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Old 9 Oct 2014, 11:34 (Ref:3462495)   #1
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Ford Gone!!!!! (CONFIRMED)

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New FGX model for 2015 to be developed & funded by Prodrive & DJR

6 FGX Falcons to be on the grid in 2015

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Old 9 Oct 2014, 11:54 (Ref:3462498)   #2
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Honestly, can't wait until V8 Supercars is gone and replaced with a new production/GT3 series ala Bathurst 12hr. It will be the true Holden v Ford.
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Old 9 Oct 2014, 12:06 (Ref:3462506)   #3
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Honestly, can't wait until V8 Supercars is gone and replaced with a new production/GT3 series ala Bathurst 12hr. It will be the true Holden v Ford.
Except neither make has a GT3 car worth a damn against the Porsche , Ferrari etc..
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Except neither make has a GT3 car worth a damn against the Porsche , Ferrari etc..
It's a BoP class so s long as it's an actual sportscar model it doesn't matter what they'd enter against the Porsches and co, it'd be artificially made competitive. And if you look at Australian GT it doesn't necessarily even have to be a "full" FIA GT3 car, like the Moslers and co have proved...
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Old 9 Oct 2014, 11:55 (Ref:3462499)   #5
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If I was FPR and DJR I'd tell Ford to FPRK off and not develop the FGX for 2015. What is the point? All that work when for 2016 they'll have to find a new manufacturer...
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Old 9 Oct 2014, 12:33 (Ref:3462529)   #6
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If I was FPR and DJR I'd tell Ford to FPRK off and not develop the FGX for 2015. What is the point? All that work when for 2016 they'll have to find a new manufacturer...
Presumably it could be the way for PRA to fix their perceived aero deficiency with a new model..
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Old 9 Oct 2014, 11:57 (Ref:3462501)   #7
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What's the chance they will simply drop a Mustang body over the FG X chassis?
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What's the chance they will simply drop a Mustang body over the FG X chassis?
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Old 9 Oct 2014, 12:04 (Ref:3462503)   #10
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6 FGX Falcons to be on the grid in 2015

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Really? Why would ProDrive self-fund the FGX homologation and development for just one year of racing? That would be insane.

They are far more likely to continue with the FGX beyond next year and tap into their massive Ford following to leverage sponsorship. Or at least another Ford product.

Where's the line-up of manufacturers willing to enter V8 Supercar?

How many Nissan and Volvo flags do you see waving at race meetings? ProDrive would have to be offered a bucket load of money to swap to those brands.
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How many Nissan and Volvo flags do you see waving at race meetings? You would have to be offered a bucket load of money to swap to those brands.
Actially there are a shedload of people wandering around Bathurst in both Norton & Volvo Polestar shirts...
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Actially there are a shedload of people wandering around Bathurst in both Norton & Volvo Polestar shirts...
I'm not sure that a 1:10 ratio counts as a shedload...
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I'm not sure that a 1:10 ratio counts as a shedload...
Its amazing for a first year and second year program.

Not millions of RBRA shirts around today
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Its amazing for a first year and second year program.

Not millions of RBRA shirts around today
That's cause the blowins don't come until sunday.
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Old 9 Oct 2014, 12:21 (Ref:3462522)   #15
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With no Ford support, will the #5 and #6 cars be known as "Pepsi Max Crew Prodrive Racing Australia" from 2015?
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Well - that's a real shame.

No the first time that Ford has pulled out of touring car racing here of course - the company later viewed that as being a colossal marketing mistake.

Wonder how this decision will look in a few years - feels a bit like history repeating right now.
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Unusual timing for this news around Bathurst weekend, if indeed it all turns out to be true. It's sort of like they wanted to throw a spanner into the works of all the Ford teams still running. Not good for morale.


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If that statement means that he'd buy it out, $$h!tcan the V8's, replace it with a Blancpain style pro/am GT series of sprint and enduros........HAPPY DAYS
............but not likely
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Ford's total silence on the FPR/Penske FGX reveal and no rebuttal to this just worries me.

If you you were planning on supporting someone, surely you can't "discuss it after the season is over". Sounds to me like Ford are stringing everybody along to pull the pin at the end of the season.

Lets not forget Ford was out of ATCC racing from what 1979 to 1993?
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Ford's total silence on the FPR/Penske FGX reveal and no rebuttal to this just worries me.

If you you were planning on supporting someone, surely you can't "discuss it after the season is over". Sounds to me like Ford are stringing everybody along to pull the pin at the end of the season.

Lets not forget Ford was out of ATCC racing from what 1979 to 1993?
Ford may not have their own budget confirmed out of the US yet so that may be why they can't publicly say "yes"or say "no" - that is one of the problems with one-year agreements.

It does feel like the stories may be true though, given that Ford has had absolutely nothing to say publicly about it all.
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Ford's total silence on the FPR/Penske FGX reveal and no rebuttal to this just worries me.

If you you were planning on supporting someone, surely you can't "discuss it after the season is over". Sounds to me like Ford are stringing everybody along to pull the pin at the end of the season.

Lets not forget Ford was out of ATCC racing from what 1979 to 1993?
In terms of officially backing cars, they were out from the end of 1973 until the start of 1999.

However in between they heavily backed Allan Moffat, and also Dick Johnson, Glenn Seton, Kent Youlden, Ken Douglas etc..
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Unusual timing for this news around Bathurst weekend, if indeed it all turns out to be true. It's sort of like they wanted to throw a spanner into the works of all the Ford teams still running. Not good for morale.



If that statement means that he'd buy it out, $$h!tcan the V8's, replace it with a Blancpain style pro/am GT series of sprint and enduros........HAPPY DAYS
............but not likely
There are enough GT championships as it is already IMHO. The V8 SuperCars is currently a pretty unique series that offers some of the hardest and closest racing on the planet. It'd be somewhat boring to have it replaced by yet another GT championship.
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James Phelps article......can we wait for the facts before reacting.
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