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    Quote Originally Posted by ramblingboy42 View Post
    I'm with ya Pickles.

    For the cost of one entry ticket to a supercar event, plus travel plus parking plus time you can see all the events on foxtel, plus, plus plus.
    Exactly.
    Did you watch today, & if so, what did you think?....great racing I reckon.
    Pickles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pickles2 View Post
    Fair comment Railey.
    But the jury is still out on that,...ya really can't say that, at this stage, because, as far as I know, there has been no decision made as to not using the V8.
    One reason for the continuance of the "V8" is the Mustang, which IMHO is a shoe in to be a runner. The other thing I "think" could happen, is that Camaro (it will eventually be built RHD) could be run by "Holden" teams, thereby continuing in some form the Ford V Holden (G.M.!) competition that we've had forever.
    Lots of things to play out in the coming year or so. Me?...I would like V8 to continue.
    Pickles.
    I would not hold my breath on that one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pickles2 View Post
    Exactly.
    Did you watch today, & if so, what did you think?....great racing I reckon.
    Pickles.
    yes, plus 2 codes of football

    when is too much sport not enough?

    F1 tonight

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    Wifey & I were having dinner with the redbull drivers before the Darwin round and I asked both Loundsy & Janie about the changes and where they admitted to testing the V6 they still believed the V8 was here for a few years yet. Shane was at the other end of the table so I could ask him.

    The 5.0 mustang is sold here so they were of the opinion that GM would move to a US based model and it would continue as a Ford Vs GM thing for years to come.


    Time will tell I guess.


    Cheers Ean

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    so,
    autographs?
    pics?
    pit passes?

    the seafood pass muster?
    "How long since you've visited The Good Oil?"

    '93 V8 Rossi
    '97 to '07. sold.
    '01 V8 D2
    '06 to 10. written off.
    '03 4.6 V8 HSE D2a with Tornado ECM
    '10 to '21
    '16.5 RRS SDV8
    '21 to Infinity and Beyond!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift View Post
    so,
    autographs?
    pics?
    pit passes?

    the seafood pass muster?
    All of the above except the seafood, was only barra on the menu. Usually have dinner with the drivers a couple of days before the race weekend.
    Helps being 1 of the biggest Caltex customers in Darwin, get treated very well come supercar time

    Cheers Ean

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    "How long since you've visited The Good Oil?"

    '93 V8 Rossi
    '97 to '07. sold.
    '01 V8 D2
    '06 to 10. written off.
    '03 4.6 V8 HSE D2a with Tornado ECM
    '10 to '21
    '16.5 RRS SDV8
    '21 to Infinity and Beyond!


    1988 Isuzu Bus. V10 15L NA Diesel
    Home is where you park it..

    [IMG][/IMG]

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ean Austral View Post
    Wifey & I were having dinner with the redbull drivers before the Darwin round and I asked both Loundsy & Janie about the changes and where they admitted to testing the V6 they still believed the V8 was here for a few years yet. Shane was at the other end of the table so I could ask him.

    The 5.0 mustang is sold here so they were of the opinion that GM would move to a US based model and it would continue as a Ford Vs GM thing for years to come.


    Time will tell I guess.


    Cheers Ean
    Thanks for that, "straight from the horses mouth" so to speak, but yes, I reckon the V8 will be around for a few years yet.
    Pickles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift View Post


    If you can post them for me then I can send them to you for posting. for some reason I cant post pics on this or another forum. I can send them to someone phone if they PM me a number.


    Cheers Ean

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    Quote Originally Posted by pop058 View Post
    I would not hold my breath on that one.
    Given it started life on the Commodore platform it's hard to see why not, if, of course, there was a business case to do so. The Mustang got to be RHD for the UK market mainly, so if it sells there maybe GM will follow suit. But it will be far easier for GM than it was for Ford, so who knows?
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