Back on the car #47 pit drama, mis-communication is pretty right. Slade's car came into they bay for a fuel and tyre stop and the car #21 pit crew didn't show up.
With the shared pit, the deal was that the Slade #47 crew would do tyres and the Wall #21 crew would do fuel. With the #21 crew not realising that they were meant to go do fuel, it didn't count as a mandatory fuel stop.
They brought the #47 back in the lap later to get fuel effectively adding an extra stop of time and wasting the whole race for them. A shame considering it would have been two Erebus E63's in the top 5.
Slade going to Walkinshaw is good for him. Hopefully he can get up there in the car. As for Erebus, they need to be very clever with who they choose for next year. Maybe someone with some experience that can help develop the car more. Holdsworth will probably be the lead driver next year, Engel still learning (if he is staying?), so someone who knows how to steer and develop would be a good call.
Are Erebus looking to go 4 car team next year or the year after?
On another topic, the Tekno cars had a mediocore weekend, maybe due the co-drivers?
Not sure about Bleekemolen and Lieb yet. I like bringing the interationals over but were there people more deserving of the drive?
SVG is doing the same he was in SBR so no suprizes there and Jono Webb is still just Jono Webb.
LDM need a lead driver. They could be just as successful as someone like Tekno (at least) but they need someone that leads. Scott Pye, fine, good to breed young talent but that means Dean Fiore is the experienced 'lead' driver and I just don't see him as good enough to hold that role. Steve Owen would have been a more suitable choice, even if he isn't hugely better.
DJR's combo is growing on me. Using the FPR link to grab Mostert for a year (sort of) was a good call, even though it was a bit harsh on Reid.
I think its time for D'Alberto can see if he can cut for real. He needs to get in a decent team car and see if its worth hanging around because being a single car team isn't working and never will. I like the Walkinshaw tie-in but he is always the 4th-wheel in that crew.
Premet is getting better, but really needs to do something next year, or even this year, to warrant him keeping the seat. McLauglin seems to have him covered much like Caruso did last year. Maybe it's time for a new Dunlop series driver, or even a Swede
Nissan Motorsport seem to have there driver line-up pretty well done. I'm not a huge fan of the Kelly's but when they have a decent car underneath them, they can drive pretty well. Moffat and Caruso have almost taken the lead role at that team, which would be a bit worrying for Rick and Todd.
BJR are finally getting their stuff together, with Coulthard getting better by the year and Bright clinging to whats left of his career. But the third car almost seems to be a waste of space. Unless their doing it just for financial reasons they need to either find a new driver or go to a 2-car power team.
Triple 8 are what they are. Whincup and Lowndes get the job done. It would be nice to see a fresh face ther though.
FPR is an interesting one. They have speed. They have good drivers. Yet they can't put them together for whole year. Winterbottom seem to be the modern day nearly man and Will doesn't seem happy there. Though he wasn't happy at HRT before then either. Reynolds just needs to get some consistency and maybe some more support from his team? Alex has never excited me. Why he is back, I don't know.
Walkinshaw just need to keep going the way they are going and they will be up there soon. Courtney seems to be getting a bit better and Tander is still doing well. Ingall, doesn't matter as he's going but Slade will be good for them. Might force the other guys into a spot where they go fast or get demoted
Sorry about that, I just needed to say stuff I've been thinking about all year. Co-drivers are next
