting Series partner

Castrol EDGE has been confirmed as a presenting partner of the 2012 CIK Stars of Karting Series It will be the second consecutive year Castrol EDGE has been a presenting partner of Australiarsquos elite karting series The confirmation continues the oil and lubricant manufacturerrsquos long-standing involvement in the sport of karting at various levels over the past 30 years In the past this involvement included the naming rights sponsorship of the

Castrol Grand Prix at Oran Park during the 1980s and 90s

Australian V8 Dirt Modified Championship

Congratulations to Mark Robinson who raced to victory in the 2012 Australian V8 Dirt Modified Championship at the Avalon Raceway in Victoria last month He had a faultless run through two nights of qualifying and put his new Castrol EDGE Troyer on pole alongside three-time Champion Peter Britten He won the drag race into turn one and

lead every lap of the main event holding out a determined Britten on his way to victory lane

Holderrsquos fourth Aussie Title

Castrol-sponsored Chris Holder has completed his rout of the Australian Speedway Motorcycle Championships with an unbeaten effort at Adelaidersquos Gillman Speedway ndash receiving the perfect score from the three rounds Holder was supreme but downplayed any comparisons with reaching Leigh Adamsrsquo record 10 Australian Titles

ldquoIf I could be half as good as Leigh Irsquod be happy with thatrdquo Holder said ldquoIrsquom just trying to win all the meetings I race in and if I get that far it would be awesome Itrsquos not easy Just because I won it means nothing Every race is tough and I take none of them for granted I might come back next year and it wonrsquot happen for me So wersquoll see what happensrdquo

international motorsport

Force back in the winnerrsquos circle at Pomona

John Force has exorcised the demons of 2011 by taking a stunning victory at the Pomona Winternationals aboard his Castrol GTX Funny Car He was joined in victory lane by Spencer Massey in Top Fuel and Greg Anderson in Pro Stock Force claimed his sixth Winternationals crown in a time of of 4080 seconds at 31564 mph Team-mate and runner up Mike Neff finished in 4036 at 31682 in his Castrol GTX Mustang

Castrol EDGE and BMW unveil new factory BMW M3 DTM car

Castrol EDGE has been announced as the title sponsor of the all new Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM team with the striking livery revealed for the 2012 DTM season The sponsorship marks the continuation of Castrolrsquos long-standing technical partnership with the iconic car manufacturer Castrol EDGE Castrolrsquos strongest oil yet will feature prominently on the new Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM livery as part of a team of six BMW M3 DTM cars set to compete in the championship

Castrol continues support of Honda WSBK

Hondarsquos World SBK team and its riders Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama completed their three-day test at Phillip Island in preparation for the 2012 World Superbike Championship which commences at the same circuit on 26 February confident in the news that Castrol will remain as a key secondary partner until the end of the 2013 season Castrol used Hondarsquos World Superbike effort as part of a worldwide marketing campaign to re-launch its Power 1 brand in 2011 Its continued support of the team extends a commercial and technical partnership between Honda and

Castrol which dates back to 1959 when the Japanese manufacturer first started world championship racing

Courtney Force joins JFR

The youngest daughter of drag racing icon John Force Courtney is living her dream this year in the cockpit of one of the worldrsquos most powerful racing vehicles and finally getting the opportunity to compete at drag racingrsquos highest level after completing a six-year apprenticeship that included stints in Super Comp and Top Alcohol Dragster followed by a full season of testing in a BrandSource Ford Mustang Funny Car which also flew the colors of Castrol Auto Club and Ford Racing

ldquoThis is what Irsquove always wanted to dordquo said the 23-year-old rookie ldquoand to have my sister Ashley and my dad teach me makes it that much better I also have great teammates like my brother-in-law Robert Hight and Mike Neff to lean on and get insight from Irsquom just going to learn all I can and see where it takes merdquo

New 2012 Castrol Truck Racing Sponsorship Announced

Castrol has been part of the truck racing scene for over 15 years with many victories including several European Champions This year Castrol will partner with current European Champion Jochen Hahn to form Castrol Team Hahn Racing for the 2012 season The new partnership with Team Hahn underlines our passion for motorsport and our strategic cooperation with MAN - truck racing is the perfect platform to demonstrate and prove our capabilities Castrol high performance lubricants and a new race fuel from BP will hopefully deliver yet another championship performance in 2012

international motorsport

Castrol EDGE through former Wallaby Dan Crowley were recently introduced to a brave

young man who has done it a lot tougher than most over the past 12 months As a recovering Leukaemia sufferer 15-year-old Jacob Knight and his family were caught up in the Christchurch earthquake disaster last February to devastating effect While on the path to recovery Jacob crossed paths with recently retired Queensland Police Officer of 37 years David Walsh

who was deployed in a team to help with the recovery effort in Christchurch

Upon meeting Jacob David was drawn to this young manrsquos story of determination through life despite severe hardship and learnt of Jacobrsquos great desire to one day become a member of the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service Keeping in contact with Jacob and his family David organised for Jacob and his farther to spend a week in Brisbane and time training with QLDrsquos prestigious Fire and

Rescue Service Academy to educate him on the necessary skills that will lead Jacob to his dream role in the New Zealand Fire Service

ldquoWhen I told Jacobrsquos mother I was going to take him to Australia for a week to spend time at the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy she broke down in tearsrdquo commented Mr Walsh ldquoShe then informed me that Jacobrsquos Grandfather had planned on just that event until his life was tragically taken in the

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKing

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKingFebruary earthquake Jacob wants nothing more than to be a fireman in the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service its been his dream ever since he can remember so the least I could do was use my contacts from many years in the force to help Jacob chase his dream in the Fire servicerdquo

While here for a week Jacob was treated to several fun activities thanks to the support of David QLD Fire and Rescue and former Wallaby hardman Dan Crowley so being a 15-year-old

and the rev head that he is Castrol EDGE sent Jacob his father and David to Movieworld for the day where Jacob received the VIP treatment and a pit pass ride in the car at the Castrol EDGE Hollywood Stunt Driver show It was a great day all round and something new for Jacob who experienced for the first time what it feels like to sit in a car driving up on two wheels

ldquoThat was awesome Jacob said after hopping out of the Hollywood stunt car

at Movieworld ldquoIrsquove never been in a car with guys who can drift like that or up on two wheels for that matter I want to thank the guys at Castrol for taking us to Movieworld for the day it was my first trip to a theme-park and I gotta say theyrsquore really coolrdquo Jacobrsquos final Australian stop took him to the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy on Whyte Island where he was put through his paces and be taught the finer detail on what it takes to be the ultimate Fire and Rescue officer

Australian Rugby Union has announced a range of attractive and affordable ticket prices for

the 2012 Castrol EDGE International test matches ARU Managing Director and CEO John OrsquoNeill AO said it was important to reward those who came

out and supported the Qantas Wallabies with a range of appealing ticket options

ldquoFor the first Test of the year the Castrol Edge Rugby International against Scotland in June a family of four will be able to come and watch international

Rugby for the first time in Newcastlersquos Hunter Stadium from just $50

ldquoThe cost of a ticket to the Castrol Edge Rugby International could be considered lsquoprice-bustingrsquo and I am very pleased that ARU is able to offer

the castrol edge rugby championship dates announced with wallet Friendly ticKets

2012 Castrol EDGE Rugby InternationalJune 5 - Qantas Wallabies v Scotland (Hunter Stadium Newscastle)

2012 Castrol EDGE Wales TourJune 9 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Suncorp Stadium Brisbane)June 16 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Etihad Stadium Melbourne)June 23 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (SFS Sydney)

2012 Castrol EDGE - The Rugby Championship18 August - Qantas Wallabies v New Zealand (ANZ Stadium Sydney)8 September - Qantas Wallabies v South Africa (Patersons Stadium Perth)15 September - Qantas Wallabies v Argentina (Skilled Park Gold Coast)

2012 calendar on australian grounds

such great value to Rugby fans in Newcastle and the Hunterrdquo

Tickets on Sale from Tuesday 22 May

aussie motorsportCastrol EDGE continues as CIK Stars of Karting Series partner

Castrol EDGE has been confirmed as a presenting partner of the 2012 CIK Stars of Karting Series It will be the second consecutive year Castrol EDGE has been a presenting partner of Australiarsquos elite karting series The confirmation continues the oil and lubricant manufacturerrsquos long-standing involvement in the sport of karting at various levels over the past 30 years In the past this involvement included the naming rights sponsorship of the

Castrol Grand Prix at Oran Park during the 1980s and 90s

Australian V8 Dirt Modified Championship

Congratulations to Mark Robinson who raced to victory in the 2012 Australian V8 Dirt Modified Championship at the Avalon Raceway in Victoria last month He had a faultless run through two nights of qualifying and put his new Castrol EDGE Troyer on pole alongside three-time Champion Peter Britten He won the drag race into turn one and

lead every lap of the main event holding out a determined Britten on his way to victory lane

Holderrsquos fourth Aussie Title

Castrol-sponsored Chris Holder has completed his rout of the Australian Speedway Motorcycle Championships with an unbeaten effort at Adelaidersquos Gillman Speedway ndash receiving the perfect score from the three rounds Holder was supreme but downplayed any comparisons with reaching Leigh Adamsrsquo record 10 Australian Titles

ldquoIf I could be half as good as Leigh Irsquod be happy with thatrdquo Holder said ldquoIrsquom just trying to win all the meetings I race in and if I get that far it would be awesome Itrsquos not easy Just because I won it means nothing Every race is tough and I take none of them for granted I might come back next year and it wonrsquot happen for me So wersquoll see what happensrdquo

international motorsport

Force back in the winnerrsquos circle at Pomona

John Force has exorcised the demons of 2011 by taking a stunning victory at the Pomona Winternationals aboard his Castrol GTX Funny Car He was joined in victory lane by Spencer Massey in Top Fuel and Greg Anderson in Pro Stock Force claimed his sixth Winternationals crown in a time of of 4080 seconds at 31564 mph Team-mate and runner up Mike Neff finished in 4036 at 31682 in his Castrol GTX Mustang

Castrol EDGE and BMW unveil new factory BMW M3 DTM car

Castrol EDGE has been announced as the title sponsor of the all new Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM team with the striking livery revealed for the 2012 DTM season The sponsorship marks the continuation of Castrolrsquos long-standing technical partnership with the iconic car manufacturer Castrol EDGE Castrolrsquos strongest oil yet will feature prominently on the new Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM livery as part of a team of six BMW M3 DTM cars set to compete in the championship

Castrol continues support of Honda WSBK

Hondarsquos World SBK team and its riders Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama completed their three-day test at Phillip Island in preparation for the 2012 World Superbike Championship which commences at the same circuit on 26 February confident in the news that Castrol will remain as a key secondary partner until the end of the 2013 season Castrol used Hondarsquos World Superbike effort as part of a worldwide marketing campaign to re-launch its Power 1 brand in 2011 Its continued support of the team extends a commercial and technical partnership between Honda and

Castrol which dates back to 1959 when the Japanese manufacturer first started world championship racing

Courtney Force joins JFR

The youngest daughter of drag racing icon John Force Courtney is living her dream this year in the cockpit of one of the worldrsquos most powerful racing vehicles and finally getting the opportunity to compete at drag racingrsquos highest level after completing a six-year apprenticeship that included stints in Super Comp and Top Alcohol Dragster followed by a full season of testing in a BrandSource Ford Mustang Funny Car which also flew the colors of Castrol Auto Club and Ford Racing

ldquoThis is what Irsquove always wanted to dordquo said the 23-year-old rookie ldquoand to have my sister Ashley and my dad teach me makes it that much better I also have great teammates like my brother-in-law Robert Hight and Mike Neff to lean on and get insight from Irsquom just going to learn all I can and see where it takes merdquo

New 2012 Castrol Truck Racing Sponsorship Announced

Castrol has been part of the truck racing scene for over 15 years with many victories including several European Champions This year Castrol will partner with current European Champion Jochen Hahn to form Castrol Team Hahn Racing for the 2012 season The new partnership with Team Hahn underlines our passion for motorsport and our strategic cooperation with MAN - truck racing is the perfect platform to demonstrate and prove our capabilities Castrol high performance lubricants and a new race fuel from BP will hopefully deliver yet another championship performance in 2012

international motorsport

Castrol EDGE through former Wallaby Dan Crowley were recently introduced to a brave

young man who has done it a lot tougher than most over the past 12 months As a recovering Leukaemia sufferer 15-year-old Jacob Knight and his family were caught up in the Christchurch earthquake disaster last February to devastating effect While on the path to recovery Jacob crossed paths with recently retired Queensland Police Officer of 37 years David Walsh

who was deployed in a team to help with the recovery effort in Christchurch

Upon meeting Jacob David was drawn to this young manrsquos story of determination through life despite severe hardship and learnt of Jacobrsquos great desire to one day become a member of the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service Keeping in contact with Jacob and his family David organised for Jacob and his farther to spend a week in Brisbane and time training with QLDrsquos prestigious Fire and

Rescue Service Academy to educate him on the necessary skills that will lead Jacob to his dream role in the New Zealand Fire Service

ldquoWhen I told Jacobrsquos mother I was going to take him to Australia for a week to spend time at the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy she broke down in tearsrdquo commented Mr Walsh ldquoShe then informed me that Jacobrsquos Grandfather had planned on just that event until his life was tragically taken in the

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKing

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKingFebruary earthquake Jacob wants nothing more than to be a fireman in the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service its been his dream ever since he can remember so the least I could do was use my contacts from many years in the force to help Jacob chase his dream in the Fire servicerdquo

While here for a week Jacob was treated to several fun activities thanks to the support of David QLD Fire and Rescue and former Wallaby hardman Dan Crowley so being a 15-year-old

and the rev head that he is Castrol EDGE sent Jacob his father and David to Movieworld for the day where Jacob received the VIP treatment and a pit pass ride in the car at the Castrol EDGE Hollywood Stunt Driver show It was a great day all round and something new for Jacob who experienced for the first time what it feels like to sit in a car driving up on two wheels

ldquoThat was awesome Jacob said after hopping out of the Hollywood stunt car

at Movieworld ldquoIrsquove never been in a car with guys who can drift like that or up on two wheels for that matter I want to thank the guys at Castrol for taking us to Movieworld for the day it was my first trip to a theme-park and I gotta say theyrsquore really coolrdquo Jacobrsquos final Australian stop took him to the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy on Whyte Island where he was put through his paces and be taught the finer detail on what it takes to be the ultimate Fire and Rescue officer

Australian Rugby Union has announced a range of attractive and affordable ticket prices for

the 2012 Castrol EDGE International test matches ARU Managing Director and CEO John OrsquoNeill AO said it was important to reward those who came

out and supported the Qantas Wallabies with a range of appealing ticket options

ldquoFor the first Test of the year the Castrol Edge Rugby International against Scotland in June a family of four will be able to come and watch international

Rugby for the first time in Newcastlersquos Hunter Stadium from just $50

ldquoThe cost of a ticket to the Castrol Edge Rugby International could be considered lsquoprice-bustingrsquo and I am very pleased that ARU is able to offer

the castrol edge rugby championship dates announced with wallet Friendly ticKets

2012 Castrol EDGE Rugby InternationalJune 5 - Qantas Wallabies v Scotland (Hunter Stadium Newscastle)

2012 Castrol EDGE Wales TourJune 9 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Suncorp Stadium Brisbane)June 16 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Etihad Stadium Melbourne)June 23 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (SFS Sydney)

2012 Castrol EDGE - The Rugby Championship18 August - Qantas Wallabies v New Zealand (ANZ Stadium Sydney)8 September - Qantas Wallabies v South Africa (Patersons Stadium Perth)15 September - Qantas Wallabies v Argentina (Skilled Park Gold Coast)

2012 calendar on australian grounds

such great value to Rugby fans in Newcastle and the Hunterrdquo

Tickets on Sale from Tuesday 22 May

international motorsport

Force back in the winnerrsquos circle at Pomona

John Force has exorcised the demons of 2011 by taking a stunning victory at the Pomona Winternationals aboard his Castrol GTX Funny Car He was joined in victory lane by Spencer Massey in Top Fuel and Greg Anderson in Pro Stock Force claimed his sixth Winternationals crown in a time of of 4080 seconds at 31564 mph Team-mate and runner up Mike Neff finished in 4036 at 31682 in his Castrol GTX Mustang

Castrol EDGE and BMW unveil new factory BMW M3 DTM car

Castrol EDGE has been announced as the title sponsor of the all new Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM team with the striking livery revealed for the 2012 DTM season The sponsorship marks the continuation of Castrolrsquos long-standing technical partnership with the iconic car manufacturer Castrol EDGE Castrolrsquos strongest oil yet will feature prominently on the new Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM livery as part of a team of six BMW M3 DTM cars set to compete in the championship

Castrol continues support of Honda WSBK

Hondarsquos World SBK team and its riders Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama completed their three-day test at Phillip Island in preparation for the 2012 World Superbike Championship which commences at the same circuit on 26 February confident in the news that Castrol will remain as a key secondary partner until the end of the 2013 season Castrol used Hondarsquos World Superbike effort as part of a worldwide marketing campaign to re-launch its Power 1 brand in 2011 Its continued support of the team extends a commercial and technical partnership between Honda and

Castrol which dates back to 1959 when the Japanese manufacturer first started world championship racing

Courtney Force joins JFR

The youngest daughter of drag racing icon John Force Courtney is living her dream this year in the cockpit of one of the worldrsquos most powerful racing vehicles and finally getting the opportunity to compete at drag racingrsquos highest level after completing a six-year apprenticeship that included stints in Super Comp and Top Alcohol Dragster followed by a full season of testing in a BrandSource Ford Mustang Funny Car which also flew the colors of Castrol Auto Club and Ford Racing

ldquoThis is what Irsquove always wanted to dordquo said the 23-year-old rookie ldquoand to have my sister Ashley and my dad teach me makes it that much better I also have great teammates like my brother-in-law Robert Hight and Mike Neff to lean on and get insight from Irsquom just going to learn all I can and see where it takes merdquo

New 2012 Castrol Truck Racing Sponsorship Announced

Castrol has been part of the truck racing scene for over 15 years with many victories including several European Champions This year Castrol will partner with current European Champion Jochen Hahn to form Castrol Team Hahn Racing for the 2012 season The new partnership with Team Hahn underlines our passion for motorsport and our strategic cooperation with MAN - truck racing is the perfect platform to demonstrate and prove our capabilities Castrol high performance lubricants and a new race fuel from BP will hopefully deliver yet another championship performance in 2012

international motorsport

Castrol EDGE through former Wallaby Dan Crowley were recently introduced to a brave

young man who has done it a lot tougher than most over the past 12 months As a recovering Leukaemia sufferer 15-year-old Jacob Knight and his family were caught up in the Christchurch earthquake disaster last February to devastating effect While on the path to recovery Jacob crossed paths with recently retired Queensland Police Officer of 37 years David Walsh

who was deployed in a team to help with the recovery effort in Christchurch

Upon meeting Jacob David was drawn to this young manrsquos story of determination through life despite severe hardship and learnt of Jacobrsquos great desire to one day become a member of the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service Keeping in contact with Jacob and his family David organised for Jacob and his farther to spend a week in Brisbane and time training with QLDrsquos prestigious Fire and

Rescue Service Academy to educate him on the necessary skills that will lead Jacob to his dream role in the New Zealand Fire Service

ldquoWhen I told Jacobrsquos mother I was going to take him to Australia for a week to spend time at the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy she broke down in tearsrdquo commented Mr Walsh ldquoShe then informed me that Jacobrsquos Grandfather had planned on just that event until his life was tragically taken in the

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKing

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKingFebruary earthquake Jacob wants nothing more than to be a fireman in the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service its been his dream ever since he can remember so the least I could do was use my contacts from many years in the force to help Jacob chase his dream in the Fire servicerdquo

While here for a week Jacob was treated to several fun activities thanks to the support of David QLD Fire and Rescue and former Wallaby hardman Dan Crowley so being a 15-year-old

and the rev head that he is Castrol EDGE sent Jacob his father and David to Movieworld for the day where Jacob received the VIP treatment and a pit pass ride in the car at the Castrol EDGE Hollywood Stunt Driver show It was a great day all round and something new for Jacob who experienced for the first time what it feels like to sit in a car driving up on two wheels

ldquoThat was awesome Jacob said after hopping out of the Hollywood stunt car

at Movieworld ldquoIrsquove never been in a car with guys who can drift like that or up on two wheels for that matter I want to thank the guys at Castrol for taking us to Movieworld for the day it was my first trip to a theme-park and I gotta say theyrsquore really coolrdquo Jacobrsquos final Australian stop took him to the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy on Whyte Island where he was put through his paces and be taught the finer detail on what it takes to be the ultimate Fire and Rescue officer

Australian Rugby Union has announced a range of attractive and affordable ticket prices for

the 2012 Castrol EDGE International test matches ARU Managing Director and CEO John OrsquoNeill AO said it was important to reward those who came

out and supported the Qantas Wallabies with a range of appealing ticket options

ldquoFor the first Test of the year the Castrol Edge Rugby International against Scotland in June a family of four will be able to come and watch international

Rugby for the first time in Newcastlersquos Hunter Stadium from just $50

ldquoThe cost of a ticket to the Castrol Edge Rugby International could be considered lsquoprice-bustingrsquo and I am very pleased that ARU is able to offer

the castrol edge rugby championship dates announced with wallet Friendly ticKets

2012 Castrol EDGE Rugby InternationalJune 5 - Qantas Wallabies v Scotland (Hunter Stadium Newscastle)

2012 Castrol EDGE Wales TourJune 9 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Suncorp Stadium Brisbane)June 16 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Etihad Stadium Melbourne)June 23 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (SFS Sydney)

2012 Castrol EDGE - The Rugby Championship18 August - Qantas Wallabies v New Zealand (ANZ Stadium Sydney)8 September - Qantas Wallabies v South Africa (Patersons Stadium Perth)15 September - Qantas Wallabies v Argentina (Skilled Park Gold Coast)

2012 calendar on australian grounds

such great value to Rugby fans in Newcastle and the Hunterrdquo

Tickets on Sale from Tuesday 22 May

Force back in the winnerrsquos circle at Pomona

John Force has exorcised the demons of 2011 by taking a stunning victory at the Pomona Winternationals aboard his Castrol GTX Funny Car He was joined in victory lane by Spencer Massey in Top Fuel and Greg Anderson in Pro Stock Force claimed his sixth Winternationals crown in a time of of 4080 seconds at 31564 mph Team-mate and runner up Mike Neff finished in 4036 at 31682 in his Castrol GTX Mustang

Castrol EDGE and BMW unveil new factory BMW M3 DTM car

Castrol EDGE has been announced as the title sponsor of the all new Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM team with the striking livery revealed for the 2012 DTM season The sponsorship marks the continuation of Castrolrsquos long-standing technical partnership with the iconic car manufacturer Castrol EDGE Castrolrsquos strongest oil yet will feature prominently on the new Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM livery as part of a team of six BMW M3 DTM cars set to compete in the championship

Castrol continues support of Honda WSBK

Hondarsquos World SBK team and its riders Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama completed their three-day test at Phillip Island in preparation for the 2012 World Superbike Championship which commences at the same circuit on 26 February confident in the news that Castrol will remain as a key secondary partner until the end of the 2013 season Castrol used Hondarsquos World Superbike effort as part of a worldwide marketing campaign to re-launch its Power 1 brand in 2011 Its continued support of the team extends a commercial and technical partnership between Honda and

Castrol which dates back to 1959 when the Japanese manufacturer first started world championship racing

Courtney Force joins JFR

The youngest daughter of drag racing icon John Force Courtney is living her dream this year in the cockpit of one of the worldrsquos most powerful racing vehicles and finally getting the opportunity to compete at drag racingrsquos highest level after completing a six-year apprenticeship that included stints in Super Comp and Top Alcohol Dragster followed by a full season of testing in a BrandSource Ford Mustang Funny Car which also flew the colors of Castrol Auto Club and Ford Racing

ldquoThis is what Irsquove always wanted to dordquo said the 23-year-old rookie ldquoand to have my sister Ashley and my dad teach me makes it that much better I also have great teammates like my brother-in-law Robert Hight and Mike Neff to lean on and get insight from Irsquom just going to learn all I can and see where it takes merdquo

New 2012 Castrol Truck Racing Sponsorship Announced

Castrol has been part of the truck racing scene for over 15 years with many victories including several European Champions This year Castrol will partner with current European Champion Jochen Hahn to form Castrol Team Hahn Racing for the 2012 season The new partnership with Team Hahn underlines our passion for motorsport and our strategic cooperation with MAN - truck racing is the perfect platform to demonstrate and prove our capabilities Castrol high performance lubricants and a new race fuel from BP will hopefully deliver yet another championship performance in 2012

international motorsport

Castrol EDGE through former Wallaby Dan Crowley were recently introduced to a brave

young man who has done it a lot tougher than most over the past 12 months As a recovering Leukaemia sufferer 15-year-old Jacob Knight and his family were caught up in the Christchurch earthquake disaster last February to devastating effect While on the path to recovery Jacob crossed paths with recently retired Queensland Police Officer of 37 years David Walsh

who was deployed in a team to help with the recovery effort in Christchurch

Upon meeting Jacob David was drawn to this young manrsquos story of determination through life despite severe hardship and learnt of Jacobrsquos great desire to one day become a member of the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service Keeping in contact with Jacob and his family David organised for Jacob and his farther to spend a week in Brisbane and time training with QLDrsquos prestigious Fire and

Rescue Service Academy to educate him on the necessary skills that will lead Jacob to his dream role in the New Zealand Fire Service

ldquoWhen I told Jacobrsquos mother I was going to take him to Australia for a week to spend time at the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy she broke down in tearsrdquo commented Mr Walsh ldquoShe then informed me that Jacobrsquos Grandfather had planned on just that event until his life was tragically taken in the

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKing

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKingFebruary earthquake Jacob wants nothing more than to be a fireman in the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service its been his dream ever since he can remember so the least I could do was use my contacts from many years in the force to help Jacob chase his dream in the Fire servicerdquo

While here for a week Jacob was treated to several fun activities thanks to the support of David QLD Fire and Rescue and former Wallaby hardman Dan Crowley so being a 15-year-old

and the rev head that he is Castrol EDGE sent Jacob his father and David to Movieworld for the day where Jacob received the VIP treatment and a pit pass ride in the car at the Castrol EDGE Hollywood Stunt Driver show It was a great day all round and something new for Jacob who experienced for the first time what it feels like to sit in a car driving up on two wheels

ldquoThat was awesome Jacob said after hopping out of the Hollywood stunt car

at Movieworld ldquoIrsquove never been in a car with guys who can drift like that or up on two wheels for that matter I want to thank the guys at Castrol for taking us to Movieworld for the day it was my first trip to a theme-park and I gotta say theyrsquore really coolrdquo Jacobrsquos final Australian stop took him to the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy on Whyte Island where he was put through his paces and be taught the finer detail on what it takes to be the ultimate Fire and Rescue officer

Australian Rugby Union has announced a range of attractive and affordable ticket prices for

the 2012 Castrol EDGE International test matches ARU Managing Director and CEO John OrsquoNeill AO said it was important to reward those who came

out and supported the Qantas Wallabies with a range of appealing ticket options

ldquoFor the first Test of the year the Castrol Edge Rugby International against Scotland in June a family of four will be able to come and watch international

Rugby for the first time in Newcastlersquos Hunter Stadium from just $50

ldquoThe cost of a ticket to the Castrol Edge Rugby International could be considered lsquoprice-bustingrsquo and I am very pleased that ARU is able to offer

the castrol edge rugby championship dates announced with wallet Friendly ticKets

2012 Castrol EDGE Rugby InternationalJune 5 - Qantas Wallabies v Scotland (Hunter Stadium Newscastle)

2012 Castrol EDGE Wales TourJune 9 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Suncorp Stadium Brisbane)June 16 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Etihad Stadium Melbourne)June 23 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (SFS Sydney)

2012 Castrol EDGE - The Rugby Championship18 August - Qantas Wallabies v New Zealand (ANZ Stadium Sydney)8 September - Qantas Wallabies v South Africa (Patersons Stadium Perth)15 September - Qantas Wallabies v Argentina (Skilled Park Gold Coast)

2012 calendar on australian grounds

such great value to Rugby fans in Newcastle and the Hunterrdquo

Tickets on Sale from Tuesday 22 May

Castrol EDGE through former Wallaby Dan Crowley were recently introduced to a brave

young man who has done it a lot tougher than most over the past 12 months As a recovering Leukaemia sufferer 15-year-old Jacob Knight and his family were caught up in the Christchurch earthquake disaster last February to devastating effect While on the path to recovery Jacob crossed paths with recently retired Queensland Police Officer of 37 years David Walsh

who was deployed in a team to help with the recovery effort in Christchurch

Upon meeting Jacob David was drawn to this young manrsquos story of determination through life despite severe hardship and learnt of Jacobrsquos great desire to one day become a member of the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service Keeping in contact with Jacob and his family David organised for Jacob and his farther to spend a week in Brisbane and time training with QLDrsquos prestigious Fire and

Rescue Service Academy to educate him on the necessary skills that will lead Jacob to his dream role in the New Zealand Fire Service

ldquoWhen I told Jacobrsquos mother I was going to take him to Australia for a week to spend time at the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy she broke down in tearsrdquo commented Mr Walsh ldquoShe then informed me that Jacobrsquos Grandfather had planned on just that event until his life was tragically taken in the

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKing

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKingFebruary earthquake Jacob wants nothing more than to be a fireman in the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service its been his dream ever since he can remember so the least I could do was use my contacts from many years in the force to help Jacob chase his dream in the Fire servicerdquo

While here for a week Jacob was treated to several fun activities thanks to the support of David QLD Fire and Rescue and former Wallaby hardman Dan Crowley so being a 15-year-old

and the rev head that he is Castrol EDGE sent Jacob his father and David to Movieworld for the day where Jacob received the VIP treatment and a pit pass ride in the car at the Castrol EDGE Hollywood Stunt Driver show It was a great day all round and something new for Jacob who experienced for the first time what it feels like to sit in a car driving up on two wheels

ldquoThat was awesome Jacob said after hopping out of the Hollywood stunt car

at Movieworld ldquoIrsquove never been in a car with guys who can drift like that or up on two wheels for that matter I want to thank the guys at Castrol for taking us to Movieworld for the day it was my first trip to a theme-park and I gotta say theyrsquore really coolrdquo Jacobrsquos final Australian stop took him to the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy on Whyte Island where he was put through his paces and be taught the finer detail on what it takes to be the ultimate Fire and Rescue officer

Australian Rugby Union has announced a range of attractive and affordable ticket prices for

the 2012 Castrol EDGE International test matches ARU Managing Director and CEO John OrsquoNeill AO said it was important to reward those who came

out and supported the Qantas Wallabies with a range of appealing ticket options

ldquoFor the first Test of the year the Castrol Edge Rugby International against Scotland in June a family of four will be able to come and watch international

Rugby for the first time in Newcastlersquos Hunter Stadium from just $50

ldquoThe cost of a ticket to the Castrol Edge Rugby International could be considered lsquoprice-bustingrsquo and I am very pleased that ARU is able to offer

the castrol edge rugby championship dates announced with wallet Friendly ticKets

2012 Castrol EDGE Rugby InternationalJune 5 - Qantas Wallabies v Scotland (Hunter Stadium Newscastle)

2012 Castrol EDGE Wales TourJune 9 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Suncorp Stadium Brisbane)June 16 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Etihad Stadium Melbourne)June 23 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (SFS Sydney)

2012 Castrol EDGE - The Rugby Championship18 August - Qantas Wallabies v New Zealand (ANZ Stadium Sydney)8 September - Qantas Wallabies v South Africa (Patersons Stadium Perth)15 September - Qantas Wallabies v Argentina (Skilled Park Gold Coast)

2012 calendar on australian grounds

such great value to Rugby fans in Newcastle and the Hunterrdquo

Tickets on Sale from Tuesday 22 May

Jacob Knight - a hero in the maKingFebruary earthquake Jacob wants nothing more than to be a fireman in the New Zealand Fire and Rescue Service its been his dream ever since he can remember so the least I could do was use my contacts from many years in the force to help Jacob chase his dream in the Fire servicerdquo

While here for a week Jacob was treated to several fun activities thanks to the support of David QLD Fire and Rescue and former Wallaby hardman Dan Crowley so being a 15-year-old

and the rev head that he is Castrol EDGE sent Jacob his father and David to Movieworld for the day where Jacob received the VIP treatment and a pit pass ride in the car at the Castrol EDGE Hollywood Stunt Driver show It was a great day all round and something new for Jacob who experienced for the first time what it feels like to sit in a car driving up on two wheels

ldquoThat was awesome Jacob said after hopping out of the Hollywood stunt car

at Movieworld ldquoIrsquove never been in a car with guys who can drift like that or up on two wheels for that matter I want to thank the guys at Castrol for taking us to Movieworld for the day it was my first trip to a theme-park and I gotta say theyrsquore really coolrdquo Jacobrsquos final Australian stop took him to the QLD Fire and Rescue Service Academy on Whyte Island where he was put through his paces and be taught the finer detail on what it takes to be the ultimate Fire and Rescue officer

Australian Rugby Union has announced a range of attractive and affordable ticket prices for

the 2012 Castrol EDGE International test matches ARU Managing Director and CEO John OrsquoNeill AO said it was important to reward those who came

out and supported the Qantas Wallabies with a range of appealing ticket options

ldquoFor the first Test of the year the Castrol Edge Rugby International against Scotland in June a family of four will be able to come and watch international

Rugby for the first time in Newcastlersquos Hunter Stadium from just $50

ldquoThe cost of a ticket to the Castrol Edge Rugby International could be considered lsquoprice-bustingrsquo and I am very pleased that ARU is able to offer

the castrol edge rugby championship dates announced with wallet Friendly ticKets

2012 Castrol EDGE Rugby InternationalJune 5 - Qantas Wallabies v Scotland (Hunter Stadium Newscastle)

2012 Castrol EDGE Wales TourJune 9 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Suncorp Stadium Brisbane)June 16 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Etihad Stadium Melbourne)June 23 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (SFS Sydney)

2012 Castrol EDGE - The Rugby Championship18 August - Qantas Wallabies v New Zealand (ANZ Stadium Sydney)8 September - Qantas Wallabies v South Africa (Patersons Stadium Perth)15 September - Qantas Wallabies v Argentina (Skilled Park Gold Coast)

2012 calendar on australian grounds

such great value to Rugby fans in Newcastle and the Hunterrdquo

Tickets on Sale from Tuesday 22 May

Australian Rugby Union has announced a range of attractive and affordable ticket prices for

the 2012 Castrol EDGE International test matches ARU Managing Director and CEO John OrsquoNeill AO said it was important to reward those who came

out and supported the Qantas Wallabies with a range of appealing ticket options

ldquoFor the first Test of the year the Castrol Edge Rugby International against Scotland in June a family of four will be able to come and watch international

Rugby for the first time in Newcastlersquos Hunter Stadium from just $50

ldquoThe cost of a ticket to the Castrol Edge Rugby International could be considered lsquoprice-bustingrsquo and I am very pleased that ARU is able to offer

the castrol edge rugby championship dates announced with wallet Friendly ticKets

2012 Castrol EDGE Rugby InternationalJune 5 - Qantas Wallabies v Scotland (Hunter Stadium Newscastle)

2012 Castrol EDGE Wales TourJune 9 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Suncorp Stadium Brisbane)June 16 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Etihad Stadium Melbourne)June 23 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (SFS Sydney)

2012 Castrol EDGE - The Rugby Championship18 August - Qantas Wallabies v New Zealand (ANZ Stadium Sydney)8 September - Qantas Wallabies v South Africa (Patersons Stadium Perth)15 September - Qantas Wallabies v Argentina (Skilled Park Gold Coast)

2012 calendar on australian grounds

such great value to Rugby fans in Newcastle and the Hunterrdquo

Tickets on Sale from Tuesday 22 May

2012 Castrol EDGE Rugby InternationalJune 5 - Qantas Wallabies v Scotland (Hunter Stadium Newscastle)

2012 Castrol EDGE Wales TourJune 9 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Suncorp Stadium Brisbane)June 16 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (Etihad Stadium Melbourne)June 23 - Qantas Wallabies v Wales (SFS Sydney)

2012 Castrol EDGE - The Rugby Championship18 August - Qantas Wallabies v New Zealand (ANZ Stadium Sydney)8 September - Qantas Wallabies v South Africa (Patersons Stadium Perth)15 September - Qantas Wallabies v Argentina (Skilled Park Gold Coast)

2012 calendar on australian grounds

such great value to Rugby fans in Newcastle and the Hunterrdquo

Tickets on Sale from Tuesday 22 May

The Castrol EDGE backed International Motorsport BankLink Falcon of Ant Pedersen has won the final race of the inaugural round of the V8 SuperTourer Series in NZ at Hampton Downs Motor Precinct however it was fellow Castrol driver and local favourite Greg Murphy who claimed the round win with two out of three race wins over the weekend

Pedersen took the final race win after

two late Safety Cars bunched up the pack turning the final 10 laps into a boxing match rather than a motor race Pedersenrsquos International Motorsportrsquos team-mate Jonny Reid lead the majority of the 30 lap race only to get swamped at the final re-start falling to an eventual ninth

Greg Murphy the winner of the first two races of the weekend was eventually

handed the round win but he had to do it the hard way The local hero was forced to serve a drive-through penalty for collecting the back of Kayne Scott on Lap 12

Murphy fought back into contention but was eliminated on the second last lap after a tap from Andy BoothOverall results see Murphy take the round win from Scott and Reid

castrol driVers dominate inaugural nZ supertourer series

2012 NZ V8 SuperTourer SeriesPos No Name Total points R1 R2 R3 R41 51 Greg Murphy 625 63 210 230 1222 99 Kayne Scott 497 70 180 162 853 2 Jonny Reid 471 46 146 180 994 96 Ant Pedersen 455 33 96 86 2405 23 Andy Booth 445 57 162 146 806 47 John McIntyre 411 0 86 118 2077 93 Scott McLaughlin 380 51 97 46 1868 5 Andy Knight 375 41 118 106 1109 69 Eddie Bell 339 30 106 131 7210 556 Steven Richards 328 27 56 77 16811 22 Andre Heimgartner 285 37 41 56 15112 27 Craig Baird 267 0 131 0 13613 12 Geoff Emery 198 0 46 63 8914 15 Paul Manuell 166 0 70 96 015 10 Richard Moore 133 0 63 70 016 66 Colin Corkery 102 0 51 51 0

Super Pass gives you unlimited entry to Warner Bros Movie World Sea World

and WetrsquonrsquoWild Water World until 30 June 2012 inclusive

Click here for your chance to

thanks to Castrol EDGEWIN a 3 Park Superpass

3 PARKS Unlimited Entry

lsquoTil 30 June 2012rsquo

Super Pass gives you unlimited entry to Warner Bros Movie World Sea World

and WetrsquonrsquoWild Water World until 30 June 2012 inclusive

Click here for your chance to

thanks to Castrol EDGEWIN a 3 Park Superpass

3 PARKS Unlimited Entry

lsquoTil 30 June 2012rsquo

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