|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
23 Aug 2016, 00:21 (Ref:3667124) | #251 | ||
Racer
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 366
|
|||
|
23 Aug 2016, 02:13 (Ref:3667129) | #252 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,837
|
Quote:
Do they want to win or are they happy to wobble around mid pack? |
|||
__________________
"Your biggest auto race may one day become a Camaro playground", Chris Economaki, Bathurst 1979 |
23 Aug 2016, 03:43 (Ref:3667134) | #253 | ||
Race Official
1% Club
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 46,693
|
|||
__________________
Happy David Thexton Day, 21st March 2003 “I am not uncertain” - Dollar Bill Stern, Billions “Fear stimulates my imagination” - Don Draper, Mad Men “Everybody Lies” - Dr Gregory House, House “Trust But Verify” - Commissioner Frank Reagan, Blue Bloods |
23 Aug 2016, 06:22 (Ref:3667142) | #254 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 4,375
|
Caruso is in the Top 10. Will Courtney transition that quickly? Will Carys live in Melbourne?
|
||
__________________
Tranquillity - What happens inside Shane's race car. Chaos - What happens outside Jamie's race car. |
23 Aug 2016, 07:12 (Ref:3667145) | #255 | ||
Racer
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 366
|
|||
|
23 Aug 2016, 07:14 (Ref:3667146) | #256 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 7,396
|
She'd sooner move to Melbourne, than say, Japan.
|
|
|
23 Aug 2016, 08:04 (Ref:3667159) | #257 | ||
Racer
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 366
|
|||
|
23 Aug 2016, 09:32 (Ref:3667167) | #258 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 7,396
|
Yeah sure, why not?
|
|
|
23 Aug 2016, 14:04 (Ref:3667206) | #259 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 1,105
|
Quote:
|
|||
|
24 Aug 2016, 02:24 (Ref:3667303) | #260 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 741
|
Surely if the Kelly's are really interested in furthering their teams prospects rather that keeping themselves in a seat they should be aiming at a driving line up of.
Rick Kelly Michael Caruso James Courtney Scott Pye For 2017. |
|
__________________
'Son, when you participate in sporthing events, it's not whether you win or lose... it's how drunk you get.' Homer J Simpson. |
24 Aug 2016, 02:29 (Ref:3667304) | #261 | ||
Race Official
1% Club
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 46,693
|
It could be argued that the team's current operating budget and sponsor pool would be unable to support a program with those pilots aboard..
|
||
__________________
Happy David Thexton Day, 21st March 2003 “I am not uncertain” - Dollar Bill Stern, Billions “Fear stimulates my imagination” - Don Draper, Mad Men “Everybody Lies” - Dr Gregory House, House “Trust But Verify” - Commissioner Frank Reagan, Blue Bloods |
24 Aug 2016, 06:31 (Ref:3667323) | #262 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 741
|
True, But it could be argued that they should be able to pick up Pye for a relative bargin or he sits out a year (and his career possibly goes tits up). You might be able to bargin pretty hard with Courtney as he hasn't really done much winning with HRT besides a few wins here and there. (But he does have options)
|
|
__________________
'Son, when you participate in sporthing events, it's not whether you win or lose... it's how drunk you get.' Homer J Simpson. |
24 Aug 2016, 07:52 (Ref:3667326) | #263 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 7,396
|
Mr Wood's dowry is what's keeping at least one of their cars on the grid this year.
Without him, or significant sponsorship to replace him, he'll be back. |
|
|
26 Aug 2016, 21:59 (Ref:3667747) | #264 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 3,219
|
Any takers on the number of empty seats next year?
- 1 (or is it 2?) GRM - 0, 1 or 2 HRT seats - 1 (or 2?) BJR seats - 1 or 2 LDM - 1 Erebus |
||
|
27 Aug 2016, 04:03 (Ref:3667783) | #265 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 4,182
|
Funny how one James Phelps is the only one continuing to speculate that James Courtney is going to Nissan next year, again in today Daily Telegraph he continues to dribble on about it.
No body else is saying this only him. |
||
__________________
2015 V8Supercar Champion #5 PDA Mark Frosty Winterbottom To Finish First, First you must Finish |
27 Aug 2016, 08:40 (Ref:3667803) | #266 | ||
Rookie
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 85
|
Skaife is also talking about it and I'm guessing he wouldn't be repeating it if had only come from Phelps
|
||
|
27 Aug 2016, 09:13 (Ref:3667808) | #267 | ||
Racer
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 366
|
|||
|
28 Aug 2016, 01:34 (Ref:3667943) | #268 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 4,182
|
Quote:
Im hearing what also came up yesterday BJR |
|||
__________________
2015 V8Supercar Champion #5 PDA Mark Frosty Winterbottom To Finish First, First you must Finish |
28 Aug 2016, 01:39 (Ref:3667946) | #269 | ||
Race Official
1% Club
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 46,693
|
Mr Crompton is the person whose view on Mr Courtney is most interesting.
He seems to be staying schtum... |
||
__________________
Happy David Thexton Day, 21st March 2003 “I am not uncertain” - Dollar Bill Stern, Billions “Fear stimulates my imagination” - Don Draper, Mad Men “Everybody Lies” - Dr Gregory House, House “Trust But Verify” - Commissioner Frank Reagan, Blue Bloods |
28 Aug 2016, 08:31 (Ref:3667991) | #270 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 576
|
IIRC Crompton still has a hand in managing Courtney (with Gow) so its probably prudent for him to not be commenting on it.
|
|
|
30 Aug 2016, 06:53 (Ref:3668576) | #271 | ||
Racer
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 366
|
Walkinshaw says 2017 plans “might turn a few heads”
http://www.v8superfans.co.nz/walkins...n-a-few-heads/ |
||
|
30 Aug 2016, 08:07 (Ref:3668588) | #272 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 3,219
|
|||
|
30 Aug 2016, 23:46 (Ref:3668699) | #273 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 2,544
|
Quote:
I hope Scotty gets a drive. |
|||
__________________
GO Hard or GO Home |
31 Aug 2016, 00:02 (Ref:3668702) | #274 | |||
Race Official
1% Club
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 46,693
|
Quote:
If you thought about it, if the 2 'stars' in #2 and #22 are costing $2m a year, and if WP let them go, then the loss of the $2m from Holden isn't quite the hole in the budget that it might otherwise have been... Maybe.. |
|||
__________________
Happy David Thexton Day, 21st March 2003 “I am not uncertain” - Dollar Bill Stern, Billions “Fear stimulates my imagination” - Don Draper, Mad Men “Everybody Lies” - Dr Gregory House, House “Trust But Verify” - Commissioner Frank Reagan, Blue Bloods |
31 Aug 2016, 00:18 (Ref:3668706) | #275 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 6,619
|
Quote:
1. What is the loss of affiliate sponsors related to Holden. It wasn't that long ago that HRT were the kings of these related B2B sponsorships. 2. Without the star drivers how hard is it to draw equivalent sponsorship? One way to look at it is that Holden has had most of the space, but even the smaller sponsorships seem to have been hard to come by. Pye is very likeable but I fear he's always going to zig when he should have zagged. You wonder just what results he might have had if he ended up in a 888 car. |
|||
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
2020 VASC Silly Season | GTRMagic | Australasian Touring Cars. | 1321 | 25 Sep 2020 13:28 |
2019 VASC Silly Season (WITH POLL) | peckstar | Australasian Touring Cars. | 1801 | 9 Jan 2020 05:08 |
2018 VASC Silly Season (with POLL) | GTRMagic | Australasian Touring Cars. | 2074 | 19 Oct 2018 05:49 |
[BTCC] BTCC 2017 Rumours & Silly Season | Ry44 | Touring Car Racing | 2783 | 25 Apr 2017 11:28 |
The "silly" season just isn't "silly" any more | Tristan | Formula One | 36 | 31 Jul 2001 02:50 |