[iV8SC11-R20] Super Cheap Auto Bathurst 1000 - 6-9 October (NOW WITH POLL!)

[Langers]

Originally Posted by St00ge

these ads are a ****ing joke..

I started watching 1 and a bit hours late on the TiVo and by the end of the race had caught up... so at least 1 hour of ads in there.

[Langers]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

2nd that...


I thought the only way up the mountain is the circuit itself?

I've always wondered this too. If you live on the mountain and have a fire, domestic dispute or medical emergency, they have to stop he race...?

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by Langers

I've always wondered this too. If you live on the mountain and have a fire, domestic dispute or medical emergency, they have to stop he race...?

There are alternative roads up to the top (that is how the fans get to campsites etc) but they don't necessarily allow easy access to every single point. With the marshal on a post at the edge of the track, sending a medical vehicle round the track sounds like a better idea than sending it out of the track, through campsites, open and close gates, up a back road, through private owners property etc to do the same job.

[PVDA]

I don't think there's a useable alternative on the outside opposite the LCCA clubrooms where the marshal was located, there is a road up the middle between Conrod & Mountain Straights but it doesn't go all the way up and the last half of it is 4x4 only when wet.

[Bugger All]

Did we hear of about the marshal? Was listening on Race control upload as well and didn't hear. If it was serious enough to hold the race I hope he / she is ok and recovering?

[Mr Revhead]

Originally Posted by Mixer

That said, DB should have shouldered the blame, I'm sure the team would have said there was at least equal blame.

He did, he said he wasn't told but it was also his fault.
It was a serious mistake, and it wouldn't surprise me if they were fined for a safety breach (although I'd be equally not surprised if there weren't)
But at the end of the day it was one of those facepalm "wtf were we thinking" moments that happens in racing.

[MacrosNZ]

Originally Posted by HDTVKSS

In regards to the Besnard BBQ and how fast they put it out, how much of that was down to the E85?

E85 has two thirds the energy density of petrol.

[Axeman444]

Originally Posted by Tourer

There are alternative roads up to the top (that is how the fans get to campsites etc) but they don't necessarily allow easy access to every single point. With the marshal on a post at the edge of the track, sending a medical vehicle round the track sounds like a better idea than sending it out of the track, through campsites, open and close gates, up a back road, through private owners property etc to do the same job.

and given the medical car came from Vista, not the pits, meant minimal disruption

[NinnyMan]

Originally Posted by PVDA

I don't think there's a useable alternative on the outside opposite the LCCA clubrooms where the marshal was located...the

Correct. Other then sending in the chopper, not sure what more could be done?? Safety is for everyone, not just the drivers.
I do remember that once a prac/qualy(???) session was red flagged because a resident was ill and the ambulance was needed on track.

[peckstar]

I just want to say

did Moff make one of the great bathurst passes?

[Mixer]

Well, as much as we love our motor racing, the health of anybody involved, particular a volunteer flaggie/marshall, is far more important.

[PVDA]

Originally Posted by Axeman444

and given the medical car came from Vista, not the pits, meant minimal disruption

Likely they would've sent the MIV from the hiding spot at the end of the wall out of Forrest Elbow and sent another MIV from the bottom of the hill to replace it (we refer to it as musical chairs) and the original MIV takes that one's place.

I don't think there's an MIV based at the Vista is there??

Originally Posted by NinnyMan

Correct. Other then sending in the chopper, not sure what more could be done?? Safety is for everyone, not just the drivers.
I do remember that once a prac/qualy(???) session was red flagged because a resident was ill and the ambulance was needed on track.

Drive Bathurst last year had to stop a session due to a local requiring an Ambulance to attend his house.

MIV = Medical Intervention Vehicle, formerly FIV or First Intervention Vehicle which some took to mean Fast Intervention Vehicle and drove to suit

[Reload]

Originally Posted by peckstar

I just want to say

did Moff make one of the great bathurst passes?

Lowndes on "Murph" at the chase for me.

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by Reload

Lowndes on "Murph" at the chase for me.

Seconded that was a belter.

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by Reload

Lowndes on "Murph" at the chase for me.

he certainly showed a lot bigger testicle sizes that frosty was able to show, was very brave pass.

I would see it in the great passes also

But it was only one car

[ForumNick]

Originally Posted by peckstar

he certainly showed a lot bigger testicle sizes that frosty was able to show, was very brave pass.

I would see it in the great passes also

But it was only one car

... and how many cars have you seen passed, at one time on the inside, at the entry to the chase???



........I thought not !

[peckstar]

hey im agreeing, but also i dont think its the first time its happened either, although personally i reckon lowndes put a better move on Bowe in 94, and part of that reason is the inexperience

But i preferred the moff pass, second trip to Bathurst and he passed two cars,
but i prefer fords and others holdens, it doesnt make either of us wrong

[Razor]

As promised, some footage taken with my new Fujifilm 3D camera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXPdfEWNdD8

Tip, best to watch it on 720p

[Razor]

Originally Posted by Razor

As promised, some footage taken with my new Fujifilm 3D camera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXPdfEWNdD8

Tip, best to watch it on 720p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huoaz3yUWkY

Had to reupload it due to a bug within YouTube when editing the video info.

[FIRE]

What a finish!!!

[Reload]

Amazingly, the Bathurst #17 looks like it will be used at the GC 600 as the majority of the car seems okay structurally.
The major work should be completed by this Sunday and then given back to DJR where their team will have just 2 days to finish it before a test run at QR on the Wednesday.

[JC Ohope]

Penalties ahoy!

Post-race investigations from the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 have seen several driving combinations docked championship points regardless of who was behind the wheel at the time.

Stewards advised the field at the Bathurst drivers' briefing that both drivers in each car would be penalised for any loss of championship points, regardless of who was responsible for the incident.

This was not the case at the L&H 500 Phillip Island, where only the driver in the car at the time of the incident was penalised.

Hit hardest is Fujitsu Racing's Michael Caruso, who has lost 50 championship points for two separate incidents. The first for contact with the #49 Commodore of Steve Owen/Paul Morris and the second for contact with the #9 Falcon of Shane van Gisbergen/John McIntyre.

Caruso's co-driver Marcus Marshall was at the wheel of the #34 Fujitsu Racing Commodore for the latter incident. The points penalty drops Caruso to 16th in the series standings, and elevates champion James Courtney up one spot.

Regular series drivers Shane van Gisbergen and Rick Kelly have been docked 25 points each for contact with Car #55 and Car #47 respectively, while Russell Ingall has also lost 25 points for exceeding the maximum distance before merging into the Fast Lane.

van Gisbergen's penalty keeps him in third outright, but closes the gap to fourth-placed Bathurst winner Garth Tander to just 47 points.

Rick Kelly has dropped one place to 7th, with Will Davison elevated up to 6th.

[davidkc]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWfupj17q6U Pics and audio from race control after fire of David Besnards crash.

bathurstscan.com

[TWRv12]

Originally Posted by davidkc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWfupj17q6U Pics and audio from race control after fire of David Besnards crash.

bathurstscan.com

Was listening to race control, team radio and #7, when that happen, head nearly exploded. Dunno how Cromley does it.

Safety car seem to have the best radio protocol, always identifying themselves.

[GTRMagic]

Winning Bathurst Changes Your Life



It seems that Downoz, E36ST, fedzo, glenn_a, jason7253, JHamilton, neiltbag, TWRv12 picked it right in the poll on this thread. Here's hoping there was some money going down, the #2 was paying as much as $15 to the $1 not so long ago, and was in the $20's at the start of the year before Mr Percat showed his hand...