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8 Aug 2009, 09:14 (Ref:2517749) | #1 | |
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2010 Silly Season (merged x7)
Hopefully a list-free zone.
Sorry for the early thread I am just intrigued if are realistic chances for any new (non-pay?) drivers to go into V8 Supercars next season: Open wheel stars from New Zealand, Australia or abroad? Stars from the Fujitsu series with big high profile names? Aces from the local Formula Ford proving ground? Could new non-pay drivers move into the second Tasman car? Maybe 2nd PCR? 2nd PMM? 3rd & 4th Kelly cars? ??? Are there are realistic chances? |
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3rd & 4th Kelly cars??? - how rich is that team
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8 Aug 2009, 10:07 (Ref:2517765) | #3 | |
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Geezzeeee!! We're only half-way through the 2009 season!!
Give us all a break & at least wait until after the enduros for this crap to surface! |
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8 Aug 2009, 23:22 (Ref:2518175) | #4 | |
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well we already have one team changing brands, I think we can start this sort of thread
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9 Aug 2009, 08:07 (Ref:2518256) | #5 | |
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I have a theory on the Tander to Ford thing... He didn't exactly deny it on V8Xtra the other day, and everyone keeps saying that there is no-way he'd do it unless it was for a ridiculas amount of cash - because he has everything he needs at HRT, it's where he's always wanted to be, his own engineer, race winning package blah blah blah... Tander also has a wife and a wish to be able to enter his Tandersport operation in the main game - Tandersport, who has been running a Ford in the Development Series...
I think it's possible Ford my be offering Tander a similar deal to what they offered Bright in 2005 - FORD: "Come and drive #6 for a bucket load of coin" TANDER: "I already get a bucket load of coin and a race winning package from Holden" FORD: "Okay, how 'bout we also help you bring Tandersport and Leanne to the maingame by setting Tandersport up as a two-car sattilite operation to FPR" TANDER: "Hmmm" There's your 4 FPR cars everyone keeps talking about... ...will Tander be silly enough to repeat Brights mistakes It might seem like a good idea at the time, but sooner or later Tander, like Bright will swap from the main team, to "his" team, Ford will cut them off and they'll be left to fend for themselves, it'll take 2-4 years for the money to dry up and Garth will be thinking... "Gee, shoulda stayed with Holden" - just like Bright |
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9 Aug 2009, 08:17 (Ref:2518260) | #7 | |
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I withtract my previous statement (Im obviously a couple of days behind the news)
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9 Aug 2009, 09:20 (Ref:2518285) | #8 | ||
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i missed the Roland interview on Xtra as i got called away but just prior to it Crompo mentioned 888 were talking to 3 Holden teams. eNews keep saying PMM is one any idea of the other 2?????
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10 Aug 2009, 05:49 (Ref:2518588) | #9 | |
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if t8 get pmm spec engines GAME OVER they will be unstoppable pmm have the best engines in the field huge amounts of horsepower frosty couldnt get close to dean fiore down the straights at tassy he just pulled away from him like he was standing still
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10 Aug 2009, 06:16 (Ref:2518594) | #10 | ||
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Looks like no addtional Fords next season Here
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10 Aug 2009, 07:00 (Ref:2518597) | #11 | ||
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All this says it that they won't support another TEAM in 2010.......doesn't mean that one or the other or both of the existing TEAMS won't expand.....
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10 Aug 2009, 07:38 (Ref:2518611) | #12 | ||
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FPR to a couple of more cars, Maybe CL stays, Garth comes over, Some off the lower Holden teams looking at swapping as Roland and Tom take the recipe and the cake + the icing to run the Holden super team.
Maybe some sponsors would prefer to run a Ford or Holden. Will we back to 28 or 30 car grids? Haven't got a crystal ball yet, but the enduro's might shed some light. |
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10 Aug 2009, 08:05 (Ref:2518621) | #13 | ||
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Nah I rekon you can leave CL and GT out of the equation. CL has signed with 888 for 3 years, and GT last week signed with HRT for another 2 years. Surely the team with the highest possibility of a switch (back) to Ford would have to be BJR. Times are tough and if they aren't in the mix for some Holden money for next season, and if there were to be an offer from FPR or SBR that looked attractive enough, then why wouldn't they? Whether or not Ford are willing to throw more cash in the kitty for either FPR/SBR should they expand to 4 cars is also unknown (to me anyway).
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12 Aug 2009, 12:09 (Ref:2520195) | #14 | ||
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i heard they already have nocked one up for young mr morris and are as an engineering outfit are quite capable of doing this.
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12 Aug 2009, 13:51 (Ref:2520245) | #15 | ||
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will we see it before the year is out? BJR and SGR would seem the only other possibilities?????
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12 Aug 2009, 22:34 (Ref:2520490) | #16 | ||
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What about the D'Alberto franchise?
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12 Aug 2009, 22:54 (Ref:2520500) | #17 | ||
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There isnt one of those, there is an RNR REC, which MeN is suggesting is looking for a new location in 2010.. given the previous relationship to FPR (the Besnard FPR car ran using this franchise in 2003) its not impossible that the REC and sponsor land with FPR...
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12 Aug 2009, 22:55 (Ref:2520501) | #18 | ||
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This thread is two pages old and no lists- what gives??
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12 Aug 2009, 23:32 (Ref:2520520) | #20 | ||
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BJR is not likely to move, their Holden deal is likely to be renewed, as there are 2 Holden-favourites currently in the drivers seats of the WOW & BOC cars...
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13 Aug 2009, 08:17 (Ref:2520657) | #22 | ||
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2009 Silly season
To start off the silly season as they call it. Who will be driving at SBR ? in 2010, have herd that there could be a change in the #4 car and also behind the scene as well.
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13 Aug 2009, 08:31 (Ref:2520668) | #23 | ||
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Does this really need its own thread, or could it have gone in the 2010 silly season thread not more than 10 items down the list?
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13 Aug 2009, 09:39 (Ref:2520696) | #25 | ||
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Sorry Stealthy miss type will get the Admin to cancel thread.
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