sandown

[VX2VESS]

Race Day: Friday, 10:35-11:35 Race Duration: 60 Minutes Reverse Grid: N

Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 1 Pirtek Racing M.Ambrose/R.Ingall Ford Falcon BA 32 31 1:10.6006
2 9 Caltex Havoline Race Team R.Ingall/C.McLean Ford Falcon BA 29 29 1:10.7953 0:00.1947
3 23 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 29 29 1:11.0219 0:00.4213
4 31 Super Cheap Auto Racing S.Ellery/L.Youlden Ford Falcon BA 41 40 1:11.0662 0:00.4656
5 12 OzEmail Racing Team J.Bowe/B.Jones Ford Falcon BA 37 37 1:11.1792 :00.5786
6 2 Holden Racing Team M.Skaife/T.Kelly Holden Commodore VY 31 28 1:11.3120 0:00.7114
7 29 Sirromet - Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VY 30 30 1:11.4352 0:00.8346
8 50 PWR Performance Products Jason Bright Holden Commodore VY 32 24 1:11.6256 0:01.0250
9 44 Roadships/Alphawest/World Ind Simon Wills Holden Commodore VY 26 26 1:11.6875 0:01.0869
10 17 Shell Helix Racing S.Johnson/W.Luff Ford Falcon BA 29 29 1:11.7339 0:01.1333
11 88 Team Betta Electrical P.Radisich/M.Wilson Ford Falcon BA 32 19 1:11.8005 0:01.1999
12 51 Kmart Racing Team R.Kelly/G.Murphy Holden Commodore VY 29 29 1:11.8372 0:01.2366
13 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing J.Bargwanna/M.Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 29 13 1:11.8611 0:01.2605
14 6 Ford Performance Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 28 24 1:12.0131 0:01.4125
15 3 Tasman Motorsport J.Richards/F.Coulthard Holden Commodore VY 33 26 1:12.2079 0:01.6073
16 11 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 29 28 1:12.2173 0:01.6167
17 16 PWR Performance Products Matthew White Holden Commodore VY 32 32 1:12.2205 0:01.6199
18 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team C.McConville/G.Tander Holden Commodore VY 34 23 1:12.3419 0:01.7413
19 48 WPS Alex Yoong Ford Falcon BA 28 25 1:12.5963 0:01.9957
20 21 OzEmail Racing Team A.Jones/J.Cleland Ford Falcon BA 38 25 1:12.6225 0:02.0219
21 15 Kmart Racing Team T.Leahey/S.Owen Holden Commodore VY 37 18 1:12.6455 0:02.0449
22 888 Team Betta Electrical D.Canto/Y.Muller Ford Falcon BA 37 20 1:12.7072 0:02.1066
23 05 Holden Racing Team M.Skaife/P.Brock/J.Plato Holden Commodore VY 38 3 1:12.7211 0:02.1205
24 18 Shell Helix Racing Owen Kelly Ford Falcon BA 29 18 1:12.8558 0:02.2552
25 8 Castrol Perkins Motorsport P.Dumbrell/T.Longhurst Holden Commodore VY 31 30 1:12.8908 0:02.2902
26 75 Toll Racing A.Tratt/T.Mezera Holden Commodore VY 32 29 1:12.9438 0:02.3432
27 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing M.Larkham/M.Halliday Ford Falcon BA 25 15 1:12.9750 0:02.3744
28 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team N.Pretty/A.Simonsen Holden Commodore VY 39 35 1:13.0309 0:02.4303
29 7 Castrol Perkins Motorsport J.Wincup/A.Davison Holden Commodore VX 39 39 1:13.2410 0:02.6404
30 5 Ford Performance Racing A.Menu/A.Macrow Ford Falcon BA 32 32 1:13.4517 0:02.8511
31 45 Roadships/Alphawest/World Ind D.Brede/W.Davison Holden Commodore VY 23 17 1:13.6713 0:03.0707
32 14 Smiths Trucks / IMS P.Scifleet/L.Holdsworth Holden Commodore VY 39 31 1:13.6856 0:03.0850
33 43 PWR Performance Products C.D'Agostin/K.Wimmer Holden Commodore VX 30 22 1:14.1182 0:03.5176
34 021 Team Kiwi Racing Craig Baird Holden Commodore VY 14 9 1:14.4048 0:03.8042
35 24 Romano Racing G.Walden/G.Elliott Ford Falcon AU 35 22 1:14.6348 0:04.0342

[VX2VESS]

what all the crossing driver between cars, many driver seem to be listed in two cars ?

thought they couldn't do that anymore.

brock and scaife in 05 ?

[JT]

what all the crossing driver between cars, many driver seem to be listed in two cars ?

thought they couldn't do that anymore.

brock and scaife in 05 ?
They can in practice,but not in Qualifying & the race

[VX2VESS]

thanks

RESULTS Betta Electrical Sandown 500, Sandown International Raceway, Round 9 10/9/2004 - 12/9/2004
Practice
Race Day: Friday, 14:15-14:45 Race Duration: 30 Minutes Reverse Grid: N

Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 51 Kmart Racing Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VY 18 16 1:11.6115
2 12 OzEmail Racing Team Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 17 17 1:11.7694 0:00.1579
3 1 Pirtek Racing Greg Ritter Ford Falcon BA 11 9 1:11.8317 0:00.2202
4 31 Super Cheap Auto Racing Luke Youlden Ford Falcon BA 20 16 1:12.0432 0:00.4317
5 88 Team Betta Electrical Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 19 19 1:12.0847 0:00.4732
6 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VY 13 12 1:12.0863 0:00.4748
7 44 Roadships/Alphawest/World Ind Paul Stokell Holden Commodore VY 21 20 1:12.2574 0:00.6459
8 2 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VY 18 18 1:12.2865 0:00.6750
9 6 Ford Performance Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 20 19 1:12.3592 0:00.7477
10 45 Roadships/Alphawest/World Ind Will Davison Holden Commodore VY 20 20 1:12.4210 0:00.8095
11 11 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Jim Richards Holden Commodore VY 21 21 1:12.5379 0:00.9264
12 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 20 16 1:12.5489 0:00.9374
13 17 Shell Helix Racing Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA 21 20 1:12.6667 0:01.0552
14 9 Caltex Havoline Race Team Cameron McLean Ford Falcon BA 13 13 1:12.7974 0:01.1859
15 29 Sirromet - Life Style Wine Allan Gurr Holden Commodore VY 19 19 1:13.0015 0:01.3900
16 14 Smiths Trucks / IMS Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VY 17 17 1:13.0135 0:01.4020
17 3 Tasman Motorsport Fabian Coulthard Holden Commodore VY 20 19 1:13.0157 0:01.4042
18 8 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Tony Longhurst Holden Commodore VY 18 14 1:13.2855 0:01.6740
19 05 Holden Racing Team Jason Plato Holden Commodore VY 21 20 1:13.3089 0:01.6974
20 21 OzEmail Racing Team John Cleland Ford Falcon BA 14 14 1:13.4454 0:01.8339
21 15 Kmart Racing Team Tim Leahey Holden Commodore VY 23 22 1:13.6046 0:01.9931
22 021 Team Kiwi Racing Mark Porter Holden Commodore VY 19 19 1:13.6107 0:01.9992
23 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Halliday Ford Falcon BA 21 21 1:13.6338 0:02.0223
24 48 WPS John McIntyre Ford Falcon BA 20 19 1:13.6428 0:02.0313
25 888 Team Betta Electrical Yvan Muller Ford Falcon BA 19 15 1:13.6708 0:02.0593
26 75 Toll Racing Thomas Mezera Holden Commodore VY 21 16 1:13.8477 0:02.2362
27 5 Ford Performance Racing Adam Macrow Ford Falcon BA 20 15 1:13.9072 0:02.2957
28 24 Romano Racing Grant Elliott Ford Falcon AU 19 18 1:13.9909 0:02.3794
29 7 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Alex Davison Holden Commodore VX 21 20 1:14.2406 0:02.6291
30 50 PWR Performance Products Paul Weel Holden Commodore VY 4 4 1:14.4222 0:02.8107
31 18 Shell Helix Racing David Brabham Ford Falcon BA 14 10 1:14.4754 0:02.8639
32 43 PWR Performance Products Christian D'Agostin Holden Commodore VX 19 15 1:14.6004 0:02.9889
33 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Allan Simonsen Holden Commodore VY 13 7 1:14.9657 0:03.3542
34 23 WPS Neil McFadyen Ford Falcon BA 19 14 1:17.5298 0:05.9183
35 16 PWR Performance Products Marcus Marshall Holden Commodore VY 1

[VX2VESS]

so what the latest on team dynamics illegal testing ?

didn't get out of it by changing there name did they, now Roadships/Alphawest/World Ind ?

[seldo]

so what the latest on team dynamics illegal testing ?

didn't get out of it by changing there name did they, now Roadships/Alphawest/World Ind ?
They'll probably get off with a slap on the wrist because it was accidental and of no benefit - just like SBR and Perkins...
"Honestly, it was just accidental that we stuck white vinyl over the identification on the side of the truck - I just asked the apprentice to white-out the mistake in the truck's log-book and he thought I said "truck's logos". Then the driver got lost and accidentally drove 600kms to Woomera when he was just trying to find the new Maccas in Adelaide. So by the time we got to Woomera the truck ran out of gas at the air-strip there and we had to use the race car to try to find some more fuel, and drove round and round the air-field for 6 hours until they ran out of gas too, but by that time the truck driver had remembered to switch to the belly-tanks, and so we loaded up and went home. But it was all just one big mistake and nothing was gained from it. We even missed out on Maccas". True! ;)
Last post on the CAMS site said it was still in progress at 3.15, but that the Supreme Court had knocked back Dynamic's request to have it postponed or to use the Courts until they had exhausted the full CAMS system of appeal. Don't like their chances much this time, since CAMS has decided to actually impose real penalties from Perkins' incident onwards. Rots o' ruck! :burnout: :driving:

[VX2VESS]

They'll probably get off with a slap on the wrist because it was accidental and of no benefit - just like SBR and Perkins...
"Honestly, it was just accidental that we stuck white vinyl over the identification on the side of the truck - I just asked the apprentice to white-out the mistake in the truck's log-book and he thought I said "truck's logos". Then the driver got lost and accidentally drove 600kms to Woomera when he was just trying to find the new Maccas in Adelaide. So by the time we got to Woomera the truck ran out of gas at the air-strip there and we had to use the race car to try to find some more fuel, and drove round and round the air-field for 6 hours until they ran out of gas too, but by that time the truck driver had remembered to switch to the belly-tanks, and so we loaded up and went home. But it was all just one big mistake and nothing was gained from it. We even missed out on Maccas". True! ;)
Last post on the CAMS site said it was still in progress at 3.15, but that the Supreme Court had knocked back Dynamic's request to have it postponed or to use the Courts until they had exhausted the full CAMS system of appeal. Don't like their chances much this time, since CAMS has decided to actually impose real penalties from Perkins' incident onwards. Rots o' ruck! :burnout: :driving:

they got $104,000 fine and no points loss. update from live bigpond service

[VX2VESS]

just watched the top ten shoot out before this.

they are still talking live on the testing fine, going to appeal the fine too

[VX2VESS]

5 1 Kmart Racing Team Rick Kelly 1 1:22.1422 1
2 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose 1 1:22.7453 0:00.6031 1
3 29 Sirromet - Life Style Wine Paul Morris 1 1:22.8858 0:00.7436 1
4 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife 1 1:23.2208 0:01.0786 1
5 6 Ford Performance Racing Craig Lowndes 1 1:23.3147 0:01.1725 1
6 17 Shell Helix Racing Steven Johnson 1 1:23.8786 0:01.7364 1
7 50 PWR Performance Products Jason Bright 1 1:24.7091 0:02.5669 1
8 8 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Paul Dumbrell 1 1:25.1486 0:03.0064 1
9 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna 1 1:25.3394 0:03.1972 1
10 18 Shell Helix Racing Owen Kelly 1 1:25.9627 0:03.8205

[SSbaby]

just watched the top ten shoot out before this.

they are still talking live on the testing fine, going to appeal the fine too

The fine is the wrong verdict, especially during the new era of tough penalties being handed out for any misdemeanours.

Team Dynamic should be banned from racing for the at least 3 races this year PLUS Bathurst, IMHO. The team were cheating. What the team did was a bit like an armed robbery with the bandits wearing balaclavas. No ifs, buts, maybes.

This issue perhaps should be discussed in a separate thread from this Sandown thread.

[plonkerchops]

They'll probably get off with a slap on the wrist because it was accidental and of no benefit - just like SBR and Perkins...
"Honestly, it was just accidental that we stuck white vinyl over the identification on the side of the truck - I just asked the apprentice to white-out the mistake in the truck's log-book and he thought I said "truck's logos". Then the driver got lost and accidentally drove 600kms to Woomera when he was just trying to find the new Maccas in Adelaide. So by the time we got to Woomera the truck ran out of gas at the air-strip there and we had to use the race car to try to find some more fuel, and drove round and round the air-field for 6 hours until they ran out of gas too, but by that time the truck driver had remembered to switch to the belly-tanks, and so we loaded up and went home. But it was all just one big mistake and nothing was gained from it. We even missed out on Maccas". True! ;)
Last post on the CAMS site said it was still in progress at 3.15, but that the Supreme Court had knocked back Dynamic's request to have it postponed or to use the Courts until they had exhausted the full CAMS system of appeal. Don't like their chances much this time, since CAMS has decided to actually impose real penalties from Perkins' incident onwards. Rots o' ruck! :burnout: :driving:
:lol: :lol: :lol: youre a funny bugger seldo :)

[SSbaby]

V8 SUPERCARS Warm Up - courtesy of Natsoft


Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Cap CL Laps Fastest...Lap Gap

1 2 Holden Racing Team M.Skaife/T.Kelly Holden Commodore VY 5000 13 13 1:12.2622*
2 11 Castrol Perkins Motorsport S.Richards/J.Richards Holden Commodore VY 5000 13 13 1:12.8322 0:00.5700
3 6 Ford Performance Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 5000 13 13 1:13.3045 0:01.0423
4 44 Roadships/Alphawest/World Ind S.Wills/P.Stokell Holden Commodore VY 5000 12 12 1:13.4929 0:01.2307
5 3 Tasman Motorsport J.Richards/F.Coulthard Holden Commodore VY 5000 14 14 1:13.6452 0:01.3830
6 5 Ford Performance Racing A.Menu/A.Macrow Ford Falcon BA 5000 13 13 1:13.7065 0:01.4443
7 88 Team Betta Electrical P.Radisich/M.Wilson Ford Falcon BA 5000 13 13 1:13.7881 0:01.5259
8 1 Pirtek Racing M.Ambrose/G.Ritter Ford Falcon BA 5000 14 13 1:13.8166 0:01.5544
9 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing J.Bargwanna/
M.Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 5000 13 12 1:13.9809 0:01.7187
10 17 Shell Helix Racing S.Johnson/W.Luff Ford Falcon BA 5000 11 11 1:14.0415 0:01.7793
11 29 Sirromet - Life,Style,Wine P.Morris/A.Gurr Holden Commodore VY 5000 12 12 1:14.1709 0:01.9087
12 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VY 5000 13 13 1:14.2067 0:01.9445
13 9 Caltex Havoline Race Team R.Ingall/C.McLean Ford Falcon BA 5000 14 13 1:14.4746 0:02.2124
14 50 PWR Performance Products J.Bright/P.Weel Holden Commodore VY 5000 13 13 1:14.5330 0:02.2708
15 45 Roadships/Alphawest/World Ind D.Brede/W.Davison Holden Commodore VY 5000 13 13 1:14.5676 0:02.3054
16 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing M.Larkham/M.Halliday Ford Falcon BA 5000 13 13 1:14.6579 0:02.3957
17 16 PWR Performance Products M.White/M.Marshall Holden Commodore VY 5000 14 14 1:14.8585 0:02.5963
18 51 Kmart Racing Team R.Kelly/G.Murphy Holden Commodore VY 5000 12 12 1:14.9298 0:02.6676
19 24 Romano Racing G.Walden/G.Elliott Ford Falcon AU 5000 13 12 1:15.4082 0:03.1460
20 7 Castrol Perkins Motorsport J.Wincup/A.Davison Holden Commodore VX 5000 13 13 1:15.4334 0:03.1712
21 05 Holden Racing Team P.Brock/J.Plato Holden Commodore VY 5000 12 12 1:15.6401 0:03.3779
22 12 OzEmail Racing Team J.Bowe/B.Jones Ford Falcon BA 5000 13 11 1:15.8801 0:03.6179
23 888 Team Betta Electrical D.Canto/Y.Muller Ford Falcon BA 5000 14 14 1:16.0830 0:03.8208
24 14 Smiths Trucks / IMS P.Scifleet/L.Holdsworth Holden Commodore VY 5000 14 14 1:16.3025 0:04.0403
25 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team N.Pretty/A.Simonsen Holden Commodore VY 5000 13 13 1:16.5714 0:04.3092
26 48 WPS Alex Yoong Ford Falcon BA 5000 13 13 1:16.6010 0:04.3388
27 21 OzEmail Racing Team A.Jones/J.Cleland Ford Falcon BA 5000 13 11 1:17.2046 0:04.9424
28 31 Super Cheap Auto Racing S.Ellery/L.Youlden Ford Falcon BA 5000 12 9 1:17.2287 0:04.9665
29 18 Shell Helix Racing O.Kelly/D.Brabham Ford Falcon BA 5000 10 9 1:17.4018 0:05.1396
30 021 Team Kiwi Racing C.Baird/M.Porter Holden Commodore VY 5000 12 9 1:17.6001 0:05.3379
31 75 Toll Racing A.Tratt/T.Mezera Holden Commodore VY 5000 13 10 1:18.0218 0:05.7596
32 43 PWR Performance Products C.D'Agostin/K.Wimmer Holden Commodore VX 5000 10 6 1:18.3954 0:06.1332
33 23 WPS D.Besnard/C.O'Brien Ford Falcon BA 5000 12 11 1:18.8059 0:06.5437
34 15 Kmart Racing Team T.Leahey/S.Owen Holden Commodore VY 5000 11 9 1:19.0073 0:06.7451
35 8 Castrol Perkins Motorsport P.Dumbrell/T.Longhurst Holden Commodore VY 5000 13 8 1:19.6994 0:07.4372

[Rick76]

Dynamik appeals over stewards' decision
Release Date: 11/09/2004
Team Dynamik has expressed disappointment with today’s stewards’ decision over alleged testing breaches by Team Dynamik at Woomera last month. Team Dynamik immediately lodged an appeal in relation to all charges and penalties imposed.

Team Dynamik was not engaged in any testing. The vehicle concerned was in the possession of a third party completing a scientific evaluation for purposes other than racing.

Stewards, after an exhaustive inquiry over two days of the Sandown meeting, made a finding against Team Dynamik in relation to four charges of breaches to the V8 Supercar Rules.

Team Dynamik principal Kieran Wills said that Team Dynamik was disappointed that any charges were upheld in the circumstances of the alleged conduct.

“We simply do not agree or accept that Team Dynamik was engaged in any illegal testing for racing purposes,” he said.

“A third party, and not Team Dynamik, was engaged in developing intellectual property for commercial purposes outside of motor racing which could have considerable benefits, both economically and environmentally, for the Australian public.”

“The technology being assessed at Woomera is a product that will benefit motorists and transport operators in Australia,” Mr Wills said.

“It is significant that the stewards found that there was a desire by Team Dynamik not to breach the rules.

“This Inquiry reflects a serious weakness and deficiency in the current judicial rules under the AVESCO operations manual which requires a total review in the interests of the sport,” he said.

“I have been personally disappointed with various press releases and public comment by senior officials of AVESCO and TEGA over the past weeks prior to any hearing by the stewards,” Wills said,” which I feel is unfair and unsportsmanlike.”

“The hearings have at last given us an opportunity to put our case.”

“I would also like to personally state my total faith and confidence in Race Director Oscar Fiorinotto and the Team Dynamik drivers and personnel.”

Mr Wills said Team Dynamik was keen to move on in the best interests of motorsport. “Now we just want to get on with the motor racing at Sandown where we have every chance of doing well.”

[SSbaby]

Fords were too strong, just too good. Meanwhile, the Holden teams had their problems.

I wonder if the Ford teams gambled on a dry race setup whereas the red teams went the safer option?

Any thoughts? Predictions for Bathurst?

[Ghia351]

Fords were too strong, just too good. Meanwhile, the Holden teams had their problems.

I wonder if the Ford teams gambled on a dry race setup whereas the red teams went the safer option?

Any thoughts? Predictions for Bathurst?

I only caught highlights however I would say there was some luck that whenever a spinning car took out others it didn't seem to hurt as many higher placed Fords as compared to say Skaife getting hit by a badly damaged car where the driver probably had no real idea who else was around him. Ambrose and his new co-driver seem to be a great fit and didn't lose too much speed when Ritter (spell?) took over while SBR, overall, seem to in a zone of excellence atm. If (from a FF perspective) more Ford teams could share the front running with SBR as Holden have amongst a few more teams it will make Bathurst far more exciting for the duration of the race.

You mentioned dry/wet setups...was weather any factor during the race as I seemed to see more cars then normal spinning off and never really caught any commentary to hear any explanations? I would (ignorantly) assume a wet setup results in softer suspension setups which in a dry race day causes higher lap times. Am I way off base here?

[seldo]

I only caught highlights however I would say there was some luck that whenever a spinning car took out others it didn't seem to hurt as many higher placed Fords as compared to say Skaife getting hit by a badly damaged car where the driver probably had no real idea who else was around him. Ambrose and his new co-driver seem to be a great fit and didn't lose too much speed when Ritter (spell?) took over while SBR, overall, seem to in a zone of excellence atm. If (from a FF perspective) more Ford teams could share the front running with SBR as Holden have amongst a few more teams it will make Bathurst far more exciting for the duration of the race.

You mentioned dry/wet setups...was weather any factor during the race as I seemed to see more cars then normal spinning off and never really caught any commentary to hear any explanations? I would (ignorantly) assume a wet setup results in softer suspension setups which in a dry race day causes higher lap times. Am I way off base here?
SBR sure seem to ahve the wood on everyone else in the Ford camp. There's SBR and then a huge gap to the others.
With the supension set-up, for wet weather they soften it up to allow more body roll and more front to rear weight transfer in order to improve traction. However, if it then dries out, this is no longer the optimum set-up for the dry and as a result, times get slower unless they then tighten it all up again. :driving:

[RICHO]

Fords were too strong, just too good. Meanwhile, the Holden teams had their problems.

I wonder if the Ford teams gambled on a dry race setup whereas the red teams went the safer option?

Any thoughts? Predictions for Bathurst?

Ambrose may have been faster for most of the day, but after Ritter's spin they were back in tenth or thereabouts and then...

Seton got pushed by a Team Dynamic car (I think) and ended up sideways in front of Skaifey who was I think leading at the time and laying down some pretty impressive lap times.

Bright got spun by one of the backmarkers and ended up well down

McConville got baulked by another backmarker

Ambrose was fast but for once it seemed like it was holden's taking out holden's instead of ford's taking out ford's. And this round...the luck all went in SBR's direction.

As for bathurst....

Seriously hard to go past those combo's made up of permanent drivers.
Murphy and Kelly have to be right at the tope of the tree again this year.

[V8R]

Yep the race was a ripper, but i like the murphy / kelly odds (again!) at bathurst.. was there last year for the win, pity i cant make it this year.. WSID has soaked up all my motorsport funds this year :D

[naff]

Was a excellent race for the ford fans, a 1,2,3 finish qith 5 of the seven cars on the lead lap being fords.
Ambrose being the standout fastest guy on the track deserved the win, and ingall predicted a big finish early on in the race when they did the first driver change.
The cat car looked pretty good when loundes was driving it early but slowed towards the middle of the race and got bashed around by others.
Apparently the 17 DJR car is an all new car this round so it will be interesting if it is also fast at bathurst and wasn't a one off thing for em finishing 3rd.
But it looks like the usuall suspects this year will be good at bathurst, with SBR the best of the fords and DJR, BJR and FPR the best smokies, while for holden ya would have to say Kmart, PWR as the top two with HRT an GRM as the best of the rest. Oh yeah an LPR with the richo's should do ok as well.
Here's hoping for a close, hard race that stays dry an not to many safety car periods and a FORD win at the end!! :D
Cheers....nath