"Arm wrestle" on Lowndes co-training

Shane van Gisbergen jokes him and Jamie Whincup will have to "arm" the fight against Craig Lowndes as the veteran turns into a co-pilot role in 2019.

Announcing that he will end his career at Full time at the end of this year, Lowndes has confirmed that he will continue with Triple Eight as a part-time PIRTEK Enduro Cup

The team's owner, Roland Dane, says that it's a good thing. it will not be decided with which Lowndes co-leads until the team continues

However, it seems likely that Lowndes will join van Gisbergen or Whincup in the cars of the same year. Red Bull Holden Racing Team.

Lowndes and Whincup won three in a row in Bathurst. They met for the 12 Hours of Bathurst in 2017, which they won, while the February edition of this GT edition featured Lowndes and van Gisbergen. a McLaren.

"He has had a fantastic career and it's going on," van Gisbergen said of Lowndes following the news this morning and is still at the top of his game.

"I think we'll have a arm wrestling for whom he will be co – pilot next year!

"It's really great, Van Gisbergen will be teaming up this year with fellow Kiwi Earl Bamber for the first time, while the two-time Le Mans winner will make his Supercars debut."

Whincup had a friend and co-owner of Triple Hight, Paul Dumbrell, since 2012, but said that he would like to drive again with Lowndes.

"I think RD (Roland Dane) will make the decision where Lowndesy" "We all both very good partnerships with Earl and PD (Paul Dumbrell), so who knows?

"But it's definitely a very, very good option and I'd love the opportunity to drive with it.

Bathurst, 2006

Emotional Announcement to the Team

Lowndes Renders His Starting Decision to the Triple Eight Team his garage on the Townsville circuit just before announcing it to the media.

"He's got us all" It's always good to hear the horses' mouths in front of the media. "

" It was really cool and he was very emotional about that "[19659002] Whincup stated that he was not surprised to see such an emotional response from Lowndes, that he has led alongside his teammates since 2006.

" The sport automobile is your life. "It's not something we just do on weekends as a hobby," Whincup says.

"It takes all his life, so to see something like that ending, I know Craig and we just help him do it."

"It was a bloody morning for him. It's been a very tough week and no doubt it's going to improve a bit, but Newcastle [for Lowndes’ last full-time start] the emotions will flow again. "" I hope it's good. He does not leave the sport, he will stay a long time, so do not think he's gone. "