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27 TCM cars for Winton this weekend. http://touringcarmasters.com.au/news...DS-WINTON-GRID
What's happened to Rusty French and his tcm mustang. He hasn't raced it this year? Has he retired from driving? |
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17 May 2018, 07:41 (Ref:3822977) | #308 | |
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He had his De Tomaso Pantera out a few weeks back.
I don't think he's hung the helmet up yet. |
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19 May 2018, 09:19 (Ref:3823356) | #309 | |
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Even so, Bowe and Johnson are heavily restricted on rpm and weight IIRC.
There is no need to spend $100,000 on engines when Johnson and Bowe are making do with milder engine builds and still in front... That suggests it's the driving of "the rest" that needs to be improved! But given they are amateurs racing for fun, who can afford to spend up, then they are keeping the tuning workshops in business. |
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20 May 2018, 00:53 (Ref:3823477) | #310 | |
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So Johnson wants an even FASTER car............
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Newer, more iconic, more market relevant, unique in that series, strengthening the links to his father’s successes in a similar model of car... lots of reasons to do it...
The boxy XD might not be super special on aero however, although with Mr Lacroix back at the mothership his father part owns, some magic in this space may be possible also... |
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Clever ducting and cooler placement will go a long way.
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Shock horror! Race car driver wants faster race car...
As GTR said more likely to do with the XD obviously holding a special place in the Johnson family compared to a Mustang. Although next year the Mustang will be more relevant to the team. Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk |
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20 May 2018, 03:23 (Ref:3823488) | #314 | |
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Mr Williams did very well not to clean bowl the front half of the field.
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So what happened to the 31 car field entered for Winton?
Looking at Natsoft shows about 20 cars for each race. |
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I thought the official figure was 27 cars?
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21 May 2018, 07:09 (Ref:3823697) | #320 | |
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JOHNSON CONSPIRACY
I have just watched a replay of the last TCM race at Winton in which Steve Johnson ended up finishing third. There is something "strange" about this. The last lap sign was displayed by mistake one lap early. Johnson was in the lead but coming to the start / finish line he slowed allowing Bressington and Hansford past. Then lap scoring error was realised and they raced another lap. Johnson stayed in third. The commentators immediately said these exact words:" I'm convinced Johnson backed off knowing the chequered flag coming. He's been doing that every race to let margins close up" YET on the TCM official site it says "an error on cold tyres in turns 11 and 12 caught him out allowing Bressington and Hansford to pounce" Also says "an error on cold tyres following a restart" Speedcafe says " Johnson made an error on cold tyres at turn 12" The safety car was out for 4 laps. The false finish was at the end of lap 6, so there was 2 full laps of racing to let the tyres warm up..... So was Johnson being too smart and got caught out??? |
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As I don't have a vested interest in the series, I couldn't care less about conspiracies.
They put on a good show, and are pleasing to the eyes and ears. That's all I realy care about. |
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Pulled up to avoid weight/revs penalties would have been my guess...
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Since I posted on the Johnson Conspiracy exactly a week ago (post #320) there have been almost 900 views but only 3 posts.
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