2016 VASC Silly Season - Page 8

Bell_End · 23 Apr 2015, 10:34 (Ref:3530226)

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Originally Posted by Driver TBA

Aren't there 2 parts to the 'house of 8's'? Triple Eight Race Engineering that design and make the cars and components and Red Bull Racing Australia that run the cars?

So is it 35 personnel in total or 35 personnel in the RBRA part?

No doubt

**GTRMagic** · 25 Apr 2015, 10:26 (Ref:3530712)

Interesting story out of sunny SEQ in the last few days... that the REC looking to be purchased by 888 may not actually be the dormant JRR one, instead the REC held predominantly by Mr Brabeck & co..

If true, and its raining & hailing in Sydney today, so connections may be unhappy... its a big move!

Presuming any of this actually happened

peckstar · 25 Apr 2015, 11:17 (Ref:3530723)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Interesting story out of sunny SEQ in the last few days... that the REC looking to be purchased by 888 may not actually be the dormant JRR one, instead the REC held predominantly by Mr Brabeck & co..

If true, and its raining & hailing in Sydney today, so connections may be unhappy... its a big move!

Presuming any of this actually happened

Which is code for the 2nd rec held by Mr Penske and Co now be used by Super Black.

Umai Naa · 25 Apr 2015, 11:53 (Ref:3530732)

Yes.

That should make things interesting down in the PRA camp.

**GTRMagic** · 26 Apr 2015, 20:41 (Ref:3531018)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Driver TBA

Aren't there 2 parts to the 'house of 8's'? Triple Eight Race Engineering that design and make the cars and components and Red Bull Racing Australia that run the cars?

So is it 35 personnel in total or 35 personnel in the RBRA part?

Mr Van Gisbergen said on RPM yesterday that 888 had 60 people working there...

Axeman444 · 26 Apr 2015, 22:56 (Ref:3531055)

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Originally Posted by Umai Naa

Yes.

That should make things interesting down in the PRA camp.

Couldn't they lease another for 111? Or buy the JRR REC...?

Umai Naa · 26 Apr 2015, 23:37 (Ref:3531058)

Presuming SuperBlack have the wherewithal to do it...

peckstar · 28 Apr 2015, 22:18 (Ref:3531635)

The GP will be on April 3rd thus the possibility to start Clipsal later or have a 2nd round before the GP

AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX CONFIRMS 2016 F1 DATE

**gomick** · 29 Apr 2015, 10:24 (Ref:3531744)

Start Clipsal later & compress the season - 2/3 weeks between races!

Symmons Plains may aswell have been run last year...

peckstar · 30 Apr 2015, 12:05 (Ref:3532166)

Shane Van Gisbergen has no intentions of replacing Craig Lowndes at Red Bull next season

Axeman444 · 30 Apr 2015, 12:10 (Ref:3532168)

So Craig's off GT Racing in Europe full time next year then?

Jam3s · 30 Apr 2015, 12:26 (Ref:3532174)

Well it's not replacing if you just take his RBR sponsored seat while he goes to a separate single sponsored car as the 3rd wheel!

JAFA851 · 1 May 2015, 07:35 (Ref:3532434)

I can feel another long, drawn out, and ultimately painfully embarrassing, "retirement tour" coming up…… Please don't do a Russell Ingal or Michael Schumacher and become a grid filler, instead do a Casey Stoner / Troy Bayliss, and retire when you're on top. And don't attempt a "comeback" either ( Ambrose, what a joke ).

one five five · 1 May 2015, 09:53 (Ref:3532459)

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Originally Posted by JAFA851

I can feel another long, drawn out, and ultimately painfully embarrassing, "retirement tour" coming up…… Please don't do a Russell Ingal or Michael Schumacher and become a grid filler, instead do a Casey Stoner / Troy Bayliss, and retire when you're on top. And don't attempt a "comeback" either ( Ambrose, what a joke ).

What is embarassing about a driver doing what they love? Especially when people are still willing to employ them?

A driver should keep racing for as long as they want to, and make as many comebacks as they want to, it is their life afterall.

**gomick** · 2 May 2015, 08:07 (Ref:3532834)

And really no one remembers a season or 2 later anyway...

**GTRMagic** · 2 May 2015, 09:27 (Ref:3532860)

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Originally Posted by peckstar

Shane Van Gisbergen has no intentions of replacing Craig Lowndes at Red Bull next season

Mr Lowndes (and his management team) seems to have accumulated a decemt roster of commercial partners over the years, there is no reason to think that they might not enjoy some on-car signage as well.

There ismt too much square footage (inchage?) on the current RBRA machines to put any more stickers on board...

Umai Naa · 2 May 2015, 11:53 (Ref:3532901)

There's been talk of some number shuffling off the back of the SvG/Triple Eight alignment, too.

As it is, #1 is really #88. There is chat that Triple Eight may be in the throws of acquiring #8 off the travelling Alburies

Razor · 2 May 2015, 21:00 (Ref:3533296)

What about #80?

**GTRMagic** · 6 May 2015, 07:13 (Ref:3534624)

John Bowe Wants DRS for V8SC!!

peckstar · 6 May 2015, 22:33 (Ref:3534939)

SUPER BLACK RACING EYES TWO-CAR ASSAULT FOR 2016

this should sit nicely alongside the two car team from Dragon racing

**GTRMagic** · 7 May 2015, 00:04 (Ref:3534956)

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Originally Posted by peckstar

SUPER BLACK RACING EYES TWO-CAR ASSAULT FOR 2016

this should sit nicely alongside the two car team from Dragon racing

Perhaps Sir Speedy Thexalot is contemplating his comeback?

MS Fan · 7 May 2015, 00:26 (Ref:3534964)

SBR so far seem to have been sensible about how they have gone about getting into the series, to this point. IMHO Dragon were not sensible in their approach. So that comparison is unfair as the situation currently stands.

**GTRMagic** · 7 May 2015, 01:06 (Ref:3534979)

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Originally Posted by MS Fan

SBR so far seem to have been sensible about how they have gone about getting into the series, to this point. IMHO Dragon were not sensible in their approach. So that comparison is unfair as the situation currently stands.

It depends where you stand.. if you stand in the view that to participate in the series is the goal, as opposed to compete, each equally have merit and non-merit.

SuperBlack have done very well thus far, taking advantage of known yet rented infrastructure.

Chappelli · 7 May 2015, 01:48 (Ref:3534991)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

It depends where you stand.. if you stand in the view that to participate in the series is the goal, as opposed to compete, each equally have merit and non-merit.

SuperBlack have done very well thus far, taking advantage of known yet rented infrastructure.

Except Super Black have delivered on everything they've said they were going to do.... Dragon have talked an incredible game and delivered very little.

Which ever way you want to look at it Super Black are participating in the main game and are being competitive..... Dragon ain't, aren't and look like closer to the Erebus school of "spend first, think later" than what has to date been a pretty well though out approach to participating competitively in V8 Supercars.

djr81 · 7 May 2015, 02:21 (Ref:3534997)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Perhaps Sir Speedy Thexalot is contemplating his comeback?

Please let this be true.

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