MEDIA GUIDE DAVID CALVERT-JONES David, or ‘CJ’ as he is known, is a US-based Australian. When he is not racing Porsches, CJ runs Helifilms - a helicopter filmwork company which provides aerial images for feature films and the world’s biggest sporting events including the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and FIFA World Cup. CJ has flown helicopters himself - in both filming and stunt-based roles - for box office hits such as Transformers, Star Trek into Darkness and Déjà Vu. CJ is also a Producer for his own film and television production company. CJ took up motorsport in 2011 after attending a club event at California’s Auto Club Speedway where he sampled a friend’s BMW and since then has contested a season in IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge, where he finished 2nd in the Gold Cup class in 2012 having won a race at the legendary Mosport circuit in Canada. Age: 44 Lives: Los Angeles, CA, USA CJ has also raced in iconic sportscar events such as Petit Le Mans, 12 Hours of Sebring and last year’s Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. ALEX DAVISON A third-generation member of the Davison racing dynasty, Alex Davison’s international racing resume reads as one of the most impressive among Australian drivers. A veteran of 149 V8 Supercar starts, Davison is also regarded as a ‘gun’ Porsche driver, and with very good reason. Davison’s history with Porsche dates back to 2000 when, as a teenager straight out of Formula Ford, he raced for Manthey Racing in Carrera Cup Germany. Davison is the only Australian driver to win a race of Porsche Supercup having won at Indianapolis in 2002, and also finished second in the 2008 Le Mans Series, partnering good friend and Porsche factory driver Marc Lieb at Team Felbermayr-Proton. Domestically, Davison is a former champion and twice runner-up in Age: 34 Carrera Cup, and a pole winner and podium finisher in V8 Supercars. Lives: Gold Coast, QLD, Australia In 2013, Davison raced in V8 Supercars for Jeld-Wen FPR, registering a best finish of third in the penultimate event at Phillip Island. PATRICK LONG A Porsche factory driver of over 10 years, Patrick Long is one of the world’s best GT/ sports car drivers. That fact is indisputable with Long having the following titles to his name … three American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT2 championships, two class wins in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a class win in both the Rolex 24 at Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring, 23 ALMS race wins and a host of successes in top-line sports car series including Grand-Am, VLN Masters and Pirelli World Challenge. While Long has become synonymous with Porsches, he is also incredibly versatile. In 2013, Long won his class in the Baja 1000 off- road race and has previously raced in NASCAR road course events. V8 Supercar fans will remember Long for his performances in the Gold Coast 600, where he was one of the stand-out internationals in 2010 Age: 32 and 2011. Lives: Clearwater, FL, USA Currently US-based, Long began his career in open wheelers in Europe. He speaks English, French, Italian and German. THE TEAM Competition Motorsports (CM) is an American GT sports car team and Porsche racecar preparation service based in Tujunga, California. CM was established in 2006 by GT racer Bob Faieta and has competed in the GTC category of the American Le Mans Series as well as the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge, where CM and Faieta are three-time champions (2006-08). CM’s Porsche 997 GT3 Cup car will be prepared and run by McElrea Racing (MR), one of the leading Porsche racing teams and tuning experts in the southern hemisphere. MR currently runs five cars in Carrera Cup Australia, in addition to campaigns in Carrera Cup Asia, GT3 Cup Challenge and the Porsche Sport Driving School Australia and its own MR Tuning and MR Driver Development programs. MR are multiple race winners in Carrera Cup Australia and 2011 Teams’ Champions. Team principal Andy McElrea is a former Formula Ford and TraNZam champion driver in his native New Zealand. ICEBREAK IceBreak is an iconic Australian brand of iced coffee, priding itself on being the original brand to kick start the morning. It is available in three core variants: original (pictured), Extra Shot and No Added Sugar. IceBreak has been associated with motors and motor sports for over a decade, well known for its sponsorship of Chris Pither in the V8 Supercar Dunlop Series and V8 Utes. The most recent advertising campaign for the brand illustrates the brand’s association with motors, featuring an array of vehicles all demonstrating the desirability of this product amongst Aussie males. BATHURST 12 HOUR The Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour is Australia’s longest - and arguably, toughest - circuit endurance race held at the holy grail of Australian motorsport, Mount Panorama in New South Wales. This year’s 12 Hour is the 13th running of the race which is fast becoming a ‘must win’ event on the international GT racing calendar. The 2014 event will play host to the world’s best GT teams and drivers and a number of V8 Supercar aces representing 15 manufacturers. Competition Motorsports will be competing in Class B for FIA GT3 specification cars. Of the 15 entries in Class B, 13 are Porsche 997 GT3 Cup cars. The race kicks off at 6:15am on Sunday, February 9. RACE WINNERS Former Winners - Outright 2013 Bernd Schneider/ Thomas Jager/ Alexander Roloff Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (268 laps) 2012 Christer Jons/ Christopher Mies/ Darryl O'Young Audi R8 LMS GT3 (270 laps) 2011 Darryl O'Young/ Marc Basseng/ Christopher Mies Audi R8 LMS GT3 (292 laps) 2010 Garry Holt/ Paul Morris/ John Bowe BMW 335i (202 laps) 2009 Rod Salmon/ Tony Longhurst/ Damien White Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X (239 laps) 2008 Rod Salmon /Damien White/ Graham Alexander Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo IX (253 laps) 2007 Craig Baird/ Garry Holt/ Paul Morris BMW 335i (257 laps) 1995 Dick Johnson/ John Bowe Mazda RX-7 SP (409 laps - Eastern Creek) 1994 Gregg Hansford/ Neil Crompton Mazda RX-7 (262 laps) 1993 Alan Jones/ Garry Waldon Mazda RX-7 (263 laps) 1992 Charlie O'Brien/ Garry Waldon/ Mark Gibbs Mazda RX-7 (254 laps) 1991 Peter Fitzgerald/ Allan Grice/ Nigel Arkell Toyota Supra Turbo (242 laps) Former Winners - Class B (GT/ FIA GT3) 2013 Steven Johnson/ Jonny Reid/ Drew Russell Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (257 laps) 2012 Steven Johnson/ Steven Richards/ Nathan Tinkler Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (254 laps) 2011 Roger Lago/ Matt Kingsley/ David Russell Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (282 laps) RACE FACTS Circuit Length 6.213km Race Lap Record 2:06.8714 - Matt Griffin, Ferrari 458 GT3 (2013) Race Lap Record Avg. Speed 176kph Qualifying Record 2:06.2730 - Lee Holdsworth, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (2013) Qualifying Record Avg. Speed 177kph Most laps completed in race 292 laps - O’Young/ Basseng/ Mies, Audi R8 LMS GT3 (2011) Fastest Race Avg. Speed 151kph Class B Race Lap Record 2:13.5364 - Alex Davison, Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (2013) Class B Lap Record Avg. Speed 167kph Class B Qualifying Record 2:11.7360 - Alex Davison, Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (2013) Class B Qual Record Avg. Speed 169kph Class B Most laps completed 282 laps - Lago/ Kingsley/ Russell, Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (2011) Class B Fastest Race Avg. Speed 145kph TEAM FACTS • Competition Motorsports will be racing a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup car. • Alex has a 100% finishing record in the Bathurst 1000 - having finished 10 times from 10 starts with a best result of eighth in the 2007 event driving for Dick Johnson Racing. • Alex is a former race winner at Mount Panorama in Carrera Cup Australia (five wins from 12 starts) and a former Carrera Cup lap record holder. • Calvert-Jones will be making his second start on the Mountain and Long his Bathurst debut. • Competition Motorsports competed at the 12 Hour in 2013 with Calvert-Jones, Alex and James Davison. Alex qualified on Class B pole (18th outright) with a lap time of 2:11.7360. • Competition Motorsports completed 207 laps during the race until contact with a slower car sent CJ into the wall at Forrest’s Elbow while running second in class. • In 2014, Long enters his 11th year as a Porsche factory driver and will race a 991 RSR for Porsche North America CORE in the inaugural TUDOR United Sportscar Championship with Michael Christensen. CONTACTS Media Enquiries Nestora Strintzos Velocity Management Group Mobile +61 450 359 840 E-mail [email protected] Team Enquiries Andy McElrea Mobile +61 402 056 306 E-mail [email protected] David Calvert-Jones Mobile +1 310 487 0065 E-mail [email protected] Sponsor Contact Jenni Booth Parmalat Australia Marketing Manager - Beverages Telephone 07 3840 0782 Mobile 0418 972 923 E-mail [email protected] MEDIA GUIDE.