The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 04 May 2013, 04:29

I feel sorry for Wall there, he was on track for the top 10 and will now be relegated outside the top 20 because of the stupid red flag rule.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 04 May 2013, 04:31

Well done Mostert for the top 10, but one thing remains - he got beaten by Engel :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 04 May 2013, 04:32

Matty, that probably wasn't a good idea mentioning that stat about JDub to Skaifey considering how fired up he already is :lol:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 04 May 2013, 04:54

Now for the DVS and OWENWINSLOL

Never mind. Dumbass.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 04 May 2013, 05:47

Always hilarious when the Kelly boys share the back row :twisted:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 04 May 2013, 05:53

FPR must hate Dunlop a lot right now.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 04 May 2013, 06:06

How the serious bathplug did Engel qualify so well

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 04 May 2013, 06:09

eurobrun wrote:How the serious bathplug did Engel qualify so well

Dunno. They're all working in qualifying, but only Slade's works in race trim.

Also, :lol:

Mostert.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 04 May 2013, 06:14

Oh dear, the Kellys just fixed that car :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 04 May 2013, 06:22

the Masked Lapwing wrote:Oh dear, the Kellys just fixed that car

And then the muppet Rick tries to write it off again :lol:

Seriously, how Pye escaped having the mother and father of all big accidents will remain a mystery of the ages.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 04 May 2013, 06:48

Someone go tell Skaifey to wake up, he's about 10 laps behind the action :lol:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 04 May 2013, 06:54

Dunlop need to get their act together, the tyres are barely lasting...

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 04 May 2013, 06:55

the Masked Lapwing wrote:Dunlop need to get their act together, the tyres are barely lasting...

Two tyre failures at pretty much the same time. That does not look good at all.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 04 May 2013, 06:58

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:
the Masked Lapwing wrote:Dunlop need to get their act together, the tyres are barely lasting...

Two tyre failures at pretty much the same time. That does not look good at all.

Plus three or four in the first half. Barbagallo is fairly hard on tyres, but it usually isn't a problem.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 04 May 2013, 07:01

And T8WINSLOL returns. Ah well, at least it wasn't Whincup.

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 05 May 2013, 01:11

yep. gotta count our lucky stars the way they're given to us lol.
"at least it wasn't Whincup" has a similar ring as "at least it wasn't Vettel", but i feel like Webber is just going to be whipped into that not happening.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 10 May 2013, 09:28

We have our first Texas Special, blatantly stolen off Ambrose's NASCAR :lol:

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 10 May 2013, 16:02

that reminds me:
Which Holden teams will be running Chevy emblems in Texas?

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 11 May 2013, 02:30

nome66 wrote:that reminds me:
Which Holden teams will be running Chevy emblems in Texas?

Likely at least one HRT, maybe both. That'd be it though, the rest would have to get paid by Holden to do it and Holden is only slightly less cheap than Ford :lol:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 12 May 2013, 00:04

Texas Special #2. When was the last time Webb drove a car with so little white on it? :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 12 May 2013, 00:06

the Masked Lapwing wrote:Texas Special #2. When was the last time Webb drove a car with so little white on it?

Reminds me of that special livery GRM ran on Caruso's car back in 2009. Except nowhere near as good.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 13 May 2013, 09:43

Texas Special #3, with confirmation that there will be no Chevys on the grid. Something tells me they really don't want to piss off the Aussies very much :lol:

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 13 May 2013, 20:01

i'm going to laugh at all the confused texans, though.

my autoshop teacher, all around GM fan truck and all, fresh out of texas(born 'n' raised), doesn't know what a Holden is.

the only cars relevant to the American market are the Mercs and the Nissans. We are already able to buy the new Altimas here in the states, but it doesn't have a V8 option, nor do they have plans for one...so.... go figure.

...unless FPV Australia pulls a fast one and ships Mustangs or V8 Fusions, which is at a 0% chance.

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 14 May 2013, 01:17

nome66 wrote:i'm going to laugh at all the confused texans, though.

my autoshop teacher, all around GM fan truck and all, fresh out of texas(born 'n' raised), doesn't know what a Holden is.

the only cars relevant to the American market are the Mercs and the Nissans. We are already able to buy the new Altimas here in the states, but it doesn't have a V8 option, nor do they have plans for one...so.... go figure.

...unless FPV Australia pulls a fast one and ships Mustangs or V8 Fusions, which is at a 0% chance.

Oddly, the new Commodore bodywork reminds me of the Chevy Impala.

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 14 May 2013, 02:22

Onxy Wrecked wrote:Oddly, the new Commodore bodywork reminds me of the Chevy Impala.

The Chevrolet SS is a Badge-Engineered Commodore, so the switch (in theory) should be rather simple.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 14 May 2013, 06:05

Oooh, shiny.

I wonder who else will join the special livery bandwagon before Austin this weekend.

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 15 May 2013, 01:48

Make of this what you will.

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 15 May 2013, 01:54

THE BIIIGGG THRREEEE(in america at least) AAAAWWWW YEEAAHHHH my inner mopar fan is pleased.
also, this

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 15 May 2013, 03:06

Great, my least favourite car manufacturer is entering V8s. Wahoo

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 15 May 2013, 05:06

JeremyMcClean wrote:Great, my least favourite car manufacturer is entering V8s. Wahoo

It's not confirmed yet, AA are known as Auto Fiction for a very good reason.

I see three reasons why Chrysler won't be entering with GRM:
1) Garry was trying to get them to join in since the COTF was confirmed, and failed miserably.
2) Brad Jones was doing eaxctly the same thing.
3) GRM and BJR are two of Holden's three most competitive teams at the moment, and since they're smarter than Ford they might actually try and hang on to them :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 17 May 2013, 06:44

Mark Dutton and Adam Fisher have just taken out the easiest ROTR awards in Motorsport history :lol:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 17 May 2013, 08:28

America, where illegally crossing a road can get you a night in jail but you can carry an assault rifle :roll:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 17 May 2013, 08:56

eurobrun wrote:America, where illegally crossing a road can get you a night in jail but you can carry an assault rifle

Yeah, it may be a patently ridiculous situation depending on what side of the fence you're on, but you can't deny it's downright hilarious when something bad happens to Triple 8 :lol:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 17 May 2013, 09:04

Wizzie wrote:
eurobrun wrote:America, where illegally crossing a road can get you a night in jail but you can carry an assault rifle

Yeah, it may be a patently ridiculous situation depending on what side of the fence you're on, but you can't deny it's downright hilarious when something bad happens to Triple 8

That is true The only way it could be better is FPR imo

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 18 May 2013, 00:42

How do V8 Supercar drivers learn a new track with only 7 sets of dry tyres? Use wets for 3 sessions :lol:

go_Rubens · Post by **go_Rubens** » 18 May 2013, 00:48

the Masked Lapwing wrote:How do V8 Supercar drivers learn a new track with only 7 sets of dry tyres? Use wets for 3 sessions

Perfect solution! Just boss, that is :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 18 May 2013, 01:27

the Masked Lapwing wrote:How do V8 Supercar drivers learn a new track with only 7 sets of dry tyres? Use wets for 3 sessions

Only 7 sets? That's rather generous by Dunlop standards :lol:

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 18 May 2013, 03:31

eurobrun wrote:America, where illegally crossing a road can get you a night in jail but you can carry an assault rifle

in America the laws are particularly strict if you visit Texas, but aren't from Texas.
also in Washington DC the "no fly zone" is so strict, if a human could jump higher than the 555 foot Washington Monument, they'll scramble the fighter jets. it hasn't been done, but i'm sure they'll do it

Post by **Londoner** » 18 May 2013, 21:03

WHINCUPWINSLOL.

I caught the start, and Whincup had the race sewn up before he'd even reached the first corner, because Coulthard clearly tried to imitate Mark Webber with his start...

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 18 May 2013, 21:18

East Londoner wrote:WHINCUPWINSLOL.

I caught the start, and Whincup had the race sewn up before he'd even reached the first corner, because Coulthard clearly tried to imitate Mark Webber with his start...

Lowndesy at least gave him a bit of a fight towards the end, but he was never gonna pass him.

Still, that was fantastic race, which is strange because usually V8s on Tilkedromes are just as bad as F1 races :lol:

Poor old Erebus, though. They finally start to show some pace, and then Slade spins, Engel suffers instant karma, and the only one who didn't spin had a power steering failure :lol: