2013 Silly Season (Merged)

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by anthony81901

Seeing that Mr Schwerkolt appears involved in Tekno and the way his last relationship with James ended in acrimonious circumstances after the FPR / Pepsi deal fell over at the 11th hour, can't see this happening. Not to mention James will want big $ (whether deserved is another story) and Tekno isn't exactly flush with sponsorship at the moment.

So maybe Tekno is a destination if Murph ends up in control of the Pepsi deal? I am not sure though that the Kelly's would let that happen.

[Sandgroper]

Originally Posted by F J Nedos

David Thexton in a Nissan could work...

Old Joke now, very tired.

[SJA]

Originally Posted by Razor

Little Jim is (if rumor is true) jumping ship from HRT to Tekno.

Nah. I had that theory too for a while, but anthony is right, due to the last deal falling over, there will be no future Schwerkolt/Pepsi/Courtney deal.

The latest from speedcafe has Schwerkolt taking his REC and running out of FPR ala RNR. My guess is Moffat and Norton will go with him.

Be nice if CS can see it in his heart to let #18 stay at DJR for maybe the VIP car to adopt. CS can easily pick up #10 or something.

[Razor]

Originally Posted by SJA

Be nice if CS can see it in his heart to let #18 stay at DJR for maybe the VIP car to adopt. CS can easily pick up #10 or something.

There's always #66 if they make a deal with WP or at least #65.

[SJA]

Originally Posted by Razor

There's always #66 if they make a deal with WP or at least #65.

#66 could become available... if #51 ends up on the Supercheap car in 2013

[Mixer]

Are we really seeing the dilution of the DJR brand?

At the moment I think its a real risk.

They don't own the licenses, don't own the cars... May not end well.

[cavvy]

Originally Posted by Mixer

So maybe Tekno is a destination if Murph ends up in control of the Pepsi deal? I am not sure though that the Kelly's would let that happen.

A driver to control Pepsi, interesting concept .. surely its only about value for the advertising buck for Pepsi ?

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by cavvy

A driver to control Pepsi, interesting concept .. surely its only about value for the advertising buck for Pepsi ?

Well Murph did take the Castrol money to PMM to do a deal there, not impossible they could get attached to the investment they have made in the relationship with Murph, if he leaves the Kellys and they are not able to replace him with a similar calibre driver.

Whatever you say about Murph's driving, there's no doubt that he has a solid fanbase and is very marketable, which is arguably more important than outright results.

[JC Ohope]

Originally Posted by Mixer

Well Murph did take the Castrol money to PMM to do a deal there, not impossible they could get attached to the investment they have made in the relationship with Murph, if he leaves the Kellys and they are not able to replace him with a similar calibre driver.

Whatever you say about Murph's driving, there's no doubt that he has a solid fanbase and is very marketable, which is arguably more important than outright results.

And effectively you could say the same thing about Mr Ingall.... Taking the Supercheap money from PMM to WR.

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by JC Ohope

And effectively you could say the same thing about Mr Ingall.... Taking the Supercheap money from PMM to WR.

Exactly, this sort of thing is not unheard of.

[anthony81901]

Originally Posted by Mixer

Well Murph did take the Castrol money to PMM

Murph didn't bring Castrol sponsorship with him, during his tenure at Tasman Fuchs were the team's oil sponsor. Castrol wanted a big name in the car, hence why he was hired while Morris would have preferred, probably correctly as it turned out, to have continued with Tim Slade.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Sandgroper

Old Joke now, very tired.

If This Article is to be believed, Mr Thexton is still around, still takes note of what goes on in the sport, and perhaps looks back on his years in the sport with fondness...

[GTRMagic]

(Almost) One down, eight (at least..) to go Here

Presumably Job #1 shall be the test unit for homologation purposes & to ultimately become the ride car..

[St00ge]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

If This Article is to be believed, Mr Thexton is still around, still takes note of what goes on in the sport, and perhaps looks back on his years in the sport with fondness...

“Ford Motorsport gave us a lightweight shell that could hardly support its own weight, therefore a great deal of design thought was put into the FIA (not CAMS) spec roll cage structure to stiffen this car beyond any of its competition at the time. The torsional stiffness was greater than anything else in the day.

that's a nice quote, just reinforces my point that V8SC were never production based even from the earliest times from a privateers POV.

Always was a fan of Thexton, **** who wouldn't of done what he did if you had the cash to splash is my thinking

[Umai Naa]

Article also suggests that Mr Thexton could have fared better if he had purchased a better car than the ex-Paragon unit, given the reported pace of the ex-Waldock car.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Umai Naa

Article also suggests that Mr Thexton could have fared better if he had purchased a better car than the ex-Paragon unit, given the reported pace of the ex-Waldock car.

The interesting part about that is that other pilots drove the ex-PHR AU chassis on the same day as Mr Thexton and were 1-1.5s quicker in limited running...

[kurski]

Former F1 driver Christian Klien join next year V8 Supercars series?

[St00ge]

dodgy translation

Christian Klien seems to have been found on the search for a new racing series, and strives for a place in the V8 Supercar Series
Christian Klien
Christian Klien can think of a good commitment in Australia
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(Motor-Total.com) - The former Formula 1 driver Christian Klien currently has no contract for the racing season of 2012, but because free in the premier class no cockpits, and also in the European sports car scene, the most attractive places are taken, he is now seeking a commitment in the Australian V8 Supercar series. In this interview he talks about how he has been working in recent weeks on this goal.

Question: ". Christian, the last sign of life were with the twelve hours of Bathurst a few weeks ago a Lotus Sport Exige GT4 what was going on lately?"
Christian Klien: "I am for some seemingly disappeared from the radar, but the last few weeks were still extremely hard working, normal, not only because of the fitness program I was in autumn, for example, a few times in Australia.."
At present, often in the plane to Australia

Question: "How come you have so a lot of bonus miles to be flown ...?"
Klien: "Definitely I have just come from a V8 Supercar test, a so-called evaluation Walkinshaw Racing Day at Winton Motor Raceway on, which is about two and a half hours north of Melbourne Walkinshaw Racing uses several cars in the series. The official works team, the Holden Racing Team and the Super Cheap Auto Racing team. There are a further Coates Hire Racing in the Dunlop Development Series and Bundaberg Racing in the V8 Ute Series. "

"With over 200 race wins, eight championships and nine victories in the Bathurst 1000 this team the most successful team in the V8 Supercar series. I had is from the beginning impressed on real, as Walkinshaw Racing has approached the test and how it performed perfectly . It has all the resources are available - everything from race engineers on the data collection and analysis through to the end of the test, I was very reminiscent of the Formula 1 since the team does not have to hide truth "..

Question: "What was the purpose of this test now?"
Klien: "Steve Hallam, CEO of Walkinshaw Racing, has invited me to her trial in April, it was a great opportunity to again take in a V8 Supercar place Steve has the biggest names worked in motorsport, including Ayrton Senna.. Nigel Mansell and Mika Hakkinen. So I was very happy when he contacted me. Driving was great. This V8 Supercars make a lot of fun. "
V8 Supercars make driving fun

Question: "That sounds as if the future of Christian Klien are in Australia ..."
Klien: "I was on the series really impressed when I was in October at the Gold Coast 600 in Surfers Paradise ride for the first time too, the racing mentality of Australians is unique after the Bathurst race, I went to the season opener in Adelaide.. to me to make another picture. The V8 Supercar series is available in Europe are not so well known, but in Australia appear to know each child each driver and the fans all have their favorite brand. It's really huge and the series lacks nothing . There is an incredible mass audience, great racing and excellent TV coverage. I am convinced that this series has gained worldwide attention is obtained. "

Question: "How the test is run?"
Klien: "Great - and it was a great experience, I could go over 100 laps and learn a lot about this 650-horsepower monster They are to take very special You need a completely different driving style than in a formula car or sports car... prototypes. I think, but I can well set on it, and it was a great challenge. There is little downforce and the key is, as always, to maximize tire life. Most importantly, however, that the engineers and I have pulled out of the day a lot. "

"When I had got used to the car, we went through several setup options. The Walkinshaw Racing team was very open to all technical feedback that I have given them. I was pretty impressed with how they have implemented that and we have improved the lap times then together piece by piece. I've been so long no longer had as much fun in a racing car and I certainly hope that the sequel will soon follow. "

[F J Nedos]

Mr Ingall's replacement next year?

[rik]

Originally Posted by F J Nedos

Mr Ingall's replacement next year?

Or Bathurst this year?

[TSR]

Courtney to Kellys next year with Murph looking at staying as well.

Also herd Coulthard to HRT, but he doing to good at BJR. Why leave togo to a one man team?.

[bluesport]

Originally Posted by TSR

Courtney to Kellys next year with Murph looking at staying as well.

Also herd Coulthard to HRT, but he doing to good at BJR. Why leave togo to a one man team?.

Courtney to Kellys? Any basis to that or is it just speculation? When does his current contract expire?

[Axeman444]

Originally Posted by TSR

Also herd Coulthard to HRT, but he doing to good at BJR. Why leave togo to a one man team?.

he is still contracted to WP, and is effectively "on loan" to BJR for this season. That's not to say WP will extend their contract with him beyond this season though.

Originally Posted by bluesport

Courtney to Kellys? Any basis to that or is it just speculation? When does his current contract expire?

end of next season... but that didn't stop the Ingall/Supercheap juggernaut from displacing Fabs as above

[peckstar]

but it does mean that he wont be loaned to the Kellys,

to send Coultard to BJR was still within the holden branded teams

but Nissan would be another story

[GTRMagic]

Does a change in manufacturer generate a force majeure, or do we get to see Mr Crennan & co in the courts to secure a release for Mr Murphy?