Hidden Valley

[james2]

Any one going to the V8's in darwin next weekend ?.

[jsttry]

Yep, several Darwin guys are. Look for the Holden supporters :lol:

[vh-holden]

sure am. but i'm working as a chaplain there and don't know how much time i'll have to come and socialise :( I'll try and get up to shennanigans on the hill to catch up with the guys there.

[james2]

Yep, several Darwin guys are. Look for the Holden supporters :lol: Well that cuts it down to 80% of the spectators :lmao:

[vh-holden]

blatantly stolen from one of YIIR8's posts somewhere else
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/YIIR8/Raceway.jpg

and they will be looking kinda like this
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1/vh-holden/photossunday252.jpg

[dazzle260]

who is going to win the round?

[OLS108]

i do belive Todd Kelly is due for some Luck !:wave:

[james2]

It would be nice to see Todd win in Darwin for 3 in a row ,but even better to see Skaife to break Brocky's round wins record either way a win for ANY of the Holden teams will be good news.:cool:

[dazzle260]

call me old fashioned but i dont want brockys record broken...brocky was a champion driver and a champion bloke. skaife is a good driver but can be a bit precious/arrogant

[OLS108]

call me old fashioned but i dont want brockys record broken...brocky was a champion driver and a champion bloke. skaife is a good driver but can be a bit precious/arrogant
while Skaife may have Driven a Nissan But Brock Drove a Ford :doh:

[dazzle260]

didnt say anything about what they drove. talking about their character

[mgygto]

didnt say anything about what they drove. talking about their character

get to know them both and you'll soon find they are both good blokes with huge respect for each other

[dazzle260]

once again not talking about their respect for each other. i have spoken to them both, all be it briefly but i have found brock to be the much more approachable person. always willing to do the hard yards for his fans, nothing is too much trouble for him.

[ORIGINL]

got my passes... and getting in the car shortly to head into Darwin...

I'll be in the above spot with the other boys :D

[mgygto]

once again not talking about their respect for each other. i have spoken to them both, all be it briefly but i have found brock to be the much more approachable person. always willing to do the hard yards for his fans, nothing is too much trouble for him.

Brock is more approachable true, Skaife has been more focused on the racing / business side than the "fan" side even he acknowledges that but the reality for Skaife is that he has carried Holdens hopes for the last 6 years , and when he is not firing then it becomes a Ford fest ..... my sense is that when he starts to head towards the sunset he will relax a bit more than he has ......

[The_Senator]

Both are champions in their own right - you don't win that many races by luck..

Unfortunately, they come from different era's and Mr. M. Skaife has had a whole lot more pressure on him (and his team) to Perform than Mr Brock had..

If Skaife does break it - then he would have deserved it..

Anyway - any reports coming from Darwin as to who is showing any early form in Practice??

[seldo]

Friday Practise Results

2006 SKYCITY V8 Supercar Triple Crown - VCS Round 5
HIDDEN VALLEY RACEWAY

V8 SUPERCARS - PRACTICE



Practice P8 135 Mins Scheduled Start 13:00PRELIMINARY RESULTTrack Windy and hot Page 1 Issue 1 SD08AStart Fri Jun 30 13:05Elapsed Time 02:15:02__________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ____________________________________
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Cap CL Laps Fastest...Lap Gap
1 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 5000 39 39 1:08.9592*
2 15 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 5000 40 33 1:09.4052 0:00.4460
3 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 5000 39 33 1:09.5728 0:00.6136
4 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 5000 39 32 1:09.6091 0:00.6499
5 1 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 5000 41 41 1:09.7024 0:00.7432
6 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 5000 23 23 1:09.7052 0:00.7460
7 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 5000 41 34 1:09.7127 0:00.7535
8 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ 5000 39 31 1:09.7606 0:00.8014
9 88 Team Betta Electrical Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 5000 41 38 1:09.7834 0:00.8242
10 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 5000 36 30 1:09.8252 0:00.8660
11 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 5000 41 30 1:09.8388 0:00.8796
12 8 WPS Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 5000 41 33 1:09.8509 0:00.8917
13 18 V8 Telecom Will Davison Ford Falcon BA 5000 40 37 1:09.8713 0:00.9121
14 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ 5000 36 32 1:09.9202 0:00.9610
15 10 WPS Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 5000 41 39 1:09.9890 0:01.0298
16 67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 5000 39 38 1:10.0077 0:01.0485
17 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BA 5000 39 39 1:10.1014 0:01.1422
18 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 5000 41 39 1:10.1061 0:01.1469
19 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 5000 38 37 1:10.1259 0:01.1667
20 14 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 5000 40 39 1:10.1464 0:01.1872
21 17 FirstRock Mortgage Centre Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 5000 41 30 1:10.1636 0:01.2044
22 55 Autobarn Racing Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 5000 40 39 1:10.1800 0:01.2208
23 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 5000 40 28 1:10.2280 0:01.2688
24 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 5000 40 39 1:10.2287 0:01.2695
25 25 Fujitsu Racing Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA 5000 41 38 1:10.2668 0:01.3076
26 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ 5000 40 32 1:10.2704 0:01.3112
27 39 Team Sirromet Wines Steve Ellery Holden Commodore VZ 5000 41 40 1:10.3009 0:01.3417
28 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 5000 39 37 1:10.3993 0:01.4401
29 23 Tasman Motorsport Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ 5000 41 34 1:10.5673 0:01.6081
30 20 Glenfords AEG Racing Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BA 5000 39 37 1:10.6153 0:01.6561
31 26 Fujitsu Racing Tony Ricciardello Ford Falcon BA 5000 41 39 1:11.4074 0:02.4482
Fastest Lap Av.Speed Is 150kph, 105% Of First 1 Is 1:12.4072
Current Practice Record Is 1:07.8546 Set On 18/05/2002 By Jason Bright In A Holden Commodore VXR=under lap record by greatest margin, r=under lap record, *=fastest lap time______________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ________________________________Issue# 1 - Printed Fri Jun 30 15:36:57 2006 Timing System By NATSOFT (03)63342353 www.natsoft.com.au/results (http://www.natsoft.com.au/results) & Dorian DATA-1 Timing by V8 Supercars and A7CSA, B Frost Chief Timekeeper

[vh-holden]

wooty wooty woot. i was there today :D i'm apprentice chaplain so get to spend the day talking to people. i love it!!!!

[mmciau]

wooty wooty woot. i was there today :D i'm apprentice chaplain so get to spend the day talking to people. i love it!!!!

With the Rosary Beads in the Right Hand vh-holden, what may I ask do you have the fingers of your left hand wrapped around?

And do you have an orderly line before you when offering blessings?

And most importantly, it is expected that there will be no prayers offered by you for the "Blue Oval Mob"

Have an enjoyable and safe weekend

Mike:driving: ;)

[BLACK 346]

Enjoy the weekend Territorians, wish I could be there with you :wave:

[vh-holden]

With the Rosary Beads in the Right Hand vh-holden, what may I ask do you have the fingers of your left hand wrapped around?

And do you have an orderly line before you when offering blessings?

And most importantly, it is expected that there will be no prayers offered by you for the "Blue Oval Mob"

Have an enjoyable and safe weekend

Mike:driving: ;)

i'm not catholic, so none of that made sense!! :p

prayers go out for everyone, at once, so no queueing up. also pray on request, but always for people and safety, not cars and winning.

the weekend went very well. i'm still apprenticing when it comes to chaplaincy, so was learning from our local chaplain, as well as garry coleman, who started the motorport chaplaincy in australia 20+ years ago. he does the speedway in sydney and most of the v8 races. i had a bit of a baptism by fire on the weekend. i spent a couple of hours at the hospital with an official and her husband who were from out of town. that's what i'm doing it for though, to help people out and be there when they need someone.

[james2]

Top weekend as per usual at Hidden Valley has to be one of the BEST race tracks on the V8 circut good view of the the track good weather and great scenery and the raceing was also top class.Seems to get better each year.

[mgygto]

Top weekend as per usual at Hidden Valley has to be one of the BEST race tracks on the V8 circut good view of the the track good weather and great scenery and the raceing was also top class.Seems to get better each year.

Cant comment on the views but Hidden Valley is one of those "follow the leader" tracks that unless someone has a mechanical problem the top half dozen cars are really not going to change much at all and its more likely that the passing will occur based on pit stop rather than racing :(

[james2]

Cant comment on the views but Hidden Valley is one of those "follow the leader" tracks that unless someone has a mechanical problem the top half dozen cars are really not going to change much at all and its more likely that the passing will occur based on pit stop rather than racing :( " Horsefeathers"

[mgygto]

Take a look at the starting grids and you'll see what i mean - race 1: out of the top 6 the only change was Bright with a puncture , Skaiffe.Kelly.Winterbottom.Lowndes. in order with NO passing , Tander went from 3rd on the grid to finish 5th. .... forget race 2 typical reverse grid nonsense , look at the starting grid for race 3 and the only passing change was Jason Richards with Skaiffe also getting into the finishing 6 early, the other positions changed in the pits. All of the teams know that a huge part of winning in Darwin is getting into the front 2 rows of the grid , starting well, and pit strategy. Its one of those trackes that being at the track is fine, to watch on TV is dead boring.

[seldo]

Take a look at the starting grids and you'll see what i mean - race 1: out of the top 6 the only change was Bright with a puncture , Skaiffe.Kelly.Winterbottom.Lowndes. in order with NO passing , Tander went from 3rd on the grid to finish 5th. .... forget race 2 typical reverse grid nonsense , look at the starting grid for race 3 and the only passing change was Jason Richards with Skaiffe also getting into the finishing 6 early, the other positions changed in the pits. All of the teams know that a huge part of winning in Darwin is getting into the front 2 rows of the grid , starting well, and pit strategy. Its one of those trackes that being at the track is fine, to watch on TV is dead boring.
Stop being so damned clinically factual...it gets in the way of of a tv couch-potato's expert opinion ;)

[mgygto]

Stop being so damned clinically factual...it gets in the way of of a tv couch-potato's expert opinion ;) heh heh i like that!