Lowndes, Whincup chasing Bathurst history
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Craig Lowndes says emulating Peter Brock's hat-trick of Bathurst 1000 wins will be a great source of motivation for this weekend's legendary race.
Lowndes and Jamie Whincup will head to Bathurst tomorrow to begin preparations for the endurance race of which they have won the last two.
Brock and Jim Richards were the last drivers to conquer the mountain three years in a row.
Lowndes says the fact they are in this position shows how far his team has come in the last couple of years.
"Now we're standing here two years on, almost three years on and going for our third in a row," he said.
"So it is a great victory for us as a team to be able to create this sort of environment.
"But it's going to be a tough race, there's going to be a lot of good guys and a lot of quick cars there this weekend."
The race holds special significance for Whincup, who can take the lead in the driver's championship if he and Lowndes cross the line first on the mountain.
But Whincup says the the V8 drivers championship will be forgotten about during Bathurst and he is not looking beyond winning this weekend.
"Bathurst is definitely a stand alone event. It is part of the championship so we've always got to consider championship points," he said.
"But Craig and I teamed up really well here in the past, really looking forward to this huge event.
"1000 kilometres on Sunday and if we do well then the championship will be looking good but that's certainly in the back of our mind at the moment."
