2019 VASC Silly Season (WITH POLL)

[Mixer]

Surely you couldn't run a Mustang and a ZB?

At least if Charlie bought Tekno he'd have some up to date suspension components :P

[Forda]

Mixer - time to take a break?

Maybe wonder what the DJ is up to next?

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by Forda

Mixer - time to take a break?

No I am fine, thanks for asking.

[Razor]

Dare say if Charlie and his crew swap to back to Ford, can only really see them having a partnership with Tickford. As evidenced by Jnr Johnson and a few people from the DJR part of DJR Team Penske, there's still too much bad blood

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by Razor

Dare say if Charlie and his crew swap to back to Ford, can only really see them having a partnership with Tickford. As evidenced by Jnr Johnson and a few people from the DJR part of DJR Team Penske, there's still too much bad blood

Regardless of the history, DJRTP just have no interest in customer cars, while Tickford do.

I was wondering whether there was bad blood between Burgess to Charlie, but I guess a lot can be forgotten for the right opportunity.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Mixer

Regardless of the history, DJRTP just have no interest in customer cars, while Tickford do.

I was wondering whether there was bad blood between Burgess to Charlie, but I guess a lot can be forgotten for the right opportunity.

They were seen chatting for a looooong time in the garages yesterday..

And where does anyone get the idea Team18 is switching to Ford?

[Razor]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

And where does anyone get the idea Team18 is switching to Ford?

Well, the photos and footage of Charlie buzzing around Ford Performance plus Mr. Winterbottom's history with the Blue Oval. Can't see him abandoning Ford especially with the Mustang coming next year.

But IMO, dare say this is a form of blackmail to get a plum deal to stay with Tickford since Team 18 has had horrible luck and is one of the if not the worst performing Triple Eight customer car of recent times.

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by Razor

But IMO, dare say this is a form of blackmail to get a plum deal to stay with Tickford since Team 18 has had horrible luck and is one of the if not the worst performing Triple Eight customer car of recent times.

Would Charlie fall for it after the Courney/Pepsi/PRA deal?

[V8 Fireworks]

Originally Posted by Mixer

Would Charlie fall for it after the Courney/Pepsi/PRA deal?

Blanchard seems a happy customer. Surely BJR do a reputable customer deal!?

[Mixer]

It seems Holdsworth is not gonna be in #18 next year by his comments here:
https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/10/06...eams-for-2019/

Will anybody else take him on?

[Sandgroper]

Originally Posted by gtcapri

Adding fuel to the rumour? The fella in the background appears to be wearing a Preston Hire Team jacket, the car number is 18.

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Photo courtesy of AFF

He is basically parked next door to Preston Hire Racing pit bay. To be honest every jacket had been in that pit bay this weekend not just a yellow one

[Umai Naa]

Ford are looking to offload a few GT4 Mustangs here locally.

[gtcapri]

Originally Posted by Sandgroper

He is basically parked next door to Preston Hire Racing pit bay. To be honest every jacket had been in that pit bay this weekend not just a yellow one

Did you miss the smilie bit at the end?? It's a **** take because of the coincidences in the photos.......

[GTRMagic]

How happy would MSR & the Hazelwood team be at having agreed to take delivery of the 2018 Bathurst winning Lowndes ZB at Newcastle.....??

Resale value just improved out of sight!

[V8 Fireworks]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

How happy would MSR & the Hazelwood team be at having agreed to take delivery of the 2018 Bathurst winning Lowndes ZB at Newcastle.....??

Resale value just improved out of sight!

Indeed.

As a Bathurst winner it is certainly valuable to collectors, far in excess of it's value to a Super2 team.

Let's hope it doesn't get in any major shunts and can be easily restored to Autobarn bathurst winning condition.

Having converted the 2017 winner to a ZB Commodore, it will be a lot of work to strip the de Pasquele down to a bare shell and reinstall the VF-spec metal rear firewall and so on.... I wonder why Erebus didn't build up a brand new pile of tubes and sheet metal for AdP to race, and auction off the winner to a collector?

[Likewise, walkinshaw performance inexplicably converted the double champion and double Bathurst winner "golden child" to a project blueprint VY... A lot of unnecessary work to put it back to VX specification. IIRC, Team Dynamik may have also hacked up the 1999 Bathust winner (& 2000 Super2 series winner in their hands) to create a Team Dynamik project blueprint VY Commodore.]

To the contrary, Garry Rogers knows how to do it. 2000 Bathurst winner parked and preserved in race winning condition to this day! That's how it is done!

[Razor]

Dare say Mr. Lowndes might put a bid on that chassis.

[kittle]

Originally Posted by Razor

Dare say Mr. Lowndes might put a bid on that chassis.

Lowndes has made it clear several times he is not interested in owning any of his race cars.

[GTRMagic]

John McGregor To Leave 888

A casualty of the team reduction....

[JAFA851]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

John McGregor To Leave 888

A casualty of the team reduction....

Not in the slightest. Read the article you linked to ( ! ) and it is crystal clear why he is leaving, and it has absolutely nothing to do with scaling back to 2 cars.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by JAFA851

Not in the slightest. Read the article you linked to ( ! ) and it is crystal clear why he is leaving, and it has absolutely nothing to do with scaling back to 2 cars.

Had there been a car to work on, the team would likely have made the necessary accommodations..

[JAFA851]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Had there been a car to work on, the team would likely have made the necessary accommodations..

What accommodations? There was something in the back-to-2-cars press release about "other projects" and no job losses, so that could be anything, including another class / series they might be entering. So who's to says there isn't another car for him to work on?

Regardless, your James Phelps style, lets try to make something out of nothing garbage still doesn't cut it, when it plainly says, and I'll quote Roland here from that article - "Unfortunately he's going to Europe next year at some stage for personal reasons". PERSONAL REASONS. There's no back story, no smoke and mirrors, no back stabbing, no ones' bent out of shape with someone else, he's leaving for personal reasons. Why do people have to try to read something into nothing and make everything a drama? Haven't you ever heard of anyone deciding they want to move on from their current employment of their own free choice? New flash, it happens all the time, people decide they want to try something else, live somewhere else, or whatever, and off they go. No malice, no drama. Unlike this forum........

[Umai Naa]

They always say personal reasons.

[Razor]

Originally Posted by JAFA851

What accommodations? There was something in the back-to-2-cars press release about "other projects" and no job losses, so that could be anything, including another class / series they might be entering. So who's to says there isn't another car for him to work on?......

Triple Eight to field something in the GT category? Craig has said more than a few times he wants to do GT stuff, both nationally and internationally. Could give the national series the exposure/shot in the arm in it so critically needs.

[mayhem]

Down to 25 cars in 2019.


888 set to hand REC in

[sebringimsa]

Originally Posted by mayhem

Down to 25 cars in 2019.


888 set to hand REC in

So what happens when a REC is handed back to supercars? Does the owner receive any money back or is it a complete write-off of the original investment?