Wilson claims his best result of the year.
Shell Helix Racing's Max Wilson scored his best result of the year in today's first race of the VIP Pet✱foods Main Event the final round of the 2003 V8 Su♒percar Championship Series at Eastern Creek.
With the team making major gains in car speed over the past few rounds, Wilson was determined to finish what has been a difficult yea🐠r on a high note.
Getting his day off on the right foot, Wilson qualified his Shell Helix Falcon in sixth place during the V8 Supercars' first Formula One style, full-field shooto♏ut.
Shell Helix Racing's Max Wilson scored his best result of the year in today's first race of the VIP Petfoods Main Event the final 𒅌roun🧜d of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series at Eastern Creek.
With the team making major gains in car speed over the past few 🅷rounds, Wilson was determined to finish what has been a difficult yea🐓r on a high note.
Getting his day off on the right foot, Wilson qualified his Shell Helix Falcon in sixth place during the V8 Supercars𒈔' first Formula One style, fu♉ll-field shootout.
Still firing in the day𒐪's 150km race, Wilson made a brilliant move off the start line, leap-frogging Craig Lowndes and slotting into fifth place on the opening lap.
"The car felt rea🦋lly good and I got run at Craig off the🌟 start line and managed to get by him," Wilson said.
Th𒁏e Wilson-Lowndes battle continued throughout the afternoon with the pair separated by six-ten♛ths at the end of the race.
Wilson's team-mate, S♌teve Johnsonꦚ, suffered a very different fate in today's 150km race.
Qualifying inꦰ 12th position, Johnson was confident that his 🍒Falcon had a strong race package to be able to move up the order during today's race.
However, that was not to be the case as the ill-fortuned Johnson was involved in yet another incident with Garth Tan�💦�der on the opening laps.
The over-ambitious Tander tagged t🎐he rear of the #17 Falcon, turning Johnson around🌱 and dropping him back to 26th place.
Johnson fought back fiercely,♌ claiming 10 positions in the following seven laps.
Even th꧂ough he managed to work his way back into the top 10, he was shuffled back down the order after making his compulsory pit stop and eventually fin𒊎ished in 21st place.
"It's so disappointing when other guyꦡs make moves like that and we both pay the penalty," Johnson said. "And it ruins more than just today, it really compromises our race for tomorrow, but we'll get o🅘ut there and do what we can."
Wilson, who is♈ in a more positive position heading into tomorrow's 250km race, has a simple strategy for the event.
"It's going to be a long, hot race tomorro꧂w and my pla❀n is to look after my tyres, stay out of trouble and get the best result I can."
The 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series concludes tomorrow in Eastern Creek with the VꩲIP Pet Foods𒊎 Main Event.
