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New format announced for Clipsal 500

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The Clipsal 500 Adelaide season opener on March 1-2 2014 will get a new race format, featuring three races of which two are held on Saturday and the final on Sunday.

“With the new racing format, fans will get to see two V8 Supercar race starts, two finishes, and the drivers going flat out with valuable Championship points awarded for each 125 kilometre race on Saturday afternoon and evening. Next year’s race will also see the debut of Volvo into the competition which is another first for Adelaide,” said Mark Warren, Clipsal 500 CEO.

The two Saturday races are both of 125 kilometers, with the first starting at 15.30 and the second at 18.30, meaning a finish in twilight conditions. Sunday starts with qualifying, Top 10 Shootout and the final 250 kilometer race.

“It’s appropriate that the mighty Clipsal 500 sets the tone for the 2014 season, as it has done for the last 16 years. The Clipsal 500 is without doubt one of this country’s most successful and remarkable entertainment events,” said James Warburton, V8 Supercars CEO.

See here for the complete 2014 V8 Supercars calendar.