Paul Cruickshank Racing
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Paul Cruickshank Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in several Sports Car and Touring Car categories.
and the Australian Carrera Cup Championship
since starting his own team in the early part of the decade. Former Champcar racer Marcus Marshall
joined the team after being sacked from Walker Racing
in late 2005.
In 2006 PCR was a new V8 Supercar team, it ran the #20 Glenfords Tools BA Falcon. At the Indy 300 the team changed it number to #111 for the round in memory of Mark Porter, at this round it was the teams best result.
1995 Australian Touring Car Champion, John Bowe
joined the team for the 2007 season
while sponsor Glenfords Tool Centers took title sponsorship for a second year. Cruickshank switched the team's racing number to #111 in memory of Cruickshank's friend, Mark Porter.
The teams BA Falcon was updated to a BF for 2007
Bowe retired from full-time racing after the 2007 season. For 2008, PCR retained Fabian Coulthard
and acquired a new Ford BF Falcon
from Triple 8 Race Engineering. Aaron Caratti drives the "Parklands on Bertram" Carrera cup car.
2-time New Zealand V8 Touring Car Champ John McIntyre
paired with Fabian Coulthard
in the Phillip Island 500 where he showed great pace but was not required for the Bathurst 1000
. That seat was taken by Alex Davison
whose performance at the mountain earned him a spot in the 2009 championship in the #4 Stone Brothers Racing
Falcon
For 2009, the team expanded to two cars in the main V8 Supercars series, continuing with Fabian Coulthard in car #111, a brand-new Triple Eight Race Engineering FG Falcon, sponsored by Wilson Security, and adding Michael Patrizi
in Coulthard's 2008 BF chassis racing under # 333, sponsored by Supply Direct. The licence for the second car was purchased from Jason Bright
.
PCR made no plans to compete in the Australian Carrera Cup series (which was recently shut down) in 2009.
Wife of 2007 V8 Supercar Champion, Leanne Tander
joined the team for the L&H Phillip Island 500 and the Bathurst 1000
. The other enduro driver was David Wall who raced for Paul Cruikshank in the Carrera Cup Series in 2006 and 2007. At the end of the 2009 season Fabian Coulthard was released from his contract to join Walkinshaw Racing
, the leased racing entitlement contract used to run MichAel Patrizi's car was returned to Britek Motorsport
and the #111 REC was sold. Cruickshank wound up the team and took a management position within Stone Brothers Racing
.
V8 Supercar Championship
While new to the championship in 2006, Cruickshank has run several cars in the Development V8 Supercar seriesFujitsu V8 Supercars Series
The Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series is an Australian touring car competition, specifically the second tier series for V8 Supercar competitors. Competing vehicles are older than those utilised in the V8 Supercar Championship series and are run by smaller teams with lower budgets...
and the Australian Carrera Cup Championship
Australian Carrera Cup Championship
The Australian Carrera Cup Championship is a sports car racing championship open to drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. First held in 2003, it is administered by Porsche Cars Australia and sanctioned by CAMS as an Australian Championship...
since starting his own team in the early part of the decade. Former Champcar racer Marcus Marshall
Marcus Marshall
Marcus Marshall is a former Champ Car driver from Australia. Before that he raced in British Formula Three, where he was generally a running outside the top ten, but took a hard fought win in a wet race. He contested 12 races in 2005 for Derrick Walker's renamed Team Australia Racing...
joined the team after being sacked from Walker Racing
Walker Racing
Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series.-Early success:...
in late 2005.
In 2006 PCR was a new V8 Supercar team, it ran the #20 Glenfords Tools BA Falcon. At the Indy 300 the team changed it number to #111 for the round in memory of Mark Porter, at this round it was the teams best result.
1995 Australian Touring Car Champion, John Bowe
John Bowe (racing driver)
John Bowe is an Australian racing driver, presently racing a 1969 Ford Mustang in the historic series, Touring Car Masters....
joined the team for the 2007 season
2007 V8 Supercar season
The 2007 V8 Supercar season was the 48th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500....
while sponsor Glenfords Tool Centers took title sponsorship for a second year. Cruickshank switched the team's racing number to #111 in memory of Cruickshank's friend, Mark Porter.
The teams BA Falcon was updated to a BF for 2007
Bowe retired from full-time racing after the 2007 season. For 2008, PCR retained Fabian Coulthard
Fabian Coulthard
Fabian Coulthard is a professional race car driver, currently racing for Walkinshaw Racing known commercially as Bundaberg Racing Team in the Australian V8 Supercar series....
and acquired a new Ford BF Falcon
Ford Falcon (Australia)
The Ford Falcon is a full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960. Each model from the XA series of 1972 onward has been designed, developed and built in Australia and/or New Zealand, following the phasing out of the American Falcon of 1960–71 which had been re-engineered...
from Triple 8 Race Engineering. Aaron Caratti drives the "Parklands on Bertram" Carrera cup car.
2-time New Zealand V8 Touring Car Champ John McIntyre
John McIntyre (driver)
John McIntyre is a New Zealand racecar driver who competes in the NZV8's and is a co-driver for Stone Brothers Racing at Phillip Island and Bathurst.-NZV8's:...
paired with Fabian Coulthard
Fabian Coulthard
Fabian Coulthard is a professional race car driver, currently racing for Walkinshaw Racing known commercially as Bundaberg Racing Team in the Australian V8 Supercar series....
in the Phillip Island 500 where he showed great pace but was not required for the Bathurst 1000
Bathurst 1000
The Bathurst 1000 is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia...
. That seat was taken by Alex Davison
Alex Davison
Alex Davison, born 3 November 1979, in Melbourne, Australia, is best known as a racing driver. Davison currently races for Stone Brothers Racing driving a Ford Falcon in the V8 Supercar Championship Series....
whose performance at the mountain earned him a spot in the 2009 championship in the #4 Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing is an Australian motor racing team competing in the International V8 Supercars Championship, formed in 1998 by experienced New Zealand-born motorsport veterans, Ross Stone and Jim Stone after buying out their partner in their previous racing team...
Falcon
For 2009, the team expanded to two cars in the main V8 Supercars series, continuing with Fabian Coulthard in car #111, a brand-new Triple Eight Race Engineering FG Falcon, sponsored by Wilson Security, and adding Michael Patrizi
Michael Patrizi
Michael Patrizi born 4 May 1984 in Kalgoorlie Western Australia, is best known as a professional race driver. Starting off in karts in his native Western Australia, he moved to Formula Ford in 2004, then to Formula BMW in Asia 2005, then UK in 2006. 2007 he joined the competitive ranks for the...
in Coulthard's 2008 BF chassis racing under # 333, sponsored by Supply Direct. The licence for the second car was purchased from Jason Bright
Jason Bright
Jason Bright is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the V8 Supercar series.-Australia:...
.
PCR made no plans to compete in the Australian Carrera Cup series (which was recently shut down) in 2009.
Wife of 2007 V8 Supercar Champion, Leanne Tander
Leanne Tander
-Leanne Tander is an Australian racecar driver having raced cars such as Formula Ford, Formula 3 and V8 Supercars.- Career :...
joined the team for the L&H Phillip Island 500 and the Bathurst 1000
Bathurst 1000
The Bathurst 1000 is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia...
. The other enduro driver was David Wall who raced for Paul Cruikshank in the Carrera Cup Series in 2006 and 2007. At the end of the 2009 season Fabian Coulthard was released from his contract to join Walkinshaw Racing
Walkinshaw Racing
Walkinshaw Racing, known commercially as Bundaberg Racing Team, is one of two Australian motor racing teams operated by British owned Walkinshaw Performance...
, the leased racing entitlement contract used to run MichAel Patrizi's car was returned to Britek Motorsport
Britek Motorsport
Britek Motorsport is an Australian V8 Supercar motor racing team. Established in 2005 under the ownership of Bathurst 1000 winning driver Jason Bright, they have struggled in their first two seasons due to testing and licensing restrictions...
and the #111 REC was sold. Cruickshank wound up the team and took a management position within Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing is an Australian motor racing team competing in the International V8 Supercars Championship, formed in 1998 by experienced New Zealand-born motorsport veterans, Ross Stone and Jim Stone after buying out their partner in their previous racing team...
.