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Just having an optic over at V8Kindergarden and a couple of members? reckon the parity trigger went off this weekend. Anyone in the know?
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Seems there would not need to be a review if Holden drivers didnt run into each other like Ford drivers used to!
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'At all times, the information relating to the calculations detailed above will remain confidential to the TEGA Parity Committee.'
The red mist stirs within me....... Do they have something to hide? Do they think they'll get it wrong? Is there another magic ingredient that they don't want us to know about? Lukeyson |
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That document is over 4 years old - was there not a change made to the formula used, at some time in the last year or so? Still an interesting read....
Also the timings mentioned at the end seem interesting - that would mean that any change to be made as a result of the Bahrain results, would need to be notified to the teams by the Friday at Symmons Plains, and would not come into effect until PI. Is there a mechanism to allow this change to be revoked if the results of the Tassie round do not back up the Bahrain conclusion? Last edited by Rombles1; 4 Nov 2007 at 02:54. |
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The document is as old as the argument...
But based on the maths... if a change was to be made, in theory it will not be enacted this year... What will have slanted the result at Bahrain is Mr Winterbottom being 0.6s (R1) and 0.9s (R2) quicker per lap than any other car in the field. |
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Any review this year would almost certainly hand the title to Tander/R.Kelly/HSV as the fastest Ford that would trigger the adjustment has no chance of winning the championship. It would simply put Lowndes and Whincup out of the race.
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The cynic in me is thinking that they'll do their best to get a parity change for the last race of the season, just for the sensationalist headlines.
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I cannot believe we are still talking about parity?
At any given race this year there have been individual cars and drivers who have simply been better than everyone else. This round Frosty had speed to burn, but I'm sure it's not because his parity is better than everyone else's FFS. It's typical of some people around here to whinge and cry if the brand they don't follow is winnning. If your team isn't winning, IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF A LACK OF PARITY. |
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It's always funny to see people having a whinge and cry about other people that are having a whinge and cry.
To be honest, I am actually quite curious to see the first invocation of the parity rule mid-season since it was first introduced, even if my 'brand' is the one at the short end of the rule. But then we should be used to that by now shouldn't we! The chill pills are on me. Lukeyson |
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considering the top 4 in championship is made up of 2 holdens and 2 ford i think the parity is working.
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But just for the record, despite being a Holden man I don't support a parity adjustment. ('bout time we did something to slow down those Walkinshaw cheats though, eh Deeks6? I think you need a new soapbox for your sig. Funny that Garth and Rick both jumped on the brakes at that spot to let Frosty fly past like that at the end of lap 1, eh?) |
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I don't think we need a parity adjustment either. It's just a case that there's stronger Ford teams than Holden atm.
After HSV/HRT, the red camp just don't have any outright contenders. Compare this with FPR, 888, SBR, DJR... and you get a clearer picture of why Ford are more competitive. It's just lucky for the Holden fans that the HSV/HRT machines are usually in front of the fastest Fords. On this note, I would like to thank the usual Ford whinger's (like deeks6) for giving the officials good reason to look seriously at the current parity policy. Like I keep saying, be careful what you wish for Ford fans!!! |
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How do you parity the drivers' brains ??
Thats been the big difference this year - Driver Errors. Followed by mechanical issues. No need for Parity discussions IMHO. |
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As far as the sprint orunds go, they will probably still win them (provided that they don't keep bashing each other off the track) ... we can only hope. BTW, what happened to your "Steven Johnson will cave in" prediction ??? |
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Maybe we should also be looking at the parity between the Holden teams. How can one "garage" be so much more dominant than the other teams of the same marque? At Ford we have seen several technical "partnerships", eg SBR engines, Triple 8 components etc that tend to be an equalising factor, and apart from FPR who don't use any of these components but seem to have thier own combination right. I've heard a lot of the "average" holden teams are more than a little suspicious about the walkinshaw 4, and some of the little tricks they might have in thier arsenal. Will be interesting to see how competitive BJR is next year once they get some help from the walkinshaw group.
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