With less than 24 hours to place their tips for Round 7 of the V8 Supercars Championship players of the Castrol EDGE V8 Predictor have their tips split between three as the Castrol Townsville 500 kickstarts.

The #5 Ford Pepsi Max Crew driver Mark Winterbottom and Red Bull Racing Australia’s Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes are highly predicted after recent form sees all three in championship contention.

Winterbottom currently leads the championship standings by 161 points ahead of Red Bull Racing Australia’s Craig Lowndes with Whincup a further 25 points back.

The event will turn to the Super Street V8 Supercars race format which sees two 125km races on Saturday followed by a monster 250km race on Sunday which is sure to buzz the Queensland crowd.

The Townsville Street Circuit is a mix of existing streets and a purpose built road through the Reid Park precinct. Located just south of the Townsville CBD, the circuit winds its way through Reid Park where specially constructed roads from approximately 70 of the circuit.

Set in a parkland style reminiscent of the Albert Park street circuit in Melbourne, the Townsville circuit proved to be a challenge in its inaugural year in 2009 and quickly became a favourite of the drivers.

The V8 Supercars Castrol Townsville 500 will see a all competitors run on the hard compound Dunlop SP Sport Maxx tyres.

Signing up for the V8 Predictor is easy and players have the chance of winning the ultimate V8 Supercars holiday in 2015 including flights, accommodation, spending money and behind the scenes access to the V8 Supercars world.

There are also $100 BP Fuel vouchers up for grabs for each of the 14 rounds contested this year plus bonus prizes on top.

The 2013 Castrol EDGE V8 Predictor champion enjoyed the ride of a lifetime in Adelaide when Tony Q from Melbourne headed for a hotlap of the circuit with Mark Winterbottom as a part of his prize for winning last year.

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For an in-depth study guide into this year’s Castrol Townsville 500 event check out Speedcafe.com’s Form Guide here.

Need a hand predicting this weekend’s round? Check out what our three experts reckon for the action ahead.

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