2018 Ipswich SuperSprint
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox V8 Supercar race report
| flag = Queensland
| title = 2018 Ipswich SuperSprint
| round_no = 9
| season_no = 16
| year = 2018
| series = SC
| track_map = Queensland Raceway (Australia) track map -- National Circuit.svg
| date = 20–22 July
| location = Willowbank, Queensland
| circuit = Queensland Raceway
| weather =
| race1_laps = 39
| race1_dist = 121.763
| pole1 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin
| pole1_team = DJR Team Penske
| pole1_time = 1:08.5014
| winner1 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin
| winner1_team = DJR Team Penske
| winner1_time = 46:40.8180
| race2_laps = 65
| race2_dist = 202.938
| pole2 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin
| pole2_team = DJR Team Penske
| pole2_time = 1:08.4899
| winner2 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen}}
| winner2_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| winner2_time = 1:18:33.4917
}}
The 2018 Ipswich SuperSprint (formally known as 2018 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 20–22 July 2018. The event was held at Queensland Raceway near Ipswich, Queensland and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It was the ninth event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 19 and 20 of the season.
Results
=Practice=
=Race 19=
== Qualifying ==
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Name !Team !Car !Time !Gap !{{tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}} |
1
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin |1:08.5014 | | align="center" |1 |
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2
| align="center" |55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert |1:08.6718 | +0.1704 | align="center" |5{{ref|1|1}} |
3
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard |1:08.6923 | +0.1909 | align="center" |2 |
4
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds |1:08.7217 | +0.2203 | align="center" |3 |
5
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly |1:08.7522 | +0.2508 | align="center" |4 |
6
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:08.7657 | +0.2643 | align="center" |6 |
7
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso |1:08.9264 | +0.4250 | align="center" |7 |
8
| align="center" |97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:08.9565 | +0.4551 | align="center" |8 |
9
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat |1:08.9905 | +0.4891 | align="center" |9 |
10
| align="center" |888 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:09.0023 | +0.5009 | align="center" |10 |
11
| align="center" |33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander |1:09.0228 | +0.5214 | align="center" |11 |
12
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney |1:09.0563 | +0.5549 | align="center" |12 |
13
| align="center" |120 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison |1:09.0614 | +0.5600 | align="center" |13 |
14
| align="center" |56 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway |1:09.0956 | +0.5942 | align="center" |14 |
15
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade |1:09.1609 | +0.6595 | align="center" |15 |
16
| align="center" |78 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro |1:09.1703 | +0.6689 | align="center" |16 |
17
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner |1:09.1848 | +0.6834 | align="center" |17 |
18
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye |1:09.1885 | +0.6871 | align="center" |18 |
19
| align="center" |34 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding |1:09.2142 | +0.7128 | align="center" |19 |
20
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom |1:09.2557 | +0.7543 | align="center" |20 |
21
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters |1:09.2823 | +0.7809 | align="center" |21 |
22
| align="center" |99 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale |1:09.3080 | +0.8066 | align="center" |22 |
23
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq |1:09.3552 | +0.8538 | align="center" |23 |
24
| align="center" |35 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood |1:09.4364 | +0.9350 | align="center" |24 |
25
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth |1:09.5701 | +1.0687 | align="center" |25 |
26
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard |1:09.5843 | +1.0829 | align="center" |26 |
27
| align="center" |42 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Kurt Kostecki |1:09.7521 | +1.2507 | align="center" |27 |
colspan="8" |Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-coates-hire-ipswich-supersprint/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-armor-all-qualifying-race-19/|title=Race 19 - Qualifying|website=Supercars.com|access-date=4 August 2018}} |
; Notes
- {{note|1|1}}– Chaz Mostert received a 3-place grid penalty for impeding Shane van Gisbergen in qualifying.{{cite news|url=http://m.v8dailydump.com.au/news/14943/Supercars-summary-of-penalties--Ipswich---update-3-final.html|title=Supercars summary of penalties, Ipswich - update 3 final|date=22 July 2018|work=V8 Daily Dump|access-date=21 October 2018|publisher=V8 Daily Dump}}
== Race ==
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Pos !No. !Driver !Team !Car !Laps !Time / Retired !Grid !Points |
1
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="center" |39 |46:40.8180 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |150 |
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2
| align="center" |97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |39 | +4.3165 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |138 |
3
| align="center" |888 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |39 | +5.8296 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |129 |
4
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |39 | +5.8720 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |120 |
5
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | align="center" |39 | +8.5049 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |111 |
6
| align="center" |55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="center" |39 | +14.0687 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |102 |
7
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="center" |39 | +14.2846 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |96 |
8
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="center" |39 | +14.5036 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |90 |
9
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | align="center" |39 | +14.8941 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |84 |
10
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | align="center" |39 | +16.6328 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |78 |
11
| align="center" |33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | align="center" |39 | +19.7967 | align="center" |11 | align="center" |72 |
12
| align="center" |56 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | align="center" |39 | +21.0874 | align="center" |14 | align="center" |69 |
13
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | align="center" |39 | +21.4224 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |66 |
14
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | align="center" |39 | +21.7162 | align="center" |15 | align="center" |63 |
15
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | align="center" |39 | +21.9856 | align="center" |17 | align="center" |60 |
16
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | align="center" |39 | +22.5553 | align="center" |18 | align="center" |57 |
17
| align="center" |120 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | align="center" |39 | +22.6494 | align="center" |13 | align="center" |54 |
18
| align="center" |34 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | align="center" |39 | +23.5107 | align="center" |19 | align="center" |51 |
19
| align="center" |78 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro | align="center" |39 | +23.9889 | align="center" |16 | align="center" |48 |
20
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | align="center" |39 | +24.2279 | align="center" |20 | align="center" |45 |
21
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | align="center" |39 | +24.5557 | align="center" |23 | align="center" |42 |
22
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | align="center" |39 | +32.3107 | align="center" |21 | align="center" |39 |
23
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard | align="center" |39 | +37.1351 | align="center" |26 | align="center" |36 |
24
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | align="center" |39 | +37.1989 | align="center" |25 | align="center" |33 |
25
| align="center" |42 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Kurt Kostecki | align="center" |39 | +38.2000 | align="center" |27 | align="center" |30 |
26
| align="center" |99 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | align="center" |39 | +1:01.5537 | align="center" |22 | align="center" |27 |
27
| align="center" |35 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | align="center" |34 | +5 laps | align="center" |24 | align="center" |24 |
colspan="9" align="center" |{{nowrap|Fastest lap: James Courtney (Walkinshaw Andretti United) 1:09.6591 (on lap 21)}} |
colspan="9" |Source:{{cite news|url=https://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-coates-hire-ipswich-supersprint/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-race-19/|title=Race 19 - Results|access-date=4 August 2018}} |
== Championship standings after Race 19 ==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Driver ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
---|
align="left"| 10px
! 1 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="right"| 2183 | align="right"| |
align="left"| 10px
! 2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | align="right"| 2040 | align="right"| -143 |
align="left"| 10px 1
! 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | align="right"| 1750 | align="right"| -433 |
align="left"| 10px 1
! 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="right"| 1742 | align="right"| -441 |
align="left"| 10px
! 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes | align="right"| 1731 | align="right"| -452 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams Championship
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Team ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
---|
align="left"| 10px
! 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | align="right"| 3789 | align="right"| |
align="left"| 10px
! 2 | align="right"| 3724 | align="right"| -65 |
align="left"| 10px
! 3 | align="right"| 2767 | align="right"| -1022 |
align="left"| 10px 1
! 4 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | align="right"| 2605 | align="right"| -1184 |
align="left"| 10px 1
! 5 | align="right"| 2595 | align="right"| -1194 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
=Race 20=
== Qualifying ==
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Name !Team !Car !Time !Gap !{{tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}} |
1
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin |1:08.4899 | | align="center" |1 |
---|
2
| align="center" |97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:08.5382 | +0.0483 | align="center" |2 |
7
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:08.5973 | +0.3266 | align="center" |3 |
6
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly |1:08.6350 | +0.2683 | align="center" |4 |
5
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds |1:08.7112 | +0.2213 | align="center" |5 |
4
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard |1:08.7582 | +0.1451 | align="center" |6 |
3
| align="center" |55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert |1:08.8165 | +0.1074 | align="center" |7 |
8
| align="center" |888 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:08.8357 | +0.3458 | align="center" |8 |
9
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso |1:08.8516 | +0.3617 | align="center" |9 |
10
| align="center" |56 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway |1:08.8552 | +0.3653 | align="center" |10 |
11
| align="center" |33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander |1:08.9076 | +0.4177 | align="center" |11 |
12
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq |1:08.9102 | +0.4203 | align="center" |12 |
13
| align="center" |120 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison |1:08.9196 | +0.4297 | align="center" |13 |
14
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner |1:08.9381 | +0.4482 | align="center" |14 |
15
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters |1:08.9766 | +0.4867 | align="center" |15 |
16
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom |1:08.9799 | +0.4900 | align="center" |16 |
17
| align="center" |78 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro |1:08.9931 | +0.5032 | align="center" |17 |
18
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney |1:09.0438 | +0.5539 | align="center" |18 |
19
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade |1:09.0605 | +0.5706 | align="center" |19 |
20
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye |1:09.0969 | +0.6070 | align="center" |20 |
21
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth |1:09.1551 | +0.6652 | align="center" |21 |
22
| align="center" |34 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding |1:09.1684 | +0.6785 | align="center" |22 |
23
| align="center" |99 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale |1:09.2684 | +0.7785 | align="center" |23 |
24
| align="center" |35 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood |1:09.4135 | +0.9236 | align="center" |24 |
25
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat |1:09.4184 | +0.9285 | align="center" |25 |
26
| align="center" |42 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Kurt Kostecki |1:09.5348 | +1.0449 | align="center" |26 |
27
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard |1:09.5702 | +1.0803 | align="center" |27 |
colspan="8" |Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-coates-hire-ipswich-supersprint/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-armor-all-qualifying-race-20/|title=Race 20 - Qualifying|website=Supercars.com|access-date=4 August 2018}} |
== Race ==
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Pos !No. !Driver !Team !Car !Laps !Time / Retired !Grid !Points |
1
| align="center" |97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |65 |1:18:33.4917 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |150 |
---|
2
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="center" |65 | +2.3514 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |138 |
3
| align="center" |55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="center" |65 | +5.4173 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |129 |
4
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |65 | +5.5275 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |120 |
5
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | align="center" |65 | +7.0074 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |111 |
6
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | align="center" |65 | +7.4225 | align="center" |19 | align="center" |102 |
7
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="center" |65 | +7.9245 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |96 |
8
| align="center" |888 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes |Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" |65 | +16.0718 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |90 |
9
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | align="center" |65 | +23.9446 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |84 |
10
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | align="center" |65 | +24.4888 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |78 |
11
| align="center" |33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | align="center" |65 | +25.6847 | align="center" |11 | align="center" |72 |
12
| align="center" |120 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | align="center" |65 | +28.1092 | align="center" |13 | align="center" |69 |
13
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | align="center" |65 | +34.3323 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |66 |
14
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | align="center" |65 | +34.5894 | align="center" |14 | align="center" |63 |
15
| align="center" |34 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | align="center" |65 | +36.3364 | align="center" |22 | align="center" |60 |
16
| align="center" |99 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | align="center" |65 | +37.3291 | align="center" |23 | align="center" |57 |
17
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | align="center" |65 | +39.8067{{ref|1|1}} | align="center" |15 | align="center" |54 |
18
| align="center" |56 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | align="center" |65 | +42.7017 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |51 |
19
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | align="center" |65 | +43.7084 | align="center" |20 | align="center" |48 |
20
| align="center" |78 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro | align="center" |65 | +54.9599 | align="center" |17 | align="center" |45 |
21
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | align="center" |65 | +59.2423{{ref|2|2}} | align="center" |21 | align="center" |42 |
22
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard | align="center" |65 | +1:01.4743 | align="center" |27 | align="center" |39 |
23
| align="center" |42 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Kurt Kostecki | align="center" |65 | +1:02.5355{{ref|3|3}} | align="center" |26 | align="center" |36 |
24
| align="center" |35 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | align="center" |65 | +1:08.7571 | align="center" |24 | align="center" |33 |
25
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | align="center" |64 | +1 lap | align="center" |25 | align="center" |30 |
26
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | align="center" |61 | +4 laps | align="center" |16 | align="center" |27 |
NC
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="center" |24 |Retirement | align="center" |18 | align="center" | |
colspan="9" align="center" |{{nowrap|Fastest lap: Tim Slade (Brad Jones Racing) 1:09.8397 (on lap 22)}} |
colspan="9" |Source:{{cite news|url=https://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-coates-hire-ipswich-supersprint/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-race-20/|title=Race 20 - Results|access-date=4 August 2018}} |
;Notes
- {{note|1|1}}– Cam Waters received a 5-second post-race Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Simona de Silvestro.
- {{note|2|2}}– Lee Holdsworth received a 15-second post-race Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Simona de Silvestro.
- {{note|3|3}}– Kurt Kostecki received a 15-second Time Penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Tim Blanchard.
== Championship standings after Race 20 ==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Driver ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
---|
align="left"| 10px
! 1 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="right"| 2321 | align="right"| |
align="left"| 10px
! 2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | align="right"| 2190 | align="right"| -131 |
align="left"| 10px
! 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | align="right"| 1870 | align="right"| -451 |
align="left"| 10px
! 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="right"| 1838 | align="right"| -483 |
align="left"| 10px
! 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes | align="right"| 1821 | align="right"| -500 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams Championship
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Team ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
---|
align="left"| 10px
! 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | align="right"| 4059 | align="right"| |
align="left"| 10px
! 2 | align="right"| 3973 | align="right"| -86 |
align="left"| 10px
! 3 | align="right"| 2815 | align="right"| -1244 |
align="left"| 10px
! 4 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | align="right"| 2761 | align="right"| -1298 |
align="left"| 10px 1
! 5 | align="right"| 2743 | align="right"| -1316 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{V8 race report|
Name_of_race = Ipswich SuperSprint |
Year_of_race = 2018 |
Previous_race_in_season = 2018 Townsville 400 |
Next_race_in_season = 2018 Sydney SuperNight 300 |
Previous_year's_race = 2017 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint |
Next_year's_race = 2019 Ipswich SuperSprint
}}
{{ATCC rounds 2010–2019}}
Category:July 2018 sports events in Australia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ipswich SuperSprint}}