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Old 9 Jun 2019, 03:05 (Ref:3908701)   #26
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Moffat's car blowing smoke on sighting lap.
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Old 9 Jun 2019, 04:29 (Ref:3908705)   #27
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Looks like we've just torn up two chassis...
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Old 9 Jun 2019, 05:03 (Ref:3908713)   #28
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Interesting day at the Races.

Must be the biggest crowd for a Shannons Nationals since who knows when.
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Old 9 Jun 2019, 05:05 (Ref:3908714)   #29
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Moffat's car blowing smoke on sighting lap.
Could be just locking brakes? There seems to be a lot of that. Lots of carnage which then produced action via fightbacks, a few less than ideal moves.

Also SBS need a better tv director and a few more cameras (even fixed ones) as there were a few incidents that were missed.

I thought Bright was a bit hard done by as it seemed he got caught out by Heimgartner lifting off, or was he penalised for not lifting off post-hit?
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Old 9 Jun 2019, 05:18 (Ref:3908716)   #30
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Could be just locking brakes? There seems to be a lot of that.
Trackside the smell was oil. Also did the same thing before the second race.
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Old 9 Jun 2019, 06:18 (Ref:3908720)   #31
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Entertaining weekend!

We have been spoilt by the Supercars/Foxtel coverage but anytime race cars are on tv I am happy.
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Old 9 Jun 2019, 06:27 (Ref:3908723)   #32
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SBS needs to find another director.
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Old 9 Jun 2019, 08:56 (Ref:3908746)   #33
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Trackside the smell was oil. Also did the same thing before the second race.
No worries, that wasn't apparent via the tv would you believe!

Looked to me there was contact between the Hondas despite what the commentators said, the little nudges from Heimgartner on D'Alberto probably didn't help.

With relatively small fields it doesn't help when a few cars get taken out at the first corner.

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Old 10 Jun 2019, 00:45 (Ref:3908942)   #34
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Entertaining weekend!

We have been spoilt by the Supercars/Foxtel coverage but anytime race cars are on tv I am happy.


Have we?

The majority of Australia has never seen the Foxtel Supercars coverage
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Old 10 Jun 2019, 00:47 (Ref:3908943)   #35
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SBS needs to find another director.


I think the broadcast quality stems from just airing the the livestream

So much money spent on the series by ARG, a pity a bit more could'nt be invested to improve the quality of what is seen on the live SBS TV product

Some of Emma Notarfrancesco's pit reporting left a lot to be desired as well......just let Jack do it himself next time please

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Old 10 Jun 2019, 00:59 (Ref:3908945)   #36
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Have we?

The majority of Australia has never seen the Foxtel Supercars coverage
I bet they all watch Netflix though...

I've seen every live Supercars event since the current TV deal commenced, and I don't have Fox. Where there's a will there's a way.
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Old 10 Jun 2019, 01:09 (Ref:3908946)   #37
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I think the broadcast quality stems from just airing the the livestream

So much money spent on the series by ARG, a pity a bit more could'nt be invested to improve the quality of what is seen on the live SBS TV product

Some of Emma Notarfrancesco's pit reporting left a lot to be desired as well......just let Jack do it himself next time please
Unfortunately Jack's appearance was a one-off.

Noonan needs to chill out a bit.
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Old 10 Jun 2019, 04:47 (Ref:3908955)   #38
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Have we?

The majority of Australia has never seen the Foxtel Supercars coverage
well for any of us that have Fox Sports we cant complain
well except for the price

The coverage is great
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I bet they all watch Netflix though...

I've seen every live Supercars event since the current TV deal commenced, and I don't have Fox. Where there's a will there's a way.
OH do tell
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Old 10 Jun 2019, 09:18 (Ref:3909010)   #40
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Any truth that one of the cars has significant damage to the roll cage from yesterday’s accident?
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Old 10 Jun 2019, 09:26 (Ref:3909014)   #41
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Touring Car Times are suggesting the Alfa is stuffed.

I'm inclined to agree that both cars will need a re-shell.
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Old 10 Jun 2019, 21:08 (Ref:3909230)   #42
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SBS needs to find another director.
I don't think the direction was too bad, although they did miss the race 1 podium. It was a lot better than the idiocy at the end of the British GT race on Sunday. Camera positions could be improved though, both trackside and in-car.

I know this isn't a big budget production but there really isn't any need to have ad breaks during the races. Even ITV, as crap as they are, manage to show BTCC races uninterrupted. And the time certain rubbish has to stop. There have already been three races which haven't gone the distance.

The racing was close when it was happening but there were far too many accidents spreading the field out and lots of cars with major damage. Not something that a new series needs when it's trying to get off the ground and gain momentum.
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Old 10 Jun 2019, 23:24 (Ref:3909243)   #43
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The Alfa is stuffed. New shell required.
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Old 12 Jun 2019, 20:37 (Ref:3909641)   #44
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I'm happy the Alfa (Dylan O'Keefe) picked up a pair of wins!! Shame the same Alfa is a write off though.
I thought the racing was pretty good too.
I agree the coverage/commentary is ordinary at times but it is a new series, so maybe the polish will come with time.
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The Alfa is stuffed. New shell required.
Funny how people pooh-poohed my suggestion that this would really increase costs when it inevitably happen...

Also from the "who writes this ****" pile, Mazda to join TCR:
https://autoaction.com.au/2019/06/14...-join-tcr-boom

Not that I take issue with Mazda joining, but Auto Action spruiks:
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.... which is against the rules of TCR

Then again, I dunno what the hell the Cyan racing team in WTCR is, if it isn't a factory racing team?
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Last I read, GRM/ASM were attempting to repair it.

As for Mazda, the impetus is there via TCR Japan, to get them involved. In Australia? Pigs may fly.
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Old 14 Jun 2019, 02:59 (Ref:3909987)   #47
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Last I read, GRM/ASM were attempting to repair it.

As for Mazda, the impetus is there via TCR Japan, to get them involved. In Australia? Pigs may fly.
But still a lot more chance than another manufacturer in Supercars.

As for factory involvement, the article says they are looking to run via an established team, so same as Honda is doing and holden has done since forever.
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But still a lot more chance than another manufacturer in Supercars.

As for factory involvement, the article says they are looking to run via an established team, so same as Honda is doing and holden has done since forever.




I would believe Mazda looking seriously at TCR in the States, they have often had a motor sport presence there.
Remember they ran the horrible Mazda 6 Diesels in Rolex 5 years ago which had no relevance to any other series anywhere else in the World.
No-one would have predicted those to replace the RX-8s at the time.
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They were a stunning looking race car.
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Mazda are still running in IMSA with the DPi car but without diesel engine and are more competitive running with famed sports car Team Joest.
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