26.02.09
For Immediate Release
Bourke Bags a Result at AGP
After showing strong form for the past few outings, Peter Bourke and the Carline Automotive team were in high spirits as they rolled into the pits at Avalon Raceway on Saturday night to contest the 2009 edition of the prestigious Australian Grand Prix.
Set to start in position 5 in the first heat, Bourke was looking to move forward and secure some valuable points early in the night. In the early laps, Bourke was hooked up blowing past two cars into 3rd only for Troy Jenkins to slip by and move Bourke to 4th. As the laps counted down Bourke got the elbows up to fight his way back into 3rd following Jenkins and Neville Lance over the line.
Heat two for Bourke also started on the third row although on the outside. After the first lap, Bourke found himself in 5th only for that to become 6th when Mark Brown muscled his way past. The reds came out for flip, and shortly after the restart the Carline Automotive machine was battling for the 3rd spot. As the laps ticked down, the #21 spike slowed enough for Todd Winless to capitalize relegating Bourke to 5th where he was unable to make further headway.
The 3rd and 5th were enough to put Bourke in the pole shuffle, giving Bourke one last chance to improve his starting position for the upcoming A Main. Lining up in the first pole shuffle along side Troy Jordan, Bourke missed the start and that was the end of that.
At the green, Bourke dropped back to 9th spot but soon settled into a rhythm. In the early laps, Bourke fought back into 8th. After a few quick fire stoppages, Bourke found himself restarting in the 6th spot behind
At the restart, the limping
Bourke was elated with the podium, finally getting some reward for the hard work put in during the season and with this strong result only further boosting his confidence, the team is looking forward to building on this strong form in the coming weeks.
PBR would like to thank
Carline Automotive Caringbah - http://carlineautomotive.com.au/
Ugly Fish Eyewear - http://www.uglyfisheyewear.com/
High Tide Marine
Penrite Oils - http://www.penrite.com.au/
Nulon - http://www.nulon.com.au/
Top Gun Ignition Leads - http://www.topgunleads.com.au/
20.01.09
For Immediate Release
Consistent Night for Bourke in SSS Grand Final
Friday the 16th and Peter Bourke and the Carline Automotive team finally hit the road to
Upon arriving at the track, Bourke decided the wisest decision would be to leave the preferred N21 spike in the truck and run the N27 stealth keeping in mind that the Australian title was in
When the N27 hit the freshly prepared track, it was immediately evident that the setup was way too loose and with a quick blast for hot laps, the PBR team set about making a few minor tweaks to dial the car in. The changes proved to be effective as Bourke managed a best of 14th from his two timed runs.
Upon returning to the pits, the crew changed the setup once more to suit the slick track expected after the sprintcar time trials before rolling back up to the dummy grid for heat 1. It soon became apparent that some major track work was taking place and the first three Speedcar heats were soon called into the middle making it impossible to make any setup changes despite the fact that the track was now a sloppy mess; it was almost un-drivable as the first few heats showed. Despite the track, Bourke who started in 3rd, blasted into 2nd on the first corner but due to sliding around all over the race track dropped back to 6th at the checkers.
With the track eventually coming in, the setup was left to suit a slick track for heat two, the track was thankfully left and the track was as expected as the cars rolled out for their second heat. As soon as the N27 was fired, Bourke realized that something was wrong. The Esslinger had dropped onto two cylinders, with a cam sensor failing. Despite being massively down on power, Bourke still managed to claw back one spot after dropping to the tail, eventually finishing 7th.
The crew thrashed to change the sensor, while preparing for the B-main. Because the Esslinger suffered exactly the same problem the week before in Lismore, the team got the job done in no time and the car was ready to take its place off the front row of the B.
At the green the car stumbled, and Bourke slipped into second which he held for the majority of the 12 lap journey until giving up another spot in the dying laps. 3rd was the result, which meant a starting berth in the 40 lap A-main due to the top 4 transferring.
Bourke decided to make some big changes to the setup to suit the longer race and the ever changing track. Some big holes were developing but Bourke was confident of a strong result. At the jump, the Bourke muscled the car forwards a few spots but with the changing track, the car became too tight, �it just wanted to turn hard right on me, I tried everything but it just wasn�t working right� explained a frustrated Bourke. Because of the ill handling car, Bourke dropped a few positions while still hanging on running the gutter. With a handful of laps to go, Bourke found himself in 12th spot and at the final restart the car loosened up, it was too little too late however with Bourke finishing the 40 laps in 12th.
With the final round of the SSS completed, attention now turns to this weekends Australian Speedcar Title at the
PBR would like to thank
Carline Automotive Caringbah - http://carlineautomotive.com.au/
Ugly Fish Eyewear - http://www.uglyfisheyewear.com/
High Tide Marine
Penrite Oils - http://www.penrite.com.au/
Nulon - http://www.nulon.com.au/
Top Gun Ignition Leads - http://www.topgunleads.com.au/
For Immediate Release
Promising Form Shown By PBR
After battling with an overheating truck for the majority of the trip, the Carline Automotive team eventually arrived at the track ready for business in the fifth round of the Carline Mufflers Speedcar Super Series. With 27 cars in the pits, the competition was going to be tough right from hot laps.
Mid way through the hot laps session the N27 car appeared to slow and once pulled infield Bourke reported a severe miss in the Esslinger power plant. Upon closer inspection, it appeared to be only running on two cylinders. Because the N27 was due to come out 3rd in time trials there wasn�t enough time to investigate further so the hood was re-fitted and Bourke�s 2 timed laps were attempted. Despite the misfire, a better than expected 18th was recorded.
With some time before the first heat, the PBR crew set about rectifying the problem, it was discovered that two plugs were not firing so replacement plugs were fitted and an engine start showed that the problem appeared to be fixed. Lining up for heat 1 in 3rd position, Bourke was looking to finish with a strong result to recoup some valuable lost points; unfortunately the misfire once again reared its head after a lap of full noise running, so it was back to square one for the Carline Automotive crew. By the end of the heat, Bourke had dropped back to 8th.
After much head scratching, a faulty cam sensor was discovered, which the team hoped was causing the problems, it was swiftly replaced and the whole team waited in anticipation for the next heat. With Bourke out of 4 there was another chance to gain some points before Bourke had to work his way from deep in the B. Bourke was comfortable in the car, and with the misfire issue finally fixed, he set to work coming home with a reasonable 4th place finish.
As expected the N27 machine lined up in the B main but with the stealth now singing, Bourke romped to the win over Brendan Palmer in the Q41 and Bourke�s thoughts now turned to the A main. With the benefit of a few extra laps on the changing racing surface that could possibly mean Bourke would have a slight advantage over those cars in front of him in the A? Only time would tell.
Starting the A main at the tail, the N27 stumbled initially before coming up to speed. Bourke got the elbows up and began the march to the front. Midway through the race, an overzealous Grant Draney in the Q67 tagged the back of Mick Harders in the Q14 and caused a stoppage, in the confusion that followed, Bourke was sent to the tail in a case of mistaken identity with the 27 and 67 being confused. Bourke rightly maintained his spot in the cue despite the pleas from officialdom. Immediately following the race, common sense prevailed and the issue was resolved.
In the closing laps, the stealth came on and Bourke was one of the quickest cars on the track, however Bourke�s charge came to an end in 12th spot.
With five rounds down, Bourke and the PBR team head south to contest the final round of the Speedcar Super Series this Saturday night the 17th of January. Both the N21 and N27 cars are making the journey down in preparation for the Australian Championships in a week�s time.
Peter and the team would like to thank
Carline Automotive Caringbah - http://carlineautomotive.com.au/
Ugly Fish Eyewear - http://www.uglyfisheyewear.com/
High Tide Marine
Penrite Oils - http://www.penrite.com.au/
Nulon - http://www.nulon.com.au/
Top Gun Ignition Leads - http://www.topgunleads.com.au/
03.01.09
For Immediate Release
Bourke Slips from Podium
KC Tools Club Championship ?
After having two days off for Christmas, the Peter Bourke Racing team was chomping at the bit to return to their home track and come home with a strong result. The fickle
The heat draw was assembled based on a handicap system and for heat 1 it had the N27 Carline Automotive Stealth out of 3. When the green flew, Bourke jumped on the gas only to have the car stumble coming to the line, this bad start meant a lot of ground was lost on the leaders right from the get go. Despite this early problem Bourke put his head down and raced his way to a 4th place finish.
Bourke was due to start out of position 4 in the second heat but due to a non starter, he found himself starting on the outside front row. Bourke was immediately on the pace setting the fastest lap time for the race but the track had started to go slick through the middle and the stealth wasn?t working through the turns as well as Bourke would have liked. Because of this a few positions were given up, ending the race with a 3rd.
Between the heats and the A-main, a few changes were made with the crew hoping to tighten the car up to run on the slicker track. With the minor adjustments completed, Bourke was set to start the Feature from the inside of the second row but once again, due to a non starter he was bumped up into pole position.
At the jump, Bourke slipped into second spot, this only lasted a few short laps until the N27 machine blasted by into the lead. Bourke led for the next 10 laps before a small mistake saw Jenkins and Brown slip by which time Bourke had recovered to consolidate 3rd behind the two leaders. A nasty rut was forming in turn two and it was catching many drivers out, unfortunately Bourke managed to catch it a few laps in a row, allowing 4th placed Bishop into the picture. After catching the rut again, Bishop powered past into the final podium position. Bourke wasn?t going to let him go that easily though and took the fight up to Bishop re-passing him to take the 3rd spot away. A good fight between the two ensued with Bishop finally coming away with the upper hand. Despite throwing everything at Bishop, Bourke had to settle for 4th.
Although disappointed to lose the podium position, Bourke was still upbeat after the race, ?we ran pretty good tonight, just need to work on not making those little mistakes. We could have won it tonight, was still a pretty solid run in the spare car? said Bourke.
The next meeting that the PBR team will be attending is the 5th round of the Speedcar Super Series in Lismore on the 10th of January. The team is waiting for the primary Esslinger to be repaired so it hasn?t been decided whether the N21 spike or the N27 stealth will be the weapon of choice for the next round of the national series. In any case, Bourke and the team will be aiming to maintain the good form shown in the past few weeks.
Peter and the team appreciate the continued support of:
Carline Automotive Caringbah - http://carlineautomotive.com.au/
Ugly Fish Eyewear - http://www.uglyfisheyewear.com/
High Tide Marine
Penrite Oils - http://www.penrite.com.au/
Nulon - http://www.nulon.com.au/
Top Gun Ignition Leads - http://www.topgunleads.com.au/
For Immediate Release
More Bad Luck for Bourke
SSS Rd 4 ? Avalon ? 20.12.08
Rolling out of the workshop last Friday evening 19th of December, the Peter Bourke Racing team was looking forward to a nice relaxing weekend away at the races in Avalon (Vic) for the fourth round of the Speedcar Super Series. Unfortunately it didn?t take long for the well laid plans to begin to fall to pieces. An hour up the road smoke started spewing from beneath the primary PBR transporter causing things to come to a grinding halt. Most would have given up and headed home for a few cold beverages, not Peter and the team however. After the long wait for the tow home, the team proceeded to transfer the N21 spike along with all the spares they could manage in to the back-up truck and hit the road again, albeit now 5 hours behind schedule.
Despite the difficulties, the team pulled in to Avalon with minutes to spare and began preparation for the night?s proceedings. Because of the smaller truck being used, the team hoped that they had packed sufficient spares to make it through the night, it seems a few things were left behind, which would come back to bite the Carline Automotive team later in the night.
After drawing a late marble for time trials, Bourke conceded that a time in the top half of the field would be a good result but after the earlier dramas, he had the elbows up slinging around the quarter mile in a stout 15.060 which was good enough for 4th quick behind quick time man Dene McAllen with a 14.610. Bourke was happy with the result which meant a decent run through the heats would land him in the pole shuffle. ?The car just stuck, its good to run so well against such tough competition but we like this track and the 21 has been easier to drive than the old car so it?s not completely out of the blue? said Bourke while preparing for his first heat.
The solid 4th in time trials placed the N21 machine in the 6th starting position for heat 1, the start was relatively trouble free for the New South Welshman settling into a nice rhythm running in 6th spot. In the closing laps Bourke managed to slip past into 5th spot closely shadowing the Q29 of Dene McAllen and with a turn of luck, the 29 machine was enveloped in a cloud of steam as he moved infield. This left a clean run home for Bourke but on the last two laps the N21 pilot detected something amiss and nursed the car home for a 4th place.
Upon returning to the pits, closer inspection at the inner workings of the Esslinger uncovered a major problem, the timing belt was shredding and although no further damage appeared to have occurred the N21 looked to be done for the night. The spare timing belt had been left behind in the hasty change of trucks earlier in the day so it looked as if there was no option but to park it. Enter Tony Abson. The generous offer came to use the belt from his own race motor, now the race was on to get it changed in time. The unfamiliar setup on the Abson machine meant that getting the belt out took a lot longer than expected and heat 2 was missed as a result. Finally the 21 was all bolted back together and an engine start was performed. The Esslinger did fire initially but was running rough so some adjustments were made in the hope that all would be well for the A-Main which was about to commence.
Despite missing the 2nd round of heats, the N21 Carline Automotive machine was to line up on the inside of the 5th row which highlighted the great run that Bourke had in the first part of the evening. As soon as the car was rolling it was clear to Bourke that it wasn?t going to fire, the adjustments had made the rough running worse to the point where it wouldn?t even turn over. In the end, Bourke left the venue feeling slightly dejected but once again was happy with the strong form shown early in the night. ?One of these nights we're going to nail it and finish right up at the pointy end? claimed Bourke as the team loaded up to begin the long haul home.
The PBR team will be running the N27 stealth this weekend at the KC Tools club championship round held at Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway while the head from the N21 is given a once over. With a star studded field of 22 cars nominated including the likes of Brown, Jenkins, Bishop and Young, Bourke and the team will have their work cut out for them to come home with a good result.
Peter and the team would like to thank
Tony Abson
Carline Automotive Caringbah - http://carlineautomotive.com.au/
Ugly Fish Eyewear - http://www.uglyfisheyewear.com/
High Tide Marine
Penrite Oils - http://www.penrite.com.au/
Nulon - http://www.nulon.com.au/
Top Gun Ignition Leads - http://www.topgunleads.com.au/
02.12.08
For Immediate Release
SSSweltering heat confronts PBR in Maryborough
From the moment the carline automotive team rolled out of the truck it was clear that a long and tiring night was to be had. Each and every team competing in the third round of the Speedcar Super Series held in Maryborough was faced with the same overbearing issue. The heat was stifling. Even after the sun had disappeared over the horizon, there was no respite.
Despite the scorching conditions, peter Bourke and the team were looking forward to another chance at harnessing the new found pace that has recently been discovered with the spike chassis.
Time trials didn’t exactly go to plan for Bourke, results showed the #21 deep in the pack with a 13.131 only good enough for 17th amongst the 25 competing cars. “We were having a good run until I drifted a bit high in turn 4 which cost us probably 10 spots” conceded Bourke. Such is the level of competition in this national series that a slight mistake can be all that is needed to drop into the bottom half of the field.
Timing down the order can sometimes present a good opportunity to gain a good heat result due to starting towards the front however this wasn’t the case in heat 1 for Bourke. Starting inside the second row, a 5th was the best Bourke could muster. “We were way too loose and dropped a few spots that we probably shouldn’t have, because we haven’t run here before its hard to set up the car to suit the changing track with only hot laps and time trials to go on” explained Bourke.
The second heat was the only opportunity left for Bourke to consolidate his points haul and fortunately despite a still ill handling machine, Bourke managed to move forward from his 4th starting position into 3rd meaning enough points had been accrued to earn him a spot directly in the A Main.
Starting deep in the pack in 14th, Bourke hoped the track would widen out to allow for some passing opportunities but it didn’t eventuate. The majority of the feature event proved to be a high speed freight train back in the pack, this wasn’t ideal for Bourke although he did manage to force his way forward to 11th by the checkers. “It was hard to pass, we tried the top a few times there but there wasn’t really anything up there. I decided to play it safe and stick to the groove instead of losing any spots by staying up top too long” said Bourke.
A finish just knocking on the door of the top 10 was the result and although not ideal, the PBR team returned to their Sydney base with a straight car ready to do battle at their next hit-out, the club championship round at Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway this Saturday the 13th of December. Bourke and the team are optimistic of a strong result and hopefully some slightly cooler weather than was experienced at Maryborough.
Peter and the whole PBR team would also like to wish fellow competitor Mark Harrington a speedy recovery after a nasty wreck during the heats.
PBR would like to thank
Carline Automotive Caringbah - http://carlineautomotive.com.au/
Ugly Fish Eyewear - http://www.uglyfisheyewear.com/
High Tide Marine
Penrite Oils - http://www.penrite.com.au/
Nulon - http://www.nulon.com.au/
Top Gun Ignition Leads - http://www.topgunleads.com.au/
30/11/07
Season Kicks Off for Peter Bourke Racing.
Saturday the 10th of November, Peter Bourke Racing hit the track for the first time this season.
The team took the haul down to Avalon Raceway in Geelong Victoria for Round 2 of the Speedcar Super Series.
Early dramas in the night resulted in a non-time trial as well as us missing a heat. Starting from the rear in the second heat, we moved
forward and crossed the line in 6th place. Down the line in points due to our troubles we were to start from 6th in the 10 lap B main,
The car performing strong to finish up in 3rd position, Good enough to transfer into the Feature Race. (read more.....)
25/04/07
Peter Bourke back on track at PCR.
Peter Bourke hit the track at Parramatta City Raceway last Saturday night 14/04/07 after having a huge crash just weeks before in the 21 car.
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21/03/07
New sponsor brings new look for Peter Bourke Racing.
Peter Bourke would like to welcome on board Faraz Darabi and his team from Piranha Eyewear, also known as Ugly Fish Eyewear.
Piranha Eyewear is a young Australian company, which started in 2001. They currently have three different sorts of eyewear on the stands, The Ugly Fish Riderz, Ugly Fish Polarized and Ugly Fish UF range which just recently come on the stands in 2006.
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13/03/07
Bourke's wild ride at Parramatta.
Last saturday night 03/03/07, Peter Bourke headed to Parramatta City Raceway for a round of the Rod Bowen Prestige Smash Repairs track series.
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28/02/07
PBR set out for Speedcar Super Series final. 
Peter Bourke headed out to Parramatta City Raceway last Saturday night the 17/02/07 for the final round of the Speedcar Super Series. Starting the night with a strong performance after pulling in third quick in time trials.
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02/02/07
Speedweek for Peter Bourke Racing. 
Last Saturday, 20/1/07, Peter Bourke Racing drove 13 hours to Charlton Raceway, Toowoomba to kick off Speedweek. Round 5 of the Speedcar Super Series was run that night followed by the Australian Speedcar Title the following weekend. The road trip was going well until just outside Tamworth, their was a truck roll over. As their was a delay of two hours, a detour via a scenic, rocky, dirt road had to be taken to continue on the journey to make it to the track on time.
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04/01/06
Peter Bourke's SSS trip to Gilgandra.
Peter Bourke Racing made the five hour trip to Gilgandra Speedway last Saturday night the 30th of December for round 4 of the Speedcar Super Series.
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29/12/06
Top 10 finish on Boxing Day for PBR. 
Green Valley hard charger Peter Bourke contested the Rod Bowen Prestige Smash Repairs club show at Parramatta City Raceway on Boxing day.
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12/12/06
Peter Bourke Racing tackles local show. 
After promising results at Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway in the previous meeting, Peter was hoping to bring home some good results Saturday night, 9/12/06 for the Rod Bowen Prestige Smash Repairs club points round.
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05/12/06
New driver annouced for Peter Bourke Racing. 
Peter Bourke Racing would like to annouce Craig Brady as the new driver for the NSW #27 car, to race the Australian Speedcar Title at Charlton Raceway, Toowoomba in January.
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05/12/06
Peter Bourke Racing contest's the AGP.
Peter Bourke Racing made the trek to Avalon Raceway last Saturday night the 2/12/06 for the 47th running of the Australian Speedcar Grand Prix.
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27/11/06
All smiles, No frowns at PCR for Peter Bourke Racing. 
Saturday night the 25th of November 2006 saw the 65th annual NSW Speedcar Championship held at Parramatta City Raceway.
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15/11/06
Peter Bourke’s luck at Mildura. 
Peter Bourke rolled into Timmis Speedway, Mildura, last Saturday night the 11/11/06 for the second round of the Speedcar Super Series. Peter Bourke went in to the race meeting with 226 points for the series so far, which sat him in 11th overall.
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07/11/06
Peter Bourke Racing’s SSS opener. 
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From the moment the carline automotive team rolled out of the truck it was clear that a long and tiring night was to be had. Each and every team competing in the third round of the Speedcar Super Series held in Maryborough was faced with the same overbearing issue.(more...)
