Hi Guys here is Jonathons comments as part of his email with some Q&A from Dick regards NZ - Hope this helps
Hi Doug,
Here is a bit of Q&A from NZ for the Club17 fans, compliments of 'The Boss'.
Also, I noticed that things are heating up in your forum about the Motorsport News cover and article today -There is no truth to it, we're not even sure where they got the story from, but it is nothing more than a rumour.
Here you go...
1. There was a lot of controversy over finishing the race early. What are your thoughts on this and do you think Jim Beam Racing was affected by it?
You can never change something that has already happened but in the Team managers meeting, the teams were advised the race would finish at 1645 and it finished at 1545. Regardless of whether or not this was a genuine error, in my opinion, the spectators would like to see the finish of the race rather than the after race festivities & podium.
2. Amid such a close field, it must have been re-assuring to see Will climb his way up to finish 6th in the final race?
It certainly is and the key is to stay out of trouble. To capitalise on going forward, it is most important to qualify well inside the top ten because it is so hard to get around the other vehicles in front of you, especially on a track with limited passing opportunities like Pukekohe. For example, when Garth Tander had a longer pit stop, he was placed well down the order when re-joining the race and struggled to regain the lost positions as a result.
3. What do you think of the layout for the new Hamilton street circuit?
To date I have only seen graphics with the basic layout of streets & proposed circuit, it looks good, fast and pretty exciting. Time will tell next year and with our track record at street circuits, the guys will be looking to do well there.
Cheers
Jonathan Ede
Marketing & Media Manager
Dick Johnson Racing
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