Will The Concrete Walls Be Friend Or Foe To Frosty?

Craig Lowndes, Red Bull Racing. (C)

    Come this Sunday evening, what stories will the unforgiving confines of the Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit be able to tell? The finale of the 2015 V8 Supercars championship will be played out at the Sydney 500. Two 125km races on Saturday and a 250km feature race on Sunday will decree this year's champion. 
    Prodrive Racing Australia's Mark Winterbottom has lead the championship throughout the season and takes a 179 point advantage over Red Bull Racing's Craig Lowndes with 300 points on offer this weekend.
    The Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit rewards cars with excellent brakes and robust suspension, as the ability to stop at the end of the numerous straights and aggressively ride the kerbs is paramount. Check out V8 Supercars at their two-wheeled best at the Turns 2, 3 and 4 chicane. The narrow circuit and ever present walls place an extra emphasis on qualifying well. Staying out front and hopefully avoiding any potential carnage to achieve a favourable result is key for the two title protagonists. Frosty has been there or thereabouts in recent years and would be ecstatic to win his first championship. Lowndsey would also dearly love to attain the double of a Bathurst 1000 victory and championship victory in the same season for the first time since way back in 1996.  
    As much as we love speculating over possible scenarios, in this case there's no point. Whether it's the racing or the weather, this event is always unpredictable. But let's just say a DNF could prove disastrous to Frosty and open a door for Lowndes. 
    See you out there and don't forget the Nikon. Cheers....  

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