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23 Apr 2012, 22:48 (Ref:3064562) | #1 | |
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2012 V8 Enduro Seats
I think this deserves its own thread as it is different to Silly Season
and I am starting with a list sourced from the v8 Supercar website Endurance Seats Filling Rapidly ENDURANCE RACE LINE-UPS 1. Jamie Whincup/Paul Dumbrell, TeamVodafone Commodore 2. Garth Tander/Nick Percat, HRT Commodore 3. Tony D’Alberto/Dale Wood, Team Hiflex Falcon 4. Lee Holdsworth/Craig Baird, IRWIN Falcon 5. Mark Winterbottom/Steve Richards, Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon 6. Will Davison/John McIntyre, Tradingpost FPR Falcon 7. Todd Kelly/TBA, Jack Daniel’s Commodore 8. Jason Bright/Andrew Jones, Team BOC Commodore 9. Shane van Gisbergen/Luke Youlden, SP Tools Falcon 11. Karl Reindler/TBA, Fair Dinkum Sheds Commodore 12. Dean Fiore/Matt Halliday, Jim Beam Falcon 14. Fabian Coulthard/David Besnard, Lockwood Commodore 15. Rick Kelly/TBA, Jack Daniel’s Commodore 17. Steven Johnson/Allan Simonsen, Jim Beam Falcon 18. James Moffat/Alex Davison, Team Norton DJR Falcon 19. Jonathon Webb/Scott McLaughlin, Tekno Commodore 21. David Wall/Chris Pither, Wilson Security Commodore 22. James Courtney/Cameron McConville, HRT Commodore 30. Taz Douglas/TBA, iSelect Commodore 33. Alex Premat/Greg Ritter*. Fujitsu Commodore 34. Michael Caruso/Jack Perkins*, Fujitsu Commodore 47. Tim Slade/Andrew Thompson, Lucky 7 Falcon 49. Steve Owen/Paul Morris, VIP Petfoods Falcon 51. Greg Murphy/TBA, Pepsi Max Crew Commodore 55. David Reynolds/Dean Canto, The Bottle-O Falcon 66. Russell Ingall/TBA, Supercheap Auto Commodore 91. Michael Patrizi/Jonny Reid, Tekno Commodore 888. Craig Lowndes/Warren Luff, TeamVodafone Commodore apparantly only 5 seats left, all in holdens and most are with Kelly Racing, could we see some Nissan Imports coming from within the Nissan Family |
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there are 6 TBA's listed. I can't see Mr Russell not getting a gig with either KR or JDR, same with Mr Waters. Owen K might get a call back, hasn't disgraced himself there when compared to the performance of the regular drivers.
More interesting will be Mr Ingall's copilot. Someone auditioning for the seat long term if Mr Courtney isn't cemented? Can't see Barg's money getting him a gig at KR, maybe with LDR? |
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23 Apr 2012, 23:23 (Ref:3064573) | #3 | |
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Good spot Axeman, missed Taz's
who would be auditioning for the 66 spot long term, had always assumed that driver was in Car 2? I wonder if any wild car teams will turn up this year? |
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24 Apr 2012, 00:31 (Ref:3064594) | #4 | ||
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Pleased to see 10 Kiwis in there (including Steven Richards and Scott McLaughlin). And there's a few SuperTourer drivers who might be worth a gamble for a team, Booth, Heimgartner and Ant Pedersen.
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24 Apr 2012, 01:45 (Ref:3064605) | #6 | |
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Would love to see fpr enter a 4th car for Chaz.
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24 Apr 2012, 02:29 (Ref:3064610) | #9 | |
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Nathan Pretty is likely to pop up somewhere. I would suspect either in #66 or #30.
Waters, O.Kelly, Blanchard, and Russell would most likely end up in 7, 11, 15, and 51. In no particular order. |
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My thinking is that Percat is the understudy for RI now as widely suspected, but if JC doesn't pull his finger out, Percat may find a seat in #22 come Jan 1 2014 if RI wants to continue and/or Supercheap wants him to continue next year, and they might need someone else for #66 in 2014. Wise heads may be required for CoTF next year, so Percat may be held back another season not sure Mr Pretty has done enough over the last few years to warrant a gig at the expense of some of the other availables |
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Meantime, one of the already announced driving pairings may be heading for a reshuffle. The Travelling Alburies have apparently been doing some driver change/driver ergonomics reviews in recent days and it appears a re-matching of physical dimensions is on.
It seems that Mr Jones is now a likely starter alongside the equally lanky Mr Coulthard, whilst the more um.. solid Mr Besnard is said to nOw be alongside the similar sized Mr Bright. Or so the story goes. Presuming any of this actually happened |
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24 Apr 2012, 05:10 (Ref:3064633) | #13 | |
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Wouldn't be shocked to see the #47 feature strongly.
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24 Apr 2012, 05:33 (Ref:3064640) | #14 | ||
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I can understand organising an A car and a B car from 2+ years ago, and putting your best drivers together regardless of stature eg. G.Tander/Bargs, L.Tander/Wall (Well ok, Wilson $$ may have decided that one). From here, it looks as though Mr Jones is being put in the better car, although it has always been considered that the BOC-plastered mount is the team's flagship. |
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24 Apr 2012, 06:30 (Ref:3064655) | #15 | |
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My tips for the remaining seats, no particular reason for any of them:
66 - J Bargwanna or S Price 7 - D Russell or M Marshall 15 - O Kelly 11 & 51 - D Russell, M Marshall, T Blanchard, D Gaunt, N Pretty or (C Waters depending on wildcard situation) 30 - S Pye, S Price or N Pretty Last edited by SJA; 24 Apr 2012 at 06:35. |
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I would have thought it too early in the young driver's development. Maybe next year. There are many stories about who might end up in #30... wouldnt be impossible for LDM's Mr Lindbom to take the seat
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26 Apr 2012, 11:12 (Ref:3065728) | #20 | |
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I don't understand how Bargwanna wasn't one of the FIRST drivers to be snapped up by a TOP LEVEL team?
This is crazy! He was a fulltimer last year, he's on the pace at Bathurst, a former winner, what's the problem? Have I missed something here? I can't believe BJR didn't even give him a look in. That's his ex-team? Did he burn bridges? I'm hardly a Bargs fan but surely this is a massive oversight, can someone shed some light? I mean Bargs at LDM? About as much of a waste as Alex Davison at DJR when in my opinion, a safe reliable driver like Alex should've been co-driving with Whincup as opposed to Dumbrell. |
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Not Lindbom sadly. He can really drive...but won't get his chance this year.
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26 Apr 2012, 11:51 (Ref:3065742) | #23 | |
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hahaha that I do not know!
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Not many memorable results in recent years and a fair few scrapes, but that comes with driving an underfunded car. He is certainly would have been a better bet than some of the underwhelming announcements by teams which consider themselves contenders. Unless he has priced himself out of the market? He probably would be a good fit at WP, co-driving #66 and if Percat moves to this car, could reunite with Tander in 2013. |
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Speedcafe put this list together for us.
it seems all the seats are full (apart from any wildcards, if any) enduro list Sponsor Name Driver Name Co-Driver Model 1 TeamVodafone Jamie Whincup Paul Dumbrell VE II 2 Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Nick Percat VE II 3 Team Hiflex Tony D’Alberto Dale Wood FG 4 Irwin Racing Lee Holdsworth Craig Baird FG 5 Orrcon Steel FPR Ford Mark Winterbottom Steven Richards FG 6 Tradingpost FPR Ford Will Davison John McIntyre FG 7 Jack Daniel’s Racing Todd Kelly Tim Blanchard VE II 8 Team BOC Jason Bright Andrew Jones VE II 9 SP Tools Racing Shane van Gisbergen Luke Youlden FG 11 Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing Karl Reindler Daniel Gaunt VE II 12 Jim Beam Racing Dean Fiore Matthew Halliday FG 14 Lockwood Racing Fabian Coulthard David Besnard VE II 15 Jack Daniel’s Racing Rick Kelly David Russell VE II 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Allan Simonsen FG 18 Team Norton DJR James Moffat Alex Davison FG 19 Tekno Autosports Jonathon Webb Scott McLaughlin VE II 21 Wilson Security Racing David Wall Chris Pither VE II 22 Holden Racing Team James Courtney Cameron McConville VE II 30 Team iSelect Taz Douglas Scott Pye VE II 33 Fujitsu Racing GRM Alexandre Premat Jack Perkins VE II 34 Fujitsu Racing GRM Michael Caruso Greg Ritter VE II 47 Lucky 7 Racing Tim Slade Andrew Thompson FG 49 V.I.P. Petfoods Steve Owen Paul Morris FG 51 Pepsi Max Crew Greg Murphy Owen Kelly VE II 55 The Bottle-O FPR Ford David Reynolds Dean Canto FG 66 Supercheap Auto Racing Russell Ingall Christian Klien VE II 91 Tekno Autosports Michael Patrizi Jonny Reid VE II 888 TeamVodafone Craig Lowndes Warren Luff VE II |
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