Erebus...

275 GTB-4 · 24 Sep 2012, 10:13 (Ref:3140807)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

It is/was the phone number prefix in NZ for mobile phones

"SBR Erebus AMG Mercedes Benz V8Supercar program"....any idea who decided it was a good idea to use that word in M-B???

on_to_it · 24 Sep 2012, 19:43 (Ref:3141045)

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Originally Posted by 275 GTB-4

"SBR Erebus AMG Mercedes Benz V8Supercar program"....any idea who decided it was a good idea to use that word in M-B???

Good question, that crossed my mind too. I wonder what it means to Betty because surely she named the team.

RedZedMikey · 25 Sep 2012, 02:42 (Ref:3141198)

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Originally Posted by on_to_it

Good question, that crossed my mind too. I wonder what it means to Betty because surely she named the team.

Good point! I googled 'Erebus', it has a pretty dark background in Greek mythology ... "The perceived meaning of Erebus is "darkness"; the first recorded instance of it was "place of darkness between earth and Hades". perhaps she wants the other teams to think of Erebus Mototorsport as the Team from Hell!

alfacors · 25 Sep 2012, 03:35 (Ref:3141215)

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Originally Posted by RedZedMikey

Good point! I googled 'Erebus', it has a pretty dark background in Greek mythology ... "The perceived meaning of Erebus is "darkness"; the first recorded instance of it was "place of darkness between earth and Hades". perhaps she wants the other teams to think of Erebus Mototorsport as the Team from Hell!

When an SLS GT3 fires up and lumbers down pitlane at near idle it's pretty devilish.....

david5 · 25 Sep 2012, 09:26 (Ref:3141311)

So does that make her AMG Black Betty?

ff s conscience · 25 Sep 2012, 10:57 (Ref:3141353)

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When an SLS GT3 fires up and lumbers down pitlane at near idle it's pretty devilish.....

Pfft

My victor mower with throttle set to "rabbit" sounds nicer....

Prancing Wombat · 25 Sep 2012, 11:12 (Ref:3141360)

have to agree with FF there. They sound like someone's got the plug leads all mixed up.

In defence of Erebus: at least someone is tipping $$$ into motorsport. good luck to 'em.

DV_08 · 25 Sep 2012, 11:45 (Ref:3141368)

Reminds me of The Amenta song

Oldtony · 26 Sep 2012, 01:06 (Ref:3141769)

To me they sound like they were built from bits left over in the Viper parts bin after the failed Chrysler Benz merger.

The Erebus name certainly has some conotations for Kiwis and people with an aviation background.

St00ge · 26 Sep 2012, 01:31 (Ref:3141775)

Pretty sure she knew what happens when you google "Erebus" I think that's how she found the name

it is in one of the articles on the team..

Denosaur · 26 Sep 2012, 03:44 (Ref:3141791)

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Originally Posted by Prancing Wombat

have to agree with FF there. They sound like someone's got the plug leads all mixed up.

I think it was discussed on here before once that the Benz block runs a different firing order to acustom sounds we get from our American cousins.....

alfacors · 26 Sep 2012, 08:47 (Ref:3141868)

I'd never heard of it before, but then I'm not a Kiwi, or a plane spotter or a researcher of airplane disasters......

**GTRMagic** · 26 Sep 2012, 10:19 (Ref:3141908)

Discussions about Erebus the team would be nice right about now.. please

smokin'joe · 26 Sep 2012, 10:49 (Ref:3141916)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Discussions about Erebus the team would be nice right about now.. please

just curious, is Shane locked down next year ?? when does his SBR contract run out??
with talk that Moffat is leaving DJR, wouldn't Shane be a fit their if he didn't want to change from Ford ??

peckstar · 26 Sep 2012, 10:58 (Ref:3141919)

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just curious, is Shane locked down next year ?? when does his SBR contract run out??
with talk that Moffat is leaving DJR, wouldn't Shane be a fit their if he didn't want to change from Ford ??

has still not mentioned it on facebook.

Im thinking the jury is still out on this

**GTRMagic** · 26 Sep 2012, 11:14 (Ref:3141926)

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Originally Posted by smokin'joe

just curious, is Shane locked down next year ?? when does his SBR contract run out??
with talk that Moffat is leaving DJR, wouldn't Shane be a fit their if he didn't want to change from Ford ??

New 3 year deal signed this year with SBR Here

May have a change of ownership clause in there somewhere, but it would be hard to imagine why this driver would want to change when the opportunity to get into a 'better' seat seems limited to a 4th string FPR deal rather than a lead SBR/Erebus pilot...

smokin'joe · 26 Sep 2012, 11:23 (Ref:3141932)

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Originally Posted by peckstar

has still not mentioned it on facebook.

Im thinking the jury is still out on this

i was thinking similar, one would think that with the Erebus/SBR deal out in the open, Shane would have made some noise about it, rather, he is merely excited about having a crack at drifting in Rattla

krypto71 · 27 Sep 2012, 02:25 (Ref:3142299)

As long as they give him a machine capable of doing the job, why would he care what car the team runs? When they made it as professional drivers, I would think, they gave up any manufacturer allegiances.

alfacors · 27 Sep 2012, 03:09 (Ref:3142305)

Does SVG even have any personal deals with Ford? I thought there were very few drivers who had any personal sponsorships with manufacturers these days. I think SBR will ensure the cars are reasonably competitive in 2013. I don't know about race-winners, but you never know how quick or how slow some teams will get on top of their new COTF machinery.

on_to_it · 27 Sep 2012, 03:31 (Ref:3142311)

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Originally Posted by alfacors

I don't know about race-winners, but you never know how quick or how slow some teams will get on top of their new COTF machinery.

I'd pick it would be a safe bet that 888 will get on top of theirs pretty quickly.

**GTRMagic** · 28 Sep 2012, 10:49 (Ref:3143020)

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Originally Posted by alfacors

Does SVG even have any personal deals with Ford? I thought there were very few drivers who had any personal sponsorships with manufacturers these days. I think SBR will ensure the cars are reasonably competitive in 2013. I don't know about race-winners, but you never know how quick or how slow some teams will get on top of their new COTF machinery.

Drivers arent allowed to have personal deals with motor manufacturers...

Falcadore · 1 Oct 2012, 02:32 (Ref:3144400)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

New 3 year deal signed this year with SBR Here

May have a change of ownership clause in there somewhere, but it would be hard to imagine why this driver would want to change when the opportunity to get into a 'better' seat seems limited to a 4th string FPR deal rather than a lead SBR/Erebus pilot...

Will Davison can tell a story of how an employment contract can mean not so much when a team changes ownership. I don't think we can say that Van Gisbergen and Holdsworth's positions are set in stone. Pardon the pun.

ensign14 · 2 Oct 2012, 21:34 (Ref:3145412)

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Originally Posted by RedZedMikey

Good point! I googled 'Erebus', it has a pretty dark background in Greek mythology ... "The perceived meaning of Erebus is "darkness"; the first recorded instance of it was "place of darkness between earth and Hades". perhaps she wants the other teams to think of Erebus Mototorsport as the Team from Hell!

It's also the highest mountain in Antarctica, so named after one of the survey ships of the British Antarctic Survey.

TWRv12 · 2 Oct 2012, 22:05 (Ref:3145423)

Erebu$

**GTRMagic** · 2 Oct 2012, 22:28 (Ref:3145440)

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Originally Posted by Falcadore

Will Davison can tell a story of how an employment contract can mean not so much when a team changes ownership. I don't think we can say that Van Gisbergen and Holdsworth's positions are set in stone. Pardon the pun.

And won in court for both his salary and costs...