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REDARC's Rollover Sensor for Trucks Reduces Risk of Fire5 Sep, 2017Developed to maximise safety in the event of a roll-over truck accident, the new REDARC Roll Over Sensor (ROS) is now available from CoolDrive branches Australia-wide. Meeting the latest legislative requirements for roll-over sensing, the REDARC ROS1224 triggers the vehicle’s battery master isolation switch when an imminent accident is detected, cutting power to the truck’s electrical system.Risk... Read More... |
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Gabriel Ultra 4WD Shockers from CoolDrive31 Aug, 2017Gabriel has introduced a new range of Ultra Plus Off Road gas shock absorbers for the 4WD market and they’re now available from CoolDrive. Designed to fit most popular 4WD wagons, utes and cab chassis on the Australian market, the Gabriel Ultra Plus Off Road shockers are available in original-equipment specification or for a 50mm lift. Built... Read More... |
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CoolDrive Expands with Logicar Parts Acquisition & Equipment Joint Venture28 Aug, 2017CoolDrive has further expanded its operations in automotive parts with the acquisition of Logicar’s engine management spare parts business, effective 2 October. And at the same time, CoolDrive has acquired a 50 percent stake in the remaining Logicar Equipment and ECU reconditioning business, which will continue to operate as a separate entity in a joint-venture between... Read More... |
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Supporting Orphanages by John Blanchard CEO25 Aug, 2017For many years now, CoolDrive has donated money to two children’s orphanages at Christmas, on behalf of our customers and ourselves. Instead of sending Christmas cards to customers we feel the high cost of postage these days this is a better option. In April, my wife, Eunice and I decided to visit one of these... Read More... |
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Sydney Motorsport Park Sunday Recap - Epic Weekend for Team CoolDrive20 Aug, 2017TODAY’S TIMES Qualifying - Qualified: 23rd – 1:29.6305s // Pole Position: Scott McLaughlin – 1:28.2259sRace 18 – 200kms / 52 Laps - Finished: 13th // Winner: Jamie Whincup THE WORD FROM TIM “It’s been a really solid weekend for Team CoolDrive. We’ve had a couple of bad weekends earlier this year so to come away with a 10th and... Read More... |
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Sydney Motorsport Park Saturday Recap - Season Best Result for Blanchard19 Aug, 2017TODAY’S TIMES Practice Three - Position: 12th – 1:29.6491 // Fastest: Michael Caruso – 1:28.8603Qualifying - Qualified: 23rd – 1:29.6952 // Pole Position: Scott McLaughlin – 1:28.3209 Race 17 – 120kms / 31 Laps - Finished: 11th // Winner: Fabian Coulthard THE WORD FROM TIM Today Tim Blanchard scored his best ever Sydney Motorsport Park result and his best result of the... Read More... |
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Sydney Motorsport Park Friday Recap18 Aug, 2017TODAY’S TIMES Practice One - Position: 13th – 1:31.0141 // Fastest: Michael Caruso – 1:29.9643Practice Two - Position: 21st – 1:30.3785 // Fastest: Scott McLaughlin – 1:28.8500 THE WORD FROM TIM “The BJR cars are typically strong here at Sydney Motorsport Park. They are suited to the long sweeping bends and have good stability in those long corners, which is... Read More... |
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Sydney Motorsport Park Preview17 Aug, 2017TRACK TIMES Friday 18th August12:50 – 13:35 – Practice One15:30 – 16:15 – Practice TwoSaturday 19th August11:25 – 12:10 – Practice Three13:35 – 13:50 – Qualifying16:25 – Race 17 – 120kms / 31 LapsSunday 20th August11:00 – 11:20 – Qualifying14:00 – Race 18 – 200kms / 52 Laps FAST FACTS - Track Length – 3.905km //... Read More... |
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Firebox Fire Extinguishers15 Aug, 2017FIRE YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE!!!!! Fire in Vehicles, Fire in the Garage, Fire in the home it is everyone’s worst nightma Damage or complete loss of expensive vehicles, electrical tools in the garage and may even cost of a total kitchen refurb could have been minimised or completely avoided. At CoolDrive we also care about your... Read More... |
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New Darwin Branch Opens in Style14 Aug, 2017CoolDrive Darwin unofficially opened its relocated branch in style in mid-June with a ‘Trade Show’ that saw Supercar driver Tim Blanchard and his CoolDrive Racing Commodore making a special guest appearance. Both were in town for the Supercars round at Hidden Valley, making it the ideal opportunity to celebrate the Darwin branch’s much-needed relocation to larger... Read More... |
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FNQ Stars for CoolDrive11 Aug, 2017Far North Queensland has trumped the rest of Australasia in the annual CoolDrive Branch of the Year Awards. Big winners were CoolDrive Townsville, which won the annual W.J. Blanchard Branch of the Year award for branches with turnover greater than $5 million, beating the Acacia Ridge (Brisbane) branch into second place. And CoolDrive Cairns, which won the... Read More... |
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CoolDrive Celebrates 40 Years in Business10 Aug, 2017CoolDrive marked four decades in business with a celebratory dinner in Melbourne late July. Attended by 250 industry luminaries, suppliers, key staff past and present, branch managers and special guests, the evening at the iconic Zinc restaurant at Federation Square included CoolDrive’s annual Branch Manager awards presentation. Hosted by Nine Network television personality Brodie Harper, the CoolDrive... Read More... |
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CoolDrive Catalogue Sheds Light3 Aug, 2017Such has been the expansion of CoolDrive’s automotive lighting product offerings that the parts distribution giant has now published a specific catalogue. The CoolDrive Lighting Catalogue has over 700 pages of all things in automotive lighting, and follows on from last year’s Electrical Accessories Catalogue. “Not so long ago our electrical accessories and... Read More... |
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Genuine Valeo Replacement Clutch Kits Now Available at CoolDrive Auto Parts1 Aug, 2017CoolDrive Auto Parts now stocks Genuine Valeo replacement clutch kits for popular European light commercial and passenger vehicles, including Valeo Dual Mass Replacement (DMR) KITS. “Replace the Flywheel once and for all with the Valeo DMR Kit!” Good Reasons to choose Valeo Dual Mass Replacement Kit. 1. Reliability: DMR kits are extremely reliable solution corresponding to the... Read More... |
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Ipswich Sunday Recap30 Jul, 2017TODAY’S TIMES Qualifying - Qualified: 20th – 1:09.3008s // Pole Position: Scott McLaughlin – 1:08.4208sRace Sixteen – 200kms / 65 Laps - Finished: 17th // Winner: Chaz Mostert THE WORD FROM TIM “We had a smoother race today and got a better result than yesterday. The strategy worked well and we were able to jump a few car... Read More... |
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Ipswich Saturday Recap29 Jul, 2017TODAY’S TIMES Practice Three - Position: 13th – 1:09.4399s // Fastest: Tim Slade – 1:08.9768sQualifying - Qualified: 22nd – 1:09.4598s // Pole Position: Scott McLaughlin – 1:08.8167sRace Fifteen – 120kms / 39 Laps - Finished: 21st // Winner: Scott McLaughlin THE WORD FROM TIM “We had a good a great start to todays’ race and the first few laps were... Read More... |
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Ipswich Friday Recap28 Jul, 2017TODAY’S TIMES Additional Driver Practice – Todd Hazelwood // Position: 1st – 1:09.7530sPractice One - Position: 23rd – 1:10.2714s // Fastest: Scott McLaughlin – 1:09.5760sPractice Two - Position: 25th – 1:09.9892s // Fastest: Chaz Mostert – 1:08.9960s THE WORD FROM CO-DRIVER TODD HAZELWOOD“I really enjoyed my time in the Team CoolDrive Commodore today, it was like the... Read More... |
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CoolDrive Canberra is Moving Up the Road10 Jul, 2017As of Monday the 10th July 2017 CoolDrive Canberra is moving to their NEW location just up the road at Unit 1, 126-128 Gladstone St, Fyshwick ACT 2609. Phone: (02) 6280 4755 Read More... |
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Townsville Sunday Recap9 Jul, 2017TODAY'S TIMESQualifying - Position: 23rd – 1m13.0976 // Provisional Pole Position: Scott McLaughlin – 1m12.0307Top Ten Shootout - Winner: Scott McLaughlinRace 14 – 200kms / 70 Laps - Finished: 20th // Winner: Jamie Whincup THE WORD FROM TIM “20th wasn’t the result we were looking for today. We didn’t get the cars in the window we would have liked... Read More... |
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Townsville Saturday Recap8 Jul, 2017TODAY'S TIMESQualifying - Position: 23rd – 1m13.2050 // Pole Position: Scott McLaughlin 1m12.0731Race 13 – 200kms / 70 Laps - Finished: 16th // Winner: Scott McLaughlin THE WORD FROM TIM Tim was disappointed with today’s qualifying efforts, as he and Team CoolDrive found themselves searching for more car speed. The cars qualifying setup needed to be more aggressive... Read More... |
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Townsville Friday Recap7 Jul, 2017TODAY'S TIMESPractice One - Position: 24th – 1m14.2944 // Fastest: David Reynolds – 1m12.8920Practice Two - Position: 20th – 1m13.0081 // Fastest: Chaz Mostert – 1m12.3648 THE WORD FROM TIM “With the hot conditions here this weekend you can expect the tyres to drop off a little more than usual. With 2 x 200 kilometre races on... Read More... |
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Townsville Preview6 Jul, 2017TRACK TIMES Friday 7th July12:10 - 12:50 – Practice One15:05 - 15:45 – Practice TwoSaturday 8th July12:30 - 12:50 – Qualifying13:30 - 13:50 – Drivers Parade16:10 - 17:50 – Race 13 – 200kms / 70 LapsSunday 9th July10:55 - 11:15 – Qualifying13:15 - 13:40 – Top Ten Shootout16:10 - 17:50 – Race 14 – 200kms... Read More... |
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CoolDrive Auto Parts: Your Engine Management Specialist4 Jul, 2017CoolDrive is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest automotive parts distributors and has undertaken significant growth in 2016-17 increasing our branch and brand presence, product range and service offerings. In particular, we have increased our parts, knowledge and service offerings with the acquisition of specialist engine management organisations, Australian Fuel Injection (AFI) and the... Read More... |
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Team CoolDrive Confirm Enduro Lineup22 Jun, 2017Brad Jones Racing are excited to confirm their driver pairings for the upcoming 2017 Pirtek Endurance Cup.After a brilliant performance in the 2016 Endurance Cup races, notably the Bathurst 1000, Ash Walsh will again be behind the wheel of the Freightliner Racing Commodore with Tim Slade for the duo’s second year together. Ash currently sits... Read More... |
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Darwin Sunday Recap18 Jun, 2017TODAY'S TIMESQualifying - Qualified: 23rd – 1:06.4279 // Provisional Pole Position: Scott McLaughlin – 1:05.6806Top Ten Shootout // Pole Position: Scott McLaughlinRace 12 – 200kms / 70 Laps - Finished: 21st // Winner: Scott McLaughlin THE WORD FROM TIM “Hidden Valley was just as hot as it was yesterday but car was totally different to drive. It didn’t get us near... Read More... |
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Darwin Saturday Recap - Best Result of the Season17 Jun, 2017TODAY'S TIMESPractice Three - Position: 13th – 1:06.1355 // Fastest: Scott McLaughlin – 1:05.5635Qualifying - Qualified: 14th – 1:06.1452 // Pole Position: Rick Kelly – 1:05.7114Race 11 – 120kms / 42 Laps - Finished: 12th // Winner: Fabian Coulthard THE WORD FROM TIM Tim was close to his best Hidden Valley qualifying effort (13th) today, when he brought the Team CoolDrive Commodore... Read More... |
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Darwin Friday Recap16 Jun, 2017TODAY'S TIMESPractice One - Position: 23rd – 1:07.3920 // Fastest: Rick Kelly – 1:06.5061Practice Two - Position: 20th – 1:06.8639 // Fastest: Jamie Whincup – 1:06.0360 THE WORD FROM TIM “We struggled a little bit with understeer today but we worked on improving our setup and I feel like we are getting there. Racing on the new SuperSoft tyre is... Read More... |
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Darwin Preview15 Jun, 2017TRACK TIMES (NT - Local Times)Friday 16th June12:10 - 12:55 – Practice One15:00 - 15:45 – Practice TwoSaturday 17th June9:25 - 10:10 – Practice Three12:45 - 12:55 – Drivers Parade13:50 - 14:05 – Qualifying16:15 - 17:15 – Race 11 – 120kms / 42 LapsSunday 18th June8:20 - 9:05 – True Colour Track Walk9:40 - 10:00... Read More... |
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40th Anniversary Sale Part 31 Jun, 2017For all your 40th Anniversary Sale Part 3 requirements, contact your nearest branch. Read More... |
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CoolDrive Launceston is Moving Across Town29 May, 2017As of Monday 29th May 2017 CoolDrive Launceston is moving from 3 Wilson Street, South Launceston to their NEW location at Unit 3, 2 -12 Montague Street, Invermay. Phone: (03) 6331 0533 Read More... |
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Winton Sunday Recap21 May, 2017TODAY'S TIMES Qualifying - Qualified: 18th – 1m19.9367s // Pole Position: Scott McLaughlin – 1m19.0721s Race Ten – 67 Laps / 200kms - Finished: 22nd // Winner: Shane Van Gisbergen THE WORD FROM TIM Times improved in qualifying today, with Tim cracking the 1m19 bracket to qualify less than a second off pole sitter Scott... Read More... |
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Winton Saturday Recap20 May, 2017TODAY' S TIMESPractice Three - Position: 19th – 1m20.6678s // Fastest: Scott McLaughlin – 1m19.5923s Qualifying - Qualified: 22nd – 1m20.3995s // Pole Position: Scott McLaughlin – 1m19.3807s Race Nine – 40 Laps / 120kms - Finished: 18th // Winner: Scott McLaughlin THE WORD FROM TIM “We had a reasonable day but didn’t maximise our potential in qualifying.... Read More... |
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Winton Friday Recap19 May, 2017TODAY'S TIMESAdditional Drivers Practice – Todd Hazelwood - Finished: 19th – 1:47.7965s // Fastest: Shae Davies – 1:45.7595sPractice One - Finished: 20th – 1:45.5605s // Fastest: Scott McLaughlin – 1:43.3667sPractice Two - Finished: 23rd – 1m32.8801s // Fastest: Nick Percat – 1m28.1050s THE WORD FROM TIM “The first session at Winton today was the additional driver... Read More... |
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Winton Preview18 May, 2017TRACK TIMES Friday 19th May10:50 - 11:20 – Additional Drivers Practice12:35 - 13:20 – Practice One14:40 - 15:25 – Practice TwoSaturday 20th May10:50 - 11:35 – Practice Three13:25 - 13:40 – Qualifying16:00 - 17:10 – Race Nine – 40 Laps / 120kmsSunday 21st May11:00 - 11:20 – Qualifying13:45 - 15:35 - Race Ten – 67... Read More... |
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Perth SuperSprint Sunday Recap7 May, 2017TODAY’S RESULTS Qualifying - Qualified: 24th // Pole Position: Scott McLaughlin Race Eight - Finished: 23rd // Winner: Scott McLaughlin THE WORD FROM TIM Tim went in today’s 200kms with a tyre advantage. After the car struggled in yesterday’s race, the team opted to keep Tim’s green tyres for today’s race. This means he... Read More... |
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Perth SuperSprint Friday Recap5 May, 2017TODAY’S TIMES Practice One - Position: 17th – 56.6466s // Fastest: Garth Tander – 55.6459s Practice Two - Position: 16th – 55.7012s // Fastest: Shane Van Gisbergen – 54.7762s THE WORD FROM TIM “It was a good day for us. It was close in the times, and a lot of teams were focusing on... Read More... |
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Perth SuperSprint Preview4 May, 2017TRACK TIMES Friday 5th May 12:00 – 12:45 – Practice One 14:35 – 15:20 – Practice Two Saturday 6th May 9:15 – 10:00 – Practice Three 11:55 – 12:10 – Qualifying 14:45 – 15:45 – Race Seven / 120kms Sunday 7th May 10:55 – 11:15 – Qualifying 14:15 – 15:45 – Race Eight / 200kms... Read More... |
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40th Anniversary Sale Part 21 May, 2017For all your 40th Anniversary Sale Part 2 requirements, contact your nearest branch. Read More... |
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Phillip Island SuperSprint Sunday Recap23 Apr, 2017TODAY’S RESULTS Qualifying - Qualified: 24th // Pole Position: Scott McLaughlin Race Six - Finished: 15th // Winner: Chaz Mostert THE WORD FROM TIM “We were conservative for the first 10-15 laps in the race and watching our tyres to ensure we lasted the distance. From where we started it was a good improvement.... Read More... |
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Phillip Island SuperSprint Saturday Recap22 Apr, 2017TODAY’S TIMES Qualifying - Qualified: 24th // Pole Position: Scott McLaughlin Race Five / 250kms - Finished: 15th // Winner: Fabian Coulthard THE WORD FROM TIM Today’s race at Phillip Island provided plenty of action. Tim did a brilliant job to avoid the lap one drama and jump forward through the field. He was... Read More... |
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Phillip Island SuperSprint Friday Recap21 Apr, 2017TODAY’S TIMES Friday 21st April Practice One - Position: 24th – 1m32.8381s // Fastest: David Reynolds – 1m30.8476 Practice Two - Position: 23rd – 1m31.9628s // Fastest: Chaz Mostert – 1m29.5747 THE WORD FROM TIM “We didn’t get a good run on the green tyres today. If we can unlock a fast one lap... Read More... |
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Phillip Island SuperSprint Preview20 Apr, 2017TRACK TIMES Friday 21st April 12:30 – 13:10 – Practice One 15:15 – 15:55 – Practice Two Saturday 22nd April 12:45 – 13:05 – Qualifying 15:45 – 17:25 – Race Five / 250kms Sunday 23rd April 10:50 – 11:10 – Qualifying 13:50 – 15:30 – Race Six / 250kms MEET TIM Saturday 22nd April... Read More... |
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Tasmania SuperSprint Sunday Recap9 Apr, 2017TRACK TIMES Qualifying - Qualified: 21st // Pole position: Jamie Whincup Race Four - Finished: DNF // Winner: Fabian Coulthard THE WORD FROM TIM Team CoolDrive worked until 3am this morning to repair Tim’s car for today’s final 200km race in Tasmania. It was a stellar feat for the team, as 4 of the... Read More... |
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Tasmania SuperSprint Saturday Recap8 Apr, 2017TRACK TIMES Practice Three – Position: 20th – 52.6024 // Fastest: Scott McLaughlin – 51.6333s Qualifying – Qualified: 15th // Pole Position: Scott McLaughlin Race Three – 120kms / 50 Laps – Finished: DNF // Winner: Shane Van Gisbergen THE WORD FROM TIM Supercars declared today’s race a $5 million dollar damage bill after 11... Read More... |
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Tasmania SuperSprint Friday Recap7 Apr, 2017TRACK TIMES Practice One Position: 26th – 53.0955s // Fastest: Jamie Whincup – 50.9455s Practice Two Position: 23rd – 51.5794s // Fastest: Shane Van Gisbergen – 50.8008s THE WORD FROM TIM “Had a brake issue in the first session this morning which isn’t an ideal start to the weekend, we didn’t get a lot of... Read More... |
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40th Anniversary Sale30 Mar, 2017For all your 40th Anniversary Sale requirements, contact your nearest branch. Read More... |
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Australian Grand Prix Sunday Recap26 Mar, 2017TRACK TIMES Race Four - Finished: DNF // Winner: Chaz Mostert THE WORD FROM TIM Race 4 ended early for Tim. He was turned around on lap one and sustained damaged to the front and rear of the car. After pitting for a new front left tyre, Tim resumed the race. However the car... Read More... |
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Australian Grand Prix Friday Recap24 Mar, 2017TRACK TIMES Race One - Finished: 17th // Winner: Scott McLaughlin Race Two - Finished: 17th // Winner: Fabian Coulthard THE WORD FROM TIM “Not an ideal day for us. I think the car had really good pace today but we were on the receiving end of some ambitious passing moves from a few... Read More... |
