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Holden or Ford

  • Holden

    Votes: 209 36.2%

  • Ford

    Votes: 175 30.3%

  • Ford and Holden

    Votes: 64 11.1%

  • Nismo

    Votes: 74 12.8%

  • Erebus

    Votes: 7 1.2%

  • Nismo and Erebus

    Votes: 6 1.0%

  • Volvo

    Votes: 43 7.4%
  • Total voters
    578
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DJR's livery for the upcoming Sydney test:

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spy picture of the mercedes from the test last week,
 
DRIFT4EVA
I believe that both cars are identical just swapped. I like it more than I don't but I'll have to see them infront of the triple 8 cars to really soak it in haha
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Why do ford fans hate triple 8 so much I'm sure u loved them when they were in a falcon but because ford decided not to fund them all of a sudden they are the worst enemy

When they were winning in a falcon I just figured it was better them winning than FPR

If it wasn't that lowndes is in triple 8 and I really like lowndes I am supporting hrt (hoping they can be fast this year)

My point is when that u can love a team when they are in a falcon and them hate them because ford let them go
 
magpie1997
Why do ford fans hate triple 8 so much I'm sure u loved them when they were in a falcon but because ford decided not to fund them all of a sudden they are the worst enemy

When they were winning in a falcon I just figured it was better them winning than FPR

If it wasn't that lowndes is in triple 8 and I really like lowndes I am supporting hrt (hoping they can be fast this year)

My point is when that u can love a team when they are in a falcon and them hate them because ford let them go
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AAAAAAND here comes the spanner, for the works... I'm a Holden fan haha
 
magpie1997
Why do ford fans hate triple 8 so much I'm sure u loved them when they were in a falcon but because ford decided not to fund them all of a sudden they are the worst enemy

When they were winning in a falcon I just figured it was better them winning than FPR

If it wasn't that lowndes is in triple 8 and I really like lowndes I am supporting hrt (hoping they can be fast this year)

My point is when that u can love a team when they are in a falcon and them hate them because ford let them go
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I don't think all ford fans hate them, I just think that that most people are sick to death of watching them win every round. It gets boring quite fast and most fans would want to see other teams like DJR, HRT, Eribus Motorsport, Kelly racing etc leading the championship. Hopefully the COTF will change the field up and we will have more competitive racing this year instead of a Whincup/888 racing domination.

And by the way, you need to use proper grammar when posting here. I know i'm not the best with grammar, spelling etc but not using capitals and full stops is really lazy and it honestly makes your post look like a 10 year old has written it. No offence intended. :)
 
'Hate' is a little OTT surely? OK I am just a pom but being a pom I like to think I can absorb myself in the Aussie feeling and surely it is not in the remit of Aussies to 'hate' something. I mean it is just motorsport. It ain't live and death. Friendly bantering has to be a better word to describe the Holden v Ford rivalry.
 
Diehardracer
'Hate' is a little OTT surely? OK I am just a pom but being a pom I like to think I can absorb myself in the Aussie feeling and surely it is not in the remit of Aussies to 'hate' something. I mean it is just motorsport. It ain't live and death. Friendly bantering has to be a better word to describe the Holden v Ford rivalry.
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I think you better look up the history of the ford vs holden if you think is only friendly banter.
 
magpie1997
Why do ford fans hate triple 8 so much I'm sure u loved them when they were in a falcon but because ford decided not to fund them all of a sudden they are the worst enemy
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I think the reason why Ford fans dislike them so much is because they had always been a Ford team. When they first started competing, they were competing with Fords, and they continued with Fords until they crossed over to Holden.

The circumstances behind their switching to Holden were also controversial. They cried foul the moment they lost funding from Ford and ran straight to Holden - but they lost the funding because they were in breach of their contract.

In short, they were trying to have their cake and eat it, too.
 
I do hate Triple 8, they have the biggest budget of all teams, and also one of the last teams paid by Ford, In saying they had the budget to remain loyal unlike other teams like BJR who just couldn't afford to remain with Ford, thus leaving them forgiven
 
Mike Salo working on FPR Bathurst 1000 drive.
Former Formula 1 driver Mika Salo is planning to make his debut in the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 this October with front-running outfit Ford Performance Racing.
The 46-year-old Finn has competed in the V8 Supercars Championship’s Armor All Gold Coast 600 in each of the three occasions it has run to its international co-driver format, taking out the Sunday race last year alongside FPR star Will Davison.
Salo is learning the Mount Panorama circuit this weekend in the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, where he is racing a Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 458 alongside Allan Simonsen, John Bowe and Peter Edwards.
Salo is hopeful that his Formula 1 commitments, comprising of Finnish television duties and a guest steward role with the FIA, can be eased so that he is free to race on the October 10-13 weekend, which clashes with the Japanese Grand Prix.
“That’s the plan, yes, it was the point for me to come here (this weekend),” Salo told Speedcafe.com of racing with FPR in this year’s 1000.
“I talked with FPR last year and we decided I’d do Bathurst also, and the only way to learn the circuit for me was to come and do the 12 Hour race.
“I’d hope I could do all three races (Sandown, Bathurst and the Gold Coast) if I could under the rules, but there is some clashes with the Formula 1 and I have some commitments there. But I hope I can get around those.”
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There's definitely more and more international flavour to the V8s every year, with the Gold Coast international co-driver format first, then Premat at GRM, now a German DTM driver at SBR/Erebus, Nissan/Merc entering and Mika Salo looking for a Bathurst drive.
 
Ugh. They need to get rid of the Gold Coast event as soon as possible. Or at least change it. This is how a race meeting should be structured:

- Each meeting has three races: two sprints of equal length, and one race that is as long as the two sprint races together (and thus requires a pit stop).
- There are two qualifying sessions, with the first session deciding the grid for the first race, and the second session deciding the grid for the second race. The grid for the third race is decided based on aggregate times from the two sessions.
- Drivers are free to use the sprint tyre in whichever qualifying session they like, but they can only use it in one qualifying session; they must use the control tyre in the other session.
- Teams must nominate in advance which tyres they are using in which session. Once submitted, they cannot change which tyres they are using, and they have no way of knowing which tyres the other teams are using until the session starts.
- All of the drivers use the control tyres for the sprint races and must make a pit stop at some point in the race.
- Drivers may start the third race on the sprint tyre. They must finish on the control tyre. The length of the third race is set so that using the sprint tyres is a risk: the control tyres may have used up all of their life by the end of the race (but doing the entire race on control tyres is safe).
- Return to the round winner format. "Event points" are awarded at the end of each race, which are added up and used to determine championship points. Additionally, a driver's worst sprint race result could be dropped, and only their best sprint finish plus their third-race finish used to award championship points.
 
I quite like the look of the new VF. Looks like it would suit an Opel badge, and I quite like the interior too. Nothing amazing, but not bad either. I'm surprised a thread hasn't been created on GTPlanet for the new VF.

Also, this is the first season of V8 Supercars which I'm actually looking forward to. Can't wait to see them in action at the Melbourne GP next month. 👍
 
prisonermonkeys
Ugh. They need to get rid of the Gold Coast event as soon as possible. Or at least change it. This is how a race meeting should be structured:

- Each meeting has three races: two sprints of equal length, and one race that is as long as the two sprint races together (and thus requires a pit stop).
- There are two qualifying sessions, with the first session deciding the grid for the first race, and the second session deciding the grid for the second race. The grid for the third race is decided based on aggregate times from the two sessions.
- Drivers are free to use the sprint tyre in whichever qualifying session they like, but they can only use it in one qualifying session; they must use the control tyre in the other session.
- Teams must nominate in advance which tyres they are using in which session. Once submitted, they cannot change which tyres they are using, and they have no way of knowing which tyres the other teams are using until the session starts.
- All of the drivers use the control tyres for the sprint races and must make a pit stop at some point in the race.
- Drivers may start the third race on the sprint tyre. They must finish on the control tyre. The length of the third race is set so that using the sprint tyres is a risk: the control tyres may have used up all of their life by the end of the race (but doing the entire race on control tyres is safe).
- Return to the round winner format. "Event points" are awarded at the end of each race, which are added up and used to determine championship points. Additionally, a driver's worst sprint race result could be dropped, and only their best sprint finish plus their third-race finish used to award championship points.
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This is a reason why you are a moderator on GTPlanet and probably wont run a successful real life racing series, That would be so boring, Not only that, the budget you would need to run a successful race team under that structure would be around the same cost as running a Nationwide Nascar team, Teams like triple 8 would build track specific car's so chassis can handle running the control tire better, and the minnow's would just fall into the shadow's, The only reason V8 Supercar's have sprint races instead of 1 or 2 endurance races at each round is because a lot of the tracks they go to do not have the facilities to have multiple car's in pit lane, and allow mechanic's to service cars safely, Sandown is the tightest comfortable pit lane on the Calendar, They so use some that are smaller like Simmon's plains and Hidden valley but usually only in one race,
 
TDZdave
This is a reason why you are a moderator on GTPlanet and probably wont run a successful real life racing series,
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What does that have to do with my not being a moderator on the forums?

I was a moderator (that's what the "Staff Emeritus" badge is for). I quit because it took all the fun out of the discussions. But none of that has anything to do with my ideas on how I would run the V8 Supercars, so I'm bemused as to why you brought it up at all.

GOTMAXPOWER
I see a rear wing the same shape as the Ford (probably a spec part now knowing modern motorsport).
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No, it was actually a conscious design choice.

EDIT - BJR have also released pictures of their car:

http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/02/11/bjr-and-grm-releases-first-pics-of-new-vf-commodore/
 
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Loving the looks of the VF, though I don't like the GRM livery at all. Way too red in my view, needs more silver/black to break it up. Bright's BOC livery on the other hand looks fantastic.

Looking forward to seeing what the HRT cars look like. 👍
 
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