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Old 12 Jun 2017, 06:43 (Ref:3740415)   #26
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Yawn...

The facts are that ST was gifted the race, and since interest in ST was already waning globally, it was never going to last. ST itself, didn't kill the race.

ARDC/Ch7 couldn't meet in the middle with AVESCO, so handballed the whole show over to a catagory that was already struggling to keep it's head above water. TOCA both here, and in the UK should be commended for putting on the show that they did on those two weekends, given the many elements working against them.
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Old 12 Jun 2017, 08:27 (Ref:3740430)   #27
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Way to distort the facts to suit your argument....
which fact was wrong or distorted? maybe the drivers, i can accept i took some licence there. Still Brock was at both and a number of other drivers.

But the rest are not distortions. they are truths they are constantly put on here by those that do not recognise that the Supercars Bathurst 1000 as a continuation of the traditional Bathurst 1000

2 years, just one year shorter that the abrupt ending to the super touring world cup
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Old 12 Jun 2017, 08:43 (Ref:3740437)   #28
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Yawn...

The facts are that ST was gifted the race, and since interest in ST was already waning globally, it was never going to last. ST itself, didn't kill the race.

ARDC/Ch7 couldn't meet in the middle with AVESCO, so handballed the whole show over to a catagory that was already struggling to keep it's head above water. TOCA both here, and in the UK should be commended for putting on the show that they did on those two weekends, given the many elements working against them.
so you are saying super touring was waning globally in 1998 but you also said in a earlier post that it continued in australia for 5 more years. Sorry im confused, you use 2002 to show it was not an abrupt failure, but then you tell us it was waning in 1998 (and considering it started in 1995) then it was probably an abrupt failure, just flogged to absolute death in australia.

Im thinking you started with a yawn because even you dont believe what you are saying
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Old 12 Jun 2017, 09:37 (Ref:3740451)   #29
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Just because a series lasted a few years longer than the last Bathurst event doesn't mean it wasn't waning before that.
You know that. You aren't stupid.

A series can't be an abrupt failure if it lasted many seasons. If so then call F4 an abrupt failure now. Do it for Superutes because they've been delayed etc.

I'm positive you aren't stupid but you keep repeating things that would make someone believe otherwise.

You just want to argue for the sake of arguing.

This is the reason the Conrod forum died. There was a poster on there that argued stupid things until everyone left. Same thing happening here.

I'll pray for you and the forum but I don't like your posts because I feel all you are trying to achieve is an argument.
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Old 12 Jun 2017, 09:55 (Ref:3740453)   #30
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Just because a series lasted a few years longer than the last Bathurst event doesn't mean it wasn't waning before that.
You know that. You aren't stupid.


Im agreeing with you there, But a poster made one comment as showing 2002 as evidence of strength and then come back a few posters latter and used its waning 5 years earlier as an excuse. that contradicts. All i did was point that out.
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Old 13 Jun 2017, 21:13 (Ref:3741002)   #31
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It's a cost and time effective backup plan all the teams just need to do is buy new customer cars over manufacturers or get factory backing (which would be much easier) and it's pretty much good to go
Cost effective?

Only 1.5 million for a 2 car team, without spares?

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Old 14 Jun 2017, 01:34 (Ref:3741054)   #32
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What's so funny Pecky? Your denial that your favourite series is at a serious crossroads?

I'm not for a second saying that Aus GT is in a better position because quite frankly they are also in a spot of bother.

Sad facts for Australian Motorsport are that the 2 top series are currently in a state of decline.

I'm only pointing out that Supercars acquiring GT3 rights is not a bad insurance policy for their current predicament.
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Old 14 Jun 2017, 10:30 (Ref:3741144)   #33
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Only 1.5 million for a 2 car team, without spares?

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It's closer to a mil sans spares which is cheaper then two Supercars.
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Old 14 Jun 2017, 11:27 (Ref:3741151)   #34
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It's closer to a mil sans spares which is cheaper then two Supercars.
that might have been correct a few years back, but not anymore. Most of the cars are over half a mill now (new), with no spares. some are up to $750K,

and you stack them, well now we are talking
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Old 15 Jun 2017, 00:49 (Ref:3741473)   #35
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that might have been correct a few years back, but not anymore. Most of the cars are over half a mill now (new), with no spares. some are up to $750K,

and you stack them, well now we are talking
Are you sure about the no spares Pecky? I mean I am sure you have first hand, detailed knowledge of this?

Many of the car purchases are packages that include spares and technical support from the factories in Europe. Lamborghini's recent approach with the Hurricane sales are an example of this.
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Are you sure about the no spares Pecky? I mean I am sure you have first hand, detailed knowledge of this?

Many of the car purchases are packages that include spares and technical support from the factories in Europe. Lamborghini's recent approach with the Hurricane sales are an example of this.
im happy for you to provide that price as a comparison?
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im happy for you to provide that price as a comparison?
I don't have a specific price, just as you dont. What I was providing was that car manufacturers sell drivers, teams etc packages to run the cars which go well beyond just the car.
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Old 15 Jun 2017, 01:15 (Ref:3741479)   #38
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Are you sure about the no spares Pecky? I mean I am sure you have first hand, detailed knowledge of this?

Many of the car purchases are packages that include spares and technical support from the factories in Europe. Lamborghini's recent approach with the Hurricane sales are an example of this.
Some rough prices here: http://gt3europe.com/cars.php

But I think it's several years out of date.
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I don't have a specific price, just as you dont. What I was providing was that car manufacturers sell drivers, teams etc packages to run the cars which go well beyond just the car.
As shown above its easy to get car pricese with google (as shown above for example). And yes they do sell those thing you mentioned even as part of a package, for extra$.

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GT3 engines are a bucket load cheaper and their service intervals are massive compared to Supercars.

I know someone who use to work at GRM and he said there were hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of parts that were designed, machined and thrown on the scrap heap because they didn't yield the performance gain they hoped.
Again something not required on customer spec machinery
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GT3 engines are a bucket load cheaper and their service intervals are massive compared to Supercars.

I know someone who use to work at GRM and he said there were hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of parts that were designed, machined and thrown on the scrap heap because they didn't yield the performance gain they hoped.
Again something not required on customer spec machinery
so what you are saying is that each brand has an effective control engine, perfect for gentleman racers, Not ideal for real motorsport though
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GT3 engines are a bucket load cheaper and their service intervals are massive compared to Supercars.

I know someone who use to work at GRM and he said there were hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of parts that were designed, machined and thrown on the scrap heap because they didn't yield the performance gain they hoped.
Again something not required on customer spec machinery
Yep, they have a much longer service life, plus the development costs are ammortised over a larger customer base.
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so what you are saying is that each brand has an effective control engine, perfect for gentleman racers, Not ideal for real motorsport though
Not sure how you come to that conclusion? What makes an engine fit for real motorsport? As far as I'm concerned, loud, fast and reliable. Can't see what component of that GT3 spec engines don't fit the bill.
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so what you are saying is that each brand has an effective control engine, perfect for gentleman racers, Not ideal for real motorsport though
Thats not a very nice thing to say about the efforts of a number of Tenthers on here who have competed at state, national and international level in those cars. Poor form.
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Old 15 Jun 2017, 02:59 (Ref:3741499)   #45
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that was actually a pretty argumentative comment Peckster

You must not have watched the Nurburgring 24 hour or Bathurst 12 Hour. They were both real races.

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Thats not a very nice thing to say about the efforts of a number of Tenthers on here who have competed at state, national and international level in those cars. Poor form.
like i said perfect for gentleman racers.
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If i knew how to upload photos i'd be showing you a pic of Lowndes, JDub and Vilander with their 12 Hour trophy right now
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like i said perfect for gentleman racers.


Not all of them are gentlemen drivers.....
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If i knew how to upload photos i'd be showing you a pic of Lowndes, JDub and Vilander with their 12 Hour trophy right now
I noticed these modest chaps have listed their occupations only as racing car drivers:

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If i knew how to upload photos i'd be showing you a pic of Lowndes, JDub and Vilander with their 12 Hour trophy right now
and their $750,000 ferrari plus parts.
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