Bathurst 2014

[oldmate]

That may be so, but I feel sick in the guts thinking about the v8s I grew up watching turning into some euro cup race. Take away ford and Holden and I will never watch it.
They've tried this ****e before and it failed.... Nissans, cosworths anyone?. They were a dismal failure because the fans only want to see ford and Holden v8s get stuck into each other.

If the masses are turning soft now and looking forward to some sort of euro racing substitute for the real Bathurst Aussie experience, then their marketing spin has succeeded already.

Bathurst was built on beer, pies, wet t shirt comps, and hatred of the blue or red. We've lost our mongrel as this country de-volves into some hyper charged, 24/7 media/marketing spin, PC, don't offend the minority, think of the children! Society we have become.

So get some mongrel into you... and go Ford! 

Mate agree with you 100%. But what cars do you own? What about 5 neighbours each side of you, what cars do they own? There is a reason ford and holden are pulling the pins on australia, because me and you ain't buying their Falcons and Commodores. And that then translates to the track, teams can't run a car that's not produced, so they will have no choice.

[oldmate]

You've done well grass-hopper, now if only you could get it on peasant TV instead of re-runs of big bother, Oz has no talent and all that similar tripe that they've been inflicting upon us.

They could even call it something like consumer class racing.

Who cares about preasent tv. Click on the link and you can watch live feeds via Internet.

Agree though, anything that would replace big brother is good lol

[Elky]

Going to set up a TV in the garage so I can keep an eye on the race while tinkering

Are you saying you DON'T  have a tv in the shed permanently?

I use the handme downs, got a separate booster and aerial along with speakers throughout so I can listen anywhere (20 metre long shed) I just got a 42" plasma from the olds, gotta work out how I can mount up in view when I am workin on a car on the hoist.

I firmly believe your man cave be able to support human habitation when kicked out of the house!

[oldmate]

Are you saying you DON'T  have a tv in the shed permanently?

I use the handme downs, got a separate booster and aerial along with speakers throughout so I can listen anywhere (20 metre long shed) I just got a 42" plasma from the olds, gotta work out how I can mount up in view when I am workin on a car on the hoist.

I firmly believe your man cave be able to support human habitation when kicked out of the house!

Yep I a have one, but I don't own a 20mtr long shed. I hate you now 

[Rumpig]

Interesting practice session thus far...just watched the footage of Luff, Lowndes and Kelly all going out on same lap

[berlitza]

poor Lowndes                

[speewa158]

Yep I a have one, but I don't own a 20mtr long shed. I hate you now 
l don't have a 20 m shed ,,mine so only 15 m but l reckon the 42 in Plasma is just a bit big . Sort of overkill you know what l mean   

[oldmate]

Yep I a have one, but I don't own a 20mtr long shed. I hate you now 
l don't have a 20 m shed ,,mine so only 15 m but l reckon the 42 in Plasma is just a bit big . Sort of overkill you know what l mean   

Go away you too lol

[Clouty]

Gave the pool a good clean this morning and just put the big TV outside where it lives over summer.. Now just sitting back and watching Bathurst

[speewa158]

Used to set the TV up on the edge of the spa, watch the race & become a white Prune 

[D4D]

Bugger

http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/huge-shunt-in-practice

[oldmate]

Yep and Tander is gone from the weekend now cause of it. lowndes will make the TT shoot out

[Bird]

Lorenzo has pole so far, be interestin got see if Marquez can take it - if he does he's world champion again...

Aussie Jack Miller down in 5th first race hes had where he wasn't leading moto 3 championship this season... lets hope he bounces back...

[oldmate]

Marquez is hard to stop.

[Bird]

Marquez is hard to stop.

hes only finished 1 of last 3 races though... and has run off 4 times at th one corner today, but yea, what a talented kid... his brother in Moto3 is leading that too... imagine that pair as a team in MotoGP

[D4D]

hes only finished 1 of last 3 races though... and has run off 4 times at th one corner today, but yea, what a talented kid... his brother in Moto3 is leading that too... imagine that pair as a team in MotoGP

I'm sure this belongs in a different thread

[oldmate]

Some people are just born a natural talent, certainly not me. Not sure what happen, maybe the old lady dropped me and all the talent spilled all over the floor lol

I'm sure this belongs in a different thread

I'm sure your right, and he was just looking for that bite. 

[Bird]

I'm sure this belongs in a different thread

are you sure? its motor racing that's on tele at the moment...

Qual 2 just starting.

[Mace]

Bugger

http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/huge-shunt-in-practice

Only about 5 hours late! Don't you hate delayed telecasts?

[Mik01]

Mate agree with you 100%. But what cars do you own? What about 5 neighbours each side of you, what cars do they own? There is a reason ford and holden are pulling the pins on australia, because me and you ain't buying their Falcons and Commodores. And that then translates to the track, teams can't run a car that's not produced, so they will have no choice.

True. But they could never make a decent family 4wd like the japs! I owned falcons until I bought the prado.

[berlitza]

bit more of a close up

[speewa158]

lt Lost/Bird at his best , he should have gone camping . 

[oldmate]

True. But they could never make a decent family 4wd like the japs! I owned falcons until I bought the prado.

I know mate, I have owned Commodores, the old man was a for guy, but my last holden was an Astra (not aus built) and traded that in on the troll.

Let hope the teams look at say, a mustang and camaro as replacement. At least it's still v8 and Gm v ford

[Mik01]

Dismal failure??  and not all fans want to see dinosaurs racing...
There wont be ford and holden in a year or 2.. BRING ON THE FUTURE!!!!

F$&@ the future!!!

[speewa158]

bit more of a close up



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