[V8SC09R25&26] Telstra 500, Homebush Precinct, Sydney - Page 7

ForumNick · 4 Dec 2009, 02:31 (Ref:2593779)

Its still only Section A of Practice 1

sizzle · 4 Dec 2009, 02:46 (Ref:2593782)

No way low 20's I have trouble seeing them getting into the 29's.

25 min break between Part A and B. Had to fix a few manholes I wonder?

sizzle · 4 Dec 2009, 02:53 (Ref:2593785)

Red flag 5 mins in. Every one pitted. Who caused it. Where is Retro when you need him.

green again

sizzle · 4 Dec 2009, 02:59 (Ref:2593789)

Another red 14 mins in.

Edit. they all pitted again

EBXR8 · 4 Dec 2009, 03:06 (Ref:2593791)

So who has taken the honors of the First In The Wall Award???

BlueBlood · 4 Dec 2009, 03:07 (Ref:2593793)

No one knows?? Surely there is a better way to follow this series when you cant be there in this day and age??

sizzle · 4 Dec 2009, 03:12 (Ref:2593794)

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueBlood

No one knows?? Surely there is a better way to follow this series when you cant be there in this day and age??

I think you can get the track commentary but on my ****e network I am grateful for sneaking the live timing in.

They have all driven back to the pits and no one has spent a great deal of time in there so it must be minor brushes.

Edit. The utes only got 1 lap in for their first practice so must have been a shunt. Or a track problem

BlueBlood · 4 Dec 2009, 03:16 (Ref:2593795)

Streaming track commentary would be a good start.

RotorFan · 4 Dec 2009, 03:16 (Ref:2593796)

Quote:

Originally Posted by sizzle

I think you can get the track commentary

You can? How?

sizzle · 4 Dec 2009, 03:21 (Ref:2593798)

Quote:

Originally Posted by RotorFan

You can? How?

Another Red with 15mins to go.
Everyone has pitted again.

I thought you could get it from the big poo site. Might be wrong though. Select the max option and I thought you could get the commentary when there was no piccies.

RotorFan · 4 Dec 2009, 03:28 (Ref:2593799)

Did Lowndes crash? He isn't lapping anymore after the red.

sizzle · 4 Dec 2009, 03:29 (Ref:2593800)

Another red with 7mins to go.

All these reds are withdrawn pretty well as soon as the last car enters the pitlane.
Can't be much damage being done.

EBXR8 · 4 Dec 2009, 03:29 (Ref:2593801)

Yeah he only done 8 laps apparently??

sizzle · 4 Dec 2009, 03:31 (Ref:2593802)

Quote:

Originally Posted by RotorFan

Did Lowndes crash? He isn't lapping anymore after the red.

It would suggest he has had a touch up.

TKelly and Johnson still not pitted this time.

BlueBlood · 4 Dec 2009, 03:31 (Ref:2593803)

Quote:

Originally Posted by RotorFan

Did Lowndes crash? He isn't lapping anymore after the red.

Reported on another site that both pink 888 cars have tagged the walls.

Lowndes drove back so car not too bad.

sizzle · 4 Dec 2009, 03:36 (Ref:2593804)

Session over. Johnson and TKelly still not pitted.

Micklegend · 4 Dec 2009, 03:46 (Ref:2593806)

is this a sign that some are going out there with a "nothing to lose" attitude? still early days i suppose but worth keeping in mind this weekend, race 2 should be a cracker!

Juarez Jed · 4 Dec 2009, 04:15 (Ref:2593808)

Race 2 will only be officially declared a cracker if someone overtakes in death alley on the medium strip

EBXR8 · 4 Dec 2009, 04:19 (Ref:2593809)

Ohh i guarentee that there will be some bent panels come sunday arvo. Poor Mechanics

David Brand · 4 Dec 2009, 04:34 (Ref:2593810)

Yet another red flag... Possibly caused by Ingall.

Juarez Jed · 4 Dec 2009, 07:18 (Ref:2593828)

So can anyone who was out there give us a gauge of the atmosphere compared to Adelaide or Surfers ? And I don't want any mentions of the Creek in anyones answers either thanx

. I thought that this event may have been some of the reason for the lower than expected turnout at Surfers this year, moreso than the A1gp fiasco, as NSW fans who may have in the past made the trip up to Qld may have opted for Homebush this year, rather than commit to both. However, reports that platinum and gold grandstand holders are being all put together in platinum stands and the gold ones dismantled suggest that sales are not up to expectations ?? Can anyone out there confirm if there are any "missing" grandstands ? Would p*** you off if you had stumped up the big bucks for platinum and had all the gold punters get into your stand for less cash hey ?
I always thought this event would be a corporate winner but a struggler at the average punter level due to its closeness to Christmas and the heat out there ( I know from experience taking out the missus it gets really hot at the tennis in January.....there is just no breeze).
So what was it like out there guys while I was at work !!

Juarez Jed · 4 Dec 2009, 08:18 (Ref:2593840)

Well I'll take the lack of response so far as a positive!

You must still all be out there watching the gorgeous Valiant Charger owner/driver Miss Connie singing about UFOs

On a serious note, platinum stand #5 doesn't sound as much fun as watching the Sneakies, I wouldn't like paying big bucks for an uncovered stand with no view of a big screen. Maybe Nathan Rees took the big screen and the pergola cover as a farewell gift last night

ForumNick · 4 Dec 2009, 09:30 (Ref:2593864)

Quote:

Originally Posted by sizzle

The utes only got 1 lap in for their first practice so must have been a shunt. Or a track problem

Utes had one go in HARD @ 6/7 on Lap 2

**GTRMagic** · 4 Dec 2009, 10:16 (Ref:2593891)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juarez Jed

So can anyone who was out there give us a gauge of the atmosphere compared to Adelaide or Surfers ? And I don't want any mentions of the Creek in anyones answers either thanx

. I thought that this event may have been some of the reason for the lower than expected turnout at Surfers this year, moreso than the A1gp fiasco, as NSW fans who may have in the past made the trip up to Qld may have opted for Homebush this year, rather than commit to both. However, reports that platinum and gold grandstand holders are being all put together in platinum stands and the gold ones dismantled suggest that sales are not up to expectations ?? Can anyone out there confirm if there are any "missing" grandstands ? Would p*** you off if you had stumped up the big bucks for platinum and had all the gold punters get into your stand for less cash hey ?
I always thought this event would be a corporate winner but a struggler at the average punter level due to its closeness to Christmas and the heat out there ( I know from experience taking out the missus it gets really hot at the tennis in January.....there is just no breeze).
So what was it like out there guys while I was at work !!

Atmosphere is good, great in fact. Its not Adelaide, its not Surfers. Its Sydney. There were 51,193 people there today, paying customers!

Merchandise alley takes up the length of Olympic Boulevarde.. and at around lunchtime, it was full! There were lots of people around enjoying the proximity to the cars in their indoor garages.. lots of pics taken, teams bending over backwards to make the average punter happy with that stuff...

It is the end of the year, and the pressure is largely off.. but its a real Adelaide GP end of season race kinda atmosphere.

I personally would hate to be in GA and struggle to see thru the gaps in the fence, or in a grandstand living in full sun... but from where I sat, and stood, and saw.. and the people there on a regular work day in Sydney (shhhhh, dont tell the boss

Oops, he was there too.. hehehe) were brilliant to see.

The naysayers can go find something else to whinge about... the most stressed bloke I saw today was Shane Howard, looking like he lost $100 and found 5c... but he should be proud of the event!

**GTRMagic** · 4 Dec 2009, 10:20 (Ref:2593893)

P1 A

A surprise top of the timesheets. This stuff is still so silly when teams run used tyres... why cant it be like F1 and new tyres all weekend, and bin the rest?

P1 B

Mr Reynolds VERY quick.. his audition for the #16 car in 2010 seems to be going swimmingly

P1 C

Times are getting a lot better... those 888 cars look magic over the bumps, although several others are similar

Quite a few brushing walls, some like #888 damaged the rear end, others like #4 wrecking a wheel and the whole corner of bits...

Brilliant to watch, hear, see...

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