Author Topic: V8 Supercar Champs (Read 123422 times)

Robbo · « **Reply #325 on:** March 29, 2014, 02:52:09 PM »

Quote from: oldmate on March 29, 2014, 02:25:33 PM

Always good to see 2 red bull cars crash into each other lol

Yep! That will have Roland Dane looking like he's been sucking on lemons again..

Isuzumu · « **Reply #326 on:** March 29, 2014, 04:37:01 PM »

Quote from: Robbo on March 29, 2014, 02:52:09 PM

Yep! That will have Roland Dane looking like he's been sucking on lemons again..
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So Lowndes goes from 25th to 5th so what can you guys say now.

Robbo · « **Reply #327 on:** March 29, 2014, 04:45:58 PM »

I say "Well done Graig Lowndes" I am actually a Lowndes supporter and he always goes well when he starts from the back of the field.
It's just Roland Dane that annoys me when something does't go his way he is always quick to blame someone else and i still believe he has favoured Whincup over Lowndes in the past.

Isuzumu · « **Reply #328 on:** March 29, 2014, 04:52:32 PM »

Quote from: Robbo on March 29, 2014, 04:45:58 PM

I say "Well done Graig Lowndes" I am actually a Lowndes supporter and he always goes well when he starts from the back of the field.
It's just Roland Dane that annoys me when something does't go his way he is always quick to blame someone else and i still believe he has favoured Whincup over Lowndes in the past.

It seems if there is going to be grief in that team its Lowndesy that cops it, I think he should jump ship and hop in the other Volvo hahahahahahah

duggie · « **Reply #329 on:** March 29, 2014, 08:03:32 PM »

Quote from: Robbo on March 29, 2014, 04:45:58 PM

I say "Well done Graig Lowndes"

Forget the first race, focus on the second race, that was a drive that only a champion could pull off. Regardless of make of manufacturer or team/colour loyalties one has to admire Craig Lowndes and his ability.

cheers duggie

Coolblue80 · « **Reply #330 on:** March 29, 2014, 08:25:42 PM »

Craig Lowndes is the man. Jamie Whincup is a dog. Can't stand the sight of the snivelling little cretin. Say what you will, but in Race 1 he took out his team mate & thought nothing of it. A racing incident, the bloke has no spine nor scrupples. Win at any cost,no matter what. He just not gel with me at all.
Cheers, Mike.

berlitza · « **Reply #331 on:** March 29, 2014, 08:34:29 PM »

Quote from: Coolblue80 on March 29, 2014, 08:25:42 PM

Craig Lowndes is the man. Jamie Whincup is a dog. Can't stand the sight of the snivelling little cretin. Say what you will, but in Race 1 he took out his team mate & thought nothing of it. A racing incident, the bloke has no spine nor scrupples. Win at any cost,no matter what. He just not gel with me at all.
Cheers, Mike.

he dosnt gel with a lot of people, being at the gp was a eye opener

Marcus73 · « **Reply #332 on:** March 29, 2014, 09:19:19 PM »

Quote from: Coolblue80 on March 29, 2014, 08:25:42 PM

Craig Lowndes is the man. Jamie Whincup is a dog. Can't stand the sight of the snivelling little cretin. Say what you will, but in Race 1 he took out his team mate & thought nothing of it. A racing incident, the bloke has no spine nor scrupples. Win at any cost,no matter what. He just not gel with me at all.
Cheers, Mike.

I too am a big Lowndes fan, but don't care for Whincup much at all. I'd have to disagree with your thoughts on race one though and would say it was more a 50/50 race incident. Yes Whincup could have easily dropped back, but in the same breath Lowndes could have quite easily made room as Whincup had definately got his nose up there.

Brilliant drive by Lowndes in the 2nd race though

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macca · « **Reply #333 on:** March 29, 2014, 09:27:17 PM »

Yep I agree with Marcus, Whincup was fairly well up on him. Don't get me wrong I am a big Lownes fan and a bigger Holden fan, but I would love a dollar for every time Craig has pushed his headlight into a competitors door to help him off the track

oldmate · « **Reply #334 on:** March 29, 2014, 09:57:27 PM »

I agree with Marcus too, whincup was up there and it's one of those things, lowndes could of giving him room.

And I don't care for either of them. Always disliked whincup,from his first drive, and lowndes lost me when he chased the money and jumped to ford. Cya pal!

macca · « **Reply #335 on:** March 29, 2014, 10:07:55 PM »

Quote from: oldmate on March 29, 2014, 09:57:27 PM

I agree with Marcus too, whincup was up there and it's one of those things, lowndes could of giving him room.

And I don't care for either of them. Always disliked whincup,from his first drive, and lowndes lost me when he chased the money and jumped to ford. Cya pal!

There was a bit more in it than just money

oldmate · « **Reply #336 on:** March 29, 2014, 10:11:39 PM »

No doubt, there always is. Regardless. He lost me then, I was a big lowndes fan.

He can drive, not taking that away from him.

kylarama · « **Reply #337 on:** March 29, 2014, 11:00:39 PM »

I thought is was a bit of a 'B pillar bash' type pass. ie drill the car in up pass the B pillar and use the outside car to help you turn. Had they not been teammates I reckon there would have been an 75% chance of a drive thru applied to car 1.

Looks like the tit for tat feud between FPR and 888 is still on. Looks like FPR alerted the officials to the race tape over Loundes's drivers window hole and 888 tried to claim FPR were running an illegal steering column mounting bracket...
http://www.speedcafe.com/2014/03/29/red-bull-fpr-symmons-plains-tech-rows/

Also I'm told by a friend to expect some fireworks mid season at a proposed aero parity review of all 5 makes. Allegedly Holden are claiming Volvo have an aero advantage, Erebus are claiming they have a disadvantage and Ford want answers on why the V8SC owned COTF test FG was 50kg down on aero at the back to back test with the Volvo at the start of the year. Apparently the Ford was used as the aero benchmark in 2013, as it remained unchanged. When the same FG was retested again this year, they (V8SC) could not replicate the 2013 aero figures.
Maybe a wind tunnel would be better than driving up and down an airstrip...

evans52 · « **Reply #338 on:** March 29, 2014, 11:08:40 PM »

I am far from a Wankcup fan. I don't like his lack of ability to control himself when making his way through the field under pressure. He's always had that trait from Karting to Cars. HOWEVER..........he was far enough up inside Lowndes and should have been given room.

Re: 888's complaint about FPR's steering column:-

I REALLY hope the Teams don't start relying on technical infringements during racing in order to gain a position. It would start heading down the path of F1 with regards to relying on technicalities rather than racing.

PS.............see my post in the "Drunk Thread" re: this post.

Robbo · « **Reply #339 on:** March 30, 2014, 05:44:10 AM »

So, FPR and Red Bull have been at it behind the scenes again
http://www.speedcafe.com/2014/03/29/red-bull-fpr-symmons-plains-tech-rows/
I am honestly sick of the sight of both these teams and the way their management throw their toys out of the cot at each other over trivial issues at many of the race meetings. I believe this is one of the reasons that the V8 race officials have now started "nit picking" over obvious minor issues at recent events. If this carries on much longer many of the supporters and spectators are going to walk away from V8 supercars and follow events that are won on the racetrack and not in the boardroom.
There are many other great teams and drivers in V8 supercars that without the distraction of both FPR and Red Bull would provide us with some magnificent and exciting racing. I'm sure Craig Lowndes would easily be offered a drive in Nissan or Volvo.
Go back ten years and beyond when this class was so exciting and the nit picking did'nt affect the results. It was simply awesome and we could'nt wait till Bathurst as the season wind up.

Just my 2c worth.

evans52 · « **Reply #340 on:** March 30, 2014, 02:34:06 PM »

Bring on 2015 when coverage is on Foxtel. This weekend has been very ordinary.

jclures · « **Reply #341 on:** March 30, 2014, 04:38:50 PM »

Quote from: evans52 on March 30, 2014, 02:34:06 PM

Bring on 2015 when coverage is on Foxtel. This weekend has been very ordinary.

They will loose me as a fan next year, no way I am paying to watch something that should be on free to air tv.

D4D · « **Reply #342 on:** March 30, 2014, 04:40:30 PM »

Quote from: jclures on March 30, 2014, 04:38:50 PM

...that should be on free to air tv.

Why do you think that?

jclures · « **Reply #343 on:** March 30, 2014, 04:51:35 PM »

Just because I do,

It has always been free to air, as far as I know, well up here anyway.

gronk · « **Reply #344 on:** March 30, 2014, 07:12:35 PM »

Quote from: jclures on March 30, 2014, 04:38:50 PM

They will loose me as a fan next year, no way I am paying to watch something that should be on free to air tv.

XXXXXX 2..........why should we have to pay to see V8's

They are paying sh## loads of money to broadcast it....so broadcast it....................if you paid too much for it, sell it to someone who will !!

AJ150 · « **Reply #345 on:** March 30, 2014, 07:17:46 PM »

The V8s will be on channel Ten next year not channel Seven.

mcm72 · « **Reply #346 on:** March 30, 2014, 07:35:04 PM »

Only a few races on 10. Rest will be on foxtel. Is a total crock. I have been an avid Motorsport fan for many many years. I think it's time to spend my time and money else were.
More time and dose for camping !!

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Pog · « **Reply #347 on:** March 30, 2014, 07:54:05 PM »

Yep, be furked if I'm paying for pay TV EVER. I love V8s, but not that much that I have to pay for it...

oldmate · « **Reply #348 on:** March 30, 2014, 08:27:35 PM »

Quote from: AJ150 on March 30, 2014, 07:17:46 PM

The V8s will be on channel Ten next year not channel Seven.

The v8's are on Foxtel and 10. Channel 10 will only show 6 main events live, the rest will be Foxtel.
I guess I will only watch the 6, if I remember they are on. Think of all the sponsors that will lose cause they don't have mainstream advertising. I hope Foxtel and 10 have paid heap and heaps to have the rights, because the sponsors will drop off once they realise they don't get value for money.

This is how it works. People will start to lose interest, they will forget when it is on free to air, they then forget what rounds they want to go to, so no people at the tracks, the result will be 10 white cars driving around a track live on Foxtel, with mark skaife and Neil Compton the only ones watching at the track.

Quote from: mcm72 on March 30, 2014, 07:35:04 PM

Only a few races on 10. Rest will be on foxtel. Is a total crock. I have been an avid Motorsport fan for many many years. I think it's time to spend my time and money else were.
More time and dose for camping !!

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Yep. That's what'll be doing. Camping.

shanegtr · « **Reply #349 on:** March 31, 2014, 06:03:19 PM »

In regards to the TV deal, I bet you would have found plenty of people making the same comments regarding the AFL years ago when foxtel got their grubby mits into it years ago. Seems to have not affected the sport too much from what I've seen (but then again, my opinon dosent matter as I dont watch AFL anyway).
I think the coverage will improve for the casual viewer, and the hard core fan who cant afford or doesent want to pay for TV will miss out.

I cant afford pay TV - and even if I could I refuse to pay for it anyway as they have commercial adverts on. If Im paying for it I want no commercial ads - period, double dipping bastards

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