V8SC 2011 Discussion - RIP Jason Richards 1976-2011

smokyburnout · PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 6:37 am

The drivers want those overseas races in America, Spa, the Ring or Macau...

Afro_dud · PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 8:23 am

Gotta love the poll on that page, especially the option of Talladega. V8's on an oval :8:

Philthy82 · PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 6:41 am

Time for a thread title change? Winton's on this weekend.

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 7:57 am

[spoiler]10 to go, Whincup leads, meh[/spoiler]

Philthy82 · PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 8:18 am

TBH most of the race was DTM-dull.

Mitch the Bitch · PostPosted: Sun May 22, 2011 3:45 am

And the "on for young and old" drinking game begins before the race even starts...

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Sun May 22, 2011 4:29 am

[spoiler]Lap 12 Whincup in lead, race over :yuk:

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Philthy82 · PostPosted: Sun May 22, 2011 5:45 am

Bright takes the lead with 3 to go! Race saved.

BenMac · PostPosted: Sun May 22, 2011 5:51 am

mclaren2008 wrote:

Lap 12 Whincup in lead, race over :yuk:

Um, not quite.

Great to see BJR getting some race wins.

Scirocco · PostPosted: Sun May 22, 2011 6:15 am

Murphy was fantastic. Hopefully one of these days he can start getting podiums. But Bright was great again well deserved.

Afro_dud · PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:13 am

HELL YES!
v8supercars.com.au/newsarticle/bmw-trio-confirmed-for-armor-all-gold-coast-600/tabid/70/newsid/11340/default.aspx

Quote:

INTERNATIONAL BMW GT racing stars
Andy Priaulx, Dirk Muller and Joey Hand
will team up in the famous Le Mans 24
Hour in France this weekend – then
battle against each other on the streets
of Surfers Paradise in the Armor All Gold
Coast 600 come October.
This weekend they will pair up in a BMW
M3 GT in the classic race, but later in the
year Priaulx will rejoin TeamVodafone
while Muller and Hand will both be a part
of Jim Beam Racing ’s Ford team.
The three join this year’s Indianapolis
500 pole sitter Alex Tagliani to be
confirmed in the Armor All Gold Coast
600 field with the remaining 24 drivers
being announced in coming weeks.

racer69 · PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:50 am

Its a pity that drivers of that calibre are being wasted on the Gold Coast, and not brought out a few weeks earlier for Bathurst.....

Footballs · PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:29 am

racer69 wrote:

Its a pity that drivers of that calibre are being wasted on the Gold Coast, and not brought out a few weeks earlier for Bathurst.....

You kidding? Even though it was a bit of a farce, it was one of the most entertaining weekend of V8s last year.

racer69 · PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:42 am

footballs wrote:

racer69 wrote:

Its a pity that drivers of that calibre are being wasted on the Gold Coast, and not brought out a few weeks earlier for Bathurst.....

You kidding? Even though it was a bit of a farce, it was one of the most entertaining weekend of V8s last year.

Certainly not kidding

The Gold Coast race is just a side show, and a poor relation of what was once a great international open-wheel event.

Why are we bringing international drivers over for a street circuit, and banning them from racing at our most famous circuit and in the only motor race that means anything to the Australian general public (drivers racing at the Gold Coast are not allowed to race in any other rounds)??? Bathurst is a world famous event, it has hosted a WTCC round in the past, yet the V8 organisers have rendered it basically a 'locals' only event (unless they sign a 'lesser' international not running the GC600)...

Ospi · PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:30 am

Woo finally some racing again this weekend.

Mitch the Bitch · PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:57 am

Don't forget that Sunday will be shown on 7Mate I think for everyone (I know it's on Mate here in Melbourne, have to be the first time in, well, ever, that that's the case, not counting qualifying at Abu Dhabi).

Oh and the Saturday race at QR has effectively been split in two with a 15 minute break in between. Although it does remind me of the early NASCAR Truck races with the halftime break, it's a stupid idea imo.

racer69 · PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:14 pm

Dick Trickle wrote:

Don't forget that Sunday will be shown on 7Mate I think for everyone (I know it's on Mate here in Melbourne, have to be the first time in, well, ever, that that's the case, not counting qualifying at Abu Dhabi).

Pretty shoddy to be honest, it will be the first ATCC/V8SCS race not available to everyone (not everyone can get digital channels) since the 1992 ATCC round from Mallala (all the 7 equipment at that point was en route to Barcelona)

Dick Trickle wrote:

Oh and the Saturday race at QR has effectively been split in two with a 15 minute break in between. Although it does remind me of the early NASCAR Truck races with the halftime break, it's a stupid idea imo.

This type of format was the norm for the DTM in the early 90s, and was used at selected BTCC events as late as 1995, as well as in the Australian Super Touring Championship in 1994 (except in those series it was only a 10min gap between races)

I agree, not the best idea, considering the success of standardising the formats over the last few years... it'll also disadvantage people who bend their car in the first race.

Hank Hill · PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:28 am

Darwin Race Spoiler, if it hasnt aired yet in some places.

[spoiler]Dave Reynolds just got airborne after contact with Jason Bright[/spoiler]

Philthy82 · PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:54 am

David Reynolds gets big air - my cap

Hank Hill · PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:07 am

[spoiler]AMAZING restart. 4 wide for the lead, chaotic start.[/spoiler]

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