Jason Richards, Ford star ... what the???

Vee8 · 6 Mar 2006, 03:46 (Ref:1537034)

In Ford Racing's release - announcing Ray Price as the new Ford Racing manager - comes this:

“We have a number of Ford teams ready to take the next step in the V8 Supercar series, and exciting new talent such as James Courtenay, Jason Richards and Mark Winterbottom keen to make their mark."

Um, last time I looked Jason Richards was contracted to Tasman Motorsport, which I'm pretty certain runs The General's finest?

And just who is James Courtenay, anyway? Is he related to author Bryce Courtenay perhaps?

Very sub-par PR performance on Ford's behalf.

Good to see they've sorted out their leadership issues though.

RotorFan · 6 Mar 2006, 03:49 (Ref:1537035)

Ford really have no clue do they?

twinwebbers · 6 Mar 2006, 03:58 (Ref:1537039)

Just got this release in my inbox from Racenews, where they seem to have realised their mistake and corrected accordingly

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and exciting new talent such as James Courtney and Will Davison keen

Vee8 · 6 Mar 2006, 04:02 (Ref:1537040)

Yeah, got the correction after I'd posted here ... still, how do you make a mistake like that??? We all make mistakes but that was a big 'un.

billy bigtime · 6 Mar 2006, 04:03 (Ref:1537041)

Everyone makes mistakes now and then. Look at Holden selling HRT to Mark Skaife as an example.

Boxy · 6 Mar 2006, 04:09 (Ref:1537043)

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Originally Posted by billy bigtime

Everyone makes mistakes now and then. Look at Holden selling HRT to Mark Skaife as an example.

Ah, good old Billy. Once again, this topic has nothing to do with HRT or MS, yet there you are, taking another (boring...) cheap shot.
It was a pretty big mistake, you would have to admit. I mean, not knowing who is on the payroll....

Vee8 · 6 Mar 2006, 04:11 (Ref:1537044)

Amazing, Billy - you can make a Skaife bash out of anything, can't you?

Sorry, but you need to swallow the fact that Ford got it wrong on this occasion.

Guest · 6 Mar 2006, 04:55 (Ref:1537047)

The wheels seem to have fallen off the Ford Wagon so to speak!! Make no mistakes I am a Ford supporter through and through. But really it is not good enough for a company like that to make mistakes like that.

Imagine the Collingwood Football Club saying how proud they are to have Kevin Sheedy coaching them????

Vanilla Dice · 6 Mar 2006, 05:35 (Ref:1537058)

Ford got it wrong many times, where would you like to start?

Where is Krukky these days? Still proud of his MASSIVE investment in FPR?

Rombles1 · 6 Mar 2006, 06:14 (Ref:1537068)

Hmmmm Ford Public Relations - FPR.... it all fits....

A9X05 · 6 Mar 2006, 06:53 (Ref:1537074)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guest

The wheels seem to have fallen off the Ford Wagon so to speak!! Make no mistakes I am a Ford supporter through and through. But really it is not good enough for a company like that to make mistakes like that.

Imagine the Collingwood Football Club saying how proud they are to have Kevin Sheedy coaching them????

Yeah the wheels fell off in around the 70's when they dumped their biggest star Mr. Allan Moffat! Who I believe is/was the best all time Ford Driver/Legend They have had! They still havent yet, recovered all that lost ground from that big blunder! Then in the 80's Moffat or DJR could have had Ford backing to produce Hot road cars to go into competition against HDT These comments are from a Holden man by the way! and not a Ford bash by any means!

Vanilla Dice · 6 Mar 2006, 07:30 (Ref:1537082)

Yeah but at the end of the day... its still a Ford

The best thing Ford had going for it was Brocky driving them Pommite Rollerskates back in '89/'90... a Brock Falcon in its day was a nice bit of gear.

Vee8 · 6 Mar 2006, 07:42 (Ref:1537085)

How good does star signing James Courtney feel when his own manufacturer's PR people can't spell his name properly? That's gotta hurt.

Vanilla Dice · 6 Mar 2006, 07:53 (Ref:1537090)

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Originally Posted by Vee8

How good does star signing James Courtney feel when his own manufacturer's PR people can't spell his name properly? That's gotta hurt.

I'm sure that will mind**** him into driving slower

F J Nedos · 6 Mar 2006, 08:20 (Ref:1537097)

The mistake with Jason Richards could be based on the fact that Ford had pencilled him in at FPR - they wanted him, haha they didn't get him.

Foolish Press Releases, the FPR explanations just keep on comin...

Grimace · 6 Mar 2006, 11:22 (Ref:1537213)

Quote:

Originally Posted by billy bigtime

Everyone makes mistakes now and then. Look at Holden selling HRT to Mark Skaife as an example.

Vanilla Dice · 7 Mar 2006, 07:23 (Ref:1537751)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vee8

In Ford Racing's release - announcing Ray Price as the new Ford Racing manager - comes this:

“We have a number of Ford teams ready to take the next step in the V8 Supercar series, and exciting new talent such as James Courtenay, Jason Richards and Mark Winterbottom keen to make their mark."

Um, last time I looked Jason Richards was contracted to Tasman Motorsport, which I'm pretty certain runs The General's finest?

And just who is James Courtenay, anyway? Is he related to author Bryce Courtenay perhaps?

Very sub-par PR performance on Ford's behalf.

Good to see they've sorted out their leadership issues though.

HRT wouldnt make an error in that way. Three hundred and fourty two people in the Plastic PR emporium, plus Holden Legal department, Group General Counsel plus the GM, Racing at TW/PG has to sign off on every little thing coming from that group

Go HRT. Go HRT. Go Hairytom's Racing Team

Mattracer · 7 Mar 2006, 12:10 (Ref:1539502)

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Originally Posted by Vee8

Amazing, Billy - you can make a Skaife bash out of anything, can't you?

Sorry, but you need to swallow the fact that Ford got it wrong on this occasion.

Hmm, and got the Championship right three years in a row, including 123 last season. That was pretty impressive PR was it not?

S_Doctor · 7 Mar 2006, 21:18 (Ref:1539812)

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Originally Posted by Vanilla Dice

HRT wouldnt make an error in that way. Three hundred and fourty two people in the Plastic PR emporium, plus Holden Legal department, Group General Counsel plus the GM, Racing at TW/PG has to sign off on every little thing coming from that group

Go HRT. Go HRT. Go Hairytom's Racing Team

DIFFERENT!

WebberForWDC · 8 Mar 2006, 07:00 (Ref:1540036)

Jason Richards would make good team-mate to Craig Lowndes, why Jamie Whincup?

Ford Racing do seem to be rather on the moronic side regularly....

bathurst77 · 10 Mar 2006, 00:08 (Ref:1542048)

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Originally Posted by A9X05

Yeah the wheels fell off in around the 70's when they dumped their biggest star Mr. Allan Moffat! Who I believe is/was the best all time Ford Driver/Legend They have had! They still havent yet, recovered all that lost ground from that big blunder! Then in the 80's Moffat or DJR could have had Ford backing to produce Hot road cars to go into competition against HDT These comments are from a Holden man by the way! and not a Ford bash by any means!

You are a deep red blooded Holden man and I am a one Blue Oval eyed Ford man, So naturally i hate you and all you stand for come race day.

BUT this is one of the truest postinga I have seen here in a long while.
Well said, I agree with every word!

now... go back to losing

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