2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000

[Hamico]

Who's your pick for this years big race ?

For all the lastest news on Bathurst, see link...

http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/bathurst1000/

GO HOLDEN !

:thumbsup:

[VW Golf R32]

I vote for Silvertop Taxis.

[Hamico]

Checked the sponsors of the race and Ford ain't even on the list for the biggest race of the year.....
It shows they have cut back their spend

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[Hamico]

Lowndes and Whincup going for the trifecta......

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24461173-23770,00.html

[concept350]

Lowndes and Whincup going for the trifecta......

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24461173-23770,00.html

I'm with you dude! I think 888 will be the one's to be again. Although HSV had a good car at Phillip Island!!

[VW Golf R32]

It appears the race will not be affected by rain. Will the 1991 race record of 6hr 19min be beaten this year for the fastest Bathurst 1000 race?

Will the 2003 lap record of 2min 6.8 seconds be beaten?

[Black_Utester]

From Foxsports

Lowndes, Whincup top practice

October 09, 2008 FORD pair Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup got their history-making mission off to an ideal start, topping the practice charts at the Bathurst 1000.

The Triple Eight Racing duo clocked 2 minutes 07.5975 seconds around the iconic 6.2km circuit, almost two tenths of a second quicker than the all-Kiwi Holden pairing of Jason Richards and Greg Murphy.

Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom and Steven Richards finished third, more than half a second off the pace.

Reigning series champion and current standings leader Garth Tander, who is partnering five-time Bathurst champion Mark Skaife at the Holden Racing Team, was tenth fastest.

[VX2VESS]

just on the new about the alcohol checking for the track.

1 case per person per day, not enough they say.

[QIKMIK]

1 case per person per day, not enough they say.Let's say they get 100,000 over the weekend which is not unheard of....that's 2.4 million stubbies, enough for one hell of a party I would of thought.

Mick

[vzss05]

Let's say they get 100,000 over the weekend which is not unheard of....that's 2.4 million stubbies, enough for one hell of a party I would of thought.

Mick


And a bigger hangover to boot!!

[tunnafun]

Just seen that Paul Wheel was involved in a major accident at the top of the hill...They had to cut him out of the car from the roof as the roll cage was badly damaged... He is ok but has been taken to hospital

[benniemc]

Top Ten after first Practice.

PRACTICE DAY 1

TOP TEN

1 Jamie Whincup/ Craig Lowndes - Ford 2:07.5975

2 Jason Richards/Greg Murphy - Holden 2:07.7942

3 Mark Winterbottom/Steven Richards - Ford 2:08.1411

4 Rick Kelly/Paul Radisich - Holden 2:08.1706

5 Russell Ingall/Paul Morris Holden - 2:08.1925

6 Warren Luff/Steve Owen - Ford 2:08.3294

7 Paul Dumbrell/David Reynolds - Holden 2:08.3774

8 Michael Caruso/Lee Holdsworth - Holden 2:08.4380

9 Shane Van Gisbergen/Jonathon Webb - Ford 2:08.7499

10 Mark Skaife/Garth Tander - Holden 2:08.7539

[JT]

Tander is only a tenth away from Murphy's practice record this morning

[SS Enforcer]

I'm tipping Murph he is due for a win IMHO.

cheers

[concept350]

It appears the race will not be affected by rain. Will the 1991 race record of 6hr 19min be beaten this year for the fastest Bathurst 1000 race?

Will the 2003 lap record of 2min 6.8 seconds be beaten?

Tander just a bee's dick off Murph's record!! 2:06.9922

[ova400]

Just seen that Paul Wheel was involved in a major accident at the top of the hill...They had to cut him out of the car from the roof as the roll cage was badly damaged... He is ok but has been taken to hospital

Yeah just saw this on the news, didnt look to good but hopefully he is in good condition.

Team Kiwi Racing was the other car in the incident and both are out for the race.

[benniemc]

http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/images/hero_news_folders/october_08/damaged_pwr_commodore/files/18154/Damaged-PWR-car.jpg

That's not ended well.

[korrupt]

Weel injured in horror crash

By staff writers
October 10, 2008

V8 Supercar driver Paul Weel provided the first scare of the Bathurst 1000 weekend after losing control of his car before being t-boned on the track.

He is however expected to make a lucky escape and be cleared of any serious injury following the heavy accident near the McPhillamey Park area of the Mount Panorama circuit.

Weel, 29, had to be extracted from his V8 Supercar after Team Kiwi Racing driver Chris Pither clipped the rear drivers’ side door and left him with lower back pain.

He was airlifted to a nearby hospital for precautionary tests.

Pither walked away unhurt. Weel was fully conscious throughout the extrication and talking to the medical team. The lower back pain meant the medical team decided to airlift the PWR driver.

Both cars have been withdrawn from the weekend due to the extensive damage.

from the Herald Sun website...

[VXSS346]

Anyone got a link to it?

Cheers :)

[Tre-Cool]

i got an sms from my brother this morning saying that a ford driver had pranged and was getting cutout of his car.

i went back to sleep. :lol:

[VXSS346]

http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/videoindex.aspx?videoid=86988a79-7747-41ed-a98d-5bdd4db85d39&tab=1

Hes a lucky boy :)

[GTS215i]

I think Pither will have a bit of explaining to do and will be seriously dealt with..... He saw the yellow flag and by looks of it was a sleep or disregarded it.

[Goatie]

the bloody non-members live tracking link on v8supercars website isnt working :vpo:
the lite used to be free!!!!!!!

anyone got a direct link or a link I can watch ch7 online? :bawl:

[korrupt]

There is video at the top of this page... (http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24474578-23770,00.html)

[HSV Listy]

So much for the yellow flag.No brake lights from the first driver that missed it. Pretty average but shit those cars are strong. If that was a street car the driver would be gone.
Bloody shame in practice for such a thing to happen.

[CV860L]

QUALIFYING:

Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 6 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 17 17 2:07.1920
2 3 Sprint Gas Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 13 12 2:07.2333 0:00.0413
3 888 Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 8 7 2:07.2699 0:00.0779
4 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 19 18 2:07.2972 0:00.1052
5 1 Toll Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 15 14 2:07.3645 0:00.1725
6 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 18 12 2:07.4401 0:00.2481
7 18 Jim Beam Racing Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 19 18 2:07.4599 0:00.2679
8 16 Autobarn Racing Team Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 17 16 2:07.6094 0:00.4174
9 111 Glenfords Racing Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon BF 20 18 2:07.7321 0:00.5401
10 39 Supercheap Auto Racing Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VE 19 13 2:07.7974 0:00.6054
11 14 WOW Racing Max Wilson Holden Commodore VE 21 20 2:07.8022 0:00.6102
12 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 19 16 2:07.9395 0:00.7475
13 9 SP Tools Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 19 16 2:07.9627 0:00.7707
14 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 15 14 2:07.9968 0:00.8048
15 17 Jim Beam Racing Steve Owen Ford Falcon BF 21 21 2:08.0369 0:00.8449
16 12 Team BOC Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 19 17 2:08.1141 0:00.9221
17 5 Ford Performance Racing Luke Youlden Ford Falcon BF 16 7 2:08.1676 0:00.9756
18 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 19 18 2:08.2226 0:01.0306
19 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE 20 19 2:08.4667 0:01.2747
20 2 Toll Holden Racing Team Craig Baird Holden Commodore VE 20 19 2:08.5766 0:01.3846
21 777 Ausdrill Ford Rising Stars Michael Patrizi Ford Falcon BF 9 3 2:09.4965 0:02.3045
22 26 IRWIN Racing Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BF 9 9 2:09.6397 0:02.4477
23 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Greg Ritter Holden Commodore VE 9 2 2:09.7451 0:02.5531
24 55 Rod Nash Racing Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE 9 9 2:09.9264 0:02.7344
25 88 Team Vodafone Fabrizio Giovanardi Ford Falcon BF 4 4 2:09.9779 0:02.7859
26 51 Sprint Gas Racing Mark Noske Holden Commodore VE 9 3 2:10.2930 0:03.1010
27 67 Supercheap Auto Racing Matt Neal Holden Commodore VE 9 9 2:11.3259 0:04.1339

[R8tourer]

Off topic quesstion, but still goes with the title of the topic.

Anyone been to the races at all? I am first time goer meeting friends there on sunday, concerned about what time i should go to avoid any big rushes, where i park etc too? Thanks

[BionicXR6T]

i got an sms from my brother this morning saying that a ford driver had pranged and was getting cutout of his car.

i went back to sleep. :lol:

Mate...you are a tool......Ford OR Holden....nobody likes to a driver get hurt:flipoff:
Im a Ford guy through and through, and after the tragic deal with Mark Porter in a similar crash, we were all so relieved to hear that Weel came out of it ok.
Its idiots like you that give Holden owners a bad name pal.:vpo:

[VW Golf R32]

I think Pither will have a bit of explaining to do and will be seriously dealt with..... He saw the yellow flag and by looks of it was a sleep or disregarded it.

Too many drivers don't slow down enough when the yellow flags are displayed. The officals need to make an example of this incident.

[clubbie]

Holy crap that looked worse than last years incident which claimed young Mark Porters life.

That was scary. A couple of cars just missed Weel only seconds before. I winced as Weel looked like a sitting duck on a fast and blind section of the track. Pither looks like he was on a different line (racing line) possibly chasing the car in front and did not slow down until it was too late......there was smoke pouring of the tyres of the TKR car just before the accident.

Good to hear Weel and Pither are OK. I would go and buy a lottery ticket if I was either of those boys....lucky boys.

[VW Golf R32]

Holy crap that looked worse than last years incident which claimed young Mark Porters life.

Porter was killed at the 2006 Bathurst 1000 race.

[Hamico]

I think Pither will have a bit of explaining to do and will be seriously dealt with..... He saw the yellow flag and by looks of it was a sleep or disregarded it.

I agree, he was going full tilt until the last few seconds, he should have seen the flags much sooner, obviously not paying attention.

Glad to hear Paul Weel is OK, if Pither was a couple of metres further over Weel would have been a goner......

[SS Enforcer]

I agree, he was going full tilt until the last few seconds, he should have seen the flags much sooner, obviously not paying attention.

Glad to hear Paul Weel is OK, if Pither was a couple of metres further over Weel would have been a goner......

If it was drivers door not rear door I think it would have had a very bad ending. Pither will cop a reaming for the incident I think.

cheers

[spank]

id be interested to know if they were single or double waved yellow flags, in this case i beleive that double waved flags should have been shown. jones only missed him by a few inches and he was so close to weel that the yellows wernt even out at all when he arrived, at that speed and on a different line im not suprised at the crash, even so, with one flag out you would think he would of backed off a touch, but in 4th gear flat stick with 100m visability and if he was planing to let the car run out to the right comming out of the previous left hander to the full right of the track he probably couldnt stop in time yellows out or not, it looks like to me on the video when he has the brakes locked up he is turning to the left but with locked up fronts it wasnt going to steer anyway, either that or he saw the yellow and thought not much of it, not expecting to see a car blocking 2/3rds of the track. at least no one was really hurt.

[Carby650]

when interviewed he "claimed" he saw the yellow but didn't have time to react.
From my armchair view he didn't back off at all until too late and therefoe should be heavily penalised
cheers
Carby650

P.S. GO GARTH TANDER

[concept350]

So much for the yellow flag.No brake lights from the first driver that missed it. Pretty average but shit those cars are strong. If that was a street car the driver would be gone.
Bloody shame in practice for such a thing to happen.

True and True the cars are strong but the last two fatalities in supercars have been side impacts. The last place you want to get hit in one of these cars is in the side. That was a big impact and if that we closer to the front of the car i don't think he would have been so lucky.

Would be good to know, as someone said if their were double yellows. That is a fast blind corner and Weel was sitting on the race line/corner exit. Pither was on a flyer as well. Was Jones??

[Blown 540]

If it was drivers door not rear door I think it would have had a very bad ending.

Almost a replay of Porters crash, same corner aswell,i was standing right there when that happened,sickening thud.

[korrupt]

Radisich crashes at Bathurst (http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24479748-11088,00.html)

Busted his ankle again, so it looks like they are done for the weekend. Disappointing for Rick Kelly, his times looked alright in practise.

[michaels1v8]

Mate...you are a tool......Ford OR Holden....nobody likes to a driver get hurt:flipoff:
Im a Ford guy through and through, and after the tragic deal with Mark Porter in a similar crash, we were all so relieved to hear that Weel came out of it ok.
Its idiots like you that give Holden owners a bad name pal.:vpo:

Relax mate

Pretty sure he would of been joking. Just a bit of a friendly joke

Ford or Holden. No one likes seeing someone crash. Especially as bad as that.

Good to see he is not too bad off after something like that

[vzss05]

Radisich crashes at Bathurst (http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24479748-11088,00.html)

Busted his ankle again, so it looks like they are done for the weekend. Disappointing for Rick Kelly, his times looked alright in practise.

Just said on the telecast there are going attempt to fix car 15. By the look of the impact I don't like their chances. He hit straight into conrete wall, the tyre barriers appeared to start much further down the wall.

[Pav023]

If they fix the car, who will codrive as the rat is out?

[smokiebbear]

If they fix the car, who will codrive as the rat is out?

Grommz/Smokie will be taking up the driving duties for the Rat!

[sixlta]

Is there any footage of the rats prang?

[gottacalais]

If they fix the car, who will codrive as the rat is out?

pick me pick me!!

[Carby650]

If they can't fix it can Rick jump into the no 16 car?

[Devil CV8]

Just said on the telecast there are going attempt to fix car 15. By the look of the impact I don't like their chances. He hit straight into conrete wall, the tyre barriers appeared to start much further down the wall.
and now they have put tyres where the rat hit.

car 15 is now officially withdrawn...

[hoon69]

http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/images/hero_news_folders/october_08/jack_perkins_crash/files/18089/Jack-Perkins.jpg
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V8 Supercar driver Paul Weel is expected to be cleared of any serious injury following a heavy accident during practice at the Bathurst 1000 Friday.

Weel, 29, had to be extracted from his PWR Holden after a collision with Team Kiwi Racing driver Chris Pither.

Pither walked away, while Weel is experiencing some lower back pain and has been airlifted to Nepean Hospital as a precaution.

Pither and Weel will take no further part in the weekend though, with both cars suffering extreme damage.

The accident occurred near the McPhillamy Park area of the circuit, when Weel made contact with a safety barrier and slid sideways onto the track and Pither slammed into the driver's side door.

Ford's Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes clocked the fastest time in the session ahead of Friday afternoon's qualifying.

The pair were also fastest in Thursday's session and remain on track to complete an historic hat-trick of Bathurst titles.

Stone Brothers Racing's James Courtney and David Besnard were second fastest, followed by all-Kiwi Holden pair Jason Richards and Greg Murphy.

YouTube - V8 Supercars Pither Weel Crash Bathurst 2008 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzmViM7DYTo)
http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/images/hero_news_folders/october_08/rat_crash/files/18199/Rat-Crash.jpg

Veteran V8 Supercar driver Paul Radisich has suffered a broken right ankle but has otherwise been given a strong preliminary medical check following a one-car accident at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 today.

The New Zealander was taking part in final practice for tomorrow’s race when he ran into a sand trap and collided heavily with a safety barrier on top of the mountain.

He has a severely fractured right ankle but medical staff believe he has otherwise suffered no injuries. He was being fully assessed at the one-site medical centre.

It is unknown whether the HSV Dealer Team car can be repaired in time for this afternoon’s Top Ten Shootout or for tomorrow’s race.

A further update on Radisich and the car will be provided later in the day.
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http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/images/hero_news_folders/october_08/hsv_car_after_radisich_smash/files/18200/HSV-car-after-Radisich-smas.jpg

Paul Radisich has crashed his HSV Dealer Team Commodore during this morning’s practice for the Bathurst 1000.

Radisich arrived at McPhillamy Park at speed after the throttle appeared to jam on the #15 Commodore that he was planning to share with Rick Kelly in tomorrow’s Great Race.

The 46-year-old Kiwi driver then speared across a sandtrap out of control and hit a concrete wall, severely damaging the front and driver’s side of his Commodore.

Radisich was extracted from the car and taken to the medical centre at the track and then airlifted to Orange Base Hospital.

Kelly told BigPond Sport that he had spoken with his teammate, and that apart from nursing a broken right ankle, he was okay.

“We just went down to the medical centre and he is conscious. He is obviously extremely sore; the impact was quite heavy and he has a bit of a sore right ankle. They think it could be broken, but we will know more in an hour or so,” he said straight after the incident.

Kelly said he didn’t know whether the badly damaged #15 Commodore would be repaired in time for this afternoon’s top 10 shootout. Kelly qualified the car sixth yesterday.

It was Radisch’s second big accident at Mount Panorama after he hit a wall at the Chase in 2006 driving a Team Kiwi Racing Commodore.

He smashed his left ankle in that incident and later told the Sydney Morning Herald that had it been his right ankle he wouldn’t be able to continue racing.

Earlier in the practice session Mark Noske hit a wall after losing control of his Sprint Gas #51 Commodore coming on to Mountain Straight when his steering wheel came off in his hands.

Team manager, Jeff Grech, told BigPond Sport that the incident was caused by “human mishap”.

“It is such a minor thing that may have got overlooked. It’s one of those things. At this place a minor mishap catches you out because it is such a big event,” he said.

“It didn’t break. The steering wheel has been off (the car) at some stage and there is a clip and that didn’t engage (when it was put back on) and that is why the steering wheel has come off.

“It’s just one of those things that never happens in a million years, but they always seem to happen at Bathurst.

“The car is repairable, it hasn’t hit big. My biggest focus at the moment is to try to convince the drivers that it won’t happen again and to get their confidence back in the car.”

Meanwhile, the sister Sprint Gas Commodore of Jason Richards and Greg Murphy topped the timesheets with a 2min 06.9076sec lap ahead of the #1 HRT Commodore of Garth Tander and Mark Skaife (2:07.1577) and the #888 TeamVodafone Falcon of Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes (2:07.2057).

The top 10 shootout is scheduled to start at 3:40pm today.



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V8 Supercar driver Paul Weel has been given the medical all-clear after CT scans showed no major damage following an accident during the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama today.

Weels’ father and team owner Kees Weel said that his son would be in hospital for a few days with some bruising and a cracked rib but otherwise was fine.

“Paul is not about to run around the block but he’s fine and looking forward to getting back with the team for Indy in a couple of weeks time,” Weel Snr said of the popular V8 Supercar driver.

“He is totally with us and complaining already so that means he’s back to normal. He will be out of hospital in the next couple of days a little sore and sorry but otherwise all good.”

Kees Weel was absolutely glowing in his praise of the New South Wales Ambulance and Team Medical Australia that were on the scene in minutes and had his son at the Philips/Sonosite Medical Centre in good time.

“They were absolutely incredible,” he said.

“From the moment of the accident and when I arrived at the medical centre their professionalism and precision was simply outstanding. Those guys deserve all the praise they can get, they are brilliant.”

He thanked all of those people who had inquired about Paul.

“The response has been humbling and we thank everybody involved,” he said.

“Paul is going to be recovering for a few days so it will be difficult to get back to everybody but your good wishes have been really appreciated.

“The main thing is that Paul is absolutely fine.”

[hoon69]

RESULTS FROM PRACTICE/QUALIFYING



Thursday : Practice -


Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 17 Jim Beam Racing Warren Luff Ford Falcon BF 10 9 2:10.7158
2 55 Rod Nash Racing Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE 11 9 2:10.7791 0:00.0633
3 111 Glenfords Racing Alex Davison Ford Falcon BF 10 10 2:10.7953 0:00.0795
4 15 HSV Dealer Team Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VE 9 9 2:10.8597 0:00.1439
5 12 Team BOC A.Jones/C.McConville Holden Commodore VE 11 5 2:10.9876 0:00.2718
6 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Nathan Pretty Holden Commodore VE 10 6 2:11.2972 0:00.5814
7 14 WOW Racing B.Jones/M.Wilson Holden Commodore VE 10 10 2:11.2982 0:00.5824
8 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport David Besnard Ford Falcon BF 9 3 2:11.3094 0:00.5936
9 26 IRWIN Racing Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BF 10 8 2:11.3551 0:00.6393
10 25 Fujitsu Racing J.Bright/A.Macrow Ford Falcon BF 9 5 2:11.3555 0:00.6397
11 3 Sprint Gas Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 4 2 2:11.3557 0:00.6399
12 9 SP Tools Racing Jonathon Webb Ford Falcon BF 10 9 2:11.4081 0:00.6923
13 39 Supercheap Auto Racing Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 8 7 2:11.4498 0:00.7340
14 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Michael Caruso Holden Commodore VE 9 9 2:11.5268 0:00.8110
15 18 Jim Beam Racing Steve Owen Ford Falcon BF 4 3 2:11.5972 0:00.8814
16 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 11 11 2:11.7110 0:00.9952
17 5 Ford Performance Racing Dean Canto Ford Falcon BF 10 8 2:11.8843 0:01.1685
18 16 Autobarn Racing Team David Reynolds Holden Commodore VE 11 9 2:11.9775 0:01.2617
19 2 Toll Holden Racing Team C.Baird/G.Seton Holden Commodore VE 8 7 2:11.9856 0:01.2698
20 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Steve Ellery Holden Commodore VE 7 7 2:12.0352 0:01.3194
21 6 Ford Performance Racing Luke Youlden Ford Falcon BF 4 3 2:12.6688 0:01.9530
22 51 Sprint Gas Racing G.Murphy/M.Noske Holden Commodore VE 4 1 2:12.7275 0:02.0117
23 1 Toll Holden Racing Team Craig Baird Holden Commodore VE 3 2 2:12.7461 0:02.0303
24 777 Ausdrill Ford Rising Stars M.Patrizi/K.Reindler Ford Falcon BF 9 9 2:12.9426 0:02.2268
25 50 PWR Performance Products Andrew Thompson Holden Commodore VE 9 8 2:13.7132 0:02.9974
26 021 Team Kiwi Racing C.Pither/K.Scott Ford Falcon BF 9 9 2:14.9939 0:04.2781
27 67 Supercheap Auto Racing Boris Said Holden Commodore VE 10 10 2:15.5484 0:04.8326
28 88 Team Vodafone F.Giovanardi/M.Hynes Ford Falcon BF 11 4 2:17.8128 0:07.0970





Thursday : Practice Session 2 -

Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 1 Toll Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 7 6 2:09.3700
2 888 Team Vodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 8 7 2:09.4683 0:00.0983
3 3 Sprint Gas Racing G.Murphy/J.Richards Holden Commodore VE 7 7 2:09.5324 0:00.1624
4 55 Rod Nash Racing Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore VE 8 8 2:09.6907 0:00.3207
5 6 Ford Performance Racing S.Richards/M.Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 8 8 2:09.7589 0:00.3889
6 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport David Besnard Ford Falcon BF 4 4 2:09.9741 0:00.6041
7 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 8 8 2:09.9994 0:00.6294
8 17 Jim Beam Racing Steve Owen Ford Falcon BF 5 4 2:10.1000 0:00.7300
9 12 Team BOC A.Jones/C.McConville Holden Commodore VE 4 4 2:10.1391 0:00.7691
10 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 6 5 2:10.2325 0:00.8625
11 2 Toll Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 5 3 2:10.2885 0:00.9185
12 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 8 8 2:10.3406 0:00.9706
13 18 Jim Beam Racing W.Davison/S.Johnson Ford Falcon BF 7 5 2:10.3567 0:00.9867
14 9 SP Tools Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 8 8 2:10.6082 0:01.2382
15 111 Glenfords Racing Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon BF 8 7 2:10.7370 0:01.3670
16 16 Autobarn Racing Team Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 7 2 2:11.0170 0:01.6470
17 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Greg Ritter Holden Commodore VE 7 6 2:11.0549 0:01.6849
18 26 IRWIN Racing Matthew Halliday Ford Falcon BF 8 5 2:11.4173 0:02.0473
19 39 Supercheap Auto Racing Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VE 3 2 2:11.5359 0:02.1659
20 51 Sprint Gas Racing Mark Noske Holden Commodore VE 5 5 2:11.5461 0:02.1761
21 50 PWR Performance Products Paul Weel Holden Commodore VE 8 7 2:11.5783 0:02.2083
22 5 Ford Performance Racing Luke Youlden Ford Falcon BF 4 3 2:11.6277 0:02.2577
23 25 Fujitsu Racing Adam Macrow Ford Falcon BF 7 5 2:11.6737 0:02.3037
24 777 Ausdrill Ford Rising Stars M.Patrizi/K.Reindler Ford Falcon BF 8 7 2:12.6839 0:03.3139
25 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE 1 1 2:13.0219 0:03.6519
26 88 Team Vodafone Marc Hynes Ford Falcon BF 8 8 2:14.4578 0:05.0878
27 021 Team Kiwi Racing Kayne Scott Ford Falcon BF 5 5 2:14.9463 0:05.5763
28 67 Supercheap Auto Racing Matt Neal Holden Commodore VE 2 1 2:19.5782 0:10.2082
14 WOW Racing Max Wilson Holden Commodore VE


Friday : Practice
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 1 Toll Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 8 7 2:06.9922
2 888 Team Vodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 7 6 2:07.3542 0:00.3620
3 3 Sprint Gas Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 9 5 2:07.6660 0:00.6738
4 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 9 6 2:07.9164 0:00.9242
5 18 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 8 5 2:08.0917 0:01.0995
6 55 Rod Nash Racing Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore VE 6 5 2:08.3438 0:01.3516
7 111 Glenfords Racing Alex Davison Ford Falcon BF 10 7 2:08.7357 0:01.7435
8 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport David Besnard Ford Falcon BF 9 9 2:08.7550 0:01.7628
9 17 Jim Beam Racing Warren Luff Ford Falcon BF 10 10 2:08.9280 0:01.9358
10 9 SP Tools Racing Jonathon Webb Ford Falcon BF 10 7 2:09.0990 0:02.1068
11 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Michael Caruso Holden Commodore VE 8 8 2:09.2928 0:02.3006
12 777 Ausdrill Ford Rising Stars Michael Patrizi Ford Falcon BF 10 6 2:09.3965 0:02.4043
13 51 Sprint Gas Racing Mark Noske Holden Commodore VE 9 8 2:09.4501 0:02.4579
14 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Steve Ellery Holden Commodore VE 10 9 2:09.5690 0:02.5768
15 14 WOW Racing Brad Jones Holden Commodore VE 9 7 2:09.6267 0:02.6345
16 12 Team BOC Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VE 9 7 2:09.7732 0:02.7810
17 39 Supercheap Auto Racing Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 8 7 2:09.8230 0:02.8308
18 15 HSV Dealer Team Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VE 7 5 2:09.8693 0:02.8771
19 16 Autobarn Racing Team David Reynolds Holden Commodore VE 9 9 2:09.8907 0:02.8985
20 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 9 9 2:09.8994 0:02.9072
21 5 Ford Performance Racing Dean Canto Ford Falcon BF 10 8 2:09.9640 0:02.9718
22 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Nathan Pretty Holden Commodore VE 9 9 2:10.0012 0:03.0090
23 26 IRWIN Racing Matthew Halliday Ford Falcon BF 7 7 2:10.0676 0:03.0754
24 2 Toll Holden Racing Team Glenn Seton Holden Commodore VE 9 9 2:10.2182 0:03.2260
25 67 Supercheap Auto Racing Matt Neal Holden Commodore VE 10 6 2:10.5428 0:03.5506
26 25 Fujitsu Racing Adam Macrow Ford Falcon BF 3 2 2:11.0707 0:04.0785
27 88 Team Vodafone Marc Hynes Ford Falcon BF 8 8 2:11.5689 0:04.5767
28 50 PWR Performance Products Paul Weel Holden Commodore VE 2 2 2:11.5861 0:04.5939
29 021 Team Kiwi Racing Chris Pither Ford Falcon BF 2 2 2:12.7244 0:05.7322




Friday : Practice
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 888 Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 10 9 2:07.1371
2 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 9 7 2:07.4391 0:00.3020
3 3 Sprint Gas Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 10 9 2:07.5643 0:00.4272
4 17 Jim Beam Racing Steve Owen Ford Falcon BF 9 8 2:07.6607 0:00.5236
5 18 Jim Beam Racing Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 9 5 2:07.6667 0:00.5296
6 6 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 9 7 2:08.0418 0:00.9047
7 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 11 11 2:08.0491 0:00.9120
8 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 11 11 2:08.1232 0:00.9861
9 9 SP Tools Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 9 9 2:08.2900 0:01.1529
10 12 Team BOC Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 10 9 2:08.3325 0:01.1954
11 16 Autobarn Racing Team Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 10 9 2:08.3428 0:01.2057
12 111 Glenfords Racing Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon BF 9 8 2:08.4368 0:01.2997
13 1 Toll Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 11 9 2:08.5251 0:01.3880
14 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 10 8 2:08.5675 0:01.4304
15 5 Ford Performance Racing Luke Youlden Ford Falcon BF 10 7 2:08.5813 0:01.4442
16 39 Supercheap Auto Racing Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VE 7 6 2:08.7414 0:01.6043
17 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 7 2 2:08.8418 0:01.7047
18 14 WOW Racing Max Wilson Holden Commodore VE 8 7 2:08.9038 0:01.7667
19 2 Toll Holden Racing Team Craig Baird Holden Commodore VE 10 6 2:08.9242 0:01.7871
20 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Greg Ritter Holden Commodore VE 10 10 2:08.9597 0:01.8226
21 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE 11 10 2:09.2190 0:02.0819
22 55 Rod Nash Racing Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE 11 2 2:09.2615 0:02.1244
23 777 Ausdrill Ford Rising Stars Karl Reindler Ford Falcon BF 11 10 2:09.3154 0:02.1783
24 51 Sprint Gas Racing Dale Wood Holden Commodore VE 10 5 2:10.0776 0:02.9405
25 26 IRWIN Racing Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BF 8 5 2:10.2436 0:03.1065
26 88 Team Vodafone Fabrizio Giovanardi Ford Falcon BF 8 1 2:10.8069 0:03.6698
27 67 Supercheap Auto Racing Boris Said Holden Commodore VE 12 12 2:11.0650 0:03.9279




Friday : Qualifying
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 6 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 17 17 2:07.1920
2 3 Sprint Gas Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 13 12 2:07.2333 0:00.0413
3 888 Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 8 7 2:07.2699 0:00.0779
4 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 19 18 2:07.2972 0:00.1052
5 1 Toll Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 15 14 2:07.3645 0:00.1725
6 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 18 12 2:07.4401 0:00.2481
7 18 Jim Beam Racing Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 19 18 2:07.4599 0:00.2679
8 16 Autobarn Racing Team Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 17 16 2:07.6094 0:00.4174
9 111 Glenfords Racing Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon BF 20 18 2:07.7321 0:00.5401
10 39 Supercheap Auto Racing Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VE 19 13 2:07.7974 0:00.6054
11 14 WOW Racing Max Wilson Holden Commodore VE 21 20 2:07.8022 0:00.6102
12 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 19 16 2:07.9395 0:00.7475
13 9 SP Tools Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 19 16 2:07.9627 0:00.7707
14 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 15 14 2:07.9968 0:00.8048
15 17 Jim Beam Racing Steve Owen Ford Falcon BF 21 21 2:08.0369 0:00.8449
16 12 Team BOC Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 19 17 2:08.1141 0:00.9221
17 5 Ford Performance Racing Luke Youlden Ford Falcon BF 16 7 2:08.1676 0:00.9756
18 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 19 18 2:08.2226 0:01.0306
19 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE 20 19 2:08.4667 0:01.2747
20 2 Toll Holden Racing Team Craig Baird Holden Commodore VE 20 19 2:08.5766 0:01.3846
21 777 Ausdrill Ford Rising Stars Michael Patrizi Ford Falcon BF 9 3 2:09.4965 0:02.3045
22 26 IRWIN Racing Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BF 9 9 2:09.6397 0:02.4477
23 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Greg Ritter Holden Commodore VE 9 2 2:09.7451 0:02.5531
24 55 Rod Nash Racing Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE 9 9 2:09.9264 0:02.7344
25 88 Team Vodafone Fabrizio Giovanardi Ford Falcon BF 4 4 2:09.9779 0:02.7859
26 51 Sprint Gas Racing Mark Noske Holden Commodore VE 9 3 2:10.2930 0:03.1010
27 67 Supercheap Auto Racing Matt Neal Holden Commodore VE 9 9 2:11.3259 0:04.1339





Saturday : Practice
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 3 Sprint Gas Racing G.Murphy/J.Richards Holden Commodore VE 15 5 2:06.9076
2 1 Toll Holden Racing Team M.Skaife/G.Tander Holden Commodore VE 14 5 2:07.1577 0:00.2501
3 888 Team Vodafone C.Lowndes/J.Whincup Ford Falcon BF 13 12 2:07.2057 0:00.2981
4 18 Jim Beam Racing W.Davison/S.Johnson Ford Falcon BF 17 16 2:07.7080 0:00.8004
5 6 Ford Performance Racing S.Richards/M.Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 15 5 2:07.8624 0:00.9548
6 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport M.Caruso/L.Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 17 5 2:07.9321 0:01.0245
7 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport D.Besnard/J.Courtney Ford Falcon BF 15 8 2:08.0161 0:01.1085
8 39 Supercheap Auto Racing R.Ingall/P.Morris Holden Commodore VE 14 7 2:08.0705 0:01.1629
9 16 Autobarn Racing Team P.Dumbrell/D.Reynolds Holden Commodore VE 14 12 2:08.2192 0:01.3116
10 7 Jack Daniel's Racing T.Kelly/S.Price Holden Commodore VE 12 7 2:08.3755 0:01.4679
11 25 Fujitsu Racing J.Bright/A.Macrow Ford Falcon BF 15 4 2:08.6102 0:01.7026
12 5 Ford Performance Racing D.Canto/L.Youlden Ford Falcon BF 15 11 2:08.6548 0:01.7472
13 17 Jim Beam Racing W.Luff/S.Owen Ford Falcon BF 17 12 2:08.6841 0:01.7765
14 111 Glenfords Racing F.Coulthard/A.Davison Ford Falcon BF 15 6 2:09.0195 0:02.1119
15 2 Toll Holden Racing Team C.Baird/G.Seton Holden Commodore VE 14 5 2:09.1490 0:02.2414
16 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport S.Ellery/G.Ritter Holden Commodore VE 15 5 2:09.5079 0:02.6003
17 14 WOW Racing B.Jones/M.Wilson Holden Commodore VE 13 3 2:09.5147 0:02.6071
18 55 Rod Nash Racing J.Bargwanna/T.D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE 16 6 2:09.5500 0:02.6424
19 12 Team BOC A.Jones/C.McConville Holden Commodore VE 15 7 2:09.9929 0:03.0853
20 777 Ausdrill Ford Rising Stars M.Patrizi/K.Reindler Ford Falcon BF 16 16 2:10.3564 0:03.4488
21 26 IRWIN Racing M.Halliday/M.Marshall Ford Falcon BF 17 17 2:10.4361 0:03.5285
22 9 SP Tools Racing S.Gisbergen/J.Webb Ford Falcon BF 10 5 2:10.8977 0:03.9901
23 67 Supercheap Auto Racing M.Neal/B.Said Holden Commodore VE 14 9 2:10.9410 0:04.0334
24 11 Jack Daniel's Racing J.Perkins/N.Pretty Holden Commodore VE 13 13 2:11.3047 0:04.3971
25 88 Team Vodafone F.Giovanardi/M.Hynes Ford Falcon BF 17 11 2:11.5631 0:04.6555
26 15 HSV Dealer Team Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VE 2 2 4:39.9018 2:32.9942
27 51 Sprint Gas Racing Mark Noske Holden Commodore VE 1

[VW Golf R32]

They can't afford to lose any more entries as the field looks too baren as it is.

[VL Executive]

Just heard on the TV Coverage that the Radisich / Kelly car is out of the race.

[hoon69]

UPDATED KELLY TO RACE TOM'W!


http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/images/hero_news_folders/october_08/rick_autobarn/files/18204/Rick-Autobarn.jpg

Two-time Bathurst Champion Rick Kelly has been thrown a lifeline to race in tomorrow’s 1000 kay Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

Kelly was booked to pilot the #15 HSV Dealer Team Commodore with Paul Radisich, but the team withdrew that car from the race following an accident in practice this morning with Radisich at the wheel.

Stewards have sanctioned Kelly, who won Bathurst in 2003 and 2004 with Greg Murphy, to move across to the #16 Autobarn Commodore for the Great Race with team mate Paul Dumbrell, who qualified the car eighth quickest yesterday.

Dumbrell’s original co-driver, David Reynolds, has been ill this weekend with a viral infection and has been on a saline drip and will not take part in tomorrow’s race.

The withdrawal of the #15 car means that the WOW Racing entry has been handed a second chance to participate in the Top 10 Shootout this afternoon, after qualifying 11th yesterday.

HSV Dealer Team’s Andrew Wenzel said Radisich had suffered injuries to both of his ankles during the accident, along with neck soreness.

“Paul’s condition includes one broken ankle (the right one) in two places,” he said.

Wenzel said it was not yet known whether an operation on Radisich’s ankle would take place at the Orange Base Hospital, where he is currently located, or in Sydney.

He confirmed the throttle had stuck while Radisich was approaching McPhillamy Park and said the car sustained damage including a twisted roll cage, bent front rail and a damaged pedal box.

“It’s too big a job to fix here and hopefully we’ll have the (#16 Commodore) chassis on its way to Melbourne by the end.”

Wenzel said the four chassis specialists had remained in Melbourne, where the team is based, this weekend.

The team members have a frantic job to rebuild the Commodore in time for the next round, the Gold Coast Indy, at Surfers Paradise in two weeks.

[Carby650]

Great news for Rick.
I assume this has only been allowed to occur due to the other driver being unwell?
Can anybody confirm if this is the case.
cheers
Carby650

[Curtis-R]

Tander and Skafe get my vote.. awsome pole lap Tander put in.. :bow:

HOLDEN ON POLE!! :goodjob:

[ROGRSS]

The BIG LION upfront just the way i like it.... :bow:

[OLDYELLA65]

Christ it's taken Paul til now to probally get over his broken ankle and sternum and still had a bit of troble with it and now this happens....broke the right one this time and dis-located his previously broken left..

Been some serious carnage this year in the main catergory and support races..certainly hope everyone gets through ok...should be a great day Sunday!!

[VW Golf R32]

Tander and Skafe get my vote.. awsome pole lap Tander put in.. :bow:

HOLDEN ON POLE!! :goodjob:

According to Tander pole at Bathurst is no big deal - he said after last year's top ten shoot-out that "it's all fluff'.

[pagey]

The big story at Bathurst here (http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24480485-2,00.html)

[Vulture]

The big story at Bathurst here (http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24480485-2,00.html)

:rofl: trust Pagey to find that one :goodjob:

[pagey]

:rofl: trust Pagey to find that one :goodjob:

sucks when you search for dildos and porn and get a bloody motor race!:confused:

[chillicatqld]

im a loser....

[Carver3]

Pi55ed off....

We are not allowed to leave site until 1400....then the 30 minute drive back to camp.....gunna miss a lot of early action....

[hoon69]

Saturday : Top 10 Shootout
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 1 Toll Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 1 1 2:07.2963
2 6 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 1 1 2:07.4206 0:00.1243
3 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 1 1 2:07.7025 0:00.4062
4 16 Autobarn Racing Team Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 1 1 2:07.8022 0:00.5059
5 888 Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 1 1 2:07.9513 0:00.6550
6 3 Sprint Gas Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 1 1 2:07.9876 0:00.6913
7 18 Jim Beam Racing Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 1 1 2:08.2511 0:00.9548
8 39 Supercheap Auto Racing Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VE 1 1 2:08.7800 0:01.4837
9 111 Glenfords Racing Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon BF 1 1 2:08.8051 0:01.5088
10 14 WOW Racing Max Wilson Holden Commodore VE 1 1 2:09.1940 0:01.8977
:goodjob::goodjob::goodjob:

[VL Executive]

Excellent to see the Skaife / Tander Commodore in P1!

Hope by this time tomorrow we'll all be talking about thier win. :)

Though Lowndes and Whincup will be dangerous.

[SS Enforcer]

Pi55ed off....

We are not allowed to leave site until 1400....then the 30 minute drive back to camp.....gunna miss a lot of early action....

Trying really hard here but can't quite work this out.

cheers

[Pav023]

Not one boo of parity issues, hahaha typical



Go Lowndes

[VL Executive]

Anyone see the Mini crash. Big hit for a little car.

[Evman]

Yeah saw that VL... Held up pretty well though. Credit to the rollcage engineer!

[F6 Hoon]

"Two-time Bathurst Champion Rick Kelly has been thrown a lifeline to race in tomorrow’s 1000 kay Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

Kelly was booked to pilot the #15 HSV Dealer Team Commodore with Paul Radisich, but the team withdrew that car from the race following an accident in practice this morning with Radisich at the wheel.

Stewards have sanctioned Kelly, who won Bathurst in 2003 and 2004 with Greg Murphy, to move across to the #16 Autobarn Commodore for the Great Race with team mate Paul Dumbrell, who qualified the car eighth quickest yesterday.

Dumbrell’s original co-driver, David Reynolds, has been ill this weekend with a viral infection and has been on a saline drip and will not take part in tomorrow’s race."

So who was going to be his original replacement driver if Prick Kelly had not stolen his ride?

Congratulations to G Tander for winning pole position. When was the last time a pole position winner won the race? Let's see if 888 can win from position 4, 6 and now 5 :D

[RAWKUS]

Tander's car was in Race trim for the top 10 shootout so I think they have a good chance if that is the sort of speed and balance they can sustain throughout the race. I would love to see Tander win again..he's a true pro and a good bloke too. Skaife, well good on him if he can get closer to PB's mountain record and the PB trophy, may even see some emotion from him. I just wanna see Holden get on top.

[iloveholden]

The main Lion up the front on Pole...was great to watch a top ten shootout again.

GO SKAIFE AND TANDER :goodjob:

Anyone know what time the actual race starts tom AWST?

The coverage starts from 6am here on 7 although i just want to get up and watch the race?

[Carver3]

Trying really hard here but can't quite work this out.

cheers

Sort of like I am going to miss a fair bit of the fun bits of the race, will see about the last hour when most (in regards to positions) of the hard yards will have been sorted out.

Will only get to see replays of pit stops, and the strategy of when people refuel.

First Bathurst in 14 years that I will not either be there or watch the whole thing.

[bad88u]

has anyone got sick of koshie being in every ad break. or is it just me.

[RyanIAm]

has anyone got sick of koshie being in every ad break. or is it just me.

I'm pretty much sick of Ch 7.

[Carby650]

Well it's just gone 7am in Wait Awhile and I've just dragged my sorry ass out of bed and switched on for a great day of racing and a GT and Skaife victory.
Lets hope for a great days racings.
First beer to be cracked as the lights go green
cheers
Carby650

[HSV271]

WTF!!! Now I know 7 is a commercial TV station but for fcuk's sake it's only 5 laps into the fcucking race you A55holes and you go to commercial...

Channel 7=MAJOR Dickheads. :flipoff:

[chris]

Has anyone noticed when they switch to the in car cameras they loose both audio and visual,it drove me insane watching the shootout yesterday,today is no better.
Chris

[F6 Hoon]

Nice start Tander :)

[Vulture]

has anyone got sick of koshie being in every ad break. or is it just me.

10s of Kosh is too much :flipoff:


Nice start Tander :)

Brilliant effort! In typical race driver fashion, he'll probably blame the clutch or something. Let's hope he recovers position.

[HSV271]

Nice start Tander :)

That's OK... It's a long race... Start on pole, go to last place then... win the race, now that would be something.(he is in 11th place now!!!)

[BionicXR6T]

That's OK... It's a long race... Start on pole, go to last place then... win the race, now that would be something.(he is in 11th place now!!!)

Larry and Russell did it once......but I reckon the ten sec. penalty on their first stop is a bit unfair...you'd think they'd been penalised enough.

[Mozz]

Has anyone noticed when they switch to the in car cameras they loose both audio and visual,it drove me insane watching the shootout yesterday,today is no better.
Chris

Yep giving me the shites as well - I thought tech was supposed to get better over time but they don't seem to have things sorted re the in car

[chris]

Yep giving me the shites as well - I thought tech was supposed to get better over time but they don't seem to have things sorted re the in car

Yeah i thought they would have soughted it for today but no go.

[VL Executive]

Bugger of a start for Tander.

R Kelly out as well.

Heap of fords at the front - dull as dishwater racing - how much worse can it get.

[VW Golf R32]

WTF is wrong with the number 1 car? Half a lap behind after 40 laps!

[F6 Hoon]

Brilliant effort! In typical race driver fashion, he'll probably blame the clutch or something. Let's hope he recovers position.

He certainly did!

[Vulture]

He certainly did!

Clutch seems pretty good now... "it went soft" More like he went soft in the head. I reckon he knew he was about to jump the start and got off the throttle and stalled it.

[seedyrom]

Clutch seems pretty good now... "it went soft" More like he went soft in the head. I reckon he knew he was about to jump the start and got off the throttle and stalled it.

+1 :yup:

That was my immediate reaction. I thought WTF?!?! the lights red numbnuts. Then he stopped. Then it was all over red rover :)

[VH-COM]

Has anyone noticed when they switch to the in car cameras they loose both audio and visual,it drove me insane watching the shootout yesterday,today is no better.
Chris

Ch 10 used to use helicopter as radio relay between car and main control room I am led to believe . CH 7 might be too cheap for that

[Vulture]

Interesting with the tyre dramas.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/2933379788_de8a209940.jpg

[TH0R]

Interesting with the tyre dramas.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/2933379788_de8a209940.jpg

yer total shreddage.

should be interesting to see after the safety car.

sick of seein bloody kosh in the break :flipoff:

[BionicXR6T]

Damn, that looks ugly.....how lucky was 888 with theirs.....

[ls1vt209]

Ch 10 used to use helicopter as radio relay between car and main control room I am led to believe . CH 7 might be too cheap for that

They used all their money buying the rights to V8 supercars me thinks.

[VW Golf R32]

I am SO over Mark Skaife! He hit the wall at Forest Elbow.

[Tony66]

Seniors moment strikes back! :)

[VW Golf R32]

First Falcon hat-trick.

Shit happens.

[yella terra]

Well done to Lowndes/Whincup, awesome effort!!

Last few laps were bulk exciting!

[hoon69]

GO 888:goodjob:



but i say a Huge wrap to Murphy/Richards
and the WOW team

great effort guys :goodjob:

[Goanna]

3 Wins, can't get better than that! Well done Triple 8!!

[RUN41T]

Well done 88, Class act and without a scratch on the car.

Murph put it on at the end, just needed more laps :p

[HSV271]

Well done '888' & Lowndes/Whincup... Rekon if Murph got round Richo about 10 laps earlier Lowndes/Whincup would have there hands full by the end.

Again Congrats to '888' & Lowndes/Whincup, excellent race :goodjob:

P.S Channel 7... you suck. I mean come on, almost nil incar shit and what there was was just f'ing crap... and what's with so many f'ing commercials. Come on, I know you are a commercial TV station but 5 laps into the start and you went to commercial... AND... 7x3min=21min break between 12-1pm & 8x3min=24min bewteen 1-2pm... give me break. :flipoff:

[VW Golf R32]

Getting Lowndes to switch camps was the best $5 million spent by the late Geoff Polities. Pity he wan't around to see the result.

[HSV590]

Well done '888' & Lowndes/Whincup... Rekon if Murph got round Richo about 10 laps earlier Lowndes/Whincup would have there hands full by the end.

Again Congrats to '888' & Lowndes/Whincup, excellent race :goodjob:

P.S Channel 7... you suck. I mean come on, almost nil incar shit and what there was was just f'ing crap... and what's with so many f'ing commercials. Come on, I know you are a commercial TV station but 5 laps into the start and you went to commercial... AND... 7x3min=21min break between 12-1pm & 8x3min=24min bewteen 1-2pm... give me break. :flipoff:

Agree'd with above, well done triple 888...and as for channel 7 :flipoff:
I reckon 7 were lucky they Crompton across to commentate, I think he's they only thing giving their telecast any credibility...In car stuff was crap quality and not enough of it, maybe they new it was crap too....

[RobboXR6T]

There seemed to be a lot of picture and sound break up every time they went to an in car shot. Not real good for a major TV station in 2008. You'd think that would have been sorted by race time.

[Pav023]

WHAT A GREAT WIN, CONGRATS TO TRIPPLE 8 :goodtime: :smilesandbanana:

[VW Golf R32]

Will Skaife ever get his name on the Peter Brock trophy?

[macca_779]

Will Skaife ever get his name on the Peter Brock trophy?

Lets hope not. MS is a wanker :flipoff:
If I was Garth I would have told him to find someone else to drive with. Mark pretty much cost him the win and now the Championship.

[nirvana]

in the end i couldn't watch it all too many commercial breaks just gave me the shits, oh and don't talk about the incar footage :vpo:

[Jag530G]

Noticed at the end of the race there were only about 7 DNF's, out of a field of 26 (I think). Bathurst Race cars definantly seem to be getting a lot more reliable than say back in the Group A days. Very few engine blow ups, maybe from using the same basic engine design since 1993 well sorted by now i dare say. Tyres seemed to be terrible, will be interesting to see the wash up of that.

As for the broadcast, I can't believe how little track time was shown, most of the time was spent showing the pits, woeful I thought. Not even a lap with Driver X showing the telemetry like how C10 used to do.

Cheers, Matthew

[pauljh74]

Will Skaife ever get his name on the Peter Brock trophy?

Maybe if he buys a replica and gets it engraved there himself. Comparing Skaife to Tander, Tander moves the car up the field, Skaife gets in and stagnates, goes backwards through the field or goes off/crashes. He didn't do well at Phillip Island either. It's not the car as Tander gets the results in his stints in the same car. Skaife's a driver who is back in the pack in relative terms to the other drivers in V8SC driving a car capable of winning. His star is fading and calls for him to give someone else the drive are not without foundation. If they want two of the best drivers in both their cars, which are capable of winning races, then Skaife needs to make room and stick to running the team.

[Mungrel]

Was it just me or were the pitstops incredibly slow and boring???

Pit stops used to be lightning fast (even when allowing for the full tanks of fuel), but todays were all yawn material!

[Bazz]

Well done 88, Class act and without a scratch on the car.

Murph put it on at the end, just needed more laps :p

Reckon having bent steering from getting an unneeded nudge on the first lap from the race winners might not have helped Murph's cause... making it an even better result for him.

[YMK]

Will Skaife ever get his name on the Peter Brock trophy?Brocky would NOT have approved.

Well done t8.

[hoon69]

Sunday : Race 1
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Race Time Fastest Lap Fastest Time
1 888 Team Vodafone C.Lowndes/J.Whincup Ford Falcon BF 161 06:26:00.4291 82 2:09.4282
2 3 Sprint Gas Racing G.Murphy/J.Richards Holden Commodore VE 161 06:26:02.9269 159 2:09.5868
3 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport D.Besnard/J.Courtney Ford Falcon BF 161 06:26:05.0115 139 2:09.2775
4 6 Ford Performance Racing S.Richards/M.Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 161 06:26:05.6179 155 2:09.8014
5 14 WOW Racing B.Jones/M.Wilson Holden Commodore VE 161 06:26:10.7530 136 2:09.6960
6 18 Jim Beam Racing W.Davison/S.Johnson Ford Falcon BF 161 06:26:11.3879 79 2:09.5101
7 5 Ford Performance Racing D.Canto/L.Youlden Ford Falcon BF 161 06:26:22.0821 154 2:10.5072
8 11 Jack Daniel's Racing J.Perkins/N.Pretty Holden Commodore VE 161 06:26:31.2682 62 2:11.2459
9 25 Fujitsu Racing J.Bright/A.Macrow Ford Falcon BF 161 06:26:33.0971 64 2:10.0849
10 111 Glenfords Racing F.Coulthard/A.Davison Ford Falcon BF 161 06:26:55.2568 155 2:10.5962
11 17 Jim Beam Racing W.Luff/S.Owen Ford Falcon BF 161 06:27:44.7865 70 2:10.0166
12 1 Toll Holden Racing Team M.Skaife/G.Tander Holden Commodore VE 160 06:26:28.7851 87 2:10.0841
13 51 Sprint Gas Racing M.Noske/D.Wood Holden Commodore VE 160 06:26:29.5516 85 2:10.9106
14 26 IRWIN Racing M.Halliday/M.Marshall Ford Falcon BF 160 06:27:20.9966 37 2:11.6221
15 88 Team Vodafone F.Giovanardi/M.Hynes Ford Falcon BF 159 06:27:04.5276 67 2:11.2498
16 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport S.Ellery/G.Ritter Holden Commodore VE 157 06:26:34.3450 37 2:11.3602
17 7 Jack Daniel's Racing T.Kelly/S.Price Holden Commodore VE 157 06:26:40.0974 66 2:10.4164
18 39 Supercheap Auto Racing R.Ingall/P.Morris Holden Commodore VE 156 06:26:20.1896 151 2:09.7604
19 777 Ausdrill Ford Rising Stars M.Patrizi/K.Reindler Ford Falcon BF 156 06:26:23.7460 151 2:11.1660
20 16 Autobarn Racing Team P.Dumbrell/R.Kelly Holden Commodore VE 127 06:27:09.0506 102 2:10.2048
DNF 55 Rod Nash Racing J.Bargwanna/T.D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE 159 06:23:48.6252 156 2:10.4570
DNF 2 Toll Holden Racing Team C.Baird/G.Seton Holden Commodore VE 146 05:47:52.0327 135 2:10.1726
DNF 67 Supercheap Auto Racing M.Neal/B.Said Holden Commodore VE 140 06:18:05.4846 74 2:11.5292
DNF 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport M.Caruso/L.Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 139 05:25:44.0087 136 2:10.3934
DNF 9 SP Tools Racing S.Gisbergen/J.Webb Ford Falcon BF 91 03:28:54.5246 48 2:10.5237
DNF 12 Team BOC A.Jones/C.McConville Holden Commodore VE 40 02:37:40.1895 23 2:10.8632
DNF 021 Team Kiwi Racing Kayne Scott Ford Falcon BF 8 18:54.5351 2 2:14.9073:goodjob::goodjob::goodjob:

[Micks]

Love Bathurst but it's getting ever so boring, as previously said too many adds on the coverage & below average interest in commentary.

Cheers
VYT

[Peter B - CV8]

Reckon having bent steering from getting an unneeded nudge on the first lap from the race winners might not have helped Murph's cause... making it an even better result for him.

And the nudge came from Lowndes....... Hard to judge the overall effect, as the pace car tends to even things up a bit. Lowndes & Whincup drove a very good race & the car couldn't be faulted.

[hoon69]

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Lowndes-Whincup win Bathurst


October 12, 2008

FORD pair Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup claimed an historic Bathurst 1000 hat-trick but second-placed Greg Murphy was "pissed" that Lowndes got away with bumping him on lap one.

Lowndes, 34, and Whincup, 25, became the first men in 24 years to win three straight titles at Mount Panorama with a near-flawless drive.

The Triple Eight Racing duo equalled the all-time record for successive triumphs, joining motorsport legends Peter Brock, Jim Richards and Larry Perkins on three.

For Lowndes, it was a chance to join his mentor, the late Brock, in the history books.

"You couldn't dream of it. To create a piece of modern history is awesome," said Lowndes, who once again showed nerves of steel to hold off the challengers towards the end.

"How good was Lowndesy in that last stint? He just nails it every time. He's unbelievable," added Whincup, who has moved into the V8 Supercar championship lead with four rounds to go.

"I'm not a greedy person but I'll take it every time."

New Zealand pairing Murphy and Jason Richards pulled off an incredible second spot with Murphy passing the Ford of Steven Richards with just a handful of laps remaining.

But Murphy wasn't happy with the opening-lap contact, where Lowndes appeared to veer into his side and the four-time Bathurst champion battled steering problems as a result.

"He's got away with knocking us up and nothing has been done about it as usual," said Murphy.

"I was a bit pissed to be honest. It hampered our race big time."

Aside from that and a heap of safety-car interventions late on, it was plain sailing for the champions, taking the lead from James Courtney and David Besnard of Ford after the first pit stop on lap 34 and never looking back.

Lowndes also moved to equal fifth on the all-time list with four Bathurst wins, behind Brock (9), Richards (7), Perkins (6) and modern rival Mark Skaife (5) - his first victory coming in 1996, 10 years before his second.

Steven Richards and Mark Winterbottom eventually slipped another spot to fourth, with Courtney and Besnard sneaking through for a place on the podium.

Five-time winner Skaife and his V8 Supercar champion teammate Garth Tander had a horror day for the Holden Racing Team.

Tander got off to a disastrous start when the clutch slipped, leaving him stranded on the starting line as he dropped from pole position to last by the first corner.

To make matters worse, Tander was given a 10-second penalty for jumping the start as the car propped forward in the chaos.

"I got a penalty for apparently getting too good a start - I was last into the first corner!" Tander said.

The day would not get any better for Holden's flagship outfit as on lap 102 of 161 Skaife hit the wall trying to fend off Lowndes, who was attempting to lap him.

Skaife hit the wall again a few laps later as he battled steering problems and the pair finished 12th in the end.

Brock achieved the Bathurst hat-trick twice, first with Jim Richards from 1978-80 and then again from 1982-84 with Perkins.

It hadn't been achieved since.

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Horror day for Holden


October 12, 2008

THERE was an awful sense of deja vu for Holden teammates Garth Tander and Mark Skaife when Tander got off to a disastrous start in the Bathurst 1000.
The clutch slipped on the Holden Racing Team Commodore leaving Tander stranded on the line, dropping from pole position to last by the first corner.

To make matters worse, Tander was given a 10-second penalty for jumping the start as the car propped forward in the chaos.

The day would not get any better for the flagship outfit as on lap 102 of 161 Skaife hit the wall trying to fend off eventual winner Craig Lowndes, who was attempting to lap him.

Skaife then hit the wall again a few laps later as he battled steering problems and the pair finished 12th in the end.

In 2006, Skaife was behind the wheel when clutch problems left him rooted to the start line.

On that occasion he limped around Mount Panorama in an attempt to get back to the pits but was shunted by an unsighted Jack Perkins, marking the end of his day before he'd completed a lap.

"I thought it was 2006 revisited for a minute but the clutch came back. In 2006 the clutch just kept on slipping," said Skaife, a five-time Bathurst winner.

V8 Supercar champion Tander thought the penalty was a little harsh.

"Basically my clutch just ran out," he said.

"I could feel it going so I tried to go soft and the car just propped forward. I got a penalty for apparently getting too good a start - I was last into the first corner!"

[ls2 crew]

inside scoop!!!!!! courtney to take steve johnsons ride with jim beam djr next year.......

[pauljh74]

Reckon having bent steering from getting an unneeded nudge on the first lap from the race winners might not have helped Murph's cause... making it an even better result for him.

So you don't think Murphy tried to push Lowndes onto the grass when he was coming up alongside? Murphy had a bit of space to his left. I think Lowndes' car got a little light over the crest and with 2 wheels on the dirt, which exaggerated his move back to the left. Murphy got back what he dished out.
I will commend Murphy for not taking S Richards out towards the end at turn 2. The exit from turn 2 was looking like a repeat of the incident of the one with Ambrose a few years back.
I'm sure the stewards left that score at one all on the track after a look

[SS Enforcer]

Murph couldn't go any further left without hitting Courtney IMHO there ws only a foot in it and Murph ended up touching him after getting bumped in the B piller by Lowndes. I watched a replay in super slow about 6 times and you could see all the tyre scrub on Murphs doors.

cheers

[VX2VESS]

Maybe if he buys a replica and gets it engraved there himself. Comparing Skaife to Tander, Tander moves the car up the field, Skaife gets in and stagnates, goes backwards through the field or goes off/crashes. He didn't do well at Phillip Island either. It's not the car as Tander gets the results in his stints in the same car. Skaife's a driver who is back in the pack in relative terms to the other drivers in V8SC driving a car capable of winning. His star is fading and calls for him to give someone else the drive are not without foundation. If they want two of the best drivers in both their cars, which are capable of winning races, then Skaife needs to make room and stick to running the team.

I agree, i wouldn't want scaife in my car if you want to win.
Scaife need to be a B grade driver now. Tander managed to get it back up in the top 10, Scaife gets in and starts dropping time, complains about no front end grip. Tander gets back in and does good times again. Scaife gets back in and crashes

he was good but not anymore.

[Black Diamond]

I agree, i wouldn't want scaife in my car if you want to win.
Scaife need to be a B grade driver now. Tander managed to get it back up in the top 10, Scaife gets in and starts dropping time, complains about no front end grip. Tander gets back in and does good times again. Scaife gets back in and crashes

he was good but not anymore.

Could not agree more!:rofl:

[Pav023]

Tander should have been paired up with Seton, congrats to a job well done to seto, until the later parts in which was not his fault, if only seton was paried with lowndes :(

[ratty05]

inside scoop!!!!!! courtney to take steve johnsons ride with jim beam djr next year.......

I thought this was announced about a week ago, what are the chances of Walkinshaw pinching Davison off Jim Beam, I wouldn't mind seeing him take Skaifes seat...

It's time to go..........Mark Skaife!

[VX-300]

Ch 7 should keep Tom Williams looked up in the studio or restricted to shows about sequins and handbags. Having that faggotdork interviewing all the small kiddies yesterday was kinda creepy.

:vpo:

[GMH-TWR]

I can't stand Matthew White's comments, would be good to see Mark oastlar back in the commentary box with Crompton.

[Yellayute]

I cheered when CH7 let us have 6 uninterrupted laps in a row,then went straight back swearing and cursing when 3 laps later another ad break. Sods.They were the same ads almost every break and Koch did get very irritating. Tom Williams should be buried somewhere and never be allowed on a sporting coverage or any tv. CH7 this year your coverage was very piss poor and you and your excessive ad breaks etc spoilt my most important day of the year. shame on you 7. It could be worse,CH9 could have the broadcast rights and they could have Ray Warren , Gus Gould and Matty Johns doing the commentary.

[Pav023]

It could be worse,CH9 could have the broadcast rights and they could have Ray Warren , Gus Gould and Matty Johns doing the commentary.

now that would be interesting, lol

[pagey]

It was unfortunate they scheduled a car race to interupt the ads for the David Koch (AKA the most arrogant prick on TV) money spoof program.

[korrupt]

Was it just me or were the pitstops incredibly slow and boring???

Pit stops used to be lightning fast (even when allowing for the full tanks of fuel), but todays were all yawn material!

I think they mentioned something about slowing down the rate at which the fuel is pumped into the car to give the drivers more time to get in and set up safely.

[kayman]

1000km is too short these days for a endurance race.

Need to run at least a 2000km.

[ova400]

They need more cars, its was like 20 that finished.

Put another 10 cars into the field to liven it up a bit.

:outlaw: Tom Williams :machinegun::rocket:

[VTSSDUDE]

Murphy did well to come back to 2nd place. Good on him.
Lowndes did do well. Much as I would have liked a Holden to win. Brocky would be proud of Lowndes for today's effort and the last two years. :D
I was there today, haven't been to Bathurst since I was a kid. I absolutely loved it. I will be going back next year for sure. It's great I can stand amongst Ford fans with my Holden flag, T-shirt and cap and not have anyone have a go at me. Great atmosphere.

[jboy21]

Cant believe ch7 didn't recap the race highlights every hour or so like they did last year. Tuned in about half way though and they never said what happened to tander until towards the end.

[BigAl83]

Thank God for the last few laps, either there should be a mandatory safety car with 20 laps to go or they turn the sprinklers on! Well done to 888, was a pity Murph couldn't get by Richo a few laps earlier. Would've thought Dunlop would be on top of those tyres by now.
As for channel 7 :flipoff: FFS 10 won numerous logies for their coverages, remember the exhaust, suspension, tyre and header cams? WTF was with the incars?? Have they heard of telemetry? Shame 7 shame.
:soap:

[Bazz]

So you don't think Murphy tried to push Lowndes onto the grass when he was coming up alongside? Murphy had a bit of space to his left. I think Lowndes' car got a little light over the crest and with 2 wheels on the dirt, which exaggerated his move back to the left. Murphy got back what he dished out.
I will commend Murphy for not taking S Richards out towards the end at turn 2. The exit from turn 2 was looking like a repeat of the incident of the one with Ambrose a few years back.
I'm sure the stewards left that score at one all on the track after a look

As was said before, Murph couldn't get further left. Watching the reply Lowndes had plenty of room on the track next to Murphy. Lowndes stuffed up and dropped a wheel on the grass without any other reason besides trying to pass and then hits murph and results in a pass. BY the letter of the law, he has made a gain unlawfully and should have been punished. But again it's racing and it's now done.

[hoon69]

Skaife has a few bad runs and your ready to bin him :lol:
off with his head cause his cost HRT a win and the lead in the championship
great supporters you are..


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The question everyone was asking before the start of this year’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was: can anyone stop TeamVodafone’s Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup from claiming their third Great Race victory in a row?

After just over six hours of racing the answer to that question was a firm ‘no’, as the pair remain the only men to ever get their hands on the Peter Brock Memorial trophy.

Whincup took the lead of the 161-lap race after swapping with Lowndes at the team’s first pit stop and the pair never really looked like losing the race from that point on.

It was superior pace and fuel economy that saw the #888 Falcon dominate the race for Ford.

“Three years in a row; I couldn’t believe it. It’s amazing; the car has been fantastic all weekend,” Lowndes said about the hattrick.

“You couldn’t dream of it.”

Whincup said winning the Great Race “means everything” to him.

“To go three in a row; I just don’t know how to explain it… to win this race three times in a row is pretty special; I feel greedy in a way,” he said.

“The team gave us an awesome car and we had Lowndesy to bring it home…“

He indicated that the victory would help ease the pain of losing last month’s L&H 500 at Phillip Island after being in a winning position.

“I was quite shattered after Phillip Island… to throw it away with 10 laps to go was disappointing but this certainly makes up for that,” he said.

The three-peat emulates the Holden hattricks of Peter Brock and Larry Perkins (1982-1984) and Peter Brock and Jim Richards (1978-1980).

Meanwhile, Sprint Gas Racing’s Greg Murphy and Jason Richards drove a brilliant race to charge to second place.

It was the second year in a row that they were the best Holden combination, after finishing fourth behind the all-Ford podium at last year’s Great Race.

Murph chased down Steve Richards – who was sharing the #6 FPR Falcon with Mark Winterbottom – in the dying laps and passed the Castrol Falcon driver on lap 157.

The Kiwi set his fastest time on lap 159 as he chased the Triple Eight Falcon, but unfortunately he ran out of laps.

Ford fans held their collective breaths on lap 157 when the Bottle-O Commodore of Tony D’Alberto smacked the wall at Griffins Bend, which could have brought out a safety car and allowed Murphy to close the three-second gap to Lowndes, but the green Holden was able to rejoin the race under its own steam.

However, even had a safety car been deployed Murph may not of had the pace to pass Lowndes as he was struggling with both engine dramas and a lack of fuel in the last two laps, which forced him to switch to his reserve tanks and nurse the #3 Commodore home.

The Sprint Gas team fought back from a near disaster on the opening lap when Murphy and Lowndes collided. The incident bent the steering of the #3 Commodore and forced Murph in for an unscheduled early pit stop.

“I was a bit pissed about the incident at the start of the race to be honest; it damaged the car. We ran with a bent steering arm for 161 laps,” Murphy said.

“I have seen the vision of it and I am not overly stoked with it, but that’s the way it goes.”

Jeld-Wen Falcon drivers James Courtney and David Besnard finished third after Courtney drove a fantastic final half of the race, fighting back from an error of judgement by Besnard early in the race.

Besnard misdiagnosed delaminating tyres as a broken anti-roll bar, which saw the team make what turned out to be unnecessary changes to the setup of the #4 Falcon.

Before that error Courtney had been making the early running in the race and seemed to have the pace to match the Triple Eight Falcon.

Courtney took third place from Steven Richards – who appeared to be struggling with fading rear tyres – on lap 158.

The Jeld-Wen Falcon driver set the fastest time of the race of 2min 09.2775sec on lap 139.

It was the third year in a row that Courtney and Besnard have been on the podium after the pair finished second in 2007 and third in 2006.

Pole-sitter and Championship-leader going into the Bathurst 1000, Garth Tander, fluffed the start of the race when his clutch failed in the #1 Holden Racing Team Commodore off the line and was lucky not to get hit by the ensuing field (see separate story).

He and teammate Mark Skaife tried hard to fight back during the race, but Skaife clouted the wall on lap 102 at Forrest’s Elbow, ending any chance the pair had of race victory and surrendering Tander’s Championship lead (see separate article).

Tander has slipped to third in the Championship, with Whincup snatching the lead. Winterbottom has moved into second.

The first half of the race was relatively incident free with no safety cars in the opening 73 laps; however, there were eight in the second half of the race.

A number of teams also struggled throughout the day with delaminating tyres.

Fourth home was the #6 FPR Falcon, followed by WOW Racing’s Brad Jones and Max Wilson, Jim Beam Racing’s Will Davison and Steve Johnson, FPR’s Luke Youlden and Dean Canto, Jack Daniel’s Racing’s Jack Perkins and Nathan Pretty, Fujitsu Racing’s Jason Bright and Adam Macrow and Glenford’s Racing’s Fabian Coulthard and Alex Davison.

The victory was Lowndes’ fourth, which sees him join Murphy and Allan Moffat, who also have four Great Race trophies on their mantelpieces.

The Ford victory is also the first time that the Blue Oval has won three Bathurst 1000s in a row since the 1960s.

The next round of the Championship is at Surfers Paradise in two weeks.

Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 top 10

Craig Lowndes/Jamie Whincup Falcon
Greg Murphy/Jason Richards Commodore
David Besnard/James Courtney Falcon
Steve Richards/Mark Winterbottom Falcon
Brad Jones/Max Wilson Commodore
Will Davison/Steve Johnson Falcon
Dean Canto/Luke Youlden Falcon
Jack Perkins/Nathan Pretty Commodore
Jason Bright/Adam Macrow Falcon
Fabian Coulthard/Alex Davison Falcon

V8 Supercar Championship top 10

Jamie Whincup Falcon 2316
Mark Winterbottom Falcon 2283
Garth Tander Commodore 2234
Craig Lowndes Falcon 1923
Will Davison Falcon 1865
Steven Richards Falcon 1834
James Courtney Falcon 1802
Rick Kelly Commodore 1792
Steven Johnson Falcon 1471
Russell Ingall Commodore 1464

[VX2VESS]

Skaife has a few bad runs and your ready to bin him :lol:
off with his head cause his cost HRT a win and the lead in the championship
great supporters you are..




yes, hes been going downhill for a couple of years, more so this year.

He was a great driver, he doesn't have it anymore. Tander would have been better off if Scaife was in the 2nd car.

It wasn't just this race, before the race started I thought why is Scaife in with Tander that will ruin his race, it did.

With a younger driver Tander might have got on the podium, even after the start stuff up

[EddieVE06]

Well Done 888, they had one hell of a car yesterday, not a thing wrong.
Channel 7 cverage was below average, crap incar camera work, picture and sound breaking up. Bad camera work all of a sudden the camera would end up in the bushes when shooting.

Is it just me or am i missing something. I remember when you slip stream someone that you actually catch up to them and can usually pull out and overtake or at least get up to the B pillar. I noticed yesterday that on conrod no matter how much slip streaming occurred the car behind never even got close to the rear of the car in front nor get up along side. Time for a few changes me thinks that was the best part of the best parts of bathurst, seeing a car close up real close, pull out and either attempt an overtake or overtake at the end of the straight.

[seedyrom]

Is it just me or am i missing something. I remember when you slip stream someone that you actually catch up to them and can usually pull out and overtake or at least get up to the B pillar. I noticed yesterday that on conrod no matter how much slip streaming occurred the car behind never even got close to the rear of the car in front nor get up along side.
Even in the Carrera Cup prior to the big race, (was it Craig Baird trying to get past James Moffat?), on the last lap, Baird had a much better entrance onto Conrod, and I thought "beauty, now we'll see a slip stream effect", but no! ... He sat behind, right up the guy in front's arse, but when he pulled out, he had nothing.

Very disappointing.

What wasn't disappointing were the lap times the porsche's were doing.

2m11's !!!

Not far off the V8 supercar pace


I wonder what a stock R35 GTR will do the mountain in? :stick:

[Vulture]

Murph put it on at the end, just needed more laps :p

...or for Lowndes to have been given a penalty for slamming into him going up the mountain on lap one...

[seedyrom]

but no! ... He sat behind, right up the guy in front's arse, but when he pulled out, he had nothing.

In thinking about it, Conrod straight is so long, and they are already so aerodynamic, that they probably just run out of gears in trying to pull out and pass the guy in front

[Vulture]

Ch 7 should keep Tom Williams looked up in the studio or restricted to shows about sequins and handbags. Having that faggotdork interviewing all the small kiddies yesterday was kinda creepy.

:vpo:

:lol: agreed.


I can't stand Matthew White's comments, would be good to see Mark oastlar back in the commentary box with Crompton.

My favourite: "It's been an eventful....event".

[TUFFIE]

GO LOWNDES I know he drives a Ford but so what... I like the man..:goodjob:

[iCat]

i'm happy!

:smilesandbanana::):yahoo::bravo::party:

was good race, love the ford holden rivallry.

[pauljh74]

As was said before, Murph couldn't get further left. Watching the replay Lowndes had plenty of room on the track next to Murphy. Lowndes stuffed up and dropped a wheel on the grass without any other reason besides trying to pass and then hits murph and results in a pass. BY the letter of the law, he has made a gain unlawfully and should have been punished. But again it's racing and it's now done.

Go back to the 1st lap replay shown around lap 6 which shows as they just come over the crest, Lowndes is alongside and it shows Murphy moving right, squeezing Lowndes onto the grass. At this point he has plenty of room to his left. Combine that with Lowndes' car getting a little light over the crest with 2 wheels on the grass and it gets loose. Murphy was covering himself in the brief interview claiming Lowndes wasn't even on the grass. The big dust clouds from the right side of 888 say otherwise. He loosened 888 up and it moved around more as a result. Lowndes kept the same line from the track edge - heading inwards slightly and under brakes. He didn't swerve at Murphy after he got all 4 wheels back on the blacktop - meaning he didn't turn further left, but was still moving towards the left as he was keeping it straight under brakes. At this point 888 was about half a car length ahead, so he already got past, but being on the inside, Lowndes was off the racing line and Murphy got back ahead into turn 2. If Murphy didn't play games over the crest, he would have dropped a spot and his steering would have been OK. He dished it out and it came back at him. The stewards saw that and let both incidents go.

[commomate]

And the nudge came from Lowndes....... Hard to judge the overall effect, as the pace car tends to even things up a bit. Lowndes & Whincup drove a very good race & the car couldn't be faulted.

Lowndes was just comming back on the track after murphy thought he would push lowndes on to the grass the first contact came from murphy. murphy is a big sook it ok for him to bash and crash but when he causes all the problems and he comes out second best he has a cry:bawl:

[Micks]

Who cares Lowndes won get over it. Who'd be proud of winning in a cab @ any rate good on him.

Cheers
VYT

[seldo]

Why is it that every time Murphy does something meritorious the Murphy-bashers from FF have to come on here and yap on with their usual one-eyed blubbering.
Murphy copped an undeserved biff from Lowndes on lap 1, but lap 1 is pretty hectic, and whilst I thought it was both avoidable and un-necessary, under the circumstances, Lowndes got away with it.
Murphy drove a great race despite the damaged steering, but Lowndes and Whincup were the class act on the day and deserved the win.
A bit of objectivity goes a long way...

[FG Turbo Ute]

Skaife has a few bad runs and your ready to bin him :lol:
off with his head cause his cost HRT a win and the lead in the championship
great supporters you are..



Correct, Mark is the one who writes the cheques so he has the last say.

[Devil CV8]

Why is it that every time Murphy does something meritorious the Murphy-bashers from FF have to come on here and yap on with their usual one-eyed blubbering. easy answer, it's because they fill their bathurst thread with all the usual holden crappola and feel the urge to continue it over here.
There's a nicely done "HRT news bulletin on HRT going auto next year" over there which would be a lot funnier if they dropped the tool and schnozz comments throughout. As usual they don't see anything wrong with their one eyed rubbish.

[commomate]

easy answer, it's because they fill their bathurst thread with all the usual holden crappola and feel the urge to continue it over here.
There's a nicely done "HRT news bulletin on HRT going auto next year" over there which would be a lot funnier if they dropped the tool and schnozz comments throughout. As usual they don't see anything wrong with their one eyed rubbish.


Murphy is just a tool. Did you hear his interview about the incident should check what has happened before he puts his motor mouth in gear.

Though I have heard, today Lowndes & Murphy met today and sorted the events out between them

[Hamico]

Murphy is just a tool. Did you hear his interview about the incident should check what has happened before he puts his motor mouth in gear.

Though I have heard, today Lowndes & Murphy met today and sorted the events out between them

Before you start mouthing off about Murphy you should take a lesson from him, see link.......

http://www.angermgmt.com.au/team/

And why don't you start looking for the tools in Ford's shed as they have a few, namely the biggest of them all, James Courtney, now there's a cry baby :bawl:
.

[Devil CV8]

Murphy is just a tool. Did you hear his interview about the incident should check what has happened before he puts his motor mouth in gear.

WTF has my post got to do with Murphy. I suggest a reread is in order and learn how to quote the correct post, then read what you have posted before hitting the submit button.:flipoff:

[hoon69]

easy answer, it's because they fill their bathurst thread with all the usual holden crappola and feel the urge to continue it over here.
There's a nicely done "HRT news bulletin on HRT going auto next year" over there which would be a lot funnier if they dropped the tool and schnozz comments throughout. As usual they don't see anything wrong with their one eyed rubbish.hold on
:lol:

im spent.



its mandatory you own a LS1 to be on here is it :rofl:


on topic:

simple fact is Murphy is a sook, and can take cheap shots at Lowndes
but his far from being a angel especially at Bathurst,when in a sense that incident (yrs ago) cost a front runner PTS and a Championship
i think he should be grateful he got 2nd and move on.

Mt straight you always get side by side panel rubbing

Lowndes had the
inside line
and was obviously trying to position himself better for the corner
like the move on the outside at that speed was gunna pull of on cold tyres :lol:

Murph=sook!

[Hamico]

hold on
:lol:

im spent.



its mandatory you own a LS1 to be on here is it :rofl:


on topic:

simple fact is Murphy is a sook, and can take cheap shots at Lowndes
but his far from being a angel especially at Bathurst,when in a sense that incident (yrs ago) cost a front runner PTS and a Championship
i think he should be grateful he got 2nd and move on.

Mt straight you always get side by side panel rubbing

Lowndes had the
inside line
and was obviously trying to position himself better for the corner
like the move on the outside at that speed was gunna pull of on cold tyres :lol:

Murph=sook!


Oh God another one....

Before you start mouthing off about Murphy you should take a lesson from him, see link.......

http://www.angermgmt.com.au/team/

[Devil CV8]

hold on
:lol:

im spent.



its mandatory you own a LS1 to be on here is it :rofl:


on topic:

simple fact is Murphy is a sook, and can take cheap shots at Lowndes
but his far from being a angel especially at Bathurst,when in a sense that incident (yrs ago) cost a front runner PTS and a Championship
i think he should be grateful he got 2nd and move on.

Mt straight you always get side by side panel rubbing

Lowndes had the
inside line
and was obviously trying to position himself better for the corner
like the move on the outside at that speed was gunna pull of on cold tyres :lol:

Murph=sook!
obviously I need to point it out to you as well.
where in my post that you quoted did I mention Murphy. A little hint,,,, I didn't. Your reading comprehension skills really need some work. maybe you and commomate can tutor each other.

if you want to debate the Murphy Lowndes incident, how about finding a post that talks about it and quote that, or even better, start your own effing thread.

ffs, some ford fans are so one eyed they can't even think straight.


Oh God another one....

Before you start mouthing off about Murphy you should take a lesson from him, see link.......

http://www.angermgmt.com.au/team/


and why are they quoting my post that DOES NOT mention Murph.

[commomate]

Oh God another one....

Before you start mouthing off about Murphy you should take a lesson from him, see link.......

http://www.angermgmt.com.au/team/

Being serious here what am i looking for on this link????

He has a clothing range so does david jones???

[Evman]

... Lowndes had the
inside line
and was obviously trying to position himself better for the corner
like the move on the outside at that speed was gunna pull of on cold tyres :lol:

Murph=sook!

Umm, that's no reason to come over and hit the car next to you... Especially on the first lap of a 161 lap race.

[VW Golf R32]

Murphy likes to dish it out but is a sook when he is on the receiving end. It was a racing incident so Murphy and everybody else should get over it.

[HSVDKB]

Murphy likes to dish it out but is a sook when he is on the receiving end. It was a racing incident so Murphy and everybody else should get over it.

Two hours after the race Murphy came up to the Goldfields Lodge on Conrod Straight where I was staying and spent 45 minutes with the group I was with. Amongst a group of holden supporters he had plenty of opportunity to bag Lowndes or have a "sook". He did neither and quite the opposite he was rapped with his podium placing and was fizzing. He was a little disappointed his race was affected by the incident but certainly didn't dwell on it. He felt he could have closed in on Lowndes if the race had been longer but was happy with the result in context of his season to date. His chief concern was the tire failures which affected a lot of teams. But hey don't let a facts get in the way of the anti Murph sentiment from some of you expert race drivers.

[commomate]

He did bag Lowndes on the channel 7 interview after he got out the car after his first driving stint. Call Craig a lair cause he said he saw the footage and Craig was not on the grass like he claimed to be. But clearly in the re-play Craig was pushed out whit 2 wheels out on the grass. And then had a sook there was no penelty given gee that is the pot calling the kettle black after what he has gotten away with in the past.

[BossV8]

Old Handbag Murph is at it again. He was ok when he and Lowndes drove for HRT, now he's more a sook than some sheila with runs in her stockings

There's a story on the V8 Supercar website where he's whining about dunlop making crap tyres for bathurst, whereas the manufacturer and the other drivers concede that it's the track and ripple strips that are carving up the rubber. Then he was quick to lay the blame into Lowndes for the 1st lap incident, to which you could honestly say was a racing incident.

The bloke seems to whinge 1st and think 2nd. Perhaps his old man is a pom?

[Blown 540]

Old Handbag Murph is at it again. He was ok when he and Lowndes drove for HRT, now he's more a sook than some sheila with runs in her stockings

There's a story on the V8 Supercar website where he's whining about dunlop making crap tyres for bathurst, whereas the manufacturer and the other drivers concede that it's the track and ripple strips that are carving up the rubber. Then he was quick to lay the blame into Lowndes for the 1st lap incident, to which you could honestly say was a racing incident.

The bloke seems to whinge 1st and think 2nd. Perhaps his old man is a pom?


Still has the fastest time though.

[seldo]

Old Handbag Murph is at it again.

The bloke seems to whinge 1st and think 2nd. Perhaps his old man is a pom?
Perhaps he's from AFF....:shock:

[concept350]

...or for Lowndes to have been given a penalty for slamming into him going up the mountain on lap one...

If only Murphy got passed SR's "dog on lino" FPR Falcon earlier that would have been very interesting viewing. Considering the first lap contact Murph would have put it all on the line to serve it up to Lowndesy. Remember the 888 boys are still driving with the championship in mind. MURPH AINT!!! He would have served him up i reckon!! WOULD HAVE BEEN SICK TO WATCH!!!!! :flipoff:

Sort it out on the track boys!!! 9 days till Indy!!!! yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeooooow!!!!!!!

[HSVDKB]

There's a story on the V8 Supercar website where he's whining about dunlop making crap tyres for bathurst, whereas the manufacturer and the other drivers concede that it's the track and ripple strips that are carving up the rubber.
Dunlop is blaming the track but did you have a look at the ripple strips - I did.
Ask Ford team man Dick Johnson what he thinks of the dunlop tires.

[BossV8]

Hows this fruitcake-
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24498613-10389,00.html

FORD rising star Michael Patrizi was allegedly violently attacked by a sponsor of his team in a shocking aftermath to Sunday's Bathurst 1000.

Probably the sponsor had a belly full of grog and thought he could do better


Perhaps he's from AFF....:shock:

lol... I seem to fondly remember a particular grumpyolb getting quite a few members in a huff after the Murphy v Ambrose incident a few years ago. What a read that was! :rofl:

[Bazz]

He loosened 888 up and it moved around more as a result. Lowndes kept the same line from the track edge - heading inwards slightly and under brakes. He didn't swerve at Murphy after he got all 4 wheels back on the blacktop - meaning he didn't turn further left, but was still moving towards the left as he was keeping it straight under brakes. At this point 888 was about half a car length ahead, so he already got past, but being on the inside, Lowndes was off the racing line and Murphy got back ahead into turn 2. If Murphy didn't play games over the crest, he would have dropped a spot and his steering would have been OK. He dished it out and it came back at him. The stewards saw that and let both incidents go.

Do you know what racing room is? You can't just veer over on someone even though the steering is straight but the car isn't making it all ok... Murphy doesn't need to back off to "let" Lowndes through. Lowndes was making the pass as you have explained, so it is up to him to make the pass cleanly. Murphy had all the right in the world to hold his line until he was passed. They didn't touch in the turn, they touched in the straight area so therefore the pass was not made as yet.

[seldo]

lol... I seem to fondly remember a particular grumpyolb getting quite a few members in a huff after the Murphy v Ambrose incident a few years ago. What a read that was! :rofl: ....hehe ;)

[NODDY347]

Holden Motorsport Manager Simon McNamara warns that the saying ‘what comes around goes around’ will ring true for Ford next year.

McNamara, along with the front-running Holden V8 Supercar teams, has been pushing for a parity review since the Queensland Raceway round of the Championship in July.

He says that the shoe will be on the other foot next year, because the FG Falcon to be introduced to the category next will have more drag than the VE Commodore.

“Trust me, next year when the Fords come out, honestly, because their next car’s got more drag than our current car, you watch the whingeing then,” he said.

McNamara said Sprint Gas Racing’s spot on the podium at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 last weekend did not mean there was parity between the VE and the current BF Falcon.

“Everyone goes on about ‘pole position, pole position’,” he said, referring to Holden Racing Team’s Garth Tander getting pole at Bathurst.

“But it’s not so prevalent over one lap.

“If you’ve got a drag issue it becomes much more prevalent over consistent laps.”

McNamara said the #3 Greg Murphy/Jason Richards entry proved there is a parity issue even though it was the runner-up in last weekend’s Great Race.

“There’s no issue with the engine; they’re all the same because they have to be, but … there’s a clear drag problem,” he said.

Richards agreed there was disparity between the two marques.

“When you follow another car it’s pretty easy when you get a draught… of maybe of a Holden but you can’t get one off a Ford,” he said.

“As a driver it’s the most frustrating thing in the universe.”

McNamara will continue pushing for a parity change, even though there are only four rounds of the Championship remaining.

“We wanted it for here; we didn’t get it here, but we’ll keep asking the question because they just keep putting it on the backburner,” he said.

“It makes you wonder well, what are they trying to hide?

“Bahrain’s a fast, open aerodynamic circuit.

“We’ll keep fighting; we’ll never give up.”

VESA Technical Director Andy Bartley is due to present his review into whether the Falcons have an aerodynamic advantage over the Commodore at the next V8 Supercars Australia board meeting on October 22.

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What does everyone think of the parity issue that McNamara beleives needs to be looked at?

He states that the engines are all the same. I don't think the engines are the same, teams hp ouputs have always varied, sometimes up to 20hp. If he was worried about parity maybe they shoud be checking the engines outputs because i don't see what has changed from the 07 championship to the 08 series with regards to aero. They are the same front to rear from memory.

The Fords always seem to have more squirt in the hp department, especially at tracks like bathurst and sandown.

He also suggests that Ford will struggle in 09 because the VE has less drag when compared to the new FG racecar. How is that parity?? Maybe he should have kept that snippet of info to himself lol.

[Hamico]

“Trust me, next year when the Fords come out, honestly, because their next car’s got more drag than our current car, you watch the whingeing then,” he said.

If it's true, you can bet on that.

When the Ford boys start losing they become bigger whingers than the Holden drivers........I remember the last time it happened and they penalised the Holdens, all the Ford drivers were whinging so loud :bawl:

It will be very interesting next year to see if the Ford drivers take their own medicine quietly......

Bring it on

.

[commomate]

""“There’s no issue with the engine; they’re all the same because they have to be, but … there’s a clear drag problem,” he said."""

""" i don't see what has changed from the 07 championship to the 08 series with regards to aero. They are the same front to rear from memory."""




Why was this not addressed during the off season between 2007 and 2008 why wait till half wait through the season. AFL teams cannot change their draft picks at round 11.

[BossV8]

No wonder he's crying foul of more drag, HRT substituted their front bumper for a roll of sticky tape!

[commomate]

No wonder he's crying foul of more drag, HRT substituted their front bumper for a roll of sticky tape!

Or is it the huge wheel flares off the adventura that stick out a mile??????

But in all seriousness WHY was this not brought up after the end of 07????????????????

[seldo]

......

Why was this not addressed during the off season between 2007 and 2008 why wait till half wait through the season. AFL teams cannot change their draft picks at round 11.Because the criteria to trigger a parity review follows a set of specific requirements.
There is a parity "trigger" whereby they analyse the lap-times of the 10 fastest cars at each round.

"the technical parity calculation takes the average of 25 per cent of the fastest laps of the 10 fastest cars of each marque every round and converts them into an average.

For a parity adjustment, there needs to be a 0.1 second ‘trip’ at three consecutive rounds, or four from six."

Therefore, until the season is half over they cannot accumulate the necessary data to comply with the requirements of the rules...

[commomate]

But they ran last year with the same aero didn't they???? why was there not a problem last year????????

[BossV8]

McNamara mentioned that while Holdens got pole, it was more about lap consistancy. Why then was Murphy the fastest at the end of Bathurst?

It's probably a bit like footy... the speed and success of teams varies from year to year then in a couple of years someone else comes up and is the quickest. SBR a good example

[mickeyVX350]

I notice no one is crawling all over this McNamara bloke like they were Skaife when he echoed the outcome from the same meetings!

[Black_Utester]

I notice no one is crawling all over this McNamara bloke like they were Skaife when he echoed the outcome from the same meetings!

Exactly, tall poppy syndrome is alive and well in this country!

[gladrock]

Well, my son and I went to our first Bathurst and had a great time, we camped at the chase and spent 4 days having the best of fun. I actually got Skaife and Todd Kelly to sign my engine cover, Skaifee because he is my all time favorite and Todd because he is a fellow Maloo driver. we also got Larry perkins to sign my sons cap. Was a great weekend even though the result was not the best!

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[hoon69]

obviously I need to point it out to you as well.
where in my post that you quoted did I mention Murphy. A little hint,,,, I didn't. Your reading comprehension skills really need some work. maybe you and commomate can tutor each other.
if you want to debate the Murphy Lowndes incident, how about finding a post that talks about it and quote that, or even better, start your own effing thread.
ffs, some ford fans are so one eyed they can't even think straight.
and why are they quoting my post that DOES NOT mention Murph.
1)I qouted you for your one eyed view on forum bashing issues
then i clearly said ON TOPIC and made my opinion made,why make 2 replies

amirite :lol: hows your reading comprehension skills mate :lol:


Umm, that's no reason to come over and hit the car next to you... Especially on the first lap of a 161 lap race.
well going thru the middle of the 2 front cars on cold tyres
is what you call "smart driving" is it?
was never going to pay off regardless,should be blessed he got the tap and not ran wide on cold tyres and ended up in the wall.

[HSVDKB]

Well, my son and I went to our first Bathurst and had a great time, we camped at the chase and spent 4 days having the best of fun. I actually got Skaife and Todd Kelly to sign my engine cover, Skaifee because he is my all time favorite and Todd because he is a fellow Maloo driver. we also got Larry perkins to sign my sons cap. Was a great weekend even though the result was not the best!

Glad you enjoyed the experience. I was there at my 4th Bathurst and like you thoroughly enjoyed the whole 4 days. I spent all Saturday amongst the crazy lot up the top. Refreshing to read your comments after some of the armchair whinging but I guess thats the nature of a public forum. :goodjob:

[Devil CV8]

1)I qouted you for your one eyed view on forum bashing issues
then i clearly said ON TOPIC and made my opinion made,why make 2 replies

amirite :lol: hows your reading comprehension skills mate :lol: in that case your post made no sense at all. and here it is in all its glory

Originally Posted by hoon69
hold on
:lol:

im spent.



its mandatory you own a LS1 to be on here is it :rofl: real quality posting that, right up there with your usual rubbish

[commomate]

Well since the BA and VZ came into V8 racing and even now with the VE the racing has been very competitive and have had many teams and drivers mixing it up. I was getting very boring with M Scaife and hrt winning every race

[Devil CV8]

Well since the BA and VZ came into V8 racing and even now with the VE the racing has been very competitive and have had many teams and drivers mixing it up. I was getting very boring with M Scaife and hrt winning every race
agreed,

some good racing with mixed results. Just a pity some one eyed supporters want their own brand to dominate, yet get all shirty if the other brand does.

[Pav023]

Rumours state that Todd K might make the move to SBR

[HSVDKB]

Rumours state that Todd K might make the move to SBR

I wouldn't blame him the number 7 doesn't seem to be a competitive car as well has being the worst sounding V8 supercar I have ever heard. Something to do with it running a different sort of crossover exhaust than the others.

[james2]

Just back from my trip to the 1000,top weekend again (other than the winner)hope that next year will bring the red side to the top step.:)

[VW Golf R32]

I stopped going to Bathurst because they have killed a lot of the character on top of the mountain. No doughy pit, no explosives, no burning couches, no motorised eskies, no porn, not enough booze, etc. One weekend a year I could go nuts but no more.

[mickeyVX350]

I stopped going to Bathurst because they have killed a lot of the character on top of the mountain. No doughy pit, no explosives, no burning couches, no motorised eskies, no porn, not enough booze, etc. One weekend a year I could go nuts but no more.

Dude.. there was porn.. on a trolley! and Coppers getting it in the head with dildos...!!!

[HSVDKB]

I stopped going to Bathurst because they have killed a lot of the character on top of the mountain. No doughy pit, no explosives, no burning couches, no motorised eskies, no porn, not enough booze, etc. One weekend a year I could go nuts but no more.

There were motorised eskies, plenty of porn, plenty of booze.
The police have largely stopped people badly hurting each other which cant be a bad thing!

[SS Enforcer]

1)well going thru the middle of the 2 front cars on cold tyres
is what you call "smart driving" is it?
was never going to pay off regardless,should be blessed he got the tap and not ran wide on cold tyres and ended up in the wall.

Murph wasn't going through the middle he was in front and Lowndes was trying to come around him.

I bet the Ford guys wouldn't have been so rightous if as a result of the tap Murph put Courtney out of the race when he tapped him.

cheers

[Pav023]

I prob wouldnt care, i was jumping up and down with joy as tander did a skaife