Sandown 500(Spoiler)

[thewhippersnapper]

What a race.

It rained 2 different times in the race we're teams had to change to wet tyres. Ambrose swapped to Ingall who slid off into the Gravel 1st turn after not warming up his brakes. There was plenty of other incidents. The end was best. Skaife was having electronic problems! It turned off lights and everything! It was very dark and he would have been able to see. Jason Richards was right behind him! Pushing etc. When Richards touched Skaife. They both went off. Skaife came back on but Unfortunately Richards didn't. Skaife won and really showed in my opinion why he is the best driver in the V8 Supercars.

Brilliant Win. Ingall ended up getting back to 5th.

 

[Slax]

If it wasn't for Ingall going off it would've been another win for Ambrose who has been the best driver all season, easily.

 

[thewhippersnapper]

Originally posted by Slax
If it wasn't for Ingall going off it would've been another win for Ambrose who has been the best driver all season, easily.

Oh well.

Skaife has had bad luck this year like engine problems and stuff.

Its about time Ambrose had some bad luck.

Even though I think they should have been OUT. They shouldn't have pished him back on to the track.

 

[Slax]

They couldn't exactly leave it in the sand in the middle of turn 1 could they.

 

[JUBJUB]

Originally posted by BomberAUS


Its about time Ambrose had some bad luck.

He had bad luck in not winning,but he actually increased his lead in the championship.

Great race by Ellery & Youlden.

 

[thewhippersnapper]

Originally posted by Slax
They couldn't exactly leave it in the sand in the middle of turn 1 could they.

Take it out of the the sand and thats it. Take it wherever.

Race Over.

 

[mongrelpunt]

SKAIFEY!!!

After last night's footy game, that Ingall off was a great pick-me-up. I reckon I could sit and watch replay's of that all day.

One question though - what actually happened to Murph's rear wing? How did it break?

 

[stmookeyj]

From watching the replay, one of the bolts probably became loose.

THE FINAL RESULTS
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Race Time Fastest Lap Fastest Time
1 1 Holden Racing Team M.Skaife/T.Kelly Holden Commodore VY 141 03:26:50.4750
2 31 Super Cheap Auto Racing S.Ellery/L.Youlden Ford Falcon BA +30.1166 seconds
3 51 K-Mart Racing Team R.Kelly/G.Murphy Holden Commodore VY + 33.1526 seconds
4 21 OzEmail Racing Team B.Jones/J.Bowe Ford Falcon BA + 1:23.8296 seconds
5 4 Pirtek Racing R.Ingall/M.Ambrose Ford Falcon BA +1 lap
6 11 Castrol Perkins Racing Team S.Richards/L.Perkins Holden Commodore VY +1 lap
7 65 Betta Electrical P.Radisich/R.Rydell Ford Falcon BA +1 lap
8 19 Ford Performance Racing D.Besnard/O.Kelly Ford Falcon BA +1 lap
9 10 Orrcon Racing M.Larkham/J.Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA +1 lap
10 2 Holden Racing Team J.Richards/T.Longhurst Holden Commodore VY +1 lap
11 9 Caltex Havoline Race Team M.Noske/M.Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA +1 lap
12 15 K-Mart Racing Team A.Priaulx/C.McLean Holden Commodore VX +1 lap
13 29 Sirromet - Life Style Wine P.Morris/J.Faulkner Holden Commodore VY +2 laps
14 66 Betta Electrical D.Canto/M.White Ford Falcon BA +2 laps
15 17 Shell Helix Racing S.Johnson/W.Luff Ford Falcon BA +2 laps
16 6 Ford Performance Racing C.Lowndes/G.Seton Ford Falcon BA +2 laps
17 5 Ford Performance Racing D.Hossack/A.Macrow Ford Falcon BA +2 laps
18 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport G.Tander/N.Pretty Holden Commodore VY +3 laps
19 18 Shell Helix Racing M.Wilson/D.Brabham Ford Falcon BA +3 laps
20 888 OzEmail Racing Team A.Jones/J.Cleland Ford Falcon BA +3 laps
21 13 Smiths Trucks /Lubrimax S.Owen/P.Scifleet Holden Commodore VX +4 laps
22 16 Team Brock G.Ritter/M.Marshall Holden Commodore VX +4 laps
23 20 Orrcon Racing G.Johnson/K.Wade Ford Falcon AU +4 laps
24 46 Holden Young Lions D.Brede/T.Ricciardello Holden Commodore VX +5 laps
25 23 INXS Team Ford N.Bates/R.Bates Ford Falcon AU +5 laps
26 99 Thexton Motor Racing D.Thexton/B.Peters Ford Falcon AU +8 laps
27 24 Romano Racing A.Gurr/A.McElrea Holden Commodore VX +8 laps
28 45 Team Dynamik N.Minassian/W.Wakefield Holden Commodore VY +9 laps
29 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport J.Whincup/A.Simonsen Holden Commodore VX +11 laps
30 75 Toll Racing A.Tratt/P.Stokell Ford Falcon BA +13 laps
31 50 Team Brock J.Bright/P.Weel Holden Commodore VX +24 laps
DNF 44 Team Dynamik S.Wills/J.Richards Holden Commodore VY 139 laps
DNF 8 Castrol Perkins Racing Team P.Dumbrell/T.Mezera Holden Commodore VX 113 laps
DNF 021 Team Kiwi Racing C.Baird/M.Porter Holden Commodore VX 54 laps
DNF 3 Lansvale Smash Repairs C.McConville/T.Leahey Holden Commodore VX 13 laps

 

[JUBJUB]

Originally posted by mongrelpunt


One question though - what actually happened to Murph's rear wing? How did it break?

A bolt came loose because of the constant vibration of the car.K-MART racing have investigated the vibration and discovered it was caused by Murphy's constant whinging.

 

[TheMase]

What is the rule with the RAIN light at the back of the car.

Doesn't it have to be switched on all the time when there it inclement weather?

How come he was allowed to switch it off without penalty?
Probably a fortunate race win for Skaife. Had Ambrose stayed on the track (Ingall even) he would have been on his way to yet another win.

You'd think that Ambrose should win the championship from here.