Bathurst....V8 Supercars...Russel is driving!!

[Pickles2]

Well, finally it's well"pretty much" official!
I hear the Holden Racing Team will announce this, this morning at 11.00AM.
IMHO, and whilst I have NO inside info, I reckon that Russel has not been well treated here.
After the GREAT job He did at Sandown, I believe that HRT should have been far more "inclusive" of Russel with respect to all the pre Bathurst stuff, P.R. etc that goes on. But no, they totally excluded him, in spite of the fact that there has NEVER been any positive stuff from HRT with respect to James, that the recovery will be good enough for him to race. Nothing at all, so they would have always known that He was at best an outside chance.
OF COURSE I wanted James to be well, it's the biggest Race of the year, & it's every driver's dream to race there, and it's "his" car, so I feel sorry for James.
But I feel HRT could've included Russel in the car 22 release, and surely a bit of other stuff, rather than just call him up at the deathknock & simply "Use" him, to drive the car.
Simply my opinion, of course. Pickles.
However, I now am looking forward to 4 days of "laziness" but hopefully enjoyment of the Foxtel coverage. It'd wanna be better than last night's Inside V8S.C. which was totally just a useless coverage of last years event......all been covered a million times before.

[Redback]

From a drivers point of view nowadays, Bathurst is not the pinnical it once was, it's just part of the series(endurence rounds) for the championship, which is the end goal, just going on some of the interviews with the drivers I've seen, winning would be good, but I think points towards the championship is far more important.

I'll wait for the highlights package.

[Tank]

Who the **** is "Russel", if it is that clown Ingall, I fail to see what you're so excited about, LOL, Regards Frank.

Well, finally it's well"pretty much" official!
I hear the Holden Racing Team will announce this, this morning at 11.00AM.
IMHO, and whilst I have NO inside info, I reckon that Russel has not been well treated here.
After the GREAT job He did at Sandown, I believe that HRT should have been far more "inclusive" of Russel with respect to all the pre Bathurst stuff, P.R. etc that goes on. But no, they totally excluded him, in spite of the fact that there has NEVER been any positive stuff from HRT with respect to James, that the recovery will be good enough for him to race. Nothing at all, so they would have always known that He was at best an outside chance.
OF COURSE I wanted James to be well, it's the biggest Race of the year, & it's every driver's dream to race there, and it's "his" car, so I feel sorry for James.
But I feel HRT could've included Russel in the car 22 release, and surely a bit of other stuff, rather than just call him up at the deathknock & simply "Use" him, to drive the car.
Simply my opinion, of course. Pickles.
However, I now am looking forward to 4 days of "laziness" but hopefully enjoyment of the Foxtel coverage. It'd wanna be better than last night's Inside V8S.C. which was totally just a useless coverage of last years event......all been covered a million times before.

[Pickles2]

Aaahhh Frank LOL indeed!!, good to see you a major fan of Russell. That's good, because if you check his record, it's not too bad, & better than most.
Having followed other drivers over the years, I'm no particular fan of Russell either, my point being however, that being called out of "retirement", He did a pretty good job at Sandown etc etc,...... as per my post.
Pickles.

[Pickles2]

From a drivers point of view nowadays, Bathurst is not the pinnical it once was, it's just part of the series(endurence rounds) for the championship, which is the end goal, just going on some of the interviews with the drivers I've seen, winning would be good, but I think points towards the championship is far more important.

I'll wait for the highlights package.

Well, I would obviously disagree with that.
It certainly is the pinnacle, in more ways than one. As you say, it is now part of the Championship, but there are many drivers who would still prefer to win Bathurst. Simply because it's part of the Championship just makes it even more important, particularly with the points involved. However, you would find that there would be many drivers who wouldn't care if they never won a single round during the year,...if they won Bathurst,.....it is simply a race every driver would like to win, including those from overseas, and it has a massive spectator appeal, both here & overseas.
As far as the "Drivers view" is concerned, one only has to listen to waht James said today,"Massively disappointed, it's our Grand Final, it's the one race that stops the nation for motorsport in Australia" (end of quote)
It's a big day for me anyway!
Pickles.

[BathurstTom]

From a drivers point of view nowadays, Bathurst is not the pinnical it once was, it's just part of the series(endurence rounds) for the championship, which is the end goal, just going on some of the interviews with the drivers I've seen, winning would be good, but I think points towards the championship is far more important.

I'll wait for the highlights package.

I'm not sure what the drivers think of winning Bathurst, but I know the Car companies love winning Bathurst.

Looks like a big crowd this year. Either that or a lot are getting here early.


Tom.

[Pickles2]

G'Day Tom, What's the weather looking like for the race?
I see that there may be a few showers around, which usually makes things "interesting", although I must confess that I always prefer a "dry" race.
Pickles.

[BathurstTom]

G'Day Tom, What's the weather looking like for the race?
I see that there may be a few showers around, which usually makes things "interesting", although I must confess that I always prefer a "dry" race.
Pickles.

Hi Pickles, currently sunny and fine - in the mid to low twenties. It was around 30 until a couple of days ago. I believe that around 20-25 degrees is predicted until (and including) Friday, but who knows after that. Race weekend, it could snow!

Tom.

[Tank]

Not a bad driver, at least when he drove for Ford, my blue with Ingall is that he chickened out when he had the chance to run over Skaife, what a bonus for V8 supercars that would have been, don't follow them anymore since Holden decided to use the Ford engine, it's all bull****, Regards frank.

Aaahhh Frank LOL indeed!!, good to see you a major fan of Russell. That's good, because if you check his record, it's not too bad, & better than most.
Having followed other drivers over the years, I'm no particular fan of Russell either, my point being however, that being called out of "retirement", He did a pretty good job at Sandown etc etc,...... as per my post.
Pickles.

[Pickles2]

Not a bad driver, at least when he drove for Ford, my blue with Ingall is that he chickened out when he had the chance to run over Skaife, what a bonus for V8 supercars that would have been, don't follow them anymore since Holden decided to use the Ford engine, it's all bull****, Regards frank.

G'Day Frank,...Mate, We have some "common ground"? Lol.
"..........what a bonus to V8SC that would've been"........Ha ha ha...quote of the year!!
Whilst He has an enviable record, I'm not his biggest fan either, although his insight into the Sport on Foxtel is very good.
So mate, whilst you will not, like me, be watching Bathurst, I hope you have a good day.
Regards, Pickles.