V8 Supercar Champs

[kylarama]

i recon if I was the boss at the nissan camp i would get rid of the kelly brothers, they havnt finished will in years.

i guess thats why they bought the team and then got nissans, so they can keep driving for a few more years.but its almost time for them to step aside and use the upcoming drivers.

one more year and if they cant improve then they should step aside.



yes i know the kelly brothers own the team and i know they wont sack themselves.



Carry on...

Rick's got talent, but Todd's an A grade spud!


Series points nice and close now!  70 points between the top four.

[Brumbypt]

they copped a bit more bad luck today hey, got shunted off and then bogged, any other track and he would have made it back on the track..



i remember during the drought a car ran off the track and the grass caught fire it was so dry..
it was held at a different time of the year back then.. pretty sure that was winton too.


Carry on...

[kylarama]

Series points nice and close now!  70 points between the top four.

Edit:  72 points now.  Lowndes cops a points penalty and drops from 2nd to 4th after being pinged for one of his patented push to pass moves on Caruso!

[terravista]

The Courier Mail website today had a piece about Nissan, and how they expect to have driverless cars by the year 2020.
It would certainly make for interesting race championships.
I guess Nissan would be miles in front with the Jack Daniels team being driverless for a number of years now and with this years car sponsorship, they have a good head start.

[D4D]

Have a look at this shunt at the 40 second mark
http://www.v8supercars.com.au//view/videos/sargent-security-phillip-island-360-race-32-highlights

[berlitza]

Bugger I knew there was something I was supose to watch rather than be in Queenscliff for the festival

[oldmate]

Yeah was a big hit. Courtney hasn't had much luck the last 3 rounds

[froggy]

Courtney was extremely lucky he was in the car of the future and not last years cars as they moved the seats closer to the centre of the cars this year. Massive hit.

[cm4x4nut]

Courtney was extremely lucky he was in the car of the future and not last years cars as they moved the seats closer to the centre of the cars this year. Massive hit.

Did you see on the in car pics how the hit had actually snapped the "X" joint at the roll cage........poor courtney is lucky he didn't loose his leg

[oldmate]

Did you see on the in car pics how the hit had actually snapped the "X" joint at the roll cage........poor courtney is lucky he didn't loose his leg

I was just about to post the same thing.

[kylarama]

Did you see on the in car pics how the hit had actually snapped the "X" joint at the roll cage........poor courtney is lucky he didn't loose his leg

[D4D]

Very lucky and due to the limited side vision Courtney wouldn't have seen it coming.

[edz]

Thiking the structual engineers might have a bit of x-raying of welds on the safety cages to do ... Looks very much like a weld wasnt done properly or at all , you can see how the tube has been notched out to fit up to the another and looks pretty clean all the way round on the front bottom tube.
Maybe they should go to a NASCAR style of anti side intrusion cage, looking back a few years on racing sites  it seems the X style cages have failed in a big hit at the welds with not so good results for the drivers ..

[froggy]

Did you see on the in car pics how the hit had actually snapped the "X" joint at the roll cage........poor courtney is lucky he didn't loose his leg

Yeah I did, he was so lucky. Still wondering where Alex Premat's left rear wheel went. It seems to just disappear after hitting Courtney's door.

[cm4x4nut]

Yeah I did, he was so lucky. Still wondering where Alex Premat's left rear wheel went. It seems to just disappear after hitting Courtney's door.

as the "crash" continues, you can see his rear wheel fold up under his rear guard

[Robbo]

Yep, that was one nasty crash. Both drivers very lucky to escape with minor injuries although i'm guessing that James will be rather black and blue come Monday when all the bruising comes out.
What was your take on the Lowndes v Winterbottom incident?  To me it looked like Frosty pushed Craig off the track but it was not all that clear on the replay. Either way, i was'nt impressed with Frosty's comments towards Roland Dane when interviewed back in the pits.
He seems to have thrown his toys out of the cot quite a few times this year, maybe he needs some time out. And i am a Ford supporter.

[Mace]

Wow, this could turn into another cricket thread!

So here goes. 

As a team red supporter, but not a Loundes one, I reckon thar frosty gave back what loundes has been doing for years. Frosty has been castigated in the past for not having a red hot go when needed, so I think he has lifted his game in this respect this year. The incident has been reviewed by the judiciary, and deemed a racing incident. 888 have appealed this decision. We will see what happens, but I reckon leave it as is.

http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/further-review-for-lowndes-winterbottom-incident

Agreed, it wasn't clear on the replay, but I think frosty held his line after he had drawn along side, whilst Loundes tried to move back over a bit.

Looking forward to this afternoons follow up!

[GeoffA]

.......... The incident has been reviewed by the judiciary, and deemed a racing incident........

That's all it was.

Agreed, it wasn't clear on the replay, but I think frosty held his line after he had drawn along side, whilst Loundes tried to move back over a bit.

That's what I saw.....

[kylarama]

He seems to have thrown his toys out of the cot quite a few times this year

Same can be said about Roland Dane.

As a team red supporter, but not a Loundes one, I reckon thar frosty gave back what loundes has been doing for years. Frosty has been castigated in the past for not having a red hot go when needed, so I think he has lifted his game in this respect this year.

This. 
Lowndes has perfected the 'push to pass' method over the years and Frosty has always played too cautious.
2 guys racing hard with the championship on the line and neither willing to give an inch or yield.  Racing incident in my view.

and while all of this goes on.  Whincup quietly slips back into the championship lead...

[cm4x4nut]

yeah, I am a big Lowndes supporter, however

Both drivers were at fault, both could of backed off and given the other one room, if it was the last race of the season, then you could understand why they were playing for keeps, but in all honesty, dumb brain fart moment by both drivers.

being a lowndes fan though..........I wish he had only gone back 3 places and Frosty had gone back 12...... 

[Robbo]

yeah, I am a big Lowndes supporter, however

Both drivers were at fault, both could of backed off and given the other one room, if it was the last race of the season, then you could understand why they were playing for keeps, but in all honesty, dumb brain fart moment by both drivers.

being a lowndes fan though..........I wish he had only gone back 3 places and Frosty had gone back 12...... 

Yep, after hearing yesterdays comments and seeing several replays in slow motion i agree that both were at fault and had a brain fart.
The last round at Sydney is going to be very interesting with four possible contenders fighting for victory on a street circuit.
I'm guessing there will be no holds barred so may the best man win. 

[cm4x4nut]

so may the best man win. 

good to see another obvious Lowndes fan 

[Spada]

Craig Lowndes always seems to have a lot to say..

I can see his lips moving, but all I can hear is WAHH WAHH WAHH.

[Robbo]

Craig Lowndes always seems to have a lot to say..

I can see his lips moving, but all I can hear is WAHH WAHH WAHH.

Funny, i was thinking the same thing about Mark Winterbottom. 

[gronk]

Craig Lowndes always seems to have a lot to say..

I can see his lips moving, but all I can hear is WAHH WAHH WAHH.

I can't recall the last time he had a bitch about things      one of the nicer blokes on the grid, always very diplomatic.....