General motorsport news thread

[Klyntonius]

I would imagine the reasoning would have been because of the possibility of race cancellations if there was a chance they could be a delay to the F1 schedule.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

I see the V8 supercars are wanting the new contract to make the F1 gp a championship round, as I'm not an avid v8 follower... What's stopping then now? Is it the shorter races & lack of track time?

It's something about not having another championship, or premier domestic competition, being allowed to have a round at a GP round. This as opposed to a lesser competition, a "series", which is allowed to.

It's how you have a situation in the past where v8sc couldn't have a point s scoring round, but a lower "series" like Carrera Cup and fford have been allowed to.

 

[SmAshmoto]

It's actually about sponsorships and TV deals. Sponsor X pays X amount to be a sponsor at ALL V8 rounds. When you have a round where said sponsor advertising isn't allowed due to the international sponsors, they get shitty. Same goes for the Foxtel TV deal. They have their rights and sponsors and running them at the F1 makes half of those deals null and void. So, it's a pain in the ass.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Then you explain how v8sc can't get a round of their series at the AGP, but others can?

 

[RolandF1]

Not sure what's ever stopped them really, but if they're there they may as well have for points

Bernie in the past has stopped them so it doesn't deflect away from the main event, similar situation with the Indycars at Surfers before their political power diminished. With Ross Brawn in charge of F1 now there might be opportunity to allow a proper round.

Edit: Also there used to be a TV rights issue.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Watching some of the Bathurst 6 hour now.

 

[hey shorty]

Watching some of the Bathurst 6 hour now.

Where ??

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Where ??

We're not allowed to post a link?

There's a link on v8central. There's also Livestream.

 

[hey shorty]

For those with Foxtel they are currently showing the Nurburgring 24hr. 157 cars from several categories ranging from GT3 cars to Corollas.

Amazing viewing around an incredible track

 

[NSWCROW]

Lack of *s given level - GOD

 

[hey shorty]

3 people have died this year over there.

 

[NSWCROW]

3 people have died this year over there.

So about average then ?


Madness

 

[imadodgyumpire]

If NSWCROW is suspended. Who's going to like my posts?

 

[NSWCROW]

Heads up

Le Mans 24hrs starts at 11pm aest on Eurosport.
Nismo youtube always have something happening too.

Toyota broke the 32 year old lap record this week which is deadset bonkers when you consider the regulation changes over the years.
If any team ever deserved to win it it's Toyota after losing the race on tha last lap last year.

Also a 2 horse race with the japanese giant taking on Porsche now that Audi rage-quit.

( Gibbo voice )
So , fill the fridge full of piss and strap into that favorite armchair of yours , cos we've got motor racing coming out of our a-hole !!!

 

[imadodgyumpire]

I imagined that post in Richard Craill's voice.

 

[NSWCROW]

I imagined that post in Richard Craill's voice.

Didn't realise until today he's a fellow croweater

 

[hey shorty]

Didn't realise until today he's a fellow croweater

Lived near some good mates of mine, I never realised til I saw his face on TV.

 

[NSWCROW]

9am i turn on and 1st thing i see is the lead Toyota ( i think ) s**t itself

edit - Toyota down to 1 car now.
The 3rd car

 

[NSWCROW]

Oh now the 3rd Toyota gone !!

 

[Kwality]

How is Ryan Briscoe travelling Crow?

 

[hey shorty]

Toyota are destined to fail every time

 

[NSWCROW]

How is Ryan Briscoe travelling Crow?

From speedcafe an hr ago

Further down the order, Scott Dixon, Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook ran 47th overall in the second of the Ford GTs while heading GTE-Am was the #84 Ferrari 488 GTE as Australian Nick Foster ran tenth in class in the Gulf Racing Porsche 911 RSR.

 

[hey shorty]

Is it just me or does anyone else want to see the Porsche fall over and an LMP2 car win ??

 

[NSWCROW]

Sky turning from black to grey
Tinge of pink to the east.

Now is a good time to chuck it on for a look

 

[hey shorty]

Porsche #1 coasting on hybrid power