2025 RVSC Silly Season

[GTRMagic]

AA’s Rev Limiter podcast is suggesting today that Mr Winterbottom may have a new home at PremiAir in 2025, bringing along perhaps more than a few unhappy-at-T18 sponsors…..

#5 might just come alive… with a brand new ex-Adderton 888 Camaro sitting in wait…

[GTRMagic]

Shell Re-Signs With DJR

[GTRMagic]

On the V8X podcast Here suggests Mr Kostecki is attracting $850k a season at DJR

[GTRMagic]

Tim Slade To Retire

[Sandgroper]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Tim Slade To Retire

Hmmmm now who has this seat?

[one five five]

Presumably he was first told he wasn’t getting renewed in that seat next year?

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by one five five

Presumably he was first told he wasn’t getting renewed in that seat next year?

It's not written that way.

If you're a guy of his quality, do you take another year mid pack or go and try for a great codrive and maybe win Bathurst?

[Sandgroper]

Originally Posted by Mixer

It's not written that way.

If you're a guy of his quality, do you take another year mid pack or go and try for a great codrive and maybe win Bathurst?

I think he only has 1 option. Co-drive. his best years went years ago.

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by Mixer

It's not written that way.

If you're a guy of his quality, do you take another year mid pack or go and try for a great codrive and maybe win Bathurst?

Sorry, is Slade a quality pedaller?

[Kingair]

Will Danny Ricciardo be a codriver at Bathurst 2025?

[mite5255]

Originally Posted by Kingair

Will Danny Ricciardo be a codriver at Bathurst 2025?

With RB

[Sandgroper]

Originally Posted by mite5255

With RB

Surely not but OMG if he was, it would be amaxing

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Kingair

Will Danny Ricciardo be a codriver at Bathurst 2025?

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by chunterer

Sorry, is Slade a quality pedaller?

15 years in Supercars, top 5 series finisher, race winner. Probably never really in top tier equipment, including Erebus Benz.

2nd to John Martin in Formula Ford, in Supercars best series finish of 5th, average series finishing position from 2017-2022 of 11.3.

Well liked by sponsors, teammates and competitors - yes I'd say he's quality. Definitely a quiet achiever.

The speed he showed in the Blanchard Gen2 Mustang was strong.

At 39, having had his poorest series finish in a long time, he'd find some good options for enduro drives, and perhaps like a few others, needs to start planning a career outside motorsport.

[GTRMagic]

Is Mr Stanaway REALLY the best option PremiAir can find?

[mite5255]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Is Mr Stanaway REALLY the best option PremiAir can find?

Mr personality

[Sandgroper]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Is Mr Stanaway REALLY the best option PremiAir can find?

Who else,

Pye
Hayzlwood

Frosty is a no for me?

[Mixer]

I hope Richie can come good. Second year with Ludo maybe good.
Interesting given the rumours of a dowry with Frosty. Could Frosty be off to BRT?
Peter is no fool. Maybe Richie was cheap

[banksie]

Originally Posted by Sandgroper

Who else,

Pye
Hayzlwood

Frosty is a no for me?

Ojeda or Everingham for me. Or else Winterbottom if they want experience.

[Sandgroper]

Originally Posted by Mixer

I hope Richie can come good. Second year with Ludo maybe good.
Interesting given the rumours of a dowry with Frosty. Could Frosty be off to BRT?
Peter is no fool. Maybe Richie was cheap

Tend to agree with you here.

[Sandgroper]

Originally Posted by banksie

Ojeda or Everingham for me. Or else Winterbottom if they want experience.

Ojeda been knocking on doors a while.

Not in the game now but I think Zak Best is still a good steerer, although not sure what his attitude or persona is like. I do like the kid.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Mixer

I hope Richie can come good. Second year with Ludo maybe good.
Interesting given the rumours of a dowry with Frosty. Could Frosty be off to BRT?
Peter is no fool. Maybe Richie was cheap

How many goes does a pilot get?
It didn’t seem to work at Tickford, at GRM and now at Grove.

[Mixer]

Where does a driver with a dowry go?

BJR of course.

Who isn't seated when the music stops?

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Mixer

Where does a driver with a dowry go?

BJR of course.

Who isn't seated when the music stops?

Interesting move spoken of is regarding the second of the B team BJR cars, which has lots of white space on its flanks.. and could incorporate some tool brands on those spaces, and drag along a Bathurst and Championship winning pilot to that car to keep him off the street...

It would make them almost the A pilot in that squad.. possibly with an engineer from a former life wandering across the same garage.

We shall see

[Tourer]

2025 Calendar has been released - QR's back baby & the Perth street race is confirmed.

Speedcafe says Perth street race won't be until 2026. Obviously one of them is wrong, can't recall what all the releases on the street race said but it takes a good year to design and build one (can take many months simply to manufacture the concrete blocks) so 2026 DOES sound more realistic.

Personally I think it's a great shame that the 500 isn't at Sandown whilst it is still there and can be used. With all due respect to the Shahin's and the investment they've made, I reckon that The Bend is a **** track - both on TV and at trackside. It's just as bland as all get-out and is utterly "blah" IMHO. Great shame to spend all that money and end up with something so ordinary.