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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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Probably could've happened if Rick kept it off the fence though Frosty did well to sneak into 10th after his off.
Definitely good work by FPR
 
Great see Bright on pole. Surprised that Coulthard couldn't manage better than 9th though.
 
Hi guy's dumb question, race about to start?

I see V8 Supers live on TV and hey any motor race is good :D

Put the channel on and so far I only see 🤬 shopping channel :mad:

Also all the recent talk here is of Quali :confused:
Is BT Sport having me on here? :lol:

EDIT: NVM I See cars on TV now :D
 
Nissan slow again this weekend it seems.
 
Nissan slow again this weekend it seems.

I think they may come good. Just has to settle in.

Cars can not go side by side. Lee lost out with Scottie trying to hold position. Wall into the wall.
 
Whincup magically goes to the front.

The weekend is pretty much over.
 
Wall speared into the concrete at the final turn by Mostert; it's amazing how the standard of driving quality drops markedly in the second half of the grid. So many other drivers can go through two abreast into the final turn, but not those two.
 
Bright always talks aboit how V8s should use safer barriers like in NASCAR. I agree. Those conrete walls are too much.
 
Great start for Tander after a typical crappy qualifying performance, up to 10th. Hopefully someone has something for Whincup.

Edit: David Wall's car.

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Guess I'm not missing much.

Actually, Whincup's power steering failed and now he's sitting in the garage. Bright leads ahead of SVG and Lowndes.
 
Pleased for Bright, hasn't exactly had the best luck so far this year. Nice result for Courtney in 4th too and Percat 6th. 👍
 
Good result for the championship and, Erebus with a 5th. Bit of a facepalm from Frosty with 1,5 laps to go.

edit: also Wall out for the weekend as a result of all the damage...
 
Good drive by Bright. He has been pretty fast all year but had some rotten luck. I'd have no issues with the JR trophy staying with Team BOC. Seems fitting.

Lowndes holds onto his slim lead. Wish that wasn't the only race for the day! Guess I'll have to stick to the footy. Go Bombers.
 
Im happy with Erebus' speed with more to come. Was good to see Will keep up with Courtney. Moffat finishing in 10th is great for Nissan.
 
Actually, Whincup's power steering failed and now he's sitting in the garage. Bright leads ahead of SVG and Lowndes.
Woot.

Im happy with Erebus' speed with more to come. Was good to see Will keep up with Courtney. Moffat finishing in 10th is great for Nissan.
Nissan just needs to find some qualifying speed.
 
But his actual time wouldn't have been worth much more than about eighth or ninth.
 
And he's a whole lot more likely to go quicker again there than in the sheds. It was his first hot lap.
 
True. But it doesn't count for much when he can't keep it on the road.
 
Bright always talks aboit how V8s should use safer barriers like in NASCAR. I agree. Those conrete walls are too much.

Yep.
http://www.speedcafe.com/2014/04/25/johnson-calls-safety-review-200kmh-crash/
“Obviously concrete is a very hard thing to hit, especially at that type of speed,” Johnson told Speedcafe.com.“It’s there for a reason and it’s better than the old armco with rotten wooden posts holding it up, but there are a lot of things around now days that can replace concrete that they should be looking at.”Johnson’s comments follow similar sentiments from Jason Bright about installing SAFER barriers at Bathurst following his own accident in February’s 12 Hour.Wall and Mostert each said they thought they’d given their rival enough racing room to avoid the contact.Stewards reviewed the incident post-race but decided against taking action.
 
BJR will never let this race go now it has the JR trophy, they will do anything to win it.
 
I just watched a replay of the Texas NASCAR race. If PENSKE buy/team up with DJR, would we see SHELL colours on those FORDs? Yellow cars and red wheels would look different for sure.
 
We could just as easily see Wurth or Miller Lite.

You can't really judge what Penske's potential sponsors will be based on his sponsors in another series.
 
We could just as easily see Wurth or Miller Lite.
Unless Anhauser is going to try and launch Miller in Australia, that's a bit of a reach.

Maybe i am a skeptic, but I can't see the economics being for an a US ownership stake. The Sponsorship pool is not really common across markets and Penske could get bigger bang for investment buck in the US.
 
Perhaps, but he's expanding his business interests into Australia. He already supplies a couple of teams with transporters, and he apparently wants to grow that into a commercial operation, using V8 Supercars to aid it. So if anything, starting up a new team or buying into an existing one would likely be self-sponsored.
 
Many Australians I know and if this applies to you @prisnormonkeys and @Mike Rotch, that have tasted beer in North America, say it is nasty. Corona and Heinekin seem to go down well.

Unless Anhauser is going to try and launch Miller in Australia, that's a bit of a reach.

Maybe i am a skeptic, but I can't see the economics being for an a US ownership stake. The Sponsorship pool is not really common across markets and Penske could get bigger bang for investment buck in the US.

What does PENSKE have to gain in V8s?
EDIT: answer above
 
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