Bathurst 24hr

tiko · 22 Nov 2003, 23:33 (Ref:791715)

Approaching the 20th hour and 30th minute of this years Bathurst 24hr, the monaros are absolutely dominating but are we headed for a staged finsh to grant Brock a fairytale 10th bathurst win? Todd Kelly said this morning that Brock will finish the race but will #427 have to move over for 05?

Crash Test · 23 Nov 2003, 00:50 (Ref:791752)

I think Brock can make a charge to the lead on merit, but will there be a big fight back in the run to the line?

TSR · 23 Nov 2003, 01:02 (Ref:791758)

Who will GRM let win car 427 or 05???

Me's think that it will 427 for the second year in a row

Timu · 23 Nov 2003, 02:50 (Ref:791804)

23hrs 42mins.....

519 laps of Bathurst.....
3,225kms of racing.....

And cars 05 and 427 are seperated by 4 tenths of a second!!!!! THATS UNREAL!

C'Mon 05! Make murph the first person to win Bathurst twice in one year! 20 mins to go!

Timu · 23 Nov 2003, 02:58 (Ref:791810)

6 and a half minutes to go.... And its down to three tenths!

Timu · 23 Nov 2003, 02:59 (Ref:791811)

And both cars have set their fastest lap of the race!

Timu · 23 Nov 2003, 03:00 (Ref:791813)

2 laps to go.... and the gap..... just 2/10ths!

TSR · 23 Nov 2003, 03:04 (Ref:791815)

Congrats to GRM and both cars 05,427 and all there drivers on the 1st & 2nd place in the 24hr.

Gaz170 · 23 Nov 2003, 03:07 (Ref:791818)

Courageous decision by Garry with 7 minutes to go. Could have ended in tears.....

Congrats to the Holdens, as much as it pains me to say it.

Ford needs to find something they can run to compete next year.

Timu · 23 Nov 2003, 03:07 (Ref:791819)

Well done! is that Brockies 10th? it will be argued till the cows come home!

alfasud · 23 Nov 2003, 03:12 (Ref:791821)

Hmmmm.... not sure if it really counts. I think they could have put Thexton in one of those Monaros and given him a Bathurst win if they wanted to.

TSR · 23 Nov 2003, 03:16 (Ref:791823)

Doesn't he drive a FORD. Mmmm

Timu · 23 Nov 2003, 03:18 (Ref:791824)

Quote:

Originally posted by alfasud
Hmmmm.... not sure if it really counts. I think they could have put Thexton in one of those Monaros and given him a Bathurst win if they wanted to.

Thex? That might be streching it a wee bit!

Mark Webber · 23 Nov 2003, 03:24 (Ref:791827)

what a joke of a race

Dazz · 23 Nov 2003, 05:24 (Ref:791876)

No matter if you are a Holden fan or totally oppose it's inclusion in the Nations Cup class, you have to take your hat off to the crew and drivers who prepared these cars and drove them spot on throughout the whole event in very testing conditions, and had them running well enough after what is more than three normal Bathurst 1000 distances to still be dicing flat out for the race win.

Don't sell short the effort involved and deny the crew and drivers of the fantastic effort they put in.

monaroCountry · 23 Nov 2003, 06:09 (Ref:791891)

Very true

V8 Superdave · 23 Nov 2003, 08:16 (Ref:791942)

Min you, Dazz, it's easy enough to have top preparation behind you when it's being done by one of the country's top V8SC teams, not put together from bits & pieces of finance and goodwill from wherever you can get it as some teams were.

Dazz · 23 Nov 2003, 08:35 (Ref:791956)

But what do we want the Bathurst 24-Hour race to be, a world class professional event that will hopefully attract more and more professional teams, or a club level meeting for rich old company directors to tool about in the BMW's, Ferrari's and Porsche's?

00 XR8 · 23 Nov 2003, 09:34 (Ref:791988)

I would rather watch a "club level meeting for rich old company directors to tool about in the BMW's, Ferrari's and Porsche's" than a race with only Holdens and Fords in it!

racer69 · 23 Nov 2003, 10:49 (Ref:792046)

Why can't it have both? Especially with the new pit complex for next year (i saw the plans over the weekend, look very good) with 80 spaces for next year 24 Hour (presumebly, 40 two-car garages), there is room for everyone, in what really is the modern day Bathurst enduro.

Why doesn't it count as his tenth, it's his tenth endurance race victory at Bathurst. 1 Bathurst 500 + 8 Bathurst 1000s + 1 Bathurst 24 Hour = TEN.

Monaro · 23 Nov 2003, 10:53 (Ref:792048)

Quote:

Originally posted by racer69
Why can't it have both? Especially with the new pit complex for next year (i saw the plans over the weekend, look very good) with 80 spaces for next year 24 Hour (presumebly, 40 two-car garages), there is room for everyone, in what really is the modern day Bathurst enduro.

Why doesn't it count as his tenth, it's his tenth endurance race victory at Bathurst. 1 Bathurst 500 + 8 Bathurst 1000s + 1 Bathurst 24 Hour = TEN.

Because it's not TC race

aj_308 · 23 Nov 2003, 10:58 (Ref:792050)

Quote:

Originally posted by Monaro
Because it's not TC race

because we all suffer from tall poppy syndrome

racer69 · 23 Nov 2003, 11:04 (Ref:792056)

Quote:

Originally posted by Monaro
Because it's not TC race

If you mean TC as in Touring Car, then none bfore 1973 would count as they were for 'Series Production' cars

If you mean TC as in Tony Cochrane, then none before 1997 would count.

All anyone has ever claimed is that this is Brock's 10th endurance race win at the mountain. Is that statement in any way untrue?

v8man · 23 Nov 2003, 11:18 (Ref:792066)

what I like is that the Monaro's were racing at the end of 24hrs (both cars set there fastest laps of the race in the 3rd last lap), not told to stage the finish like that other 'famous' 1-2. CB don't you pass the boss even through his car is stuffed, have a form finish and stay behind me and I'll look after you, oh I forgot to say you have to take me to court to get anything

Monaro · 23 Nov 2003, 11:29 (Ref:792073)

Quote:

Originally posted by racer69
If you mean TC as in Touring Car, then none bfore 1973 would count as they were for 'Series Production' cars

If you mean TC as in Tony Cochrane, then none before 1997 would count.

All anyone has ever claimed is that this is Brock's 10th endurance race win at the mountain. Is that statement in any way untrue?

I meant Tony Cochrane.And being a Brock fan the statement is not untrue but I don't think it will show up in next years 1000 program as number 10.I think it will still only show 9.

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