David Besnard

Jets Motorsport Claim Successive Ipswich 24 Hour Wins
Making their claim as the new 24 Hour specialists, the Jets Motorsport team drove dominantly to take out the annual Ipswich 24 Hour at the Ipswich Kart Track

Summary Of Penalties R9 Phillip Island GP Circuit
STEWARDS UPDATE 2: 1200hrs Saturday 13th September Matters arising from Driver A Practice and Driver B Practice:

WPS/WOW Racing Withdraws From V8 Supercars
WPS/WOW Racing team owner Craig Gore has announced that his team has withdrawn from the V8 Supercar Championship Series

Caltex Drivers Ready To Hunt Down The Title At Phillip Island
For the fifth consecutive year a Caltex-backed driver is in the hunt for the V8 title as the championship battle heads to a climax at the Dunlop Grand Finale

Whincup Reclaims Series Lead In Tasmania
Jamie Whincup was an emphatic winner in today’s two races at Symmons Plains, taking out round 13 of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series

Courtney Finishes Second For Caltex In Bahrain
James Courtney has led the way for the Caltex-backed drivers by finishing second overall in the Desert 400, round 12 of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.

One, Two, Five For Caltex At Bathurst 1000
Caltex-backed duo Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup have taken back-to-back Bathurst 1000 victories by standing on the top step of the podium today.

Wps/wow Racing Pairs Bargwanna And Wilson For Bathurst Assault
WPS/WOW Racing will pair Jason Bargwanna and Max Wilson together in the #8 WOW Racing Falcon for an all-out assault on this year’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

Lowndes/Whincup Win Just Car Insurance 500 At Sandown
Caltex-backed drivers Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup have hoisted the Just Car Insurance 500 trophy high at Sandown International Raceway.

Ingall Says Strategy Is The Key To Success At Sandown
Caltex Racing’s Russell Ingall believes strategy is the key to success at the Just Insurance Sandown 500, , round nine of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Ten Year Celebration For Courtney
V8 Supercar driver James Courtney will celebrate ten years since he etched his name in the record books of world motorsport.

Besnard Battles Against The Odds At Manfield
Gold Coast driver David Besnard remains in contention for the 2006/2007 New Zealand V8 Championship with a pair of top five finishes from the three races contested during in round four at Manfield ra

Bosch Motorsport And John Martin Win 2006 Formula Ford Championship
Bosch Motorsport driver John Martin has won the 2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship in a spectacular final round at Phillip Island in Victoria
today.

Wps Moves Forward At Bathurst
WPS Racing's cars will start 17th and 22nd in Sunday's Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 at Mt Panorama on Sunday - round nine of the V8 Supercar
Championship Series.

Solid Seventh For Wps At Sandown
WPS Racing secured its second successive top ten result in the V8 Supercar Championship with Jason Bargwanna and Craig Baird finishing seventh in the Betta Electrical 500 at Sandown International Rac

Bargwanna Celebrates Ten Years In V8 Supercars
This weekend's Betta Electrical 500, round eight of the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship, at Sandown International Raceway marks a significant moment in the career of WPS Racing's Melbourne-based driver

Experience To Count For WPS At Sandown
When casting an eye over the entry list for the upcoming Betta Electrical 500, the first endurance race of 2006, there are few teams who can boast to have bottled as much enthusiasm and experience as

Champ Car And Drag Star To Rock The Mountain At Easter
For the first time in over 50 years Mount Panorama will come alive to the sound of a car from one of the world's highest profile open wheel championships this Easter at the WPS Bathurst International

WPS Racing Charge Rear Ended In Tasmania
Three separate race incidents where the WPS Racing cars were turned around by opponents from behind, summed up the team’s disappointing weekend at Tasmania’s Ferodo Triple Challenge at

CAMS Stewards Update: V8 Supercar R11, Surfers Paradise #3 & 4
Race 2:
Car #10, Mark Winterbottom, received a drive-through penalty for a wheel rolling into an adjoining pit bay during a pit stop. Following an investigation by the

Sweet And Sour Indy For WPS Racing
The WPS Racing V8 Supercar team performed to expectation today, yet was left to ponder what may have been after a pair of top ten finishes slipped from their grasp during the Gillette V8 Supercar C

V8 Supercar Championship Wide Open For Top Five
The V8 Supercar Championship Series is up for grabs for any of five drivers and teams with just two rounds remaining following the aftermath of yet another thriller at today’s Gillette V8 Sup

Outstanding Indy Top 12 For WPS Racing
Continuing on from an impressive Bathurst campaign, WPS Racing’s Craig Baird and David Besnard secured the team’s best individual race results for the season, clocking in 11th and 12th

Work To Do For WPS At Indy
An over riding hunger for success following a season best performance at Bathurst a fortnight ago, has WPS Racing expecting much more of its drivers during this weekend’s Gillette V8 Supercar

Speed Comparison Adds To Students’ Day In 2005
More than 10,000 school students and teachers will see history in the making during an exciting educational initiative for Students’ Day at this year’s Lexmark Indy 300 on the Gold Coas

Season Best For WPS Racing At Bathurst
WPS Racing secured their best result for 2005 on the biggest stage of Australian V8 Supercars when David Besnard and Craig Baird guided the #48 Wright Patton Shakespeare supported entry to eighth p

Heartbreak For Orrcon Racing At Bathurst
The Super Cheap Auto 1000 at Bathurst is an Australian tradition. The passion associated with the event is unmatched in Australia with fans being divided between the blue side of Ford and the red s

Elements Work Against WPS Racing At Bathurst
Untimely rain periods during today’s combined qualifying session of the Super Cheap Auto 1000 at Bathurst have forced the WPS Racing V8 Supercar team to form a position within the middle of t

WPS Racing Fine Tune For Bathurst Assault
The final preparations towards tomorrow’s Super Cheap Auto 1000 at Bathurst has netted further indicators to what is shaping as a positive weekend for WPS Racing. A one hour practice

Lexmark Indy 300 ‘Hits Brisbane’ Next Saturday October 1
Brisbane will get another taste of Indy Fever next Saturday October 1 when ‘Lexmark Indy 300 Hits Brisbane’ in King George Square in the CBD for a free family day of entertainment.

Cultural Exchange For International Drivers
Several International V8 Supercar drivers were yesterday given a warm welcome to one of Australia’s most culturally diverse capital cities, enjoying lunch at Melbourne’s World famous Brune

Ford V8 Ute Rivals Step Up Title Fight At Sandown This Weekend
MELBOURNE – Rival Ford Falcon XR8 drivers Damien White and Marcus Zukanovic are expected to go for maximum attack when round five of the 2005 Yokohama V8 Ute Championship opens at Melbourne&r

V8 Supercar Stars On Show
Melbourne's Sandown motor racing track and the nearby Chadstone Shopping Centre will play host to the world's leading V8 Supercar drivers next month.

Sandown is the stage for the Betta Elec

Chance To Shine At Sandown For WPS Racing
Like many competitors in the Australian V8 Supercar Series the 2005 endurance campaign, that begins this weekend during the Betta Electrical Sandown 500, provides the WPS Racing team the opportunity t

WPS Racing Launches Innovative Web Site
One of Australia’s newest V8 Supercar teams, WPS Racing has catapulted itself into the high-tech world of multi-media with the launch of the teams impressive, state of the art website, www.wpsra

NZ "Mac Attack" For Sandown V8 Ute Round
New Zealand touring car front runner John McIntyre has entered Round 6 of the Yokohama V8 Ute Series, part of the Sandown 500 race programme next weekend in Melbourne. Currently running 3rd

Morris Calls For Brisbane V8 Supercar Street Race
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1: Sirromet Wines Holden Commodore driver Paul Morris believes Brisbane could be considered as a future venue for a V8 Supercar Championship street race in the wake of today's succ

Skelta Secures Leyburn Title On Debut
The Skelta G-Force sports car landed an emphatic victory at the historic Leyburn Sprints today to mark the ideal competition debut for the road registered, Honda S2000 powered machine.

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Big Crowds Help Leyburn Sprints Celebrate 10th Anniversary
The 10th Anniversary of the historic Leyburn Sprints has proved to be a big winner with motorsport fans as a combination of fast cars and beautiful weather ensured the event maintained its place as mu

Besnard’s Revival A Positive For WPS Racing
David Besnard’s second successive top half finish to a V8 Supercar event coupled with a tireless effort from the WPS Racing crew today at Oran Park, has marked an impressive preliminary to th

Leyburn Sprints Motorsport Breakfast Hailed A Success
The regional launch of the 10th anniversary Leyburn Sprints at Warwick TAFE has been judged an enormous success with Minister for Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Tom Barton calling the n

Winterbottom Wins Charity Challenge For Canteen
Larkham – Orrcon Racing’s Mark Winterbottom showed he has lost none of the touch that claimed him nine National Karting Championships by winning the inaugural V8 Supercar charity karting c

Skelta Thumbs Up From V8 Supercar Star
In Australian motorsport it doesn’t get any bigger or better than the V8 Supercars and for one particular driver in the series, the thrill of being the first to get behind the wheel of Queenslan

Pace But No Cigar For Orrcon Racing
After narrowly missing out on a berth in the top ten shootout yesterday Larkham – Orrcon Racing’s Mark Winterbottom and Jason Bargwanna showed consistent pace during today’s Queens

Big Leap Forward For WPS Racing
Having both WPS Racing V8 Supercar drivers ushered into the top half of the field for the first time this season has proven a timely leap forward for the team during today’s Queensland 300 event

Perfect Queensland Build Up For WPS Racing
The luxury of last week’s test day at the very same track that will host this weekend’s Queensland 300 V8 Supercar event at Ipswich, has marked an enthusiastic approach by the Gold Coa

WPS Racing Ready For Home State Assault
After the completion of 225 combined test laps of Ipswich’s Queensland Raceway circuit today, there’s an air of excitement attached to the WPS Racing V8 Supercar campaign in the lead u

Ford Our To Extend Willowbank Win Streak To 5 Years
Ford heads to its most successful circuit in recent years, Queensland Raceway at Willowbank (Ipswich), for round #7 of this year's championship chase from July 22-24. Ford has won every V8 Sup

Besnard Confirmed For Leyburn Sprints
The lure of one of Australia’s most unique motor racing festivals, the historic Leyburn Sprints has ensured the presence of WPS Racing’s V8 Supercar star David Besnard to this yearR

WPS Racing Struggles In China
Big trouble in little China! That about sums up the overall result for WPS Racing in the fifth round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series at the Shanghai International Circuit in China

WPS Crew Face Late Night
Wright Patton Shakespeare Racing looked set for a late night after the opening race of round five of the V8 Supercar Championship Series at the Shanghai International Circuit in China today.