[iV8SC14R141516] Perth 400, Barbagallo -16-18 May

[Bell_End]

Yeah would be on avg ~2m drop from the grass along the back of the pit lane (lowest point of the track) and the ground level keeps going up back to where the first row of pits behind the grass/buildings and then keeps on rising to the back of the pits complex.


Best pic I could find from a quick google that shows the angle of the dummy grid down to the main straight.





On thing I do want to know, why the fark does v8 supercars use a different finishing line to the start line? they use the line near the entry to pit lane which makes the run out of the last corner way to short for any last corner dive and drag to the chequered flag. Seen a few races (support races inc) over the v8 weekends here where places would of changed with the old finishing line.

[NinnyMan]

Originally Posted by Bell_End

On thing I do want to know, why the fark does v8 supercars use a different finishing line to the start line? they use the line near the entry to pit lane which makes the run out of the last corner way to short for any last corner dive and drag to the chequered flag. Seen a few races (support races inc) over the v8 weekends here where places would of changed with the old finishing line.

Not sure why?? One of those "it's V8Supercars, so why not" decisions I think.
Seems when the new pits were built they moved it back.
The support races still use the start line as the finish line though!!!

[Bell_End]

Originally Posted by NinnyMan

Not sure why?? One of those "it's V8Supercars, so why not" decisions I think.
Seems when the new pits were built they moved it back.
The support races still use the start line as the finish line though!!!

I'm pretty sure they didn't last year for the supports.

[JABWOA]

The start line is before pit exit so they need to move the finish line to stop any Michael Schumacher shenanigans.

[Bell_End]

Originally Posted by JABWOA

The start line is before pit exit so they need to move the finish line to stop any Michael Schumacher shenanigans.

pretty much every track I've been to have the start line before pit exit tho?

[Mixer]

Scotty Mac brains em by 1/4 of a second in Prac 2!

[Driver TBA]

P2
Fastest of the 4 888 built cars is P17, with 888 run cars in 22 & 23.

Old tyres, race simulation or have they lost their mojo?


Edit:

Spoke too soon!

3 888 cars finish P3 in the top 10.

[GTRMagic]

And the livetiming app is back...

[Average Punter]

Originally Posted by Mixer

Scotty Mac brains em by 1/4 of a second in Prac 2!

0.25s at Barbagallo is like half an hour at Bathurst...........

[TSR]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

And the livetiming app is back...

Only takin the start of the fifth round to get it going, how much with they charge for the remaining rounds

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by TSR

Only takin the start of the fifth round to get it going, how much with they charge for the remaining rounds

It seems to be free for now...

It let me see Russhole The Pensioner grab 3rd for R14

[bluesport]

Pos Car Competitor/Team Driver Vehicle Cap CL Laps Fastest...Lap Gap

1 33 Valvoline Racing GRM Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 5000 7 6 0:55.4635*
2 888 Red Bull Racing Australia Craig Lowndes Holden Commodore VF 5000 7 6 0:55.4768 0:00.0133
3 23 Repair Management Aust Racing Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VF 5000 6 5 0:55.5736 0:00.1101
4 14 Lockwood Racing Fabian Coulthard Holden Commodore VF 5000 7 6 0:55.5750 0:00.1115
5 4 Erebus Motorsport V8 Lee Holdsworth Mercedes E63 AMG 5000 6 5 0:55.5864 0:00.1229
6 6 Ford Pepsi Max Crew Chaz Mostert Ford Falcon FG 5000 7 6 0:55.6057 0:00.1422
7 9 Erebus Motorsport V8 Will Davison Mercedes E63 AMG 5000 5 4 0:55.6233 0:00.1598
8 5 Ford Pepsi Max Crew Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon FG 5000 7 6 0:55.6489 0:00.1854
9 55 The Bottle-O Racing Team David Reynolds Ford Falcon FG 5000 7 6 0:55.6490 0:00.1855
10 21 Team Advam/GB Dale Wood Holden Commodore VF 5000 7 6 0:55.6628 0:00.1993
11 1 Red Bull Racing Australia Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VF 5000 6 5 0:55.6693 0:00.2058
12 2 Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VF 5000 6 5 0:55.6805 0:00.2170
13 8 Team BOC Jason Bright Holden Commodore VF 5000 6 6 0:55.7357 0:00.2722
14 47 Supercheap Auto Racing Tim Slade Holden Commodore VF 5000 7 6 0:55.7448 0:00.2813
15 222 Walkinshaw Racing Nick Percat Holden Commodore VF 5000 7 6 0:55.7817 0:00.3182
16 22 Holden Racing Team James Courtney Holden Commodore VF 5000 7 7 0:55.8748 0:00.4113
17 15 Jack Daniel's Racing Rick Kelly Nissan Altima 5000 6 5 0:55.9040 0:00.4405
18 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Todd Kelly Nissan Altima 5000 6 5 0:55.9330 0:00.4695
19 97 Team Tekno VIP Petfoods Shane Van Gisbergen Holden Commodore VF 5000 6 5 0:55.9798 0:00.5163
20 36 Norton Hornets Michael Caruso Nissan Altima 5000 6 6 0:55.9975 0:00.5340
21 17 Wilson Security Racing David Wall Ford Falcon FG 5000 6 5 0:56.0233 0:00.5598
22 34 Valvoline Racing GRM Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 5000 6 6 0:56.2603 0:00.7968
23 16 Wilson Security Racing Scott Pye Ford Falcon FG 5000 7 3 0:56.2801 0:00.8166
24 360 Norton Hornets James Moffat Nissan Altima 5000 6 5 0:56.2915 0:00.8280
25 18 Team JELD-WEN Jack Perkins Ford Falcon FG 5000 7 3 0:56.6468 0:01.1833

Fastest Lap Av.Speed Is 157kph, 107% Of First 1 Is 0:59.3459
Current Practice Record Is 0:54.9898 Set On 01/05/2011 By Jamie Whincup In A Holden Commodore VE2
R=under lap record by greatest margin, r=under lap record, *=fastest lap time
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________
Issue# 1 - Printed Sat May 17 10:33:26 2014 Timing System By NATSOFT (03)63431311 www.natsoft.com.au/results & Dorian DATA-1
Timing by V8 Supercars

[GTRMagic]

And Mr Ingall did it again for R15!

Nice...

[Bugger All]

And we get 4 mins of F$%$%$ing adds. WTF is that all about? Miss almost half of the qualifying session to look at Tom Waterhouse's face!!!!!!

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Bugger All

And we get 4 mins of F$%$%$ing adds. WTF is that all about? Miss almost half of the qualifying session to look at Tom Waterhouse's face!!!!!!

Aunty Betty is saying the same thing on FB. Maybe something shall be done?

[bluesport]

Great effort by Scotty for R#14 win.........Frosty got tyres too early, Coulthard is hot, dunno about Whincup.

[NinnyMan]

Originally Posted by Bugger All

And we get 4 mins of F$%$%$ing adds. WTF is that all about?

Next year it will be on LIVE and ad free......but you have to pay for it : (

With qly a delayed telecast I can't see why they just can't show the
full 10 minutes and stop pretending it's happening as we watch it.

Qly today was on at 12:35pm (AEST) yet they showed it an hour later.
The broadcast started at 12pm. Just **** off Race Day and V8 Xtra and
show it LIVE. The team PR departments then also wouldn't have to wait
till after it's shown on TV to publicize the (mostly already known) results.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by NinnyMan

Next year it will be on LIVE and ad free......but you have to pay for it : (

With qly a delayed telecast I can't see why they just can't show the
full 10 minutes and stop pretending it's happening as we watch it.

Qly today was on at 12:35pm (AEST) yet they showed it an hour later.
The broadcast started at 12pm. Just **** off Race Day and V8 Xtra and
show it LIVE. The team PR departments then also wouldn't have to wait
till after it's shown on TV to publicize the (mostly already known) results.

Ahhh.. but the support categories throw money at them to show their races... although there would be no harm in putting the qually sessions around the other races, kinda like they happened on track

What is it with the commentators getting sick all the time too?

[Mixer]

Wow, Volvo win and Erebus looking very racy, something wrong with parity?

Clearly Roland Dane's illuminati are going a long way to make sure the Commodore's superiority is not uncovered...

Also: If I was Scotty Mac I reckon I might have put Jack Perkins off onto the grass at some point, that was crass.

EDIT: Was Jack on the lead lap and not being lapped? Might have to take that back.

[Umai Naa]

Mr Perkins was on the lead lap, but certainly not in a competitive state.

Contrary to what many believe, he was entitled to defend his line. Mr MacLaughlan would've disposed of him sooner or later anyway.

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by Umai Naa

Contrary to what many believe, he was entitled to defend his line. Mr MacLaughlan would've disposed of him sooner or later anyway.

Well, I take back what I said, he did make it bloody obvious though by blocking Scott and then letting the FPR car straight through.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Mixer

Well, I take back what I said, he did make it bloody obvious though by blocking Scott and then letting the FPR car straight through.

The JeldWen car was driving super straight... on line, and relatively slower than the cars behind and catching it... cooked the rears by the end though... interesting strategy, like when Team BOC used to run the longest of every car, presumably for the teev time... but the ultimate result usually remained in the midfield..

[NinnyMan]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Ahhh.. but the support categories throw money at them to show their races...
although there would be no harm in putting the qualy sessions around the other
races, kinda like they happened on track

True, and I like watching the supports, but looking at the schedule both
the Aussie Car and Ute race were shown on delay. So surely they could
have been put them back till after we saw qly LIVE???

If qly is on before the telecast starts then obviously it's a different story,
but you can go onto Speedcafe or even the V8SC site and "see" updates
of qly LIVE, meaning you know the results well in-advance of watching it
on TV.

In knowing the result in advanced, watching it becomes "non-essential viewing".

The DVS race was shown LIVE apparently.

[Umai Naa]

Even the V8SC website and its Facebook minders can't keep their mittens off the 'send' button until it's been shown on the telly. I suppose they do have to beat every other vulture to it.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by NinnyMan

True, and I like watching the supports, but looking at the schedule both
the Aussie Car and Ute race were shown on delay. So surely they could
have been put them back till after we saw qly LIVE???

If qly is on before the telecast starts then obviously it's a different story,
but you can go onto Speedcafe or even the V8SC site and "see" updates
of qly LIVE, meaning you know the results well in-advance of watching it
on TV.

In knowing the result in advanced, watching it becomes "non-essential viewing".

The DVS race was shown LIVE apparently.

Made even worse that drowning the critical bits in advertisements.... it might be free #7 but that dont make it good....