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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:14 pm
by Julian Mayo
Cameron McLean replaces Phil Scifleet as Greg Ritter's co-driver in th #33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Commodore.
Cameron has been 4th, 4 times at Bathurst. He has driven for GRM on previous occasions. Imho he is greatly under-rated.
RACE PROGRAM
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:43 pm
by Julian Mayo
The V8 program at The Mountain OCT 5-8 2006 is:
Thursday:
practice 30 laps.....1040 to 1310
Friday:
practice 09:20 to 09:50
& 10am to 10:30am
QUALIFYING 1400 - 1540
Saturday:
practice 10am-11am
TOP TEN SHOOTOUT.... 1540-1625
Sunday:
warm up 0710-0735
The Great Race commences at 10am, for 161 laps or til 1745hrs.
(times from Bigpond. Please check official race programs)
Re: RACE PROGRAM
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:26 pm
by jacfan
Julian Mayo wrote:The V8 program at The Mountain is:
Thursday:
practice 30 laps.....1040 to 1310
Friday:
practice 09:20 to 09:50
& 10am to 10:30am
QUALIFYING 1400 - 1540
Saturday:
practice 10am-11am
TOP TEN SHOOTOUT.... 1540-1625
Sunday:
warm up 0710-0735
The Great Race commences at 10am, for 161 laps or til 1745hrs.
(times from Bigpond. Please check official race programs)
Jacfan, no it isn't (I removed your question for you
)
There is a 2006 calendar
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:51 am
by Julian Mayo
All camping accommodation, and grandstand seating at The Mountain is sold out. Some general admission tickets are still available.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:36 am
by Julian Mayo
As the transporters rumble towards the Mountain, the Betting Agencies have framed their market.
Their favourites are
Skaife/Tander
Lowndes/Whincup
Kelly/Kelly
Bright/Winterbottom
Ingall/Youlden
S Richards/Dumbrell
Courtney/Seton
Murphy/McConville
Jason Richards/A Jones.
S Johnson/W Davison.
I would be throwing Bowe/Brad Jones in to the top ten. Likewise, I would be throwing Jum Richards/R Briscoe in to the top 5.
The HRT/Toll cars seem to have an edge in horsepower, and a significant edge in torque, as displayed at Sandown. They were noticeably quicker out of the corners. Reliability seems to be the main hindrance to another Holden victory at the Mountain.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:10 pm
by rah
I would put johnson and davison higher too. I wonder how the Kelly's go this year. They have one well the last couple of years, but how will they go without a top name to partner with.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:39 pm
by Julian Mayo
rah wrote:I would put johnson and davison higher too. I wonder how the Kelly's go this year. They have one well the last couple of years, but how will they go without a top name to partner with.
The Mountain tends to find any weakness.
Re: RACE PROGRAM
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:21 pm
by cmlean
Julian Mayo wrote:The V8 program at The Mountain OCT 5-8 2006 is:
Thursday:
practice 30 laps.....1040 to 1310
Friday:
practice 09:20 to 09:50
& 10am to 10:30am
QUALIFYING 1400 - 1540
Saturday:
practice 10am-11am
TOP TEN SHOOTOUT.... 1540-1625
Sunday:
warm up 0710-0735
The Great Race commences at 10am, for 161 laps or til 1745hrs.
(times from Bigpond. Please check official race programs)
Interesting that they have stated an option for a timed race this year. It's the first time that I have noticed it.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:31 pm
by Julian Mayo
It has been like that for many years now.......TV commitments
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:56 pm
by rah
Julian Mayo wrote:It has been like that for many years now.......TV commitments
And advertising on the headlights.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:21 pm
by Julian Mayo
rah wrote:Julian Mayo wrote:It has been like that for many years now.......TV commitments
And advertising on the headlights.
Doesnt get dark til 6pm thru the cutting.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:34 pm
by rah
hence the 5.45pm time limit.
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:10 am
by Julian Mayo
Ute is loaded, Telescope included, by this time tomorrow night I should have some idea of who is quick up the hill and who is quick down the hill, who has the most stable car into the Chase........and who is foxing.
Ed, any chance of reimburment for bribe money?
I.E 2 hot pies to the flaggies on the post before Forest, 5 bottles of coke to the marshalls who stay at the "........." Hotel,( those fellas should go to bed earlier) 20 minutes from Bathurst, ............now here is a thought, if I had a laptop
, I wouldnt have to sprint back to base
Gotta go, to be on The Mountain to hear that ripping grumbling coughing snorting snarling howling sound thru the mist way below. And that is only the Mechanics
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:55 pm
by Julian Mayo
Skaife is quick. Very quick.
Next best:
Bright
Kellys
Johnson
Lowndes
Courtney
Ingall
Bowe
Murphy.
This is after the 1st practice
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:56 pm
by Julian Mayo
Skaifes time was 2.08.1727