The Official V8 Supertaxi Theard.

[tweety bird]

so there's two people left fighting for the championship, whincup (2883) and lowndes (2725).

it was a very eventful race yesterday lets hope today is just as good, looks like no rain today but.

''grabs popcorn and waits for gtr fanboys''

[tweety bird]

whincup testing his front suspension there....

[BOZ22N]

Atleast Kelly racing can build a wet car, shame about the dry though.

Good qaulifing session

[tweety bird]

top five.

whincup

winterbottom

holdsworth

lowndes

gisbergen

[tweety bird]

Oooboy lowndes and his mark skaife starts.

[mad082]

you wouldn't think that lowndes would be so close in the championship since you usually see whincup at the pointy end of the field. seems as though the few races i missed during the year were the ones where lowndes did well. would love to see lowndes get up and win the championship (would make up for when he should've won it back in a ford but rick kelly and skaife kept bumping him off the road at phillip island), but i don't think he will do it. whincup is better at qualifying so doesn't have to fight through traffic as much as lowndes, although lowndes' fight back yesterday in the rain was pretty good.

on a side note, it was interesting watching the masters racing before the v8 qualifying. pretty impressive for old rigs. only a second or 2 off the pace of what the group A GTR did back in the day. plus they sound awesome.

[tweety bird]

the only think that has cost lowndes was stacking when he went it to the pits and had to wait for whincup.

i lol'd when they called john bowe a sneaky bugger.

Edited November 20, 2011 by tweety bird

[mad082]

the only think that has cost lowndes was stacking when he went it to the pits and had to wait for whincup.

i lol'd when they called john bowe a sneaky bugger.

yeah he always gets boned by that. he would've won bathurst if it wasn't for the stacking. the fact that he and whincup generally aren't that far apart on the track means that he probably has to do it more often than any other driver

[tweety bird]

had to share this.

(v8 supertaxis.com)

JASON Bargwanna and Shane van Gisbergen have been voted the dirtiest drivers in the field by their peers, according to the recently published Auto Action 2011 Drivers Poll.

The yearly poll, in which all 28 V8 Supercar drivers vote on various views, found James Courtney the most underperforming driver of the year, while his teammate Garth Tander was rated the fairest driver of the year.

The majority of drivers felt the standard of driving had improved this year, but they didn't believe that the stewards been fair and consistent.

See below for the results of the Auto Action 2011 Drivers Poll.

ISSUES FACING THE SPORT

How many overseas races should there be?

4 = 29%

5 = 18 %

6 = 18%

2 = 7%

Other = 21%

No comment = 7%

Are the overseas races alienating Aussie fans?

No = 64%

Yes = 29%

No comment = 7%

Should V8 Supercars close pitlane under safety car conditions?

No = 50%

Yes = 39%

Undecided = 4%

No comment = 7%

Should main game teams be banned from running cars in the Fujitsu Series?

No = 54%

Yes = 39%

No comment = 7%

Has the standard of driving improved this year from 2010?

Yes = 72%

No = 21%

No comment = 7%

Do V8 Supercars need more manufacturer support?

Yes = 89%

No = 4%

No comment = 7%

Which manufacturer is most likely to enter V8s?

Toyota = 36%

Hyundai = 22%

Nissan = 22%

BMW = 4%

Great Wall = 4%

Other = 12%

V8s has talked about push-to-pass technology. Are you for or against?

For = 57%

Against = 36%

No comment = 7%

Have the stewards been fair and consistent this year?

No = 72%

Yes = 21%

No comment = 7%

Will Sandown be a better enduro track than Phillip Island?

Yes = 64%

No = 25%

Other = 11%

FELLOW DRIVERS

Who was the fairest driver in 2011?

Garth Tander = 14%

Steve Johnson = 11%

Lee Holdworth = 11%

Fabian Coultard = 7%

Craig Lowndes = 7%

Other = 50%

Which driver has punched above his weight this year?

Reynolds = 32%

Slade = 21%

Moffat = 18%

No comment = 14%

Others = 15%

Who has underperformed in 2011?

Courtney = 61%

No comment = 14%

T Kelly = 7%

A Davo = 7%

Frosty = 4%

Others = 7%

Who was the best driver in 2011?

Lowndes = 43%

Whincup = 43%

No comment = 14%

Who was the worst driver in 2011?

Bargwanna = 29%

Reindler = 14%

No comment = 14%

Fiore = 11%

T Kelly = 7%

Others = 25%

Who is the dirtiest driver in 2011?

Bargwanna = 21%

Van Gis = 21%

T Kelly = 14%

No comment = 11%

Moffat – 7%

Others = 26%

Who should have a full-time drive that currently doesn’t?

Thompson = 29%

Percat = 14%

Russell = 14%

No comment = 11%

McIntyre = 7%

Jason Richards = 4%

Other = 21%

Which driver do you respect the most in 2011?

Lowndes = 18%

Whincup = 18%

No comment = 14%

Murphy = 11%

Tander = 7%

Other = 32%

Who is the hardest driver to pass?

R Kelly = 18%

Bargwanna = 11%

Tander = 11%

No comment = 11%

W Davo = 7%

Murphy = 7%

Other = 35%

Other than your own team, which team would you most like to drive for?

Triple Eight = 68%

No comment = 7%

Walkinshaw = 4%

FPR = 4%

SBR = 4%

Other = 13%

Who would you like to be you co-driver for the enduros under:

a) The current rules

Skaife = 18%

Thompson = 14%

No comment = 14%

McConville = 8%

Russell = 8%

Bourdais = 8%

Other = 30%

b) The old rules

Lowndes = 21%

Whincup = 14%

Tander = 11%

Holdsworth – 7%

R Kelly = 7%

No comment = 7%

Other = 33%

stole this off some news site.

Whincup goes into the final two races of the year in Sydney next month with a 188-point lead over Vodafone teammate Craig Lowndes after victory at Sandown Raceway today.

With 150 points on offer to each race winner in Sydney, Whincup needs only to hold a 151-point lead over Lowndes after the opening race there to secure his third V8 championship.

so whincup needs to crash in race one for lowndes to be in with a chance.

[mad082]

not surprising to see whincup and lowndes and 888 racing being the most respected and sort after team.

had paul morris been in the championship all year he would've gotten the dirtiest driver. he is fkn shocking. very little skill so just has to punch people off the road, then the moment he gets the slightest of taps he bitches about how bad the other drivers are.

and whincup would've gotten the hardest to pass award if it wasn't for the fact that he was either too far out in front to try and pass, or the one doing the passing making his way through the pack, lol.

[zebra]

Notice there was no mention of the NASCAR....wait I mean car of the future.

I can also see why they want to go overseas. The are 3 tracks in aus with decent facilities. Ec, pi and Bathurst

The rest are goat tracks compared to stuff os

[tweety bird]

yer is the cotf is the last nail in the coffin for the any participation of the car companys.

anyways good news Greg Murphy and Pepsi Max have re-signed with Kelly Racing for the 2012 V8 Supercars Championship.

[MaTBoY]

Who is heading out to Homebush over the weekend?

Getting my shit ready now, just flicked through the archives and found this one.

[tweety bird]

old lady's going, i'm not.

[tweety bird]

they're here

fck me they look just like a commodore and a falcon.

[tweety bird]

Whincup set the fastest time of the day - a 1.27.3813 (a new practice lap record)- on his final flying lap, edging out Lowndes by just .09s.

http://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/newsarticle/teamvodafone-find-form-in-sydney/tabid/70/newsid/11985/default.aspx

[mad082]

they're here

fck me they look just like a commodore and a falcon.

i see they've gone to an IRS rear end as well as being 100kg lighter. no mention of new motors though. but it's good to see that they are interested in having other manufacturers join the field. pretty safe to say if any other manufacturer wants to join the field and win races they will have to get 888 racing to drive their car, LOL

[tweety bird]

irs + transaxle, they'll probably stay with there current v8's until ford and gm come out with there direct injection v8's i think.

mark skaife said the cotf handles like a porsche gt3 car on v8 xtra.

[tweety bird]

Lowndes won.

whincup 20

83 points between them (on whincup side).

[mad082]

i walked into the bedroom, turned on the tv to see lowndes pulling into the pits after finishing the race. wasn't happy jan. i forgot it was on and decided to mow the lawn when i got home from work.

going to be a good race tomorrow. will take another unlucky day for lowndes to pull it off. i think whincup will be playing it safe tomorrow (not jumping kerbs). will be good to see lowndes driving to win though. i've always been a lowndes fan.