Is Rick Kelly A Cheat?

[Adam]

Threads merged.

The result would not be a draw and a joint championship between Kelly and Lowndes. Lowndes won more races so the championship would be his.

I don't think they should of changed anything, as I said earlier...

I didn't expect the officals to change anything, why should they really? If this was any other race of the year we wouldn't even be discussing it now. Lowndes also made some silly mistakes throughout the year and any of those could be pointed out as "the moment" he lost the title.

I really wanted Lowndes to win as I feel Kelly didn't do enough through the year to deserve it and it is only because of the stupid points system that he had the chance to win.

In my mind the 2006 championship will always be remembered as the year when nobody won. Instead, the trophy was stolen with bullying tactics and unsportman like behavior from someone that knew they didn't have the pace to RACE and win.

[PhantomFox6]

In my opinion, given the extreme and unresolvable controversy of Race 3, it would have been a better outcome for the sport to have declared at yesterday's hearing that Race 3 be classed null and void for the championship.

Therefore, the points score would revert to that after Race 2 - resulting in a draw, and the awarding of joint championship to Kelly and Lowndes.

A much better outcome than the bitterness and division that we have now.

Peter C

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Joint championship

Maybe in fairyland!

Too much money has been pumped into this competition for there to be no outright winner.

Sounds like you got a bit of HSV inya- no ford fan would even contemplate a shared title. All or nothing.

[Fat-Tony]

I hear ive been compared to P R I C K Kelly

Ian

[fastwrx]

the old saying in motorsport

"there are only two types of drivers in motorsport.....losers and cheats.....and here are the rules to cheat by...."

[lowfly]

If this is the way V8 supercars are going, or should I say the V8 Expensive Daewoo cup of snivelling little cock suckers, well they can shove it up their . 3 cars in 3 race's in the same round to get black flags tells me this is not so even!!! I've had it with this . Lowdes is the champ in my mind so f*ck em.

[IH8TOADS]

Think about next year boys and shazzy!!, Lowndes is hungry.... his team is constantly improving after numberous bouts of bad luck, the time will come and it will be sooooo sweet!!!!!

[IH8TOADS]

from the youtube vid it looks like both lowndsy and *beep* both came into the corner hot.... compared to Todd anyway.

[tmac450]

In my opinion, given the extreme and unresolvable controversy of Race 3, it would have been a better outcome for the sport to have declared at yesterday's hearing that Race 3 be classed null and void for the championship.

Therefore, the points score would revert to that after Race 2 - resulting in a draw, and the awarding of joint championship to Kelly and Lowndes.

A much better outcome than the bitterness and division that we have now.

Peter C

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Joint championship

Maybe in fairyland!

Too much money has been pumped into this competition for there to be no outright winner.

Sounds like you got a bit of HSV inya- no ford fan would even contemplate a shared title. All or nothing.

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In all forms of motorsport, tied points will result in a count back. In a count back, the win is awarded to the one who finished the highest in the last race or round. In this case it would be Lownds.

Ford should pull out of this series and put the money into something else. The fact that they managed to win Bathurst and the last 3 titles is an extraordinary effort when you considder how they've had things stacked against them for so long.

[Lumpen]

Ford should pull out of this series and put the money into something else.  The fact that they managed to win Bathurst and the last 3 titles is an extraordinary effort when you considder how they've had things stacked against them for so long.

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I can see all the headlines now.

FORD ANNOUNCES RETURN TO SERIES PRODUCTION

FORD PHASE V GTHO RELEASED

SUPERCAR SCARE - 180MPH SEDANS (Harold Scruby Reports)

GTHO PHASE VI PROGRAM CANCELLED

FORD WITHDRAWS FROM ALL FACTORY BACKED RACING IN AUSTRALIA

FORD DROPS V8

Lumpy

[Mercury Silver]

Ford should pull out of this series and put the money into something else.  The fact that they managed to win Bathurst and the last 3 titles is an extraordinary effort when you considder how they've had things stacked against them for so long.

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I can see all the headlines now.

FORD ANNOUNCES RETURN TO SERIES PRODUCTION

FORD PHASE V GTHO RELEASED

SUPERCAR SCARE - 180MPH SEDANS (Harold Scruby Reports)

GTHO PHASE VI PROGRAM CANCELLED

FORD WITHDRAWS FROM ALL FACTORY BACKED RACING IN AUSTRALIA

FORD DROPS V8

Lumpy

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I could live with that just to get my grubby little fingers on a 'Phase V'.

Problem is Ford Australia has been in the shadow of Expensive Daewoo for so long they have forgotten how to take the big stick to them.

In any case the whole sport has gone stale. I say bring back the other makes of cars and classes and make it interesting again. A bombed XR6T screaming down Conrod Straight...............if only Avesco was listening to the fans instead of the money weilding sponsors who are only there because of us anyway.