|
| Site Partners: | SpotterGuides | Veloce Books |
| Related Sites: | Your Link Here |
|
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
|
9 Nov 2003, 14:57 (Ref:777905)
|
#1 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 1999
Posts: 2,155
 |
18 year old to drive at Bathurst!!
I think it's amazing that Tom Shrimpton is going to race at Bathurst and he will have only just turned 18.
Can you imagine the note he is going to give to his headmaster - sorry but I won't be able to attend school next week as I will be in Australia racing (and beating) people twice my age in a Morgan. Good luck to him 
|
||
|
|
|
10 Nov 2003, 02:20 (Ref:778363)
|
#2 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 550
|
Good luck to him from me as well. I think its great to be seeing teenagers involved in sportscar racing. Any teams wanna hire a 16 year old?
|
||
|
|
|
|
10 Nov 2003, 02:31 (Ref:778366)
|
#3 | ||
|
Racer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 234
|
I second that.
|
||
|
|
__________________
"Sebring which - if Le Mans is the heart of our sport - is our sport's soul." -Leo Hindery
|
|
10 Nov 2003, 02:46 (Ref:778376)
|
#4 | ||
 Race Official1% Club
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 46,658
 |
I like the idea, its romantic to think the Morgan can come to Bathurst and conquer the mountain... hope he does well, stays out of trouble, gets faster as the event goes on and bring it home...
|
||
|
|
__________________
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
|
|
10 Nov 2003, 04:11 (Ref:778401)
|
#5 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 2,508
|
What a dream for an 18 year old, he gets to drive a Morgan around one of the world's premier tracks. I hope he does a good job & gets a great result in the Morgan.
|
||
|
|
|
|
10 Nov 2003, 08:02 (Ref:778502)
|
#6 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 10,241
|
i'll be able to drive in January, anyone want to hire me too?
(hey we got three drivers now, enough to do Le Mans or Bathurst, or both)
|
||
|
|
|
|
12 Nov 2003, 01:45 (Ref:780528)
|
#7 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 550
|
"The Ten-Tenths Junior Team"
|
||
|
|
|
|
12 Nov 2003, 19:44 (Ref:781336)
|
#8 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 1999
Posts: 2,155
|
well Tom turned 18 today - now he can drink the champagne and not just spray it.
Happy Birthday and good luck |
||
|
|
__________________
well well well - 2011 is looking good
|
|
13 Nov 2003, 04:35 (Ref:781648)
|
#9 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2001
Posts: 8,963
|
The Morgan should be quite a dark horse at the Mountain come 2pm November 23
|
||
|
|
__________________
Upon entry into the Bathurst 1000, it should be mandatory to view the compelling "Moffat - Man and the Mountain" film
|
|
13 Nov 2003, 06:16 (Ref:781683)
|
#10 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 2,508
|
I hope it goes alright because of all the o/s entries that's the car i'm looking forward to seeing most.
|
||
|
|
|
|
17 Nov 2003, 21:51 (Ref:786542)
|
#11 | ||
|
Rookie
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 39
|
Well it looks like he'll have to qualify first, as they have 66 entries for the 55 grid spots for the Bathurst 24hr race!!
|
||
|
|
__________________
2003 - The Kelly Gang ride again!! ( Go Toddler and Rick! ) .......HSV - I just want one!
|
|
17 Nov 2003, 21:51 (Ref:786543)
|
#12 | ||
|
Rookie
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 39
|
Well it looks like he'll have to qualify first, as they have 66 entries for the 55 grid spots for the Bathurst 24hr race!!
|
||
|
|
__________________
2003 - The Kelly Gang ride again!! ( Go Toddler and Rick! ) .......HSV - I just want one!
|
|
17 Nov 2003, 23:04 (Ref:786621)
|
#13 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 1999
Posts: 2,155
|
fingers and toes crossed for them then
|
||
|
|
__________________
well well well - 2011 is looking good
|
|
19 Nov 2003, 11:36 (Ref:788067)
|
#14 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 1,081
|
Re: 18 year old to drive at Bathurst!!
Quote:
|
||
|
|
|
|
23 Nov 2003, 11:16 (Ref:792063)
|
#15 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,040
|
Unfortunatly the car was plagued by coolant problems early on and retired during the first hours of the race. It looked and sounded great while out there though.
Specail mention to Martin Short in the Mosler as well. HE had a go at the Monaro's early, then backed off, and despite some troubles, ended up a great fifth, even after a slight encounter with a backmarker in the wet during the night. A great effort  Set some very competitive lap times as well, and had the fastestest lasp of the race until Garth Tander went quicker with 3 laps to go. |
||
|
|
__________________
"The Great Race" 22 November 1960 - 21 July 1999
|
|
23 Nov 2003, 11:20 (Ref:792068)
|
#16 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 1999
Posts: 2,155
|
what a bummer for the team - I believe the engine went at 6 hours. I hope they all enjoyed themselves whilst out there and I am sure we will be seeing more of these two in years to come.
Nice finish for Martin Short and co after all their problems medical and otherwise and for Liz Halliday. |
||
|
|
__________________
well well well - 2011 is looking good
|
|
24 Nov 2003, 07:44 (Ref:792697)
|
#17 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 2,508
|
The Morgan is one of the best looking cars i've ever seen & one of the best sounding too, you could hear it coming a fair way before you saw it & it's just a shame that it was plagued by problems during the race.
|
||
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Barrichello to drive at bathurst? | rocketracer | Formula One | 9 | 1 Apr 2006 16:26 |
| Who had the best drive at Bathurst? | JustASupporter | Australasian Touring Cars. | 30 | 16 Oct 2004 02:16 |
| McRae angling for Bathurst drive | SJ Spode | Rallying & Rallycross | 3 | 18 Mar 2002 03:57 |
| Who is going to drive with Larkham at Bathurst? | Michael H | Australasian Touring Cars. | 11 | 15 Jul 2001 03:08 |
| [Books] Bathurst year book | Crash Test | Armchair Enthusiast | 1 | 10 Apr 2000 10:22 |
Linear Mode
