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Monster Energy Racing's Cameron Waters at the 2016 Clipsal 500
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Monster Energy athletes unleash on Clipsal 500 podium

Mar 072016

If the opening round of the 2016 V8 Supercars Championship is anything to go by, Monster Energy athletes and fans alike are in for an insane year of racing down under.  The Clipsal 500 produced plenty of drama as Monster Energy-backed teams and drivers attacked the Adelaide Street Circuit in style this weekend. Back once again behind the wheel of the #22 HRT Commodore, James “JC’ Courtney dominated proceedings on the opening day of racing, finishing second in Race 1 before unleashing over 600bhp of Holden power to claim an epic Race 2 win.

Monster Energy Racing's Cameron Waters at the 2016 Clipsal 500
On debut in the V8 Supercars main game series #6 Monster Energy Racing driver Cam Waters put in a stellar performance to fire himself into the Top-10 qualifying shootout for Sunday’s 250km race. After some hectic monsoonal weather, which caused a shortened race and plenty of carnage, the Monster Energy Racing crew hooked-up the 21-year-old’s Ford, and with strong race strategy put the debutant into fourth overall by race end. 
Monster Energy Racing's Cameron Waters at the 2016 Clipsal 500
“That’s a dream start for me in my V8 Supercars career and I’m stoked with the #6 Monster Energy Ford and the results we’ve been able to produce in the opening round,” said Waters. “To make the Top-10 Shootout was awesome but to pick up fourth in the big race on Sunday was an unbelievable start and I can’t wait to head to the next round and develop my skills behind the wheel of this Monster Energy weapon.”
Monster Energy Racing's Cameron Waters at the 2016 Clipsal 500
JC was pressing the limit with 100% commitment over the last lap in Race 2 on Saturday sliding his car over 200kph through the infamous turn 8 to hold off a hard charging Jamie Whincup and claim the win. Much to the delight of the crowd the battle was one of the most insane displays of driving ever seen at the Adelaide circuit.
Monster Energy Racing's Cameron Waters at the 2016 Clipsal 500
“It was an amazing battle with Jdub [Whincup] on Saturday and it just goes to show why he’s such a champion and to go wheel-to-wheel with him all day was fantastic,” said JC.“It’s an awesome feeling to put the #22 HRT car on top so early in the year, we’ve put in massive work over the off season and to jag two strong qualifying spots and two race results, I can’t thank everyone enough.
Monster Energy Racing's Cameron Waters at the 2016 Clipsal 500
“It definitely was a massive fight at the end of Race 2 and we had to push hard to keep him behind us but this is a sign of things to come this season and I can’t wait for the next round.” 2015 V8 Supercars Champion and Monster Energy-backed Prodrive Racing Australia driver Mark Winterbottom kept things on the level all weekend and a bag of top-10 finishes keeps him well poised in the championship standings.
Monster Energy Racing's Mark Winterbottom at the 2016 Clipsal 500
Meanwhile Monster Energy Racing’s Waters sits seventh with JC sixth in the in the drivers’ standings after the opening round of the V8 Supercars Championship. The opening round of the championship was not short of drama with a freak storm during the start of Sunday’s feature race placing pitlane in pandemonium, with the race forced into a delayed start before being suspended on Lap 42 after mini rivers began to flow through pitlane and sections of the circuit.
Monster Energy Racing's Cameron Waters at the 2016 Clipsal 500
Despite the inclement weather the race restarted and produced a result, much to the delight of over 200,000 vocal race fans who turned up to kick start what was a fiery opening round of the 2016 V8 Supercars Championship in Adelaide. Round 2 takes the crew to Melbourne city in two weeks time for the non-championship round where V8 Supercars will run alongside Formula 1 cars as a support category to the opening round of the 2016 F1 Championship.

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