V8 Utes 2015/6 - Page 2

TWRv12 · 17 Apr 2015, 00:30 (Ref:3528106)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

CAMS Wins - Geoff Fane Out Til 2016

Wonder if this might go to a conventional court for review?

Suppose it depends on how hard he fought the case.

Quote:

“Based on the findings of CAMS, our Solicitor David Deutsch the Principal of Deutsch Partners Law Firm will commence Legal Proceedings against Fane, seeking the recovery of costs incurred by his reckless actions.”

CAMS should have included the damage bill in the fine.

Oaklands now has to go Civil Court to get damages.

Quote:

Geoff Fane suspension

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) has suspended the licence of competitor Geoff Fane for the remainder of 2015 after an appeal hearing in Melbourne.

CAMS appealed the penalty issued to Mr Fane after an incident at the V8 Ute Racing Series at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide in March.

At the time of the incident, CAMS Stewards issued Mr Fane with a sanction of a $10,000 after he was found guilty of breaching CAMS National Competition Rules (NCR) 183 (ix) being ‘any action which causes or is reasonably likely to cause damage to other persons or property;’
Fane was excluded from the results of the meeting with $5000 of the $10,000 fine suspended until 31 December 2015.

CAMS appealed the sanction given it has the power to increase or decrease a penalty imposed, including the suspension of a CAMS Licence of a competitor in breach of CAMS NCRs. CAMS elected to appeal with the intention of increasing the penalties previously handed down to Mr Fane and sought a 12 month suspension.

The CAMS Appeal Tribunal found that Mr Fane had acted deliberately and in a dangerous manner, actions considered intolerable in motor sport. Despite having a good driving record in motor sport competition, CAMS suspended Mr Fane until 31 December 2015.

Mr Fane will not be entitled to compete in any CAMS event until after that date.

http://cams.com.au/media/news/latest...ane-suspension

TWRv12 · 21 Apr 2015, 19:18 (Ref:3529799)

Quote:

East Coast Bullbars will take up co-naming rights sponsorship of the Australian V8 Ute Racing Series for the next three years.

http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/04/21/...ights-partner/

TWRv12 · 2 May 2015, 02:03 (Ref:3532787)

Pole for Kim Jane!
http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/05/01/...penalty-drama/

Downoz · 25 Jun 2015, 04:02 (Ref:3553779)

A split happening in the utes?

Downoz · 25 Jun 2015, 04:14 (Ref:3553780)

Possibility of utes supporting 4hr HQ race at Winton same weekend as Homebush, interesting times.

**GTRMagic** · 24 Nov 2015, 03:16 (Ref:3592870)

No To Spaceframe Utes Til 2018

mayhem · 24 Nov 2015, 03:23 (Ref:3592873)

Apparently some wildly varying idea on what path the series should follow has resulted in today's decision to delay any change.

Umai Naa · 24 Nov 2015, 03:47 (Ref:3592880)

Maybe now they'll crack on and get the latest front ends on them to keep the utes relavent to the market.

**GTRMagic** · 3 Feb 2016, 00:27 (Ref:3611081)

Big Changes For 2016!!

Tourer · 3 Feb 2016, 20:16 (Ref:3611336)

Some changes confirmed here:http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/02/04/...pany-wound-up/

**GTRMagic** · 3 Feb 2016, 22:57 (Ref:3611377)

Sounds like a mess... losing title sponsors, not guaranteeing entries meaning the category organiser can't afford to continue...

Is there a fat lady singing somewhere?

chavez · 4 Feb 2016, 07:00 (Ref:3611454)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Sounds like a mess... losing title sponsors, not guaranteeing entries meaning the category organiser can't afford to continue...

Is there a fat lady singing somewhere?

The move to Foxtel claims its first victim?

Too early to call of course.

But to see a once strong category in trouble, with the only variable being the TV deal must raise some questions.

jiminee · 4 Feb 2016, 09:31 (Ref:3611488)

The only variable is not the TV deal.
Go back and look how heavily the Mining and associated industries supported the V8 Ute series, now look at the current state of the mining industry......
If it was not mining related companies it was companies advertising to those who were looking to spend their mining wages and those guys are certainly not being as easy with the cash these days.

The TV deal may be playing a part, but it is far from the only variable.

chavez · 4 Feb 2016, 09:53 (Ref:3611496)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiminee

The only variable is not the TV deal.
Go back and look how heavily the Mining and associated industries supported the V8 Ute series, now look at the current state of the mining industry......
If it was not mining related companies it was companies advertising to those who were looking to spend their mining wages and those guys are certainly not being as easy with the cash these days.

The TV deal may be playing a part, but it is far from the only variable.

Interesting reading.

If we take the ABS data, the mining boom ended between September 2012 and March 2013.

Clearly deals would have been in place to cover the 2013 season. We would have then seen a drop off in 2014 and a further drop in 2015.

Probably doesn't explain the crash of 2016.

peckstar · 4 Feb 2016, 09:59 (Ref:3611497)

was hardly ever on tv, may have got one race if it was lucky under ch 7

chavez · 4 Feb 2016, 10:50 (Ref:3611504)

Quote:

Originally Posted by peckstar

was hardly ever on tv, may have got one race if it was lucky under ch 7

Race 1 and and either race 2 or 3.

Plus a plug for the highlight package on the following weekend.

On the very few ute races I saw on Ten last year I can't recall any plug for the highlight shows. Same for the other support categories.

Umai Naa · 4 Feb 2016, 10:52 (Ref:3611506)

According to various contacts in the automotive industry, many of the Ford/Holden dealerships began to shy away from getting involved with teams, as the catagory was getting slower and slower at introducing the latest facelifts (it's seriously just the front panels), so it was harder to draw upon the synergy of race Sunday/sell Monday.

I suspect other potential backers feel similar.

Tourer · 4 Feb 2016, 20:25 (Ref:3611672)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chavez

Interesting reading.

If we take the ABS data, the mining boom ended between September 2012 and March 2013.

Clearly deals would have been in place to cover the 2013 season. We would have then seen a drop off in 2014 and a further drop in 2015.

Probably doesn't explain the crash of 2016.

I'm told that it has definitely been a three year slide down a commercial slope and your timeline of "still all good for 2013, drop off in '14 & '15" is exactly how things have unfolded until in 2016 it's become untenable.

It hasn't been a sudden crash in 2016 - although that may appear to be the case from the outside. Those on the inside and in the motorsport industry have known for a while that utes wasn't what it was commercially.

chavez · 5 Feb 2016, 09:03 (Ref:3611810)

Thanks for the explanation Tourer.

peckstar · 8 Feb 2016, 06:47 (Ref:3613012)

V8 Utes set to line up in Adelaide

bludvl_x19 · 9 Feb 2016, 02:58 (Ref:3613271)

If V8's jumping in to 'save' the category at such short notice doesn't seem suss, then I will eat my hat.

peckstar · 9 Feb 2016, 03:01 (Ref:3613273)

havent they only just saved them for clipsal?

mayhem · 9 Feb 2016, 03:06 (Ref:3613274)

Heard at the 12 Hour that there are as little as 16 confirmed starters in the Utes for Clipsal.

peckstar · 9 Feb 2016, 03:11 (Ref:3613276)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mayhem

Heard at the 12 Hour that there are as little as 16 confirmed starters in the Utes for Clipsal.

auto action (link on previous page) had it at 15

mayhem · 9 Feb 2016, 03:13 (Ref:3613278)

Oh dear. And I thought 16 sounded bleak...

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
V8 Utes Winner	Also a Believer	Australasian Touring Cars.	19	15 Dec 2008 13:00
V8 Utes Live on MotorsTV	ScotsBrutesFan	Australasian Touring Cars.	4	31 Aug 2008 07:02
FFord or V8 Utes??	GtiMagic	Australasian Touring Cars.	17	7 Jul 2007 14:15
The V8 Utes	marcus	Australasian Touring Cars.	17	8 Nov 2001 10:34