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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
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05XR8
Aww man courtney...
Moffat done...

Hey, Holdsworth and Pye have had a bad beginning of the year Pye had dramas this race but, stuff happens..

Ts cool when they two wheel it but, it kills the cars.
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Wow, thats devastating for Courtney and Murph, if they didnt have bad luck they'd have no luck at all.

Sucks for Moffat too, 2 DNFs from 2 races.
 
Hoping that Ingall can onto to third. Would be a great reward for he and Briscoe's performance over the weekend.
 
YES! Awesome race great job! Great run for Ingall!
 
A podium without Red Bull is a good podium. :p
 
Reynolds! Awesome to see him take his 1st career win!

Great to see Ingall on the podium again too, and good job from Coulthard. A good end to the weekend for BJR.
 
Always nice to see a new winner :)
 
R1600Turbo
A podium without Red Bull is a good podium. :p
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Would have been better if a certain HRT Commodore didn't break so close to the finish. :indiff:

Still, Ingall/Briscoe on the podium, great result, very happy for them and for Reynolds on his first victory too. 👍
 
Did Reynolds just hit Canto with the Amorall prop hammer on the podium? :lol:
 
tezgm99
Did Reynolds just hit Canto with the Amorall prop hammer on the podium? :lol:
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Yeah and the way Canto was bent over I think he got him in the nuts. :dopey:
 
R1600Turbo
They need to ditch those damn huge orange kurbs for next year. What happened to the kurb hopping tracker they used to use?
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There isn't a ton they can do as no kurbs = straight line, but tracker isn't completely fair either with things happening or trying to push.

Granted I really don't know the best way to fix it either.

I didn't get to watch the race so I will today but glad to see Reynolds win one! He has been so close.
 
R1600Turbo
They need to ditch those damn huge orange kurbs for next year. What happened to the kurb hopping tracker they used to use?
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Kerb tracker was not very useful. The orange kerbs are meant to deter driver from taking so much of the kerb. Drivers shouldn't hit them.

Wilbur
There isn't a ton they can do as no kurbs = straight line, but tracker isn't completely fair either with things happening or trying to push.

Granted I really don't know the best way to fix it either.

I didn't get to watch the race so I will today but glad to see Reynolds win one! He has been so close.
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The way to fix the problem is to enforce the exceeding track limits rule from the start of the weekend. Cut the corner should equal an instant PLP if done delibrate or gaining an advantage. V8's fault for not enforcing it. The orange kerbs are meant to be bad for the car, so the driver doesn't hit it.

Tire bundles don't work because if there is a genuine mistake then there is a lot of crap that follows on (ie Safety car, other cars hitting tires etc). The High kerb within a kerb is meant to replace it.

Onto the good stuff. Reynolds/Canto did great! much the same for Coulthard/Youlden and Ingall?Briscoe! Nice podium. Nice top ten really. Another top 5 Erebus is good, 2 Nissans in the ten is also good.

Bring on the next round!
 
Phillip Island still may suit the Nissans with its flowing nature. It will definitely help Erebus keep up momentum. But, its a 60/60 gotta qualify in top 5 and have a good start to have a chance to win. Would be nice if they spice it up and make the laps a bit longer for Saturday. A month away til next race.
 
GTracer38
Kerb tracker was not very useful. The orange kerbs are meant to deter driver from taking so much of the kerb. Drivers shouldn't hit them.
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The way I saw it, the drivers taking too much kerb were just hopping right over them. The drivers that couldn't make the corner and went straight ahead ended up hitting them and it took them out of the race. There has to be a better way that doesn't cost the teams parts & money.
 
R1600Turbo
The way I saw it, the drivers taking too much kerb were just hopping right over them. The drivers that couldn't make the corner and went straight ahead ended up hitting them and it took them out of the race. There has to be a better way that doesn't cost the teams parts & money.
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It's a weird situation because they can miss/hop kurbs without too much issue unlike some other series who don't really have those huge ones. If you missed it by a little you were ok but try to make the corner and mess up, you were going to for a little ride if hit it wrong.

The only thing I could think is actually making the curbs ramp up from the ground to the top instead of normal then the orange ones, that way even if they get into it, they aren't hitting a the same way as it was just a big orange block no progressive ramp action so to speak.
 
Guess they got tired of the bad finishes and decided to get involved. No offense, it was their first year so it's not like they were going to win right away, but I think they should have been involved from the start. Manufactures shrugging it off (*cough*BMW*cough*) are truly making a mistake.
 
No quick decision on fourth Walkinshaw car.
The structure of Walkinshaw Racing’s Adrian Burgess-led assault on the 2014 V8 Supercars Championship may not become clear until the new year.

Team owner Ryan Walkinshaw is openly discussing efforts to add a fourth car to his stable next season for the team’s long-time associated driver Nick Percat.

The Clayton, Melbourne, based team has run as a three-car outfit since selling its fourth license back to V8 Supercars at the end of the 2010 season.

Citing improved economies of scale and a desire not to lose Percat to a rival outfit as the main motivators for chasing a fourth entry, Walkinshaw has stressed that finding funds to expand will take time.
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Sourcing a license under which the car could run is unlikely to prove a difficulty given the amount of potential for movement in the market.

Speculation has linked Charlie Schwerkolt’s currently Ford Performance Racing-serviced #18 license to Walkinshaw in recent weeks, while several others, such as James Rosenberg’s #47, Paul Morris’ #97 and Dean Fiore’s #12 are also yet to find confirmed homes.

“We wouldn’t be in the market to buy one, we’d be looking to do a deal,” continued Walkinshaw when asked of sourcing a Racing Entitlements Contract.

“There are four RECs floating around at the moment, so there are people we can talk to.

“Some of them have money, some of them don’t, but we’ll just have to see what happens.”
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Well, whatever happens I'd love to see Percat not only score a full drive but remain at Walkinshaw as well. Hopefully they can get a deal done with someone.
 
He definitely needs a chance at Walkinshaw. Just like McLaughlin and Mostert. He has the talent. With Tander guiding him, I see him with a couple wins next year.
 
I wish we got high quality coverage of V8 Supercars here in the US. We only got the Austin races live and we never got to see any of the other races including the Bathrust 1000 due to Fox Sports 1 (formally Speed) being so focused with nascar and all the other boring American sports. They should just launch Channel 7 here in the US so we get good coverage. Sky Sports channels would also be great too.
 
ukfan758
I wish we got high quality coverage of V8 Supercars here in the US. We only got the Austin races live and we never got to see any of the other races including the Bathrust 1000 due to Fox Sports 1 (formally Speed) being so focused with nascar and all the other boring American sports. They should just launch Channel 7 here in the US so we get good coverage. Sky Sports channels would also be great too.
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You do know they have a streaming service that has everything from qualifying, practice to all races for Dunlop series too? We don't need Channel 7 over here either from what I gathered it's not any better than what we got for most Nascar races.

If I had to pick between any series who offer the best coverage, it would be ALMS and V8's honestly. Everything is hit or miss depending with no way to watch most races later.
 
Considering that most people pay well over $100 a month on cable service in most parts of this country, coughing up $40 a year for access to live streams that include practice, qualifying, top 10 shootout and all of the races is worth it to me. And it's another, what, $10 on top of that for the Dunlop series too? Yes the streams can be dodgy at times, but what streams are not? This is their first year doing this stuff full time and as the year has gone by the streams get better and better quality. I expect next year to be near perfect.

Really no excuses to be missing any of the action anymore. :)
 
Interesting article on the V8X site about the possible REC movements for the 2014 season.

Silly season heating up as pack shuffles for 2014.
RECs in play include: Charlie Schwerkolt's #18 license (at Ford Performance Racing), James Rosenberg's #47 (at Erebus Motorsport), Paul Morris' #97 (at Tekno Autosports), Dean Fiore's #12 (at Dick Johnson Racing), Tony D'Alberto's #3 license and the #80 and #88 at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.


With Paul Morris linked with a return to V8 Supercars as a team boss with his Paul Morris Motorsport operation running as a customer team of Triple Eight, there is expected to be a significant shuffle amongst the paddock.


Tekno Autosports and Erebus Motorsport have stated their intentions to remain as two- and three-car operations respectively, while Walkinshaw Racing has declared its interest in expanding with a fourth car alongside its two Holden Racing Team entries and one Supercheap Auto Racing entry.


Ford Performance Racing could downsize to three entries (two Pepsi Max and one Bottle-O entry) should Schwerkolt move his license, while ongoing budget concerns could force Dick Johnson Racing down to one entry with Fiore's #12 license linked to Paul Morris Motorsport.


Nissan Motorsport is set to remain as a four-car operation with an unchanged driver and sponsor line-up, while Volvo Polestar Racing will use the two Garry Rogers Motorsport licenses in a multi-year deal with the team.
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What if Van Gisbergen goes to Volvo?

Cant wait to find out the Erebus sponsors. Ingall back to Erebus(SBR)? Though, I think theyre happy with Maro.Hes a good personality and his confidence will be up next year.

What if Fiore goes to FPR? TOO much stuff going on. Cant wait.
 
05XR8
What if Van Gisbergen goes to Volvo?
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Could be a possibility. Especially if Tekno does lose the #97 REC.

Speaking of Volvo. Obviously it depends on how they do next season, but I can't see them only feilding 2 cars for very long. Maybe they will look to expand to 3 or even 4 in 2015 or 2016?
 
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SVG and McLaughlin is an exciting line up. It is like Lowndes and Whincup but, SVG would make a better champion than Whincup for sure.
 
05XR8
What if Van Gisbergen goes to Volvo?

Cant wait to find out the Erebus sponsors. Ingall back to Erebus(SBR)? Though, I think theyre happy with Maro.Hes a good personality and his confidence will be up next year.

What if Fiore goes to FPR? TOO much stuff going on. Cant wait.
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Am I the only one who thinks Engel is a complete waste of space? I dont understand why they even had him this year - new team, new development, surely you want an experienced hand in there developing the car?
 
I didn't follow him in DTM but, I guess he was "cheap" to hire. Plus, they know him from running their GT3 SLS. Sure, Plenty of drivers could be better. I dont know who, in the DVS is subcontracted to which outfit though. During/after the SVG/SBR thing, maybe some drivers didnt want to touch Erebus until the driver line up was settled.
 
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