Bright's FG

[BlueBlood]

Jason Bright and his Fujitsu Racing outfit will run an FG Falcon for the first time at the Dunlop Townsville 400.

Bright will run his Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) BF Falcon at the Skycity Triple Crown in Darwin in a fortnight before moving into an SBR-prepared FG.

“The FG’s probably a little bit better than the BF,” Bright said.

“I think we’ll see a fairer game when we go to the FG.”

Bright jumped into SBR driver Shane Van Gisbergen’s #9 FG Falcon at a recent test day and was satisfied with the results.

“I was quicker in his car than what I was in my own car, which shouldn’t happen, so I think that there’s certainly potential that we will get a pretty big jump when we move into the FG,” he said.

Bright predicted the car would be quick straight out of the box.


Full story here: http://www.v8supercars.com.au/conten..._at_townsvile/

[Gaslight]

Originally Posted by BlueBlood

Jason Bright and his Fujitsu Racing outfit will run an FG Falcon for the first time at the Dunlop Townsville 400.

Bright will run his Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) BF Falcon at the Skycity Triple Crown in Darwin in a fortnight before moving into an SBR-prepared FG.

“The FG’s probably a little bit better than the BF,” Bright said.

“I think we’ll see a fairer game when we go to the FG.”

Bright jumped into SBR driver Shane Van Gisbergen’s #9 FG Falcon at a recent test day and was satisfied with the results.

“I was quicker in his car than what I was in my own car, which shouldn’t happen, so I think that there’s certainly potential that we will get a pretty big jump when we move into the FG,” he said.

Bright predicted the car would be quick straight out of the box.


Full story here: http://www.v8supercars.com.au/conten..._at_townsvile/

And the lord hear and answers thy prayer
He still cant admit he screwed up 100% by chosing his own set up (fpr crap set up that is)

[Pro Racer]

what happened to Simon Mc and his "the VE has and advantage over the FG", if Bright is to be believed and the FG is faster then the BF then someone is a ****wit.

[GTRMagic]

According to This, Fujitsu is signed up with Britek to the end of the 2009 season

It is interesting, and perhaps concerning, that we are yet to see the deal renewed...

[retro]

I've noticed in the NRL that LG and Samsung are pulling their sponsorships so progress that a couple of steps forward and maybe...

But most of these big sponsorships are about the corporate experience and not so much about product advertising so the cycle might have run it's course.

[Chris - Melb]

Originally Posted by retro

But most of these big sponsorships are about the corporate experience and not so much about product advertising so the cycle might have run it's course.

Yes, the laws of diminishing returns kick in after a few years. Also the current economic climate lends itself to belt tightening, especially with big ticket items.

Being an air-conditioning company, I would have thought sponsoring a summer sport would have made more sense, although I can't think of a sport where the team would be labelled as "The Fujitsu Team", which is motor racing's big advantage over other sporting codes.

[Pro Racer]

Originally Posted by retro

I've noticed in the NRL that LG and Samsung are pulling their sponsorships so progress that a couple of steps forward and maybe...

But most of these big sponsorships are about the corporate experience and not so much about product advertising so the cycle might have run it's course.

& Mitsubishi Electric at the end of the last NRL season.

[Biggy G]

LG you can understand wandering off with their association with the Sharks. I wouldnt want to be a part of league at the momment either.

LG do seem to be very committed to sports sponsorships at the moment though. They have their toes in the water in F1, in NZ they have a big presence in Super 14, NZV8s (Multiple sponsorships, inlcuding 1 naming rights), netball(Northern Mystics) and NZ Superbikes. I wouldnt be surprised to see them pop up in the Australian V8's soon.

[wide open]

With Dr Slater gone and unable to de tune the SBR FG, Brighty has shown the speed expected of him, What a difference a test day and a race meeting under full SBR control makes

This should help the whole SBR team go forward the experienced he brings when controlled and guided in the right direction will be invaluable to the far less experienced drivers of the 4 & 9 cars

If only SBR had made the move earlier

[Driver TBA]

Originally Posted by wide open

With Dr Slater gone and unable to de tune the SBR FG, Brighty has shown the speed expected of him, What a difference a test day and a race meeting under full SBR control makes

This should help the whole SBR team go forward the experienced he brings when controlled and guided in the right direction will be invaluable to the far less experienced drivers of the 4 & 9 cars

If only SBR had made the move earlier

Do SBR have enough control to team up the #9 & #25 drivers for the enduros?

Would certainly give them a winning combo in 1 of their 3 cars.

[kowalski the lone driver]

great to see brighty back towards the front of the field at qr. do we reckon the pace will remain for the enduros? was at qr on sunday and the green machine looks quite good in person.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by kowalski the lone driver

great to see brighty back towards the front of the field at qr. do we reckon the pace will remain for the enduros? was at qr on sunday and the green machine looks quite good in person.

The pace of #25 in the enduros will likely be compromised by the copilot

[krypto71]

I think Karl's mission will be to keep the green machine on the black stuff all day for both races, and on the lead lap. If he can do that, who knows what may come. I remember getting very excited, even if it was only for a short while before things went sour quickly at the end of Bathurst in 07.

As a side note, I'd like to see all full time pilots in their own cars for both enduros. I think it would add to the excitement, giving us more competitive cars with a shot at winning.

Cheers
Steve

[Axeman444]

Originally Posted by Chris - Melb

Being an air-conditioning company, I would have thought sponsoring a summer sport would have made more sense, although I can't think of a sport where the team would be labelled as "The Fujitsu Team", which is motor racing's big advantage over other sporting codes.

although they only use the sponsorship predominately for air conditioner and plasma adverts, Fujitsu actually do a looooooot more than that.

[Bodog]

Originally Posted by Axeman444

..... for air conditioner and plasma adverts, Fujitsu actually do a looooooot more than that.

To set the record straight

Fujitsu General (Aust) Pty Ltd are the sponsors of Fujitsu Racing - they only provide air conditioners (they stopped importing plasmas in early 2008)

Another quite seperate Fujitsu - Fujitsu Australia Limited are the "other" Fujitsu in Australia - they provide IT Products & Services and "do a lot more" with over $1.1b revenues -however they are not a sponsor of the Fujitsu Racing team in 2009. They've put their sponsorship dollars into the Australian Golf Open this year.

[GTRMagic]

The 'other' Fujitsu backed this car in Britek's formative year.

[wevets]

Originally Posted by wide open

With Dr Slater gone and unable to de tune the SBR FG, Brighty has shown the speed expected of him, What a difference a test day and a race meeting under full SBR control makes

This should help the whole SBR team go forward the experienced he brings when controlled and guided in the right direction will be invaluable to the far less experienced drivers of the 4 & 9 cars

If only SBR had made the move earlier

They've been using SBR setup all year.

[ForumNick]

It's already been well documented (on this Forum) that, that is NOT the case!

[wevets]

Originally Posted by ForumNick

It's already been well documented (on this Forum) that, that is NOT the case!

haha
It may have been documented, but NOT well.

[wide open]

Originally Posted by wevets

They've been using SBR setup all year.

I think it has not been all year

At times it has been close at the start of the weekend before Dr Slater and Brighty have de tuned it

Sunday Qual Townsville it was pulled back into line with other cars and guess what Qual 8th behind SVG

Good to see SBR cars and Brighty can have good pace when it all pulls in one direction

[Bodog]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

The 'other' Fujitsu backed this car in Britek's formative year.

That was 2005 (when they sponsored the team and car 26 for the later part of the season) - they also sponsored Britek in 2006, 2007 and 2008

[Axeman444]

Originally Posted by Bodog

That was 2005 (when they sponsored the team and car 26 for the later part of the season) - they also sponsored Britek in 2006, 2007 and 2008

ahh but that isn't readily apparent when the only thing written on the side of the cars is "Fujitsu" is it?

[Bodog]

Originally Posted by Axeman444

ahh but that isn't readily apparent when the only thing written on the side of the cars is "Fujitsu" is it?

How many times / places does Fujitsu need to appear on a car? - I think the cars have had significant Fujitsu logos on them over the years - how many people read beyond Fujitsu to note the Plasmavision and Air Conditioning tag lines?

There are many other ways a sponsor can realise benefits from a sponsorship - eg hospitality, driver appearances, hotlaps, merchandise, visibility/use of technology in the garage/workshop etc etc