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24 Nov 2009, 02:09 (Ref:2588175) | #1 | ||
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V8 Supercar Pre-Season tests (With Pictures)
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Winton: Monday 8th February Queensland Raceway: Wednesday 10th February The first time to see the new cars, the new liveries, the new drivers before they go international for the first 2 rounds.... |
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great. can't wait to see the new 888 VE's on track to see if they are as good as their FG's.
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Looking forward to seeing the new GRM Fujitsu Commodores.
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I read in the Murph/Abu Dhabi article on speedcafe that Murphs first hit out in the Castrol VE will be Feb 9th at QR..has the original test date changed, or will he be hitting the track a day earlier in a private session? Also, with all the drama's with QR at the moment has it actually been confirmed that the test will take place there at all?
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I saw something the other day when Roland Dane mentioned 888 were testing on the 9th of Feb and I thought that the article might have just mucked up the date. Maybe there is a date change.
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9th February has been mentioned in more than one place as the QR date... its 4 weeks from today actually...
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The 9th Feb on the QR calendar...click over to Feb...
http://www.queenslandraceway.com.au/main.php?menu=qri02 |
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TeamVodafone website says the 9th...
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you know I never noticed that....
I guess it makes it look like there are grandstands to be filled. |
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Last year several teams tested at Winton on the day after the Charity Test Day as I thing did the Qld based teams at QR.
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pretty sure the 1st of the SBR/FPR driver swaps happened like that didn't they?
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V8 Supercar Pre-Season tests
It's only a few weeks now until the official V8 Supercar tests. Some news relating to from the news this week:
Queensland test will take place as scheduled on February 9. None of the recent controversy, including the lack of a CAMS licence, is in any way a problem for testing. HRT and Walkinshaw Racing however will be absent from the Winton test on February 8. It's their turn to be the Victorian team to board an international cargo plane in Brisbane so they will test a week earlier on February 1. Sure to be a disappointment to those Victorian fans taking the day off work to attend. |
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13 Jan 2010, 21:55 (Ref:2612993) | #14 | ||
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The WP stuff isnt good....
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I wasn't sure of going or not - but that seals that, I can save up that day off for another time.
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Kinda dissapointing HRT and WR wont be there.
I was/am planning a day off to go down to Winton and have a look. Anyone know what kind of numbers may be turning up on the day ? (in the way of cars that is) |
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i think they all have to don't they, as part of the charity thing (obviously except for HRT this year)? or was that just last year?
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Is HRT definately not attending or are they just having a separate test.
Remember several teams tested at Winton on the next day after the public day last year and not under the gaze of several thousand spectators or media....... After all the Qld based teams aren't testing at QR until Wednesday and this would give HRT & WR enough time to test on Monday and pack up and head up the highway to Brisvegas in time to catch the plane with the Qld teams!! |
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So no, they definately won't be there on Feb 8. You should see Tony D'Alberto (and Shane Price), Mark Winterbottom, Steven Richards, Paul Dumbrell, Todd Kelly, Rick Kelly, Jason Bargwanna, Jason Richards, Jason Bright, Daniel Gaunt, Lee Holdsworth, Michael Caruso, presumably Karl Reindler, whomever gets KR #11 and a few Fujitsu Series cars. |
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so assuming this is the case every year one team (or 2 if it's 4 cars that have to fly out from QLD) will have to test earlier then the charity test.
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We haven't had an overseas opening round before. Wouldn't have happenned if we'd started the season at Adelaide or Albert Park like normal.
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yeah i know that but the question i have is if the calendar remants status quo in the comming years we will have the same scenario!
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Isn't this one of the four allocated test days? If so you wouldn't throw it away by not attending or as in HRTs case getting a dispensation. Qld test is the Tuesday not Wednesday. Does make you wonder why the Qld teams can do it but not HRT |
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Queensland teams don't need to drive across two states to get to Brisbane Airport.
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i don't know if it's possible or not but could HRT just test at QR as part of the dispensation or do they have to test at the nominated test track????
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