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11 Jul 2009, 09:46 (Ref:2499375)
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S Richards
Yet another incident, Stop running into people.
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11 Jul 2009, 09:56 (Ref:2499385)
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yet another crap qualifying also
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11 Jul 2009, 10:44 (Ref:2499412)
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he was ****house again today i think 09 will be his last in his tenure with FPR.
GRM are becomming my adopted team, great bunch of blokes and driver's they are so humble. |
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12 Jul 2009, 00:03 (Ref:2499709)
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Always been a big fan of Garry Rogers and a long time supporter of Michael Caruso. Lee Holdsworth is a great driver and such a good young bloke with it. I think Caruso will just improve from here on. They will be the Bathurst dark horse. It is great to see them have some success and although Garry might be an old school taskmaster, I'm sure plenty of drivers hold him in high regard for the opportunity and tutoring he has given. |
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12 Jul 2009, 05:35 (Ref:2499799)
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. . . »-(¯`v´¯)-»........................The retro report........................©®»-(¯`v´¯)-» ê¿~ Disclaimer; the above is pure speculation and only posted for entertainment purposes!!!
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12 Jul 2009, 06:14 (Ref:2499818)
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Working its way 'to the back'??
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Happy David Thexton Day, 21st March 2003 “I am not uncertain” - Dollar Bill Stern, Billions “Fear stimulates my imagination” - Don Draper, Mad Men “Everybody Lies” - Dr Gregory House, House “Trust But Verify” - Commissioner Frank Reagan, Blue Bloods
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12 Jul 2009, 06:16 (Ref:2499819)
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 Suggest Richards should apply to drive the course car that follows the pack on the first lap  He'll be in familiar territory then.
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V8Supercars - Race cars using road car headlights, for decades ;) 'You holden VT drivers better look out, because the Ford AU is coming to get you' Glenn Seton - 1999 (The original egg on face disclaimer) :roflmao:
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12 Jul 2009, 06:19 (Ref:2499820)
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he tried the same move today as what he tried in Tassie.
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12 Jul 2009, 06:43 (Ref:2499825)
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the only thing he hasnt had trouble with getting past is his prime.....
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12 Jul 2009, 07:42 (Ref:2499840)
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maybe he should fly to perth and take part in one of the AHG driver training courses and work on his breaking technique hahaha
No reason what so ever to keep him around at FPR he lacks personality pace |
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12 Jul 2009, 10:05 (Ref:2499907)
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Hmmm...Breaking technique and personality pace.
I reckon I know what you meant by the first one, but what the hell is personality pace? |
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12 Jul 2009, 14:08 (Ref:2500118)
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sorry personality and pace haha
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12 Jul 2009, 14:24 (Ref:2500141)
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12 Jul 2009, 22:30 (Ref:2500418)
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Richards & FPR are poo this year - time for him to move on in 2010...
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13 Jul 2009, 02:32 (Ref:2500482)
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he perfected the B-Pillar-Bash many many years ago and has never ever changed his poor technique because he has had (seemingly) a Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free card from the stewards forever. This could even be his worst year for it (and he has had some shockers before). It's time this bloke took his Escort to the Biante series or took his more appropriate style to the Utes. |
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"You can get lucky and win one championship but not two ..." Jamie Whincup. I wonder which person with the initials RK he was referring to.
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13 Jul 2009, 03:44 (Ref:2500506)
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Steve Richards is one of those guys with speed but they can never find the consistency to be champions.
Unless he wins Bathurst or something he's probably on the way out of FPR. However I can think of many worse drivers. |
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13 Jul 2009, 12:00 (Ref:2500754)
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I'm surprised that the thoughts of this thread could be seen as a newsflash...
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I'm not saying "let's go and kill all the stupid people"... I'm just saying "let's remove all of the warning labels and let the problem sort itself out".
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20 Jul 2009, 23:43 (Ref:2505153)
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How Long Until Richo is Under the Pump?
Let me start by saying that this is by no means an invitation to bash this particular driver...
However, surely Steven Richards' position at FPR is under serious threat... I know he is a super bloke and all, but how can a driver continuously keep getting away with unscrutinised mediocrity? He perennially makes major errors when around other cars and frequently crashes into them, and he has not been within cooee of his team mate for the majority of their time together. Frankly, I'm not sure how a team with such lofty aspirations can keep the faith for so long... I do think Richo might be a super buy for a smaller, growing team... like as Fabian Coulthard's team mate at PCR, for example. But surely the FPR clock is ticking... Can we please keep this civil and not degenerate into slander or bashing in any way...? PS. I would be pleased if it could be proven that a sensible, objective and intelligent discussion can still be had on this forum... |
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21 Jul 2009, 00:20 (Ref:2505161)
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He would know where he’s at, question is can he turn it around between now and seasons end to prove he is not another could have, should have, would have...? |
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Let me consider that for a second...No.
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21 Jul 2009, 00:40 (Ref:2505172)
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While some noise around and about suggests that Mr Richards may have seriously looked at establishing his own team, with Castrol support....
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Happy David Thexton Day, 21st March 2003 “I am not uncertain” - Dollar Bill Stern, Billions “Fear stimulates my imagination” - Don Draper, Mad Men “Everybody Lies” - Dr Gregory House, House “Trust But Verify” - Commissioner Frank Reagan, Blue Bloods
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21 Jul 2009, 02:21 (Ref:2505186)
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Surely the Bright experience must sound as a warning against that.
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Mos Eisley spaceport, A more wretched hive of scum and villiany you will not find anywhere in the galaxy, we must be careful.
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21 Jul 2009, 02:36 (Ref:2505188)
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You would think Mr Richards & Mr Richards might have an idea how to run a car or two... having had a team up in Nations Cup/GT/Group N etc for a number of years... |
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Happy David Thexton Day, 21st March 2003 “I am not uncertain” - Dollar Bill Stern, Billions “Fear stimulates my imagination” - Don Draper, Mad Men “Everybody Lies” - Dr Gregory House, House “Trust But Verify” - Commissioner Frank Reagan, Blue Bloods
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21 Jul 2009, 02:38 (Ref:2505189)
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Many people on here have given him heaps (myself included). This post now takes on a more subtle approach as to his future, and his past. I think the move to FPR was a bad one as he seemed to do a lot better with Larry. I've not seem him as happy as he was when he was with JDR. I remember him saying that he would have been happy to stay there for the rest of his career - but things changed. What was that? Did he think that he had no chance of a championship with JDR, and that FPR would have provided him with that opportunity? For what ever reason, that hasn't happened and it doesn't look like happening. So would he start up his own team with a hope of being more successful? Does he feel that he is better off making more technical decisions and deciding on the direction of a team, rather than from a parent UK company like prodrive? And to the issue of cars/chassis - if he were to stick with Ford, are there or would there be enough FG chassis' around to support this? Bright did something similar with his BF from FPR, and you can't say that he had a raging success with an ex FPR chassis. Maybe there are more VE's around and he could establish a holden team. And if Mr Dane gets the ****s with Ford and changes manufacturer (Holden, or toyota ... whatever), then there could be some ex 888 FG's around. Assuming any of this actually happened, of course... Assuming he is either doing this, or has done this, then he must know that his time at FPR is nearing an end. He could have got wind of something. So if he doesn't do the own team thing, could he take his castrol money with him to a team like supercheap? He liked working with Mr Ingall, and I think castrol could fit and work there. Where else could he go, and who would jump in at FPR? |
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I'm not saying "let's go and kill all the stupid people"... I'm just saying "let's remove all of the warning labels and let the problem sort itself out".
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21 Jul 2009, 03:48 (Ref:2505201)
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S Richards is one of those drivers in the same vein as Greg Murphy or Steve Johnson.
They can turn in a good performance but don't have consistency over a season to be champions. Sometimes like at Bathurst they are on and then other weekends something is missing and they phone in their performance on track. Probably much of the issue is in their head and the lack of ability to maintain concentration. |
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21 Jul 2009, 07:19 (Ref:2505241)
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I recall that FPR offered him more than twice what Larry was prepared to pay and threw in the usual hollow promises of sports car drives in Europe which fail to happen. He may be on one of those ridiculous contracts where Ford were paying through the nose to obtain the services of Holden drivers ala Lowndes, Ingall and Bright.
When questioned about why they had left Perkins at the end of 05 only take up the title sponsorship at FPR 12 months later, Castrol stated that they wanted to concentrate their sponsorship on factory teams. So if he is under the pump, who would be in line to replace him? |
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