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Yet he could manage to locate the Ford head office phone number and call it instead of 000.

Yep, it has to be a load of crap. Some attempt to get some sort of publicity, or a compo payout from Ford (similar to someone slipping over at Maccas to claim compo). Too many indipendant things went wrong with the car at the same time, then all worked when he really needed it.

Yep, no Bubba was a pisser, but it was great racing though. The crowd booed Bubba's video screen apology

He just f*cked it up. He recently did some freestyle in the US, including a back flip, to proove he's no one dicipline wonder. Yep, it was fantastic racing.

Looks like Chad Reed is planning to jump into a V8 Supercar after his Kawasaki contract is up. I also heard Robbie Madison is looking at a V8 seat as well. Herald Sun Article

How many times does it have to be said. V8 Supercars only get the crowds because of the immense amount of marketing (similar to why Expensive Daewoo can sell inferior cars). Production cars don't receive a fraction of the marketing, the last few 12 hours didn't even rate a mention on most of the sport shows. Also, production car racing lost a hell of a lot of appeal when they first started letting Porche modify their cars, and pegged back the Rx7s, the final straw was allowing Expensive Daewoo to enter their 7 litre, V8 Supercar built Monaros. I know quite a few people, family included who used to watch Aussie toruing cars, but lost interest when it became a two horse race. A properly devised, production based series with the same amount of promotion as the V8s, with V8s included simply has to be better.

I can't agree with that. If the same sort of money and promotion was put into production cars, or modified production cars, they would be popular. You can't compare the lacklustre production car series of today, with the V8 circus. Don't forget where the V8's originated, they were production cars, then modified production cars, then 2 makes simply because Expensive Daewoo didn't have anything to compete with the Sierras and Skylines. It's now denegrated into a cookie cutter series so that the two sole competitors don't have to spend too much money developing cars that can be raced, and to stop it being too one sided. The pre V8 racing was extreemly popular, despite a lack of big business support and organisation that exists now. It could also be said that the enormity of the V8 series is out of necesity due to having to attract viewers from a smaller segment of the population. If you want an example of a production based series being sucessful, that's mostly what they do in europe. Sure the cars are heavily modified, but at leased they are built from a production car, running the same engine blocks as what the cars come with. I can't see how expanding the series' appeal by including more manufacturers with cars the public can actually relate to , will do anything more than increase their total audience. They might loose some knuckle draggers, but who cares.

Couldn't disagree more. Production car racing is far from dead, and would open up the sport's interest to a far wider auduence who'll tune in to see how their car goes, etc. It also prompts manufactuers to develop sport/HO models to be competitive. Just because production car isn't promoted to the enth degree V8 Supercars is, doesn't mean it won't attract viewers. The biggest hurdle is, Ford and Expensive Daewoo won't want to see their cars flogged by imports, nore can they afford to develop models that are capable of doing two laps of a track before falling appart (not a criticism, just fact). That's why a Group C type category with modified production cars could be one option to look at. It can still be a V8 sedan class, and minimum weights could be set. It is dooable, and is far more beneficial for the sport, viewers and manufacturers.

I'm sick of going through all the facts and figures so here's the basic facts that can't be refuted: 1. If you voted for Krudd, you're a f*cking tool! 2. The Libs are sunk unless they grow some balls, turf the Labor stooge Turncoat, and oppose this ETS sh*t! 3. Climate change happens, get over it! 4. Man made climate change is nothing more than a money making load of crap! 5. Supporters of the ETS, Rudd and man made climate change theories are mindless f*cking drones! 6. This country is seriously f*cked if we continue along our current path of pathetic state, federal governments and opposition! 7. Cleaning up pollution needn't involve excessive taxes! 8. Carbon is a natural element and not one of the poloutants we should be targeting! 9. Al Gore is the king tool, who is making billions of $$ from so called green based companies, and ETS brokerage firms! 10. If you try to refute these facts, you're a f*cking tool!

It's not the cars, its the pathetic iPhones. My iToy is the worst phone I've had. I have a Blueant portable bluetooth unit and the iPhone only works on it intermitantly. My old HTC had no problems, nor did my wife's LG. The iPhone is good for music and has a few niftly aps, but for email, and as a phone its more useful as a paperweight.

Givem the General's track record, if Ford brings out a blown V8, Expensive Daewoo will launch a limited edition twin turbo, 7 litre V8 with nitros