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Old 12 Jul 2018, 09:15 (Ref:3836251)   #126
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Lowndes did say that Roland would let him drive elsewhere if he wanted. That doesn't sound like a bloke who was 100% in control of the announcement?
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Old 12 Jul 2018, 12:20 (Ref:3836288)   #127
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Lowndes did say that Roland would let him drive elsewhere if he wanted. That doesn't sound like a bloke who was 100% in control of the announcement?
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Old 12 Jul 2018, 23:55 (Ref:3836414)   #128
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WOW Rocket Science !!!!

I think a large majority of us this he was moved aside..........dont we ?
I think it was more Roland's wish than Craig's. Again I noticed the comment of Roland letting him drive in other series as being key.
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Old 13 Jul 2018, 00:34 (Ref:3836416)   #129
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Perhaps the trouble with his kids' mum was one of the reasons he agreed to go?

I myself have left jobs over similar, when they start turning up unannounced and the like.
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Old 13 Jul 2018, 02:59 (Ref:3836421)   #130
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Lowndes did say that Roland would let him drive elsewhere if he wanted. That doesn't sound like a bloke who was 100% in control of the announcement?
I will throw this concept out there. Penske pick him up for the Enduros, giving him an entrée to their sports car program in the US? A thought??
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Old 13 Jul 2018, 03:10 (Ref:3836424)   #131
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I will throw this concept out there. Penske pick him up for the Enduros, giving him an entrée to their sports car program in the US? A thought??

I suspect you are in LaLa land.
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Old 13 Jul 2018, 03:18 (Ref:3836426)   #132
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I will throw this concept out there. Penske pick him up for the Enduros, giving him an entrée to their sports car program in the US? A thought??
You've got a good imagination I'll give you that..
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Old 13 Jul 2018, 06:50 (Ref:3836438)   #133
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He's contracted to Triple Eight until the end of 2019.
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Old 13 Jul 2018, 06:53 (Ref:3836440)   #134
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Perhaps the trouble with his kids' mum was one of the reasons he agreed to go?

I myself have left jobs over similar, when they start turning up unannounced and the like.
Personal problems can sap your focus and enjoyment and boy they don't come any worse than ex problems, and when you are tied to them with children it is a horror show. Add being a public figure into that and it is a nightmare

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Old 13 Jul 2018, 08:34 (Ref:3836449)   #135
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Old 13 Jul 2018, 09:00 (Ref:3836451)   #136
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She might be popular, and she fills some apparent void of a female driver at Holden and 888 that they want filled. but if results don't come relatively quickly it might be a marketing disaster, not the triumph they're anticipating.
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Old 13 Jul 2018, 10:38 (Ref:3836462)   #137
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The "New artificially created Craig Lowndes replacement" more like it.

And what's this nonsense: ?
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Old 13 Jul 2018, 10:58 (Ref:3836464)   #138
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She might be popular, and she fills some apparent void of a female driver at Holden and 888 that they want filled. but if results don't come relatively quickly it might be a marketing disaster, not the triumph they're anticipating.
Really popular, 137 votes in the Speedcafe poll at last count. Not a Lowdnes fan after he became the 888 bobber boy but this must be the biggest politically correct con job ever, Holden have obviously put huge pressure on their "factory" team be "inclusive" in order to gain favour with female fans.
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Old 13 Jul 2018, 11:08 (Ref:3836465)   #139
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Why couldn't Holden just put Jack LB in another seat and give the Tekno drive to SDS?
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Old 13 Jul 2018, 12:26 (Ref:3836480)   #140
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Why couldn't Holden just put Jack LB in another seat and give the Tekno drive to SDS?
According to paddock chit-chat, SdS was originally courted by Tekno for this season.

However, not a factory team by definition.
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Wait until the 2020 season and some numpty in Holden marketing comes up with the idea, that they need a transgender one legged Afghan dwarf to race as part of their social inclusion policy! Which driver will Roland flick then?
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Old 14 Jul 2018, 01:02 (Ref:3836589)   #142
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Wait until the 2020 season and some numpty in Holden marketing comes up with the idea, that they need a transgender one legged Afghan dwarf to race as part of their social inclusion policy! Which driver will Roland flick then?

That's if they're still around by then.

There are more "ZB Commodores" on the track right now than there are on the roads.
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That's if they're still around by then.

There are more "ZB Commodores" on the track right now than there are on the roads.
There were a load of ZBs in the parking lot of the rental car agencies at Brisbane Airport yesterday...
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YTD sales are on par with monthly averages for VF2.

Not a good sign.
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Old 14 Jul 2018, 07:08 (Ref:3836607)   #145
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There were a load of ZBs in the parking lot of the rental car agencies at Brisbane Airport yesterday...
At that rate it will end up with the resale value of an AU Falcon!

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Smart money suggests Lowndes will be Whincups co-driver next year. So is Dumbrell cooked?
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Smart money suggests Lowndes will be Whincups co-driver next year. So is Dumbrell cooked?
No need for him to be cooked, he will bow out gracefully.

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