TOM1111 Member 631 Member For: 17y 10m 21d Gender: Male Location: newcastle Posted 24/10/08 10:27 PM Share Posted 24/10/08 10:27 PM tmac450 said: Because a true champion rises to the challenge.like all the other champions who end up cruising around winning nothing??? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/50995-skaife-to-retire/page/4/#findComment-755236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrfttf Member 131 Member For: 16y 10m 22d Gender: Male Location: S.E Suburbs! Posted 25/10/08 02:37 AM Share Posted 25/10/08 02:37 AM think he knows him time is coming! As the old saying goes if ya can't handle the heat, get out the kitchen! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/50995-skaife-to-retire/page/4/#findComment-755310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 25/10/08 03:26 AM Share Posted 25/10/08 03:26 AM Sign'O'The times.....a rat bailing from a sinking ship.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/50995-skaife-to-retire/page/4/#findComment-755327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
7MA61 Member 471 Member For: 17y 10m 6d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 26/10/08 06:56 AM Share Posted 26/10/08 06:56 AM tmac450 said: Win number 9 was after he lodged a proted against the 1st and 2nd placed Sierras for running incorrect door trims. The winning cars wer disqualified without a right to apeal.Watching the DVDs on the history of Bathurst those Sierras were booted for running illegal fuel not door trims. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/50995-skaife-to-retire/page/4/#findComment-755741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 26/10/08 07:25 AM Share Posted 26/10/08 07:25 AM Dont let the truth get in the way of a public hanging.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/50995-skaife-to-retire/page/4/#findComment-755755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac450 Member 1,650 Member For: 18y 9m 14d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 26/10/08 10:02 PM Author Share Posted 26/10/08 10:02 PM 7MA61 said: Watching the DVDs on the history of Bathurst those Sierras were booted for running illegal fuel not door trims.There have been three theories, one was the door trims, the other the wheel arches, another fuel.I remember vividly watching the race, and it was definatly Brock and his team who lodged the protest. Fuel can't be right because they made the decision immediatly after the race, they all pretty much get their fuel from the same source, and Brock and Co. wouldn't have had a clue as to what fuel they were running.The biggest thing with the Sierra disqualification is that, it was determined after, there was no advantage, and the simple fact that they passed srcutineering before the race, in the exact same trim, with the same fuel as they used during the race. The team tried to appeal (as per the rules) based on the fact that they'd passed earlier scrutineering, but they were refused. You have to admit that the whole episode with the Sierras is a little odd.My piont earlier was that the likes of Perkins and Richards have just as many legitimate, unassisted wins at Bathurst as Brock, yet they get almost no recognition for it. Brock certainly was good, but I'm just highlighting the fact that much of his status is the result of PR, and as time goes by, the greater he appears to have been ("The older I get, the better I was"). Bathurst is as much to do with luck as skill, look as Seaton, the greatest driver to never win on the mountain.While I'm on the topic of Sierras, did you know that Dick Johnson used to run 'grenade' engines in his Sierras for Bathurst qualifying. They'd wind the boost up to around 30lbs, get over 600 bhp, then change the motors for the race. This is one of the reasons they changed the rules to penalise cars that change engines. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/50995-skaife-to-retire/page/4/#findComment-756009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SILK RSPEC Donating Members 193 Member For: 17y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Southside Posted 26/10/08 10:49 PM Share Posted 26/10/08 10:49 PM ahh the good old day's when bathurst was really cool sierras, skylines, bmw's, fords, commodores, that was great racing, wish they would bring it back instead of v8 super sluts... I mean cars Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/50995-skaife-to-retire/page/4/#findComment-756018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 26/10/08 11:12 PM Share Posted 26/10/08 11:12 PM Nowdays you have sponsors slugging there drivers....http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0...5012789,00.html Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/50995-skaife-to-retire/page/4/#findComment-756019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 21y 1m 24d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 27/10/08 12:51 AM Share Posted 27/10/08 12:51 AM Fark Get on the podium mofo or I'll headbutt ya! :o Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/50995-skaife-to-retire/page/4/#findComment-756047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac450 Member 1,650 Member For: 18y 9m 14d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 27/10/08 01:41 AM Author Share Posted 27/10/08 01:41 AM That's one way to ensure you get your money's worth.I bet he was full of lunatic soup. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/50995-skaife-to-retire/page/4/#findComment-756061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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