V8 drivers size up in battle of bulge

Jason Bright is the biggest loser of the V8 Supercars field, but that has nothing to do with the results of the opening practice session of the season …

The Team BOC driver has shed a sizey 7.5kg since the first round of last year’s championship dropping him to 93.5kg – the most of any V8 driver in the past 12 months.

Bright’s weight has been released, along with all of the V8 Supercars drivers, who went in for their traditional pre-season weigh-in.

See official weights below.

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Bright told Speedcafe.com.au that he’s working hard on his fitness over the summer break.

“I’m pretty happy with my fitness,” Bright told Speedcafe.com.au.

“I worked hard on that over the summer and I wanted to put everything into this season.”

Jim Beam Racing’s Steve Johnson continues his reign as V8 Supercars’ heaviest driver, clocking in at 106kg. He also remains one of the tallest in the field, alongside Shane van Gisbergen, who weigned in at 99.5kg.

Compared to last year, Tony D’Alberto, Dean Fiore, Tim Slade and Jonathon Webb have decreased their weight.

In terms of the most weight gained, Karl Reindler heads the list, adding four kilograms in the past 12 months. This can be attributed to his increased gym activity.

1	James Courtney	78
2	Garth Tander	84.5
3	Tony D’Alberto	74.5
4	Alex Davison	88
5	Mark Winterbottom	80.4
6	Will Davison	80
7	Todd Kelly	82.5
8	Jason Bright	93.5
9	Shane van Gisbergen	99.5
11	Greg Murphy	86.5
12	Dean Fiore	68.5
14	Jason Bargwanna	83.5
15	Rick Kelly	79.5
16	David Reynolds	71.5
17	Steve Johnson	106
18	James Moffat	87.5
19	Jonathon Webb	91
21	Karl Reindler	81.5
30	Warren Luff	76.5
33	Lee Holdsworth	80.5
34	Michael Caruso	80.5
39	Russell Ingall	83
47	Tim Slade	72.5
49	Steve Owen	77.5
55	Paul Dumbrell	76.5
61	Fabian Coulthard	87
88	Jamie Whincup	85.5
888	Craig Lowndes	88.5