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[Bhodie]

Bathuuuuuuuurrrrssssssttttttt!!!!!!

[JoeT]

Don't worry China. I'll be posting all the latest Bathurst 1000 news in V8 Supercars News & Results, starting Friday afternoon.

[JoeT]

What about Brocky's comments! He's jumped ship, again! I'm shocked and appalled!


Here's some interesting fact's I found today.

AAP 06/10/05
www.smh.com.au

Manufacturers factbox for the Bathurst 1000

Most wins

24: Holden.

14: Ford.

2: Nissan.

1: Jaguar, Morris, BMW, Volvo.

Most wins in succession

6: Holden (1999-2004).

3: Ford (1963-65), Holden (1978-80, 1982-84, 1995-97).

2: Holden (1968-69, 1975-76, 1986-87), Ford (1970-71, 1988-89), Nissan (1991-92).

Number of pole positions

17: Ford.

16: Holden.

3: Nissan.

2: Chevrolet.

1: Jaguar, BMW, Volvo.

Number of pole positions in succession

5: Ford (1969-73).

4: Ford (1987-90).

3: Holden (1977-79, 2002-04), Ford (1999-2001).

2: Holden (1982-83, 1997-98), Chevrolet (1980-81).

Last pole

Holden: Steven Richards (2004) Commodore VY.

Ford: Marcos Ambrose (2001) Falcon AUXR8.

[JoeT]

The Great Bathurst 1000 Is On!

Are there any non-Australian based GMI members who are watching today?
I'm sure you are, Chinamonty.

[JoeT]

How good was the Bathurst 1000! Well done Mark Skaife, Todd Kelly & Holden Racing Team.

Holden wins, again! Ford has a bad day, again, Ambrose is a wanker, as usual! Nothing's ever his fault!

Ya do have to feel sorry for Lowndes though. He was having a great weekend, until a stray Holden wheel buggered that up for him.

The Bigpond round highlight are a must for anyone who's never seen the great race. This years race will go down as one of the greatest. Here's a link. Enjoy.

[JoeT]

How close is the V8 Supercars championship this year!
Just a shame Ford takes up the first three places.

Here's how they stand:
1 Russell Ingall 122 1,610
2 Marcos Ambrose 58 1,544
3 Craig Lowndes 190 1,529
4 Mark Skaife 182 1,516
5 Todd Kelly 88 1,500

Skaife & Todd Kelly are still in the hunt, but it'll be a hard slog.

Of the three Ford drivers, I wouldn't mind seeing Lowndes win.
He may be a traitor, but I still like him better than the other two.

Also, Stone Brothers Racing announces their new driver to replace Ambrose for 2006 on Thursday.
Some big shoes to fill there.

EDIT: My Boo Boo. Never drink n type!

[mmciau]

Originally Posted by JoeT

How close is the V8 Supercars championship this year!
Just a shame Ford takes up the first three places.

Here's how they stand:
1 Russell Ingall 122 1,610
2 Marcos Ambrose 58 1,544
3 Craig Lowndes 190 1,529
4 Mark Skaife 182 1,516
5 Todd Kelly 88 1,500

Skaife & Todd Kelly are still in the hunt, but it'll be a hard slog.

Of the three Ford drivers, I wouldn't mind seeing Lowndes win.
He may be a traitor, but I still like him better than the other two.

Also, Ford Performance Racing (FPR) announces their new driver to replace Ambrose for 2006 on Thursday.
Some big shoes to fill there.

Not FPR - you mean Stone Brother's racing - SBR!!!!

Mike

[JoeT]

I was wondering, if there was one place in the world you would like to see the V8 Supercars race,
be it at a raceway or a street race, where would it be and what sort of race meeting would it be?


For me, I would have to say a 24 hour street race around Sydney's Olympic Park.

Since I read a press report on the idea months back, I've been dying to see this happen.
I think a 24 hour V8 Supercars race would be great, especially around Olympic Park.
Make it a must see event, a festival, like the Gold Coast Indy 300 is. Start the race at 4pm Saturday.
Imagine the crowds coming in and out on a Saturday night and back again Sunday.
Sydney love's a big party, especial if they can just get the train there.
Sydney sporting events have been turning up some massive crowds since the 2000 games.

If this didn't happen, a race around Port Kembla Steelworks would be great!

[JoeT]

So it looks like Holden is out of the race for the V8 Supercars championship.

You can't say they haven't tried, but Ford & SBR have just been so strong again this year.

If any Ford driver had to win the championship, I would like it to be Craig Lowndes.