Kelvinmonster Gone!!!!!!

**GTRMagic** · 20 Mar 2007, 22:18 (Ref:1872637)

.... gone from the Chairmanship of TEGA anyways....

MN reports that Mr O'Reilly will retain the General Manager's position @ TEGA... so we arent losing his unique Kelvinness completely

New chairman....

Dr John "Cakeboy" Hewson

Pro Racer · 20 Mar 2007, 22:29 (Ref:1872649)

hopefully it's a good thing, so now i can stop being a Kelvinhater well that just puts the icing on the cake then

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Sequel · 20 Mar 2007, 23:01 (Ref:1872680)

So who does that leave on the board?

marcus · 20 Mar 2007, 23:16 (Ref:1872689)

Dr John Hewson ??

am I correct in thinking that he is the former politition ?

he also helped out with pitstops for Kevin Waldocks Komatsu Falcon at Bathurst years ago ?

If it is the same person (not quite sure where you get cakeboy from) then thats a very interesting selection and hopefully Dr John can push things forward , good luck to him

billy bigtime · 20 Mar 2007, 23:45 (Ref:1872703)

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Originally Posted by marcus

Dr John Hewson ??

am I correct in thinking that he is the former politition ?

he also helped out with pitstops for Kevin Waldocks Komatsu Falcon at Bathurst years ago ?

If it is the same person (not quite sure where you get cakeboy from) then thats a very interesting selection and hopefully Dr John can push things forward , good luck to him

Yes you are.
He lost an election trying to use a "cake" as an example of how the GST would work. I did say election, didn't I

1200Datto27 · 20 Mar 2007, 23:50 (Ref:1872705)

Beaten to the answer.

Phase3 · 21 Mar 2007, 00:01 (Ref:1872707)

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Originally Posted by pwr fan

hopefully it's a good thing, so now i can stop being a Kelvinhater well that just puts the icing on the cake then

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I'm interested to hear why you hated Kelvin so much and what exactly you felt he was doing wrong?

pete55 · 21 Mar 2007, 01:04 (Ref:1872729)

There is a god, almost.

He will still be around.

spectator22 · 21 Mar 2007, 01:14 (Ref:1872737)

OReilly seems to me to be the one up front, honest bloke in this whole mess, at least prepared to enforce the rules and bring HRT/Holden/Skaife/TW to task. Read the opinion about it all on p29 of MN – Tom W we know about, but Holden themselves dont come out of it looking exactly squeaky clean either. Long overdue for this underhand dealings to be exposed and shut down.

pete55 · 21 Mar 2007, 01:21 (Ref:1872739)

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Originally Posted by spectator22

OReilly seems to me to be the one up front, honest bloke in this whole mess, at least prepared to enforce the rules and bring HRT/Holden/Skaife/TW to task. Read the opinion about it all on p29 of MN – Tom W we know about, but Holden themselves dont come out of it looking exactly squeaky clean either. Long overdue for this underhand dealings to be exposed and shut down.

Have their underhand dealings been shut down or is it just that we have been led to believe they have.

**GTRMagic** · 21 Mar 2007, 01:25 (Ref:1872743)

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Originally Posted by spectator22

OReilly seems to me to be the one up front, honest bloke in this whole mess, at least prepared to enforce the rules and bring HRT/Holden/Skaife/TW to task. Read the opinion about it all on p29 of MN – Tom W we know about, but Holden themselves dont come out of it looking exactly squeaky clean either. Long overdue for this underhand dealings to be exposed and shut down.

Its only been 4 years...

with the same bloke in charge...

Dr John Hewson will be a more than able replacement, as long as you dont ask him about cakes...

Pro Racer · 21 Mar 2007, 01:28 (Ref:1872744)

maybe this whole Walky/Skaife/TEGA thing cause him to step down?

Wrighty05 · 21 Mar 2007, 01:53 (Ref:1872754)

Eevry time i think of John Hewson i think of that send up they did of him on the old d-gen late show on the ABC.

"I challenege the Prime Minister to a fight with wet newspapers".

Remember Hewson was that man with that crazy idea for a GST.

cavvy · 21 Mar 2007, 02:05 (Ref:1872758)

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Originally Posted by Wrighty05

Remember Hewson was that man with that crazy idea for a GST.

Hewson is a motor sport fan & is a great selection given his involvement with the spending cap - even more reason to believe the cap will work & it needs to.

As for the GST the Hewson version was fully fledged unlike the current version - at a time when payment of sales tax was optional for those with the right(?) professional advice ..... crazy, no!

Sequel · 21 Mar 2007, 02:22 (Ref:1872767)

So with Kelvin (& Skafe too?) off the board, maybe the Walden gig might get a start?

DAVID PATERSON · 21 Mar 2007, 02:56 (Ref:1872776)

I saw a very good interview with John Hewson on TV a little while ago.

I think he is very intelligent and a man of good character. Don't know how he got into politics and i'm sure not what he is doing at TEGA.

davester · 21 Mar 2007, 03:07 (Ref:1872778)

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Originally Posted by pwr fan

hopefully it's a good thing, so now i can stop being a Kelvinhater well that just puts the icing on the cake then

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What dealings have you had with Kelvin that prompt this comment? I've found him quite competent and even handed in what is a very emotive industry.

It's very easy to hang crap on the umpire, without knowing the FULL facts behind their decisions and comments. Do TEGA have a duty to disclose the full facts?...nope, only to relevant franchise holders and VESA.

**GTRMagic** · 21 Mar 2007, 03:23 (Ref:1872781)

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Originally Posted by davester

Do TEGA have a duty to disclose the full facts?...nope, only to relevant franchise holders and VESA.

So why are they some of the people who are piddled off with the rulings the Kelvinmonster and his group create? Privately if not publicly.

That the rulings are not shared with the public except via good reporting by some sections of the media suggests a level of contempt for the paying public who at the end of the day is actually paying to keep the show on the road.

dsg · 21 Mar 2007, 03:48 (Ref:1872786)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

So why are they some of the people who are piddled off with the rulings the Kelvinmonster and his group create? Privately if not publicly.

That the rulings are not shared with the public except via good reporting by some sections of the media suggests a level of contempt for the paying public who at the end of the day is actually paying to keep the show on the road.

I guess that depends on what you think you are paying for when you buy a ticket.

Pro Racer · 21 Mar 2007, 04:18 (Ref:1872797)

Hewsons GetStuffedToday was better than the current system and his large involment with the TREC seems to be working so if he can run TEGA good and make them grow some balls then i am happy.

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Orriginaly posted by davester
What dealings have you had with Kelvin that prompt this comment? I've found him quite competent and even handed in what is a very emotive industry.

It's very easy to hang crap on the umpire, without knowing the FULL facts behind their decisions and comments. Do TEGA have a duty to disclose the full facts?...nope, only to relevant franchise holders and VESA.

would of been my answer if GTR didn't beat me to it.

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Orriginally posted by GTRMagic
So why are they some of the people who are piddled off with the rulings the Kelvinmonster and his group create? Privately if not publicly.

That the rulings are not shared with the public except via good reporting by some sections of the media suggests a level of contempt for the paying public who at the end of the day is actually paying to keep the show on the road.

Wrighty05 · 21 Mar 2007, 04:20 (Ref:1872798)

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Originally Posted by cavvy

Hewson is a motor sport fan & is a great selection given his involvement with the spending cap - even more reason to believe the cap will work & it needs to.

As for the GST the Hewson version was fully fledged unlike the current version - at a time when payment of sales tax was optional for those with the right(?) professional advice ..... crazy, no!

Sorry, misunderstood what I said. It was ment to be sarcastic. He was ridiculed at the time for it, only for it to be introduced, albeit somewhat differently, later on.

I have no doubt that Mr Hewson is an intelligant man.

davester · 21 Mar 2007, 04:49 (Ref:1872808)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

So why are they some of the people who are piddled off with the rulings the Kelvinmonster and his group create? Privately if not publicly.

That the rulings are not shared with the public except via good reporting by some sections of the media suggests a level of contempt for the paying public who at the end of the day is actually paying to keep the show on the road.

Exactly right GTR..."some", not all, definitely no huge groundswell from the paying public or tv fans, just a few around here. The latest events have been more of a "talking point", than a drop what you're doing revelation.

Sure the HRT issue is very serious, but at the end of the day TEGA is there to manage, enforce compliance, and promote the category. TEGA is not about to cut its nose off to spite its face to satisfy the kneejerk reactions of other interested parties. TEGA will come to what it sees is an appropriate resolution in the interest of affected parties and the integrity of the sport.

Once again, this is an emotive industry, and I've been on both sides of various decisions...agree with some, not entirely with others, but generally ride the bumps and get on with business to the best of my capacity.

With regard to Kelvin and Skaife having current positions reviewed (have been to busy to read about), It's fairy normal in organisations when two heavy hitters slug it out over a headline issue, that they are then removed from those positions to ensure grudges don't influence the future process of rational decision making.

My original "simple" question has conveniently been let through to the keeper.

Robert Ryan · 21 Mar 2007, 05:21 (Ref:1872822)

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OReilly seems to me to be the one up front, honest bloke in this whole mess

The less Oreilly is involved in anything the better, he made a total goose of himself running the Super Touring series.

Sequel · 21 Mar 2007, 06:37 (Ref:1872847)

For a piece of news quite critical to the running of V8 supercars, it still doesn't get a mention on thier web site!

DAVID PATERSON · 21 Mar 2007, 06:56 (Ref:1872852)

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Originally Posted by Sequel

For a piece of news quite critical to the running of V8 supercars, it still doesn't get a mention on thier web site!

The website exists to market V8s, not run them and this isn't good publicity.