Third car will strengthen Triple Eight – Lowndes

Craig Lowndes is convinced that Triple Eight adding a third vehicle is likely to make the group better across race weekends next time.
It had been announced late last week the frontrunning squad has procured a third Racing Entitlements Contract for the 2016 period, which is utilized to industry a third Triple Eight auto for Shane van Gisbergen next time.
Which will provide the group a formidable driver lineup, with 99-time race winner Lowndes, six-time champ Jamie Whincup, and Kiwi star van Gisbergen.
In accordance with Lowndes, having a supplementary auto and toplevel driver can assist the group remain ahead of other multicar squads including Prodrive Racing Australia, Walkinshaw Racing, and Brad Jones Racing.
"Race weekends in the track are likely to be structured differently, and that I believe that's where folks might find a more impressive change," Lowndes informed Motorsport.com.
"No question that having the third vehicle can help with additional data and additional info, therefore that's bound to boost our strengths - but of course with that we have got to ensure that we tend to be more efficient.
"We should ensure that people get the information out of all three automobiles fast to analyse it."
Growth occurring slowly
While the next auto will not be added until the 2016 period, Lowndes claims there are already indications of the team's growth starting to reveal at the manufacturing plant in Brisbane.
"I am getting excited about the growth, clearly with operating three vehicles we are likely to have more going on in the workshop; it means that we are likely to be active," he stated.
"At the minute the group is growing gradually, it is possibly tough to find out in the surface, however there happen to be folks in places to adapt for the 3rd automobile coming on next year.
"Within the workshop situation, it is only likely to be another automobile, we are clearly planning to get more engineers, more automobile mechanics, and of course utilizing the next transporter to the get the vehicle around."
No change for van Gisbergen
Something that Lowndes is not anticipating is for van Gisbergen to consider lengthy to to stay in to his new environment. The New Zealander already motorists a Triple Eight-built Holden Commodore thanks to his Tekno Autosports squad's close technical ties with T-8, and Lowndes states the changeover is going to be basic.
"There is no uncertainty that Gizzy's quick, but folks need to remember he's currently managing a a Triple Eight-built automobile now, therefore I do not believe much actually changes in the perception of what he will have," he stated.
"The main change for him would be the function as the decal on the right or left side of the automobile."

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02.06.2015
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