The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

simonracer · Post by **simonracer** » 05 Aug 2012, 02:51

I will be going to today's race.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 05 Aug 2012, 06:04

HRT, this is beyond embarrassing. The satellite team can take it to FPR and T8 so why can't you?

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 05 Aug 2012, 06:09

Reynolds having a terrible weekend. This makes me happy.

simonracer · Post by **simonracer** » 05 Aug 2012, 08:31

Villeneuve got spun on the first lap. Other then that, Will Davison was on pole, alongside his teammate Mark Winterbottom. Winterbottom got him at the start though. Craig Lowndes took the lead after a few laps, and stayed there, although Winterbottom was never that far away. Only other major drama was that Paul Dumbrell had a flat tire, a few laps in. Jamie Whincup was third, quite a way behind the winner, with Davison fourth. Russell Ingall, who was having his best weekend in a long time, came home 6th.

simonracer · Post by **simonracer** » 05 Aug 2012, 08:33

eurobrun wrote:Reynolds having a terrible weekend. This makes me happy.

He has tonsillitis, and can't eat properly. That's why he struggled.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 14 Aug 2012, 10:46

From now on I plan to award my own unofficial ROTR for every race.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 14 Aug 2012, 11:04

eurobrun wrote:From now on I plan to award my own unofficial ROTR for every race.

Just give it to Premat and/or whoever does shite out of the DJR stable every week and you should be set :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Aug 2012, 09:05

Ah, back in the day when the fields were batshite insanely large at Bathurst.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 16 Aug 2012, 09:10

Wizzie wrote:Ah, back in the day when the fields were batshite insanely large at Bathurst.

I remember watching the DVD of that race so many times and being able to remember most of the field when I was young.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 17 Aug 2012, 23:58

Ever wondered what 55 cars in the wet at Bathurst would be like? Well, here's your answer

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 25 Aug 2012, 05:42

Go die in a hole Whincup.

In other news, only one of the three Walkinshaws qualified in the top 10. Anyone want to guess which one it was? :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 25 Aug 2012, 05:46

the Masked Lapwing wrote:Go die in a hole Whincup.

In other news, only one of the three Walkinshaws qualified in the top 10. Anyone want to guess which one it was?

Isn't he supposed to be the shite qualifer of the trio though? :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 25 Aug 2012, 06:10

Whincup having a shocking start? There is a God :mrgreen:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 25 Aug 2012, 06:13

It took a grand total of one flying lap to demolish Skaifey's old lap record. Man, I wish I was in the commentary box to see his reaction :lol:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 25 Aug 2012, 06:20

Webb is fast becoming my one of my favourite drivers.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 25 Aug 2012, 06:27

Looks like the soft tyre might actually be useless for once. This is going to be VERY interesting

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 25 Aug 2012, 07:00

Whincup's right rear is shot

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 25 Aug 2012, 07:08

And there is a visual demonstration of just how bulletproof the Dunlop tyres are. If that was an Pirelli or a Bridgestone for that matter, it'd have blown up long before the finish on that T8 car :lol:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 25 Aug 2012, 07:12

Wizzie wrote:And there is a visual demonstration of just how bulletproof the Dunlop tyres are. If that was an Pirelli or a Bridgestone for that matter, it'd have blown up long before the finish on that T8 car

Which is why I prefer Dunlop, it's much, much more entertaining to watch Whincup struggle around with a tyre that ould go at any instant, than watching him go around with a tyre that's already in pieces.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 25 Aug 2012, 07:17

the Masked Lapwing wrote:
Wizzie wrote:And there is a visual demonstration of just how bulletproof the Dunlop tyres are. If that was an Pirelli or a Bridgestone for that matter, it'd have blown up long before the finish on that T8 car

Which is why I prefer Dunlop, it's much, much more entertaining to watch Whincup struggle around with a tyre that ould go at any instant, than watching him go around with a tyre that's already in pieces.

Either way, it's highly satisfying for us because he's basically been a Karma Houdini since he joined T8 all those years ago so it's about time he had a race where everything went wrong :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 26 Aug 2012, 00:03

Ever wondered what the V8 Supercars' racing is like but never had the time or opportunity to watch? Well, here's the official V8 Supercars youtube channel :mrgreen:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 26 Aug 2012, 05:43

Rusty's driving like a man possessed on the softs

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 26 Aug 2012, 06:15

Guy on twitter gets F1 and V8 Supercars confused. Commentators proceed to mercilessly mock him :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 26 Aug 2012, 06:20

Well done Bright. That was one of the best moves I've seen in a long time

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 26 Aug 2012, 09:18

I went to the race today. Got a very good view of Villeneuve having a casual spin :lol:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 31 Aug 2012, 02:43

For those who are interested, here's how the line-up for the GC600 is looking:

Triple Eight Race Engineering
#1 - Jamie Whincup/Sebastien Bourdais
#888 - Craig Lowndes/Richard Lyons

Walkinshaw Racing
#2 - Garth Tander/TBA
#22 - James Courtney/Darren Turner
#66 - Russell Ingall/TBA

Tony D'Alberto Racing
#3 - Tony D'Alberto/TBA

Stone Brothers Racing
#4 - Lee Holdsworth/Simon Pagenaud
#9 - Shane van Gisbergen/Jeroen Bleekemolen
#47 - Tim Slade/David Brabham

Ford Performance Racing
#5 - Mark Winterbottom/Will Power
#6 - Will Davison/Mika Salo
#55 - David Reynolds/Nick Heidfeld

Kelly Racing
#7 - Todd Kelly/Marco Andretti
#11 - Karl Reindler/Franck Montagny
#15 - Rick Kelly/Graham Rahal
#51 - Greg Murphy/Justin Wilson

Brad Jones Racing
#8 - Jason Bright/Stephane Sarrazin
#14 - Fabian Coulthard/Nicolas Minassian
#21 - David Wall/Jamie Campbell-Walter

Dick Johnson Racing
#12 - Dean Fiore/Gianni Morbidelli
#17 - Steven Johnson/Max Papis
#18 - James Moffat/Peter Kox
#49 - Steve Owen/Boris Said

Tekno Autosports
#19 - Jonathan Webb/TBA
#91 - Michael Patrizi/TBA

Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
#30 - Taz Douglas/Mike Conway

Garry Rogers Motorsport
#33 - Alexandre Premat/TBA
#34 - Michael Caruso/TBA

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 05 Sep 2012, 13:07

Bugger.

Now Larry's gone and the Kelly brothers will get even bigger heads...

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 14 Sep 2012, 04:13

And Besnard's already back on form by writing off the Lockwood Commodore :roll:

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 14 Sep 2012, 05:28

Hinchtown and Ricky Taylor are the second drivers at GRM.

A very good pair of drivers if I do say so, even if Taylor isn't that well known outside of Grand-Am. He is quite the prospect in US Sports Car racing, and this may be his international Big Break.

Hinchtown will have a ball racing in Aussie V8s.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 14 Sep 2012, 05:39

RealRacingRoots wrote:Hinchtown and Ricky Taylor are the second drivers at GRM.

A very good pair of drivers if I do say so, even if Taylor isn't that well known outside of Grand-Am. He is quite the prospect in US Sports Car racing, and this may be his international Big Break.

Hinchtown will have a ball racing in Aussie V8s.

Unless the Mayor gets paired up with Premat. He'd never touch the category with a 10ft pole again after that point :lol:

Although I do fear the monstrosity of a livery that'll come about with the signing of Go Daddy.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 14 Sep 2012, 09:57

Wizzie wrote:
RealRacingRoots wrote:Hinchtown and Ricky Taylor are the second drivers at GRM.

A very good pair of drivers if I do say so, even if Taylor isn't that well known outside of Grand-Am. He is quite the prospect in US Sports Car racing, and this may be his international Big Break.

Hinchtown will have a ball racing in Aussie V8s.

Unless the Mayor gets paired up with Premat. He'd never touch the category with a 10ft pole again after that point

Although I do fear the monstrosity of a livery that'll come about with the signing of Go Daddy.

I've always disliked the name of that company. And that green. :lol:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 15 Sep 2012, 04:54

Paul Morris you absolute muppet :roll:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 15 Sep 2012, 04:59

the Masked Lapwing wrote:Paul Morris you absolute muppet

Not a surprise really

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 15 Sep 2012, 05:13

Holy crap. Someone who wasn't T8 or FPR actually won something

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 15 Sep 2012, 05:26

Wizzie wrote:Holy crap. Someone who wasn't T8 or FPR actually won something

Yeah, but the #9 Falcon was the only other car to win a race before now anyway (The Giz won race 4 at Albert Park).

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 15 Sep 2012, 06:17

Jack Perkins skilfully dodging Larko's question about how much Garry's paying him :lol:

Someone needs to give this kid a full time drive.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 15 Sep 2012, 06:25

Replace Premat with him.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 15 Sep 2012, 06:45

2 laps of this sprint race has already provided more action than the last 500 at Phillip Island. Why did we ever leave Sandown in the first place? :mrgreen:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 15 Sep 2012, 06:56

FPR have been ridiculously unnlucky in these races. And it's all because of DJR :lol:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 15 Sep 2012, 06:58

the Masked Lapwing wrote:FPR have been ridiculously unnlucky in these races. And it's all because of DJR

FPR failing makes me happy. Now Reynolds just needs to go out of the race.