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Old 21 May 2017, 07:21 (Ref:3734828)   #1
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Kiwi Domination of VASC

After the Winton round today, THREE of the top FOUR in the Championship are Kiwis.

How did this happen?
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Old 21 May 2017, 07:33 (Ref:3734832)   #2
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Perhaps it's because NZ has not really had a sustainable tin-top series?
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Old 21 May 2017, 09:25 (Ref:3734861)   #3
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But only 3 of the top ten are kiwis - not much domination there. LOL - stats can be used all kinds of ways.

Good on the drivers concerned - they're talented & along with their talented teams (motor sport of course being a team sport of which the driver is but one part) deserve the good results
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Old 21 May 2017, 11:19 (Ref:3734892)   #4
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Per capita wise NZ drivers have always punched above their weight in Supercar racing.

There is no doubt that each of Fabian Coulthard, Scotty Mac and SVG are all exceptional talents.
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Old 21 May 2017, 11:38 (Ref:3734903)   #5
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After the Winton round today, THREE of the top FOUR in the Championship are Kiwis.

How did this happen?
Isn't Mr Coulthard a Pom?

A Pom in a French-designed, American-majority owned car engineered by an Aussie, prepped so nothing falls off by mostly Aussies...

Do we need one of those labels like they put on food now to determine ethnicity of team?
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Old 21 May 2017, 11:45 (Ref:3734912)   #6
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Isn't Mr Coulthard a Pom?
I had wondered myself at what age he moved to NZ. I suspect he spent most of his childhood there.

As of here he lists himself as a proud Kiwi:
http://www.fabiancoulthard.com/about/

He does however have dual citizenship apparently.
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Old 23 May 2017, 21:29 (Ref:3735568)   #8
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You have convinced me to write tto Mr J Warburton to argue the benefits of success ballast for kiwis
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Old 26 May 2017, 05:54 (Ref:3736099)   #9
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But only 3 of the top ten are kiwis - not much domination there. LOL -
Of the 9 championship races to date in 2017, Kiwis have won 8, and Aussies only 1.

Isn't that domination?
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Old 26 May 2017, 09:07 (Ref:3736115)   #10
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Probably on Centrelink benefits as well!

Could be worse though, imagine a bloody Pom winning races and leading the championship!
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Old 18 Jun 2017, 23:09 (Ref:3745026)   #11
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After Darwin, of the 11 races, Kiwis have won 10 and Aussies only 1.
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Old 18 Jun 2017, 23:28 (Ref:3745028)   #12
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After Darwin, of the 11 races, Kiwis have won 10 and Aussies only 1.
They're doing well those boys aren't they?

Mind you, as pointed out earlier in this thread, motorsport is a team sport and the drives are but one part of each team. Plenty of good quality Kiwis down the length of pit lane but ultimately, the teams that the leading Kiwis drive for, whilst predominantly Australian, are also multinational in terms of personnel.
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Old 19 Jun 2017, 02:57 (Ref:3745050)   #13
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Not a bad weekend for Kiwi's in sport.

Both races at Hidden Valley, 2 drivers in the winning Le Mans car and a clean sweep of the first 4 races in the Americas Cup.


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Old 20 Jun 2017, 01:42 (Ref:3745402)   #14
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After the Winton round today, THREE of the top FOUR in the Championship are Kiwis.

How did this happen?
Obviously their version of CAMS is all about promoting the young, CAMS lost the plot on this ages ago
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Old 20 Jun 2017, 05:50 (Ref:3745437)   #15
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Obviously their version of CAMS is all about promoting the young, CAMS lost the plot on this ages ago
Imagine if the NZ Government supported it like rugby and sailing....

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Old 28 Jun 2017, 07:37 (Ref:3747539)   #16
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Aussies have dominated it for decades. where have kiwis been for those past years. Sit down you got nothing on the Aussies bro lol.
Championships:
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Old 28 Jun 2017, 08:09 (Ref:3747543)   #17
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Aussies have dominated it for decades. where have kiwis been for those past years. Sit down you got nothing on the Aussies bro lol.
Championships:
Aussies = trillions
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Given it's an Australian Championship, with all the teams based in Australia, is all the Australian wins really worth bragging about?

How many Aussies have won the NZ Touring Car Championship?
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Old 28 Jun 2017, 10:48 (Ref:3747569)   #18
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Well, the times the NZTCC has actually been held...
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Old 28 Jun 2017, 12:16 (Ref:3747583)   #19
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Well, the times the NZTCC has actually been held...
By NZTCC i was including all the other names that have effectively been it over the years (NZV8, NZSuperTourer, Benson & Hedges Series, Simpson Series, Castrol GTX Series, NZTCC etc etc)

Kinda like the ATCC has just rolled into the Supercar Series
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In that case, Bargs?
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I see school holidays are back...
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Old 29 Jun 2017, 07:57 (Ref:3747747)   #22
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I see school holidays are back...
so what you planning on doing during your vacation.
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so what you planning on doing during your vacation.


What vacation? I'm at work just like everyone else who finished school twenty years ago

Ah come on young Fas you gotta be more creative with the comebacks
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Is the Kiwi strength due to having drivers willing to do things like this: http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/06/29/...p-opportunity/ Its a known fact that many top line Aussie V8SC drivers wouldn't be seen doing something like this...
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In that case, Bargs?
Yep... I think Charlie O'Brien won one in the mid-80s in a 635csi as well
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