The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 14 Oct 2013, 06:36

Murphy dumping it into the wall at Reid Park

Probably the incident that changed the course of the race, and gave Murph an easy ROTR award for such an uncharacteristic driver error.

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 14 Oct 2013, 20:09

holy cheeseballs that was a hairy wreck. glad he's alright. if i recall, v8 supercars don't stand up well to side-slap crashes

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 15 Oct 2013, 08:53

nome66 wrote:holy cheeseballs that was a hairy wreck. glad he's alright. if i recall, v8 supercars don't stand up well to side-slap crashes

Curiously, NASCAR used to have that problem in the eighties and nineties and maybe the lower crash totals of V8 Supercars races might be why the structural deficiency still exists.

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 15 Oct 2013, 22:01

coincidentally, the nascars in the 80's were of similar rule-spec to the v8 supers of today.... at least they're recycling hahahaha

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 17 Oct 2013, 07:25

Tander tells Bright to build a bridge and get over the Bathurst incident. Bright responds by doing just that :lol:

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 17 Oct 2013, 13:28

GET 'EM!

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 21 Oct 2013, 01:19

David Brabham to replace Andrew Thompson for the GC 600

I'm okay with this

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 21 Oct 2013, 02:23

nome66 wrote:coincidentally, the nascars in the 80's were of similar rule-spec to the v8 supers of today.... at least they're recycling hahahaha

The V8s were kept structurally in the 1980s safety wise while NASCAR was in the 1980s technology wise for the engines back when they had carburetors.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 22 Oct 2013, 23:10

Davison set to be Slade's replacement at Erebus next year.

Well done Ford Australia. Look what you've done.

Post by **Londoner** » 22 Oct 2013, 23:42

Wizzie wrote:Davison set to be Slade's replacement at Erebus next year.

Well done Ford Australia. Look what you've done.

The situation with Ford must be pretty dire if Davison would rather take the challenge of getting half-decent results out of the Erebus crapboxes than stay with FPR.

As an aside, how long is Frosty's FPR contract?

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 23 Oct 2013, 09:26

Wizzie wrote:Davison set to be Slade's replacement at Erebus next year.

Well done Ford Australia. Look what you've done.

And Erebus is well deep in trouble themselves.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 23 Oct 2013, 09:35

Wizzie wrote:Davison set to be Slade's replacement at Erebus next year.

Well done Ford Australia. Look what you've done.

Not sure if Davison is really gullible or Erebus is just dangling a big bag of money at him

Post by **Londoner** » 23 Oct 2013, 15:46

Make of this what you will...

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 24 Oct 2013, 02:00

Mostert replaces Davison at FPR, with Frosty to stay for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, Mad Nephew Ryan is considering finding a fourth REC to enter Percat next year.

The pieces are slowly falling into place...

go_Rubens · Post by **go_Rubens** » 24 Oct 2013, 02:12

East Londoner wrote:Make of this what you will...

That is a very interesting story indeed. But I wouldn't exactly say that the series itself would self-destruct in five years. Maybe I'm underestimating the power of people bickering.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 26 Oct 2013, 00:52

Championship-changing stuff right here. JDub's caused a red flag, and has subsequently lost his fastest lap and can take no further part in qualifying.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 26 Oct 2013, 01:07

So the four main title contenders are 2nd, 14th, 21st and 25th after qualifying. Dis gun b gud

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 26 Oct 2013, 05:05

That has got to be the worst 10 minutes of Roland Dane's entire motorsport career. #1's stopped on track and #888 has a puncture. The championship's just been blown wide open again :mrgreen:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 26 Oct 2013, 06:28

Go home Paul DUMBrell, that is an instant ROTR

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 26 Oct 2013, 07:21

The IndyCar race at Fontana might have been race of the year, but today's event at the GC comes at a close second for sheer WTF value. :lol:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 27 Oct 2013, 06:17

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TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 29 Oct 2013, 04:13

And just when you thought that it'd gone away...

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 13 Nov 2013, 20:48

Oh for god's sake...
Why do we need three races? What was wrong with the current format that's worked for all eternity? Oh, right, Warburton needs to make the most of the shite TV deal he got.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 13 Nov 2013, 23:15

the Masked Lapwing wrote:Oh for god's sake...
Why do we need three races? What was wrong with the current format that's worked for all eternity? Oh, right, Warburton needs to make the most of the shite TV deal he got.

Get the pitchforks and knives ready, because nobody's too impressed by the changes.

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 14 Nov 2013, 02:47

here's your third race. hint! they don't have fenders.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 14 Nov 2013, 09:28

Oh god that is bloody stupid.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 20 Nov 2013, 08:38

Not really a news item, but at various events throughout the year, CAMS runs Young Officials programs at various V8 Supercar events, which aim to train young people between 16 and 25 in the running and officiating of said events for two years. Guess who just got accepted into the program for the season finale at Sydney? :mrgreen:

watka · Post by **watka** » 21 Nov 2013, 18:38

Wizzie wrote:Not really a news item, but at various events throughout the year, CAMS runs Young Officials programs at various V8 Supercar events, which aim to train young people between 16 and 25 in the running and officiating of said events for two years. Guess who just got accepted into the program for the season finale at Sydney?

Erm, The Masked Lapwing? :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 22 Nov 2013, 03:59

watka wrote:
Wizzie wrote:Not really a news item, but at various events throughout the year, CAMS runs Young Officials programs at various V8 Supercar events, which aim to train young people between 16 and 25 in the running and officiating of said events for two years. Guess who just got accepted into the program for the season finale at Sydney?

Erm, The Masked Lapwing?

No, it's obviously MinardiFan

Anyway, practice has just finished for the day, and Davison has absolutely obliterated the lap record. Alex Davison, that is.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 23 Nov 2013, 05:17

Far out guys, it's only the first half of the supersprint. It's almost as if nobody wants to win this thing :lol:

That was a big hit for JC and Premat though. Looks like both will be out for the weekend

simonracer · Post by **simonracer** » 23 Nov 2013, 07:25

James Courtney is a very lucky man.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 23 Nov 2013, 10:11

It's all kicking off down at the stewards' office now.

Meanwhile, Here is the #22's third enormous accident in the space of three events.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 26 Nov 2013, 04:02

Percat to fill in for Courtney at Sydney. Should be interesting to see what he can do given a full weekend.

Meanwhile, all is not well down in the midfield.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 29 Nov 2013, 00:34

Rosenberg moves to Walkinshaw for 2014 with Percat.

The end is here for Maro Engel.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 04 Dec 2013, 05:02

DJR buys Morris' remaining REC.

Things have just gotten interesting, ladies and gentlemen.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 04 Dec 2013, 20:41

Bathplug.

Gerudo Dragon · Post by **Gerudo Dragon** » 07 Dec 2013, 06:20

Whincup leads. What's that about him being crap at Sydney? :lol:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 07 Dec 2013, 08:25

WHINCUPWINSLOL

Now watch as Tim Edwards spends the next 12 hours complaining to Schenken and Winterbottom gets off scot free.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 07 Dec 2013, 08:58

I really want to punch Tim Edwards in the face, that man is a total dickhead

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 07 Dec 2013, 10:50

eurobrun wrote:I really want to punch Tim Edwards in the face, that man is a total dickhead

I'd settle for Mark Winterbottom, myself.