V8 Supercars Results of Race 1 (out of 3) from Rd 2

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1 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 36 39:35.1429 6 0:56.6326
2 1 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 36 39:36.5649 14 0:56.6920
3 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 36 39:42.3241 17 0:56.7674
4 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 36 39:47.6921 7 0:56.7907
5 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 36 39:49.0231 13 0:56.8708
6 8 WPS Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 36 39:57.8750 12 0:56.8882
7 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ 36 39:59.6275 17 0:56.6374
8 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BA 36 40:00.5678 23 0:57.0546
9 17 FirstRock Mortgage Centre Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 36 40:01.4029 16 0:57.1353

Going to be interesting tomorrow as its the first reverse grid race of the year (which I don't agree with).
Suits hometown boy Murphy as he came last in Race 1.

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The reverse grid format is a joke, absolute worst thing to happen to the sport for a long time.
It'll get to the stage where the top teams won't bother finishing a lap in Race 1 to get a decent spot for Races 2 and 3.

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Race 2: (reverse grid)

1 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 47 01:55:39.7648 20 0:56.6930
2 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 47 01:55:42.4347 18 0:56.8531
3 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 47 01:55:47.0851 23 0:56.8779
4 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 47 01:55:49.5107 21 0:56.9764
5 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 47 01:55:56.1822 24 0:57.0527
6 1 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 47 01:55:57.8841 8 0:57.0565
7 67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 47 01:55:59.5984 26 0:57.4253
8 18 V8 Telecom Will Davison Ford Falcon BA 47 01:56:00.1659 17 0:57.1520
9 17 FirstRock Mortgage Centre Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 47 01:56:00.3839 17 0:57.1367

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Race 3:

1 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 50 50:57.1288 26 0:56.7810
2 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 50 51:00.7955 15 0:56.5227
3 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 50 51:01.4869 8 0:56.7300
4 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 50 51:03.2407 14 0:56.5978
5 1 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 50 51:04.2638 16 0:56.5219
6 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ 50 51:04.9040 12 0:56.8834
7 15 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 50 51:15.0953 14 0:56.8694
8 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BA 50 51:15.9045 29 0:56.9324
9 17 FirstRock Mortgage Centre Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 50 51:17.0518 16 0:57.1000
10 88 Team Betta Electrical Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 50 51:17.3490 30 0:56.8947

After 2 rounds, the champion is back on top.
Russell Ingall has taken over from Jamie Whincup as the leader of the championship.

[RoostersRuleTheWorld !]

Go Holden !
Youd be happy wedge, a great round 4 Holden, and especially
with the great skaife winning his 37th Race and Equal record
with Brock with the most wins Ever !

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:D Go Holden !
Youd be happy wedge, a great round 4 Holden, and especially
with the great skaife winning his 37th Race and Equal record
with Brock with the most wins Ever !

Very happy mate, anything that puts Rusty back on top and if a Holden driver is going to get the points I would be happy for someone who was equal last in the drivers championship which Skaife was so it all worked out dandy!

[RoostersRuleTheWorld !]

Dont think it will last long though and you no it aint going to last like that !
Skaife last and your mate 1st !

[RoostersRuleTheWorld !]

Bad news 4 wedge !
Skaife officially is the greatest touring/supercar driver ever !
Even better than Brock!
Won most races ever, in the shortest amount of time, and hes not even 40 yet !
Hey, hey !

[RoostersRuleTheWorld !]

Come on wedge !
No comment, whats going on ?

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Come on wedge !
No comment, whats going on ?

Sorry mate, us Ford fans have jobs in the daytime!
You can make anything out of stats, feel free to compare Skaife and Ambrose's record of the last 3 years.
Just because Skaife isn't good enough to be wanted OS who cares?

Geezus mate, you're a bit behind aren't you, didn't they race 2 weekends ago?

[RoostersRuleTheWorld !]

me a bit behind, cause they raced 2 weeks ago ?
No its just u take that long to post back, when Holden go well !
Get rid of the subject then if its old news!
Obviously not allowed to post, when stuff is couple weeks old !
And yes, i do work ! ( from home )!
Not like most Ford fans !

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And yes, i do work ! ( from home )!
Not like most Ford fans !

lol you're right there, we have REAL jobs!

And we don't delete topics here becaue they're old, we leave them although I would lock a topic if someone was bumping one on purpose. Most people including myself like to be able to look over old posts hence why I don't prune anything off The Roost or SA Footy. Sorry if you don't like it, but most do.

[RoostersRuleTheWorld !]

Come on wedgie dear !
You cant have the last say all the time, sureley ?
P.s . are we the only 2 that ever post about the V.8s ?

[RustyCage]

Reverse grid races. For or against?

Im for. The crashes at the start of race 2 the other weak had nothing to do with reverse grid. Just someone got bunted and cars went everywhere.

[RoostersRuleTheWorld !]

Im for !
A little more action etc !
Tests the good drivers out, like skaife and ingall, to start from the back
and still finish 5th & 6th, is still a pretty good effort !

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Im against as it rewards mediocrity which 9 out of 10 times means Holden.

Using the same logic we'll give every SANFL team in the bottom 4 the top 4 positions in Rd 11 to make it more interesting.
Makes a mockery of the sport as it would with others.

BUT I can understand how followers of cars that would be constantly near the back would be happy with it just like Sturt supporters would be happy in 2006 if we had the same thing in the SANFL!

[RustyCage]

The good drivers and cars will come through the field.

[RoostersRuleTheWorld !]

Think u got it all wrong there wedge !
Mediocrity 9/10 is Ford an u now it !
Just proves its the driver, doesnt it !
Courtneys really taken over your mates shoes hasnt he ?

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:o Think u got it all wrong there wedge !
Mediocrity 9/10 is Ford an u now it !
Just proves its the driver, doesnt it !
Courtneys really taken over your mates shoes hasnt he ?

Mediocrity is being in a 2 horse race and not winning one championship in the last 3 years.
Throw into the mix of the Minolta/secondary/whatever its called this year series when its a truer test of Ford v Holden when Ford dominate even moreso and its clearcut RRTW.
Bringing up anything that happened previously would be like South supporters bringing up the 1800s. Its all ancient history my friend.

Honestly mate, what are you on, if the mediocre cars keep dominating Holden WTF does that make Holden?
Worse than mediocre.
You're putting them down more than I ever would and you're supposed to be a Holden man!?

Honestly though why would anyone buy something made at Elizabeth?
Might as well as go to Smithfield Plains when looking for someone to build a computer!!

I wont even bring into the discussion Car of the Year Awards as it'd probably bring some mindless twit to bring sales figures into somehow claiming because something sells more that its better. Yeah right, that'd be like claiming Spewmante is better than French Champagne!

[RoostersRuleTheWorld !]

Surely, your not going to have the last say Again !
( like always )