2018 VASC Silly Season (with POLL)

[TSR]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

I bleed red... oops... blue?

Does anyone find it sort of funny that when 888 was the factory Ford team they ran red cars & now they are factory Holden cars they are blue cars ??


Bottom line this car is a German taxi with Red Bull stickers on it.

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by TSR

Bottom line this car is a German taxi with Red Bull stickers on it.

... Just like a VB-VZ?

[GTRMagic]

[Mixer]

Hardly a "brilliant sledge"

Eddo Brandes has to hold that award for his comment to Glenn McGrath...

[V8 Fireworks]

Originally Posted by TSR

Does anyone find it sort of funny that when 888 was the factory Ford team they ran red cars & now they are factory Holden cars they are blue cars ??
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FPR was "the" factory Ford team, 888 were a factory Ford team. Moot point now, given Ford are not in the series anymore.

[champcarman]

Originally Posted by Sandgroper

I nice change of colour, I wonder if the F1 cars will also add white to the equation.

The splitter look horrendous

I doubt the F1 Team actually knows 888 Racing Australia exists!

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by champcarman

I doubt the F1 Team actually knows 888 Racing Australia exists!

the sponsor does though and as shown earlier its similar to the rally car

[Sandgroper]

Originally Posted by peckstar

the sponsor does though and as shown earlier its similar to the rally car

yep exactly what I mean

[Sandgroper]

Originally Posted by champcarman

I doubt the F1 Team actually knows 888 Racing Australia exists!

Bit narrow minded there, especially with Dan Ricciardo running Red Bull F1 Cars and his interest in the Supercars. Im sure they all have a Red Bull love in at some stage.

[Umai Naa]

Mr Ricciardo did pilot the ex-Supercar Sandman once.

Surely his team were aware of this?

[Driver TBA]

Originally Posted by mayhem

Its already the best red bull livery 888 have done.

Very very low base to start from.

Even when they copy a livery it's still not that good.



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[GTRMagic]

She might become the heaviest car in the field with all those brands onboard if past years are anything to go by.

[Mixer]

That kid is doing all the right things.

If I was a sponsor I'd want to get on that train.

[one five five]

With all his backers, and talented enough to win the DVS last year... why wasn't Hazelwood picked up in previous years by main series teams with a DVS-affliaition like BJR, Tickford or GRM?

For all the hype and success in winning the 2017 DVS title, why has he been rowing his own boat?

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by one five five

With all his backers, and talented enough to win the DVS last year... why wasn't Hazelwood picked up in previous years by main series teams with a DVS-affliaition like BJR, Tickford or GRM?

I feel a bit like the battler tag stuck and people underestimated his talent and professionalism.

I think after the BJR shunt a lot of people might have taken notice of his class and calmness.

[thunderbolt]

Originally Posted by peckstar

the sponsor does though and as shown earlier its similar to the rally car

also colours can be found at https://newatlas.com/red-bull-hangar...29570/#gallery

[Umai Naa]

Originally Posted by one five five

With all his backers, and talented enough to win the DVS last year... why wasn't Hazelwood picked up in previous years by main series teams with a DVS-affliaition like BJR, Tickford or GRM?

For all the hype and success in winning the 2017 DVS title, why has he been rowing his own boat?

He had previously sought a deal to run a DVS program out of FPR/PRA, however it is said that the goalposts in terms of budgets had shifted dramtically year-on-year. The MSR thing was working for him, so why change?

Not many drivers are "picked up" anymore. The relationships with Mr Gommersall and Mr Rosenberg had been built upon over several years. Blokes with lots of money behind them, and a passion for motorsport don't come around too often. Could've potentially burned one or both, taking a deal elsewhere. Collectively as a unit, they've controlled their own destiny with this.

[chavez]

Originally Posted by champcarman

I doubt the F1 Team actually knows 888 Racing Australia exists!

Don't all the F1 mechanics lean over the pit walking to watch the Supercar races at Albert Park?

[old fart]

Originally Posted by chavez

Don't all the F1 mechanics lean over the pit walking to watch the Supercar races at Albert Park?

That is one of the greatest myths ever promoted by the media and vested interests.

I have been fortunate to have been in the F1 garages and they are totally focused on their own car.
Way back in the early days of the v8s running on the same program I guess the novelty was a factor and some extraneous team members and hangers on would watch.
If team engineers wanted to watch the supercars they have plenty of tvs within their garage and associated areas out the back however it is usually only a passing glance if anything at all.

[GTRMagic]

Commodore Transmogrifies Into Supercar

[one five five]

Originally Posted by Umai Naa

He had previously sought a deal to run a DVS program out of FPR/PRA, however it is said that the goalposts in terms of budgets had shifted dramtically year-on-year. The MSR thing was working for him, so why change?

Not many drivers are "picked up" anymore. The relationships with Mr Gommersall and Mr Rosenberg had been built upon over several years. Blokes with lots of money behind them, and a passion for motorsport don't come around too often. Could've potentially burned one or both, taking a deal elsewhere. Collectively as a unit, they've controlled their own destiny with this.

Does anyone expect a one-car MSR effort to work for him in the main series, beyond a year or two of learning?

He'll have to take a deal elsewhere and potentially "burn" them if he wants to win a championship surely?

Originally Posted by old fart

That is one of the greatest myths ever promoted by the media and vested interests.

I have been fortunate to have been in the F1 garages and they are totally focused on their own car.
Way back in the early days of the v8s running on the same program I guess the novelty was a factor and some extraneous team members and hangers on would watch.
If team engineers wanted to watch the supercars they have plenty of tvs within their garage and associated areas out the back however it is usually only a passing glance if anything at all.

If the days of the Adelaide GP were anything to go by, the F1 fraternity were far more interested in the Superkarts and Celebrity Races

[E.B]

Originally Posted by one five five

If the days of the Adelaide GP were anything to go by, the F1 fraternity were far more interested in the Superkarts and Celebrity Races

Historic Touring Cars were popular.

[V8 Fireworks]

Originally Posted by one five five

Does anyone expect a one-car MSR effort to work for him in the main series, beyond a year or two of learning?

He'll have to take a deal elsewhere and potentially "burn" them if he wants to win a championship surely?

No need to get ahead of ourselves!

Plenty of drivers making merry careers in single car teams -- the likes of Holdsowrth and Davison spring to mind.

Besides a Penske Falcon hypothetically has an advantage over their rival single car 888 Commodore teams, purely by being something different.

[Umai Naa]

The kid seems to have the ability, and the team isn't full of dimwits either.

It's been said over the years, that it takes some time to learn the nuances of a Triple Eight car when extracting the most from it. They stepped up from an SBR relic into said Triple Eight chassis in 2016, and were putting it on poll and running at the pointy end for most of the season. I think they'll get a handle on the DJRTP car ok.

[kittle]

Tickford were on the Gold Coast promoting yesterday. Frosty was wearing a new Bottle O shirt. So I don’t see Bottle O leaving just yet.