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Automobiles => Racing => Topic started by: Ultra on March 30, 2010, 11:27:48 AM
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I just finished watching the first two races of the V8 Supercar championship. These were my very first races I've watched of this series in years.
Can I just say... WOW! This is EXACTLY what I think NASCAR should be. The actual bodyshell of the production cars, no stupid stickers, amazing racing, amazing sound, the cars look incredible, AMAZING ONBOARDS especially with Kelly's helmet cam, great commentators (I was watching the 7 sport coverage), awesome pit stop procedures, open radio from all the teams... I have such a hard on for this series, wow!
Anyone else follow this exciting series?
Calendar
18 – 20 February Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
25 – 27 February Desert 400, Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain
11 – 14 March Clipsal 500, Adelaide Parklands, SA#
N/C 26 – 28 March Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park, VIC
16 – 18 April ITM Hamilton 400, Hamilton, NZ
30 – April 2 May Qld Raceway, QLD#
14 – 16 May Winton, VIC#
4 – 6 June BigPond 300, Barbagallo, WA*
18 – 20 June SKYCITY Triple Crown, Hidden Valley, NT
9 – 11 July Dunlop Townsville 400, Townsville, QLD#
MID SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP BREAK
10 – 12 Sept L&H 500, Phillip Island, VIC
7 – 10 Oct Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Mt Panorama, NSW#
21 – 24 Oct SuperGP, Surfers Paradise, QLD
TBA Nov Falken Tasmania Challenge, Symmons Plains, TAS
19 – 21 Nov Norton 360 Sandown Challenge, Sandown, VIC#
3 – 5 Dec Sydney Telstra 500, Homebush, NSW#
N/C - non championship
Drivers
Team (Sponsor) [Owner - if different from team] <Vehicle supplier - if not engineered in-house>
Triple Eight Engineering
1 Whincup (Vodafone)
888 Lowndes (Vodafone)
Walkinshaw Racing
2 Tander (Holden Racing Team)
22 w Davison (Holden Racing Team)
10 Thompson (Bundaberg Red)
24 Coulthard (Bundaberg Red)
D'Alberto Racing
3 D'Alberto (TBA) <Walkinshaw>
Stone Brothers Racing
4 van Gisbergen (SP Tools)
9 A Davison (IRWIN)
47 Slade (Wilson Security) [Rosenberg]
Prodrive
5 Winterbottom (Ford Performance Racing)
6 S Richards (Ford Performance Racing)
56 Dumbrell (Bottle-O) [Nash]
Kelly Racing
7 T Kelly (Jack Daniels)
15 R Kelly (Jack Daniels)
11 Bargwanna (TBA) [Perkins]
16 TBA (TBA) [Perkins]
Brad Jones Racing
8 J Richards (BOC Gases) <Walkinshaw>
14 Bright (Trading Post) <Walkinshaw>
21 Reindler (TBA) [Bright] <Walkinshaw>
Dick Johnson Racing
17 S Johnson (Jim Beam) <Triple Eight>
18 Courtney (Jim Beam) <Triple Eight>
19 Webb (TBA) [Webb] <Triple Eight>
Lucas Dumbrell Racing
TBA Gaunt (TBA) <Walkinshaw>
Garry Rogers Motorsport
33 Holdsworth (Fujistsu)
34 Caruso (Fujitsu)
Paul Morris Motorsport
37 Ingall (Supercheap Auto) <Triple Eight>
51 Murphy (Castrol) <Triple Eight>
Triple F Racing
TBA Fiore (TBA) <Triple Eight>
Ford securing just 3 race wins apart from Triple Eight in season 09, with Triple Eight lured to GM for twenty-ten will Ford teams offer any resistance to the two top Holden teams? Will the unperforming Prodrive operation secure results consistent with their status and take up the championship fight for Ford?
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I have in the past. It is great racing. ;D
Where is it to be found? ???
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I have in the past. It is great racing. ;D
Where is it to be found? ???
Download and install this first. You need it to get the races into your machine.
http://www.utorrent.com/downloads/complete?os=win
Then I will give you the links to get the broadcasts here as the races come available. When you have that working I can give you the links to get you current with this season as well if you like. It is great racing.
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Download and install this first. You need it to get the races into your machine.
http://www.utorrent.com/downloads/complete?os=win
Then I will give you the links to get the broadcasts here as the races come available. When you have that working I can give you the links to get you current with this season as well if you like. It is great racing.
Did you install this yet?
If so the links below will start your downloads for the all the races this season so far. Under the lights in Abu Dhabi the first races they look amazing.
[V8 Supercars - Round 01 - Race 01, Race 02]
TV, G, Sport
(English)
Abu Dhabi
The start of the V8 Supercar
season comes from the fabulous Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi in
the Middle East. Night racing will be a feature of this weekend
with the V8s racing under full track lighting. Today's coverage
includes Qualifying, Top 10 Shootout and race one for the season
over 200km. Hosted by Matt White, along with commentators Neil
Crompton, Mark Skaife and pit reporter Mark Larkham.
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[DESERT 400, BAHRAIN Round 2 Race 3 Race 4]
From the Bahrain International Circuit in the Middle East comes
Qualifying and Race 4 for the season over 200km. This high speed
and exotic circuit has produced some of the best V8 Supercar races
of the season in recent years. Over a longer circuit this year,
the new parts of the track provide some terrific new challenges
for all the drivers. Commentators are Neil Crompton, Mark Skaife
and Aaron Noonan, along with and pit reporter Mark Larkham.
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[V8 Supercars - Round 03, Race 05 and Race 06 - Clipsal 500]
From the Clipsal 500 Adelaide Parklands Circuit comes all the
racing action of V8 Utes race two and the start of the season for
this iconic Aussie racing series.
The first Australian-based V8
Supercar event of the year is the Clipsal 500 from the streets of
Adelaide. Today's coverage includes qualifying, top 10 Shootout
and Race 5 for the season over 250km.
Murray Walker broadcasts one of the Ute races.
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(V8 Supercars Non Championship Round - Albert Park 2010)
Lots of F1 content in these.
Qualyfying:
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Race 1:
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Race 2:
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Race 3:
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http://www.youtube.com/v/4mHde7_ZB5g
Button open to V8 Supercar future
Jenson Button admitted that a future in the Australian V8 Supercar championship was not out of the question, after getting his first taste of one its touring cars in Melbourne on Tuesday.
The world champion took part in a car swap event, organised by sponsor Vodafone, with V8 title winner Jamie Whincup.
Button completed three flying laps of the Albert Park circuit in Whincup's Holden Commodore, while the Australian driver achieved one of his lifetime's ambitions by trying out a 2008 McLaren F1 car.
Both men were overjoyed with their experience - which has left Button in no doubt that a drive in V8s could be an option when his F1 career comes to an end.
"I was surprised how much grip the car had - you are in the braking zone for a lot longer which you hope would open up the possibility of overtaking," said Button. "So it is very exciting, it is very heavy, compared to what I am used to, but I enjoyed it all the same. If the possibility arose in the future [to race] it would be very exciting for me."
Whincup said his experience of the F1 car was hard to put into words - as he too completed several laps of the Albert Park track.
"The acceleration and the braking – I've never felt anything like it," he said. "Nothing like it at all. It is completely unbelieveable! I can't really explain it.
"The car just does everything right. It was great knowing the track and having done a few miles in it in a racing car – but the grip [of the F1 car] was unbelievable."
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82300
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I've never had a reliable torrent source for Aussie V8....
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I've never had a reliable torrent source for Aussie V8....
I'll keep posting the links here. You keep sharing your thoughts on the races here with us.
Those first ones are great!!!
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Well, the V8 Supercar launch season doesn't exactly showcase new models every year, so you basically follow it for the liveries. These are the ones so far:
Kelly Racing
#7 - Todd Kelly / #15 - Rick Kelly
Jack Daniels
(http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs182.snc3/18957_264139208426_113698148426_3250283_712393_n.jpg)
I don't like this one. It's basically last year's livery, but with a lightning bolt, so it seriously loses points with me. C-
#11 - Jason Bargwanna
ROCK Energry Drink
(http://www.kellyracing.com.au/kr/images/stories/RockRacingBargs4-.jpg)
Not too bad, but the roof is looking a little bit bare. It probably wouldn't be out of place on the Fujitsu Series grid. B-
Ford Performance Racing
#5 - Mark Winterbottom
Orrcon Steel
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg4/skaifeyhrt/62287127.jpg)
A lot less blue, a lot more silver. I haven't really decided on this one, but I know reactions from fans have been mixed. B-
Brad Jones Racing
#14 - Jason Bright
Trading Post
(http://speedcafe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/JASON-FRONT-3_4-TWOA10E.jpg)
I really like this one; I think it's simple and effective. Miles better than the WOW Racing Commodore. Shame it's Brighty who's driving it, though. A
Triple Eight Racing
#1 - Jamie Whincup / #888 - Craig Lowndes
Vodafone
(http://www.holdenmotorsport.com/site/_content/photogalleryitem/00104489-Photo.jpg)
Probably Triple Eight's best livery, but it looks so very wrong on a Holden. It's as if they put Pepsi in a Coke can. D+
Stone Brothers Racing
#4 - Alex Davison
IRWIN Tools
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w291/shred_baby-shred/IRWINCar.jpg)
Ew. Winterbottom's livery might be polarising, but the response to this has been overwhelmingly negative. The yellow somehow makes it look old. C
#9 - Shane van Gisbergen
SP Tools
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w291/shred_baby-shred/SPToolsCar.jpg)
Pretty much the same as last year's, but with the addition of Lucky7. Like FPR, I'm totally neutral. B-
#47 - Tim Slade
Wilson Security
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w291/shred_baby-shred/WilsonSecurity.jpg)
This one has been poorly-received, but I like it. It's kind of retro. A
Tom Walkinshaw Racing:
#10 - Andrew Thompson
Extra Smooth
(http://www.speedcafe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bundy1-344x171.jpg)
Not too bad, but the car seems a bit indecisive as to whether it's red and black or red and silver. B+
#24 - Fabian Coulthard
Bundaberg Red
(http://www.speedcafe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bundy2-344x143.jpg)
As above. B+
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsports
#30 - Daniel Gaunt
Gulf Western Oils
(http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr194/BAC-013/61771943.jpg)
This is just a concept for now, but I'm told the final version wil look similar to this. Not bad at all, but really lacking secondary stuff. A-
Holden Racing Team
#2 - Garth Tander / #22 - Will Davison
Holden
(http://www.hrt.com.au/galleries/HRT/2010/Studio/Day1/100119-D3-0078.jpg)
The only good thing about this is that HRT abandon the day-glo red of previous years. D+
Paul Morris Motorsport
#51 - Greg Murphy
Castrol EDGE
(http://www.holdenmotorsport.com/site/_content/photogalleryitem/00104486-Photo.jpg)
I don't like it, but I'm biased - I'm red/green colour-blind, so it's a mess to my eyes. F
Rod Nash Racing
#55 - Paul Dumbrell
The Bottle-O
(http://www.speedcafe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/pd21-344x218.jpg)
The bonnet design with the flare over the wheel arches isn't bad, but that shade of green reminds me of baby vomit. C
Garry Rodgers Motorsport
#33 - Lee Holdsworth / #34 - Michael Caruso
Fujitsu
(http://www.motorsport-one.co.nz/Photos/V8AUS%20Gallery/fujitsu34_3.jpg)
Very nice, very simple. Major change for GRM, though. A
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I'm really looking forward to being able to follow the series here in the US this year. Speed Channel will be carrying all the races on a one-week delay. Up until a couple months ago we were lucky to be able to watch it during our off-season.
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I went to Speed and did a search for V-8 Supercars. I came up with links to news about the series but no info about the races being broadcast on Speed. Anybody got any details? ???
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http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/search/v8
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* Apr 25, 2010 1:00PM ET
* Australian V8 Supercars
* Hamilton
* From the Hamilton Street Circuit in New Zealand.
* May 9, 2010 2:00PM ET
* Australian V8 Supercars
* Queensland
* From Queensland Raceway in Ipswich.
* May 29, 2010 5:00PM ET
* Australian V8 Supercars
* Winton
* From Winton Raceway in Victoria, Australia.
* Jun 27, 2010 2:00PM ET
* Australian V8 Supercars
* Hidden Valley
* From Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Australia.
* Jul 18, 2010 11:00AM ET
* Australian V8 Supercars
* Townsville
The Dunlop Townsville 400 from the Townsville Street Circuit in Queensland, Australia.
* Sep 19, 2010 3:00PM ET
* Australian V8 Supercars
* Phillip Island
* From Phillip Island Raceway, Victoria, Australia.
* Oct 17, 2010 3:00PM ET
* Australian V8 Supercars
* Bathurst
* From Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
* Oct 31, 2010 3:00PM ET
* Australian V8 Supercars
* Surfers Paradise
* From the Surfers Paradise street circuit in Queensland, Australia.
* Nov 21, 2010 5:00PM ET
* Australian V8 Supercars
* Symmons Plains
* From Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania.
* Nov 28, 2010 5:00PM ET
* Australian V8 Supercars
* Sandown
* From Sandown International Motor Raceway, Victoria , Australia.
* Dec 19, 2010 5:00PM ET
* Australian V8 Supercars
* Sydney
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By God, Dan. You are a saint, sir! :hail: ;Thanks for the info. I will set my DVR accordingly. Now if only we could force Brian France to watch Australian Supercar racing the way the lead character in Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" was forced to watch pornography, we might see the return of actual racing to America's shores! :nod: :idea:
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By God, Dan. You are a saint, sir! :hail: ;Thanks for the info. I will set my DVR accordingly. Now if only we could force Brian France to watch Australian Supercar racing the way the lead character in Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" was forced to watch pornography, we might see the return of actual racing to America's shores! :nod: :idea:
So, let me get this straight. I post a thread for every race. Give download links and torrent links to all the races and support programs in those threads. Start this thread and the push to make this series a regular conversation piece here. I also get the info that the series is on Speed. I alert the race aficionado AP regulars via email and/or posts that all of this is now available to them right here at AP. And for all of my toils all I get is you telling Dan he is a saint for copy pasting Speed's schedule that you couldn't find.
It figures. :P
You better watch the damn races.
;)
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By God, Dan. You are a saint, sir! It figures. :P
You better watch the damn races.
;)
Kubrick would love the irony.....
LOL! :)
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I'm really looking forward to being able to follow the series here in the US this year. Speed Channel will be carrying all the races on a one-week delay. Up until a couple months ago we were lucky to be able to watch it during our off-season.
Unacceptable was Speed coverage in the past which was shown in a batch like Ultra mentioned.
A week delay is weak, but is better than previous half-ass efforts.
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Now, now, Ultra. No need to get your knickers all wadded up! :lmao:
There are still some troglodytes like me lurking about who have never "torrented" and are not sure we want to start. That is no reflection on your overall goodness and fitness for sainthood. ;D
In any event, the fact that Dan found the Speed schedule and copy/pasted it at all is due solely to you starting this thread in the first place. So you see? All your effort has not been in vain. And you are welcome to bring your favorite bourbon over to my house to watch the spectacle on my giganta-screen HDTV any old time. :-*
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The races can now all be downloaded directly now as well. I prefer the torrent but not everyone can do them.
You can ask Bez, these races are worth torrenting. My computer is hooked directly to my HDTV. If you saw my set-up you would start torrenting races ASAP!! Ask Dan.
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You know I'm twitting you, don't you? ;) You have done superior work to gather all this information for us. Is it your fault if the great unwashed are not always properly respectful of their leader? No, of course not..... :(
I will faithfully watch each and every race now, thanks to the furrow that you have so generously plowed. :hail:
:nana:
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V8 Supercar Supercarnivale Driver Pairings 10 Hours, 14 Minutes ago Karma: -1
List of driver pairings as of 31 March
FPR
Winterbottom or Richards - Will Power
SBR
Tim Slade - Heinz-Harold Frentzen
Van Gisbergen or Alex Davison - David Brabham (also doing enduros with SBR)
DJR
Courtney - Dario Franchitti
Webb - Sebastian Bourdais (TBC)
HRT
Will Davison or Tander - Ryan Briscoe
Jack Daniels Racing
Todd Kelly or Rick Kelly - Scott Dixon
Paul Morris Racing/ Castrol Racing
Greg Murphy - Yvan Muller (TBC)
*TBC - To Be Confirmed*
Source - Auto Action Magazine #1384 Dylan Campbell
10 FAST FACTS
1. The Manufacturers Challenge format for the V8 Supercar event at the Formula 1 QANTAS Australian Grand Prix of the last two years is no more for 2010.
After Holden comfortably won in 2008, Ford responded to win in 2009, but this year it will be every driver and team for themselves in the three sprint races that make up the BRC IMPCO V8 Supercar GP Challenge.
There will be a podium presentation at the end of Sunday's final race for the top three point scoring drivers across the three races, with 100 points for a race win, 92 for second, 86 for third and so on in each race.
2. Toll Holden Racing Team ace Will Davison and Jim Beam Racing's James Courtney are the only men among the V8 Supercar field of 29 drivers to have driven a Formula 1 car.
While his rival Jamie Whincup is due to drive a McLaren-Mercedes as part of a swap with reigning Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button in a promotional event during Tuesday of race week, Davison tested ‘for real' in a Minardi-Cosworth PS04B at the Misano circuit in Italy in 2004. It was during the period when Davison raced in the British Formula Renault and Formula 3 Championships.
Courtney, meanwhile, held the official test driver role for Jaguar Racing in 2001 and 2002, luckily escaping serious injuries after a nasty 350km/h testing accident at Monza in Italy in 2002.
Both Davison and his brother Alex have special links with the Australian Grand Prix and Formula 1 in general. Their late grandfather Lex won the event four times before it became a round of the F1 World Championship (1954, 1957, 1958 and 1961), and their step-grandfather Tony Gaze (who married Diana Davison following Lex's death at Sandown in 1965), was the first Australian to compete in a Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Gaze, an ex-RAF pilot who served in World War II, turned 90 on March 3 and competed in three Grands Prix in 1952. He finished 15th in the Belgian GP at Spa and retired from the British GP at Silverstone and the German GP at the Nurburgring.
3. Ford Performance Racing's Steve Richards and Supercheap Auto Racing's Russell Ingall are the only two drivers to have competed on all 13 occasions when V8 Supercars have supported Formula 1 at Albert Park.
Both were on the grid from 1996 to 2006 and in 2008 to 2009, with Richards taking two race wins in 2006 and Ingall holding the record of most V8 Supercar race wins at Albert Park - eight across 1997, 1998 and 2003.
TeamVodafone's Craig Lowndes, who won the V8 Supercar Challenge last year with two race wins and a third place, has competed in 12 of the events but missed 1997 when he was focused on his assault on the International Formula 3000 championship that year - although he was present at Albert Park at the event.
4. Holden holds the upper hand in all of the important statistical categories at Albert Park. Commodores have won 30 of the 39 individual races run for V8 Supercars and taken 10 of the 13 pole positions on offer in that time. Of those 30 race wins, the Holden Racing Team has taken 16 and they have taken eight of those 10 pole positions.
5. Jim Beam Racing's James Courtney can't add to his third-place position in the V8 Supercar Championship Series at Albert Park given it's a non-points scoring weekend, but he's just happy to be driving his own car.
In three previous events at Albert Park, Courtney has been forced to drive a back-up car on each occasion.
In 2006 and 2008 with Stone Brothers Racing he had to drive a spare car after respective crashes in Adelaide, while last year another dramatic weekend in Adelaide forced him into Jim Beam Racing's spare car - an older BF Falcon that was being used by Grant Denyer in the Fujitsu Series that had to be re-liveried in time for Albert Park.
Those facts explain Courtney's poor record at the Grand Prix meeting, where he hasn't qualified better than 11th and has only one top 10 race finish (seventh in Race 3 of 2008).
6. Bundaberg Red Racing's Fabian Coulthard is another V8 Supercar driver with a link to Formula 1. The New Zealander was team-mates with 2008 Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton in the British Formula Renault Championship in 2003 and his father Rikki is a second-cousin of two-time Australian Grand Prix winner David Coulthard.
The two also have an added link given Coulthard now drives for Bundaberg Red (a Diageo brand), with another Diageo brand, Johnnie Walker, supporting Hamilton and his Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team.
Coulthard enjoyed his best-ever run in a V8 Supercar at Albert Park last year, finishing sixth, ninth and ninth in the three races. He actually made his Australian racing debut at the circuit in a Formula Ford in 2002, beating Jamie Whincup before scoring three podium finishes at Albert Park in Porsche Carrera Cup in 2005.
7. A range of guest drivers have helped spice up the V8 Supercar races at the Australian Grand Prix over the years. Perhaps the most notable was Melbourne ‘The Footy Show' favourite Sam Newman, who competed in a Hot Wheels-backed Commodore in 2000.
Newman, who will race in the MINI Challenge at this year's Grand Prix, qualified last (15 seconds off pole man Mark Skaife), but applied himself well and got down to within eight seconds of the leader's pace. Perhaps most importantly, he finished all three races - the same couldn't be said for a few of the V8 Supercar regulars!
Former 500cc World Motorcycle Champion Kevin Schwantz guest drove a Falcon in 1997 while his former two wheel rival Wayne Gardner was a regular part of the grid in the late 1990s in his Coke Commodores.
1980 Formula 1 World Champion Alan Jones was a V8 Supercar racing regular, competing in the category at Albert Park in 1996 and 1997 in his last few years as a full-time driver.
8. All V8 Supercar teams have been placed on notice for the BRC IMPCO V8 Supercar Challenge. After previous years where some teams have been suspected of not performing to their 100 percent capability given the non-championship status of the event, all teams have been reminded that under their Racing Entitlements Contract (REC), "all teams are to use best endeavours to Race in the Meeting to the best of their ability and level of competitiveness." Teams found in breach of the rule may incur a fine of up to $20,000.
9. Jack Daniel's Racing's Rick Kelly may have scored three top-four finishes at Albert Park in 2008, but his record on the parklands circuit is one of the worst in the current V8 Supercar field.
In the five previous visits of V8 Supercars (2004-2006 and 2008-2009), there have been a total of 15 races conducted. Kelly has been a non-starter for three, a retirement from six and a classified finisher in just six of them. Of those six finishes, just three of them - the previously mentioned results from 2008 - have been anywhere near the front of the field!
10. Four drivers will be making their first appearance in a V8 Supercar at Albert Park. Tony Ricciardello (Supermax Racing), Jonathon Webb (Dick Johnson Racing), Karl Reindler (Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing) and Daniel Gaunt (Gulf Western Oils Racing) are all making their debuts; however Webb has competed at the circuit before in Porsche Carrera Cup (2003-2006) and Reindler in Formula 3 (2007).
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Unacceptable was Speed coverage in the past which was shown in a batch like Ultra mentioned.
A week delay is weak, but is better than previous half-ass efforts.
The coverage in these broadcasts is first class. I can't recommend them enough.
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I get dead links to the above....
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I get dead links to the above....
Which links? The magnets? They kind of work funny. If you copy the text of the link and paste it into your URL address bar they should work.
http://thepiratebay.org/search/supercars/0/99/0
That will get you to all the magnet links if you would rather just click them.
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Plethora of great drivers eager for Surfers outing
Tiago Monteiro says he is looking forward to racing in the V8 Supercar round at Surfers Paradise this October.
The former grand prix driver is racing a SEAT in the World Touring Car Championship this year, but will join the Australian series, along with several fellow ex-F1 and current WTCC drivers, for the endurance event on the Gold Coast.
"It is an honour to be invited to take part in this event as well as some of the best drivers in the world," said Monteiro, who raced at the track in Champ Car in 2003.
"I am always curious to discover different championships and I always loved racing in Australia when I was in ChampCar and F1. I want to thank the organisers of the Australian V8 Supercars Championship as well as the owner of the Centaur team, Al D'Alberto for offering me this unique opportunity
"Surfers Paradise has always been a great event and I am positive that it will be a great festival again this year."
Scott Dixon is one of several star drivers to sign up for the V8 Supercar round at Surfers Paradise this October.
The two-time IndyCar champion will join Todd and Rick Kelly's Jack Daniel's Racing team for the endurance event, which is two weeks after Bathurst.
Dixon's IndyCar rivals Ryan Briscoe, Dario Franchitti, Will Power and Alex Tagliani have also signed up for the Surfers race, as well as former grand prix drivers Sebastien Bourdais, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Mika Salo, Gianni Morbidelli and David Brabham, and former BTCC champion Fabrizio Giovanardi.
World Touring Car drivers Andy Priaulx, Yvan Muller, Alain Menu and Tiago Monteiro will also enter, provided a replacement date for the cancelled WTCC round in Mexico doesn't clash with Surfers.
Dixon has raced on the Gold Coast street circuit three times since moving to the US - twice in Champ Car and once in the non-championship IndyCar race in 2008 - and says it is his favourite track.
"Gold Coast as a race, for me, it was my favourite race," he said. "I'm probably a little biased because I can catch up with friends and family with it being so close to New Zealand. The fact that you have the party atmosphere, you have a big race going on, it's by the beach, you couldn't ask for anything more and it's definitely a standout.
"I'd say 90 per cent of the drivers always loved that race. It was the best race that we go to and everybody looked forward to it. Everybody would fly in a week before the race. A lot of the races in America you fly in the Thursday night before it starts on Friday.
"It's a shame that we're not back [at Surfers] in IndyCar but to go back in a V8 is going to be even cooler."
Although it will be his first time in a V8 Supercar, Dixon is still confident of a good result at Surfers.
"I'm definitely looking forward to it," he said. "To go back to the Gold Coast, it's a lot different to any of the other times I've run there. I think for me to go back to those roots and actually race in this series, which is a very big series down there, is going to be a lot of fun - and hopefully we can get a good result out of it."
The Surfers event takes place one week before the penultimate round of the WTCC at Okayama in Japan.
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The Sky City Triple Crown is Darwin was a fantastic pair of races. I thought the addition of the Sprint tire to the mix on Sunday made for a better race though.
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Hey Ultra!
I hope you can post some download links again soon, i follow this thread religiously. The last one at Winton was abolutely epic!!!! So i can't wait to see this one!
Maarten
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Coming soon.
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Nice :-D
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Nice :-D
I can't get the V8 downloads of late from my sources. For the fans waiting for me to get the 2010 V8 races check the link below. The quality is quite good:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Lukeyson1981