General motorsport news thread

[NSWCROW]

Wasn't sure if this kind of thread existed.

http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/05/31/supertruck-champion-rodney-crick-dies/

 

[JUBJUB]

Any relation to Greg Crick former V8 driver and I think currently in the Touring Car Masters ?

 

[NSWCROW]

Any relation to Greg Crick former V8 driver and I think currently in the Touring Car Masters ?

I assume so

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Good idea CROWIE I don't think Rodney is related to Greg. I suppose the article would've mentioned it, if he was. RIP champ.

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

Good idea NSWCROW

RIP Rodney

 

[NSWCROW]

http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/06/08/rider-and-spectators-injured-at-isle-of-man-tt/

 

[NSWCROW]

http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/06/09/john-zappia-confirms-new-national-record-at-winternats/

 

[JUBJUB]

Don't forget the Le Man 24hr race is on this weekend [starts saturday 11pm A.E.S.T].There's 24 hr coverage on Speed,Eurosport & One HD's website.
There's 3 Aussies in the race - John Martin,Ryan Briscoe & Jason Bright.

 

[NSWCROW]

Don't forget the Le Man 24hr race is on this weekend [starts saturday 11pm A.E.S.T].There's 24 hr coverage on Speed,Eurosport & One HD's website.
There's 3 Aussies in the race - John Martin,Ryan Briscoe & Jason Bright.

Yeah was watchin this morning when old mate wrote off his Ferrari.

 

[JUBJUB]

Yeah was watchin this morning when old mate wrote off his Ferrari.

 

[NSWCROW]

http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/06/21/audi-trio-locks-out-le-mans-as-martin-pipped-for-pole/

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Just came across this

http://www.drivesrt.com/racing/viper-gt3r/

 

[Frankster177]

Don't forget the Le Man 24hr race is on this weekend [starts saturday 11pm A.E.S.T].There's 24 hr coverage on Speed,Eurosport & One HD's website.
There's 3 Aussies in the race - John Martin,Ryan Briscoe & Jason Bright.

Come on the Ferrari's and the Corvettes.

 

[NSWCROW]

30 mins til race start.
Toyota quickest in morning warmup.

Inserting catheter now

 

[funk44]

no le mans thread?

starts in 20 minutes

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Australia's first F1 driver, Tony Gaze, dies. RIP.

http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/07/29/vale-tony-gaze/

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

Tony Gaze was Will and Alex Davison's grandfather

 

[JUBJUB]

Tony Gaze was Will and Alex Davison's grandfather

step-grandfather,also of James Davison [cousin of Will & Alex] who will debut in this monday mornings Indycar race at Mid-Ohio

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

David Reynolds GF is on Big Brother - Tahny Lew

 

[NSWCROW]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/motor-sport/red-bull-sack-title-mastermind-adrian-burgess/story-fni2fu5z-1226692857992

 

[JUBJUB]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/motor-sport/red-bull-sack-title-mastermind-adrian-burgess/story-fni2fu5z-1226692857992

Shouldn't this be in the V8's thread ?

 

[imadodgyumpire]

****! On a night with the Essendon thing, it's taken some big motorsport news to get my attention off it. The Australian Formula Ford Championship is to be axed!

http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/08/27/australian-formula-ford-championship-to-be-axed/

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109521

When you think about it, it's not surprising. FFord, aside from being a class for young, up and coming drivers, is also there for privateers. In the last 10-15 years,

- The inclusion of teams using the class as a stepping stone to higher classes (like Sonic )
- V8 teams funding younger drivers to compete in the class (FPR with Winterbottom, HRT with Percat)
- Being a part of the money sucking V8sc class
- Unnecessary classes being introduced into Australia (Carrera Cup)
- V8sc taking sponsors
-Being forced to pay for tv
-FFord unnecessarily upgrading to modern engines and technology

All of it has led from fford being a inexpensive class, but relatively inexpensive for car racing, into a class that can be called semi-professional and driving costs through the roof and into the stratosphere. I watch these things at PI, and for a little, 4 cylinder, 1.6 engine to be about 4 seconds a lap slower than a V8sc, is insane and unecessary. Hopefully it'll lead to a review in the specs and return to a genuine fford class.

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

More problems for Ford in the sport

 

[imadodgyumpire]

I didn't know about this til last night. ABC Grandstand uploads a motorsport podcast every couple of weeks. Jason Bright is a part of it.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/sport/programs/all-torque/

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

The ABC don't do much on motorsport