Originally Posted by
Slunnie
I'm similar, a huge Scotty fan, and I like Ryan Story but I've never been a Ford fan and I've never been a DJR fan. Actually when I was a kid working at the track, Dick used to have a reputation for being a whinger. There was a dead tree at Amaroo after you come off the hill, we always thought if anyone was going to hit that tree it would be Dick. He never did hit that tree that I know of. Bowe was a moving chicane also when his tyres went off, and his excessive blocking, although fair in racing and a part of the craft which he was excellent at, I always thought was really poor form. Hence my dislike for DJR.
I also think SVG isn't a gentleman on the track, that is reserved for people like Brock and Richards, but SVG I think is far closer to the other end of the scale. Actually I think SVG gets hot under the collar and when push comes to shove... he is also not backward in giving a shove and can be unsporting when under pressure. I think he has a temper that isn't well controlled and I think that he has been hammered and trained by the team to get that temper under control which is why he walks away off track when the proverbial goes down. Check his reaction compared to SM's when it goes bad. BUT, I think SVG works incredibly hard at his driving skills and he is ongoing with that, and likewise with his race craft and he is currently the best driver in the field. My opinion is that this year will be his best year in the championship and at Bathurst and that will because he is driving better than ever, the pressure is off with SM gone which will curb is hot head, he is in a tier1 team, his engineer isn't exactly Ludo Lacroix but he isn't far off it and the DJR team (or any other team) I don't think will apply the same consistent competitive pressure which they have faced in the past.
I'm backing SVG for a clean sweep of the championship and Bathurst. I think he will be main man for quite a while into the future now. Well, at least until they move across to the Camaro and the who knows... but what I do know is that Roland Dane will do exactly the same to the Camaro as what they did with the current Commodore and try to get every conceivable design advantage that they can get, which they will. RD will say the other have to catch up and then he will bitch when the next Mustang comes out and is faster again and get it hauled back.
