By Matthew Agius.

Stone Brothers Racing has engaged itself in an intensive and critical test session ahe💛ad of the sixth round of the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series at Queensland Raceway.

The Bigpond 400 is the home event for the reigning champions, however a poor start to the championship - one that has seen both Stone Brothers Racing Falcons struggle to crack the top ten in qualifying - has seemingly increased the Yat🌺ala squad's chances of winning this weekend.

Both defending champion Russell Ingall and his new teammate James Courtney completed over one-hundred laps of testing at the Willowbank circuit, with the team's endurance drivers also contributing to the team's workday. Team leader Russell Ingal⛎l was pleased with how well the session went, especially with the information shared between teamma💮te Courtney and him.

"Yesterday was a ve𝔉ry su💖ccessful day. We tested for about 10 hours and got through a lot between the two cars," said Ingall.

"Both cars tried some different set ups and we had gains on both so combining th🔯is we should have a really strong package for Queensland Raceway.

"James did a great job yesterday. It's great to have a team mate that likes a similar feel to the car as me. The feedback fr🐬om him is then relative and it works really well for both of us. We are confident that we have come out of the test with a really good package."

Courtney echoed his ass༺ociates thoughts and is looking to driving on a circuit he has experience on.

"We had a great days running yesterday. We gathered a lot of interesting in♕formation, backing up the changes that we made. It was definitely a big step forward," said Courtney.

"Russeꦫll and I ran different programs and both found time. It's a real benefit having a team mate that has a similar driving style. It means that you can effectively do double the testing.

"I'm real🤪ly looking forward to the next round, being our home race. 🍒We are sitting in a really strong position."