Saloon Cars 2006 - Page 3

Oaksnaf · 4 Mar 2006, 07:40 (Ref:1535939)

Geoff Brown is doing alright considering his Calder Park form. Ill be watching his improvements during the weekend, and the season. Will be interesting to see how he fares in the race against the other AU of Malcolm Niall.

Kerri · 6 Mar 2006, 12:04 (Ref:1537237)

I arrived back this afternoon and must say the racing was pretty good on the weekend.
Not much damage, only 2 retirements and both Tony and Browney did a great job.
I did comment to Tony that maybe he needed a couple more cylinders, but he really enjoyed himself being back with us. He did a great job in the car considering he hasn't driven one since he won the Series in 2001.
The new cars looked fantastic and a lot of progress was made with them over the weekend.
Our car was going well until we had a front hub drama in race 2 and had to start rear of grid for race 3, but I think he enjoyed going through the field.

The lap record which was held since March 2002 was knocked off which is a good start to the year.
The weather was fantastic and everyone enjoyed themselves.
I must say though, the Woodstock boys were out in force.
You should check them out sometime, with 3 cars, a huge transporter and a bus needed to carry their crew, their dedication and professionalism in the category is excellent, well done guys.
On the other end were the WA guys who brought 4 cars for their team and BRE had 2 in theirs.
Although I am personally involved with the category it still amazes me each year at the growth of the category, the multiple car teams, transporters and general camaraderie shown by all of them.
Well done guys, bring on Tassie

cav · 6 Mar 2006, 22:15 (Ref:1537591)

I noticed the numbers were down, as soon as CAMS make something one of their so called Championships the numbers fall off, that must tell you something

MCWB · 6 Mar 2006, 23:50 (Ref:1537644)

Some of my pics from the weekend, hope you enjoy them!

The rest of the gallery can be found here.

MCWB · 7 Mar 2006, 00:03 (Ref:1537651)

Oops, full gallery is here, helps if you include the URL!

Kerri · 7 Mar 2006, 02:07 (Ref:1537684)

Quote:

Originally Posted by cav

I noticed the numbers were down, as soon as CAMS make something one of their so called Championships the numbers fall off, that must tell you something

SC have 40 fully paid Championship registrations for 2006.
The numbers are down because people are still building the new cars.
Has nothing whatsoever to do with CAMS.
And no, I do not work for CAMS.

Thanks for the pics, they are great, quick someone better put out that No 1 car, he's on fire

johnh875 · 7 Mar 2006, 02:19 (Ref:1537685)

Nice photos! I wonder if it would have been better to use the series 2 XR front end for the Falcons, the series 1 looks like a chinless wonder with the way the spoiler rises in the middle.

Kerri · 7 Mar 2006, 02:23 (Ref:1537688)

And the VT has a smilie mouth

Gav56 · 7 Mar 2006, 04:01 (Ref:1537700)

Hi Kerri / Bruce , what happened to Jake on the weekend ?

Kerri · 7 Mar 2006, 04:17 (Ref:1537704)

Ask Walton

He had some engine issues after Race 1, so decided to pack it up and finish off the VT for Round 2.

Vanilla Dice · 7 Mar 2006, 07:18 (Ref:1537748)

The VT looks a LOT better than the AU..

Do the AU Saloon cars have the same aero issues as their Supercar bretheren, or are they immune from the incredibly successful engineering expertise from the Ford Racing stable.

XW GT · 7 Mar 2006, 07:30 (Ref:1537754)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gav56

Hi Kerri / Bruce , what happened to Jake on the weekend ?

Hi Gav56,
Race one - Jake had a coming together with Kris Walton at the fishhook that put him out.
Race two - The distributor drive gear broke. The distributor was replaced but when the engine was started it failed again.
Race three - DNS

XW GT · 7 Mar 2006, 07:32 (Ref:1537757)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vanilla Dice

The VT looks a LOT better than the AU..

Do the AU Saloon cars have the same aero issues as their Supercar bretheren, or are they immune from the incredibly successful engineering expertise from the Ford Racing stable.

Hi VD,
As per a previous reply to your rantings I still have the same comment - idiot

Kerri · 7 Mar 2006, 11:46 (Ref:1539486)

Thanks for that XW, are you going to Tassie?

S_Doctor · 7 Mar 2006, 21:20 (Ref:1539814)

Quote:

Originally Posted by XW GT

idiot

Yep I second that!

XW GT · 8 Mar 2006, 01:57 (Ref:1539959)

[QUOTE=Kerri]Thanks for that XW, are you going to Tassie?[/QUOTE
I'm going to try and get there

alfacors · 8 Mar 2006, 02:20 (Ref:1539968)

Click for images from the Saloon Cars at Wakefield Park

Kerri · 8 Mar 2006, 03:36 (Ref:1539995)

Ah now I know who you are alfacors

Kerri · 8 Mar 2006, 03:37 (Ref:1539998)

Link to race report for Round 1 Wakefield Park http://www.tascco.com.au/downloads/2...ionshiprd1.pdf

alfacors · 8 Mar 2006, 04:33 (Ref:1540007)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kerri

Ah now I know who you are alfacors

I'll come and say hi at the next round - last weekend was quite hectic.

Kerri · 8 Mar 2006, 05:51 (Ref:1540024)

Highlights of the racing at Wakefield Park last weekend will be aired on Speedweek this coming Sunday 12th March from 12pm.

Oaksnaf · 8 Mar 2006, 06:22 (Ref:1540029)

Well i wonder if anyone can stop Bruce this year, he already seems to be the one to beat with pure pace, just that a few problems got in his way. Plus that storm from the rear of the grid is pretty impressive.

Hope you got a good view of the race Kerri.

XW GT · 8 Mar 2006, 08:38 (Ref:1540075)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oaksnaf

Well i wonder if anyone can stop Bruce this year, he already seems to be the one to beat with pure pace, just that a few problems got in his way. Plus that storm from the rear of the grid is pretty impressive.

Hope you got a good view of the race Kerri.

Hi mate,

I think that you are underestimating the class of the opposition. Heinrich is (in my opinion) a class act, but at the end of the day (read weekend) he was beaten.

XW GT · 8 Mar 2006, 08:41 (Ref:1540077)

Quote:

Originally Posted by alfacors

Click for images from the Saloon Cars at Wakefield Park

Message to Browny - Left hand rear spring is a bit soft mate

Oaksnaf · 8 Mar 2006, 09:46 (Ref:1540116)

Quote:

Originally Posted by XW GT

Hi mate,

I think that you are underestimating the class of the opposition. Heinrich is (in my opinion) a class act, but at the end of the day (read weekend) he was beaten.

No doubt its a close competition, with many drivers capable of winning, but still the class of Heinrich is evident and it will probably prevail at seasons end, Goodacre will probably be ultra consistent up front as well.

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