Virgin Australia Supercars Championship - Archive

[CodeRedR51]

Don't they have a new GT Academy winner down there that can help out?

 

[TDZdave]

Don't they have a new GT Academy winner down there that can help out?

While it would be great to see Matt Simmons in it, there's no way he's ready for that, though he'd definitely have a proper crack, they need someone who can provide productive information to help move that car to the front, though another option to do that would be to drop Todd Kelly...

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

While it would be great to see Matt Simmons in it, there's no way he's ready for that, though he'd definitely have a proper crack, they need someone who can provide productive information to help move that car to the front, though another option to do that would be to drop Todd Kelly...

Which wont happen cause the Nepotism that exist by default in the other car. We all wish it would but...yeah

 

[05XR8]

Any other factory drivers from Japan? How old is Motoyama?

How long is Krumm's contract?

Exciting time for that team if they get it right. I can see another team putting their hand up to run Altimas(or GT-Rs ).

 

[Andrew R]

Would be amazing to see a Japanese driver in the series.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Right, because international drivers have worked out so well in the past.

 

[Andrew R]

Have you ever had a positive thought in your whole life?

 

[TDZdave]

Right, because international drivers have worked out so well in the past.

Alex Premat, Sebastian Bourdais, Max Wilson, all been very handy...

 

[NW48]

Alex Premat, Sebastian Bourdais, Max Wilson, all been very handy...

Mattias Ekstrom, too.

 

[TDZdave]

Mattias Ekstrom, too.

Yeah, but Ekstrom is on another level again, he can jump in anything and be around the mark very quickly,

 

[NW48]

Yeah, but Ekstrom is on another level again, he can jump in anything and be around the mark very quickly,

Very true.

A team really needs to try and snatch him up for either a wildcard or a co-driver entry if possible. The guy is simply amazing at what he does.

 

[TDZdave]

Very true.

A team really needs to try and snatch him up for either a wildcard or a co-driver entry if possible. The guy is simply amazing at what he does.

Microsoft paid huge money to have him released for that one of show, I dont see him back without Audi, he's far to valuable to their DTM program,

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Alex Premat, Sebastian Bourdais, Max Wilson, all been very handy...

Sure, on an individual race basis. But nobody has ever mastered the consistency denanded by a factory team.

 

[TDZdave]

Sure, on an individual race basis. But nobody has ever mastered the consistency denanded by a factory team.

Well that should show the difficulty and skill required to drive these vehicles, no one has ever come in and been immediately up to the task of consistent top 5s, they more or less haven't sucked as bad as David Wall,

 

[Dustone]

Do you mean Dahlgren? Premat is french. Both of them were complete rookies when they joined and were never going to make much of an impact. Dahlgren was definitely part of the Volvo deal but I'm not sure why they wanted Premat. It annoys me how we have a massive pool of talent in the DVS series and in Australia/NZ in general who know how to drive these cars yet 2-3 seats always go to pay-drivers who spend the entire year at the back.

Premat was a strange choice at the time but IMO he had showed great speed from time to time and I think deserved another chance. It was just unlucky that they switched to Volvo and they wanted a Swede in the car.

Nissan are wasting their time if they want a factory driver in their cars unless they will be there long term. Otherwise it wont be worth it. At the end of the day though, the issue isnt the drivers (of course they could be better) but the main issue is the cars. No doubt if you chuck Winterbottom or Whincup into the cars they would go better but not as well as some are suggesting I think.

 

[05XR8]

Now that he's resigned from his position, we may see him driving the 4th car.
http://m.speedcafe.com/2015/10/30/darren-cox-resigns-as-nismo-boss/

 

[PAPAPEPE123]

The only logical choice would be Buncombe. Has had two years worth of enduros and has been consistently decent. Nothing special but has held his own and often brought the car back in a decent position

 

[LumpiestFish]

Did the article say specifically that it had to be one of Nissans factory drivers? I thought it was more about becoming a Nissan factory driver

 

[LumpiestFish]

Do you mean Dahlgren? Premat is french. Both of them were complete rookies when they joined and were never going to make much of an impact. Dahlgren was definitely part of the Volvo deal but I'm not sure why they wanted Premat. It annoys me how we have a massive pool of talent in the DVS series and in Australia/NZ in general who know how to drive these cars yet 2-3 seats always go to pay-drivers who spend the entire year at the back.

Premat had a 4th place finish at Clipsal one year, which is no easy feat, he also made it into the Top 10 Shootout at Bathurst as well. He had incredibly bad luck in some races where he was on course for a podium as well.

 

[Hearse]

Premat's collision with Slade at the AGT and with Courtney at PI were the Dark clouds. Plus, Rogers benching him for the enduros hurt. But, he wasn't going to be in the seat the following year anyway.

Not cool
http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/on-the-outer

Even if he wins the V8 Supercars drivers’ championship, David Reynolds has accepted he has virtually no chance of staying in his seat at Prodrive Racing Australia beyond this season.

And The Bottle-O Ford Falcon FG X driver has also confirmed he twice declined the opportunity to replace Fabian Coulthard in the Brad Jones Racing/Freightliner Holden Commodore because he believed he was going to be offered a new deal by Prodrive.

The 30-year old, who runs third in the drivers’ championship 318 points behind his Prodrive team-mate Mark Winterbottom, says he missed the first signing deadline with BJR as part of the negotiating process.

“The first deadline was my own fault because I didn’t realise how dead the line was. How severe it was,” he told v8supercars.com.au.

“And I wanted to stay with my own team, because the cars are quite good, I get along with everyone there and racing is good fun. And when you get results it’s even more fun.

“The second deadline I was very, very, very seriously considering it and I just wasn’t ready to sign it because I wasn’t ready to let go.

“And I was told there could be something there at my current team.”

Reynolds now accepts that information was inaccurate.

“I was supposed to know what my expectations were with this current team the week after Bathurst and it’s now two or three weeks after and they still haven’t said anything really formally … I can kind of read between the lines there.

With most seats in the championship sewn up in a whirlwind of driver movement post-Bathurst, Reynolds’ best bet for 2016 could be with Betty Klimenko’s Erebus Motorsport, taking over the seat occupied by Tekno-bound will Davison.

Prodrive customer team Super Black Racing has also been mentioned as a possible new home, but while owner Tony Lentino and Reynolds are friends, the team does appear to remain committed to running a New Zealand driver.

There are some other drives still kicking around, but they appear to have commercial requirements attached and Reynolds doesn’t bring big money with him.

Reynolds' outspokenness and ability to sometimes put his foot in his mouth has also crossed him off some lists.

“I am a very honest person. But I pay a big price. I am a very high-priced person,” he joked.

I doooon't think Betty will go for that.

 

[Spacegoat]

Walkinshaw Performance Products backing for Holdsworth for the remaining events.

 

[LumpiestFish]

^lame.

Premat's collision with Slade at the AGT and with Courtney at PI were the Dark clouds. Plus, Rogers benching him for the enduros hurt. But, he wasn't going to be in the seat the following year anyway.

Being benched for Gold Coast came in his first year driving for GRM, he then drove a second year with them. I'll have to rejig my memory on the Slade accident, but the PI wasn't entirely his fault, more a racing incident that had terrible results.

 

[Hearse]

Being benched for Gold Coast came in his first year driving for GRM, he then drove a second year with them. I'll have to rejig my memory on the Slade accident, but the PI wasn't entirely his fault, more a racing incident that had terrible results.

All eyes on him and his performance. Good and bad.

It was Holdsworth, after some digging.


Thinking about it, Premat and Pye had similar results. Many times wrong place wrong time. They were both quick when all went well. So, it's not like Premat was slow. Pye was quick but, too many crashes-car failures or not. DJR was making way for Ambrose and GRM clearing the path for Dahlgren. It is what it is.

 

[05XR8]

Both E63s will have Penrite livery. Looks cool flying the German flag colours.

 

[Spacegoat]

Does look good, really like the touch of the silver fern on the rear quarter.

 

[05XR8]

Hmm. Where is the Repsol sponsorship?

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Hmm. Where is the Repsol sponsorship?

Gone.

 

[TiZzla]

What's with the silver fern?

 

[Hearse]

What's with the silver fern?

Stone Brothers reference?

 

[05XR8]

Gone.

That was short lived.

What's with the silver fern?

Stone Brothers reference?

I know BLK is a sponsor. Maybe All blacks acknowledgement?