Bathurst 1000

[ShiftingGears]

Alright, who's gonna win it?

I vote Garth Tander.

[Cozzie]

The four main contenders are 888, Toll HSV, FPR and HRT.
Unfortuantely it's hard to go past Lowndes but I hope it's one of the Holden guys.

[I am evil Homer]

Yep it does seem to be between those 4 teams. I really like GT, Whincup, Winterbottom and Brighty to would be happy with any of them winning. Which probably means Rick Kelly will!

[dcr22B]

Yep it does seem to be between those 4 teams. I really like GT, Whincup, Winterbottom and Brighty to would be happy with any of them winning. Which probably means Rick Kelly will!

Hey Homer,

Great to see you back mate, hope everything is well with you.

Fingers crossed 888 will do the business for back-to-back Ford wins this weekend.

[PDS]

A 888 back-to-back would be good. But there are so many drivers that could win the great race!
Mark Skaife seems a regular winner, he could have a turn around of form and surprise many...

As long as it's a good race, I don't mind who wins..

[I am evil Homer]

Any word on who is partnering who at Toll HSV, HRT, FPR and 888?

I assume FPR will put Bright and Winterbottom in one car given that neither can win the title but both have great pace. Will 888 team Lowndes and Whincup at Bathurst liek they did at Sandown or split them?

[dcr22B]

Any word on who is partnering who at Toll HSV, HRT, FPR and 888?

I assume FPR will put Bright and Winterbottom in one car given that neither can win the title but both have great pace. Will 888 team Lowndes and Whincup at Bathurst liek they did at Sandown or split them?

Geoff,

Bright is now at his own team, Britek. Think you're still stuck in 2006!

Steven Richards/Mark Winterbottom FPR
Jamie Whincup/Craig Lowndes T8
Rick "Crash Bandicoot" Kelly/ Garth Tander TOOL HSV (I hate Rick Kelly, let it be said but like GT a lot so it'll be mixed emotions if they win)
Mark Skaife/Todd Kelly HSV

Dark Horses:

Jason Richards/Greg Murphy TASMAN
Jason Bargwanna/Max Wilson WPS

[bt52b]

Hope GT does well as he seems to be jinxed in the enduros.

Bright & Macrow could do well. GRM should be in the mix too, Holdsworth & Canto have had good pace lately.

[I am evil Homer]

Geoff,

Bright is now at his own team, Britek. Think you're still stuck in 2006!

Steven Richards/Mark Winterbottom FPR
Jamie Whincup/Craig Lowndes T8
Rick "Crash Bandicoot" Kelly/ Garth Tander TOOL HSV (I hate Rick Kelly, let it be said but like GT a lot so it'll be mixed emotions if they win)
Mark Skaife/Todd Kelly HSV

Dark Horses:

Jason Richards/Greg Murphy TASMAN
Jason Bargwanna/Max Wilson WPS

I meant Richo! Doh! I'm with you on the Kelly/Tander thing....but I suspect 888 will have the edge, but this being Bathurst who knows. My heart wants FPR to do it because I really like Winterbottom and Richards, but head says an 888 victory would make the championship very interesting.

You can't ever discount Murph, especially JR alongside him and I guess HSV too, although Skaife seems to blow hot and cold....he'd best stay clear of Jack Perkins too.

[PDS]

Any word on who is partnering who at Toll HSV, HRT, FPR and 888?


A full driver entry list is found here..
http://www.v8supercar.com.au/v8data/2007/evnt_234/drventry.asp?ssn=2007&eid=234&ind=M

[Iain]

Looking forward to it, although the race will already be over by the time we will see it in the UK. :( So used to staying up through the night and watching the buildup, then the whole race before breakfast time!

[dcr22B]

Looking forward to it, although the race will already be over by the time we will see it in the UK. :( So used to staying up through the night and watching the buildup, then the whole race before breakfast time!

Iain,

I guess we should be happy that we're seeing the race in its totality though. Nothing else planned for Sunday so bring it on.

[mercury8]

Looking forward to it, although the race will already be over by the time we will see it in the UK. :( So used to staying up through the night and watching the buildup, then the whole race before breakfast time!

Try these links.Not sure if they still work but worth a go as they are live.

http://61.9.191.56/wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_v8supe0live1

http://61.9.191.56/wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_v8supe0live2

http://61.9.191.56/wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_v8supe0live3

http://61.9.191.56/wm9.streaming.telstra.com/UCS-wh_V8supe0live6

[Ari]

Only 12 posts in the Bathurst 1000 thread?

That's terrible guys!!!

[Livewireshock]

Here is the qualifying results for Friday

The top ten will then decided tomorrow with the one lap shoot-outs


Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000-2007 V8 Supercar Series Rnd 10
MOUNT PANORAMA - BATHURST

V8 SUPERCARS - Qualifying


Qualifying Q5 60 Mins
Scheduled Start 14:05

Page 1 Issue 1 SB16C
Start Fri Oct 05 14:05
Elapsed Time 01:17:00


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Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Cap CL Laps Fastest...Lap Gap

1 6 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 5000 16 15 2:07.1481*
2 1 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 5000 11 9 2:07.3856 0:00.2375
3 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 5000 15 9 2:07.4512 0:00.3031
4 888 Team Vodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 5000 19 18 2:07.6214 0:00.4733
5 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 5000 13 12 2:07.9036 0:00.7555
6 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 5000 16 15 2:07.9066 0:00.7585
7 51 Tasman Motorsport Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 5000 18 15 2:08.0331 0:00.8850
8 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 5000 14 8 2:08.0881 0:00.9400
9 33 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 5000 16 14 2:08.2545 0:01.1064
10 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VE 5000 18 12 2:08.3500 0:01.2019
11 34 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Greg Ritter Holden Commodore VE 5000 20 16 2:08.4006 0:01.2525
12 20 Supercheap Auto Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 5000 20 18 2:08.4802 0:01.3321
13 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 5000 17 9 2:08.6625 0:01.5144
14 22 Holden Racing Team Glenn Seton Holden Commodore VE 5000 15 9 2:08.6628 0:01.5147
15 12 Team BOC Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 5000 19 18 2:08.9001 0:01.7520
16 88 Team Vodafone Richard Lyons Ford Falcon BF 5000 18 14 2:08.9718 0:01.8237
17 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Marcus Marshall Holden Commodore VE 5000 21 12 2:08.9984 0:01.8503
18 50 Supercheap Auto Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 5000 18 11 2:09.0878 0:01.9397
19 3 Tasman Motorsport M.Noske/J.Verdnik Holden Commodore VE 5000 17 14 2:11.2633 0:04.1152
20 18 Jim Beam Racing Alex Davison Ford Falcon BF 5000 6
21 8 WPS Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 5000 10 5 2:09.5378 0:02.3897
22 26 IRWIN Racing Warren Luff Ford Falcon BF 5000 7 7 2:09.7122 0:02.5641
23 55 Autobarn Racing Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 5000 7 7 2:09.7822 0:02.6341
24 5 Ford Performance Racing Mathew Halliday Ford Falcon BF 5000 5 4 2:09.8141 0:02.6660
25 111 Glenfords Racing John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 5000 8 8 2:09.8464 0:02.6983
26 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE 5000 9 9 2:10.0196 0:02.8715
27 67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 5000 9 8 2:10.0945 0:02.9464
28 39 Team Sirromet Wines Fabian Coulthard Holden Commodore VZ 5000 10 5 2:10.3498 0:03.2017
29 021 Team Kiwi Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 5000 7 1 2:10.4038 0:03.2557
30 14 Team BOC Damian White Ford Falcon BF 5000 5 2 2:11.2080 0:04.0599
31 10 WPS Racing Michael Caruso Ford Falcon BF 5000 7 7 2:11.5360 0:04.3879

[I am evil Homer]

I know they're young/inexperienced etc but the second FPR car is well off the pace, more so than 888. Nice to see The Rat in the Top 10 :D the rest I sort of expected.

GRM look strong and I wouldn't discount Supercheap getting somewhere between 8-10 on the grid...might even put a few quid on them each way!

[Livewireshock]

Brad Jones announced that Team BOC car 14 crashed my Damien White during qualifying is beyond repair. The crash that occurred along the top of the Mountain is not at this stage worth repairing considering that Indy is only two weeks away.

[bt52b]

I know they're young/inexperienced etc but the second FPR car is well off the pace, more so than 888. Nice to see The Rat in the Top 10 :D the rest I sort of expected.

GRM look strong and I wouldn't discount Supercheap getting somewhere between 8-10 on the grid...might even put a few quid on them each way!

888? Think you meant 88? 88 should be able to do a good top ten.

[mercury8]

The #5 car of Owen Kelly and Haliday had a recurring engine mis fire yesterday so that is why they are so far down.The car looks awesome though.

http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/93095ef443.jpg

[mercury8]

http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/36ad15d176.jpg

[mercury8]

http://www.fpr.com.au/media/63060/ford%20credit1.jpg

[malscar]

Top ten after shootout.

1 6 FPR Mark Winterbottom Ford 2:07.0908*
2 2 HRT Mark Skaife Holden 2:07.1961
3 1 HSV Garth Tander Holden 2:07.2871
4 17 DJR Steven Johnson Ford 2:08.0782
5 33 GRM Lee Holdsworth Holden 2:08.1812
6 888 888 Craig Lowndes Ford 2:08.2449
7 51 Tasman Greg Murphy Holden 2:08.3672
8 4 SBR James Courtney Ford 2:08.3911
9 16 HSV Paul Radisich Holden 2:08.4909
10 9 SBR Russell Ingall Ford 2:19.5966

[PDS]

2 2 HRT Mark Skaife Holden 2:07.1961


He is up there again! Mark obviously loves Bathurst..

[ShiftingGears]

Skippy was VERY lucky in the support race! :eek:

[Livewireshock]

Skippy was VERY lucky in the support race! :eek:

Marshals reported 5 roos on the circuit during the Development Series race.

[Livewireshock]

The win goes to Lowndes & Whincup for the second year running & completing the Sandown/Bathurst double.

Courtney came home in second with Steve Johnson in third but in the last twelve laps it was open for all three drivers. Murphy/J.Richards Commodore tried hard to break up the Ford 1-2-3 but had to settle for third.

Hope all the Poms enjoy your delayed coverage. It was a fantastic race & definitely worth watching. Expect the unexpected especially the weather in the closing laps.

[NinjaMaster]

Pretty lacklustre race I thought, though the last dozen laps was more interesting. Congrats to Ford, really had their act together all week whereas Holden really had a dirty weekend. Opens the championship right up.

[I am evil Homer]

Congrats to Whincup/Lowndes and Courtnay for a vey strong drive. That Kelly blow out was something else.....just for second I thought Lowndes was a gonner!!!

[rah]

Enjoyable race. Nice close racing at the end.
Lowndsey almost got clobbered twice. He and whincup did well except for that pit entry.

[Livewireshock]

For all the fans of Australian wildlife,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trr90QgxBnw

How did they miss this ******* thing has me beat?????

Apparently was crash tackled by a track side marshal & released on the far side of the mountain.

[ShiftingGears]

The last hour was good. However there was a complete lack of passing in the first 5 1/2 hours :\ Lowndes was fortunate to avoid being taken out twice.
I don't know what Bright's team were thinking putting cold tyres on :s How did they think that'd ever work?

[mercury8]

Spotted at the bottom of Mt Panorama late yesterday afternoon.

http://www.jaytorborg.com/Africa/lion%20sleeping%20upside%20down%20600.jpg

[JETFX...]

Spotted at the bottom of Mt Panorama late yesterday afternoon.

http://www.jaytorborg.com/Africa/lion%20sleeping%20upside%20down%20600.jpg

Now thats funny....

Yeah the touring cars have become pretty boring (to me) in recent years with lack of much on track passing. Get rid of the control tyres and let em have at it I reckon....currently its just like watching sprint karts race and unless your in the top 3 or 4 forget it. Personally I really only turn on the tourers for Bathurst nowdays unfortunetely. This year it was pretty much only the last 15 laps with any action. I sort of was hoping Seto would do the business when the rain hit, reminded me of the good ol days when Nissan, BMW, Cosi's and all the brands into the mix made it more exciting.

Mind you Iam a Ford fan and it was good to see the triple play this year :s mokin:

[Steelrat]

The last hour was good. However there was a complete lack of passing in the first 5 1/2 hours :\ Lowndes was fortunate to avoid being taken out twice.
I don't know what Bright's team were thinking putting cold tyres on :s How did they think that'd ever work?

Normally I'd agree about the lack of passing but just to watch them bomb round that circuit .... Loved it since I was a kid, love it now ... And the modern in-car stuff is so good ......

P

[mercury8]

I could sit there and watch them pull 2.09 second laps around the Mountain all day.Hang on I did! The pace was unreal this year and to watch the different strategies play out was cool.Great win for Ford.

[bt52b]

Bloody good race. Amazing pace through out. Even when there wasn't much passing there was more than enough drama to make up for it. Shame Brightie's gamble didn't come off. Last 20 laps were brillant. All in all still one of the best races anywhere. Roll on Indy :D