The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 00:37

And for those who are interested, the V8 Supercars' official youtube channel is broadcasting the race live from 10:30 tomorrow morning EDST (23:15 GMT as Australia goes into daylight savings time tomorrow). Which just goes to show how laughably behind the times Bernie and co are :lol:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 06 Oct 2012, 01:09

Seriously? It's not that he's trying to convince Dick to switch to Mazda, but that he's trying to do it purely for money :roll:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 06:08

Man, this looks likeit's gonna be one hell of a shoot out with the weather closing in :mrgreen:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 06:23

Only the seven commentary team can make a Fa-18 flyover demonstration hilarious to watch :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 06:38

Christ, Owen's car is all over the shot at the top of the mountain

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 06 Oct 2012, 06:55

Holy crap, that was brilliant fron the Giz :shock:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 07:25

Even if it didn't get pole, Whincup's lap was better than Davo's in term of sheer quality and on the limit driving

simonracer · Post by **simonracer** » 06 Oct 2012, 08:17

the Masked Lapwing wrote:Seriously? It's not that he's trying to convince Dick to switch to Mazda, but that he's trying to do it purely for money

Well, you know, Dick started off in a Holden, believe it or not. But he has been with Ford since about 1973 or so.

Grovey · Post by **Grovey** » 06 Oct 2012, 08:20

inb4 Paul Morris causes a big crash

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 08:42

simonracer wrote:
the Masked Lapwing wrote:Seriously? It's not that he's trying to convince Dick to switch to Mazda, but that he's trying to do it purely for money

Well, you know, Dick started off in a Holden, believe it or not. But he has been with Ford since about 1973 or so.

That in itself isn't a problem. The problem is this Pickering bloke is clearly doing it out of self-interest only rather than for the good of the team. Not that Ford are doing any better either as they seem to be doing their absolute best for the past five years or so to alienate any team that isn't FPR :lol:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 06 Oct 2012, 08:48

Wizzie wrote:
That in itself isn't a problem. The problem is this Pickering bloke is clearly doing it out of self-interest only rather than for the good of the team. Not that Ford are doing any better either as they seem to be doing their absolute best for the past five years or so to alienate any team that isn't FPR

And it's not even like FPR have even been able to challenge for wins consistently until this year

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 06 Oct 2012, 10:00

Michael Patrizi got a four spot grid penalty for blocking Jason Bright in qualifying (what a rivalry those two are developing :lol:

), then appealed the decision. The stewards then gave him five spots :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 10:06

the Masked Lapwing wrote:Michael Patrizi got a four spot grid penalty for blocking Jason Bright in qualifying (what a rivalry those two are developing ), then appealed the decision. The stewards then gave him five spots

I'll guarantee you that Patrizi will punt Bright off the track at some point as revenge which leads to an all-out brawl between the pair :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 22:54

Larko and his whiteboard up to no good yet again :lol:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 06 Oct 2012, 22:59

Wizzie wrote:Larko and his whiteboard up to no good yet again

His V8 towing a caravan looked like a Beetle and a helmet :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 23:10

Man, why can't Seven have the F1 coverage for the Australian GP and unleash Larko onto the grid? :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 23:18

I think Skaifey's just fallen asleep on the grid :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 23:34

Patrizi to start in pitlane as a strategic ploy

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 23:37

Frosty went nowhere off the start and Dumbrell's going backwards :mrgreen:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 06 Oct 2012, 23:41

Possible penatly for Owen

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 23:42

eurobrun wrote:Possible penatly for Owen

And the best part about it is his start was worse than Frosty's anyway :lol:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 06 Oct 2012, 23:43

Bloody Dumbrell, lets the Fords past and then holds up the Holdens. Which idiot at T8 thought it was a good idea to start him?

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 23:45

The Giz is all over the back of Davo now. The kid's been on fire all weekend

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 23:54

Looks like Davo's starting to skip away from the field now

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 06 Oct 2012, 23:58

The 23 has been last for almost the whole race

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Oct 2012, 23:59

Last time T8 tried to stop double-stacking with the 888 car, they spent the rest of the afternoon stuck behind the 88 car in pitlane :lol:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 07 Oct 2012, 00:00

Someone's swapped the Dunlops and Priellis this weekend because those left rears are absolute rubbish. Let the fun begin :mrgreen:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 07 Oct 2012, 00:01

So tyre problems are going to be a theme

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 07 Oct 2012, 00:03

DJR seem to have stuffed up Fiore :lol:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 07 Oct 2012, 00:05

eurobrun wrote:First Retirement: Fiore/Halliday

This was me earlier in the thread, this could actually be right

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 07 Oct 2012, 00:05

Davo's bolted and Courtney's getting messier by the minute

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 07 Oct 2012, 00:10

That poor start's really costing Frosty now as he and Davy Reynolds are stuck behind the increasingly struggling Slade.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 07 Oct 2012, 00:16

Wizzie wrote:That poor start's really costing Frosty now as he and Davy Reynolds are stuck behind the increasingly struggling Slade.

And Bright is there as well now. I think Slade has tyre problems as well

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 07 Oct 2012, 00:17

Frosty's just had a tyre failure. His day's just gong from bad to worse

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 07 Oct 2012, 00:18

Dunlop could have just made this really interesting

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 07 Oct 2012, 00:19

Reid's stopped on track, looked like a SC worthy situation

EDIT: SC deployed and Skaifey's hit the nail on the head; if you can make it through a fuel load without killing the left rear, you're well on your way to winning the race

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 07 Oct 2012, 00:19

This is going to be epic :lol:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 07 Oct 2012, 00:20

Reliability ins't that great, 2 cars with problems in 20 laps

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 07 Oct 2012, 00:20

What on earth was that all about for the 1 car? :lol:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 07 Oct 2012, 00:21

Wizzie wrote:What on earth was that all about for the 1 car?

Guessing that It is the same problem Courtney had