Supercars Bathurst 2025

[Nuggs Bunny]

Kostecki claims Bathurst pole in Ford Shootout domination Amid a cacophony of parity noise, Dick Johnson Racing’s Brodie Kostecki has taken pole position for the 2025 edition of the Repco Bathurst 1000.

 

[k31th]

Bathurst week FTW!

Mostert binning it yesterday was an interesting turn of events...

Harri Jones crashing De Pasquale's car was a fairly innocuous one.

 

[Cromulant]

Bathurst week FTW!

Mostert binning it yesterday was an interesting turn of events...

Harri Jones crashing De Pasquale's car was a fairly innocuous one.

Then ADP binning it again this morning.

 

[Jatz]

It's sad how much the interest seems to have fallen away for this. Been happening for years.

That said, the best part of the week for me is the Bathurst Channel on Fox. Have been watching heaps of races from yesteryear, the nostalgia has been fantastic.

 

[Cromulant]

It's sad how much the interest seems to have fallen away for this. Been happening for years.

That said, the best part of the week for me is the Bathurst Channel on Fox. Have been watching heaps of races from yesteryear, the nostalgia has been fantastic.

Attendance and TV numbers would probably suggest otherwise.

 

[Jatz]

Attendance and TV numbers would probably suggest otherwise.

I more meant in this board.

I do wonder how much of the attendance is for the actual 'Bathurst' event, rather than the actual racing though.

I used to camp up there every year with my old man but we haven't been back since before Covid. Had some memories come up on FB and it had me itching to get back up there with the old boy.

 

[Cromulant]

I more meant in this board.

I do wonder how much of the attendance is for the actual 'Bathurst' event, rather than the actual racing though.

I used to camp up there every year with my old man but we haven't been back since before Covid. Had some memories come up on FB and it had me itching to get back up there with the old boy.

No doubt its about Bathurst itself, its an unbelievable place to watch a car race and a pretty cool little city to boot.

I do wonder what the future is for the 1000 though.

 

[k31th]

Then ADP binning it again this morning.

just a tap of the wall

 

[Cromulant]

just a tap of the wall

Compared to Jones' it certainly was

 

[k31th]

pretty wild multi-car crash in the 86's earlier, too...

'Torn to pieces': Bathurst race abandoned after wild crash

'Lucky to not end up with a car on their roof'

www.nine.com.au

 

[k31th]

Should be interesting to see who makes it into the top10 shootout... a few new names are possible

 

[Cromulant]

Brodie is a jet.

Grove cars lower than everyone expected.

 

[k31th]

Should be an interesting top 10 shootout with so many in the low 2:04's



Cooper Murray, Cam Hill probably the unusual ones in the pack... Mac Jones a little unlucky to not make it in, just .06 out.

 

[Vader]

Interesting that Payne & Brown, currently 2nd and 3rd in the Drivers Championship, both failed to make the shootout.

Brown has a dodgy ankle, having injured himself playing touch football. Not sure why Payne failed to make the cut, given that he's been consistently quick all season.

There must be at least 10 drivers shaking their heads and wondering WTF they were doing, given that they all let Mac Jones qualify ahead of them. Anyone who ever finishes behind MJ has had a shit day at the office.

 

[Cromulant]

Interesting that Payne & Brown, currently 2nd and 3rd in the Drivers Championship, both failed to make the shootout.

Brown has a dodgy ankle, having injured himself playing touch football. Not sure why Payne failed to make the cut, given that he's been consistently quick all season.

There must be at least 10 drivers shaking their heads and wondering WTF they were doing, given that they all let Mac Jones qualify ahead of them. Anyone who ever finishes behind MJ has had a shit day at the office.

Macca has had the odd decent quali performance this year, he'll trickle backwards on Sunday mind you.

Staggers me they flicked Evans instead, but at the same time no it doesn't

 

[Jatz]

Brodie had a nice big whinge in the press conference about the parity again.

Would surely be better coming from someone in a Mustang that didn’t just qualify in provisional pole.

 

[Cromulant]

Brodie had a nice big whinge in the press conference about the parity again.

Would surely be better coming from someone in a Mustang that didn’t just qualify in provisional pole.

Bloke is perfectly placed to judge really.

Waters was on the front row last year too, and nowhere in the race.

But then youd have to understand the nuances of the cars.....

 

[Jatz]

Bloke is perfectly placed to judge really.

Waters was on the front row last year too, and nowhere in the race.

But then youd have to understand the nuances of the cars.....

Read the second part of that post mate.

 

[Cromulant]

Read the second part of that post mate.

I read it, and it made little sense.

Hes been talking about it all year, and the proof is there. Hes lightning across the top of the mountain, but the Ford guys have to take bigger risks to make up for the straightline disadvantages. But in a race scenario it means very little as you cant pass up there.

But this is the problem with parity. Once you say you're going to be a parity series, then you leave yourself with very little wriggle room if there isnt absolute parity.

They've ended up spending way more money than they envisaged and they still havent got it right.... and now they've got a 3rd car coming in and everyone is concerned that Toyota might get a helping hand.

Id have left it as an "engineering" series where the teams were given a bigger rope to do what they wanted to do rather than trying to have everything the same.

 

[Jatz]

I read it, and it made little sense.

Hes been talking about it all year, and the proof is there. Hes lightning across the top of the mountain, but the Ford guys have to take bigger risks to make up for the straightline disadvantages. But in a race scenario it means very little as you cant pass up there.

But this is the problem with parity. Once you say you're going to be a parity series, then you leave yourself with very little wriggle room if there isnt absolute parity.

They've ended up spending way more money than they envisaged and they still havent got it right.... and now they've got a 3rd car coming in and everyone is concerned that Toyota might get a helping hand.

Id have left it as an "engineering" series where the teams were given a bigger rope to do what they wanted to do rather than trying to have everything the same.

Your last paragraph is so valid.

I work with two guys who were race mechanics for Colin Bond, Dick Johnson & Glenn Seton. Some of the stories of what they got done and how creative they were are genuinely incredible (if not very amusing).

It’s so disappointing they’ve gone down the ‘control’ route.

 

[Cromulant]

Your last paragraph is so valid.

I work with two guys who were race mechanics for Colin Bond, Dick Johnson & Glenn Seton. Some of the stories of what they got done and how creative they were are genuinely incredible (if not very amusing).

It’s so disappointing they’ve gone down the ‘control’ route.

I get they wanted to control costs and "even the field" but its done neither of those things.

The best teams before are still best teams, the money is arguably as high as its ever been and there's been a multitude of issues with the cars outside of the parity stuff.

Skaife just had an almighty sook before practice, saying "you need to back it up with science", V8Sleuth posted the science this morning

 

[Shaxx Attaxx]

Someone get Skaife to interview Brodie.

 

[Cromulant]

Someone get Skaife to interview Brodie.

Id love to see Brodie plant one on him

 

[Colonial]

Closest category in the world, fords either equal or more of them in top 10, yet the blue oval brigade non stop whinge.

Things may change over the decade but that never does.

They make English cricket fans seem well balanced

 

[Cromulant]

Closest category in the world, fords either equal or more of them in top 10, yet the blue oval brigade non stop whinge.

Things may change over the decade but that never does.

They make English cricket fans seem well balanced

A lot of words there for not a lot of knowledge