Todd Kelly

Jack Daniel's Racing team-mates Todd and Rick Kelly have survived a tough opening race at the Sucrogen Townsville 400 in far north Queensland today. The Kelly brothers did not enjoy a stellar day in their Jack Daniel's Commodores today, but brought both cars home to the finish to score valuable championship points and allow their crew to concentrate on improvements for tomorrow.

Rick Kelly came home in 15th place today, running in the top 10 for most of the day but fading in the late stages. The drink bottle system failed in Kelly's #15 Jack Daniel's Commodore, making it tough work for the two-time Bathurst winner in the Townsville heat today.

Todd Kelly also showed top 10 potential and in the opening stages both brothers were on a charge after making a strong start from 12th and 13th on the grid after Todd narrowly edged out Rick in qualifying.

But Todd Kelly's #7 Jack Daniel's Commodore suffered bad rear tyre wear in today's race, seeing him drop down the order as he lost rear grip around the 2.86-kilometre circuit. He finished 17th in a result good enough to lift him one place to 18th in the series points standings.

Jamie Whincup won today's 72-lap race in Townsville ahead of Garth Tander and Mark Winterbottom.

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Jack Daniel's Racing team-mates Todd and Rick Kelly have shown promise in a solid start to the Sucrogen Townsville 400 after practice in far north Queensland today. The brothers were near the top of the timesheets for much of today's running, but did not find the improvement of others when running on new tyres in the dying moments of final practice.

While the Jack Daniel's Racing pairing are seeking improvement in terms of qualifying and race pace overnight, today's solid start is a shot of confidence ahead of the pair of 200 kilometre races this weekend.

After occupying second and seventh place on the timesheets in Practice 3, the pair ended the day 13th and 21st on overall times after Practice 4.

Jason Richards was fastest overall in practice today ahead of Jamie Whincup and Garth Tander.

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Jack Daniel's Racing team-mates Todd and Rick Kelly have surveyed Townsville from both the sea and air today in preparation for this weekend's Sucrogen Townsville 400. Todd Kelly inspected the Reid Park circuit in the Red Baron seaplane today, taking to the skies in the local icon. Kelly is himself a pilot but assumed the unfamiliar position of passenger for today's flight.

Meanwhile brother Rick Kelly experienced Townsville by sea aboard a V8 powered 500 horsepower drag racing boat.

Like his brother, Rick Kelly was an uncomfortable passenger today, giving the two time Bathurst winner the strange sensation of travelling at high speed backwards in the observer's seat.

Rick steers the pair's ski racing boats, which this season have taken wins at both the Southern 80 and South Australian state ski racing titles when the brothers from Mildura, Victoria have had time between V8 Supercar commitments to race on water rather than bitumen.

The activities today ended with a race between the seaplane and the drag boat just off the Townsville foreshore, giving each Kelly brother an up-close look at the other's ride for the morning.

Jack Daniel's Racing is seeking redemption of sorts this weekend in Townsville after a below-par weekend at the inaugural event in far north Queensland last season.

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Hi All,

Here are some photos of my new helmet which I used at Darwin for the first time over the weekend.

I revamped the design and am now running an Italian made Stilo helmet which is awesome.

TK

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Jack Daniel's Racing team-mates Todd and Rick Kelly have scored a double top 10 finish in the final race of the SKYCITY Triple Crown at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin today. The Jack Daniel's Commodores met the chequered flag line astern at the end of today's race, with Todd Kelly finishing eighth and Rick Kelly in ninth place. The result lifts Rick Kelly to seventh in the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series standings, with Todd Kelly maintaining 19th position.

The brothers started the day in fine fashion by both qualifying in the top 10, the first time since the Sunday race in Hamilton, New Zealand that both Jack Daniel's Commodores have qualified inside the top 10.

With Todd Kelly starting from fourth place on the grid and Rick Kelly from sixth, both made perfect starts to be second and fourth by the first corner.

The pair then raced hard against Jamie Whincup and James Courtney throughout the first stint on their softer 'option' tyres, with the battle wearing out their softer rubber earlier than the team's strategy had planned.

Jack Daniel's Racing driver Todd Kelly has scored his third top 10 result for the season with ninth place in the opening race of the SKYCITY Triple Crown at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin today. Kelly qualified in fifth place earlier today to earn his best starting position for the season so far aboard his #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore.

A poor start saw him drop down the order on the opening lap but the two-time Hidden Valley event winner held his nerve and gradually moved back up the order.

Kelly suffered from understeer problems throughout today's race but still earned ninth, giving him confidence that with overnight set-up changes he can challenge for the top five in tomorrow's longer race.

Rick Kelly finished in 14th place today aboard the #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore, having qualified in 21st position earlier today.