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View Poll Results: Which driver is going to win the VASC Driver’s Championship In 2018? | |||
#1 Jamie Whincup RBHRT Holden | 6 | 14.63% | |
#2 Scott Pye WAU Holden | 1 | 2.44% | |
#5 Mark Winterbottom Tickford Ford | 0 | 0% | |
#6 Cameron Waters Tickford Ford | 1 | 2.44% | |
#7 Andre Heimgartner NisMoAu Nissan | 0 | 0% | |
#8 Nick Percat BJR Holden | 0 | 0% | |
#9 David Reynolds Erebus Holden | 1 | 2.44% | |
#12 Fabian Coulthard DJRTP Ford | 1 | 2.44% | |
#14 Tim Slade BJR Holden | 0 | 0% | |
#15 Rick Kelly NisMoAu Nissan | 0 | 0% | |
#17 Scott McLaughlin DJRTP Ford | 22 | 53.66% | |
#18 Lee Holdsworth Team18 Holden | 0 | 0% | |
#19 Jack Le Brocq Tekno Holden | 0 | 0% | |
#21 Tim Blanchard TBR Holden | 0 | 0% | |
#23 Michael Caruso NisMoAu Nissan | 0 | 0% | |
#25 James Courtney WAU Holden | 1 | 2.44% | |
#33 Garth Tander GRM Holden | 0 | 0% | |
#34 James Golding GRM Holden | 0 | 0% | |
#35 Todd Hazelwood MSR Ford | 0 | 0% | |
#55 Chaz Mostert Tickford Ford | 4 | 9.76% | |
#56 Richie Stanaway Tickford Ford | 1 | 2.44% | |
#78 Simona de Silvestro NisMoAu Nissan | 0 | 0% | |
#97 Shane van Gisbergen RBHRT Holden | 2 | 4.88% | |
#99 Anton de Pasquale Erebus Holden | 1 | 2.44% | |
#230 Will Davison 23RED Ford | 0 | 0% | |
#888 Craig Lowndes ALR Holden | 0 | 0% | |
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4 Jul 2017, 09:05 (Ref:3748845) | #501 | |
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No, but i'm just wondering how long she'll stick around if the results don't overly improve
WE all know how tough the series is, and how the Nissan's have never done much since 2013, but a driver of her pedigree, who has competed Internationally in open-wheelers, would surely have been expecting better results than she has gotten so far, and there's hardly looking like much hope they will improve much, they've been stuck in the same spot for 5 seasons effectively. How long will she stay interested? |
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4 Jul 2017, 09:18 (Ref:3748848) | #502 | ||
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I would expect there is some contractual issue there also, as effectively she was handed a scholarship |
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4 Jul 2017, 14:17 (Ref:3748898) | #503 | ||
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4 Jul 2017, 22:55 (Ref:3748985) | #504 | |
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Same manager as Ms Gracie
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5 Jul 2017, 09:16 (Ref:3749046) | #505 | ||
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8 Jul 2017, 08:36 (Ref:3749556) | #506 | |
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Regardless of if she is homesick, I think being a racer she will want to push though and keep with it. If she was to leave now she would have a terrible reputation I feel given how much both Australian and International media has hyped her up.
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8 Jul 2017, 09:35 (Ref:3749563) | #507 | ||
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Returning to the circuits next year will give a better indication. |
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8 Jul 2017, 17:17 (Ref:3749624) | #508 | |||
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I'll take your Courtney point though They hyped her signing prior to the start of the year, rookie season or not, the casual fan (who they are targeting to appeal to) is only interested in results. |
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9 Jul 2017, 01:30 (Ref:3749691) | #509 | ||
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9 Jul 2017, 02:44 (Ref:3749699) | #510 | ||
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With the limited testing (on used tyres! how unhelpful) and unusual spool differential, it's not surprising it takes time to become competitive. |
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12 Jul 2017, 01:39 (Ref:3750598) | #511 | ||
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So... will Mr Moffat stay st GRM next season? Mr Rogers came out in the press recently to suggest it is a possibility, however other noise has the team looking at some younger talent currently in the Super2 series. And no, not currently in any of the cars he has run there.
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12 Jul 2017, 02:06 (Ref:3750599) | #512 | |
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How about Courtney? Shouldn't Courtney (a good driver IMO) be on the move to be a better team?
I think it is strange that 888 retained Lowndes, instead of signing Courtney to the Caltex car. |
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12 Jul 2017, 02:12 (Ref:3750600) | #513 | ||
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I'm not sure that is strange at all, Lowndes is still one of the most liked and marketable drivers on the grid, despite his qualifying not being what he'd like it to be.
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12 Jul 2017, 02:13 (Ref:3750601) | #514 | |
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Courtney is under contract for next year, he signed having full understanding where the team was at, so would struggle to gain a release
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12 Jul 2017, 08:12 (Ref:3750636) | #515 | ||
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You could almost guarentee that if Lowndes didn't re-sign, the #888 car would look very different next year, in terms of branding on it. Not sure what decent seats are available next year, as many drivers signed multi-year contracts at the start of this season. Mr Moffat would be unwise to venture elsewhere at this point. I probably wouldn't even include the two LDM seats as part of the silly season at this point, particularly with regards to drivers already in the maingame. Unless there's a change of management and a significant cash injection... |
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12 Jul 2017, 08:40 (Ref:3750642) | #516 | |||
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And if Lowndes leaves 888, I'd imagine Roland would sell or lease out the 3rd rec rather than run someone else in the Caltex car. |
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12 Jul 2017, 10:00 (Ref:3750659) | #517 | ||
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12 Jul 2017, 11:22 (Ref:3750669) | #518 | ||
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Presumably Super2... where he should have been this year.
Hard to see how Mr Rogers hasn't had to dip into his own pocket to keep the wheels turning this year. The GRM cars have some stickers, but lots of blank spaces.. and no motor manufacturer to show up with free engines and other support |
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12 Jul 2017, 11:34 (Ref:3750674) | #519 | |
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It was hard to understand where Mr Barbera fit into the grand scheme of things, until non-core GRM branding showed up on the #99 car for Townsville.
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12 Jul 2017, 11:49 (Ref:3750680) | #520 | ||
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12 Jul 2017, 22:44 (Ref:3750823) | #521 | |
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Roland has no interest in Courtney, James is getting older and if Craig was to retire then Roland I'd say would bring up a younger person, he'd be on the search for someone like Waters, I'd even say if Lowndes did leave this year when people were speculating (thankfully he didn't) I'd say Roland was even looking at Dave as a back up. Reynolds has shown with Erebus he is no failed talent, PRA gave him up too early and they are paying for it, I don't think last season was a lack of funding as Edwards claimed because if it was they would still be going backwards. It was a simple fact that PRA didn't have the experience of Dave and Frosty working with Cam and Chaz. PRA wont admit it but that's how it pretty much is. 2015 they had a good combination with all 4 drivers and then blew it last year, as PRA always does (I'm a PRA fan too but they aren't known for being smart)
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12 Jul 2017, 22:51 (Ref:3750825) | #522 | |
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I dare say he would have. I said Roland could have been looking at the likes of Reynolds, Waters or Mostert but reality is Roland only started that third REC for Craig and has let the public know a number of times. Caltex want Craig so if James was to go to triple at they would lose Caltex along with a number of other sponsors under Craig. When one of the two, Craig or Jamie step back to co driver duties Triple 8 you would almost expect will be two car again. I wonder if SVG is going to play the bored or homesick card again if DJRTP become the major powerhouse with Triple 8 second best for 3 to 5th placings.
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12 Jul 2017, 23:08 (Ref:3750827) | #523 | |||
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13 Jul 2017, 00:36 (Ref:3750834) | #524 | |
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Triple Eight won't want Reynolds, for the same reasons they showed no interest in Mr Murphy - unable to communicate what the car is doing to the engineering group.
The likes of Whincup, Lowndes, and van Gisbergen, will spend hours and hours going over the data, and offer corner-by-corner analysis of a lap. Ambrose used to be the same, however he soon discovered he'd lost that part of his driving when he made his comeback. |
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13 Jul 2017, 00:43 (Ref:3750836) | #525 | |
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Stanaway quits Europe for Supercars
Will be interesting to see where he might fit I think ideally a Dunlop drive, combined with wildcards and an enduro drive At (PRA) is the most likely fit |
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