Sydney Telstra 500 Grand Finale [Archive] - Australian LS1 and Holden Forums

Veeate

23-11-2009, 06:32 AM

Yep going to be a top weekend at the Sydney 500. Looks like Todd will have to revert to an old chassis after the hit he took in race 2. Seems it bent a lot of the roll cage etc and that car could be a throw away.

We have one of the Townsville locals who was on the V8 committee for their V8 race staying with us for the Sydney race weekend. I hope Sydney can return the hospitality and crowd vibe that we got from the Townsville event when we went.

One thing i have noticed that is different to any other Sydney round (Oran Park or ECreek) is the amount of corporate involvement. I work in IT and i can't believe the number of companies who would otherwise not even blink an interest in car racing that are taking customers to this event. My company is taking the Vodafone CFO and deputy CFO to the event in one of the corporate facilities somewhere. I already have tickets so won't be sipping the free booze with the corporate heavyweights. :)

UTESRULE

23-11-2009, 08:27 AM

i heard all the corporate boxes are sold out already so massive interest in that

i can get free parking but just need some tickets

Hamico

23-11-2009, 04:36 PM

New track so should be a great leveler as none of the teams will have any data
It looks a fast track so the teams should set up for a fast pace

Cannot wait for December 4, I have bought my tickets to the event really looking fiorwrad to this one, and the free concerts Cold Chisel re-uniting will be excellent, this whole event is shaping up to be the best V8 event

:thumbsup:

LS1-5.7

23-11-2009, 04:47 PM

Yes I agree ! It suddenly miraculously takes place 10 mins from my home, the missus springs 2 tickets on me on the proviso she gets to go to cold chisel :) easy choice. The perfect final chapter of this race should read: Holden 1st,
2nd & 3rd. And to think there were doubts it would not even pay for itself ..... It will be here for quite some time although with many different sponsorship names I bet ;)
Thanks for the program Hoon, I was wondering when I should have a look at one lol

peterss273

23-11-2009, 07:24 PM

I can't wait!!! I've got Friday off and my Dad's coming down from Qland to watch the race.
Might take me a bit longer than ten minutes to walk thier,,,, but not much more!!!

Black_Utester

24-11-2009, 12:56 PM

meh! I could almost piss from my balcony onto the track... :D

EHH179

24-11-2009, 01:35 PM

If it gets anyway close to vibe of Adelaide, it should be good. Should have better "permanent" facilities, using parts of the showground etc. I just hope its not too hot.......

patto

24-11-2009, 07:12 PM

are many you guys from Newy coming down the F3 for this?

you guys should get as many LS1 members in Newcastle together to do a road trip down to Sydney for the big race

mutual_master

25-11-2009, 01:47 PM

Dunno of this has been linked yet, brand new news...

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/46532/v8-supercars-us-cable-tv-deal-secured/

V8 SUPERCARS AUSTRALIA has today announced a partnership with the Fox Sports network in the US that will see the Australian racing series broadcast across North America.

The championship will be aired on the SPEED channel, which currently broadcasts Formula 1, MotoGP and NASCAR, and has over 79 million subscribers.

seedyrom

25-11-2009, 02:37 PM

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peterss273

26-11-2009, 07:48 PM

Got more friends wanting to crash on the floor now!!! Everyone in Sydney is talking about it! Should be a great weekend!
The HSV/HDT Owners Club will have a display there all week end!
There will be some nice cars there!

:smilesandbanana:

sheeks84

26-11-2009, 08:12 PM

Go Lee Holdsworth and the GRM boys!!! Would be a nice way to finish off the year seeing that GRM machine on the top step of the podium.

peterss273

27-11-2009, 08:14 PM

Go Lowndes!!! Would be great to see him win just to make sure he is on a roll for when they get back into the right type of car!!!

:bow:

---------- Post added 27-11-2009 at 09:14 PM ---------- Previous post was 26-11-2009 at 10:03 PM ----------

Gong to try to get a few pic's tomorrow of the Ute on the track with all the race set up!!
I'll post some pic's tomorrow night!!

:-)

BR05CK

27-11-2009, 08:40 PM

Me and a couple of mates are flying up on friday morning from melb.With Tiger (i hope we make it). We usually go to Adelaide 500 each year but missed it this year so Sydney has alot to live up to.
Be good to see the NSW HSV Owners club and hopefully some tough streeters.
See you guys there.

P.S Where do we go out after the race?? Whats good?? Pub/Club:banana:

Hamico

30-11-2009, 05:37 PM

Veeate

30-11-2009, 05:51 PM

It's looking like hot weather later this week, will be interesting to see how the drivers cope in the heat

http://weather.news.com.au/index.jsp?site=news.com.au&contexttype=district&contextcode=n00

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Yes looks like low 30'ish degree temps and fine and sunny. In some way i wouldn't mind some rain to spice up the action a bit.

In the end 30 degrees is cool compared to what i normally put up with at Clipsal each year.

Bring on the Sydney 500. :smilesandbanana::smilesandbanana::smilesandbanana :

BLACKVE

30-11-2009, 06:05 PM

In the end 30 degrees is cool compared to what i normally put up with at Clipsal each year.

Bring on the Sydney 500. :smilesandbanana::smilesandbanana::smilesandbanana :

Nice weather i think(been hot the wet/windy in adelaide), flying qantas from adelaide thurs looking foward to a ripper weekend.

Hope the track is good, hard to work out where to buy a ticket on a new track:confused:

Hamico

01-12-2009, 05:25 PM

Did a drive around the actual track last night.:driving:

Tonight will be your last chance before they close the circuit

This is going to be one hell of a weekend, racing by day, concerts and Cold Chizel etc by night, bring it on ! :woohoo:

.

Raptor6L

02-12-2009, 07:52 AM

Did a drive around the actual track last night.:driving:

Tonight will be your last chance before they close the circuit.

Not quite. Just got back from doing a couple of laps around it. Will be closed off by about 11, i reckon. Has some interesting corners. It looks pretty fast allround, but i think the most of the passing with be coming out of 5 and into 6 and down the main straight into 1. I'll be interested to see if they will try to get side by side thru 3. I don't think they will but that corner has potential for it.

Looks to be a good weekend!!!

Chris

Black_Utester

02-12-2009, 11:36 AM

Yep - looks super fast and even on 2 wheels...

VY18s

02-12-2009, 05:54 PM

Go Lowndes!!! Would be great to see him win just to make sure he is on a roll for when they get back into the right type of car!!!

:bow:

Yeah I would love to see him win. The Ford fans might aswell soak it up, because this is his last event in a Ford before he comes back home.:)

hoon69

03-12-2009, 06:28 AM

Yeah I would love to see him win. The Ford fans might aswell soak it up, because this is his last event in a Ford before he comes back home.:)bla ba bla bla bla :rofl:

i'd be more worried about the teams championship T888 Vs HRT
http://www.v8supercars.com.au/qrtl?m=(380x227)CZ(/content/images/hero_news_folders/december_09/whincup_number_one/files/31396/Whincup-number-one.jpg)O

Teams Championship
Pos Team name Total
1
TeamVodafone
5351

2
Toll Holden Raci...
5350

3
Jim Beam Racing
4075

4
Ford Performance...
3687

5
Garry Rogers Mot...
3630

6
Jack Daniels Rac...
3461

7
Stone Brothers R...
3246

8
Brad Jones Racin...
3039

9
Walkinshaw Perfo...
3014

10
Supercheap Auto ...
2882

Pos Driver name
1 Jamie Whincup 3175
2 Will Davison 2894
3 Garth Tander 2766
4 Craig Lowndes 2544
5 Steven Johnson 2177
6 Mark Winterbottom 2147
7 Rick Kelly 2078
8 James Courtney 1988
9 Lee Holdsworth 1886
10 Russell Ingall 1871

seldo

04-12-2009, 03:29 PM

It's only early days yet, but after today's three practise sessions, we have :

Sydney Telstra 500 - 2009 V8 Supercars - Race 25 & 26
SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK STREET CIRCUIT

V8 SUPERCARS - Practice Part C

Practice P11 50 Mins Scheduled Start 14:55PRELIMINARY RESULT Page 1 Issue 1 SH08AStart Fri Dec 04 15:10Elapsed Time 50:00_______________________________
Pos Car Competitor/Team Driver Vehicle Cap CL Laps Fastest...Lap Gap
1 2 Toll Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 5000 17 16 1:30.1032R
2 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 5000 22 18 1:30.1993r 0:00.0961
3 9 SP Tools Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon FG 5000 21 16 1:30.2327r 0:00.1295
4 22 Toll Holden Racing Team Will Davison Holden Commodore VE 5000 19 19 1:30.3944r 0:00.2912
5 24 Bundaberg Red Racing Team David Reynolds Holden Commodore VE 5000 19 16 1:30.4106r 0:00.3074
6 51 Sprint Gas Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 5000 15 14 1:30.4202r 0:00.3170
7 18 Jim Beam Racing James Courtney Ford Falcon FG 5000 18 14 1:30.4392r 0:00.3360
8 14 WOW Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 5000 18 17 1:30.4776r 0:00.3744
9 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon FG 5000 20 17 1:30.6125r 0:00.5093
10 10 Team Autobarn Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 5000 17 17 1:30.7448r 0:00.6416
11 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon FG 5000 20 19 1:30.7938r 0:00.6906
12 55 The Bottle-O Racing Team Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE 5000 22 21 1:30.8290r 0:00.7258
13 15 Jack Daniels Racing Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 5000 18 17 1:30.8296r 0:00.7264
14 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon FG 5000 21 18 1:30.8351r 0:00.7319
15 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Michael Caruso Holden Commodore VE 5000 17 15 1:30.8773r 0:00.7741
16 111 Wilson Security Racing Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon FG 5000 15 14 1:30.8894r 0:00.7862
17 1 TeamVodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon FG 5000 21 18 1:30.9562r 0:00.8530
18 888 TeamVodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon FG 5000 22 21 1:31.0226r 0:00.9194
19 4 Irwin Racing Alex Davison Ford Falcon FG 5000 21 21 1:31.0784r 0:00.9752
20 39 Supercheap Auto Racing Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VE 5000 20 10 1:31.0804r 0:00.9772
21 8 Team BOC Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 5000 21 20 1:31.4717 0:01.3685
22 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon FG 5000 5 3 1:31.5304 0:01.4272
23 11 Dodo Racing Team Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE 5000 16 14 1:31.5526 0:01.4494
24 3 Sprint Gas Racing Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore VE 5000 7 5 1:31.7079 0:01.6047
25 67 Supercheap Auto Racing Tim Slade Holden Commodore VE 5000 17 16 1:31.9639 0:01.8607
26 333 Wilson Security Racing Michael Patrizi Ford Falcon BF 5000 6 3 1:32.1774 0:02.0742
27 16 Hi-Tec Oils Racing Mark McNally Holden Commodore VE 5000 17 17 1:32.9943 0:02.8911
28 12 Bing Lee/Panasonic Lumix Dean Fiore Holden Commodore VE 5000 22 16 1:33.3485 0:03.2453

sheeks84

04-12-2009, 03:50 PM

GO HOLDSWORTH!!! I see young David Reynolds is doing great things up there aswell.

hoon69

04-12-2009, 04:12 PM

FRI: Practice
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 14 WOW Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 13 12 1:31.5698
2 24 Bundaberg Red Racing Team David Reynolds Holden Commodore VE 15 15 1:31.7378 0:00.1680
3 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 13 13 1:32.1151 0:00.5453
4 51 Sprint Gas Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 17 16 1:32.3096 0:00.7398
5 333 Wilson Security Racing Michael Patrizi Ford Falcon BF 17 16 1:32.5237 0:00.9539
6 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon FG 16 15 1:32.5371 0:00.9673
7 111 Wilson Security Racing Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon FG 15 15 1:32.5472 0:00.9774
8 55 The Bottle-O Racing Team Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE 16 13 1:32.7522 0:01.1824
9 3 Sprint Gas Racing Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore VE 15 12 1:32.8934 0:01.3236
10 67 Supercheap Auto Racing Tim Slade Holden Commodore VE 16 10 1:32.9416 0:01.3718
11 4 Irwin Racing Alex Davison Ford Falcon FG 13 11 1:33.5048 0:01.9350
12 12 Bing Lee/Panasonic Lumix Dean Fiore Holden Commodore VE 18 12 1:34.5375 0:02.9677
13 16 Hi-Tec Oils Racing Mark McNally Holden Commodore VE 17 17 1:34.8924 0:03.3226
14 11 Dodo Racing Team Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE 2 1 1:37.2702 0:05.7004

FRI: Practice
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 24 Bundaberg Red Racing Team David Reynolds Holden Commodore VE 17 13 1:31.3766
2 14 WOW Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 12 9 1:31.5228 0:00.1462
3 9 SP Tools Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon FG 20 16 1:31.5418 0:00.1652
4 18 Jim Beam Racing James Courtney Ford Falcon FG 15 14 1:31.6179 0:00.2413
5 111 Wilson Security Racing Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon FG 14 11 1:31.7175 0:00.3409
6 22 Toll Holden Racing Team Will Davison Holden Commodore VE 14 10 1:31.8182 0:00.4416
7 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon FG 14 11 1:31.8267 0:00.4501
8 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 18 12 1:31.8281 0:00.4515
9 333 Wilson Security Racing Michael Patrizi Ford Falcon BF 17 11 1:31.9274 0:00.5508
10 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Michael Caruso Holden Commodore VE 17 16 1:31.9686 0:00.5920
11 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon FG 11 9 1:31.9762 0:00.5996
12 1 TeamVodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon FG 15 14 1:32.0055 0:00.6289
13 15 Jack Daniels Racing Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 17 16 1:32.0424 0:00.6658
14 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 12 8 1:32.0782 0:00.7016
15 51 Sprint Gas Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 15 8 1:32.1400 0:00.7634
16 3 Sprint Gas Racing Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore VE 15 10 1:32.2079 0:00.8313
17 8 Team BOC Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 17 10 1:32.2287 0:00.8521
18 67 Supercheap Auto Racing Tim Slade Holden Commodore VE 18 11 1:32.3193 0:00.9427
19 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon FG 17 13 1:32.3603 0:00.9837
20 55 The Bottle-O Racing Team Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE 6 5 1:32.5133 0:01.1367
21 39 Supercheap Auto Racing Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VE 15 9 1:32.6238 0:01.2472
22 4 Irwin Racing Alex Davison Ford Falcon FG 14 13 1:32.7466 0:01.3700
23 2 Toll Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 11 9 1:32.7537 0:01.3771
24 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon FG 17 10 1:32.8773 0:01.5007
25 10 Team Autobarn Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 14 7 1:32.9220 0:01.5454
26 11 Dodo Racing Team Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE 19 12 1:33.3091 0:01.9325
27 16 Hi-Tec Oils Racing Mark McNally Holden Commodore VE 17 2 1:34.5455 0:03.1689
28 12 Bing Lee/Panasonic Lumix Dean Fiore Holden Commodore VE 14 9 1:34.7904 0:03.4138
29 888 TeamVodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon FG 8 2 1:34.9661 0:03.5895
SELDO which run was that?
the above is all thats on V8SC atm :vpo:

Carby650

04-12-2009, 07:56 PM

I'm impressed with young Reynolds. He showed some real class at Wanneroo on the Saturday until his tyre blew out..
Will be interesting to see what he can do next year given he then has had a full learning year under his belt
also Congrates to Wincup on back to back titles. Credit where credit is due, 3 Bathurst titles and 2 Championships is nothing to sneeze at.
cheers
Carby650

hoon69

05-12-2009, 12:46 PM

SAT: Qualifying
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 2 Toll Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 15 14 1:29.5840
2 24 Bundaberg Red Racing Team David Reynolds Holden Commodore VE 15 12 1:29.6478 0:00.0638
3 18 Jim Beam Racing James Courtney Ford Falcon FG 19 17 1:29.7457 0:00.1617
4 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 16 13 1:29.7802 0:00.1962
5 10 Team Autobarn Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 15 12 1:29.7807 0:00.1967
6 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon FG 18 15 1:29.8795 0:00.2955
7 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Michael Caruso Holden Commodore VE 16 16 1:29.9817 0:00.3977
8 51 Sprint Gas Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 16 14 1:30.0011 0:00.4171
9 1 TeamVodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon FG 17 16 1:30.0413 0:00.4573
10 14 WOW Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 16 14 1:30.0555 0:00.4715
11 15 Jack Daniels Racing Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 19 13 1:30.0583 0:00.4743
12 39 Supercheap Auto Racing Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VE 17 17 1:30.1824 0:00.5984
13 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon FG 17 14 1:30.1841 0:00.6001
14 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 16 11 1:30.1967 0:00.6127
15 9 SP Tools Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon FG 16 14 1:30.2261 0:00.6421
16 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon FG 19 17 1:30.3236 0:00.7396
17 22 Toll Holden Racing Team Will Davison Holden Commodore VE 16 16 1:30.5986 0:01.0146
18 111 Wilson Security Racing Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon FG 18 13 1:30.6254 0:01.0414
19 67 Supercheap Auto Racing Tim Slade Holden Commodore VE 18 15 1:30.6369 0:01.0529
20 55 The Bottle-O Racing Team Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE 10
21 888 TeamVodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon FG 11 11 1:30.7873 0:01.2033
22 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon FG 10 10 1:31.1049 0:01.5209
23 4 Irwin Racing Alex Davison Ford Falcon FG 11 2 1:31.1968 0:01.6128
24 8 Team BOC Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 11 10 1:31.2101 0:01.6261
25 333 Wilson Security Racing Michael Patrizi Ford Falcon BF 11 10 1:31.2781 0:01.6941
26 11 Dodo Racing Team Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE 11 10 1:31.3646 0:01.7806
27 12 Bing Lee/Panasonic Lumix Dean Fiore Holden Commodore VE 9 8 1:31.9459 0:02.3619
28 16 Hi-Tec Oils Racing Mark McNally Holden Commodore VE 11 9 1:32.6307 0:03.0467
EXC 3 Sprint Gas Racing Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore VE

SAT: Top 10
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 2 Toll Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 1 1 1:29.8489
2 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 1 1 1:30.3376 0:00.4887
3 1 TeamVodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon FG 1 1 1:30.3631 0:00.5142
4 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Michael Caruso Holden Commodore VE 1 1 1:30.3938 0:00.5449
5 14 WOW Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 1 1 1:30.4007 0:00.5518
6 51 Sprint Gas Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 1 1 1:30.4018 0:00.5529
7 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon FG 1 1 1:30.4168 0:00.5679
8 18 Jim Beam Racing James Courtney Ford Falcon FG 1 1 1:30.5638 0:00.7149
9 24 Bundaberg Red Racing Team David Reynolds Holden Commodore VE 1 1 1:30.6887 0:00.8398
10 10 Team Autobarn Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 1 1 1:30.8739 0:01.0250

the gap between HRT and T888 could define who takes the Teams Championship this is gunna be good :)

hoon69

05-12-2009, 04:41 PM

Congrats to Whincup 2009 Champion

And to Davidson for handing HRT well placing one hand at least on the Teams Championship,another stupid move made by a HRT car ruining two guys races.

Karma and i hope it happens in Race 2 :vpo:

SAT: Race 25
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Race Time Fastest Lap Fastest Time
1 2 Toll Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 74 02:05:49.8020 32 1:30.9586
2 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon FG 74 02:05:52.6368 61 1:31.2373
3 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon FG 74 02:05:57.8859 33 1:31.3921
4 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 74 02:05:58.3116 24 1:30.8818
5 1 TeamVodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon FG 74 02:06:00.4782 6 1:31.1451
6 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Michael Caruso Holden Commodore VE 74 02:06:08.4705 34 1:31.2831
7 3 Sprint Gas Racing Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore VE 74 02:06:10.3059 52 1:31.9019
8 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon FG 74 02:06:10.6254 55 1:31.5722
9 15 Jack Daniels Racing Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 74 02:06:11.0878 52 1:31.5834
10 9 SP Tools Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon FG 74 02:06:21.0511 23 1:31.3015
11 55 The Bottle-O Racing Team Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE 74 02:06:23.5930 70 1:31.9285
12 8 Team BOC Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 74 02:06:24.8358 68 1:31.5631
13 111 Wilson Security Racing Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon FG 74 02:06:26.1835 67 1:31.9976
14 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 74 02:06:39.6033 5 1:31.7346
15 22 Toll Holden Racing Team Will Davison Holden Commodore VE 74 02:06:53.0516 7 1:31.4747
16 39 Supercheap Auto Racing Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VE 74 02:07:13.8937 66 1:31.4745
17 18 Jim Beam Racing James Courtney Ford Falcon FG 73 02:06:41.2755 37 1:31.5258
18 24 Bundaberg Red Racing Team David Reynolds Holden Commodore VE 73 02:06:46.3724 37 1:31.6181
19 888 TeamVodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon FG 57 02:06:22.7995 8 1:31.6925
20 4 Irwin Racing Alex Davison Ford Falcon FG 56 02:07:16.7720 46 1:31.5511
DNF 67 Supercheap Auto Racing Tim Slade Holden Commodore VE 71 02:04:46.7596 9 1:31.9911
DNF 11 Dodo Racing Team Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE 58 01:43:18.0242 49 1:31.9692
DNF 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon FG 57 01:42:19.7491 8 1:31.7500
DNF 51 Sprint Gas Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 48 01:26:32.1932 35 1:31.1601
DNF 14 WOW Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 41 01:12:23.1393 20 1:31.1454
DNF 12 Bing Lee/Panasonic Lumix Dean Fiore Holden Commodore VE 24 42:18.5943 4 1:32.9512
DNF 10 Team Autobarn Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 24 42:19.4857 5 1:31.6353
DNF 333 Wilson Security Racing Michael Patrizi Ford Falcon BF 9 23:51.1125 8 1:32.5056
DNF 16 Hi-Tec Oils Racing Mark McNally Holden Commodore VE 2 5:10.1564 2 3:09.3725

VY18s

05-12-2009, 07:15 PM

Well done to Jamie, but I would love to see HRT win the team championship. So far this event has been Holden dominated which has been awesome to see.:)

Tander shows why he's the man.:goodjob:

hoon69

05-12-2009, 07:26 PM

Well done to Jamie, but I would love to see HRT win the team championship. So far this event has been Holden dominated which has been awesome to see.:)

Tander shows why he's the man.:goodjob:After Davidson little stunt i think you have that covered,not the way a championship should end but it doesnt amaze me it has.

For HRT to lose teams championship one of them needs to DNF
not likely but you never know.

I think tomorrow wont be the same as todays race,there was guys who had bad luck who were way quicker then the front runners,Holdsworth,Courtney,and many others.

Carby650

05-12-2009, 07:45 PM

After Davidson little stunt i think you have that covered,not the way a championship should end but it doesnt amaze me it has.

For HRT to lose teams championship one of them needs to DNF
not likely but you never know.

I think tomorrow wont be the same as todays race,there was guys who had bad luck who were way quicker then the front runners,Holdsworth,Courtney,and many others.

Gee you can be a bit bitter at times Hoon69.
Lowndes stuffed up and Will tried to make the most of it but out braked himself. Unfortunatley for Craig he would not have known Will was there..
Not sure how you can call that a "stunt". You seem to insinuate it was some sort of deliberate act. There were plenty of drivers Red and Blue who made errors today and Will was one of them.
And well done to GT on the win. You are a class act mate.

cheers
Carby650

csv rulz

05-12-2009, 08:00 PM

Gee you can be a bit bitter at times Hoon69.
Lowndes stuffed up and Will tried to make the most of it but out braked himself. Unfortunatley for Craig he would not have known Will was there..
Not sure how you can call that a "stunt". You seem to insinuate it was some sort of deliberate act. There were plenty of drivers Red and Blue who made errors today and Will was one of them.
And well done to GT on the win. You are a class act mate.

cheers
Carby650

Didnt see the race so dunno what happened, but GT is always a very clean racer. congrats to him for the win its been a long year for him and hopefully he can get that number 1 back next year.

Also congrates to Wincup he was by far the class of the field this year and deserves the championship, its hard to believe he was without a drive for 12months only a couple of years ago.

VY18s

05-12-2009, 08:17 PM

After Davidson little stunt i think you have that covered,not the way a championship should end but it doesnt amaze me it has.

What stunt? Will made an error, and paid the price for it. I mean seriously does every single incident involving a TWR car have to be a "stunt" or some other retarded conspiracy Ford fans seems to come up with?

Like Carby650 said plenty of drivers today made mistakes, and Will was one of them unfortunately.

hoon69

05-12-2009, 08:51 PM

Get off your high horses
frig me,so i said STUNT as a word and you's make it out that im implying it means all these wonderful things you'll seem to think im saying,how about instead of implying what im saying you usual actual fact for a change,go read my reply i called him numerous things the first was "stupid" the second was "stunt" meaning the outbreaking aka dive bombing move,like come on it was never going to work,yeah Lowndes tapped the wall but Davidson was still behind too far to outbreak one of the best in the game its was late and stupid to say the least its a stunt it didnt pay off,cry me a friggin river for using the word :bawl:

there is a teams championship at stake,you seriously think he wasnt thinking that man his only mentioned it half a dozen times himself,whether or not it was deliberate only he knows but i wasnt implying it was,i said he had made a stupid move that has cost another team points it just happens to be the team infront of them all i said was that move has basically handed HRT the teams championship am i not right in sayingthat cause look at the points it shows its the case.

VY18's im not going into this crap with you,you always seem to have something to say "after" someone else,retarded conspiracys and ford fans man you havent changed have you!

hoon69

05-12-2009, 09:01 PM

Didnt see the race so dunno what happened, but GT is always a very clean racer. congrats to him for the win its been a long year for him and hopefully he can get that number 1 back next year.

Also congrates to Wincup he was by far the class of the field this year and deserves the championship, its hard to believe he was without a drive for 12months only a couple of years ago.It's Gary's and Perkins loss that they threw away a winner,HRT didnt give him credit and Dane and T888 gave him the winning formula i dont think we have a driver of his calibre(who is consistent and does so all year around)in our current field,last time there was that driver eft and went on to bigger and better things.

I hope Holdsworth Bargs Caruso do well tomorrow these teams deserve to go out of 2009 on a high.:goodjob:

hoon69

06-12-2009, 01:59 PM

SUN: Qualifying
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 11 11 1:29.3047
2 18 Jim Beam Racing James Courtney Ford Falcon FG 12 12 1:29.4040 0:00.0993
3 15 Jack Daniels Racing Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 10 10 1:29.4306 0:00.1259
4 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon FG 10 10 1:29.4418 0:00.1371
5 51 Sprint Gas Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 10 7 1:29.5560 0:00.2513
6 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Michael Caruso Holden Commodore VE 10 9 1:29.6110 0:00.3063
7 2 Toll Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 9 6 1:29.6169 0:00.3122
8 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon FG 9 8 1:29.6476 0:00.3429
9 888 TeamVodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon FG 11 10 1:29.7319 0:00.4272
10 24 Bundaberg Red Racing Team David Reynolds Holden Commodore VE 9 5 1:29.7327 0:00.4280
11 3 Sprint Gas Racing Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore VE 11 11 1:29.8377 0:00.5330
12 10 Team Autobarn Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 9 9 1:29.8571 0:00.5524
13 22 Toll Holden Racing Team Will Davison Holden Commodore VE 10 8 1:29.9280 0:00.6233
14 14 WOW Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 11 9 1:29.9594 0:00.6547
15 8 Team BOC Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 10 8 1:30.0267 0:00.7220
16 4 Irwin Racing Alex Davison Ford Falcon FG 11 9 1:30.1068 0:00.8021
17 55 The Bottle-O Racing Team Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE 10 10 1:30.1386 0:00.8339
18 67 Supercheap Auto Racing Tim Slade Holden Commodore VE 11 11 1:30.1406 0:00.8359
19 9 SP Tools Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon FG 11 6 1:30.1529 0:00.8482
20 111 Wilson Security Racing Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon FG 10 10 1:30.2231 0:00.9184
21 39 Supercheap Auto Racing Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VE 11 10 1:30.2402 0:00.9355
22 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon FG 11 6 1:30.3826 0:01.0779
23 333 Wilson Security Racing Michael Patrizi Ford Falcon BF 10 9 1:30.5275 0:01.2228
24 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon FG 10 9 1:30.5706 0:01.2659
25 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 9 8 1:30.6933 0:01.3886
26 1 TeamVodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon FG 8 8 1:30.9750 0:01.6703
27 12 Bing Lee/Panasonic Lumix Dean Fiore Holden Commodore VE 8 6 1:31.0067 0:01.7020
28 11 Dodo Racing Team Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE 9 7 1:31.1191 0:01.8144
29 16 Hi-Tec Oils Racing Mark McNally Holden Commodore VE 1 1 1:34.3783 0:05.0736..........

VY18s

06-12-2009, 04:59 PM

Certainly a carnage filled race. Good on JC for keeping it clean. Sensational job by MC for grabbing second.

GRM showed this weekend they're on the rise. I reckon watch out for them next year.:)

hoon69

06-12-2009, 05:28 PM

I personally think the track is dull and too unforgiving but in saying that street events are meant to be a concrete jungle are hey not,so i just hope they look at this event and improve it for 2010.

Dog Leg :lol:
the chicane has a name already :lol:

well done Murphy to climb back up the field after a shocker,poor brighty though :vpo:

SUN: Race 26
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Race Time Fastest Lap Fastest Time
1 18 Jim Beam Racing James Courtney Ford Falcon FG 74 02:08:16.0105 12 1:31.2201
2 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Michael Caruso Holden Commodore VE 74 02:08:19.9192 65 1:31.0239
3 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon FG 74 02:08:26.6970 9 1:31.4685
4 39 Supercheap Auto Racing Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VE 74 02:08:29.2888 67 1:31.6659
5 111 Wilson Security Racing Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon FG 74 02:08:30.9702 9 1:31.7115
6 9 SP Tools Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon FG 74 02:08:36.7798 10 1:31.4818
7 51 Sprint Gas Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 74 02:08:41.9143 17 1:31.1679
8 22 Toll Holden Racing Team Will Davison Holden Commodore VE 74 02:08:48.8577 13 1:31.6217
9 4 Irwin Racing Alex Davison Ford Falcon FG 74 02:08:58.8421 15 1:31.6141
10 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon FG 74 02:09:29.1305 8 1:32.0047
11 24 Bundaberg Red Racing Team David Reynolds Holden Commodore VE 73 02:09:07.9725 7 1:31.4590
12 333 Wilson Security Racing Michael Patrizi Ford Falcon BF 73 02:09:24.0442 10 1:32.2578
13 10 Team Autobarn Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 72 02:08:24.9249 10 1:31.8499
14 1 TeamVodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon FG 70 02:09:53.4809 9 1:31.5110
15 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon FG 67 02:08:50.9669 67 1:32.1377
16 67 Supercheap Auto Racing Tim Slade Holden Commodore VE 64 02:08:59.6881 8 1:31.5612
DNF 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 57 01:42:35.9908 8 1:32.1078
DNF 55 The Bottle-O Racing Team Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE 56 01:41:37.1206 10 1:31.5934
DNF 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon FG 55 01:39:30.4004 8 1:31.3709
DNF 888 TeamVodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon FG 55 01:39:50.4988 11 1:30.9782
DNF 14 WOW Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 54 01:38:27.6480 8 1:31.8266
DNF 16 Hi-Tec Oils Racing Mark McNally Holden Commodore VE 47 01:24:38.4686 5 1:34.3629
DNF 3 Sprint Gas Racing Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore VE 38 01:04:57.4928 10 1:31.6756
DNF 12 Bing Lee/Panasonic Lumix Dean Fiore Holden Commodore VE 37 01:02:58.7718 8 1:32.9623
DNF 2 Toll Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 28 46:08.5057 12 1:31.0515
DNF 11 Dodo Racing Team Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE 26 45:14.3589 10 1:32.2146
DNF 8 Team BOC Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 24 39:15.9317 7 1:31.3365
DNF 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 21 32:07.5380 20 1:31.0225
DNF 15 Jack Daniels Racing Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 12 18:29.4788 7 1:31.3213

Carby650

06-12-2009, 10:35 PM

Agreed Hoon. I think this track is a little too unforgiving.
Not sure if it was due to it being the last race of the season or not.
Anyhow the right bloke won the championship. He might have been driving for the Blue team yet he won more races then any other driver and deserved the back to back titles.

Go GT in 2010

cheers
Carby650

concept350

06-12-2009, 10:49 PM

Sorry boys,

Hoon 69 and Carby650 Unforgiving Yes, It's a street circuit, dull......??? Nup!

Absolute cracker jack finale! The track has it all! Turn 4&5 smashing stater motors off, a nice long left sweeper @ turn 6 with a few needing right hand down for the OS and half the field failing to make turn 8. Flat spots and over shoots everywhere due to the 3 different surfaces and Black flags getting dished out left right and center. In those 70 odd laps i thought about 10 drivers that had a chance of taking home the trophy. A lot of bad luck stories but todays race was one of the best action packed races of the season! Thumbs up to the Telstra 5 hungee! (for a street circuit)

Congrats and farewell to Cam McConville! Well until the 2010 enduros anyway!

Black_Utester

07-12-2009, 02:09 PM

It may appear to be dull to some, but it aint so when driving around the track itself. The undulations and camber off the road in some sections does play a part in the difficulty in mastering the track. You can be off an apex by less than foot and onto the marbles and this could end in tears. Walk the track and you'll soon find out what the drivers have to encounter.

hoon69

07-12-2009, 05:46 PM

Want a true testiment to a street circuit
Adelaide wins hands down

Want to know what this track reminded me of
Canberra i remember being there and look how long that place lasted for,if its unforgiving its costly if its costly teams will frown upon it so will V8SC

i loved the racing,when you did see the passing but you only see that happen coming off the straights thats not exciting to me.

seedyrom

07-12-2009, 08:05 PM

Hey Black Utester ... were you riding in the Saturday lunchtime entertainment?

They had a peleton riding around the circuit. About 6 or 7 laps.

I timed lap 5 I think it was, and it was 4 min 16 sec. On the 3.4km circuit, that makes for an average speed of 48km/h

Not bad ... and not bad considering the V8sc's were 1 min 30. I guess the pushbikes can take the corners pretty quick. :bow:

As a spectator, I can say that Tony Cochrane did a brilliant job.
This was the easter show with cars instead of animals.
A 3 day party with V8's. perfect.

On Sunday he spoke to the crowd, and acknowledged they needed more TV's and more bridges (even he had to slum it with the punters, and had to walk next to me over a bridge to get into the complex). But as he went on to say, this is the first year, and they will learn for next time.

I was in stand 5, directly opposite the podium/pits, but the view was pretty ordinary.
On saturday I did a full walk around of the track during the race. I reckon the best spot was stand 33.

A great weekend though.
:goodjob:

peterss273

07-12-2009, 08:20 PM

I think It was a great weekend!!!
What do you guys think about the bikes?????
Water ballons next year??????
:-)

seedyrom

07-12-2009, 08:26 PM

LOL

The crowd gave 'em a bad enough time through heckling.

It was a shame that the track wasn't widened ... but we can thank the greenies for that, who successfully lobbyed to not allow trees remove.
Those poor tree frogs :nopity: :bawl:

HazzaHSV

07-12-2009, 09:03 PM

Want to know what this track reminded me of Canberra i remember being there and look how long that place lasted for,if its unforgiving its costly if its costly teams will frown upon it so will V8SC
Sorry mate, Canberra not lasting had absolutely nothing to do with the circuit layout or damage that occured to cars. It was simply the totally wrong time of year (0 degrees in the middle of winter) so crowd numbers were far too low and the usual greenies whinging about the inconvenience of doing a 5 minute detour for 3 days a year and the life threatening noise pollution :flipoff:

For what its worth, I loved watching the Canberra 400 and I also loved watching the Sydney races. Excellent exciting racing. One silly decision with the sydney race was to make the tyre wall tongue along the corner 8 exit wall reducing room, trapping and sucking in too many cars. The tyres should not have been along the corner exit wall.

concept350

07-12-2009, 09:25 PM

Want a true testament to a street circuit
Adelaide wins hands down

Want to know what this track reminded me of
Canberra i remember being there and look how long that place lasted for,if its unforgiving its costly if its costly teams will frown upon it so will V8SC

i loved the racing,when you did see the passing but you only see that happen coming off the straights thats not exciting to me.

Agreed on adelaide is a great street circuit, but i think you'll find most passes @ adelaide are off long straights too. I thought Lee Hold's over and under move through sticky turn 8 was a pretty sweet move. Plenty of overtaking from unforced errors which to me to see the best of the best making mistakes was something different, and good to watch!

Canberra??? No comparison IMO. You couldn't do a lap around that track in a mini and not take the mirrors off. @ syd The approach to turn 1 is over 3 lanes wide and gives the ol "3 wide "options to the boys with the big kahunas. Best corner on any track to be wide!

Very Very technical track IMO.

All street circuits tend to be costly, but with Mr TC puffing his chest up to make V8SC the biggest spectacle he possibly can, street circuits will always have a part in SC. The punters love it. Street circuits are not really my ideal type of track to be at and watch as you usually see f&^% all!

True testament to a street Street circuit??............. Bathurst! (technically)

BLACKVE

08-12-2009, 07:23 AM

Sydney event was better than i thought to be honest, not up with the Clipsal but for a first time event not bad.

Ended up with tickets on turn 8(action corner) so happy with that, weird the track started breaking up and we started getting cover in tiny bits of bit bitume.

And whats with the mid strenght beer?????:soap:

Veeate

08-12-2009, 07:33 AM

Thought it was a top weekend and congrats to all at V8SA. While i still think Clipsal is the best event you have to remember Clipsal has 20 years of history (F1 + V8 years).

Give the Sydney event 5 years. I think it can be improved and a few section of the track hopefully improved along with spectator facilities like more/bigger overpass bridges, more toilets, more shade areas etc. Overall but a top weekend of racing and entertainment. Everyone i spoke to in the stands (i was in stand 12 at the turn 2/3/4 chicane) said they would be back.

I was lucky enough to have Cold Chisel VIP passes for Sat night and spent the 2 hours before Chisel came on stage watching Living End from the wings of the stage and then having a drink with the band in the green room. I was in the wings when Cold Chisel went on stage and the roar from everyone in the stadium was unbelievable. Mate those rock n roll bands must really get an andrenalin rush from big concerts. I know it gave me goose pimples.

Bring on the 2010 Sydney 500 !!!