2016 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship - Results and TalkTouring Cars

[mustafur]

Thats more of a Self assessment, no way would they honestly be considering it, Dumbrell is the best Co-driver and has been for awhile now.

They would of won the last 3 or 4 bathurst easily if Whincup didn't screw it up each time.

 

[05XR8]

Thats more of a Self assessment, no way would they honestly be considering it, Dumbrell is the best Co-driver and has been for awhile now.

They would of won the last 3 or 4 bathurst easily if Whincup didn't screw it up each time.

Who knows, he can pull a Steven Richards and put his hand up for a DJRTP seat.

 

[TDZdave]

Who knows, he can pull a Steven Richards and put his hand up for a DJRTP seat.

Honestly Dumbrell should be in a full time seat,

 

[NW48]

Whilst I'm surprised to see Ludo leave T8, having Sam Michael, an ex-McLaren F1 engineer, join them is quite the pickup.

 

[LumpiestFish]

Honestly Dumbrell should be in a full time seat,

He retired on his own terms due to business commitments, which is better than getting pushed out of seat I guess.

Tony D'Alberto is another that should have a main game drive. Could have really done well for himself if wasn't always driving his own cars. Put him in a top car and he'd be multi race winner imo.

 

[Pete05]

Honestly Dumbrell should be in a full time seat,

Although his business role has changed since his 'retirement', I don't think he has the time for all the commitments outside of the car that are required of a VASC driver.

Whilst I'm surprised to see Ludo leave T8, having Sam Michael, an ex-McLaren F1 engineer, join them is quite the pickup.

Although engineering is engineering, the thing that worries me about Sam is, has he ever tinkered with tin tops? All that F1 & open wheeler experience might mean diddly squat with a Supercar.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

having Sam Michael, an ex-McLaren F1 engineer, join them is quite the pickup

Not really - Michael wasn't great during his time in Formula One. I genuinely have no idea what he actually did there, but when he left them, teams were usually in a worse state than when he joined them.

 

[TDZdave]

Not really - Michael wasn't great during his time in Formula One. I genuinely have no idea what he actually did there, but when he left them, teams were usually in a worse state than when he joined them.

Didn't he just exchange company documents with Ferrari engineers?

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Didn't he just exchange company documents with Ferrari engineers?

No, that was Mike Coughlan.

 

[05XR8]

For anyone that missed it.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I was just thinking about when Roland put Burgess on "gardening leave" after it was revealed that Burgess was joining Walkinshaw.

Speaking of...

T8 benches Lacroix after Penske bombshell

 

[Spacegoat]

It was only a matter of time, really.

Strange though, that there's been no formal announcement from DJRTP yet.



Edit: Percat's livery this weekend

Spoiler: Large image

 

[LumpiestFish]

Wow, Percat's car actually looks top notch!

 

[Pete05]

Speaking of...

T8 benches Lacroix after Penske bombshell

So Ludo gets to spend the weekend in the garden.
Meanwhile, Lowndesy's weekend just turned to crap

 

[Spacegoat]

So Ludo gets to spend the weekend in the garden.

I wonder if Adrian Burgess has an old pair of gardening gloves that he can lend Ludo?

Wouldn't worry about Lowndes just yet. He has the ability to make something out of nothing, he'll be up there for sure. 👍 Don't think that T8 are going to give up the opportunity to finish 1-2-3 in the championship so easily, either.

 

[05XR8]

So Ludo gets to spend the weekend in the garden.
Meanwhile, Lowndesy's weekend just turned to crap

Lowndes should follow Giz or Whincup as close as possible. Just pit when they pit.

 

[Pete05]

I wonder if Adrian Burgess has an old pair of gardening gloves that he can lend Ludo?

Wouldn't worry about Lowndes just yet. He has the ability to make something out of nothing, he'll be up there for sure. 👍 Don't think that T8 are going to give up the opportunity to finish 1-2-3 in the championship so easily, either.

Following Bathurst & CL qualifying outside the top 20, I can't help but worry
If he can't grab the car & make it do what it ain't interested in there with a lap of over 2 minutes, what hope does he have at Pukekohe with only 8 corners & the lap is done in half that time?
He's a legend not a magician

 

[Pete05]

Lowndes should follow Giz or Whincup as close as possible. Just pit when they pit.

That'll all depend on where he qualifies.
If Davison is in front of him, he's screwed.

 

[05XR8]

He was good before the tyre blowout last year.

 

[STIGGY_34]

The thing that always stood out to me about Steve Johnson was he was extremely consistent in his placement and barely ever crashed out of a race (most of his retirements were due to mechanical faults). I always admired him for that, he also is doing amazing work in the Touring Car Masters championship

His father says he regrets not giving him a full time drive sooner saying he thinks had he Steve would have been a champion

 

[05XR8]

His father says he regrets not giving him a full time drive sooner saying he thinks had he Steve would have been a champion

I'd add, the 2013 car was good in Mostert's hands. Even though Whincup was on fire that year, it ould have been Jonhson's best shot.

 

[Pete05]

He was good before the tyre blowout last year.

I know. I needed a sedative & a lye down after that.

 

[STIGGY_34]

I'd add, the 2013 car was good in Mostert's hands. Even though Whincup was on fire that year, it ould have been Jonhson's best shot.

I was talking pre Radisich at DJR

 

[STIGGY_34]

I honesty dislike Van Gisburgan much more then Whincup especially over the last season. He just takes out drivers with some very shady overtaking maneuvers (which tends to be covered by Red Bull's quite generous covering from penalties imo). Really can't give any respect to a driver that just flat out admitted to taking another driver out as he did to Reynolds last year because he didn't like being hit from traffic at a busy first corner. He's just an immature idiot when it comes dealing with other drivers.[

how about his "retirement"???

 

[05XR8]

I was talking pre Radisich at DJR

Mmm, tough call in those years. I remember watching in the states on Speedvision, back then, Paul was always away "for religious reasons.". If I remember, he finished top 5(?) at his time with DJR.

 

[STIGGY_34]

Mmm, tough call in those years. I remember watching in the states on Speedvision, back then, Paul was always away "for religious reasons.". If I remember, he finished top 5(?) at his time with DJR.

I'm just relaying what I think I read in Dick's book...

 

[05XR8]

I'm just relaying what I think I read in Dick's book...

Ok, cool.

 

[Spacegoat]

If he can't grab the car & make it do what it ain't interested in there with a lap of over 2 minutes, what hope does he have at Pukekohe with only 8 corners & the lap is done in half that time?

I don't know. I'm trying to be optimistic for you!

Honestly, I'm going for McLaughlin because god knows that both HRT cars won't be anywhere near the front.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

god knows that both HRT cars won't be anywhere near the front

Yes they will.

When they're being lapped.

 

[Andrew R]

I think JC's due a good result, he has had some rotten races lately.