DECEMBER 4, 2011. Ryal Harris had the speed to win the 2011 V8 Ute Racing Series; all he needed was a little more consistency, and a little better luck.
Despite missing out on the title in the final round at Sydney Olympic Park, the V.I.P. Petfoods Falcon driver was clearly the winner in the terms of race and qualifying wins (the same points are allocated for qualifying as for a race)....
NOVEMBER 20, 2011. A month ago at Surfers Paradise, Ryal Harris was closing in on V8 Ute Racing Series leader Chris Pither, like a shark circling its prey.
The V.I.P. Petfoods Falcon driver put in a perfect performance on his home circuit – pole position and three out of three race wins – to reduce the margin to just 8 points. That became 18 points when he was docked 10 for an...
OCTOBER 23, 2011. A fortnight ago at Mt Panorama, Ryal Harris scored his first V8 Ute Series round victory with pole position and wins in two of the three races.
At Surfers Paradise, the V.I.P. Petfoods driver went one better: pole position and all three race wins!
Ryal, who lives on the Gold Coast, was unstoppable at his ‘home’ circuit. The only sour note was a 10-point penalty imposed...
OCTOBER 9, 2011. Question: What do one pole position, two race wins and a top-5 finish add up to? Answer: Ryal Harris’s most successful V8 Ute Racing Series round!
The V.I.P. Petfoods driver has qualified on pole position and won V8 Utes races before, but today marked his first overall round win in the fiercely competitive national series. Making the result even more special...
JULY 10, 2011. V.I.P. Petfoods’ V8 Utes team had more highs and lows at Reid Park than the Ferris wheel that overlooks the circuit!
Young tearaway Ryal Harris started round four of the V8 Ute Racing Series on a high with pole position and a win in race 1. He hit rock bottom by retiring from race 2, but ended on the upswing with a fighting recovery to seventh place in race 3. In a...
JUNE 19, 2011. The VIP Petfoods V8 Ute Racing team had a weekend of ups and downs in the third round of the series at Hidden Valley.
Ryal Harris won the fourth and final race at the 3.9km Darwin circuit, moving him into the top three in the pointscore, despite bad luck in qualifying and a controversial penalty after the first race. Team-mate Brad Patton had more than his share of...
MAY 1, 2011 . The V.I.P. Racing V8 Utes were in good form in round two of the V8 Ute Racing Series at Barbagallo Raceway, Western Australia. Ryal Harris is now 4th in the pointscore, and Brad Patton
is 15th.
Ryal was happy with his result, especially considering his Falcon's engine blew up
in the first race. He came back with a vengeance to win the second race, and was in a safe...