Supercars 2020

[GeoffA]

I'd say they'll be racing Holdens.
Holden is dropping their backing....no mention of banning the use of their brand of car ?

Yep. I reckon they'll run the current cars for a while longer, updating where possible.

[Bird]

   

[Bird]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-05/holdens-withdraws-factory-support-to-supercars-championship/12320282?section=sport

[Bird]

Heres an investment!

Number 505 Conrod Straight, Bathurst is up for sale, offering motorsports fans a piece of the sacred mountain that goes by the name Panorama.

Yep, for a lazy $2 million you can buy the best seats in the house at the Bathurst 1000 for the next half century, with an uninterrupted view of the fastest slice of blacktop in Australia – the crest of Conrod Straight and into The Chase.

It's no news that The Mountain is a public road for all but four weekends of the year, making Conrod a part of your daily commute and the Bathurst circuit a relative bitumen moat around your very own castle. It's the vibe of the thing..

https://www.redbull.com/au-en/bathurst-house-on-conrod-straight-for-sale

[Ultimate Adventures Podcast]

Heres an investment!

Number 505 Conrod Straight, Bathurst is up for sale, offering motorsports fans a piece of the sacred mountain that goes by the name Panorama.

Yep, for a lazy $2 million you can buy the best seats in the house at the Bathurst 1000 for the next half century, with an uninterrupted view of the fastest slice of blacktop in Australia – the crest of Conrod Straight and into The Chase.

It's no news that The Mountain is a public road for all but four weekends of the year, making Conrod a part of your daily commute and the Bathurst circuit a relative bitumen moat around your very own castle. It's the vibe of the thing..

https://www.redbull.com/au-en/bathurst-house-on-conrod-straight-for-sale

That ad is from 4 years ago?  although its probably still for sale

[Bird]

will be interesting if this gets the go ahead..

https://www.theleader.com.au/story/6932339/bathurst-1000-supercars-presents-its-plans-for-a-covid-safe-event/?cs=12

[Pottsy]

Looks like a wet Bathurst on the cards 4 to 15mm rain tipped for Sunday. That will spice things up nicely.

[Spada]

Looks like a wet Bathurst on the cards 4 to 15mm rain tipped for Sunday. That will spice things up nicely.

In the words of Neil Crompton....... just add water

Cant wait, I'm in the process of organizing a wifi extender so I can lie in my hammock in the humpy up the back and stream the race to a smart TV.

[Spada]

Bathurst forecast for Sunday -

Chance of any rain: 100%

That'll make for an interesting race.

Forecast for my backyard - Sunny, with high probability of Beer, BBQ ribs, spicy chicken wings, and potato chips 

Today's project is to finish installing the wifi range extender to the outhouse so I can cast foxtel to the TV, and the beer fridge needs to be put in, and I need to find my hammock.

[Bird]

That will spice things up nicely.

Something has to

[Spada]

and in related news -
This is the last year with Supercheap as naming rights sponsor, It'll be Repco from 2021- https://au.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/repco-supercheap-bathurst-1000-sponsor/4859131/
Camaro's to join the field from 2022, with some design rules to be changed for the Gen3 cars in 2022.

Gen3 will require that all race cars have the same dimensions as the road cars they are based on for all key body components, such as doors, roof, windows and bonnet.
Such components must be interchangeable with that on the respective road car, marking a return to the category's heritage.

As well as a reduction in aero, and less access to data..... an attempt to put it more back on the skill of the driver.
https://www.supercars.com/news/championship/supercars-reveals-key-gen3-details/

[alnjan]

and in related news -
This is the last year with Supercheap as naming rights sponsor, It'll be Repco from 2021- https://au.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/repco-supercheap-bathurst-1000-sponsor/4859131/
Camaro's to join the field from 2022, with some design rules to be changed for the Gen3 cars in 2022.
As well as a reduction in aero, and less access to data..... an attempt to put it more back on the skill of the driver.
https://www.supercars.com/news/championship/supercars-reveals-key-gen3-details/

Walkinshaw would be happy with that.  Was all set to bring on the Camero, but no.   Stopped their remanufacture of the Camero and started work on the Chev Corvette

[Jeepers Creepers]

Bathurst forecast for Sunday -  That'll make for an interesting race.

Forecast for my backyard - Sunny, with high probability of Beer, BBQ ribs, spicy chicken wings, and potato chips 

Today's project is to finish installing the wifi range extender to the outhouse so I can cast foxtel to the TV, and the beer fridge needs to be put in, and I need to find my hammock.

I'll be there around 7ish... 8am at the worst.

[edz]

This Bathurst will be the first in close to 40 years,   I won't be taking the day off to watch .. I'll probably catch up with the edited  highlights later ..
For me after last years effort, its gotten to the point of pretty much unwatchable ..

[NZMarkb]

SVG if it's wet 

[Bird]

This Bathurst will be the first in close to 40 years,   I won't be taking the day off to watch .. I'll probably catch up with the edited  highlights later ..
For me after last years effort, its gotten to the point of pretty much unwatchable ..

make ya feel better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJAqLwaeM1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXmqxnKhL3s

[Jeepers Creepers]

I'll watch the first 5 and the last 10 laps.

I can work the rest out for myself from there.

Once, in a time long ago, I would've watched the whole thing.

[Pottsy]

I'll watch the first 5 and the last 10 laps.

I can work the rest out for myself from there.

Once, in a time long ago, I would've watched the whole thing.

WTF, do you have a nap the other 146 laps?

[Jeepers Creepers]

WTF, do you have a nap the other 146 laps?

Nah, plenty to do in between. (I have a real car with chrome bumpers to play with)

One year, early 90's, we lined the inside of tip truck tipper with black plastic and race tape and filled it with water.
TV was set up on the cab roof with cardboard glare shields around it.
Everyone was nice and pissed and no one got out for a whiz.

End of the day, we cut the plastic and whacked the tipper up.
Small inland tidal wave went down the street..... 

[Bird]

I'll watch the first 5 and the last 10 laps.

I can work the rest out for myself from there.

Once, in a time long ago, I would've watched the whole thing.

I reckon your not alone there... most people I know say same thing

[Bird]

scared of the wet

https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/10/16/supercars-confirms-start-time-change-for-bathurst-1000/

[weeds]

I'll watch the first 5 and the last 10 laps.

I can work the rest out for myself from there.

Once, in a time long ago, I would've watched the whole thing.

Same, watch the shoot out, start of the race until it settles down than tune back in for the end.


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[Spada]

I'm all set for the next 7 hours, can reach the fridge from the hammock, got a kilo of beef ribs, a kilo of lamb ribs, and a kilo of chicken wings in the webber😊

[duggie]

The race we all have been waiting for is on the formation lap . Gonna be a long day , but worth the wait .

[Jeepers Creepers]

I badly need a day off, so I've decided to watch the whole thing.

My back and knee is killing me....