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Shock Lowdnes to drive Holden V8Supercar
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:35 am
by OLD FART
Team Vodaphone are switching to Holden due to FORD dumping them due to the teams sponsers colours looking to much like the Red Team
Don't know what you think but I think that Ford have shot themselves in the foot
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:06 am
by KiwiStaz
I heard that and must admit I am surprised on one hand and not on the other. As the (currently) best ford team and yet they have no Ford sponsership. But they supply half the ford chassis to other teams and are willing to walk away from that.
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:22 am
by redzone
yep lowndes is coming home to roost :)
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:27 am
by Alspos
Yep....Ford have shot themselves in the foot. I reckon they'll just start selling Ford and Holden chassis to others.
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:47 am
by panda
Triple 8 Racing are a world-wide organisation. In Europe they race Vauxhalls in the British Touring Car Championship, so they are already associated with GM products. Just makes sense when they got shafted by Ford.
BRING ON 2010 :D :D :D
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:43 am
by RiceThief
Yep ford shot themselves in the foot not just for the on track performance but the off track exposure. Its been ten years since they dropped the ball with the au so this decision must be in celebration of it.
On a lighter note there were 5 other drivers driving 3 different holdens at the last autocross and the starion came out on top :D
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:52 pm
by OLD FART
RiceThief wrote:Yep ford shot themselves in the foot not just for the on track performance but the off track exposure. Its been ten years since they dropped the ball with the au so this decision must be in celebration of it.
On a lighter note there were 5 other drivers driving 3 different holdens at the last autocross and the starion came out on top :D
Hey RT dunno if I will make a comeback you are gatting waaay to fast for an old geezer
BUT then I may just have to to find out if I can still hack it
But seriously you drove very cleanly and smoothly all day so sincere congrats on your win :beer
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:56 pm
by thrash
RiceThief wrote: Its been ten years since they dropped the ball with the au
Sorry, I wasn't here back then.. care to share the history behind this comment?
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:18 pm
by redzone
The AU falcon was a heap of shit both on and off track, and nearly sent ford australia to the wall, thats how bad they were. wannabe ford taurus looking dung beetle haha.
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:30 pm
by thrash
wow.. i was told that the ea falcon was a lemon of a car.. never new the au falcon was the same.. what things were wrong with it?
and the taurus are front wheel drive :P
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:45 pm
by redzone
name a part of the car and it probably fell off a series one AU somewhere
