2009 V8SCFC: Entries and Driver Changes

[Antrodemus]

The 2009 edition of the V8 Supercar Fantasy Championship kicks off at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide in just under a months time in what is expected to be an exciting clash of new talent against wily championship veterans in the race for the Pete55 Memorial Trophy.

Entering its seventh year on Network Ten-Tenths, this series can guarantee close racing, dodgy officiating, and heated rivalries. The 2009 V8 Supercar Fantasy Championship Series is upon us. Gentlemen (and Gentlewomen),
Start.
Your.
Engines!

1. Drivers

You can hire up to 4 drivers to drive your cars, provided that their combined salary comes in below the $2,000,000 Salary Cap.
Here is how much they cost:

$1,600,000
Jamie Whincup
Mark Winterbottom

$1,400,000
Craig Lowndes
Garth Tander

$1,200,000
James Courtney
Will Davison
Rick Kelly
Steven Richards

$1,000,000
Lee Holdsworth
Russell Ingall
Steven Johnson
Todd Kelly

$800,000
Jason Bright
Fabian Coulthard
Greg Murphy
Jason Richards
Shane van Gisbergen

$600,000
Jason Bargwanna
Michael Caruso
Alex Davison
Paul Dumbrell
Cameron McConville
Steve Owen

$400,000
Tony d’Alberto
Marcus Marshall
Michael Patrizi


Other Drivers
If anyone else not listed above drives in one of the non-enduro rounds, they will be valued at $200,000.

Endurance Drivers
Specialist enduro drivers will be available for Phillip Island and Bathurst. More info below.

2. Hiring & Firing

As Team Owner/Manager, you are permitted to sack any or all of your drivers in the lead-up to a round, and replace them - so long as you don’t blow the salary cap or 4-driver limit.

To sack/hire someone, post in the Driver Changes thread expressing your disappointment in your ex-employee(s), and your hopes for your new driver(s). You will only be charged a driver change if your team is different at the next round, so there is scope to change your mind if need be. The deadline for making changes is the start of first practise.
However, you can only do this twice during the season.

Endurance Drivers
If you wish, you may use one of your two allocated driver changes to hire some of the one-hit-wonders that appear for Phillip Island and Bathurst. Your driver lineup, including enduro specialists, must still fit inside the $2M, 4-driver limits. You will automatically revert to your normal driver lineup after Bathurst, should you choose this option. Note that you do not have to pair up your drivers.

The price list for enduro drivers will be released once we know who they are (sometime after Queensland). As an added incentive, the once-a-year brigade come with generously discounted price tags

So to sum things up:
- You can change your driver lineup twice during the regular single-driver rounds;
or
- You can change your driver lineup once during the regular single-driver rounds and also employ enduro drivers for Phillip Island and/or Bathurst;
or
- You can exercise your right not to use either driver change if you don't want to.

3. Points:

Points are the same as the real series. Whatever a driver scores at each round in real life is what that driver will receive here, including penalties. Your worst round will not be dropped. You will not receive $200 for passing 'Go'.
If you notice that your team hasn't scored as many points as you think they should have (or more than they should have ), there are a couple of likely reasons for this:
1) My maths stinks;
2) I missed your driver change;
3) I've only just realised one of your drivers got penalised somewhere along the line.
Either way, let me know and I'll fix your score so its 100% correct.

4. Other Things You Should Know As Team Owner:

- One team per person, per year.
- You don’t have to use all $2.5 million, but DO NOT GO OVER BUDGET!!! You will be suitably punished (ie. disqualified from the round) if I discover any creative bookkeeping.
- A driver can be chosen by more than one team - these guys are consummate professionals and are able to drive 63 cars simultaneously.
- Points are the same as the real series. If things don't seem to add up, feel free to point out my mathematical ineptitude.
- Round results and championship standings will be posted here following the conclusion of each round.
- After the results have been posted, you can report on your team’s performance (or lack thereof). Show us how good you are at distributing propaganda.

5. Team Announcements:

Once you’ve picked your driving line-up, give your team a name, announce some sponsors, racing numbers, liveries, grid girls/guys, mascots, overseas technical partners and any other stuff you can think of, and of course your manufacturer of choice, then post here giving a detailed description of the copious quantities of hide your team will kick in the forthcoming season.

To make it easy for me, could you please condense the propaganda into this sort of form following your press release:

NAME: Financial Crisis Racing
SPONSORS: US Government
DRIVERS:
#7 Todd Kelly
#11 Jack Perkins
#15 Rick Kelly
#16 Paul Dumbrell
MANUFACTURER: Holden

6. Forum Management:

To keep things organised and easy-to-find, this is how the threads are arranged:

The Rules (includes the Driver Price List): For reference purposes. Please read them at least once!
Entries & Driver Changes Thread: For posting proper team entries/driver changes only. I’ll allow one livery to be shown in the initial team announcement, all others go in the Liveries thread.
Current Round Results Thread: Toast your team, or roast your team, depending on how they fare.
Liveries Thread: For showing off your warpaint. Apart from the above, I don't want to see any liveries posted anywhere else please.

Please make sure I don’t have to deal with to many posts that have wandered out of their natural habitat. Like anyone, I get cranky when I’m overworked.

Reminder on Posting Images:

Originally Posted by FAQ

Keep the image to a reasonable physical and data size. Remember, not everyone has a fast internet connection! As a guideline, pictures shouldn't be much more than 400 x 400 or thereabouts. Any picture that distorts the forum display is too large! Image links that are considered to be too large may be removed by the Moderators. If in doubt, ask!

Part of the fun of this is creating and posting your own liveries. While everybody likes to show infinite detail at super-high-resolution, not everybody’s screen can take it. While I can handle going over 400x400, it's a bit rough posting images wider than the forum display. I refer you to the piece highlighted in red - 800x600 is probably the largest you can manage without having it mysteriously disappear…

7. Prizes:

Yes, Prizes!
Aside from the glory, adulation, and the magnificent Pete55 Memorial Trophy, the championship winner also gets to carry off the fantastic prize of a free one-year Subscription to Ten-Tenths, kindly supplied by Ten-Tenths.com – The Known and Unknown Universe’s Premier Motorsport Forum [/plug ].
There are no prizes for second. Aim higher!
(Can I also say a big thank-you to EvilPumpkin, MagnetOn and the other forum deities for providing the goodies )

Entries are open as of now, so start issuing those press releases!
Your team can be altered without penalty until Adelaide first practise (March 19).
Comments/suggestions/queries are more than welcome, either here or via PM.


May the Fords be with you (or against you as the case may be),


Antrodemus
Top Dog,
WOOFVESCO (World Organiser Of Fantasy Vee Eight Supercar Competitions)

[Green Hornet]

NAME: The Green Machines
SPONSORS: 7Up
DRIVERS:
#68 Garth Tander
#89 Alex Davison
MANUFACTURER: Holden

[twinwebbers]

NAME: Zoom Motorsport
SPONSORS: Zoom Multimedia; Orange Communications
DRIVERS:
#32 Craig Lowndes
#23 Steve Owen
MANUFACTURER: Ford



Zoom Motorsport Launch!

This week Zoom Motorsport launched their 2009 entry in the V8 Supercar Fantasy Championship.

After watching from the sidelines for a number of years team principle TwinWebbers announced "How hard can it be?”

With support from the now defunct communications company 'Orange' and small time online developer 'Zoom Multimedia' the team were confident of at least getting to the first round.

With Craig and Steve on board and a truck load of brand new gear courtesy of a recent Lotto win by the team principle we are proud to embrace our motto "All the Right Gear and No Idea".

At the close of the launch TwinWebbers wished all competitors good luck in this year’s championship and expressed the desire not to embarrass himself in the fantasy main game.

[Pro Racer]

i can't see Jack Perkins on there Antro is he $200,000?

[Reload]

Originally Posted by Pro Racer

i can't see Jack Perkins on there Antro is he $200,000?

Read "Other drivers"

[Pro Racer]

i had already but just wasn't sure given he wasthere last year, if it were a Reynolds or a Webb etc i would of went straight ahead at $200k.

[Antrodemus]

The list is The List. If you think I've left someone off, take advantage of it!

Originally Posted by Antrodemus

- You don’t have to use all $2.5 million, but DO NOT GO OVER BUDGET!!! You will be suitably punished (ie. disqualified from the round) if I discover any creative bookkeeping.

Just to clarify, this should also say $2M, not $2.5M.

[Pro Racer]

!!! PRESS RELEASE !!!



Brendon Engineering Motorsport return for another tilt at the crown of the back of a stong 2008!!!

Brendon Engineering Motorsport (BEM) have today announced they are returning to have another tilt at the Pete55 memorial trophey in 2009. On the back of 3rd place in the 2008 championship BEM believe they have the right ingredients to go all the way in 2009 with new cars, new drivers & a new livery. The team is on a massive high and can't wait to get stuck into it again at Clipsal, "i'm pumped" said an enthusiastic Brendon Team Owner/Manager.

BEM would like to welcome it's all new driver line-up including senior drivers Russell Ingall and Jason Bargwanna, returning from a year off. Joining them will be 2 young guns in Jack Perkins, son on the great Larry Perkins and series new boy David Reynolds. "We feel with this line-up we have the right mix of youth and experience" Brendon said.

Russell Ingall is as excited as ever to get going and hit the track "I'm absolutly chomping at the bit to get out there, i want to do some 'ENFORCING' again" Ingall laughed. Bargwanna echoed Ingall's thoughts and is happy to be back racing Supercars "To be forced to have a year off was deadset heartbreaking. I knew i would be back but never thought i would be with a top team such as BEM who came 3rd last year, i can't wait".

On the otherside of the garage is young gun Jack Perkins who after an up and down start to his career is hoping 09 is the year he joins the men at the front. "My career got off to a rough start with the diabetes forcing me out early in my 1st season and then missing most of last year, i can't wait to have a full season and move up the grid". The 4th driver in the team is Fujitsu V8 series graduate David Reynolds, Reynolds is hoping his full time V8 career gets off to a better start then his endurance race career. "i just want to get out there in some good equipment learn the ropes and hopfully get some good resaults".

Brendon engineering Motorsport have 2 Brand new Commodores for Ingall and Bargwanna with Perkins and Reynolds using 2 of last years cars. Team Owner/Manager Brendon and the teams 4 drivers today unveiled the new livery designed by Brendon. "It's hot even if i do say so myself".

The new drivers will debut when the Team will make the drive down the Hume highway to test at Winton on March 9 for the Official Test day, they will make their racing debut at the Clipsal 500 on March 19-22.

Driver Line-up:
#39 - Russell Ingall - VE Commodore $1,000,000
#3 - Jason Bargwanna - VE Commodore $600,000
#11 - Jack Perkins - VE Commodore $200,000
#24 - David Reynolds - VE Commodore $200,000

Livery:
Covers Comming Off:

Side:

Full View:


Transporter:


Merchandise & Team Uniform:

BRING ON 2009!!!

[Boxy]

B.O.R.I.N.G are pleased to announce our return to the Ten Tenths V8 Supercar Fantasy Championship for 2009!

After a whole lot of over the off season, this years campaign has been thrown together quite quickly


With no further ado...


TEAM NAME: B.O.R.I.N.G (Boxy Organised Racing Including Naked Gridgirls)

SPONSORS: VB, CNW Electrical and Data, Hoosiers & Reef Oil.

DRIVERS:
#1 David Reynolds ($200,000)
#2 Shane Van Gisbergen ($800,000)
#22 Jason Bright ($800,000)
#222 Jack Perkins ($200,000)

MANUFACTURER: Holden



p.s: If any of you design guru's out there have any spare time, B.O.R.I.N.G would greatly appreciate a livery! Feel free to PM.

Good Luck All!

[Razor]

M&M's Motorsport is locked and loaded for season 2009.

M&M's Motorsport are pleased to enter their fourth season in the 10-10ths V8 Fantasy Championships and hopefully win the pete55 Trophy. The team is pleased to announce our new title sponsor, M&M's Choclates. Due to our deal with M&M's, we will be carrying signage of the upcoming film by Michael Bay; Transformers II: Revenge of The Fallen. Also new to the team is electronics giant Samsung. Oil giant Castrol has returned once again as a sense of continuity. M&M's Motorsport has signed up vetran Cam McConville, and rookies Michael Patrizi, Antonio D'Alberto and Michael Caruso.

In brief:
NAME: M&M's Motorsport
SPONSORS: M&M's, Transformers II: Revenge of The Fallen, Castrol, Samsung, 10-10ths Motorsport Forum.
DRIVERS:
#38 Cam McConville
#83 Michael Patrizi
#39 Tony D'Alberto
#93 Michael Caruso
MANUFACTURER: Holden

Livery here:

[adz_34]

Holden Performance Racing is back in 2009 for another tilt at the V8 Fantasy Championship title.

#13 Will Davison $1,200,000
#3 Jason Bargwanna $600,000
#33 David Reynolds $200,000

[nickyf1]

CAPTAIN BACKFIRE RACING!!

Nicky is back! Hopefully to equal record of ONLY ONE paint job last season

omg, 2006/07 was horrible...

#28 - Greg Murphy
#14 - Russel Ingal

Manufacturer - Holden
Sponsors (major) - Addidas (#14), IRN BRU (#28)
sponsors (minor) - SIMBIN, Monroe, Repsol, Dunlop, IRN BRU

[EBXR8]

NAME: Smirnoff Black \ Micheal Bay Racing

SPONSORS: Smirnoff Vodka, BWS, Dunlop, Digital Domain, Platinum Dunes

DRIVERS:
#001 Craig Lowndes
#002 Alex Davison

MANUFACTURER: Ford FG Falcons
Cars Built By 888 Race Engineering
Engine Deal With DJR


Press Release:
Smirnoff Black is pleased to announce its enry into the 2009 V8Supercar Series. Unfortunalty unable to secure Ford Funding We were lucky to obtain the added sponsorship of Michael Bay's New Porduction Company, Platinum Dunes and Special FX Company Digital Domain. With such sponsors we May Feature throughout the year Special Release Paint Schemes.

Driver Craig Lowndes is excited to assist in the mentoring of young up and comer and rookie Alex Davison. Lets see how the Season Unfolds.



Paint Schemes To Follow Once Desgin Team Can find A Template and Learn How To Use Photoshop.

[Pro Racer]

Originally Posted by adz_34

Holden Performance Racing is back in 2009 for another tilt at the V8 Fantasy Championship title.

#13 Will Davison $1,200,000
#3 Jason Bargwanna $600,000
#33 David Reynolds $200,000

you must be using illegal fuel, the cars won't be flaming in 09.

hey antro just a sujestion, to go along with all the awards at the end of season awards how about a best presented award?

[GT3 Cup]

NAME: JJR Motorsport
SPONSORS: Bundaberg Rum, Coca Cola, Pioneer, Revolution Racegear
DRIVERS:
#14 David Reynolds
#15 Alex Davison
#16 Will Davison
MANUFACTURER: Holden

[Axeman444]

Axeman Performance Engineering's Racing Division, Axeman Performance Racing, is back with its GT-40's updated for E85

NAME: Axeman Performance Racing
SPONSORS: Tooheys Extra Dry, Bunnings, Black Douglas and Cola with Zero Sugar
DRIVERS:
#40 Will Davison
#400 Fabian Coulthard
MANUFACTURER: Ford

Originally Posted by nickyf1

Sponsors (major) - IRN BRU (#28)
sponsors (minor) - IRN BRU

i hope you have some vodka to go with that??

[Exceler8]

Jose Motorsport Ready to Roll in 09

Jose motorsport would like that they are back again to compete in the Ten Tenths V8 Supercar Fantasy Championship for 2009!

After a Very Sucessful 2008 in which storming home to finished second,and in 2008 Jose Motorsport has its sight set on the 2009 and title,and ripping that number #1 of B.O.R.I.N.G's Car!

Without Further ado hear is Jose's Motorsports Lineup for 2009,sponsors and liveries will be Released in due course

NAME: Jose Motorsport
SPONSORS: TBA
DRIVERS:
#2 Todd Kelly ($1,000,000)
#9 Fabian Coulthard ($800,000)
#10 David Reynolds ($200,000)

MANUFACTURER: Holden

[JackBlahBlah]

NAME: Jaxtaa Racing
SPONSORS: Nova 100 , Dick Smith, Monster Energy
DRIVERS:
#24 - Marcus Marshall
#25 - Alex Davison

MANUFACTURER: Holden

Liverys to come soon

[Chatters]

Australian Motorsports is back for their third full season in the V8 Supercar Fantasy Championship. And this year, they're keeping it all in the family. Motoring journalists, associated press, and the general public were all invited to today's team launch, which was held at Mallala Motorsport Park, and the team succeeded in taking everyone by surprise, as the announcement came of the team's 2009 drivers.

"As you know, at Australian Motorsports, we're all about family. We promote everyone to work together as a team, and when results come, we all celebrate as equals. We like to encourage a strong bond between team members. However, our twin team members, Larry and Melissa Hick, may have taken it too far when they got married... To each other," said Australian Motorsports CEO Chatters.

"Apart from that, erm, misinterpretation of what we meant by 'Be as close as possible', our devoted staff is like a big family meeting up for a renuion every day at the workshop. So it gives me, our sponsors, and our team, great satisfaction to announce that we have, for the 2009 V8 Supercar Fantasy Championship season, signed Will and Alex Davison." *cue gasps*

"As you know, Will has been great to us since we started out 3-and-a-half years ago as Team Sony Vodafone, then Vodafone Team Racing, and finally as Australian Motorsports, a name we have been proud to use since 2007. So naturally, his signing was something of a no brainer."

"It's fantastic to be back with Australian Motorsports again," Said Will Davison, who was present at the launch.

"I've had some good times with them, and I hope I can bring them great results again."

Will there be much of a rivalry between he and brother Alex?

"Not apart from the normal sibling rivalry, no!" Jokes Davison.

"Seriously however, the restraining order taken on me forbids me from any 'serious' 'rivalry'." He said, with suspicious looks towards the team's lawyers.

Will Davison will be driving the #0 Holden Commodore, which proudly shows off the team's green-and-gold national colours.

"The car looks fantastic!" Said Chatters. "I'm very proud of the result produced by our wonderful livery designer, Chatters."

Alex Davison, who was unable to be at the launch due to emergency surgery after a freak bathtub accident, will be behind the #4 car. However, it isn't sponsored by IRWIN Tools...

"No, quite untrue, this whole '#4 sponsored by IRWIN' rumour," Chatters had to say. "This year, we have gained the support of Wattyl paints, another company proudly associated with Australia, and as a result we've had an incredible 'flouro-flame' livery made."

The team's thired driver, also unable to attend the launch today, was youngster Jack Perkins. Perkins will drive the #09 'Green' Origin Energy Commodore.

"Yes, as everyone looks towards green energy these days, we've jumped aboard by gaining the sponsorship of Origin Energy and their carbon reduction partners, Transurban and Intrepid Travel. The car looks great, and is doing its bit for the environment. We saved .003192 trees, the equivalent of removing 1 car from Australian roads for less then 10 seconds, by not printing out a copy of the car to hang on our notice board in the workshop."

Finally came the announcment of the sponsors. With primary sponsors of Holden, Wattyl Paints and Origin Energy, the team was also happy to announce a minor sponsor of Holden Special Vehicles. As well, QANTAS, AutoBarn, and Repco all renewed their sponsorship of the team, while the team has also gained sponsorship from Australian sock giant Holeproof, and the ANZ Bank.

We wish the team the best of luck for this year in the V8 Supercar Fantasy Championship!

AUSTRALIAN MOTORSPORTS
TEAM NAME: Australian Motorsports
MAJOR SPONSORS: Holden, Wattyl Paints, Origin Energy
MINOR SPONSORS: Holden Special Vehicles, Transurban, Intrepid Travel
PARTNERS: QANTAS, Repco, Autobarn, ANZ, Holeproof.
MANUFACTURER: HOLDEN
DRIVERS: #0 Will Davison - $1,200,000
#4 Alex Davison - $600,000
#09 Jack Perkins - $200,000

[Matt]

That Wattyl car is just insane Chatters, looks great!

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ALL-AMERICAN RACERS

All-American Racers looks to enter their fourth season in the prestigious Ten-Tenths Fantasy V8 Supercar Championship. The 2009 season looked to be a year of recession, with many teams planning to run less cars, however that hasn't stopped AAR from entering THREE cars into the 2009 fold.

Again pairing up with long time associate Holden, AAR has a total of ten VE Commodores available to our three drivers, that equates out to two spare cars per driver, plus some extras, just in case. :P

Our three drivers for this year are Russel "The Enforcer" Ingall, Jason "I've Been in this Sport Way Too Goddamn Long" Bargwanna, and Marcus "I Won't Hit the Wall, I Swear!" Marshall.

Team principal Matt Wood was on hand to discuss the launch.

"I think we've got a great lineup this year, with two very experienced drivers, and a driver we can mold. Ingall and Bargs will be a valuable asset to the team, due to the years of experience they share between themselves, should be a great year!" Wood said.

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The launch, held at Sandown Raceway, was held on a cloudy Thursday afternoon, but that didn't stop the teams new VE's from looking as great as ever. Principals from new sponsors 7-Eleven, Winfield, and Subway were on hand to see the new warpaint for AAR's 2009 campaign, and they were not disappointed.

"The cars look great," said Wood, "I'm glad we could work with our sponsors to have three cars that look nearly identical, but you can still identify them apart. The main theme this year was just that, a sense of unity, which the designer handled very well."

Without further adieu, here are AAR's 2009 car/driver liveries.

In car number 0, driving for Subway, will be Marcus Marshall!


In the signature/famous(or infamous if you've been on the other end) AAR car #64, will be a bit of a big combination. We've got three very "historical" things happening. The long-standing #64, return of Winfield, and after a short hiatus, Jason Bargwanna back behind the wheel of a Supercar!


Now the coup de grâce, in the most surprise move, we've put The Enforcer into a brand new car, sponsor, and number to the team. Worldwide Convenience store chain, 7-Eleven will be adorning Russel's #711(see what we did there? :P) VE Commodore, sure to excite the masses, since we've got free slurpies for everyone on race weekends.


All in all, 2009 looks to be a great year for AAR, we hope to get our first win in the series, and will want to be a threat for the championship!

Our famous, or infamous, if you happened to be caught out at one, paddock parties will be making their return, on the Friday nights of the events, free beer, burgers, and hot dogs are available to anyone who wishes to stop by, and mingle with the V8 drivers!

I'd like to wish everyone good luck for a successful 2009 FV8SC season!

Team: All-American Racers
Manufacture: HOLDEN
Drivers/Car Number:
Russel Ingall($1,000,000) - #711
Jason Bargwanna($600,000) - #64
Marcus Marshall($400,000) - #0

[Chatters]

Originally Posted by Matt

That Wattyl car is just insane Chatters, looks great!

Didn't turn out too bad...

[Antrodemus]

Introducing...

L&P World Famous Racing


After CRC slipped off after a very successful three-year stint with the team, it was high time that the equipment got upgraded too. So with the assistance of our new World Famous sponsors L&P, four brand spanking new retro-styled gold and brown L&P World Famous Racing Holden Commodores will take the grid in Adelaide.



L&P World Famous Racing
Sponsor: Lemon & Paeroa
Car 10: Lee Holdsworth
Car 50: Alex Davison
Car 51: Jack Perkins
Car 52: David Reynolds

And if you’re all real lucky I might crack out the old Peanut Slab livery later in the year.

[Armageddon]

Armageddon Motorsport Returns for the 09 season in an attempt to move further up the ladder we have decided to run three cars for the 09 season. Cars will be launched shortley.

NAME: Armageddon Motorsport
SPONSORS: TBA
DRIVERS:
#666 Russel Ingall ($1,000,000)
#999 Jason Bright ($800,000)
#696 David Reynolds ($200,000)

MANUFACTURER: Ford

[JackBlahBlah]

REDO

NAME: Armageddon Motorsport
SPONSORS: Monster Energy Drink , Dick Smith , Nova 100 , Jetpac Dezign
DRIVERS:
#24 - Marcus Marshall
#25 - Alex Davison

MANUFACTURER: Holden

#24 - Marcus Marshall


#25 - Alex Davison

[GTRMagic]

City Pacific Racing proudly announces its 2 car entry into the 2009 V8Supercar Championship series.

Running SBR-built and prepared Ford Falcon BF's, the team led by preparation ace Alan Heaphy and suspension maestro Oscar Fiorinotto, has signed Garth Tander and Steve Owen to its 2 car squad.



NAME: City Pacific Racing
SPONSORS: City Pacific, Volvo Trucks, Dupont, Europcar, Kenwood, Castrol & Dunlop
DRIVERS:
#30 Garth Tander ($1,400,000)
#60 Steve Owen ($600,000)
MANUFACTURER: SBR Ford Falcon BF