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Old 11 Jan 2010, 03:05 (Ref:2611355)   #1
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Murph waves goodbye to championship hope.
It's now confirmed that Murph will miss the 1st round due to Top Gear commitments in NZ. For a bloke that is desperate to win the championship, he sure did stuff this one up. Just to make things worse, PM will drive Murphs car, meaning there is a very good chance it will not make it to the second round.

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Old 11 Jan 2010, 03:14 (Ref:2611360)   #2
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I thought racing a V8 Supercar was his job ?? Seems to have his wires crossed as to his primary vocation !!!!!

Very poor form.
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Old 11 Jan 2010, 04:40 (Ref:2611394)   #3
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Up until recently, February was always a safe month for V8 Supercar drivers and the Arab rounds are quite a bit earlier.

I think the Top Gear Live deal was a 3 or 5 year deal for Murph
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Old 11 Jan 2010, 04:51 (Ref:2611399)   #4
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Jamie Whincup missed a round at Hamilton in 08 and he still won the Championship, so to say he's waving goodbye to any championship hope is a crock of ****.
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Old 11 Jan 2010, 05:01 (Ref:2611401)   #5
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When exactly did he have a championship hope?
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Old 11 Jan 2010, 05:02 (Ref:2611403)   #6
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Jamie Whincup missed a round at Hamilton in 08 and he still won the Championship, so to say he's waving goodbye to any championship hope is a crock of ****.
Want to put a lazy grand on it
Doesn't matter anyway, he had no chance in the 1st place.
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Old 11 Jan 2010, 05:21 (Ref:2611416)   #7
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That article did mention that his new team and sponsors knew about the top gear deal before a contract was signed. All ok with it apparantly.

If he's got the team boss saying "Its ok, I will drive the shiny new castrol car in round 1 - you go ahead and do your thing", then who is he to argue?

Still an interesting priority setting policy though.
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Old 11 Jan 2010, 07:15 (Ref:2611448)   #8
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That headline is sooooo 2005....
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Does this now make Morris the "primary" driver of #51 as he is starting the Championship in that car?

This would make Murph the secondary driver clearing the way for Murph to co-drive with Ingall in the enduro's???
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oh noes!!!!!!!! world comes crashing down!!!
so 1 round and now suddenly Greg has to write off the whole year???

for what its worth im missing all the rounds so i dont think i'd be able to challenge for the championship.
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That article did mention that his new team and sponsors knew about the top gear deal before a contract was signed. All ok with it apparantly.

If he's got the team boss saying "Its ok, I will drive the shiny new castrol car in round 1 - you go ahead and do your thing", then who is he to argue?

Still an interesting priority setting policy though.
To through a bit fun at the situation, apparently the Castrol funding has come from the UK, rather than local Castrol budget, which suggests that Greg was who the global team wanted to represent the Castrol brand locally.

Maybe it was done to wipe it at Shell who sponsor Top Gear Live, because the funding was only made available if Murphy was available to drive the car.

The funding, whilst significant, needs Murph's personal sponsors to come along for the ride to top up the budget as well.
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Does this now make Morris the "primary" driver of #51 as he is starting the Championship in that car?

This would make Murph the secondary driver clearing the way for Murph to co-drive with Ingall in the enduro's???
Hmm, you do raise a good point.
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Does this now make Morris the "primary" driver of #51 as he is starting the Championship in that car?

This would make Murph the secondary driver clearing the way for Murph to co-drive with Ingall in the enduro's???
Nice! Way to recall the regs Camaroz
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When I read the Thread Title, I thought you were just re-hashing the news he had joined up with Paul Morris
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