Irwin Racing's Alex Davison wants people to stop using mobile phones while they are driving.
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By Briar Gunther 1:22 PM Wed 5 January, 2011
Source: V8 Supercars Australia
Words ranging from “shattering” to “satisfying” are how V8 Supercar drivers summed up their 2010 Championship.
The V8 Insiders internet podcast polled the drivers, along with other key V8 Supercar personnel, at the end of the season and a range of answers were given.
Former Toll Holden Racing Team driver Will Davison was the one who described his year as “shattering” while Fujitsu Racing GRM’s Lee Holdsworth, who won the final race of the year at the Sydney Telstra 500, described 2010 as “satisfying”.
Warren Luff, who raced for Jim Beam Racing in the enduros and then got picked up as the full-time driver for the Gulf Western Oils Racing outfit, said his year was interesting and 2010 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 winner Craig Lowndes said his year was a rollercoaster.
While Toll Holden Racing Team’s Garth Tander thought the year was long, V8 Supercars Driving Standards Observer Tomas Mezera thought the year went fast.
The latest edition of V8 Insiders also features an interview with XXXX Gold Angels Kirsty and Ebony on their thoughts on the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship.
To read what word each driver used to sum up 2010 visit http://sportradio.com.au/?p=445 or to listen to the latest edition of the V8 Inisders head to the website at http://v8insiders.com.au/
Meanwhile, Irwin Racing driver Alex Davison, who described 2010 as “frustrating”, has urged people to stay off their mobile phones when they are driving.
Besides wanting people to turn off the phone while driving, he also wants passengers to pipe up when a driver is breaking the law.
“I’ve been in a car when the driver has been talking on the phone, we all have; it’s obvious that people are not thinking about the risks,” he said.
“I think we have a duty of care to our friends and family to ensure phones aren’t being used in the car.
“We need to put pressure on our friends and family if they are using a phone behind the wheel of a car. We need to let them know that we won’t tolerate it.”
Research has found a driver is four times more likely to be involved in a collision if they are using a mobile phone.
