[VASC18R17R18] Watpac Townsville 400, 6-8 July

**GTRMagic** · 3 Jul 2018, 10:28 (Ref:3834413)

A great top end venue

In the sun, almost in the tropics

Cars have popped back to Melbourne and Gold Coast since Darwin, or come across directly from Darwin

Strong crowd & local support

Plenty of on track action.

Who will be successful here?

Erebus seems to be creeping up on it lately...

champcarman · 3 Jul 2018, 10:53 (Ref:3834418)

WAU have a good reputation up there and should figure prominently. PRA had all four cars in the Sunday Top Ten Shootout last year but zero chance of that this year with their weakened driver line up. Other than that DJRTP and 888 (the usual suspects) will figure strongly.

sizzle · 3 Jul 2018, 13:03 (Ref:3834434)

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Originally Posted by champcarman

WAU have a good reputation up there and should figure prominently. PRA had all four cars in the Sunday Top Ten Shootout last year but zero chance of that this year with their weakened driver line up. Other than that DJRTP and 888 (the usual suspects) will figure strongly.

Are you saying Stanaway is the weak link?
He is the only difference

Forda · 3 Jul 2018, 15:46 (Ref:3834450)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

A great top end venue

In the sun, almost in the tropics

Cars have popped back to Melbourne and Gold Coast since Darwin, or come across directly from Darwin

Strong crowd & local support

Plenty of on track action.

Who will be successful here?

Erebus seems to be creeping up on it lately...

Townsville is definitely in the tropics

The tropic of Capricorn is north of Rockhampton.

Axeman444 · 3 Jul 2018, 23:19 (Ref:3834492)

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Originally Posted by sizzle

Are you saying Stanaway is the weak link?
He is the only difference

I think he is saying Notso was the strong link

sizzle · 4 Jul 2018, 02:59 (Ref:3834523)

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Originally Posted by Axeman444

I think he is saying Notso was the strong link

The other way to look at it.

champcarman · 4 Jul 2018, 07:04 (Ref:3834531)

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Originally Posted by sizzle

Are you saying Stanaway is the weak link?
He is the only difference

i am saying they are all weaker this year, the engineering has gone backwards with a rookie driver in the 56 car and with the team in general.

mayhem · 4 Jul 2018, 12:32 (Ref:3834602)

Impossible to argue. Some sponsors are coming towards the end of their deals aren't they? The Mustang might be a godsend at Tickford to keep those sponsors happy.

rich07 · 5 Jul 2018, 03:18 (Ref:3834733)

Its not just a problem with the 56 (maybe he should've had a year in the Kuhmo Series after all). It really is across the whole team who have dropped the ball this year. Hopefully the Mustang turns things around although no doubt the engineering team will be flat out with that at the moment. Its quite probable that creating the Mustang is distracting enough to affect the teams performance this year.

Mixer · 5 Jul 2018, 15:03 (Ref:3834822)

We know Stanaway has the talent, we've seen him in a couple of remarkable drives in difficult conditions.

However he now has to set the car up instead of getting into a car that's been set up.

Maybe it is him, maybe it is his engineering support.

We've certainly seen guys who have shown good strength in the enduros but never made it as full time drivers.

Dean Canto, David Wall, Warren Luff are all examples and there are others... Perhaps Larry Perkins...

Tourer · 5 Jul 2018, 21:59 (Ref:3834894)

Makes you wonder about the other drivers in the team and the team itself if there is a dependency on a new driver to the category to set up the car fully.

Yes, margins down the grid in Supercar are very small so it doesn't take much to slide back a few rows, yes the cars are unusual in their behaviour, yes the quality and competitive level of the drivers / teams in this series is high but with three established drivers in the team, Mr Stanaway should be getting a car with at least a decent / consistent baseline setup.

I can't imagine that Mr Bright was setting up the others' cars for them so we're left with surmising that the problems this year are more likely within the team operations.

Sandgroper · 6 Jul 2018, 01:52 (Ref:3834925)

Nissans are quick in Super2
lets see if it transpires in the main game.

champcarman · 6 Jul 2018, 06:30 (Ref:3834950)

Tickford cars off the pace in P2. You never know what tyres people are using but some people will do a Q simulation.

E.B · 6 Jul 2018, 19:02 (Ref:3835050)

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Originally Posted by champcarman

Tickford cars off the pace in P2. You never know what tyres people are using but some people will do a Q simulation.

Interesting to see Davo in an ex Tickford car running on the pace.

(Agree re tyres though, although one would have thought at least one Tickford car would take a run on greens for the data and set up help for qualy up next.)

sizzle · 7 Jul 2018, 08:50 (Ref:3835136)

Most unlike Courtney to be involved in another car in the fence.

**GTRMagic** · 7 Jul 2018, 09:20 (Ref:3835138)

The #1 had some serious pace when it was required!

Mr Le Brocq in the walk was unfortunate

And Mr Stanaway purposely torching the rears by driving sprintcar-style borders on bloody stupid too.

**GTRMagic** · 7 Jul 2018, 09:50 (Ref:3835142)

Here

Popping your shoulder out & carrying on driving?

sizzle · 7 Jul 2018, 09:57 (Ref:3835143)

Tough little sucker

Dixon9 · 7 Jul 2018, 12:15 (Ref:3835174)

Stanaway was hilarious. If your team puts the wrong tyres on and you're losing by miles anyway then why not give the crowd and sponsors some entertainment.

Sandgroper · 7 Jul 2018, 13:13 (Ref:3835191)

Pretty uneventful race

Hazelwood is the king for going through that ]pain.

Drift king Richie is no Giz

**GTRMagic** · 7 Jul 2018, 21:04 (Ref:3835269)

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Originally Posted by Dixon9

Stanaway was hilarious. If your team puts the wrong tyres on and you're losing by miles anyway then why not give the crowd and sponsors some entertainment.

So he can come out tomorrow and break an axle or gearbox on the start line because they were over stressed the day before?

Dixon9 · 7 Jul 2018, 23:39 (Ref:3835276)

It wouldn't exactly matter. He'll be coming home in the 20s either way.

JAFA851 · 8 Jul 2018, 01:52 (Ref:3835287)

What the hell is wrong that blond piece in the pit lane? Saturday after the race she bails up Winterbottom and asked him what the story was with the double stacking, which I thought he answered well and truthfully. Today during qualifying she bails up Tim Edwards and asks him exactly the same questions!! Does she think Winterbottom was lying? Stupid *****!! If you're not going to belief what someone tells you, don't bother asking them and wasting their time!! Then she tries to make a big deal out of Stanaway doing a bit of drifting, which Tim shut her right down on. Please Willy D, retire to some far flung place and take your Barbie Doll with you!!!

Now after qualifying she's bailed up Richie and asked him about the drifting!?! Doesn't she believe Tim Edwards either? The way she asks the questions comes across as if she's trying to pit people against each other and cause trouble when in reality there's nothing there at all. Stupid **** clutching at straws trying to make something out of nothing. Needs to be shown the door asap

cavvy · 8 Jul 2018, 02:28 (Ref:3835295)

See Tekno/Le Brocq running large Aussie waste management concern JJ Richards on the bonnet in Townsville - lets hope its not one of for NQ & JJs are with Tekno for the rest of the season.

Not short of the green stuff the Richards:
https://www.afr.com/real-estate/rich...0180622-h11qab

Umai Naa · 8 Jul 2018, 03:28 (Ref:3835302)

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Originally Posted by JAFA851

What the hell is wrong that blond piece in the pit lane? Saturday after the race she bails up Winterbottom and asked him what the story was with the double stacking, which I thought he answered well and truthfully. Today during qualifying she bails up Tim Edwards and asks him exactly the same questions!! Does she think Winterbottom was lying? Stupid *****!! If you're not going to belief what someone tells you, don't bother asking them and wasting their time!! Then she tries to make a big deal out of Stanaway doing a bit of drifting, which Tim shut her right down on. Please Willy D, retire to some far flung place and take your Barbie Doll with you!!!

Now after qualifying she's bailed up Richie and asked him about the drifting!?! Doesn't she believe Tim Edwards either? The way she asks the questions comes across as if she's trying to pit people against each other and cause trouble when in reality there's nothing there at all. Stupid **** clutching at straws trying to make something out of nothing. Needs to be shown the door asap

You do realise they have a director in their ear prompting them, don't you?

Unfortunately for Ms Crehan, she isn't allowed the freedom of some of the other reporters.

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