Will it be the "Pukekohe Prince"or will someone else win the fight for the last time? - Page 7

STEALTHY · 22 Apr 2007, 12:31 (Ref:1897639)

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Originally Posted by pwr fan

i would be to if the brake pedal went to the floor he could't help it and i think his limp/inability to get over the fence was evidence of this, what happened to confidence and trust in your driver seems to be friction in the GRM camp, if i were Dean i would be very p*ssed off with Garry blaming me for something that wasn't my fault, could we see Dean either out of a drive in 08 or at another team hopefully it is the later if anything, but i think it is a bit early to speculate.

Personally i would be looking for somewhere else already. But Garry has always been like that, speaks hismind, he obviously looked at the data and it didn't show the no pedal, but it still could be either car or driver fault
A Happy Employee is a productive employee. Of course he'd still want to win/perform, but wheres the confidence in your team when they are saying things like that about you.

SSbaby · 22 Apr 2007, 13:17 (Ref:1897669)

I too was most upset about Garry Roger's comments... The fact that he made those remarks after his driver reported a failure is even more disturbing.

And I don't care what the telemetry was indicating at the time!

garbo6 · 22 Apr 2007, 13:27 (Ref:1897677)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

OUCH!!!

Nice pic.

What side did you find this on?
I'm guessing not inet or V8 Supercar as the pic isn't tagged.

mctshirt · 22 Apr 2007, 18:21 (Ref:1897845)

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Originally Posted by johnh875

There were two extensive SC periods in the race, so it is not really that surprising. Should the run the full length and ditch one of the following races altogether?

It's not as simple as dropping a race off the end of the card. The meeting was the last round for the New Zealand domestic season...starting at an appropriate time to get the race finished may have been a better option. As it was the race director made no attempt to clean a pool of oil and other fluid off the track left there after Mr Morris came to grief. The fence was repaired after the race before the last (very exciting) NZV8 race.

One can only surmise driver safety comes second to TV schedules as it is.

**GTRMagic** · 22 Apr 2007, 21:13 (Ref:1897993)

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Originally Posted by garbo6

Nice pic.

What side did you find this on?
I'm guessing not inet or V8 Supercar as the pic isn't tagged.

Front page of http://www.paulmorris.com.au/

flying finn · 22 Apr 2007, 22:21 (Ref:1898037)

Tander upset by shortened race > http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...-23770,00.html

HOLDEN hotshot Garth Tander said he was shocked when the final V8 Supercar race at Pukekohe Park Raceway was shortened due to TV commitments, potentially costing him the third round.

The scheduled 43-lap final race was condensed to 36 after Paul Morris rolled his Commodore on lap five and then Dean Canto hit the wall on lap 27. The crashes took time to clear, meaning the full 43 laps could not be finished before the designated finishing time of 3.45pm (AEST), established to cater to Channel 7's AFL broadcasting commitments.

The race was held under a pace car until one minute from time, leaving the drivers with one final lap to tussle for positions. Tander claimed he had no idea of the arrangement.

A V8 Supercars spokesman said all teams were advised "late" – while the drivers were under the pace car – that the race would finish at 3.45pm, and there was ample time to alert the drivers.

johnh875 · 23 Apr 2007, 00:05 (Ref:1898087)

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Originally Posted by mctshirt

It's not as simple as dropping a race off the end of the card. The meeting was the last round for the New Zealand domestic season...starting at an appropriate time to get the race finished may have been a better option. As it was the race director made no attempt to clean a pool of oil and other fluid off the track left there after Mr Morris came to grief. The fence was repaired after the race before the last (very exciting) NZV8 race.

One can only surmise driver safety comes second to TV schedules as it is.

I was in no way suggesting they should drop the last race, quite the opposite. Leaving the oil on the track is pretty shocking, surely there was time to look after it during the car retrieval.

Pro Racer · 23 Apr 2007, 03:28 (Ref:1898165)

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Originally Posted by SSbaby

I too was most upset about Garry Roger's comments... The fact that he made those remarks after his driver reported a failure is even more disturbing.

And I don't care what the telemetry was indicating at the time!

the driver would know best as in a few cases telemetry has said different, IMO the driver should be believed over telemetry.

dsg · 23 Apr 2007, 05:36 (Ref:1898202)

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Originally Posted by pwr fan

the driver would know best as in a few cases telemetry has said different, IMO the driver should be believed over telemetry.

Cause them humans never make mistakes.

**GTRMagic** · 23 Apr 2007, 05:58 (Ref:1898212)

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Originally Posted by pwr fan

the driver would know best as in a few cases telemetry has said different, IMO the driver should be believed over telemetry.

Presumably the team owner did not wish to acknowledge a component failure on his car.....

Pro Racer · 23 Apr 2007, 10:25 (Ref:1898385)

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Originally Posted by dsg

Cause them humans never make mistakes.

oh yes humans make mistakes but if you are so in confident and don't trust your drivers analisis until you can prove otherwise (not telemetry, examining the car), then come out with those comments, IMO those comments do nothing for the team letalone the driver to the public eye.

**GTRMagic** · 10 May 2007, 11:15 (Ref:1910226)

Take a squiz Here and you could be excused for thinking most of the crashes were brake related....

Armco Bender · 12 May 2007, 23:03 (Ref:1911944)

Great action,is it too early to start a BRING BACK PUKE campaign?

NAC · 13 May 2007, 07:34 (Ref:1912041)

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Originally Posted by Armco Bender

Great action,is it too early to start a BRING BACK PUKE campaign?

I'll second that

Rombles1 · 13 May 2007, 12:53 (Ref:1912210)

Nah, that thought makes me SICK!

peckstar · 14 May 2007, 10:04 (Ref:1912995)

brink back puke and ruin next years planned holiday to NZ, hope not

**GTRMagic** · 14 May 2007, 10:28 (Ref:1913011)

Why not 2 rounds in NZ?

NAC · 15 May 2007, 04:56 (Ref:1913628)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Why not 2 rounds in NZ?

Yea one at the start of the season and one at the end, Hampton Downs being the second. Bring it on

http://www.hamptondowns.com/

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