[V8SC09R25&26] Telstra 500, Homebush Precinct, Sydney

**GTRMagic** · 22 Nov 2009, 10:39 (Ref:2587033)

Will Mr Ambrose front at this event?

Will Mr Whincup blow away the field? Will there be someone different show their shiny selves?

Will it be as hot in Sydney as it has been the last 3 days so the whole place melts into a puddle...?

Only 2 weeks now till we find out!

#39 to get its maiden win?

peckstar · 22 Nov 2009, 10:41 (Ref:2587034)

hoped off the 25 band wagon have you?

frosty to finish on a high

Rachel Richards · 22 Nov 2009, 10:45 (Ref:2587039)

It will be all about the bumps......

My tip is 888 will bounce over them, and Jamie will finish as a true champ should, with a Sunday win.

TSR · 22 Nov 2009, 10:46 (Ref:2587040)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Will Mr Ambrose front at this event?

Even tho TC has stopped him from racing ( He will say otherwise ) He has come out and said Marcos will be a invited guess of VE$A to Sydney.

So they stop him from racing , but wine & dine him

peckstar · 22 Nov 2009, 10:46 (Ref:2587041)

and a burnout for Jamie

Belly13 · 22 Nov 2009, 10:51 (Ref:2587047)

I hope someone who doesn't usually win gets the top step in Sydney.A KR or GRM commodore would be nice!!!

FPV8U · 22 Nov 2009, 11:30 (Ref:2587094)

Hrrm..

I'm tipping the #1 Vodafone Commodore of Whincup to win (No, i do expect him to be driving a VE), unless perhaps there is a certain Pirtek Falcon lurking around unexpectedly...

Going to be an interesting few days with all this Ambrose Chatter.

JC might be a threat also as he seems to excel on circuits where half the field hasn't done 1million laps over the last decade..

STEALTHY · 22 Nov 2009, 11:34 (Ref:2587098)

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Originally Posted by TSR

Even tho TC has stopped him from racing ( He will say otherwise )

Bahahaha the crap you come up with. Offered a seat, turned it down, end of story.

Also hoping 39 can get a win.

billy bigtime · 22 Nov 2009, 12:52 (Ref:2587135)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TSR

Even tho TC has stopped him from racing ( He will say otherwise ) He has come out and said Marcos will be a invited guess of VE$A to Sydney.

So they stop him from racing , but wine & dine him

But if a driver became sick on the Friday and they had to find a replacement...........

bestfit · 22 Nov 2009, 12:59 (Ref:2587141)

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Originally Posted by billy bigtime

But if a driver became sick on the Friday and they had to find a replacement...........

I'm sure Skaiffey would jump in if required.

billy bigtime · 22 Nov 2009, 13:02 (Ref:2587143)

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Originally Posted by bestfit

I'm sure Skaiffey would jump in if required.

Not in a Ford he wouldn't.

Pro Racer · 22 Nov 2009, 13:05 (Ref:2587145)

i hope it's not the 45 degree heat it has been here the last few days i'll die in the grandstand so pitty the poor *******s in the cars.

retro · 22 Nov 2009, 13:43 (Ref:2587174)

Okay if I have edited this correctly this should be a lap of Homebush made in PhotoShop...link below...

http://i47.tinypic.com/v62mmf.jpg

rik · 22 Nov 2009, 14:24 (Ref:2587193)

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Originally Posted by retro

Okay if I have edited this correctly this should be a lap of Homebush made in PhotoShop...link below...

http://i47.tinypic.com/v62mmf.jpg

That looks seriously narrow! Gonna be a lot of carnage I reckon!

retro · 22 Nov 2009, 14:29 (Ref:2587196)

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Originally Posted by rik

That looks seriously narrow! Gonna be a lot of carnage I reckon!

By the time they get the barriers in it won't be too wide I wouldn't think.

mayhem · 22 Nov 2009, 21:39 (Ref:2587383)

As stated in another thread, it reminded me ALOT of Canberra...

Axeman444 · 22 Nov 2009, 22:27 (Ref:2587408)

heres hoping Junior can climb that extra step on the podium, or if he can't, Courtney, or Whincup or Lowndes to leave Ford in style...

Pro Racer · 23 Nov 2009, 00:31 (Ref:2587473)

i'm down that way a fairbit and have done a couple laps trying to picture in my head how it will be and IMO not liking it at all as someone else said it is like Canberra.

anthony81901 · 23 Nov 2009, 01:59 (Ref:2587508)

Likewise, circuit is bumpy, narrow and fairly boring...it's no Adelaide. In plenty of places it is only 2 lanes and there appear to be few run off areas so expect the races to be littered with safety car appearances. The whole Olympic precinct has been a a ghost town since 2000 and for good reasons there is very little going for it, its hardly a showcase for Sydney.

IMO the best place for Sydney to have a street race would have been around The Rocks, under the Harbour Bridge and along Walsh Bay to Hickson Road with the latter being an ideal pit area, a bit like the Wellington street circuit. Granted the locals may not have been best pleased, but the NSW government seems to have no qualms closing off the city for marathons, visiting dignitaries etc and this part of the city is mainly geared for tourism.

Alan52 · 23 Nov 2009, 02:11 (Ref:2587511)

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Originally Posted by retro

Okay if I have edited this correctly this should be a lap of Homebush made in PhotoShop...link below...

http://i47.tinypic.com/v62mmf.jpg

I thought that in the V8 Extra Homebush preview back in July Mark Skaife said they were going to remove the tree lined median strips.If they haven't done this the track will be a complete fiasco-worse than either Canberra or Hamilton.

smarm · 23 Nov 2009, 02:49 (Ref:2587515)

I'll be up there with TeamMed... really looking forward to the event, going to be an interesting track I think, even if it doesn look like an SD memory card

STEALTHY · 23 Nov 2009, 03:35 (Ref:2587531)

Quote:

Originally Posted by retro

Okay if I have edited this correctly this should be a lap of Homebush made in PhotoShop...link below...

http://i47.tinypic.com/v62mmf.jpg

Just had word, those parked cars are staying there, will just be a local yellow for the whole event

Pro Racer · 23 Nov 2009, 04:25 (Ref:2587556)

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Originally Posted by STEALTHY

Just had word, those parked cars are staying there, will just be a local yellow for the whole event

saves putting the chicanes in.

racer69 · 23 Nov 2009, 04:28 (Ref:2587557)

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Originally Posted by anthony81901

IMO the best place for Sydney to have a street race would have been around The Rocks, under the Harbour Bridge and along Walsh Bay to Hickson Road with the latter being an ideal pit area, a bit like the Wellington street circuit. Granted the locals may not have been best pleased, but the NSW government seems to have no qualms closing off the city for marathons, visiting dignitaries etc and this part of the city is mainly geared for tourism.

Ron Dickson proposed a track around the Rocks (admittedly with A1GP in mind originally) in 2008, saying it could provide a similiar appearance to Monaco.

Pro Racer · 23 Nov 2009, 06:49 (Ref:2587601)

track i made on google maps for the rocks

not sure how you would get on with grandstands pits and other facilities but one thing is for sure it's a pretty nice backdrop.

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