• Russell
Ingall
Branded the ‘Enforcer’ when
he debuted in V8 Supercars, Russell Ingall has brought a mountain
of international and V8 experience to Paul Morris’ Supercheap
Auto-branded team over the past two seasons.
A Formula Ford Festival winner in the United
Kingdom with Formula 3 experience in Germany and Japan, Ingall
was first signed up by Larry Perkins in late 1995 to co-drive
with him at Sandown and Bathurst. The duo won at Bathurst
and Ingall found himself in a second Castrol Commodore – the
first time Perkins had ever run two cars.
The perennial bridesmaid,
Ingall would finish runner-up in the series in numerous occasions,
but he and Perkins would be the ideal endurance combination,
winning Bathurst again in 1997, the Sandown 500 in 1998 and
the inaugural Queensland 500 in 1999.
The partnership dissolved in 2002
and Ingall headed to Stone Brothers Racing and Ford. After
being in the shadow of teammate Marcos Ambrose, Ingall
would finally achieve his goal of becoming V8 Supercar
Champion in 2005. After four seasons with SBR, Ingall moved
back to Holden for 2008 and joined Paul Morris in a highly
experienced line-up. Some questioned why the team would
take on Ingall but he responded to his knockers in the
best possible fashion with two podium finishes and plenty
of top 10 results to prove that there is life in ‘The Enforcer’ yet.
Last year he was again a force with further visits to the
podium, but the arrival of Triple Eight-built Commodores
for the team in 2010 means that Ingall will again be strong
in his 15th season in the V8 Supercar Series. |
