Bathurst - who will dominate Ford or Holden ?

im with you beddo but you know what will happen ambrose will lead for 990ks and some stupid power steering seal will fail.or hrt will bugger up and push a winning ford off and of course no one will see it. GO AMBROSE GOjamieson wild cat

Come on you Ford blokes, you know very well that even if Ford has the better setup car this year(jesus that hurts me!) & are cruising to victory, that they will find a way to self destruct, in the pits or on the track, as usual, and the Holdens will win as usual!

Go Holden, can't let these Ford's get a sniff, We'll never hear the end of it.

;)

Hey Jeff,

Did you post a trip report on your wanderings up north? Did not see anything here but then again could have missed it. Before you left you did ask for lots of info. How did it go?

Mmmm...I drive a Commodore........they seem more reliable...have had nothing but trouble with Fords....but then again...maybe it is Fords' time at Bathurst....Good Luck

Cheers

Willie
Never a dull moment

I predict that the winner will be either a Ford or a Holden.
Either way it's a good days racing.Al Symers

Who cares anymore, I think its pathetic. I used to love it when it was more than Taxi Racing.

Since they couldnt beat the rest they banned them.. Taxi Racing, Dull as bleep .... Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Real shame that Race format has changed and became a part of championship now rather than pure endurance race.
I missed the other cars like BMW and Nissans and even Jaguars that did very well around the track.

Bathurst: that's the little place where they have a motor race once a year and the dinky di Aussies arrive in droves, getbleep, throw cans at the cars, and boo bleep out of the real drivers who put on a spectacular show and get hissed off the podium...its all over mate .... no self respecting manufacturer would enter a team against the locals who have the rules and the elements stacked against them ... can any one tell me where the Easter Weekend Bike races went ?? (along with their world class riders )..

Ford,ford wots a ford do they make billycarts or something???havent heard much about them.

Yeh, Ford should be given a chance at a win at Bathurst occasionally- BUT NOT YET!!!!
Go Holden!

C'mon Truckster, it's no more pathetic than the verbal tirade every night on the news about Football- it's only a bloody game.
eg: The whole of Italy gets blacked out= 20 seconds of news.
Soldiers get killed nearly every day in IRAQ= often not in the news.
People get killed AND maimed on our roads= usually not in the news.
The Lions win the AFL final = 10 mins of news every night for weeks.

It's only a race, and a footy game.
(I happen to enjoy both the odd football game and V8 supercars especially around Bathurst- but try to keep everything in perspective.)

Yes I will get a trip report together and some photos - been busy at the bushfires around Cessnock and Kulnura here on the NSW Central Coast.

Anyway - yep I think it is Fords year - I have seen the Fords leading many a Bathurst but for some reason a Commodore taps them in the corner and puts them out ! One of those Holden drivers now drives for Ford so maybe we will have a fairer race this year.

Bring back the glory days of the GTHO.

Ford & Holden should bring back the super cars of the late 60's and early 70's - I know the gov't stepped in to stop the XU2 and the Phase 4 etc but now look at some of the things which are out there being imported etc - so hey ford and holden bring out a car which is a world beater like ther Phase III was (fastest 4 door production car in the world at the time).

Go Ford.Cheers, Beddo
Surf KZN185
<- Yengo NP, Central Coast NSW

Just some info for the un-initiated.

Since the inception of the V8 Supercars, the category has NEVER been a production class, you need to go and watch a Procar event for that. The BRutes are great.

Since the inception of the V8 Supercars both marques have been running a diff modeled on the Ford 9" diff.

Under the new Project Blueprint ,Commodores now run a double wishbone front end, same as what Falcon have been running (in the standard road going car as well) for years. Holden Teams have been chaSing it for about 4 years that I know OF, as the McPherson strut (Standard Holden) does not have enough adjustment in it.

The engine approved under Project Blueprint is based on the Ford V8 for design. When you hear people talking about the new HSM/Aurora motor, that IS the Ford variant they are talking about.

The rear end suspension on both marques is also a variant of the Ford rear end.

So when a Commodore wins a V8 Supercar race, just remember all this. POWERED, CONTROLLED, ETC BY FORD.

You can always tell a Holden supporter, but not very much.

Just some info for the un-initiated.

Since the inception of the V8 Supercars, the category has NEVER been a production class, you need to go and watch a Procar event for that. The BRutes are great.

Since the inception of the V8 Supercars both marques have been running a diff modeled on the Ford 9" diff.

Under the new Project Blueprint ,Commodores now run a double wishbone front end, same as what Falcon have been running (in the standard road going car as well) for years. Holden Teams have been chaSing it for about 4 years that I know OF, as the McPherson strut (Standard Holden) does not have enough adjustment in it.

The engine approved under Project Blueprint is based on the Ford V8 for design. When you hear people talking about the new HSM/Aurora motor, that IS the Ford variant they are talking about.

The rear end suspension on both marques is also a variant of the Ford rear end.

So when a Commodore wins a V8 Supercar race, just remember all this. POWERED, CONTROLLED, ETC BY FORD.

You can always tell a Holden supporter, but not very much.

By the way you catch me at most Winton Motor Raceway (Vict) race meetings. I work there as a volunteer official on race weekends.