the Masked Lapwing wrote:RIP Australian Formula Ford. Apart from the fact this now makes it harder for Aussies to get to Europe than it already was, it now seems a given that Ford will stop funding FPR and ruin V8s as well.
It has to be said that Formula Ford as a whole has seen a slight decline in its popularity due to the rise of other comparable series - in Germany, the ADAC Formel Masters series now acts as a feeder series to the German F3 series, in Italy Formula Abarth has taken over that role (and is slowly expanding into the wider European racing scene) and France has its own national Formula 4 Championship instead. It is still a relatively popular series in many countries, but it has to be said that it is facing stiffer competition in some places due to the rise of alternative series with similar performance and operating costs.
Martin Brundle, on watching a replay of Grosjean spinning: "The problem with Grosjean is that he want to take a look back at the corner he's just exited"
If Ford do pull out of the V8s when their Australian factory closes up shop in 2016, what will that do to the series, because the old Ford/Holden rivalry will be no more? I wonder if there will be a drop in support for the series, as all the Ford fans either give up on the series, or become Nissan/Mercedes/Volvo fans instead. or even turn to the red side...
I also have to wonder just how secure Holden are in the series, what with the problems that GM have suffered during the last few years, and the introduction of new makes onto the grid.
Fetzie on Ferrari wrote:How does a driver hurtling around a race track while they're sous-viding in their overalls have a better understanding of the race than a team of strategy engineers in an air-conditioned room?l
What the bathplug was the point of the government pouring all those upgrades into Eastern Creek if they aren't even going to try to get some decent series there?
Seriously, if they want to dither around like that with their works team, they might as well go home. They are flat-out ruining Australian motorsport right now.
Biscione wrote:"Some Turkemenistani gulag repurposed for residential use" is the best way yet I've heard to describe North / East Glasgow.
East Londoner wrote:If Ford do pull out of the V8s when their Australian factory closes up shop in 2016, what will that do to the series, because the old Ford/Holden rivalry will be no more? I wonder if there will be a drop in support for the series, as all the Ford fans either give up on the series, or become Nissan/Mercedes/Volvo fans instead. or even turn to the red side...
I also have to wonder just how secure Holden are in the series, what with the problems that GM have suffered during the last few years, and the introduction of new makes onto the grid.
The fate of Holden may not be so bad as GM is pushing the Holdens onto the American customers with the Chevy Impala/Chevy SS cars. If GM does anything, they might merge Holden and Chevy together given the increasing overlap between the two.
More Moneytron, more problems for Onyx! A flock of Kroghs appear on the NASCAR Track and cause caw-tions!
TEXAS IS GONE hopefully this isn't the final calendar. i read something about them wanting to find a different track in the USA before returning to COTA
I believe in German BARawnda-Tyrrell-Simca(and it's working)
the only difference between the roman gladiators and racing drivers is that racing drivers sit inside the lion that is trying to kill them.
TEXAS IS GONE hopefully this isn't the final calendar. i read something about them wanting to find a different track in the USA before returning to COTA
Supposedly, Texas will be back in 2015. They made a hefty loss this year though, and V8SCA don't like losing money.
i'm super mad right now. no more speed channel, so no more v8 supercars. a blind man on the phone with someone in a porta-potty outside a bar in melbourne is getting better race coverage than i am.
I believe in German BARawnda-Tyrrell-Simca(and it's working)
the only difference between the roman gladiators and racing drivers is that racing drivers sit inside the lion that is trying to kill them.
just wake me up tomorrow and tell if and how many laps a nissan led. if that doesn't happen and it's REDBULLWINSLOL, then tell me how far up the finishing order Nissan made it. any of the four, i don't care. hopefully Kelly racing because i need some JD meself uuuuggghhh
I believe in German BARawnda-Tyrrell-Simca(and it's working)
the only difference between the roman gladiators and racing drivers is that racing drivers sit inside the lion that is trying to kill them.
THAT WAS RACING. WOW. GREAT BATTLE. MARK WINTERBOTTOM AND STEVEN RICHARDS WINS BATHURST 1000!!! YEAH
Rio Haryanto for the win! He upon seeing me accidentaly paint Belgian flag rotated 90 deg to right tommykl returns from the bathroom tommykl reads the chat logs tommykl has a stroke
