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9 Oct 2009, 15:27 (Ref:2557572) | #1 | ||
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Tomorrow the world ... yes the world !!
Here we go:
"I believe we have reached the maturity as a sport and business to make this very important step," Cochrane said yesterday. "We are at a point in time where it is important for us to build our international presence further and reinforce the significance of our great category within world motorsport." The announcement coincides with the addition of a third international event at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit to join the Bahrain International circuit and the Hamilton 400 in New Zealand on the race calendar. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...8-7582,00.html |
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oh my god
The only chance he has of making the sport bigger is to give it the wider American and English audiences, going middle easet / asia isn't going to do it |
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Come over to Brands Hatch GP, we'll look after u.
I for one would love to the ATCC over here!! |
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9 Oct 2009, 18:37 (Ref:2557681) | #4 | ||
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The US would love them as well, bring em here!
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Knockhill. The most glamourous circuit in the whole of Fife...
V8's would be awsome at Knockhill though |
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10 Oct 2009, 00:17 (Ref:2557905) | #7 | ||
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I give my permission to attend all of the above circuits.
Also, abit late off the mark, all this info was confirmed at Phillip Is. |
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and taking on the world could be the DEATH of the series as well.
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10 Oct 2009, 06:39 (Ref:2558006) | #9 | ||
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Just send Cochrane overseas.
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10 Oct 2009, 06:54 (Ref:2558010) | #10 | ||
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Ah - the article is about increasing international TV exposure through IMG TV - nothing about any plans for more offshore races (other than Abu Dhabi which we already know about).
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10 Oct 2009, 13:44 (Ref:2558183) | #13 | ||
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Turn the Devo series into the ATCC, and have the V8SC Series as the international example of what we (Aussies) can do.
I for one would love to see our stuff on some Euro circuits with some real racing room! |
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10 Oct 2009, 16:47 (Ref:2558250) | #14 | ||
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Road Atlanta (cause i can be there)
Or Laguna Seca. Will be a good match for Bathurst since they are 2/5 best circuits on earth. |
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Tony Cochrane said a few years back that the series natural borders was the Indian-Pacific region...what would have changed?
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Bring them and the Dev series to the Nordschleife for a 1000 km race...
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According to Grant Denyer on the v8 telecast this morning, v8 drivers are the fastest athletes in the world
Where does this madness end? |
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Might have been better worded as the fastest mountain climbers in the world
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If we send you the utes will you promise to keep them!! PLEEEEEAAASSEE
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All credit to V8s for their Tasmanian and NT rounds though, it's still a national championship. Aussie rules is the main football code in Tasmania and the NT, yet no teams in the AFL... instead they want to send new teams to places where no one cares less about AFL!? Sure small memberships from Tassie and the NT would see the teams scrap by on AFL hand-outs, but half the Melbourne teams do anyway, very poor form for the 'national' football competition... |
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Let's consider the significance, and the similarities: The AFL are blindly charging forward to have a team in Western Sydney, whilst market research indicates it is doomed to fail. This team will need massive financial support from the AFL for many years to simply survive. Other teams in the AFL, (some currently struggling) will lose out financially in this deal. TC, is pinning his hopes on the 'new improved' Grande Finale being successful in Western Sydney, where history has shown that spectators haven’t previously been supportive of the local rounds. This event is receiving massive financial support from the NSW Government to make it happen, and will need that ongoing support to survive. Existing circuits (Eastern Creek) will effectively will lose out financially from this event; especially in the mid-term (4-5 years), if the Sydney race fails. (like the Canberra street race did) . |
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Bring on the Endurance season, and some big name DNF's... (I'd love to see the V8 Chumpionship decided @ Winton, thus making the El Grande Finale the flop it deserves to be...) |
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