ford wins back 2 back bathurst - Page 2

FG GeeTee · 12-10-2014, 10:39 PM

What a race. Real heart in the mouth stuff at the end.

Should have been a FPR 1-2!

Go Ford...

XD 351 Ute · 12-10-2014, 11:03 PM

JC, love your banner at the bottom may I borrow it please?

Ed

GSPSI · 12-10-2014, 11:27 PM

Lowndes is still one of my favourite drivers of all time no matter who he drives for. He is a true legend in Australian Motorsport.

I cant believe Foxtel is only replaying 4hours of the race on Tuesday night! Seems the nascar is more important. Seriously, there is nothing ever good on anyway!

baboon · 13-10-2014, 12:48 AM

Last lap, Chaz looking to pass Whincup at skyline, eyeballs popping out heart was going to explode!

LoudPipes · 13-10-2014, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by kevino

Amazing.
A car that's being killed off gets off the floor and wins the BIG race 2 years in a row.

Tomorrow morning I’m going to rush into a Ford dealership and buy one of those cars.

ljf12 · 13-10-2014, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by FTe342

Always had a healthy respect for Lowndes but no more !

Good drive Chaz and considering Morris was your partner makes it all the more credible

I remember years ago Murphy was given a drive through for hitting someone from behind (Lowndes ?) when it was obvious it wasn't his fault. If someone slows up and the car behind whacks it surely the stewards would be able to access data to show this. I am pretty sure the car speed at every point on the track is very similar for every car out there, do they check this before handing out penalties ?

V8 6I · 13-10-2014, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by GSPSI

Lowndes is still one of my favourite drivers of all time no matter who he drives for. He is a true legend in Australian Motorsport.

I cant believe Foxtel is only replaying 4hours of the race on Tuesday night! Seems the nascar is more important. Seriously, there is nothing ever good on anyway!

You can watch the whole replay on 73 Tuesday 10.00am to 5.00 pm.

DJR David · 13-10-2014, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by V8 6I

You can watch the whole replay on 73 Tuesday 10.00am to 5.00 pm.

thanks for that. I am away at sea so missed the race, and my wife tells me the pvr failed during todays race! Just sent her a message to look for the replay. cheers!

LTDHO · 13-10-2014, 07:15 AM

I'd like to know how Whingecup knew the red lights were off before anyone else.

Great race, I missed the end due to another commitment.

Bathurst of all the tracks in Oz shouldn't fall apart on race day. Very disappointing.

CyberWasp · 13-10-2014, 07:19 AM

The Falcon says yet again to Ford, FU if you wont advertise me, I will advertise myself.

**FTE-063** · 13-10-2014, 07:45 AM

final 2 laps, still get watery eyes watching this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nympv3L8swU

Clintobear · 13-10-2014, 07:57 AM

AMAZING race!!
The last few laps....OMG!!!
My wife was glaring at me (Holden fan even though she doesn't know anything about cars), and my son was looking at me like "WTF are you doing dad?" (if he could talk he probably would have said it)
I was shaking when it was over.

Now I can't wait for this Friday even more!
Got chosen by Ford for the FGX XR8 launch filming at Avalon...gonna be epic after this!

MADED-6 · 13-10-2014, 08:07 AM

Was a great win, must say chaz drove the wheels off that car.

I've always liked lowndes but the bump and move has always been his style of passing, this time he just bumped to hard, I still believe he intentionally gave frosty a hit but I don't think he intended on spinning him.

Clintobear · 13-10-2014, 08:09 AM

i have never liked Lowndes. always thought he was a dirty racer!

rancidpunx · 13-10-2014, 08:17 AM

What a day, even the non motorsport fans were cheering at the action. For what looked to be a damp squib with the road rebuild, safety car after safety car and a Volvo looking like it could win,, how action packed were the closing 30mins? The way things played out were blowing my mind. There was a moment with 30 laps to go in which 3 of the top 6 had all stacked it and were back on the lead lap contending for the win. I was pretty drained by the end of it constantly rethinking the effective leaders. I had Chaz as my sweepstake and had to go hunting for my ticket after throwing it away when Morris stacked it. After all that action and Frosty had a really consistent day without incident. He should have been 3-4laps ahead if it were not for the safety cars, you couldn't script it that the last few laps he is battling with guys that have been black flagged, stacked it and been pulled out of the kitty litter. Got to feel bad for SVG after alls said and done, although there was a big cheer from the Ford fans as he stalled.

662DXP · 13-10-2014, 08:34 AM

Excellent race well done Chaz only need to lead for 1 lap but you have to get the right 1. Edge of your seat racing for the last 15 or so laps could have gone either way but in the end the best man won it!!!

FTe342 · 13-10-2014, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Hell yeah. Really sorry for Whincup, not.

Who would have thought Paul Morris was a great co-driver choice after everyone panned that decision.

He still wasn't. Putting it into the wall on his 2nd corner wasn't good (even if the track was a contributing factor, he already knew about as every garage has a tele)
It seems they were hard pressed to find someone a similiar size to fit into the car (and its likely Morris brought some cash to the table for the drive)

Maka · 13-10-2014, 08:53 AM

You Falcon beauty, 2 in a row! Young Chaz & P Morris what a amazing drive in a hectic mad race.

Bob G @ Ford, wake up & smell the roses, cough up the dosh for FPR! How can you pull the pin after that epic Ford Bathurst win!

cheers, Maka

galaxy xr8 · 13-10-2014, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Clintobear

i have never liked Lowndes. always thought he was a dirty racer!

Lowndes is a different person when he is under pressure, any other time he would be one of the cleanest driver’s in the field and he actually uses his head but when the pressure is on he turn’s into a man on a mission which is ok along as you drive within your means and cleanly but most of the time he does not, he tends to make some silly mistakes which in turns either punishes other’s or himself.

baboon · 13-10-2014, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by LTDHO

I'd like to know how Whingecup knew the red lights were off before anyone else.

He said post race that he could see the lights, he just positioned himself on the grid better to see them. It was clear from his reaction time his intention was to get up front as fast as possible.

The incar camera view was from passenger side and waist height so not true rep of what he sees. Oh the drama...

mytgxl · 13-10-2014, 09:04 AM

Through all the crashes, road dramas, mechanical mayhem 1 true champion emerged! no it wasn`t a Holden or Volvo or even a Nissan let alone a Mercedes it was a big blue oval FORD! And for all you Holden fans that are always giving me heaps

Today that stands for First on race day! Yesssssssssssssss.

Clintobear · 13-10-2014, 09:16 AM

I'll just leave these here....

Sent from my Nokia 5110

baboon · 13-10-2014, 09:18 AM

haha love how the fuel voucher is expired in the last pic! Classic redbull

elfinke · 13-10-2014, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by LTDHO

I'd like to know how Whingecup knew the red lights were off before anyone else.

Great race, I missed the end due to another commitment.

Bathurst of all the tracks in Oz shouldn't fall apart on race day. Very disappointing.

Spoke to the flag marshall who swears up and down that Whingecup jumped, but her call was overturned by the guys in the tower. The one and only replay Ch7 showed was inconclusive, but man, my gut feeling is he jumped, and due to that 'go window' (like drag racing for guessing when the lights change), he probably got away with it.

However, you might say that Whincup and Roland Dane's karma ran out of fuel...

Great race, Lowndes wants his eyes checked, for all the sympathy the Ch7 commentary team gave him, Lowndes didn't come down in the last shower, he knows how to race and that was amateur hour driving of the highest order. I like to think it was on purpose for the laugh it gets, in the same way a footballer commits a professional foul to break up a run of play and wears a yellow card for his troubles.

Nonetheless, it made for riveting racing. The young fellas on the podium were all good value - and Morris looked hilarious up there. Chaz and Taz are good kids.

**Kingsley** · 13-10-2014, 10:00 AM

Apparently Lowndes couldn't see Frosty because of the glare....

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/spo...-1227088133149

Well done Chaz and the Dude!!!! Congrats FPR. Two in a row!!!

hootar · 13-10-2014, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Clintobear

I'll just leave these here....
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Sent from my Nokia 5110

Some guys are very quick and very clever.

I bet triple 8 racing wish they had blokes that were that clever. Clever enough to put just a litre or 2 of more fuel in and Clever enough to Listen to ya team orders.

I'd say there will be a few Holden blokes getting these sent to them as picture messages through out the day. All I can say is 'Stick it right Up Em'

GO CHAZ GO FORD

Clintobear · 13-10-2014, 10:19 AM

Sent from my Nokia 5110

Wretched · 13-10-2014, 10:26 AM

had the race on in the background (first time watching it since 2006).
Good race, very happy Ford won it and in the circumstances they did.
I was really hoping for a Volvo win though, it was looking good until the wall.

Corzza · 13-10-2014, 10:28 AM

What a brilliant race! So many ups and downs and that is Bathurst for you. I was lucky enough to be there.

Mercury 8 · 13-10-2014, 10:47 AM

I don't remember a day in which so many non Motorsport people took such an interest in this race. My phone was running red hot with texts from non fans loving the action,Awesome day......