Elsegood and
Johnson – first and second
respectively on both the grid and
in the championship – spent
the first four laps of the championship
decider nose to tail.
It was lap five that proved Grove
Juice Racing’s tyre strategy
to be spot on when their rival ironically
suffered the exact fate they had
worked so hard to avoid.
Elsegood’s front right tyre
blew half way through lap five,
ripping the brake ducting and wiring
loom from the car, cutting all power
and resulting in a DNF for the disappointed
Elsegood.
With their strategy paying off,
an elated Johnson and the Grove
Juice Racing Team deservedly went
on to capture the 2007 Yokohama
V8 Ute Racing Championship –
Powered by Freightliner.
The 2008 Yokohama V8 Ute Racing
Series begins at the Clipsal 500
in February 2008, where Grant Johnson
hopes to debut his new VE Commodore
Ute brandishing the ‘Number
1’ plate for the very first
time.
Grove Juice Racing thanks their
team, tech support and all their
sponsors for a fantastic year’s
competition, hard work and support.
Cheers,
Greg "Freddy" Willis |
