David Gardner
Name: David Gardner
Age: 44
Hometown: Sydney
Category: Touring Car Challenge
Racing Number: 14
Race Car: 1996 VS Perkins Supercar
Racing Debut: Wakefield Park / 2005 / Kingswood / up the back!
Best Result: Wakefield Park 2006 / Kingswood / Pole position with Race and Round win
Wakefield Park 2007 / Group a VK / Handicap Race & round win.
Best Racing Memory: Getting first pole and getting a round win in handicappped race containing Bigger horsepower Supercars.
Why/how you got into racing: Born with a love of cars & went to the races as a young bloke. Used to club race in the "Fiat Club" at age 15.
Plans for 2008: Not a lot of racing for 2008 having competed full seasons in 2006 & 2007.Have spent most of 2008 completing restorations of several historic cars. Will campaign Group A Walky or VS Supercar in first two rounds of the IRS.
Your team and who makes it all possible: My team amounts to me but can't function without Sharon & Melitta (my two beautiful girls) and great support & guidance of Garry Willmington, engines by Shelton Loughrey & race engines & engineering from Tony Riso.
Sponsors: My biggest sponser is again, me. My company Quantum Transport helped me through 05,06 and 07. My new company BCQ Logistics will continue with future support.
Favourite Car: Ferrari 512 TR
First Road Car: Datsun 1200 Coupe
Current Road Car: HSV VE GTS and HSV VZ Maloo
Favourite Circuit: Eastern Creek (fast & flowing)
Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna / Michael Schumacher
Favourite Food: Watermelon
Favourite Movie: Anything with the word
Favourite Music: Anything 70's, 80's
Hobbies: Collecting Historic Cars, Climbing,Sailboarding,Hunting
Age: 44
Hometown: Sydney
Category: Touring Car Challenge
Racing Number: 14
Race Car: 1996 VS Perkins Supercar
Racing Debut: Wakefield Park / 2005 / Kingswood / up the back!
Best Result: Wakefield Park 2006 / Kingswood / Pole position with Race and Round win
Wakefield Park 2007 / Group a VK / Handicap Race & round win.
Best Racing Memory: Getting first pole and getting a round win in handicappped race containing Bigger horsepower Supercars.
Why/how you got into racing: Born with a love of cars & went to the races as a young bloke. Used to club race in the "Fiat Club" at age 15.
Plans for 2008: Not a lot of racing for 2008 having competed full seasons in 2006 & 2007.Have spent most of 2008 completing restorations of several historic cars. Will campaign Group A Walky or VS Supercar in first two rounds of the IRS.
Your team and who makes it all possible: My team amounts to me but can't function without Sharon & Melitta (my two beautiful girls) and great support & guidance of Garry Willmington, engines by Shelton Loughrey & race engines & engineering from Tony Riso.
Sponsors: My biggest sponser is again, me. My company Quantum Transport helped me through 05,06 and 07. My new company BCQ Logistics will continue with future support.
Favourite Car: Ferrari 512 TR
First Road Car: Datsun 1200 Coupe
Current Road Car: HSV VE GTS and HSV VZ Maloo
Favourite Circuit: Eastern Creek (fast & flowing)
Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna / Michael Schumacher
Favourite Food: Watermelon
Favourite Movie: Anything with the word
Favourite Music: Anything 70's, 80's
Hobbies: Collecting Historic Cars, Climbing,Sailboarding,Hunting
VS COMMODORE SUPERCAR
Chassis: Perkins PE018 (original built 1993 VP) now VS trim.
Engine: Holden 5.0 V8. Perkins slide injected
Power: Not sure.i think around 540-550 hp.
Gearbox/Diff: Hollinger 5 speed (to be upgraded to 6 hopefully soon)
Suspension: tba
Brakes: tba
Wheels: Speedline 17"
Tyres: Dunlop
Weight (kg): tba
Top Speed: Can't tell you yet. Probably 250 kph
Chassis: Perkins PE018 (original built 1993 VP) now VS trim.
Engine: Holden 5.0 V8. Perkins slide injected
Power: Not sure.i think around 540-550 hp.
Gearbox/Diff: Hollinger 5 speed (to be upgraded to 6 hopefully soon)
Suspension: tba
Brakes: tba
Wheels: Speedline 17"
Tyres: Dunlop
Weight (kg): tba
Top Speed: Can't tell you yet. Probably 250 kph
