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Old 31 Jul 2001, 12:23 (Ref:124295)   #1
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Apparently the car being used in 2002 will be the all new Mini Cooper S. There are proposed to be 36 cars built and prepared in the UK, and brought out for the race... will be interesting.
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Old 31 Jul 2001, 14:38 (Ref:124367)   #2
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cool ..sounds like a barrel of fun ..mini's at the Grand prix..Old brit boy sparky would be impressed..now if they can just get some really good drivers it should be a hoot.
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Old 31 Jul 2001, 21:02 (Ref:124471)   #3
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This is good news - something intersting. I for one would love one.
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Thought you would prefer Cortinas... at least they're more expendable!

I hate these timewasting celebrity races...
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Old 1 Aug 2001, 00:05 (Ref:124528)   #5
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Thought you would prefer Cortinas... at least they're more expendable!

I hate these timewasting celebrity races...
So do I.

(But I suppose there is a large element of jealously in that.)
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Old 1 Aug 2001, 01:28 (Ref:124545)   #6
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whatever, the celebrity race is great, adds a lighter side to the grand prix weekend, and the racing isn't to bad either, if you like watching bad driving. Channel 9 even manage to show cars past 3rd place in this race.
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Old 1 Aug 2001, 02:04 (Ref:124554)   #7
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and their commentators even manage to coax people into causing accidents !!!!!!
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Old 1 Aug 2001, 05:20 (Ref:124586)   #8
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It's not motor racing and therefore should be discussed here... except in the Gravel Trap!
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Old 1 Aug 2001, 12:00 (Ref:124706)   #9
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The celebrity races have their moments.
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Ray,

I have had one Cortina. Unfortunately a TC not a GT!

Have had two Minis. One a Clubman GT. Great cars.
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Now for my $0.02

It was brought up in a conversation the other night, that there is a difference between the AGP at Adelaide and Melbourne. In Adelaide, you used to get all sorts of things, like FF, F2, FHolden, STs, V8s etc etc. These days in Melbourne, it is more entertainment based. Things like Nascars, the Porsche Sueprcup, or Lamborghini Challenge, or the old styled sports car race.

The celebrity races scare me no end- a heap of inexperienced drivers out there going nuts...imagine the negative press if one of these 'stars' got hurt...

The on the other hand, the punters at the track probably love them, and it is a bit of a feature of the channel 9 coverage...
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The celebrity races scare me no end- a heap of inexperienced drivers out there going nuts...imagine the negative press if one of these 'stars' got hurt
Not sure what year it was but at the Adelaide GP during a celebrity race lead singer of Dire Straits Mark Knoffler crashed heavily at the first chicane on lap One and broke his colorbone..nasty crash indeed

cant think of anyone else who has been injured in one of these races ..so the safety record is very good indeed.
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Then on the other hand, the punters at the track probably love them, and it is a bit of a feature of the channel 9 coverage...
Of course it is... they get over half an hour each day to promote their stars and show! So many of the 'celebrities' are their celebrities, the girl who digs the dirt on the gardening show, the guy who introduces the dolls on the kid's show, the weather man from Perth... all the important people...
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Ray- You forgot Barry Humphries...who drives like a girl...

Marcus- Remember at Melbourne, probably 2 years ago now, some girlie had a big roll over...nasty...
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