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	SVG CONFIRMS RETURN TO V8 SUPERCAR SERIES Ending intense media and online speculation V8 Supercar star Shane van Gisbergen has confirmed he will return to the sport in 2013.
	SVG LEFT WITH SPECIAL SIGNED BONNET UNDAMAGED There wasn't much for Shane van Gisbergen to smile about after his final V8 Supercar race meeting in Sydney on Sunday. But at least the signed commemorative bonnet from his SP Tools Falcon was left intact.
	SVG STILL HAS PLENTY TO FIGHT FOR THIS WEEKEND Kiwi driver Shane van Gisbergen still has plenty to fight for at the final round of this season's V8 Supercar series in Sydney this weekend.
	DECISION ON FINAL SERIES PLACE GOES DOWN TO THE WIRE Shane van Gisbergen's season-long battle for fifth place in this year's V8 Supercar series will not now be decided until the final round in Sydney in a fortnight's time after a dnf and fourth place finish at the penultimate round at Winton over the weekend.
	VAN GISBERGEN STEELS HIMSELF FOR BOGEY ROUND After podium finishes at the most recent round in Abu Dhabi, Kiwi V8 Supercar ace Shane van Gisbergen is steeling himself for his traditional bogey round at Winton Motor Raceway in rural Victoria this weekend.
	STRONG SHOWING SEES SVG ON THE PODIUM AT ABU DHABI A fourth place finish in the final V8 Supercar race in Abu Dhabi overnight assured Kiwi V8 Supercar ace Shane van Gisbergen third place on the round podium and helped him bolster fifth place in the series points standings with just two rounds to go.
	SVG PART OF F1 SUPPORT ROSTER THIS WEEKEND After an enjoyable interlude contesting the opening round of the Cody's D1NZ National Drifting Championship in New Zealand last weekend, SP Tools-backed Stone Brothers Racing V8 Supercar driver Shane van Gisbergen is back 'at work' in Abu Dhabi this weekend.
	VAN GISBERGEN ENJOYS COMPETITIVE DRIFT DEBUT V8 Supercar ace Shane van Gisbergen says he thoroughly enjoyed his 'in-at-the-deep-end' drift debut at the opening round of New Zealand's Cody's D1NZ National Drifting championship at Feilding's Manfeild circuit this weekend.
	TOP TEN FINISHES FOR SVG/BLEEKEMOLEN ON GOLD COAST Steering clear of the carnage that makes the annual Armor All Gold Coast 600 such a lottery for the top V8 Supercars series teams Shane van Gisbergen and international teammate Jeroen Bleekemolen ended the weekend with a second top ten finish on the Sunday race.
	BLEEKEMOLEN TAKES OVER CO-DRIVER DUTIES THIS WEEKEND Two weeks ago at Bathurst it was top Australian driver Luke Youlden who shared the SP Tools Ford Falcon with Shane van Gisbergen. This weekend at the V8 Supercar series' annual international meeting on the Gold Coast it is highly-rated Dutch driver Jeroen Bleekemolen.
	SVG QUICK BUT UNLUCKY AGAIN AT BATHURST Top Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen has endured another frustrating run in Australia's 'Great Race,' the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.
	SVG BACK TO BUSINESS AT BATHURST THIS WEEKEND It's a case of 'back to business' for SP Tools-backed Kiwi V8 Supercar ace Shane van Gisbergen at Bathurst this weekend after one of the busiest off-track months of his career.
	SVG FIRST TO SIGN UP FOR CODY'S D1NZ LEGENDS CHALLENGE Hot on the heels of the news that he will be swapping from Ford to AMG next season, Kiwi young gun Shane van Gisbergen is the first V8 Supercar star to sign up for the Cody's D1NZ National Drifting Championship Series' Legends Challenge.
	AMG E CLASS FOR SVG IN '13 In arguably the biggest move in his professional career to date Kiwi V8 Supercar ace Shane van Gisbergen will be behind the wheel of an AMG E Class when he lines up for the opening round of next year's V8 Supercar series in Adelaide.
	SVG LOOKS TO BATHURST AFTER SANDOWN FORM BOOST With the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 less than a month away Kiwi V8 Supercar series star Shane van Gisbergen says the improved car speed seen at Sandown over the weekend could not have come at a better time.
	SUNDAY POLE FOR SVG & YOULDEN AFTER SATURDAY WINS AT SANDOWN Shane van Gisbergen and enduro teammate Luke Youlden will start tomorrow's Dick Smith Sandown 500 from pole after the pair won a sprint race apiece in Melbourne this afternoon.
	SANDOWN SUCCESS BODES WELL FOR SVG THIS WEEKEND Having enjoyed some of the best races of his V8 Supercar career to date at Melbourne's Sandown circuit SP Tools-backed Kiwi ace Shane van Gisbergen goes into this weekend's Dick Smith Sandown 500 with high hopes.
	'BUMP-DRAFTING' THE HIGHLIGHT FOR SVG IN SYDNEY 'Bump drafting' their way past Jonathan Webb put Stone Brothers Racing teammates Shane van Gisbergen and Tim Slade in the TV spotlight in Sunday's V8 Supercar race at the weekend's Sydney Motorsport Park 360 meeting.
	SVG SPEARHEADS KIWI V8 CHARGE IN SYDNEY THIS WEEKEND Young gun Shane van Gisbergen again spearheads the Kiwi charge as Australia's V8 Supercar series returns to the re-named Eastern Creek circuit in Sydney's outer west this weekend.
	SEVEN INTO FIVE GOES FOR VAN GISBERGEN A pair of seventh place finishes at the Coates Hire Ipswich 300 meeting in Queensland over the weekend has seen V8 Supercar racer Shane van Gisbergen consolidate his hard-earned fifth placing in this year's series' points standings
	SVG LOOKING FOR SOMETHING EXTRA THIS WEEKEND Kiwi V8 Supercar ace Shane van Gisbergen will be looking for something extra at the Coates Hire Ipswich 400 meeting in Queensland this weekend as he tries to hold on to his hard-won fifth place in the 2012 series points standings.
	TOP DUTCH DRIVER TO JOIN VAN GISBERGEN FOR GOLD COAST EVENT Top Dutch driver Jeroen Bleekemolen will join Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen in the SP Tools-backed Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon for this year's V8 Supercar international, the Armour All Gold Coast 600, in Surfers Paradise over the October 20-21 weekend.
	SVG RE-SIGNS WITH SBR Kiwi V8 Supercar star Shane van Gisbergen will race for Queensland-based compatriots the Stone Brothers for another three years after signing a new contract with the team this week.
	SVG PLEDGES TO GET BACK ON PACE SP Tools-backed Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon driver Shane van Gisbergen has pledged to get back on the pace he has showed at the past two V8 Supercar series meetings in Australia after a disappointing second day netted him a hard-won tenth place in the second race at the final ITM400 Hamilton meeting on Sunday.
	FRONT ROW BUT THAT WAS IT FOR SVG ON SATURDAY At least the ecstasy came before the agony for local hero Shane van Gisbergen on the first day of competition at the final ITM400 V8 Supercar race round the streets of downtown Hamilton today (Saturday).
	SBR DRIVERS MEET ROWING CHAMPIONS IN HAMILTON Last year’s podium pair of Shane van Gisbergen and Lee Holdsworth got a taste of the life of a rowing world champion today ahead of the weekend’s ITM400 V8 Supercars in Hamilton.
	SVG PLAYS DOWN HAMILTON HERO STATUS He's the definite crowd favourite but SP Tools-backed Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon driver Shane van Gisbergen is playing down his hero status heading into this weekend's ITM400 in Hamilton.
	SVG'S PODIUM BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR BOSS Stone Brothers Racing Team Principal Ross Stone couldn’t have asked for a better birthday gift at this weekend's Tasmania Challenge, the team's young Kiwi star Shane van Gisbergen finishing Sunday's 84-lap race second and teammates Tim Slade and Lee Holdsworth both also coming home in the top 6.
	SVG QUALIFIES THIRD, FINISHES FOURTH Shane van Gisbergen remained one of the key players on the first day of competition at the second round of this year's V8 Supercar series in Tasmania today (Saturday) qualifying third and finishing the first race of the weekend in fourth place.
	SVG TOPS FRIDAY TIME SHEETS IN TASSIE Maintaining the momentum from his race-winning performance at the non-championship AGP meeting a fortnight ago Kiwi flier Shane van Gisbergen topped the time sheets in practice yesterday (Friday) for this weekend's V8 Supercar series round at Symmons Plains in Tasmania.
	TASSIE INTERLUDE BEFORE ITM400 With hype building for next month's final ITM 400 in Hamilton it's easy to forget that SP Tools-backed Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon driver Shane van Gisbergen has another V8 Supercar race before then - this weekend at the 2.4km Symmons Plains circuit in Tasmania.
	VAN GISBERGEN WINS RACE 4 AT AGP Shane van Gisbergen has claimed his first V8 Supercar series race win of the 2012 season and finished second overall for the weekend at the Qantas Australian Grand Prix meeting in Melbourne.
	ANOTHER TOP FINISH FOR SVG AT AGP Shane van Gisbergen continued his fine run of form in the latest MSS Securities V8 Challenge race at the Qantas Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix meeting at Melbourne's Albert Park today (Saturday).
	SVG UP FRONT IN BOTH FRIDAY V8 RACES AT AGP Shane van Gisbergen slugged it out with fellow Ford drivers Mark Winterbottom and Will Davison to claim a third and a second in the first two MSS Security V8 Supercar Challenge races at the Qantas Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix meeting in Melbourne today (Friday).
	SVG QUALIFIES THIRD FOR AGP V8 EVENT Shane van Gisbergen has had the near perfect start to the V8 Supercars non-Championship event at this year’s Qantas Australian Grand Prix, qualifying third for today's unique drop-off format Qualifying Race 1.
	TYRE/FORMAT TWISTS FOR AGP V8 EVENT Shane van Gisbergen heads into this weekend's non-championhip MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge meeting in Melbourne with a great track record
	SHANE'S IN TOWN ON FRIDAY Kiwi fans will get a rare chance to talk to SP Tools-backed Stone Brothers Racing V8 Supercar driver Shane van Gisbergen in Auckland tomorrow (Friday March 09).
	FINE BALANCE THE KEY TO SVG'S SUNDAY SIXTH Finding a balance between speed and economy was the key to Shane van Gisbergen's top six performance in the second 78-lap/250km race at the Clipsal 500 meeting in Adelaide on Sunday.
	PIT STOP STRATEGY DISGUISES SVG'S ADELAIDE SPEED Kiwi flier Shane van Gisbergen had the speed but not the fuel strategy in the first 78-lap/250km race round the streets of Adelaide today
	SVG IN TOP 10 HEADING INTO CLIPSAL WEEKEND Shane van Gisbergen is looking to improve on his P10 starting position in the first V8 Supercar race of the season at the big Clipsal 500 meeting in Adelaide later today (Saturday).
	SVG REFRESHED AND READY TO GO Though he didn't - quite - get the long, hot, sunny summer break he was hoping for back home in New Zealand, SP Tools-backed Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon driver Shane van Gisbergen says he is refreshed and ready for this weekend's 2012 V8 Supercar season-opener round the streets of Adelaide