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Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 14 Oct 2013, 06:36
by TomWazzleshaw
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.

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 14 Oct 2013, 20:09
by nome66
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

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 15 Oct 2013, 08:53
by Onxy Wrecked
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.

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 15 Oct 2013, 22:01
by nome66
coincidentally, the nascars in the 80's were of similar rule-spec to the v8 supers of today.... at least they're recycling hahahaha

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 17 Oct 2013, 07:25
by TomWazzleshaw

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 17 Oct 2013, 13:28
by nome66
GET 'EM!

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 21 Oct 2013, 01:19
by TomWazzleshaw

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 21 Oct 2013, 02:23
by Onxy Wrecked
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.

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 22 Oct 2013, 23:10
by TomWazzleshaw
Davison set to be Slade's replacement at Erebus next year.

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

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 22 Oct 2013, 23:42
by Londoner
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?

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 23 Oct 2013, 09:26
by Onxy Wrecked
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.

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 23 Oct 2013, 09:35
by RonDenisDeletraz
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

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 23 Oct 2013, 15:46
by Londoner

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 24 Oct 2013, 02:00
by TomWazzleshaw

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 24 Oct 2013, 02:12
by go_Rubens
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.

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 26 Oct 2013, 00:52
by TomWazzleshaw
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.

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 26 Oct 2013, 01:07
by TomWazzleshaw
So the four main title contenders are 2nd, 14th, 21st and 25th after qualifying. Dis gun b gud :D

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 26 Oct 2013, 05:05
by TomWazzleshaw
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:

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 26 Oct 2013, 06:28
by RonDenisDeletraz
Go home Paul DUMBrell, that is an instant ROTR

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 26 Oct 2013, 07:21
by TomWazzleshaw
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:

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 27 Oct 2013, 06:17
by RonDenisDeletraz
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Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 29 Oct 2013, 04:13
by TomWazzleshaw

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 13 Nov 2013, 20:48
by the Masked Lapwing
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.

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 13 Nov 2013, 23:15
by TomWazzleshaw
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.

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 02:47
by nome66
here's your third race. hint! they don't have fenders.

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 09:28
by RonDenisDeletraz
Oh god that is bloody stupid.

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 20 Nov 2013, 08:38
by TomWazzleshaw
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:

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 21 Nov 2013, 18:38
by watka
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? :mrgreen:


Erm, The Masked Lapwing? :lol:

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 22 Nov 2013, 03:59
by TomWazzleshaw
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? :mrgreen:


Erm, The Masked Lapwing? :lol:


No, it's obviously MinardiFan :P

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

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 23 Nov 2013, 05:17
by TomWazzleshaw
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 :|

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 23 Nov 2013, 07:25
by simonracer
James Courtney is a very lucky man.

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Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 23 Nov 2013, 10:11
by TomWazzleshaw

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 26 Nov 2013, 04:02
by TomWazzleshaw
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.

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 29 Nov 2013, 00:34
by TomWazzleshaw

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 04 Dec 2013, 05:02
by TomWazzleshaw
DJR buys Morris' remaining REC.

Things have just gotten interesting, ladies and gentlemen.

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 04 Dec 2013, 20:41
by the Masked Lapwing

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 07 Dec 2013, 06:20
by Gerudo Dragon
Whincup leads. What's that about him being crap at Sydney? :lol:

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 07 Dec 2013, 08:25
by the Masked Lapwing
WHINCUPWINSLOL

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

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 07 Dec 2013, 08:58
by RonDenisDeletraz
I really want to punch Tim Edwards in the face, that man is a total dickhead

Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

Posted: 07 Dec 2013, 10:50
by Salamander
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.