2015 Silly Season

[fomoco]

So we are going to hammered by HArdley Normal adds, by one of the biggest two faced business's , run the local shops out , buy a **** load of containers of crap, charge aussies , dont back the gear you sell, sorry tbat has to go back to the manufacture, I want money of suckers, you cant buy of the internet, I am goi g to invest in dairy farms, next we wi,l be buying HN milk, , sorry, but the sooner Geery Garvey and Rpuert Murdoch turn up their toes the better
I never begrudge an Australian Business, but HN doesnt deseve air play , unless you live on go t handouts

[simon5574]

Reading that post^^ hurt my head a bit

[Umai Naa]

Too much celebratory booze, Fomoco?

[Average Punter]

I put it into Dutch and it's really no worse...

Dus we gaan gehamerd door Hardley Normaal voegt, door één van de grootste twee geconfronteerd bedrijf te, lopen de plaatselijke winkels uit, koop een lading van containers van crap, rekenen aussies, niet terug de spullen die u verkoopt, sorry tbat heeft om terug te gaan naar de productie, ik wil geld van sukkels, je kan kopen van het internet, ik ben goi g om te investeren in de melkveehouderij, naast wij WI, l kopen HN melk, sorry, maar hoe eerder Geery Garvey en Rpuert Murdoch zetten hun tenen beter
Ik heb nog nooit misgunnen een Australisch bedrijf, maar HN doesnt Deseve lucht te spelen, tenzij je woont op go t handouts

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by Average Punter

I put it into Dutch and it's really no worse...

Dus we gaan gehamerd door Hardley Normaal voegt, door één van de grootste twee geconfronteerd bedrijf te, lopen de plaatselijke winkels uit, koop een lading van containers van crap, rekenen aussies, niet terug de spullen die u verkoopt, sorry tbat heeft om terug te gaan naar de productie, ik wil geld van sukkels, je kan kopen van het internet, ik ben goi g om te investeren in de melkveehouderij, naast wij WI, l kopen HN melk, sorry, maar hoe eerder Geery Garvey en Rpuert Murdoch zetten hun tenen beter
Ik heb nog nooit misgunnen een Australisch bedrijf, maar HN doesnt Deseve lucht te spelen, tenzij je woont op go t handouts

Like we say in Dutch: Geen touw aan vast te knopen

[kittle]

AA The Spy.

Which V8 Supercars team is having to crack open the piggy-bank to keep its cars on the grid this year? The Spy is hearing money from two major sponsors has dried up, putting the team in a precarious position.

Erebus?
LDM?

Erebus has been self funded for a few years now? And Solar wasn't on the Merc at Sandown...

[MatCoch]

Originally Posted by kittle

AA The Spy.

Which V8 Supercars team is having to crack open the piggy-bank to keep its cars on the grid this year? The Spy is hearing money from two major sponsors has dried up, putting the team in a precarious position.

Erebus?
LDM?

Erebus has been self funded for a few years now? And Solar wasn't on the Merc at Sandown...

As I understand it Betty did a deal to run support for the recent happenings in Queensland over the weekend. It's not like she needs the sponsorship money anyway.

I'd suggest Nissan is more at risk. Constant sponsor changes, and not using its own brands like Penske does, and its still yet to confirm Moffat in its fourth car - which it does still want to run.

[Chappelli]

Originally Posted by MatCoch

As I understand it Betty did a deal to run support for the recent happenings in Queensland over the weekend. It's not like she needs the sponsorship money anyway.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...-1226875585678

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by Chappelli

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...-1226875585678

Wow! $40 mill is a vast spend - way more than seems necessary to be honest. I guess it kinda proves some of the thoughts that have been milling around about the team being poorly run. You'd think that a V8 team could be run for about 10 years with $40 mill but no doubt they've spent up big on the AMG side of things and flying the sports cars in an out of the country would start to add up.

Maybe it's another case of some people taking advantage of someone who is wealthy, enthusiastic but naive.

[Umai Naa]

Not sure that $40mil includes the GT team.

There was a lot spent changing the outward appearance of pretty much everything, to be more 'Betty'.

[yap]

Originally Posted by Tourer

Wow! $40 mill is a vast spend - way more than seems necessary to be honest. I guess it kinda proves some of the thoughts that have been milling around about the team being poorly run. You'd think that a V8 team could be run for about 10 years with $40 mill but no doubt they've spent up big on the AMG side of things and flying the sports cars in an out of the country would start to add up.

Maybe it's another case of some people taking advantage of someone who is wealthy, enthusiastic but naive.

And that story was from April 2014.... how much more do we add to that figure now???

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by Umai Naa

Not sure that $40mil includes the GT team.

There was a lot spent changing the outward appearance of pretty much everything, to be more 'Betty'.

If she has spent $40Mil (and this is an old article) on nonGT motorsport then i would suggest that the Stone brothers are sitting on quite a handsome payout for their business.

The maths for the v8 team is a long way short of $40mil

[Umai Naa]

I'd say that $40mil included the purchase of the team, at least one REC, the refurbishment of the main race shop, all the new signage, re-branding, the big-dollar season launch, and of course converting everything from Ford to MB.

[Gaz170]

Probably would have been cheaper to start from scratch, and achieved the same in the long run.

[Mixer]

Maybe or maybe not relevant, not exactly sure how well the Altima is selling...

But this is what one looks like in the midst of an alternator change...



Too much **** like this going on....

[Umai Naa]

The late '00s Maximas were the same.

You were supposed to pull the radiator and everything out to replace the alternator as part of a recall. I figured out a way around it, that cut an hour or so off the job.

[Mixer]

So they are going to have second hand values like Magnas, discounted like hell to sell and worth nothing...

[Umai Naa]

Yeah, probably.

Hardly ever see them on the road, and even then, they're someone's repmobile.

[Razor]

Originally Posted by fomoco

So we are going to hammered by HArdley Normal adds, by one of the biggest two faced business's , run the local shops out , buy a **** load of containers of crap, charge aussies , dont back the gear you sell, sorry tbat has to go back to the manufacture, I want money of suckers, you cant buy of the internet, I am goi g to invest in dairy farms, next we wi,l be buying HN milk, , sorry, but the sooner Geery Garvey and Rpuert Murdoch turn up their toes the better
I never begrudge an Australian Business, but HN doesnt deseve air play , unless you live on go t handouts

[fomoco]

Originally Posted by Razor

Go harvey go, the adds last , what 30 secs, get use to a telecast full of supercheap and go harvey ,

anyone remeber a show, where mick malloy wanted to be like a harvey norman add in the right room in a house, go harvey , go harvey go, when one of the otner cast members said, tbats all good mick, but a harvey norman add lasts 30 seconds

[GTRMagic]

An aside for today... is it just me or are most of the AFL grand final crowd still standing on the grass rocking out to Bryan Adams?

Its a great concert.. Ellie Goulding is next up.

Wonder why that atmosphere does not occur at V8SC rounds at RockNRace?

Maybe its that the headline act gets up before their fans before the nite is over

Learning for V8SC Events?

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

An aside for today... is it just me or are most of the AFL grand final crowd still standing on the grass rocking out to Bryan Adams?

Its a great concert.. Ellie Goulding is next up.

Wonder why that atmosphere does not occur at V8SC rounds at RockNRace?

Maybe its that the headline act gets up before their fans before the nite is over

Learning for V8SC Events?

Good observation, Understand it was also free entry

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by peckstar

Good observation, Understand it was also free entry

It looked like it..

The crowd wasnt really excited to see Ellie Goulding in the beginning, wanting to see their AFL team instead, but certainly warmed to her.

Imagine a Saturday night concert like this at Homebush, with all 25 racers appearing on stage at some point during the nite at different times..

The missing element?

[old fart]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

It looked like it..

The crowd wasnt really excited to see Ellie Goulding in the beginning, wanting to see their AFL team instead, but certainly warmed to her.

Imagine a Saturday night concert like this at Homebush, with all 25 racers appearing on stage at some point during the nite at different times..

The missing element?

A decent spectator viewing friendly track !!

[racer69]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Imagine a Saturday night concert like this at Homebush,

It would be good just to have a concert at all at Homebush, They haven't had a concert since Jimmy Barnes in 2012.