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

I can see what Tank is saying but personally Whincup is too selfish to have helped Loundes in anyway at all.


I wish they had left him in second his greed and win at all cost would surely have seen him take out his team-mate.


Hats off to Loundsy he won fair and square,, what was done was within the rules, and he was cool enough under pressure for that last 10 lap dash to not make any mistakes.


If the Pepsi team had have taken an extra 15 seconds in the pit stop before to put in some more go go juice he would have gotten out of the pits in front of Loundsy.


Cheers Ean

So Whincup DIDN'T hold back the rest of the field by being in P2 when he should have been further back and Lowndes never benefitted by being given a 13 second lead in one lap.
You must have been in fairy land instead of watching the race, open your other eye and accept the facts, Regards frank.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

That is so far away from the facts, that it's not worth a comment.
Pickles.

Originally Posted by Tank

So Whincup DIDN'T hold back the rest of the field by being in P2 when he should have been further back and Lowndes never benefitted by being given a 13 second lead in one lap.
You must have been in fairy land instead of watching the race, open your other eye and accept the facts, Regards frank.

It wasn't a 13 sec lead.
The gap between the two cars, was around 2.5- 3.5 secs for the last 10 laps or so. If Frosty's car was as good as you think it was, He would've made some impact upon Lowndes, but He didn't, because He couldn't, same as Garth couldn't make up any ground on Frosty.
The Gap stayed the same, the only driver that had anything in reserve was Craig, because when the gap did drop down to 2.5 secs, Craig just gave it a bit more, only as much as He had to, & opened the gap again, except on the last lap, when there was no need.
Well, Frank, ....Ya don't like Skaifey & Ya don't like Jamie,....So Who have been your favourites over the years.
Pickles.
Hey Frank, I see you used to own a Ford Bronco. So did We,...an '85 XLT, Yellow/white 351 C6.

As I've mentioned elsewhere in this thread, this is the first time I've watched Bathurst in many many years, but one thing hasn't changed - the Ford fans making excuses about coming second....

Originally Posted by bacicat

As I've mentioned elsewhere in this thread, this is the first time I've watched Bathurst in many many years, but one thing hasn't changed - the Ford fans making excuses about coming second....

I've always been of the opinion that it's the driver and not the car that wins the race, add the fact that it's an endurance race and the only thing that relates to the car is reliability and when you look at the cars reliabilty, the engine is the most reliable part of the car and all the cars, regardless of make, are very reliable.

So tactics, setting the car up and the driver are the major factors in winning any race, you can have the fastest car, but still not win.

I watched bits and pieces of the race, didn't really grab me, wasn't that thrilling I thought, the last few laps maybe.

I'm gunna make a prediction and say Volvo will win next year, with scott mclaughlin

Quote; "It wasn't a 13 sec lead.
The gap between the two cars, was around 2.5- 3.5 secs for the last 10 laps or so"


It's this kind of stupid statement that shows you had no idea of what actually happened.
When Whincup pulled into the pits on his Black Flag after the restart, the rest of the field was 13 seconds behind Lowndes, even the commentators mentioned Whincup helping his mate get away from the pack.
That 13 second lead was reduced by Winterbottom to 2.5 secs at the end of the race.
So get your facts right before you put your foot in your mouth again, Regards Frank.












=Pickles2;2434565]It wasn't a 13 sec lead.
The gap between the two cars, was around 2.5- 3.5 secs for the last 10 laps or so. If Frosty's car was as good as you think it was, He would've made some impact upon Lowndes, but He didn't, because He couldn't, same as Garth couldn't make up any ground on Frosty.
The Gap stayed the same, the only driver that had anything in reserve was Craig, because when the gap did drop down to 2.5 secs, Craig just gave it a bit more, only as much as He had to, & opened the gap again, except on the last lap, when there was no need.
Well, Frank, ....Ya don't like Skaifey & Ya don't like Jamie,....So Who have been your favourites over the years.
Pickles.
Hey Frank, I see you used to own a Ford Bronco. So did We,...an '85 XLT, Yellow/white 351 C6.[/QUOTE]

Rightly so, when holden has to cheat to win, Regards Frank.






QUOTE=bacicat;2434595]As I've mentioned elsewhere in this thread, this is the first time I've watched Bathurst in many many years, but one thing hasn't changed - the Ford fans making excuses about coming second.... [/QUOTE]

Mate, Frosty made up 11 seconds in the last 10 laps, he knew he wasn't going to catch Lowndes with the number of laps left, so he settled on getting the best result for the Championship points.
Best and favourite drivers, all time best in the world ever, Sir Jack Brabahm, no contest there.
V8 Supercars Allan Moffat, Marcos Ambrose, Colin Bond, John Bowe, Dick Johnson, Craig Lowndes, Russell Ingall, Van gisbergen, Norm Beechy.
Bronco was great, had a 650 double pumper, mech sec., nice cam, ran LPG and petrol, 200l gas tank in back, sorry I sold it, would go anywhere I pointed it, Regards frank.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

It wasn't a 13 sec lead.
The gap between the two cars, was around 2.5- 3.5 secs for the last 10 laps or so. If Frosty's car was as good as you think it was, He would've made some impact upon Lowndes, but He didn't, because He couldn't, same as Garth couldn't make up any ground on Frosty.
The Gap stayed the same, the only driver that had anything in reserve was Craig, because when the gap did drop down to 2.5 secs, Craig just gave it a bit more, only as much as He had to, & opened the gap again, except on the last lap, when there was no need.
Well, Frank, ....Ya don't like Skaifey & Ya don't like Jamie,....So Who have been your favourites over the years.
Pickles.
Hey Frank, I see you used to own a Ford Bronco. So did We,...an '85 XLT, Yellow/white 351 C6.