Emery Delivers Top-10 Result for GMR

October 8, 2011

Emery Delivers Top-10 Result for GMR on The Mountain

Geoff Emery has scored his best Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series round result of 2011, finishing ninth in Race 2, Round 5 of the series today to also claim ninth for the round.

From his starting position of 14th, Emery capitalised on some opening lap incidents to move up to 11th in his AC Delco / Simworx / NDD VE Commodore.

Emery then benefited from further incidents which eliminated the cars of Tom Tweedie, Rodney Jane and Marcus Zukanovic, and also recorded his best time of the weekend.

“The car was really good in that race, and I just stayed out of trouble,” Emery said. “Considering all the unfortunate incidents I’ve been involved in at other rounds, I was very happy to reach the end of the weekend with the car intact, and it was very satisfying to lead home the GMR cars for the weekend. I finished in the top-10 here last year as well, so it’s good to have another strong result at the biggest event of the year.”

Coming home just one position behind Emery was Daniel Jilesen, who worked his way through from the back of the field after his unfortunate non-finish yesterday.

“The R & J Batteries / Earthex / King Gee Commodore was better than yesterday, and I focused on avoiding the shenanigans at the start of the race,” Jilesen explained. “I caught Geoff but I wasn’t able to get past him at the end. It’s a good way to bounce back after a tough few races for me.”

James Brock crossed the finish line in 13th position in the Drillpro / Tricor entry, but was disappointed not to have been further up the order.

“The car was a lot more consistent than yesterday, and I was able to push harder without feeling like it was going to throw me off the track,” he said. “I probably should have finished a couple of places higher up, but I made a few mistakes.

“I’ve really enjoyed racing here at Mount Panorama again in a V8 Supercar, and I’ve had a lot of fun throughout the weekend.”

Tony Bates’s race came to a dramatic and disappointing end on the first lap, when his Favourit.com / Alternative Freight Services car was nailed into The Chase by Tim Blanchard.

“In the left-hander into the Chase, Blanchard was about five car-lengths behind me, and he drove across the apex and crashed into my front-left wheel,” Bates said. “The impact bent the steering, and it was too dangerous to continue racing with such severe damage.

“I would have liked to have improved based on what I learned yesterday, but obviously I didn’t have the opportunity, because my race ended prematurely.”

With two rounds remaining in the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, Daniel Jilesen has retained his top-10 position in the standings. The next round will be held at Sandown, Novemeber 18-20.

Round Results Summary, Fujitsu Series Round 5, Mount Panorama
Qualifying: Jilesen 8th, Emery 14th, Brock 17th, Bates 20th
Race 1: Emery 14th, Brock 15th, Bates 16th, Jilesen DNF
Race 2: Emery 9th, Jilesen 10th, Brock 13th, Bates DNF
Overall: Emery 9th (147 points), Brock 11th (126 points), Jilesen 18th (78 points), Bates 22nd (57 points)

Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series – Top 10 Pointscore (after Round 4 of 7)
1. Andrew Thompson – 1355
2. David Russell – 1177
3. Jack Perkins – 1087
4. Scott McLaughlin – 1078
5. Tim Blanchard – 938
6. Nick Percat – 878
7. Chaz Mostert – 810
8. Paul Morris – 739
9. Daniel Jilesen – 671
10. Rodney Jane – 664
(18. Tony Bates – 393)
(21. Geoff Emery – 381)
(23. James Brock – 343)

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