His Bathurst 1000 co-driver Jamie Whincup may have found new ways to find trouble at Mount Panorama.But Paul Dumbrell reckons he may have him beat.The Holden driver warmed up for Sundays Great Race by claiming the second tier Dunlop Series 250km race despite being distracted by someone who hacked into his cars radio frequency.Dumbrells team were unable to contact him during Saturdays Bathurst support category race after the person tapped into his radio.There was a guy jumping on the radio while I was at different places at the circuit, Dumbrell told Speedcafe.com.I have never experienced anything like it.It was not the most ideal situation.Dumbrell believed it was a spectator on the mountain.It was really sketchy but he was just chatting to his mate in the campground, he said.It was really hard to deal with the problem as you are focusing and then the radio cuts in.You dont know if it is the team warning you about a crash ahead (or the spectator).Through the race I had to take the punt there wasnt a crash and it was just old mate wanting to chat to his mate to get him a cold lager.Dumbrell will now concentrate on helping pole sitter Whincup reverse his own Bathurst fortunes and claim his fifth Great Race - but first since 2012.Whincup is lking for a reversal of fortunes after his last two disastrous Bathurst campaigns.Last year he sensationally ignored team orders to pit before passing a safety car, relegating him from second to the back of the field and finish 18th.And in 2014 the Holden gun also defied a team directive and ran out of fuel on the 161st and final lap while leading.But Whincup is now feeling lucky after top 10 qualifying on Saturday.He somehow avoided slamming into The Dipper wall and had a brush against the concrete on the exit of Forrests Elbow during his flying lap to emerge as the man to beat.He clocked two minutes, 05.426 seconds to pip Volvos Scott McLaughlin in the last run of the top 10 shtout.Not that Whincup was getting ahead of himself.I dont want to kill the md or anything, but in reality its a lot of hype, Whincup said of claiming pole.Its all gd stuff, but it doesnt mean anything, tomorrows the big day.Theres no points for qualifying on pole.Whincup clocked the best time (2:06.77) of Sundays 20 minute warm-up, 0.1 of a second ahead of Holdens Garth Tander.It means Whincups Holden team have been fastest in seven of the nine sessions ahead of the Great Race.A gd omen indeed.The Great Race starts at 1110 AEST and will honour the 10th anniversary of King of the Mountain Peter Brocks death. 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We are doing really gd things, but theres so much more out there for us. I dont ever want us to get complacent. As long as Im throwing the ball here, Im not going to let guys get complacent.But its amazing how far they have come since starting the 2014 season with 10 straight losses. Oakland won seven games a year ago in the first year under Del Rio before taking another big step so far this season, led by Carrs strong play.Despite being passed over until the second round in the 2014 draft, Carr has emerged as one of the NFLs top young quarterbacks. He has thrown for 2,505 yards this season with 17 touchdowns, only three interceptions and a 99.1 passer rating to put all those losses from 2014 in the rear-view mirror.Theres a lot of character that goes into where were at today, Carr said. Not just myself, but Im saying the whole team. It was tough to come in 0-10. It was tough to come in 0-8, 0-9 and keep doing it. We kept our heads down, and we knew that there was an end goal in mind. Obviously, were not there yet, so we have a long way to go.The decline began after that Super Bowl loss to Tampa Bay following the 2002 season. Late owner Al Davis spent the final years of his life trying to make big splashes in trades and free agency in hopes of making one more Super Bowl run. He also picked busts in the draft such as JaMarcus Ruussell, Darrius Heyward-Bey and Rolando McClain.ddddddddddddMcKenzie tk over following Davis death in 2011 and spent his first two seasons tearing down a team overwhelmed by salary cap woes and a lack of talent. 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They needed late comebacks to beat New Orleans, Baltimore and Tampa Bay, and held off late rallies from San Diego and Tennessee.But the defense has improved in recent weeks, the offensive line has dominated the trenches, and the thorough win over the Broncos on a prime-time stage helped Oakland gained much more respect.The final seven games will feature more tough tests, starting with a Monday night game in Mexico City against Houston on Nov. 21. Oakland still must go on the road to face all three division rivals over the final four weeks, and then could have even more important games come January.Things are coming together, Penn said. I cant wait to see where it will go. Im excited about the future even though I dont want to jump to the future. Were building something very special right now. We still have a lot of work ahead of us. 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