V8 Supercars dead?

[Ext User(Andy)]

So reports the Herald Sun

Ford is reviewing its sponsorship as it focuses upon smaller cars.
And it aint happy with the promoters going to China and Bahrain and
that WA is being threatened with having the plug pulled on the event
because of lack of Govco sponsership.

Ford says that the event is for Aussie louts and the prmotoers should
not forget that.

[Ext User(Dan---)]

On Sun, 13 May 2007 02:04:08 -0700, Andy PCM code reading says:

> So reports the Herald Sun
>
> Ford is reviewing its sponsorship as it focuses upon smaller cars.
> And it aint happy with the promoters going to China and Bahrain and
> that WA is being threatened with having the plug pulled on the event
> because of lack of Govco sponsership.
>
> Ford says that the event is for Aussie louts and the prmotoers should
> not forget that.

No big loss to me personally if the V8 supercars went AWOL.
But they should seriously go back to racing off the show room floor cars.


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Dan

[Ext User(atec 77)]

Dan--- wrote:
> On Sun, 13 May 2007 02:04:08 -0700, Andy PCM code reading says:
>
>> So reports the Herald Sun
>>
>> Ford is reviewing its sponsorship as it focuses upon smaller cars.
>> And it aint happy with the promoters going to China and Bahrain and
>> that WA is being threatened with having the plug pulled on the event
>> because of lack of Govco sponsership.
>>
>> Ford says that the event is for Aussie louts and the prmotoers should
>> not forget that.
>
> No big loss to me personally if the V8 supercars went AWOL.
> But they should seriously go back to racing off the show room floor cars.
>
>
Yes I agree



I want to see a 300c thrash a holden v8 wagon


thats the shite .

[Ext User(OzOne)]

On Sun, 13 May 2007 19:26:16 +1000, atec 77 <""atec 7 7 \"@ hotmail
dot com"> scribbled thusly:

>
> I want to see a 300c thrash a holden v8 wagon

You've never driven a 300C ......It will never happen.
>
>
> thats the shite .



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[Ext User(Dan---)]

On Sun, 13 May 2007 19:58:40 +1000, Daryl Walford PCM code reading says:

> Dan--- wrote:
>> On Sun, 13 May 2007 02:04:08 -0700, Andy PCM code reading says:
>>
>>> So reports the Herald Sun
>>>
>>> Ford is reviewing its sponsorship as it focuses upon smaller cars.
>>> And it aint happy with the promoters going to China and Bahrain and
>>> that WA is being threatened with having the plug pulled on the event
>>> because of lack of Govco sponsership.
>>>
>>> Ford says that the event is for Aussie louts and the prmotoers should
>>> not forget that.
>>
>> No big loss to me personally if the V8 supercars went AWOL.
>> But they should seriously go back to racing off the show room floor cars.
>>
> Agreed if "off the showroom floor" means exactly that with very little
> or no mods allowed.

Very minor mods I would say maybe exhaust, brakes, wheels and suspension
upgrades and some engine tune tweaking. Other than that factory platform
and basic engine and drive-train.



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Regards
Dan

[Ext User(Daryl Walford)]

Dan--- wrote:
> On Sun, 13 May 2007 02:04:08 -0700, Andy PCM code reading says:
>
>> So reports the Herald Sun
>>
>> Ford is reviewing its sponsorship as it focuses upon smaller cars.
>> And it aint happy with the promoters going to China and Bahrain and
>> that WA is being threatened with having the plug pulled on the event
>> because of lack of Govco sponsership.
>>
>> Ford says that the event is for Aussie louts and the prmotoers should
>> not forget that.
>
> No big loss to me personally if the V8 supercars went AWOL.
> But they should seriously go back to racing off the show room floor cars.
>
Agreed if "off the showroom floor" means exactly that with very little
or no mods allowed.


Daryl

[Ext User(Noddy)]

<OzOne> wrote in message news:4tmd43phdpec9a33f7u58fu5gvm8jous81@4ax.com...

> You've never driven a 300C ......It will never happen.

Tell us what they're like compared to a V8 Dunny Oz.....

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[Ext User(Michael C)]

"Dan---" <nospam@lsx-tuning.com> wrote in message
news:134dolm9pgvt04b@corp.supernews.com...
> Very minor mods I would say maybe exhaust, brakes, wheels and suspension
> upgrades and some engine tune tweaking. Other than that factory platform
> and basic engine and drive-train.

I presume you mean that the interior can be stripped out and roll cage
added.

>
>
>
> --
> Regards
> Dan

[Ext User(OzOne)]

On Sun, 13 May 2007 20:09:42 +1000, "Noddy"
<dg4163@(nospam)dodo.com.au> scribbled thusly:

>
><OzOne> wrote in message news:4tmd43phdpec9a33f7u58fu5gvm8jous81@4ax.com...
>
>> You've never driven a 300C ......It will never happen.
>
>Tell us what they're like compared to a V8 Dunny Oz.....

Heavy, and sloppy.
Very typical US freeway barge.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

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[Ext User(Dan---)]

On Sun, 13 May 2007 10:22:25 +0000, Dan--- PCM code reading says:


> Yeah

I hit send before I finished.

Yeah include the roll cage but nope to stripping the interior keep the
cars as close to show room floor spec as possible.




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Dan

[Ext User(OzOne)]

On Sun, 13 May 2007 20:26:21 +1000, "Noddy"
<dg4163@(nospam)dodo.com.au> scribbled thusly:

>
>"Michael C" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>news:4646e4e0$0$23424$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>
>> I presume you mean that the interior can be stripped out and roll cage
>> added.
>
>Why strip the interior?
>
>Back in the "good ol' days" of series production racing, they ran the cars
>as they came from the dealership, complete with original interiors
>(including seats).

Absolutely....Bond made a fortune fitting alloy roll bars and later
cages around thos interiors.



Oz1...of the 3 twins.

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We've been expecting you.

[Ext User(quandong nut)]

On 13 May 2007 02:04:08 -0700, Andy <pandoraandypandy@hotmail.com> wrote:

>So reports the Herald Sun
>
>Ford is reviewing its sponsorship as it focuses upon smaller cars.
>And it aint happy with the promoters going to China and Bahrain and
>that WA is being threatened with having the plug pulled on the event
>because of lack of Govco sponsership.
>
>Ford says that the event is for Aussie louts and the prmotoers should
>not forget that.

and Ford need to consider where most of the XR6/6T/8/ute buyers come from.

Probably the main driving foirce (ouch!) behind sales in those groups is those
same louts fired up by those same silhouette series racers. It sure ain't the
teev ads of a pair of drongos in a ute being followed by a pack of
dogs/women/cop_cars.

Not that I watch it - I grew up with series prod racing, which is REAL racing -
but those that do are their target market.

Talk about cutting off their nose to spite their face. Sort of shite I'd expect
from MMAL.

[Ext User(Daryl Walford)]

Noddy wrote:
> "Michael C" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:4646e4e0$0$23424$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>
>> I presume you mean that the interior can be stripped out and roll cage
>> added.
>
> Why strip the interior?
>
> Back in the "good ol' days" of series production racing, they ran the cars
> as they came from the dealership, complete with original interiors
> (including seats).

I remember one race team getting pinged for removing the A/C from a car
that had it standard.



Daryl

[Ext User(Daryl Walford)]

Dan--- wrote:
> On Sun, 13 May 2007 19:58:40 +1000, Daryl Walford PCM code reading says:
>
>> Dan--- wrote:
>>> On Sun, 13 May 2007 02:04:08 -0700, Andy PCM code reading says:
>>>
>>>> So reports the Herald Sun
>>>>
>>>> Ford is reviewing its sponsorship as it focuses upon smaller cars.
>>>> And it aint happy with the promoters going to China and Bahrain and
>>>> that WA is being threatened with having the plug pulled on the event
>>>> because of lack of Govco sponsership.
>>>>
>>>> Ford says that the event is for Aussie louts and the prmotoers should
>>>> not forget that.
>>> No big loss to me personally if the V8 supercars went AWOL.
>>> But they should seriously go back to racing off the show room floor cars.
>>>
>> Agreed if "off the showroom floor" means exactly that with very little
>> or no mods allowed.
>
> Very minor mods I would say maybe exhaust, brakes, wheels and suspension
> upgrades and some engine tune tweaking. Other than that factory platform
> and basic engine and drive-train.
>
>
>
Most of the cars raced in the 70's as showroom models were far from
showroom models and they even got modded in the factory with special
engines and many other tricked up parts only available to race teams but
at least they were a lot closer to standard cars than V8 Supercars.



Daryl

[Ext User(OzOne)]

On Sun, 13 May 2007 19:58:40 +1000, Daryl Walford <user@example.net>
scribbled thusly:

>Dan--- wrote:
>> On Sun, 13 May 2007 02:04:08 -0700, Andy PCM code reading says:
>>
>>> So reports the Herald Sun
>>>
>>> Ford is reviewing its sponsorship as it focuses upon smaller cars.
>>> And it aint happy with the promoters going to China and Bahrain and
>>> that WA is being threatened with having the plug pulled on the event
>>> because of lack of Govco sponsership.
>>>
>>> Ford says that the event is for Aussie louts and the prmotoers should
>>> not forget that.
>>
>> No big loss to me personally if the V8 supercars went AWOL.
>> But they should seriously go back to racing off the show room floor cars.
>>
>Agreed if "off the showroom floor" means exactly that with very little
>or no mods allowed.
>
>
>Daryl
The old Series Production, but make homologation of go fast bits
unachievable without them being available as standard fitment on
production models.


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[Ext User(Noddy)]

<OzOne> wrote in message news:rspd439er7h5vmsoa2f6gg5crv8v5dffhm@4ax.com...

> Heavy, and sloppy.
> Very typical US freeway barge.

So, you've driven both of them then?

I thought you'd never get your arse into a Commodore after your last one?

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Noddy.

[Ext User(Noddy)]

"Daryl Walford" <user@example.net> wrote in message
news:134drhoalh0eb74@corp.supernews.com...

> Most of the cars raced in the 70's as showroom models were far from
> showroom models and they even got modded in the factory with special
> engines and many other tricked up parts only available to race teams but
> at least they were a lot closer to standard cars than V8 Supercars.

It depends what part of the '70's you're talking about.

In the early '70's when the original series production rules were in force,
the cars were *very* close to standard, and so much so that a lot of the
lower budget teams had cars that were road registered so they could be
"tested" on suburban streets and driven to and from the tracks if necessary.

From '73 they changed the rules somewhat to "improved production", which
meant things like wider non standard wheels, slick tyres and other "racing
only" mods. From then on things started moving progressively away from what
the man in the street drove to purposely constructed racing cars.

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Noddy.

[Ext User(OzOne)]

On Sun, 13 May 2007 21:35:25 +1000, "Noddy"
<dg4163@(nospam)dodo.com.au> scribbled thusly:

>
><OzOne> wrote in message news:rspd439er7h5vmsoa2f6gg5crv8v5dffhm@4ax.com...
>
>> Heavy, and sloppy.
>> Very typical US freeway barge.
>
>So, you've driven both of them then?
>
>I thought you'd never get your arse into a Commodore after your last one?

No Noodle, I said I'd never buy another Commodore.

You need to stop inventing facts.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

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[Ext User(Oz)]

<OzOne> wrote in message news:rspd439er7h5vmsoa2f6gg5crv8v5dffhm@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 13 May 2007 20:09:42 +1000, "Noddy"
> <dg4163@(nospam)dodo.com.au> scribbled thusly:
>
>>
>><OzOne> wrote in message
>>news:4tmd43phdpec9a33f7u58fu5gvm8jous81@4ax.com...
>>
>>> You've never driven a 300C ......It will never happen.
>>
>>Tell us what they're like compared to a V8 Dunny Oz.....
>
> Heavy, and sloppy.
> Very typical US freeway barge.
>
>
> Oz1...of the 3 twins.
>
> I welcome you to crackerbox palace,
> We've been expecting you.

on this we agree, I usually don't suffer motion sickness, but I was almost
seasick after a simple 10 minute trip around town in a 300c, waterbed on
wheels, sweet hemi V8, but handles like a dog on lino.
and for something so huge, it is seriously under anchored as well, I've seen
bigger disks on trail bikes :-)

Oz

[Ext User(Knobdoodle)]

"Daryl Walford" <user@example.net> wrote:
> I remember one race team getting pinged for removing the A/C from a car
> that had it standard.
>
The winner of the '73 (I think) Castrol 6-hour production motorcycle race
was disqualified because it didn't have a horn.
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Knob
(Sorry; I don't have any car anecdotes but I just wanna' participate)