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[Autumnpuma]

ykickamoocow, on Mar 26 2007, 11:30 PM, said:

They are great drivers and seem like nice people but since they drive Holden's i refuse to support them. I was born a Ford man and i'll die a Ford man  

  I can respect that.

[Player(1)]

Heard the Kelly brothers have a brilliant battle to the flag in the 2nd race, I need to watch that race!

[ykickamoocow]

Player(1), on Mar 27 2007, 10:07 PM, said:

Heard the Kelly brothers have a brilliant battle to the flag in the 2nd race, I need to watch that race!

I was a good race. Its unfortunate bouth their last names though as they often get called "The Kelly Gang" and for those who dont know "The Kelly Gang" were famous bush rangers in the 19th century and were eventually killed.

[aussief1]

Rick & Todd Kelly are both great drivers but if I where to choose between the two I would go with Rick. But the man that has the game sorted beyond anyone else in my opinion is Craig Lowndes, he is the complete package on an off track. Another driver that I rate highly is Jason Richards and it kills me because he is a kiwi, but he is a champion in the near future, the same could be said about Mark Winterbottom.

[Autumnpuma]

aussief1, on Mar 27 2007, 01:57 PM, said:

Rick & Todd Kelly are both great drivers but if I where to choose between the two I would go with Rick. But the man that has the game sorted beyond anyone else in my opinion is Craig Lowndes, he is the complete package on an off track. Another driver that I rate highly is Jason Richards and it kills me because he is a kiwi, but he is a champion in the near future, the same could be said about Mark Winterbottom.

[ykickamoocow]

aussief1, on Mar 28 2007, 07:57 AM, said:

Rick & Todd Kelly are both great drivers but if I where to choose between the two I would go with Rick. But the man that has the game sorted beyond anyone else in my opinion is Craig Lowndes, he is the complete package on an off track. Another driver that I rate highly is Jason Richards and it kills me because he is a kiwi, but he is a champion in the near future, the same could be said about Mark Winterbottom.

Are you a Ford or a Holden man?

[aussief1]

ykickamoocow, on Mar 28 2007, 02:10 PM, said:

Are you a Ford or a Holden man?

I started off as a young boy loving all things Ford mainly because of the influence of my father, then as I grew older I became disillusioned with Ford and started my love affair with HSV which resulted in me buying my HSV that I still own to this day. At the moment I’m sort of sitting on the fence in regards to both Ford and Holden which is probably from working within the car industry. But I must say when it all boils down I still have a soft spot for Ford.

Talk about a long winded answer to a simple question

[ykickamoocow]

aussief1, on Mar 28 2007, 04:29 PM, said:

I started off as a young boy loving all things Ford mainly because of the influence of my father, then as I grew older I became disillusioned with Ford and started my love affair with HSV which resulted in me buying my HSV that I still own to this day. At the moment I’m sort of sitting on the fence in regards to both Ford and Holden which is probably from working within the car industry. But I must say when it all boils down I still have a soft spot for Ford.

Talk about a long winded answer to a simple question

That is very unusal. 99% of v8 Supercar fans are either very pro Ford or very Pro Holden. The closest thing Australia has ever had to a civil war was betwen the Holden fans vs Ford fans  

[aussief1]

ykickamoocow, on Mar 28 2007, 04:34 PM, said:

That is very unusal. 99% of v8 Supercar fans are either very pro Ford or very Pro Holden. The closest thing Australia has ever had to a civil war was betwen the Holden fans vs Ford fans  

Very true,

I guess working within the car industry and having a job like mine which involves all manufactures, your Ford man or Holden man, Australian instincts become numbed somewhat

[ykickamoocow]

aussief1, on Mar 28 2007, 05:19 PM, said:

Very true,

I guess working within the car industry and having a job like mine which involves all manufactures, your Ford man or Holden man, Australian instincts become numbed somewhat

They will come back. The Australian instincts are too strong to ignore for long  

[aussief1]

ykickamoocow, on Mar 28 2007, 05:22 PM, said:

They will come back. The Australian instincts are too strong to ignore for long  

I hope so

[ykickamoocow]

Ive found this which is quite interesting.

Blog response from Murray Walker

Dear Mike, Ever since I returned to England from this year`s superb Clipsal 500 I have been following your blog about the future of the proposed Victoria Park developments with intense interest.

I`m not a South Australian, I`m not an Adelaidean and I`m not even an Australian but, as someone with a passionate interest in Motor Sport who regards Adelaide as the nicest city in Australia and who rightly regards the Clipsal 500 as the finest Touring Car event in the world, bar none, I do have a very real interest in the subject. To me it is tragic that, from the point of view of what I understand to be the majority, the very real improvements that are proposed to Victoria Park and which would result in less annual disruption, the enhancement of the park itself and vastly improved facitlities for both the horse and car racing events have been blocked by a powerful minority but history shows that there`s nothing new about that. To someone who is, literally, a foreign outsider that minority can say it is none of my business but I respectfully submit that it is very much in the interest of Adelaide and South Australia for the proposed changes to be made. They would undoutedly create an even nicer environment for the majority of Adelaide`s inhabitants and even better sporting events to boost tourism, the City and the State. Life being what it is there`s only one way for that to happen. It`s called Democracy. The majority have to mobilise their strength and make enough fuss to overcome the minority. I not only hope they do but that I shall have the pleasure of returning to your fine city in 2008 with the knowledge that the majority has prevailed. Optimistically yours Murray Walker

http://www.news.com....514-910,00.html

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So it appears Murray Walker is a fan of the V8 Supercars and more specifically the Adelaide circuit  

Edit: Incase anyone doesnt know Victoria Park is in Adelaide and should not be confused with Victoria the state.

Edited by ykickamoocow, 16 April 2007 - 05:34 PM.

[JayStorm]

Good stuff from Murray there actually.

Good on him. I think they should listen to him as he highlights very valid points and imo is right.

[Player(1)]

ykickamoocow, on Apr 16 2007, 06:30 PM, said:

So it appears Murray Walker is a fan of the V8 Supercars

Ofcourse. Murray is fuelled by top racing, its why his opinion is so respected as it speaks for everyone.

[ykickamoocow]

I actually think that in afew years time both Ford and GM will be pushing to get the V8 Supercars better coverage in many countires and regions including the middle east and America. GM is currently doing alot of exporting of the Holden Commodore and Ford have just annonced that the next generation Ford Falcon will be going to the middle east and most probably America as well. Both Ford and GM would love to have better V8 Supercars coverage in these regions as it can only help to increase car sales.

[Autumnpuma]

ykickamoocow, on Apr 20 2007, 12:07 AM, said:

I actually think that in afew years time both Ford and GM will be pushing to get the V8 Supercars better coverage in many countires and regions including the middle east and America. GM is currently doing alot of exporting of the Holden Commodore and Ford have just annonced that the next generation Ford Falcon will be going to the middle east and most probably America as well. Both Ford and GM would love to have better V8 Supercars coverage in these regions as it can only help to increase car sales.

Isn't there some sort of salary cap or expenditure rules for the teams right now? If they go more global, will those caps remain in place? I think probably not and you'll start to see some things change as a result. More driver decisions based on public appeal than talent perhaps? Sponsorship playing a bigger role? How likely is all this, do you think?

[ykickamoocow]

Autumnpuma, on Apr 21 2007, 05:34 AM, said:

Isn't there some sort of salary cap or expenditure rules for the teams right now? If they go more global, will those caps remain in place? I think probably not and you'll start to see some things change as a result. More driver decisions based on public appeal than talent perhaps? Sponsorship playing a bigger role? How likely is all this, do you think?

All the drivers have a salary cap of about 2 million (i think) and testing is extremely limited due to strick rules which lower the costs involved significantly. The V8 Supercars have been going overseas to quite afew countries in recent years and it hasnt changed them so far. The V8 Supercars have been pushing into the middle east in recent years with races at Bahrain. There have been rumours of the V8 Supercars having 1 round in America but this seems extremely doubtful as NASCAR wouldnt allow a rival series into their country. I dont expect much to change in the general rules of the V8 Supercars for many years which i consider a good thing. What i was refering to in my previous post was the television coverage in the middle east and America improving so both Ford and GM can show their products racing so people in those countries will consider buying their cars.

[ykickamoocow]

Without saying too much i will say that im worried about Ford at the moment as they seem to be having brake problems with their new BF Falcon. Its never good when some teams are having torrible getting through a normal race and it will be evn worse when the Enduro's come round.

[Autumnpuma]

ykickamoocow, on Apr 20 2007, 10:01 PM, said:

All the drivers have a salary cap of about 2 million (i think) and testing is extremely limited due to strick rules which lower the costs involved significantly. The V8 Supercars have been going overseas to quite afew countries in recent years and it hasnt changed them so far. The V8 Supercars have been pushing into the middle east in recent years with races at Bahrain. There have been rumours of the V8 Supercars having 1 round in America but this seems extremely doubtful as NASCAR wouldnt allow a rival series into their country. I dont expect much to change in the general rules of the V8 Supercars for many years which i consider a good thing. What i was refering to in my previous post was the television coverage in the middle east and America improving so both Ford and GM can show their products racing so people in those countries will consider buying their cars.

It's not a rival series. NASCAR has such a strong fan-base that follows oval-only racing that V8s would not be a serious challenge. The problem would be getting decent TV coverage. They would probably end up on Speed and we'd get the full race instead of a highlights package.

[Vegetableman]

Yeah what I saw happening at Puke was the fords were good until the brakes got hot and started wearing. I believe the aero is disrupting the flow to the brake ducts.

[ykickamoocow]

Vegetableman, on Apr 23 2007, 07:16 PM, said:

Yeah what I saw happening at Puke was the fords were good until the brakes got hot and started wearing. I believe the aero is disrupting the flow to the brake ducts.

I hope they manage to fix the problem before Bathurst as there are some corners around the mountain which you really wouldnt want to loose your brakes.

[ykickamoocow]

Did anyone watch Round 4 at Winton. I love seeing rain effected races as it produces alot of excitment with heeps of on track incidents  

Edited by ykickamoocow, 21 May 2007 - 03:49 AM.

[aussief1]

ykickamoocow, on May 21 2007, 01:48 PM, said:

Did anyone watch Round 4 at Winton. I love seeing rain effected races as it produces alot of excitment with heeps of on track incidents  

Yeah I watched most of the two races on Sunday and only caught about half the race on Saturday. Good to see Wincup win Fords first round this year.

I'm off to Bathurst again this year, just put my annual leave application in today

[B.P.]

aussief1, on May 21 2007, 03:57 PM, said:

Yeah I watched most of the two races on Sunday and only caught about half the race on Saturday. Good to see Wincup win Fords first round this year.

I'm off to Bathurst again this year, just put my annual leave application in today

Lucky b#####d....

[aussief1]

B.P., on May 21 2007, 04:05 PM, said:

Lucky b#####d....

Annual leave approved, I'm off to Bathurst again

Edited by aussief1, 21 May 2007 - 11:08 PM.

[ykickamoocow]

aussief1, on May 22 2007, 09:07 AM, said:

Annual leave approved, I'm off to Bathurst again

What part of the track are you planning on going too, to watch the race?

[aussief1]

ykickamoocow, on May 22 2007, 09:17 AM, said:

What part of the track are you planning on going too, to watch the race?

I'll be watching the race from the "The Chase" (inside the track) like we did last year.

We move around the track for all the other sessions. I'll be up at Skyline for Qualy.

[ykickamoocow]

aussief1, on May 22 2007, 10:14 AM, said:

I'll be watching the race from the "The Chase" (inside the track) like we did last year.

We move around the track for all the other sessions. I'll be up at Skyline for Qualy.

If i were going i would go for Forest Elbow as i always loved that section of the track. Though i would also give serious consideration for parking myself next too The Esses

Edited by ykickamoocow, 22 May 2007 - 12:20 AM.

[aussief1]

ykickamoocow, on May 22 2007, 10:18 AM, said:

If i were going i would go for Forest Elbow as i always loved that section of the track. Though i would also give serious consideration for parking myself next too The Esses

Forest Elbow is good, I watched some of the qualy from there last year, but it has two problems with being there for the race, one you have no TV so you are clueless as to whats happening in the race and on other parts of the track and two its one hell of a long & dangerous walk with the esky fully loaded from the top of the mountain where the bus drops you off because it is so steep and you are walking through bush tracks. I took a heap of beers with me for qualy but the buggers where warm by the time I got to the last couple!!!

Watching the Esses has the same problems and you can't really see the track that well because of trees and how the land is around that part of the mountain.

[ykickamoocow]

By the sounds of it they should be installing some more big screen televisions around the track.