Thread: Bathurst 2017.

Great entertainment. The rain made it about skill not speed so that was good to watch.

It was so entertaining that for the first time ever, I sat and watched the whole race...full of action and unpredictability, twists and turns in strategy, best laid plans out the window...it had it all...bring on the rain for next year!!

Originally Posted by donh54

I really feel for young Matt Campbell (a local feller), VGs co-driver. In the running for a 1st, or at least a podium, and the Boss throws it to the weeds on the restart. How would you be??

Blood amazing,

That 97 went up the escape road at least 7 times,Matt had it spun on the mountain, and did a 3 pointer to get going again,bloody lucky not to get T boned.

Then as you said,it was off into the weeds towards the end,while leading,then stormed back to eventually get 5th i think.

Thats Bathurst

What went wrong with Wingecups car?I missed the bit when it was in the garage.maybe we will never know.

Originally Posted by scarry

Blood amazing,

That 97 went up the escape road at least 7 times,Matt had it spun on the mountain, and did a 3 pointer to get going again,bloody lucky not to get T boned.

Then as you said,it was off into the weeds towards the end,while leading,then stormed back to eventually get 5th i think.

Thats Bathurst

What went wrong with Wingecups car?I missed the bit when it was in the garage.maybe we will never know.

Whincupp's car dropped a rocker. They did get it ourt for 2 laps before the end so he could be classed as a finisher with 75% race distance completed, pick up a few points and become equal second in the championship with Scott McLaughlan.
Was a great race. Very Happy to see Erebus get a 1st and 4th, well deserved. Great team and very approachable. Takes a bit to get used to Daves quirky sense of humour, but is a nice guy.

Cracking race, great result for Reynolds, Youlden and Erebus. A shame for McClaughlin. Can't believe Moffat went so far without stacking it. How good were Waters/Stanaway and Mostert/Owen. Some great young drivers giving it a serious go. What's the story with Slade - that's at least the second time I've seen him delerious with heat exhaustion.

Originally Posted by CraigE

Whincupp's car dropped a rocker. They did get it ourt for 2 laps before the end so he could be classed as a finisher with 75% race distance completed, pick up a few points and become equal second in the championship with Scott McLaughlan.
Was a great race. Very Happy to see Erebus get a 1st and 4th, well deserved. Great team and very approachable. Takes a bit to get used to Daves quirky sense of humour, but is a nice guy.

They initially thought it was a rocker, but the cause actually turned turned out to be a faulty valve, an issue that they had not encountered before, and which they are now investigating with their engine builder.
Pickles.

Originally Posted by ballbag

Cracking race, great result for Reynolds, Youlden and Erebus. A shame for McClaughlin. Can't believe Moffat went so far without stacking it. How good were Waters/Stanaway and Mostert/Owen. Some great young drivers giving it a serious go. What's the story with Slade - that's at least the second time I've seen him delerious with heat exhaustion.

Cool suit failure, even though they were putting dry ice in the box when he pitted it was not working.
But does show the young guys don't have the same stamina as the guys in the 60.70s and even 80's. Having said all that they should have gotten him out of the car.

Originally Posted by CraigE

Cool suit failure, even though they were putting dry ice in the box when he pitted it was not working.
But does show the young guys don't have the same stamina as the guys in the 60.70s and even 80's. Having said all that they should have gotten him out of the car.

They actually do have the same stamina, actually, if ya look at the training & fitness stuff that these guys do, I'd say a whole heap more.
The problem with today's cars is, unlike cars of earlier eras, the windows do not wind down, and so there is no way to get air in the car, so ya've got temps of 50C+, and no air circulation,..never a problem with earlier stuff,....IMHO of course.
Pickles.