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Old 9 Nov 2003, 12:23 (Ref:777772)   #1
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Crompton In The 24 hour

I know this isnt hot of the press news, but i hadn't seen it posted anywhere else so I thought it deserved a thread. But great news that Neil Crompton will be re visiting his links with BMW in PHR's brand new M3 GTR. I wonder how channel 10 and AVESCO feel about this venture
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Who cares what AVESCO and Ch.10 think. Hope Cromley goes well at Bathurst and hopefully we'll see him in full time drive next year.
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Old 9 Nov 2003, 21:32 (Ref:778196)   #3
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Who cares what AVESCO and Ch.10 think.
Umm, well since Ch 10 employs Cromley, I'm pretty sure he cares....
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Cromley will do what he did when he was a #10 employee and interviewed by #9 at places like the AGP... smile politely, talk a little, not drive the conversations like he does in a #10 interview.

I doubt he wil go into central commentary if/when the car fails however!
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Old 9 Nov 2003, 22:59 (Ref:778277)   #5
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"Neil Crompton will be re visiting his links with BMW"

I like that. But Crompton has raced for pretty much everyone, Ford, Holden, Peugeot, Honda, Mitsi?
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And all in a works or factory blessed program of some sort as well
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Old 10 Nov 2003, 01:40 (Ref:778349)   #7
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It's good to see Crompton in a drive but i don't think we'll see him give Channel Seven too many interviews over the weekend.
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I wonder a little about rust myself, having not sat in a car for a year...
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I wonder a little about rust myself, having not sat in a car for a year...
No, Greg Rust drive an Aussie legend at Winton.
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In 1997, in his second year of employment at 10, he of course raced the factory Peugeot in the Bathurst 1000, and during the race talked on the in-car camera to the Channel 7 commentators.

Remember Alan Jones was an employee of Channel 9, but regularly was interviewed on channel 10 and channel 7 during races (remember his on-air banter with Doug Mulray at Bathurst in 1992 :laughs)

Good to see him having a steer this year. What does this mean for Brad Jones, a seat elsewhere (Lamborghini?), or a seat at V8Superstars in melbourne.

On Crompton returning to his BMW links, does that mean we will have the sequel to the Crompton & Brock pit-to-car show from '88

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On Crompton returning to his BMW links, does that mean we will have the sequel to the Crompton & Brock pit-to-car show from '88
you mean:
Brock: "Come on Crommley you can get that guy through skyline...have a go!!"
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Brock: "Awww, what you running a rev-limiter or something?"
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Brock: "C'mon have a go through the dipper, c'mon son you can do it, look he's way slower than you!"
Cromley: "listen broc-"
uhhh we seem to have some problems with Crompton's Radio...
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That reminds me, I heard Neil say during NZ that Skaife had radio problems and was actually picking up the race commentary instead! I would have loved to have heard his reaction to that!

Good to see Cromley back though
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Good to see Cromley got a good drive (one at all), but why does Maher Algadri have to drive their top car????, what if he puts it into a wall again...and he's slow. He might own some, or all of the team, but can't he race in the 2nd or 3rd car?
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That reminds me, I heard Neil say during NZ that Skaife had radio problems and was actually picking up the race commentary instead! I would have loved to have heard his reaction to that!
Similiar thing happened to Jason Plato in the Williams Renault at Bathurst in 1997. He was speaking to the commentators during the race, then when the conversation finished and 7 went to an add break, JP got to hear all of the commercials....
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And being in rural NSW it was probally for sheep dip or Round up
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Good to see Cromley got a good drive (one at all), but why does Maher Algadri have to drive their top car????, what if he puts it into a wall again...and he's slow. He might own some, or all of the team, but can't he race in the 2nd or 3rd car?
Mr Algadri has put a significant amount of money on the table to get the BMW here, to get the team set up, to get the drivers on board. He is not a frontline talent, and admits as much, but has the passion, desire, and capacity to be in the race with the car he owns, and is the future of the Ademeir group in PROCAR

I doubt he will do loads of laps in the race, but will form part of the driving line up at some stage thru the race.
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Good to see Cromley got a good drive (one at all), but why does Maher Algadri have to drive their top car????, what if he puts it into a wall again...and he's slow. He might own some, or all of the team, but can't he race in the 2nd or 3rd car?
Fitzy was the one who put the Porsche in the wall last year. ALgadri while not being blindly fast year, done exactly what is needed in a 24 hour racw, drove sensibly and brought the car back to the other drivers
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Fitzy is back, with presumably the same vehicle, for P.Morris, J.Teulan & S.Shearman to have a shot at the 24hr
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Yeah read that on the entry list, sounds good, that is a fair line up too, should be one to watch.

TLA ARE BACK aswell, can't wait to hear the Lamborghini around the mountain
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I hear what your saying, but how many people thought the Monaro would finsh the race last year.
Also according to news off the Procar forum, David Brabham is in at the BE Racing Ferrari 360 GT
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Perhaps, but the Monaro team didnt decide to enter the race 2 weeks before....
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Perhaps, but the Monaro team didnt decide to enter the race 2 weeks before....
Decide to enter, or announce their decision to enter..........?
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The Lambo being run will be Stokell's main championship car, with the new 6 speed sequential box aboard. The car last ran at Indy, and even if the car was prepared after Indy, it gave them a 4 week window to prepare the car for the longest race of its life.

The Monaro project was around for several months....

Last minute preparation usually spells disaster... I hope it doesnt in this case but it wouldnt surprise me
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