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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?

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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....

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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.

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