Erebus Hard Fought Fourth Place Finish at Bathurst

The Bathurst 1000 has been run and a new champion has been crowned. What will go down as one of the most eventful races in the history of Bathurst ended with a somewhat different list of manufacturers on the podium then previous years. With Ford’s FPR co-drivers Chaz Mostert and Paul Morris followed by Nissan, Holden and the MEX Sponsored Mercedes coming in the top four positions.

With a new surface on the track fast times were predicted, and the drivers delivered. The track however couldn’t stand the barrage of V8 muscle, with the great race grind to a halt as much needed repairs were carried out on the ripped up track.

Amongst all the jubilation, it was luck that played a massive part in determining who would lift the Peter Brock Trophy. With little nudges and lapses in concentration causing big accidents, a few over eager drivers drying up their fuel tanks and some drivers having pit lane drama. Ruling out some of V8 Supercars biggest names.

The MEX Sponsored Team Beko Erebus V8 coming over a hill at the Bathurst 1000.
Source: Erebus Motorsport V8

It was a day of mixed emotions for the Erebus team in only their second year at Bathurst. With Lee Holdsworth in the mix for most of the race, only to be involved in a massive accident that forced him out for the second race in a row. On a positive note the Davison brothers in the Team Beko #9 V8 stayed in the mix to guide Erebus to a fourth spot finish amongst all the drama.

Will’s ability to manage his fuel for the last 20 laps ensured the fighting finish and is a testament to the hard work the Erebus team put in the 161 lap race. Davison revealed how he tried every trick in the book to save fuel going into the last few laps.

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“I’m very proud of everyone. We didn’t make mistakes, we stayed out of trouble and we’ve got some rewards so happy for the result.” Said Davison

“It was really difficult, I was switching it off under the safety cars, rolling down the hills, short-shifting the gears,”

For the Erebus engineers, being able to effectively stay in touch with Will and at the same time monitoring the levels of fuel left in the tank, the Mercs engine stats and other important bits of information from the V8’s was critical to the success of the team. The engineers definitely had their thinking caps on this race, managing the Davison’s car efficiently and getting it over the line to pull off a great result. The same can’t be said for Jamie Whincup’s commodore that crawled over the line after running out of fuel in the last lap.

We can all take a leaf out of the Erebus engineer’s handbook. For their management of their car’s performance and most importantly usage got them a great result. This management is something the MEX Maintenance Software and its users can relate to.

Whether it’s a V8 race car, a ten tonne dump truck or a generator. Keeping informed on its usage, its fuel capacity and the overall run times can help operators determine how best to use that piece of equipment to carry out it’s tasks and achieving the greatest return in the process.

In MEX, fuel readings are fully captured in the database against the relevant asset. These readings can then be used to determine when the preventative maintenance service on the asset needs to be carried out. Not entering the readings correctly can mean the difference between the correct service being done on time and a breakdown that can put a halt to operation. Just as a V8 running out of fuel before the line. Both the operator and maintenance team need to be on top of the machines ability to perform its task to the fullest. As we all saw yesterday, with the great collaboration between the drivers and the Erebus Engineers!

With that we congratulate the Erebus Motorsport team and look forward to the Gold Coast event in 12 days.