Virgin Australia Supercars Championship - Archive

[NW48]

The racing is good

Best of the year so far in F4, but I do have a feeling something bad will eventually happen between this leading group.

 

[mustafur]

Whose bright idea was it to run a Formula 4 race on the Gold Coast? I mean, junior drivers in glorified go-karts on a brutal street circuit was never going to end well.

Its comparable to Pau in F2.0 ALPS.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

The racing is good

Oh, I love it. I think these cars are fantastic - the right balance between speed and grip, but durable enough for the drivers to stick their elbows out in wheel-to-wheel combat. I really hope that the FIA can consolidate the new Formula 2 championship to create a clear path to Formula 1. One of the best things about MotoGP is the way they run Moto2 and Moto3 alongside the premier class, and treat them as World Championships in their own right, so you can follow young talent up through the ranks. That's what open-wheel racing needs, because the likes of domestic Formula 4, European Formula 3 and GP2 have some absolutely brilliant racing.

 

[Cap'n Jack]

Aww yeah, grocery shopping all done before the race start. Winning at adult life.

 

[05XR8]

I'm hoping the Altimas and S60 feature in the top five for the rest of the season. They look good and aggressive like at Clipsal.

Davison almost ended ingalls race.

Aww, the #1 is damaged.

 

[Spacegoat]

That's what really peeved me off. He's basically blamed all the industry experts (and Skaife, whom was interviewing him) for his "villain" tag despite it being himself that did it. Whincup has really made an even bigger fool of himself.

That really annoys me, no end. A least take responsibility for your actions instead of trying to put the blame on everyone else.

Ugh, terrible start from Luff.

 

[LumpiestFish]

PAUL MORRIS IS BACK IN PITLANE OH NO

 

[NW48]

DJRTP is reporting that rain could be imminent. That'll really spice things up if that's the case.

 

[aarror]

4 different brands in the top 4, and all 5 in the top 10. Nice to see a little variety up front after the PRA/RBRA dominance.

 

[05XR8]

PAUL MORRIS IS BACK IN PITLANE OH NO

Rhianna is hurting my head as well.

 

[Spacegoat]

David Russell doing a real nice job so far in the #15.

Rhianna is hurting my head as well.

Take her any day over Morris. Jeez, he's awful.

 

[NW48]

Rhiana is hurting my head as well.

Her voice is as equally bad as Rick Kelly's.

 

[aarror]

LDM ordered pizza hahahaha

 

[NW48]

Premat has damaged the front splitter on the Volvo by leaping over the kerbs.

 

[Spacegoat]

That's got to be penalty for PRA there.

 

[TDZdave]

Pepsi max doing their best to prevent a championship win.....

 

[NW48]

What on earth was PRA & Winterbottom thinking? Stupidity at it's finest... This will hurt Winterbottom in the championship.

The Gold Coast strikes again.

 

[LumpiestFish]

Laters Frosty

 

[05XR8]

The lollipop guy just looks at it. Didn't even try to look at traffic.

 

[Cap'n Jack]

Is it just me, but has there been a severe lack of on-screen information during this round and Bathurst? It's pretty frustrating not knowing where your driver is.

 

[Spacegoat]

What on earth was PRA & Winterbottom thinking? Stupidity at it's finest...

It's like they didn't even tell Frosty that Tander was there. He's just gone straight out into the lane.

 

[NW48]

Is it just me, but has there been a severe lack of on-screen information during this round and Bathurst? It's pretty frustrating not knowing where your driver is.

It's been like that all year. V8SC Media should having a rolling race standings at the bottom or top of the screen.

It's like they didn't even tell Frosty that Tander was there. He's just gone straight out into the lane.

Winterbottom wasn't even looking ahead either. Too busy looking down at his steering wheel.

EDIT: PRA is having a ripper day. #6 and Waters have a pit lane penalty for spinning wheels in the pitstop.

 

[Cap'n Jack]

It's been like that all year. V8SC Media should having a rolling race standings at the bottom or top of the screen.

I could've sworn we had that in previous rounds this year. But yeah, it's an essential thing to have.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

It's like they didn't even tell Frosty that Tander was there.

HRT have played games to try and influence the championship before. Remember when Skaife kept blocking Lowndes at the Island a few years ago? It wouldn't surprise me if they deliberately short-fuelled Tander to baulk Winterbottom, knowing that PRA would try and place him behind Reynolds. That would force Winterbottom to wait in his bay, potentially putting him out onto the circuit behind Lowndes; at the very least, he would be just ahead of #888. If Tander comes in early, I think it will be a tell-tale sign of it. He's a dirty enough racer to be willing to do it.

 

[05XR8]

I vote no more tyre bundles. It's just dumb. The Carrera Cup doesn't use them. This is race ending stuff.

 

[NW48]

I could've sworn we had that in previous rounds this year. But yeah, it's an essential thing to have.

We have it at times, but unfortunately not for the whole race and instead in small intervals of a few seconds.

Caruso/Fiore clobbered the kerb on the back straight.

 

[LumpiestFish]

Probably not the best thing to be heard saying by Caruso

 

[05XR8]

Is it just me, but has there been a severe lack of on-screen information during this round and Bathurst? It's pretty frustrating not knowing where your driver is.

We have it at times, but unfortunately not for the whole race and instead in small intervals of a few seconds.

Caruso/Fiore clobbered the kerb on the back straight.

But I know who to contact if I need heavy machinery.

 

[NW48]

I vote no more tyre bundles. It's just dumb. The Carrera Cup doesn't use them. This is race ending stuff.

Maybe the drivers should stay away from the bundles and not push the envelope far more than what is already allowed. Without the bundles, the chicane will just be straight lined even more than it is.

Probably not the best thing to be heard saying by Caruso

Really 🤬 attitude by Caruso. Why bother racing if that's your attitude to it. Disgraceful. You won't get anywhere if that's your attitude to racing.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

I vote no more tyre bundles.

Then what will they use for a reference point going into the chicane? Remember what happened when they tried to use flexible bollards a few years ago? Race control had to keep sending out the safety car because the bollards were getting dislodged.