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Marts
Feb 25, 2012, 9:17:13 PM2/25/12
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Just wondering, as the new motorsport season starts to ramp up if anyone still
subscribes to this newsgroup.
What are the web based alternatives?
Or will this be yet another NG that I'll unsubscribe from?
Certainly, there's a lot to talk about, particularly the V8s as that series
heads into a new era with new rules, silhouette formula and the potential for
new manufacturers to enter the competition.
subscribes to this newsgroup.
What are the web based alternatives?
Or will this be yet another NG that I'll unsubscribe from?
Certainly, there's a lot to talk about, particularly the V8s as that series
heads into a new era with new rules, silhouette formula and the potential for
new manufacturers to enter the competition.
atec77
Feb 25, 2012, 9:35:48 PM2/25/12
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boring as batshite and just about as popular amongst any bar the
foolish bogan
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Marts
Feb 26, 2012, 11:00:50 AM2/26/12
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Blue Heeler wrote...
> Marts wrote:
>
> > Just wondering, as the new motorsport season starts to ramp up if
> > anyone still subscribes to this newsgroup.
> >
> A few people are still around.
I'm finding myself firing up Agent about once a week, these days. I subscribe to
about 8 NGs (aus.* ones). Busiest is aus.cars but it has a huge signal/noise
ratio. God knows what they're like when you're not running filtering processes
on them. (I use Newsproxy/nFilter).
I still can't believe that they're going with a full on Nascar formula. All's
missing are the Ricky Bobbys, round tracks and rolling starts. We have
everything else including pace cars that come out at the drop of a hat...
> Marts wrote:
>
> > Just wondering, as the new motorsport season starts to ramp up if
> > anyone still subscribes to this newsgroup.
> >
I'm finding myself firing up Agent about once a week, these days. I subscribe to
about 8 NGs (aus.* ones). Busiest is aus.cars but it has a huge signal/noise
ratio. God knows what they're like when you're not running filtering processes
on them. (I use Newsproxy/nFilter).
I still can't believe that they're going with a full on Nascar formula. All's
missing are the Ricky Bobbys, round tracks and rolling starts. We have
everything else including pace cars that come out at the drop of a hat...
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atec77
Feb 26, 2012, 5:39:50 PM2/26/12
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Atheist Chaplain
Feb 27, 2012, 5:01:52 AM2/27/12
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"Blue Heeler" <wo...@bark.net> wrote in message
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> Marts wrote:
>
>>
>> I still can't believe that they're going with a full on Nascar
>> formula. All's missing are the Ricky Bobbys, round tracks and rolling
>> starts. We have everything else including pace cars that come out at
>> the drop of a hat...
>
> Since the end of, well really since before the end of Group C (given
>
>>
>> I still can't believe that they're going with a full on Nascar
>> formula. All's missing are the Ricky Bobbys, round tracks and rolling
>> starts. We have everything else including pace cars that come out at
>> the drop of a hat...
>
> the "freedoms" that were allowed in that formula, the australia formula
> has been neither fish nor fowl. That is, looks like a stock formula,
> but many things allowed that were pur race car, ultimately resulting in
> a contraption that cost wayy too much to build.
>
> The blunt truth is that without a lot of "help" the V8s were never
> going to be an "apex" class - in stock form there are many 4cyl cars
> that would run rings around them on a track.
>
>
> I don't really have a problem with a Nascar type formula, in fact it
> might just make enough "headroom" in the racign classes for the
> "production" classes grab some sponsorship funding and take off.
>
> my only real grizzle about COTF is thet they still have too much
> rubber, tyres and aero.
>
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interestingly a friends daughter, who turned into a bogan despite our best
efforts is a big "Holden" fan, (even though we rage on her about how the
Holden she loves to see race is about as close to her production car as a
dog sled is to a skidoo) went to the 12 hour at Bathurst on the weekend and
LOVED it, despite her beloved Holden R8's getting their arses handed to them
by the Audi R8's
There is hope yet.
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Deevo
Feb 29, 2012, 8:05:35 AM2/29/12
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"Marts" <ma...@ymail.com> wrote in message
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Remove the money slurping V8 stuporcars and the support classes that they
have so skillfully removed from widespread coverage and all you're left with
is club level. Speedweek tries to give us some variety but it's only one
show in a network that is constantly battling bankruptcy.
> Certainly, there's a lot to talk about, particularly the V8s as that
> series
> heads into a new era with new rules, silhouette formula and the potential
> for
> new manufacturers to enter the competition.
Mindless tripe to keep the knuckledraggers happy. Unfortunately it isn't
just this country that suffers from the banality of modern motorsport.
Operators are so paranoid about getting sued that they have removed the
comptativeness from the sport for fear of someone getting hurt.
Paul Hogan had it right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYYwNameEr0
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Geraldton WA
news:gd5jk7d6446ofg4k1...@astraweb.com...
> Just wondering, as the new motorsport season starts to ramp up if anyone
> still
> subscribes to this newsgroup.
>
> What are the web based alternatives?
>
> Or will this be yet another NG that I'll unsubscribe from?
Probably reflecting the state pf motorsport in this country these days.
> still
> subscribes to this newsgroup.
>
> What are the web based alternatives?
>
> Or will this be yet another NG that I'll unsubscribe from?
Remove the money slurping V8 stuporcars and the support classes that they
have so skillfully removed from widespread coverage and all you're left with
is club level. Speedweek tries to give us some variety but it's only one
show in a network that is constantly battling bankruptcy.
> Certainly, there's a lot to talk about, particularly the V8s as that
> series
> heads into a new era with new rules, silhouette formula and the potential
> for
> new manufacturers to enter the competition.
just this country that suffers from the banality of modern motorsport.
Operators are so paranoid about getting sued that they have removed the
comptativeness from the sport for fear of someone getting hurt.
Paul Hogan had it right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYYwNameEr0
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Deevo
Geraldton WA
Marts
Mar 2, 2012, 10:48:37 PM3/2/12
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Blue Heeler wrote...
> my only real grizzle about COTF is thet they still have too much
> rubber, tyres and aero.
I know very little about it. But from what I've read it sounds much like
Nascar's "cars of tomorrow" or whatever it's called, in concept.
I s'pose that I'm a dinasour in some ways. Back in 84 I lamented the end of
Group C. Group A saw the local car (Brock's VK) win just one race, if I recall,
at Sandown, beating Richo's BMW mainly because the Beemer didn't have the right
tyres.
I'd like to see the new cars with wide rubber but les aero. Sure, have wings and
skirts and stuff to make them LOOK fast, but have them rely more on tyre grip.
> my only real grizzle about COTF is thet they still have too much
> rubber, tyres and aero.
Nascar's "cars of tomorrow" or whatever it's called, in concept.
I s'pose that I'm a dinasour in some ways. Back in 84 I lamented the end of
Group C. Group A saw the local car (Brock's VK) win just one race, if I recall,
at Sandown, beating Richo's BMW mainly because the Beemer didn't have the right
tyres.
I'd like to see the new cars with wide rubber but les aero. Sure, have wings and
skirts and stuff to make them LOOK fast, but have them rely more on tyre grip.
Marts
Mar 2, 2012, 11:49:26 PM3/2/12
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Deevo wrote...
> Mindless tripe to keep the knuckledraggers happy. Unfortunately it isn't
> just this country that suffers from the banality of modern motorsport.
> Operators are so paranoid about getting sued that they have removed the
> comptativeness from the sport for fear of someone getting hurt.
>
> Paul Hogan had it right.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYYwNameEr0
Pretty well spot on.
> Mindless tripe to keep the knuckledraggers happy. Unfortunately it isn't
> just this country that suffers from the banality of modern motorsport.
> Operators are so paranoid about getting sued that they have removed the
> comptativeness from the sport for fear of someone getting hurt.
>
> Paul Hogan had it right.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYYwNameEr0
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