Bathurst 24 Hour *PICS* *Will kill 56k*

[carlo]

I have heard that holden is harassing the ARC to get its 4wd ute into the ute class. So holden want to run against ford, but want special rules to allow them to run a 4x4 against fords RWD car.

Holden is really farking up australian motorsport. Good thing NZ is so close, I might have to start going over there to get my Motorsport Dosage.

Anyone want to fly me to Race to the sky in april?

[Majanal]

wasn't holden behind getting the GTR banned for the whole 4wd thing?

[Guest INASNT]

wasn't holden behind getting the GTR banned for the whole 4wd thing?

Like that matters, they make rules to suit themselves

[ultim8DTM5]

Would love to see how those holdens hold up in the JGTC500 or JGTC300... I imagine that a smoking would occur!

I was speaking with Ross Palmer at McPhillamy on Saturday night for over an hour. He said there is "good factory interest" from GT300 teams. GT500 cars are out of the rules, I think.

The Monaro's were built for Bathurst: pure and simple. The lambo won Nations Cup title, and despite the Monaro being within the rules, it wasn't good enough to win the championship. Only one track...

Also stay tuned for 2-4 M3 GTRs running in the 2004 Nations Cup championship, I thought the privateer team did extremely well considering the logistics involved, before Brock shunted Maher into the wall. Funnily, prior to the race Garry Rogers tried to get the M3 GTR banned!

Bok bok bok bokkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk....

[Duncan]

good to hear....the m3 gtrs were banned from American le mans series, would be great to see them here - I'm sure they will be competitive

[ultim8DTM5]

Yea Dunc banned for a year because Porsche had a whinge, they should be back soon

[Tosh]

I have doubts about a JGTC GT300 car holding up to the Monaro round bathurst. They're great cars but 350 odd hp compteing with the 5 or 600 the Monaro's had (cbf converting 440 odd kw to hp properly atm) is a BIG ask around Bathurst.

p.s. anyone want to do the conversion?? I forget the kw to hp figure.

[Guest INASNT]

1.36hp is 1 kw

[Tosh]

the Monaro's had 448kw from memory which equates to 609 hp

BIG BIG ask for the JGTC GT300 cars

[Guest INASNT]

Whatever other car companies do holden will have an advantage as they have the govering bodies ****s in their mouth all year