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Who cares if the action is 5 minutes behind? Seriously (the channel 10 pun not intended)

It doesn't bother me if its behind, just so long as they show all the action, and not what happened at Phillip Island where they just lopped a chunk of the race out of the coverage so they could catch up & finish the broadcast on time.

Is it just me or does the coverage of Bathurst lately not have the 'pizazz' it used to... ie they acknowledge what Bathurst is & its importance and so, but the actual coverage comes across as just another championship round (which, to be fair, has always been VESA's intention, to have the championship as the be-all & end-all, not the Bathurst 1000)

Don't care who wins as long as it isn't Rick Kelly.

I havent paid much attention to the DVS this year. All i know is that all the top drivers are failed top-flight drivers. (Owen, Perkins, Canto)

I wasnt meaning to be cynical, ill imply however that some people in the top flight series dont deserve to be there.

HRT Unveils New Bathurst Livery
Thursday, 2 October 2008


The Toll Holden Racing Team will help GM Holden to celebrate its 60th anniversary by rolling out a special commemorative livery on its two racing cars that will contest the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 on Sunday, October 12.

The sides of HRT’s distinctive day-glo red and pearl VE Commodore racers will each sport a 3D chrome-silver version of the team’s famous racing lion, while the bonnets will feature a striking chrome-silver 60th anniversary logo.

GM Holden Chairman and Managing Director Mark Reuss said the combination of the company’s on-track success and HRT’s winning heritage at the Bathurst classic created a natural opportunity for all Holden owners and supporters to celebrate the passing of six decades since the launch of Australia’s own car, the 48-215, in November, 1948.

“GM Holden has developed a proud racing heritage throughout its 60-year history with famous wins at Mount Panorama helping forge the company’s identity and its place in the Australian conscience,” Mr Reuss said.

“As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 48-215, it is fitting that the Holden Racing Team, our factory squad, will mark our history in a very special way when its cars take to the track at Bathurst.

“Certainly everyone at Holden, from our workforce to a legion of passionate fans, wishes HRT and our other Holden-sponsored teams the best of luck for this year’s great race.”

Garth Tander, who leads in the race for the V8 Supercar championship in the #1 Toll HRT Commodore, is joined by five-time Bathurst 1000 winner Mark Skaife in the car most pundits rate as Holden’s top chance for victory in the enduro classic.

“I was honoured to be asked to join the factory racing squad this year and of course, from that moment on, I’ve been especially looking forward to representing GM Holden at Bathurst,” he said. “To be carrying a livery of such historical significance is only going to add extra spice on the day and be even sweeter if we can get our nose in front by the end of the day.”

Skaife, who last won at Bathurst in 2005, said he loved the standout styling of the new livery, which will also be featured on the #2 car to be campaigned by Craig Baird and Glenn Seton. “It looks good, doesn’t it?” he said. “I thought our 2008 livery was the best I’ve seen but this is just awesome.

“Look, it’s not as though Garth and I need any additional motivation to win the 1000. We’ve both been there before and we’re absolutely focused on doing it again. But you definitely get an extra spark from something like this.

“One interesting thing to think about is that the last two times the HRT cars have run a celebratory livery – in Darwin in 2005 for our 50th team victory and at Sandown in 2003 for Mobil – we’ve gone on to win that round. It’s a good omen leading into Bathurst.”

GM Holden designer Peter Hughes penned both the original HRT ’08 livery and the new 60th anniversary additions and said the special Bathurst paint work represented the latest in long line of successful collaborations between Holden Design and Holden Motorsport, which oversees all of Holden’s racing activities.

“We really wanted to retain most of the ‘08 HRT look, so the distinctive day-glo red and pearl white of the current livery had to stay, but we knew something unforgettable had to be added to signify our 60th birthday celebrations,” he said.

“The massive 3D chrome-silver lion that dominates the side of the car symbolizes Holden’s 60th anniversary, plus our passion and pride for being involved in motorsport. This is coordinated with the bold chrome-silver 60th Anniversary logo on the bonnet. The rest of the livery remains simple and sympathetic to the lines of the VE.

“The whole effect is fresh and very striking, yet the livery is executed in a way that it remains unmistakably ‘HRT’. I hope all the Holden fans at Bathurst like the celebratory new look.”