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07/04/2008
CLAYTON PYNE has finished 19th overall at the second round of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series at Wakefield Park.
It was a frustrating & testing outing for Pyne, who battled a very over-steering car all weekend. Despite the setup issues throughout the weekend, Pyne showed solid speed in the final race of the weekend progressing forward to be as high as 14th.
After qualifying 24th Pyne moved forward in race one to finish 19th.
A tough start to race two, getting checked in the opening laps, saw Pyne drop a few positions.
"It was such a rough and tumble ...(more)
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31/03/2008
CLAYTON Pyne is set to return to the track this weekend, for the first time since 2007, at Goulburn's Wakefield Park Raceway for Round 2 of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.
Pyne is excited to yet again have the support of national automotive retailer Auto One & Australia's No1 helmet painters Race Art, but will also don the livery of leading software distributor Express Software, Carline Mufflers - the fastest growing exhaust replacement group in Australia and United Oil Synthetic Specialists.
Express Software's co-founder and Managing Director, Donald Graves said today in...(more)
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05/03/2007
It was a new circuit and new race car, but that didn’t stop Clayton Pyne from piloting his Auto One Racing BA Falcon to two top 15 race results in the opening round of the 2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. Pyne drove faultlessly to record points over a weekend which saw the harsh streets of Adelaide leave many casualties in its wake.
Pyne had a strategy of longevity in approaching the Adelaide streets, “We always said leading into this weekend we would only reflect on our success or failure after race two. Sure, we still have goals and milestones for every run, but having got throug...(more)
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26/02/2007
CLAYTON Pyne is 'Getting into the Right Gear' with the renewed support of national automotive retailer Auto One and the No. 1 spark plug company in Australia, NGK, as he prepares for his first ever assault on the streets of Adelaide.
Releasing the news today, Auto One’s General Manager, Alex Bowler said “we are yet again very pleased to be supporting one of Australia’s emerging V8 Supercar talents in Clayton as he tackles one of the most gruelling yet celebrated races of the year – the hot confined streets of the Adelaide Parklands circuit”.
After parking the ex-Perk...(more)
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20/12/2006
The 2006 CPR Partner Ride Day was greeted with warm, sunny skies over Goulburn's Wakefield Park Raceway on Tuesday. On-hand was the entire CPR contingent as well as Pyne's key supporters for the 2006 season.
Ben Stockwell, Manager & Senior trainer of Energise Personal Training Services (Clayton's personal trainer), hosted several key clients enjoying the day thoroughly: "We had a great day today! The guys I brought along thoroughly enjoyed themselves with all of them just blown away by the forces inside the car, the speed & braking performance and also the coordination it takes to ...(more)
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11/12/2006
Clayton Pyne endured a tough weekend in the final round of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series at Phillip Island on the weekend salvaging 21st overall. A critical pre-qualifying oversight ensured Pyne would start far down the order than was expected.
"When we found the oversight, we knew straight away where approximately 1.5 seconds of laptime had disappeared", Pyne lamented. "It's certainly ahead of us in the race later today, but I am confident we have the car speed to push forward".
Griding up in 26th position for race one, it certainly was ahead of him - but not for long...(more)
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06/12/2006
It’s another first for Clayton Pyne this weekend, as he prepares for an assault on the demanding high speed track that is the Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit in what is the final round of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. Pyne, having just returned from Tokyo & Seoul on business with his employer IBM, is keen to get back behind the wheel of his VX Commodore. “I’ve been away on business this past fortnight & I am keen to get back in the race car!” Pyne enthused.
The #90 Auto One / Kenco Car Care VX Commodore has spent the last two months at Melbourne Performance where Troy Russell, L...(more)
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09/10/2006
CLAYTON Pyne put in a solid performance in his first ever assault on Mount Panorama at Bathurst over the weekend for Round 6 of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Development Series.
A difficult qualifying session saw Pyne start the race from 37th position. The lower 50% qualifying session was red flagged early, with most cars only completing two to three laps.
"My first timed lap was shaping up to be quite fast, with my first and second sector splits second only to Alajajian, until Geoff Emery lost control in the chase and I had to turn right onto the grass to miss him. We then got...(more)
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28/09/2006
CLAYTON Pyne is 'Getting into the Right Gear' for Bathurst with the support of national automotive retailer Auto One and leading car care manufacturer, Kenco, as he prepares for his first ever assault on The Mountain for the penultimate round of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.
Auto One's iconic '1' logo will adorn the bonnet of Pyne's #90 VX Holden Commodore and will be accompanied by the support of Kenco and leading steel supplier, OneSteel.
"We are very proud to be associated with Clayton. He is such a talented and promising young driver and we look forward to supporti...(more)
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14/08/2006
LOCAL Sydneysider, Clayton Pyne, finished his first ever round in a V8 Supercar in
an outstanding 16th position, with two top 15 race results at Oran Park Raceway for
Round Four of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Development Series over the weekend.
Pyne entered the round with modest expectations, merely hoping to complete as many
laps as possible to further develop the team’s data bank and to get some experience
racing in the series. The strategy was to run some smart races, keep out of trouble,
and the result of following that plan is clear- two top 15 race results on debut.
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10/08/2006
LOCAL Sydneysider, Clayton Pyne, has been putting plenty of miles on his Holden V8 Supercar in the lead up to his debut in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series at Oran Park this weekend.
Pyne had another test day at Oran Park last Wednesday, completing 43 laps to further orientate himself with the 600 horsepower VX Holden Commodore. During the day, his lap times continued to improve, despite only running on used tyres. The Development Series debutante now feels that he is getting a much better grip on how to handle the powerful V8.
“We managed to get down to some pretty good...(more)
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01/08/2006
CLAYTON Pyne has a driving history that reads like an Australian motorsport honour board. He’s graduated from the same motorsport crop that has produced household names like James Courtney, Ryan Briscoe, Michael Caruso, Mark Winterbottom and Jamie Whincup.
Pyne raced for the factory Tony Kart team in the 1996 World Kart Championships in Belgium. That same year he was on the podium of the Oceania Kart Championships, finishing just shy of Briscoe. In 1997, he placed third in the Margutti Cup in Parma, Italy. Pyne also received an invitation to race alongside Michael Schumacher for the...(more)
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12/07/2006
Accelerated Enterprises has today officially launched a campaign to contest the remainder of the 2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. Clayton Pyne will return to the track for the team, piloting an ex-Larry Perkins VX V8 Supercar. The car will be prepared by Pyne's own Accelerated Enterprises personnel. In recent years Clayton featured in the National Formula Ford Series in seasons 2003/4 before winding back racing commitments to focus on his academic pursuits and his professional career. Clayton now returns to the track on August 11th at Oran Park Raceway for Round 4 of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Se...(more)
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