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Mr Winterbottom has driven an Orrcon-sponsored car for 4 of his 5 seasons in the topline category... its not an impossible situation to see this sponsor move from one team to another, indeed they followed Larko from LMS to a minor sponsor at WPS, then FPR offered a full car space for allegedly similar dollars and they moved....
In the new "BLUE" vs "RED" world, you would think that the "Cobra" design from last year's latter stages wont be seen again... even though it is the cleanest of any of the Orrcon designs so far.... |
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Mind you some sponsors have no idea. Like Valvoline, who have bought in Ponting to replace Laws. Most car nuts know that Laws has a good taste in cars, but what credentials has Ponting in this area?? Then again, what does Courtney know about doors and windows and Winterbottom about steel. Like Ponting they might look good on a poster and that's all the sponsor cares about. |
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If the stories are right, it is alleged that Mr Wood Sr owns the 2 current Tasman cars, that Mr Marshall Sr owns the much maligned #26, that Mr Matthias owns the current #111 car, while Mr Scott Sr owns #021...
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Just going to throw something out there, but with the fascination of the NASCAR series in Australia with Marcos Ambrose's whirlwind career over there, could there be a boomerang effect with either a up-and-coming or fading US driver coming out to the V8 Series?
Given that Owen Kelly has his name thrown around in the States and Boris Said competing this year at Bathurst could it be a way for a struggling team to get some US money into the series, and possibly a US V8 race in the distant future? Just a random thought.... |
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Not having drivers tied to manufacturers... Another step towards a third manufacturer?
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Also on the V8 Site, a story on Alex Davison 'undecided' on his future here or in Europe. I probably have missed something, why is Alex all of a sudden in hot demand ?
He sat on the sidelines for a year, and langished in Carrera Cup (by his standards) for a year after the Autobahn effort of 2005. His endurance efforts have been stellar, but he has been overlooked in the past frequently. No question he could be a star, but why the sudden interest in him from the paddock ? Is it just that Will has been doing so well so everyone now wants a Davo ? |
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Story goes that Team Kiwi will run a 4th Falcon out of FPR shop next year. Kiwi driver to be Pither.
Backing from Kanga + Makita + Tribro, and very little to do with that John fella. Remember, you heard it here first! |
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i know who runs what cars is on the other lists but not grouped might give an interesting look (possible teams included and customer equipment).
Holden: Walkinshaw Performance: HRT HSVDT AutoBarn Racing BJR RNR GRM (engines only) *10 cars* Tasman: Tasman *2 cars* Perkins: JDR *2 cars* PMM: PMM Tint-A-Car Racing *3 cars* GRM: GRM (chassis only) *2 cars* Ford: Prodrive: FPR FDT TKR *4 cars* SBR: SBR PCR (engines only) *3 cars* 888: 888 (chassis only) DJR (chassis only) PCR (chassis only) *5 cars* DJR: DJR (engines only) 888 (engines only) *4 cars* Britek: Britek *2 cars* i think it is interesting especially how many cars WP run/could potentially run. |
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Maybe... lets see..
Holden: Walkinshaw Performance: #2 Mobil E10 SkaifeSports Skaife #8, #10 Toll HRT Tander/R.Kelly #12 BOC BJR (engines & chassis) A.Jones #14 WOW BJR (engines & chassis) Webb #15, #16 Autobarn HSVDT Dumbrell/McConville #33, #34 Valvoline/Cummins GRM (engines only - GRM chassis) Holdsworth/Caruso #55 Bottle 'O' RNR (engines & chassis) D'Alberto *10 cars* Tasman Motorsport: #3, #51 SprintGas Tasman J.Richards/Murphy *2 cars* Perkins Engineering: #7, #11 Jack Daniels Perkins T.Kelly/K.Scott *2 cars* PMM: #39, #67 SuperCheap Auto/Sirromet PMM Ingall/Morris *2 cars* HOLDEN Total: 16 cars Ford: Prodrive FPR: #5 Orrcon/Ford Credit FPR Winterbottom #6 Castrol FPR S.Richards #19 Jeldwen/Stegbar FDT Courtney #20 AusDrill/Decina FDT Patrizi *4 cars* SBR: #4 Latitude Development Group SBR Thompson #9 SP Tools SBR van Gisbergen #021 Makita/3M/BNT/Vantage TKR McIntyre #25 Fujitsu/CAT Britek (engines & chassis) Bright #26 Irwin/Fisher & Paykel Britek (engines & chassis) Marshall #111 Glenfords PCR (engines only - 888 chassis) Coulthard #1, #888 Vodafone 888 (engines only - 888 chassis) Whincup/Lowndes *8 cars* DJR: #17 Jim Beam DJR (engines only - 888 chassis) Owen #18 Jim Beam DJR (engines only - 888 chassis) Davison *2 cars* FORD Total: 14 cars |
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[QUOTE=GTRMagic]Maybe... lets see..
Holden: Walkinshaw Performance: #2 Mobil E10 SkaifeSports Skaife #8, #10 Toll HRT Tander/R.Kelly #12 BOC BJR (engines & chassis) A.Jones #14 WOW BJR (engines & chassis) Webb #15, #16 Autobarn HSVDT Dumbrell/McConville |
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MeN seems sure that Mr Skaife shall run in his own squad next year, away from HRT but still run by WP....
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TKR shall be reborn.. or so the story goes.. prepared by SBR.. allegedly..
PWR's 2008 car licence is allegedly to be absorbed by WP... for Mr Skaife... allegedly.. Mr Walden's 2008 car licence is for sale.. to be absorbed by interests associated with seeing Mr Courtney at FDT... allegedly.. Everybody else stays the same, ownership wise anyway.. .. and there is a grid of 30 cars, 16 Holdens, 14 Fords. Allegedly |
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