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Re: V8 Supercar Champs
« Reply #125 on: July 13, 2013, 08:08:52 AM »
Bonnie and I met Betty and her husband in Townsville, Betty was more than happy to talk to us.

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Re: V8 Supercar Champs
« Reply #126 on: July 13, 2013, 08:13:58 AM »
Bonnie and I met Betty and her husband in Townsville, Betty was more than happy to talk to us.

Betty was the winner there, John........ ;D ;D
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Re: V8 Supercar Champs
« Reply #127 on: July 13, 2013, 08:18:54 AM »
Geoff I would say so, she seemed very genuine talking to her.

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« Reply #128 on: July 13, 2013, 08:29:59 AM »
come on AMG get ya crap together ..


Give them time to work themselves out. Mercedes will be doing everything they can to get those things up to speed and I think that when they and Nissan do, Holden and Ford will have a fight on their hands. Just for the record I'm a Holden fan too


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« Reply #129 on: July 13, 2013, 12:51:08 PM »
Just a heads up if your on facebook and don't know this but Betty often has a daily rant which these days is the only reason i bother logging into stalkerbook.
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Re: V8 Supercar Champs
« Reply #130 on: July 13, 2013, 01:33:41 PM »
I am going again. Camped in the chase campground.

Will be my third trip to the race in four years, looking forward to it once again.
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« Reply #131 on: July 13, 2013, 03:20:36 PM »
I am going again this year also camping in the chase camp grounds.

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« Reply #132 on: July 15, 2013, 02:32:34 PM »
sooo come on AMG get ya crap together ..

They are not a factory team. They are just a customer of AMG. Betty pays for all this herself and they are showing signs of things to come  :cup:

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« Reply #133 on: July 15, 2013, 02:48:11 PM »
ya, well aware just trust me when i say that amg plays apart in v8sc aside from being just Betty even though its her $$$, ever wondered how Marco managed to get a drive..Bring on Bathurst I say, Betty has had just a little success in the gt's on the mountain   :D
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Re: V8 Supercar Champs
« Reply #134 on: July 15, 2013, 04:20:32 PM »
I wouldn't be surprised if AMG fully step in once the bugs are ironed out.

Seems to be the Benz way......
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« Reply #135 on: July 21, 2013, 12:28:44 AM »
They are not a factory team. They are just a customer of AMG. Betty pays for all this herself and they are showing signs of things to come  :cup:

They maybe not a factory team but they're wearing Mercedes AMG badges so I still think they'll do whatever is needed to get them up the front.


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« Reply #136 on: July 22, 2013, 08:48:09 PM »
It was a sad story about old johnson tonight on ACA..
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« Reply #137 on: July 22, 2013, 09:08:29 PM »
It was a sad story about old johnson tonight on ACA..

I am not a Dick Johnson or a Ford fan, but I admire the man for what he has achieved, and the passion that he as for the sport.
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« Reply #138 on: July 22, 2013, 09:13:45 PM »
It was a sad story about old johnson tonight on ACA..

Off memory his financial woes have been going on since the 80's and he always seems to make a comeback in the 10th hour,Apparently he has a new book coming out
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« Reply #139 on: July 22, 2013, 09:23:29 PM »
Yeah he does have a new book coming out.
http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/dick-johnson-the-autobiography

I feel a bit sad for him one one hand, as he has been great for the sport, love him or hate him. But the reality is, his money worries have come from bad business decisions, whether by him or a business partner, so unlike "the rock" incident, he has chosen to do what he has done, and that's just the risk of business.

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Re: V8 Supercar Champs
« Reply #140 on: July 23, 2013, 11:55:20 AM »
EDIT.  Any one gong out to willow bank this weekend. We will be there on Sunday at this stage

Yep, up in the corporate tents for saturday and sunday :)
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« Reply #141 on: July 23, 2013, 02:39:30 PM »
Nice.  Bastard hahahaha
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« Reply #142 on: July 23, 2013, 04:28:15 PM »
It was a sad story about old johnson tonight on ACA..

He always sails close to the wind money wise and has, several times, been close to doing his arse.

I was a bit over him really, poor ol me, oh, by the way, i have a nice new book coming out.

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« Reply #143 on: July 23, 2013, 04:34:17 PM »
He always sails close to the wind money wise and has, several times, been close to doing his arse.

I was a bit over him really, poor ol me, oh, by the way, i have a nice new book coming out.

Lots of free advertising for his new book.
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« Reply #144 on: July 23, 2013, 07:18:45 PM »
He always sails close to the wind money wise and has, several times, been close to doing his arse.

I was a bit over him really, poor ol me, oh, by the way, i have a nice new book coming out.

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Re: V8 Supercar Champs
« Reply #145 on: July 23, 2013, 09:18:56 PM »
Remember this holden fans

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« Reply #146 on: July 23, 2013, 11:12:40 PM »
Remember this holden fans

ohhhhh so it was Dick who stole our rock that was holding up our holden flag pole that year, cheecky bugger   :D
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« Reply #147 on: July 24, 2013, 06:04:09 AM »
Remember this holden fans

Yep and it's about all he owns now.
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« Reply #148 on: July 24, 2013, 04:41:40 PM »
They say he blew $9,000,000 in bad investments.

I'll never see 9 million in my lifetime, as lawn mowing doesn't pay all that well.

So suck it up Dick, ya had ya chance and ya blew it..... boo hoo.
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« Reply #149 on: July 26, 2013, 05:56:23 PM »
He still lives in a million dollar unit across the road from me
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