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So,

practice starts today - http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?09/10/2011.MOUN

wish i was heading up however sunday is going to be a big day at a mates. got a roast, pocket bikes, beer, scotch, bourbon and no wives!

my tip - I am a holden man...

So the dream team is my pick - Lowndes and Skaife.

Id love to see Murph get a podium too.

some good pairings - too hard to choose!

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Man, I would love to be 10 years older and a cashed up with a cool old histric. Look at the top of the grid adn imagine being in the same race with these names

1 John Bowe (VIC) Ford Mustang Trans A 5600

2 Jason Richards (NZ) Holden HQ Monaro 5816

3 Glenn Seton (QLD) Ford Falcon XB Coupe 5800

4 Andrew Miedecke (NSW) Chevrolet Camaro SS 5800

5 Cameron Tilley (NSW) Ford Boss Mustang 5000

6 Jim Richards Ford Falcon Sprint 4700

ahem

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yep the touring car masters series is pretty cool!!

its an awesome series and would be even better at Bathurst!

Actually, I hope Grant Denyer does pretty good too this weekend.

1) Lowndes and Skaife

2) Tander and Percat

3) whincup and thompson

:cheers:

i was watching the touring car masters yesterday, it was good to see the lotus Cortina vs the mustang dueling as i never saw it the first time around. :)

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ahem

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Hard to see a Ford winning. SBR havent gone well since the EL, DJR were hopeless at PI & FPR have been a joke at Bathurst ever since they started.

yep the touring car masters series is pretty cool!!

its an awesome series and would be even better at Bathurst!

Yes they are. Nice to see some variety in the fields too.

Actually, I hope Grant Denyer does pretty good too this weekend.

Why? I mean other than hoping he doesnt fk up soemone elses race who really cares if some random weather man finishes last or second last?

djr81 - well, with his monster truck accident and to get back heathly and behind the wheel I think its a pretty good feat to be out there again - so good luck to him.

I vote for beer, whiskey and burnt meat being the winner, and later on when I'm drunk and the missus has had enough of my shennanigans for me to be the loser.

Simple really when you think about it.

And as for the politics of super taxi racing, don't care, fast cars going fast.

SWEEEEEEEEET

djr81 - well, with his monster truck accident and to get back heathly and behind the wheel I think its a pretty good feat to be out there again - so good luck to him.

Yeah maybe, but if they want some hack who couldnt drive out of sight on a dark night it is not like I have anything on this weekend.

Also looks like a shtfight with regard to wet tyres. Some are not as equal as others.

From on the ground at Bathurst…

There's a big f**k up over wet tyres, seems as though some teams have taken advantage of the fact that there is no limit on wet tyres, have burned a heap up at ride days, and there isn't enough to go around for both the main series and the Fujitsu Series until more tyres are shipped in from Japan. If it rains all weekend there could be big dramas. Teams didn't go out in P3 because they are chasing clarification of the situation before burning up their tyres.

Interesting times!

From on the ground at Bathurst…

There's a big f**k up over wet tyres, seems as though some teams have taken advantage of the fact that there is no limit on wet tyres, have burned a heap up at ride days, and there isn't enough to go around for both the main series and the Fujitsu Series until more tyres are shipped in from Japan. If it rains all weekend there could be big dramas. Teams didn't go out in P3 because they are chasing clarification of the situation before burning up their tyres.

Interesting times!

Hmm not enough tyres but also two ddifferent types and nowhere near enough of either. There is apparently a big difference between those marked PV and others marked ZD.

What is the weather going to do come Sunday?

Actually having tyre compounds to choose from would help make it interesting again. Bit like it was before the ethanol fuel ruined it.

I only watch Bathurst mate...... please explain to this disinterested casual observer, how did the fuel ruin it?

Well back in the olden days you had to try pretty hard to make the race on four stops, ie 32 lap stints. You could fatten up the fuel but it meant an extra stop. Economy was line ball. The tyres would just about hang in for those 32 laps but not if you pushed to hard too early or the set up was wrong. So the balance was pretty good between tyre life & fuel consumption.

The change to ethanol means you cant go anywhere near 32 laps anymore. So looking after your tyres is much less of a concern - to the detriment the racing - it is supposed to be an endurance race after all. Hang about until the last safety car & go like fk is the strategy now. In other words it both makes it more like a sprint race and removes a lot of strategy from the day. Not a problem if you are shtfaced on the lounge but less fun for anyone wanting to dig a little deeper.

The other vaguely interesting thing is on the tyres. There will be the usual crew crying because they chunked their front right/rears. But while everything from the weather to your neighbours cat gets blamed it is mostly them using low cold set pressure (19lbs I read somewhere) and going out too hard when they are cold.

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