Bathurst...whos around to watch it?
Discussion
Esprit said:
my mate's having a beer, bbq and bathurst day so might go round there.
Ya, something similar myself. Wasn't too long here this time last year, so I wasn't really into the whole Bathurst "thing". I actually know the track now, plus I can recognise more than one driver/car so I'm really looking forward to it.
not to mention some smash-ups to entertain us all. 
One thing about the Ausie V8s.... they might not be the most varied formula, but for sheer lairyness and evenness of competition, there's not many touring car formulae in the world that rival it.So whos fault was it...Murphy or Ambrose? It looks like Ambrose was holding his line around that narrow stretch, but Murphy was over a door length to his side to claim the gap which I think should have been his? Just unfortunate, I got out of my seat thinking there may be some biff betweem them...fiesty fellas !!
kylie said:I think that in this case it was Murphy’s fault, Ambrose had his nose well up the inside by the time Murphy had realized it and tried to exchange paintwork. Good show to the Holden team though and Scafe for not getting involved in any petty race ending skirmishes.
So whos fault was it...Murphy or Ambrose?
Kiwi XTR2 said:
If someone from LTNZ was watching the aftermath of that incident maybe they'd realise that it's not necessarily the speed but occasionally the following distances.
No no no, you'll note that they were speeding at the time so everything else is irrelevant!
Only saw bits and pieces of the race myself, first time in years not watching the whole thing. Wish I had watched it, spent the day sanding and painting instead.
Not sure about the balaclava (sp?) thing.
Maybe an after race penelty would been better, ie deduct points/cash.
Ambrose was pretty angry all day.
Good effort from Tasman, they showing up Team Kiwi already!
kylie said:
So whos fault was it...Murphy or Ambrose?
Both of them! for being too stubborn to give the other some room and risk losing the place. Murph could have backed out a bit, Ambrose could have given him a bit mroe space. From the sound of it the 'racing room' rule is a bit vague, but given that Ambrose was on the racing line and Murph was obviously well back (going by where he tagged the back corner of the car),and that there isnt really room to fit 2 cars side by side around that corner, I'd say it was more Murph's fault.
That balaclava thing is a bit of a joke though, if they're going to pull up one team for it they should check the entire field, as Ambrose said, he hadnt worn one in 2 years and neither have half the drivers in the field.
big respect to Lowndes/Muller for completing the race without a windscreen though - having a wheel land on the windscreen, how unlikely is that!
speedy_thrills said:
How hard is it to re-build a fuel pump yourself? I know how they work and the very fine tolerances that are involved but surly its possible to buy parts and replace them instead of a new pump.
Chances are if they're genuine M-B parts (rather than Bosch or something) the parts will cost $900 ! !
Would be a bit of fun though if you weren't in a hurry or thinking about the cost.
dejoux said:
. . . when the rope jerked tight . . .
I hate towing people who don't know how to be towed.
Why they roll forward rather than maintaining the gap is completely beyond me.
Then after the 19th bad jerk and you stop to offer polite, simple advice on how to maintain a gap they go mental at you
Clearly it was your fault they broke down !
They know how to be a tow-ee but you don't know how to be a tow-er !
Wanting to keep the towbar on the back of you car is downright unreasonable !
AND the fact that you interupted you plans to go out and save them in foul weather counts for zero !
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