V8 SuperTourers Round 5 - Hampton Downs Enduro (Pics/Results/Rumour)

[GT 86]

Originally Posted by Member CCC

I hear Shane Drake can organize FIA embroidered logo's real cheap!

Sounds juicy ccc, tell us more.

[Blackpearl]

Originally Posted by Heycoop Racing

This is going to be great from a spectators point of view - proper endurance races, instead of longish sprint races.

If the rumour is 2x 200 km races it will only be a splash and dash during the driver change. no tyres as it takes longer and to be honest they will go the distant with out the fuel stop. Untill the muppets justify the cost and make a compulsiry stop for x amount of fuel.

[NZSTfan]

Originally Posted by Heycoop Racing

This is going to be great from a spectators point of view - proper endurance races, instead of longish sprint races.

I'm already starting to imagine how many different ways TV3 presenters can screw up now though, could turn into a bit of a comedy fest? In saying that I thought they did a pretty good job last time out, especially considering it was live (well same weekend anyway, I am pretty sure its all cut live).

Oh and Percat should be a good boost for Manuell/M3.

You serious, Nick Percat is replacing John Penny?

if so may I suggest that you post that in the V8ST te news thread, as that plus the confirmed refuellelling is big news for the series going into R2 for the enduros....

mods can you assist here?

[Woolley]

Originally Posted by NZSTfan

mods can you assist here?

If only... It's like herding cats.

[FIRE]

Endurance races with full pitstops is great but isn't that harming the smaller teams? Do these teams have enough trained mechanics?

[Blackpearl]

Scratch the refuelling, not going to happen. Lack of parts so I was told.

[DX20VT]

Originally Posted by Blackpearl

Scratch the refuelling, not going to happen. Lack of parts so I was told.

Sounds like V8ST told all the teams it was going to happen before the next round, made all the teams pay for the parts up front,
then told them all that they did not have enough parts for everyone so scrapped the idea and kept the money???

No doubt some of the smaller teams will receive theirs a day or two before the last round and have to fit them in a rush,
while other teams have them fitted already.

[Blackpearl]

Originally Posted by DX20VT

Sounds like V8ST told all the teams it was going to happen before the next round, made all the teams pay for the parts up front,
then told them all that they did not have enough parts for everyone so scrapped the idea and kept the money???

No doubt some of the smaller teams will receive theirs a day or two before the last round and have to fit them in a rush,
while other teams have them fitted already.

all teams were invoiced... v8st comical circus goes on.

[smokin'joe]

Originally Posted by DX20VT

Sounds like V8ST told all the teams it was going to happen before the next round, made all the teams pay for the parts up front,
then told them all that they did not have enough parts for everyone so scrapped the idea and kept the money???

No doubt some of the smaller teams will receive theirs a day or two before the last round and have to fit them in a rush,
while other teams have them fitted already.

if that is close-ish to the truth, then it continues the farcicial underpinnings of the series.

were the enduro rounds not on the calendar from the outset ?

if it was a clubmans style enduro (not unlike the SI series ), the teams would source their own kit for a possibly much reduced cost and fit it to the car with room to test with their respective crews in it's operation........... would they not ??