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[Pickles2]

I watched this race & really enjoyed it.
The telecast was just reasonable & totally missed the all important action on the very last corner, & there were other aspects of the telecast that I thought could be improved, but overall it was a good race, with all sorts of different cars.
Pickles.

[Chucaro]

I like it heaps more than the Holden against Ford races.

[mitchE39]

Surprised me how slow their pit stops were in comparison to the V8s

2005 D3 TDV6
2004 Rangie TD6

[Pickles2]

I like it heaps more than the Holden against Ford races.
Chuc, How much of it did you watch?...I didn't know you were a motor racing man?...I just love my cars,...any cars!
Pickles.

[ramblingboy42]

Yep...Pickles we agree again....don't let it form a habit now.....

It was a really good waste of a day.

I was very impressed with Dean Canto.....on each of his spells he brought the Merc to the front.

I think it can only get better now.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Ok, I'll admit to missing the start by about 40mins,, but! I did put in a pretty full day watching it from then on,,
only switching over to Battle Cry during the UNBELIEVABLE safety cars and " oh, while the cars are not on a green lap we''ll take this opertunity to blah blah blah"

but as seems to be the Bathurst scenario the car races boil down to a last ten minute sprint,,,
To watch the mighty Nizmo GTR blast past those cars up mountain straight,,, :cool::cool::cool::cool:
it was the fastest car ALL DAY,,
I do feel sorry for the last Bentley, each successive SC brought the field back up to him,, mind you,, each of the Bentleys had their own way of dealing with "other" cars,,;)

In 5 years time,, this will be such a MONSTER of an International Endurance Race there will be no AA cars,, and maybe even just a two or three class race.

I had a great day.:cool:
Mrs Pedro, not so much--- :angel:

[Avion8]

Bentley were robbed! Just love that car. I also liked the other 6 that came in the first 7. No Series 1's though, nor Defenders. :D

[crash]

Only saw bits and pieces throughout the day. Great to see the Bentleys racing, did not expect to see them in the race.
Read an interesting article where a couple of the Australian Supercar drivers were interested in racing but the powers of be for the V8's scheduled an official test on this weekend and the drivers were basically banned from entering. Had more to do with the fact that V8's are contracted to channel 10 and Fox and the 12hr was covered by 7. Politics.

[Disco_Fever]

Got home from the car show at Hanging Rock - biggest show I've ever been too, about 2000 cars - in time to see the last 2 hours.
Was fantastic racing - different shapes, noises, strengths and weaknesses. Just like the group A I watched growing up. Got half a mind to trek up and watch next year.

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[steane]

Missed the race :mad: Friend of mine went and said it was an awesome event, reminiscent of the old days when racing was interesting.

Awesome cars. The R35 is a piece of work.:cool:

[Pickles2]

Yep...Pickles we agree again....don't let it form a habit now.....

It was a really good waste of a day.

I was very impressed with Dean Canto.....on each of his spells he brought the Merc to the front.

I think it can only get better now.
"Really good waste of a day",....Lol, gotta agree with that.
Yes, a great race, it will be interesting to see where it goes in the future.
Pickles.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I enjoyed all the social media stuff from other countries, stuff you'd never hear otherwise, straight from the horses mouths as it were--:D

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I wonder how many tek heads we have in the "armchair" forum?

My uneducated reason for the numerous SC's?
When the GT3 cars "lose their way" , because of their superior aero, they are already way beyond the physical grip the car offers so they spear off in interesting ways,, That Bentley over Skyline was , er, interesting... but way quicker than the Taxis

and then theres the concrete,,,

oh!
and the big news of the day???
Bathurst is building another track:o:o:o:o

[grey_ghost]

I watched the race on and off for most of the day... Murphy's law - I wasn't watching when the really good stuff was on..

Great win for the GTR... If I had the coin - hmmm.. I had a deposit down on an R33 years ago, but got cold feet when trying to insure the thing! :angel:

[PAT303]

With the GTR have any of you looked at what it takes to run one?,yes it has the power,and it's not from Nissan just to let you all know,my BIL was going to buy one but the service requirements take stupidity to the extreme. Pat

[Pickles2]

With the GTR have any of you looked at what it takes to run one?,yes it has the power,and it's not from Nissan just to let you all know,my BIL was going to buy one but the service requirements take stupidity to the extreme. Pat
Yes,..anyone can buy one, & if ya want a REALLy fast car, something that will blow away a Porsche Turbo etc, and for about a third of the price, they're ok.
But you're right, servicing/brakes etc, are ASTRONOMICAL, & having driven one, I wonder what it would be like on a long trip.
Not a practical machine at all, but fast?...YES.
Pickles.

[steane]

With the GTR have any of you looked at what it takes to run one?,yes it has the power,and it's not from Nissan just to let you all know,my BIL was going to buy one but the service requirements take stupidity to the extreme. Pat

It's a supercar. It's as impractical and expensive to own as all supercars are and I'm sure it's decidedly cheaper than many. What it can do on the road and the track is mind blowing. If I had silly money lying around I'd have one in a heartbeat. But like all supercars, the best way to experience them is in a situation where you can hand the keys back at the end of the day or week and let someone else worry about paying to keep it on the road.

I enjoyed a five year relationship with an R33 GT-R which doesn't remotely compare to an R35 btw but in it's day was right up there and was a daily driver without silly running costs. Everyday was a thrill and the R35 in my experience is in an altogether different league.

The GT-Rs are very special cars. It's a shame that the ricer brigade covet them and to a degree tarnish others perceptions of them.