Official Oaf of the Year thread

Crash Test · 2 Dec 2000, 12:01 (Ref:50789)

Ok, nominations please

Carrie · 2 Dec 2000, 14:04 (Ref:50814)

James Thompson. No explanations should be needed. If I have to start a list of reasons I might overload the server

DAVID PATERSON · 2 Dec 2000, 21:43 (Ref:50847)

Rodney Forbes, John Trimbole, Daniel Natoli, Mal Rea.

mtpanorama · 3 Dec 2000, 00:32 (Ref:50861)

There can only be one true winner of this award
Rusell (is that another fine Larry's got to get me out of) Ingallnull

Airhead · 3 Dec 2000, 01:28 (Ref:50864)

Easily Matt Neal.
Fairly easily Russel Ingal

elephino · 3 Dec 2000, 04:38 (Ref:50878)

Will people stop complaining about Russell. He said something stupid and to be honest, very few drivers did not agree. In fact, during the interview sessions in the Holden merchandise tent, Russell, Larry, Christian Murchison and a few others all joked about it and in fact Murchison called himself a backmarker (using Ingall's terms too). I will wholeheartedly admit that Ingall said it in totally the wrong way, but he is right that there are some drivers that shouldn't be there as they don't do their job well enough. If you are a backmarker, and some drivers/cars will never be more than backmarkers, then you need to keep out of the way of the faster cars and too often there were a few that didn't. Now obviously it is not always possible to keep out of the way (for instance through the dipper) but if they are paying attention then the backmarker will get out the way at the soonest possible moment.

And no, you are not allowed to nominate me for this thread now

As for my nomination, I'd say Matt Neal for not keeping out the way when he should have.

Crash Test · 3 Dec 2000, 06:37 (Ref:50886)

I don't know if it is fair to nominate Daniel Natoli, that car he was driving is a Terry Finnigan VN Commodore.... and a great deal many drivers knocked back the drive at Bathurst in that car, several were offered it for free, while offers even filtered down to Formula Vee drivers....

My nominations:

Of course Matt Neal
Rodney Forbes
the Muller/Plato effort at Bathurst
nearly everyone in the ASTC, race 2 at Lakeside- disgrace

I'' go off and have a think about some more..

Danielsun · 3 Dec 2000, 18:11 (Ref:50937)

Having not even seen the Bathurst coverage, I still feel compelled to nominate Matt Neal for the 'award' this year. He was an oaf in many of 2000's BTCC races and his stunt while being lapped at Bathurst was a disgrace.

Sorry, elephino, Russell's comments - not just at Bathurst, but also at QR - have him firmly in the top spot for the Aussie award...

Menu, Reid and Thompson also get 'encouragement awards' for their parts in the 2000 season!!

White Van Man · 4 Dec 2000, 22:58 (Ref:51137)

Rearrange these words to find the 2000 winner...

Up
Thompson
Reversing
A
James
Tree

Diabando · 5 Dec 2000, 05:35 (Ref:51179)

I know I keep saying it...

Dougall McDougall

Why doesnt he just head back to the merry-go-round?

elephino · 6 Dec 2000, 02:05 (Ref:51295)

Not sure about Dougall himself, but definitely his bagpiper.

Danielsun · 9 Dec 2000, 16:57 (Ref:51740)

Can't quite work it out who you mean there, Mr Van Man...

I'll also second Crash Test's Forbes nomination, as he stopped CLELAND!! winning Bathurst!!

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