2012 Bathurst 12 Hour - 24-26 February - Page 29

peckstar · 22 Jan 2012, 23:32 (Ref:3015498)

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Originally Posted by Woolley

Impressed - have you been here?

That's just fine, because you're not the moderator. And since no-one's PM'd me it's going nowhere.

Now back to the subject, please.

oh great , you tick me off, for being off topic, but no mention to "your friend" that there really is no need for the personal insults.

MGDavid · 23 Jan 2012, 00:18 (Ref:3015510)

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Originally Posted by peckstar

oh great , you tick me off, for being off topic, but no mention to "your friend" that there really is no need for the personal insults.

surely we Poms can be forgiven for thinking (after following the Oz parts of the forum) that the mode of address is what passes for humour and terms of endearment down under ;-)

MGDavid · 23 Jan 2012, 00:21 (Ref:3015511)

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Originally Posted by peckstar

......
We have all these european teams racing, so european readers will go looking for information in the appropriate forum, and wont find anything.
......

not so; the word Bathurst in the title is enough to find it.

Reload · 23 Jan 2012, 00:25 (Ref:3015512)

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Originally Posted by peckstar

like i said. until we are the readers are happy for it to be in the correct forum, then really we are not serious about this race.

we really should bring over the middle eastern GT races into this area, as the reason we changed the name fo Australiasian was to allow for the middle eastern touring car races. so if this is now the appropriate place for Australian GT races then all Australasian GT races should be here

We have all these european teams racing, so european readers will go looking for information in the appropriate forum, and wont find anything.

But i really dont care.

You bring the subject up rather a lot for someone who doesn't care ?

peckstar · 23 Jan 2012, 00:38 (Ref:3015514)

back on topic boys,

apparantly we want our race to be a poor mans touring car race, so thats fine

ff s conscience · 23 Jan 2012, 00:53 (Ref:3015516)

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Originally Posted by peckstar

oh great , you tick me off, for being off topic, but no mention to "your friend" that there really is no need for the personal insults.

Quoted for posterity as yet another example of an Aussie having a whinge

I nearly went to woolvrampton once, but I got away.

**Woolley** · 23 Jan 2012, 01:41 (Ref:3015521)

Quote:

Originally Posted by peckstar

oh great , you tick me off, for being off topic,

No, I ticked you off for being an unappointed moderator.

Quote:

Originally Posted by peckstar

no mention to "your friend"

I have a friend? Heck, how did that happen. Must try harder.

Seriously, though, he has a point. If someone says something you don't like, don't go for the insults and the 'ner, ner, ner, ner, ner' playground stuff. Just debate the point and argue the posts. Now pleeeeease, stick to the topic.

TCR · 23 Jan 2012, 06:11 (Ref:3015553)

Good to see some updates on the website

32 entries is certainly respectable, especially considering the lack of local GT entries. Hopefully that will change in future.

pplater · 23 Jan 2012, 06:11 (Ref:3015554)

Moving along.. the entry list is out at last.

Looks great, some quality cars and entrants. The start should be epic!

Lowndes - Audi
Mies - Audi
Bairdo - 458
Simonsen - 458
McConville - Lambo
Russell - Lambo
Slade - Merc SLS
White - Mosler
Johnson - Porsche

+ another two Porsches, an Audi and an SLS. Brilliant!

http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/01/23/...list-revealed/

Oldtony · 23 Jan 2012, 06:49 (Ref:3015556)

And I've stopped whingeing, applied for a campsite and booked a ticket

And when my dad was in the Middle East arms trade in 1948 I rode with him when he picked up quite a few armoured Chev Quads from Woolvrampton tho be sprayed various shades of beige for supply to either side.
Was an honourable trade then, rebuilding England.
Now who is off topic?

Senna05 · 23 Jan 2012, 08:02 (Ref:3015566)

I see Conker's is in the LP560 - I was in the 2012 season thread that there are some 'bolt on' differences.

What is the difference between an older, 2008 spec Gallardo, a 560 and a 600?

tbz · 23 Jan 2012, 08:38 (Ref:3015578)

wow!! fantastic grid, looking forward to an exciting race

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Originally Posted by Senna05

I see Conker's is in the LP560 - I was in the 2012 season thread that there are some 'bolt on' differences.

What is the difference between an older, 2008 spec Gallardo, a 560 and a 600?

horsepower

rich07 · 23 Jan 2012, 09:40 (Ref:3015608)

LP600's have had a tendency to go 'boom' moreso then the older Gallardos.....just ask Hans Reiter.

Mind you the LP600 has also a LP600 + version for 2012

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...p600-gt3-racer

ff s conscience · 23 Jan 2012, 10:01 (Ref:3015613)

The 600 has more grunt than a 560 but different gear ratios so net speed is similar.

600 has revised front aero, more dforce but more drag too.

But the important bit, is parity concessions and reliability.

600 is perhaps 0.2 faster per minute in equal parity with 560.

Older 520 lambos use mainly road car suspension, 560&600 have all fabricated race only stuff.

Senna05 · 23 Jan 2012, 10:10 (Ref:3015615)

Elastic horsepower - it might be bigger, but the more you stretch it, the more brittle the band is!!

Thanks, Rich!

Looks like a decent line up - an improvement over last year, and a build to the next few.

Hopefully someone will prevail, on the B12hr side or VESA, and give a little more time between - It would have been great to see more Oz products there!

rich07 · 23 Jan 2012, 10:19 (Ref:3015617)

Hoping for a good race for the Hughlin Lambo, having Super Peter and McConkin will be a real asset for Ted

ff s conscience · 23 Jan 2012, 10:54 (Ref:3015631)

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Originally Posted by rich07

Hoping for a good race for the Hughlin Lambo, having Super Peter and McConkin will be a real asset for Ted

Thanks.

Huglin btw, not Hughlin.

Getting excited now... Not far away.

Hector Lester is in town btw, bbq at my place after fclub track day on wed, where i'll be blowing the cobwebs out the ex Bowe/Briscoe/veloqx 360GT.

pplater · 23 Jan 2012, 19:27 (Ref:3015827)

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Originally Posted by ff s conscience

Thanks.

Hector Lester is in town btw, bbq at my place after fclub track day on wed, where i'll be blowing the cobwebs out the ex Bowe/Briscoe/veloqx 360GT.

Is that the red car with white airbrush-look stripes across it? Cool machine.
Still have a lot of love for the 360GT and it's murderous shriek.

nafe! · 23 Jan 2012, 21:08 (Ref:3015873)

United Autosports (Intl) M.Patterson/A.Li/F.Yu

Reload · 24 Jan 2012, 00:22 (Ref:3015972)

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Originally Posted by nafe!

United Autosports (Intl) M.Patterson/A.Li/F.Yu

Wonder whether he will have one of those rubbery digits waving in the back window ?

ff s conscience · 24 Jan 2012, 02:33 (Ref:3016010)

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Originally Posted by pplater

Is that the red car with white airbrush-look stripes across it? Cool machine.
Still have a lot of love for the 360GT and it's murderous shriek.

Thats the one.

Me too.

tbz · 24 Jan 2012, 14:07 (Ref:3016195)

Guys, any livestream confirmed yet?

R4z3rw33n · 25 Jan 2012, 20:27 (Ref:3017007)

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Originally Posted by tbz

Guys, any livestream confirmed yet?

I've been wondering about this for a while.

Probably better to clarify this sooner, rather than later; seeing as the majority of the event's audience will likely depend on it for coverage.

nafe! · 25 Jan 2012, 20:36 (Ref:3017011)

Hopefully im wrong but my suspicion is that the previous comments regarding a live stream and the fact that the race is only being broadcast on pay tv would seem to suggest to me that its unlikely atm.

Werent there something like 20,000 people who logged on at some point last year?

Ill be there in person but i know from previous years that the livestream provides fans at home the perfect opertunity to watch the race and it would definately be detrimental to the race not to have one in place.

ff s conscience · 25 Jan 2012, 21:32 (Ref:3017040)

Bowe had his first drive of the 458 yesterday at pi.

Hes always smiling, but it was bigger

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