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Old 25 Sep 2009, 09:48 (Ref:2547873)   #26
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If Tasman really backed their engineering capability, as in the ability to tune a chassis, the scenario above would likely be quite clever. To be a customer of someone who already invented the wheel very well would make some sense, with the Tasmaniac engineering team responsible for dialling in the cars off the base settings from the supplier.

The real issue is that with the performance of the current and past cars, they seem virtually unsaleable, such that generating the dollars required to fund the new buys would likely be difficult without further sponsorship or capital injection.
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Old 25 Sep 2009, 14:24 (Ref:2548013)   #27
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Maybe something about the organic component. Skaife (tossed by HRT for being too slow) dunced them all at PI.
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Old 25 Sep 2009, 16:01 (Ref:2548046)   #28
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i still stand by the fact MS still has it and can trounce just about anyone in the field in the right car. i feel all the ownership stress and other stuff weighed on his driving. i believe he should of sold HRT off at the latest 07 and if Walky still wanted him or somebody else went and drove without the pressure he would still go great.

so far the only team owners in the modern era i haven't seen effected by the pressure is the Kelly's but it's early days.
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Old 26 Sep 2009, 03:40 (Ref:2548423)   #29
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I'm still not convinced of how much Skaife was actually doing behind the scenes or if he was just the face of the franchise. I do believe he probably would've been better off leaving and giving it a go in another team just to prove himself right and the punters/top brass wrong.

Kelly's do have the help of mum and dad and can always call on Larry for help
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Old 27 Sep 2009, 02:38 (Ref:2548981)   #30
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Are the Tasman cars essentially a copy of the WP from a few years back? Is that what Kellys are trying to do too, when they talk of building a 'winning' package? Even if the the engineering method is different, perhaps they know some "numbers" off the WP cars that they are trying to match or better?
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Is there anything to be read into the ride car being for sale?

http://www.my105.com/classified.asp?id=13477&latest=1
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Old 1 Oct 2009, 03:33 (Ref:2551647)   #32
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things must be pretty tight in Tasman land.
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Is there anything to be read into the ride car being for sale?

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Clearing the way for the move to Ford?
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come on how maney murph fans are there
on here last time i looked murph was driving for tasman it may be a car murph drove at PWR but remember pwr changed to the Perkins engine in 06
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Old 1 Oct 2009, 06:42 (Ref:2551683)   #35
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But do PWR do high performance supercharger stuff on road Commodores? That would explain it wouldnt it.
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The race track shots are of Taupo and Pukekohe. Could be a good buy if all the bits are run to the end of their lives.
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Wouldnt Tasman be better off running there 2 exisiting cars competively before worrying bout moving to 4????????????
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Wouldnt Tasman be better off running there 2 exisiting cars competively before worrying bout moving to 4????????????
Conceptually, but if the income stream from the other 2 cars generates sufficient profit to make their current 2 go better than they are by funding engine or chassis programs they cant afford at the minute, it seems like a means to an end...
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Maybe if there lead driver didnt cost so much then they would have the money to do Chassis and Engine development
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