High Rolling Foursome

In a Ford-dominated qualifying session for round five of the Yokohama V8 Ute Racing series, Hi-Tech Motorsport engineered cars figured prominently with two cars in the top ten at Phillip Island on the
weekend.

Team principle John "Barrell" Pachos was pleased with his drivers' performances, citing that the characteristics of this circuit and the current configuration of the makes, would favour the blue oval brand.

"The fast nature of this track would be better suited to the Fords - we knew that!" Pachos said. "But we have Kerry (Wade) in third fastest and
Grant (Johnson) is the quickest of the Holdens."

The latter was the winner of the previous round at Hidden Valley in the North Territory but faced a total engine strip down after the event.

"Certainly the win there was great with our Holden beating the Fords. But questions were asked why only ours could challenge them . . . and a
protest was lodged.

After we received a clean bill of health we were faced with a costly engine rebuild which, I must say, Greg Willis of Grove Juices graciously
paid for. For that I thank him very much," Pachos added.

Pachos' Hi Tech Motorsports operation runs four cars in the V8 Utes series with the Fords of Scott Jennings and Willis making up the
quartet.

KERRY WADE

3rd - Fuchs/OBH Ford Falcon BF XR8

"Simply untidy on the fast lap!"

GRANT JOHNSON 6th - Grove Juices/OBH/Revive Water Holden Commodore VZ SS
"I just couldn't get the hot lap together."

SCOTT JENNINGS 17th - LeGrande Ford Falcon BF XR8 "We had a win two rounds ago at Wakefield Park, but here it is my first
time and I am still finding my way around."

GREG WILLIS 23rd - Grove Juices/OBH/Revive Water Ford Falcon BF XR8
"I am happy that my times are coming down."

YOKOHAMA V8 UTE RACING SERIES ROUND FIVE QUALIYING 1 Marcus Zukanovic (Vic) Ford Falcon BF XR8 1:51.4137 2 James Small (Vic) Ford Falcon BF XR8 1:51.7268 3 Kerry Wade (WA) Ford Falcon BF XR8 1:51.9348 4 Jack Elsegood (NSW) Ford Falcon BF XR8 1:52.1036 5 Ashley Cooper (NSW) Ford Falcon BF XR8 1:52.1551 6 Grant Johnson (WA) Holden Commodore VZ SS 1:52.2473 7 Charlie Kovacs (SA) Holden Commodore VZ SS 1:52.5533 8 Matt Kingsley (Qld) Holden Commodore VZ SS 1:52.6864
9 Damien White (NSW) Ford Falcon BF XR8 1:52.7055

10 Kim Jane (Qld) Holden Commodore VZ SS 1:53.1000

17 Scott Jennings (NSW) Ford Falcon BF XR8 1:54.6510

23 Greg Willis (Qld) Ford Falcon BF XR8 1:57.1858

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