Forget Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup, Andrew Hickman from Wagga Wagga became the king of the mountain this weekend, driving himself to the first big win of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 weekend by taking out the Xbox 360 Bathurst Challenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Based on the V8 Supercar shoot-out format, 12 lucky participants raced uniquely designed Xbox 360 go-karts around a purpose built track spanning Murray\u2019s Corner and Pit Lane. Earning their place in the race via retail and online competitions in the previous six weeks leading up the event, the competitors travelled to Bathurst, with hopes of sharing in the $100,000 in cash and prizes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Andrew, driving the EB Games go-kart, crossed the finish line first in a time of 22.09 seconds, just two hundredths of a second ahead of his nearest rival, Daniel Mitchell. James Davey, who earned his place in the race by winning the Xbox LIVE Forza Motorsport 2 Challenge, came third in a time of 22.74 seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was the most exhilarating experience of my life,\u201d said Andrew after his win. \u201cThese karts really do fly and being inches from the ground with such little margin for error made the experience so memorable. I\u2019ve always been a keen gamer so when this opportunity through Xbox presented itself I jumped at it.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The top three competitors will share in AUD$100,00 worth of prizes ranging from AUD$30,000 cash to an Xbox go-kart, a hot lap around Mount Panorama with a professional driver and Samsung home entertainment packages.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe prize money will be a big help for me, setting me up financially,\u201d continue Andrew. \u201cI just tried to listen to what the professionals were telling me during the practice sessions on Thursday and stay mentally focused during the race.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The winning times for the tournament were:<\/p>\n
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2nd \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel Mitchell (Ford) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22.2963 seconds<\/p>\n
3rd \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 James Davey (Xbox Live)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22.7447 seconds<\/p>\n
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1st place prizes include:<\/p>\n
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Forget Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup, Andrew Hickman from Wagga Wagga became the king of the mountain this weekend, driving himself to the first big win of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 weekend by taking out the Xbox 360 Bathurst Challenge.\u00a0 Based on the V8 Supercar shoot-out format, 12 lucky participants raced uniquely designed Xbox<\/p>\n