mercuryturbo Oh look.... a real car, with no hair dryer Donating Members 1,724 Member For: 18y 1m 13d Gender: Male Location: Fear and Loathing in Callala Bay Posted 28/07/09 05:19 AM Share Posted 28/07/09 05:19 AM When Ford pulled out their support Roland Daines hinted that they may have to look at other alternatives to Ford.I hope it aint true guess we'll just to wait & see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIRO F6 Member 1,817 Member For: 15y 8m 4d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane, QLD Posted 28/07/09 06:14 AM Share Posted 28/07/09 06:14 AM Does it really matter what badge is under the sponsorship paint anymore... What Dags??? Sorry mate, but unlike you some of us actually do believe in brand loyalty!At a minimum, Triple 8 will be preparing Holdens as customer cars with Paul Morris Racing on that list. They could continue to run the Vodafone FG's with Lowndes and Whincup, but it seems unlikely. They will also be taking on the FG customer cars of Paul Cruickshank Racing.It looks like there will be 21 Holdens next year and 8 Fords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 4m 28d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 28/07/09 06:43 AM Share Posted 28/07/09 06:43 AM The cars are all basically the same. I don't really care what 888 end up with.Maybe FPR should master running 2 cars before trying with 4.DJR don't have Ford backing either.Anyone who thinks most drivers have brand loyalty doesn't really know much about the sport. Drivers change brands and teams every year. They just want a drive. They're not going to miss a drive just because it's not in the brand the public perceives them to support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIRO F6 Member 1,817 Member For: 15y 8m 4d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane, QLD Posted 28/07/09 07:27 AM Share Posted 28/07/09 07:27 AM I think you will find SBR does have Ford backing. Only SBR and FPR do. They also have a technical partnership between FPR and SBR.DJR has no Ford money and are also rumoured to be apart of this change. They will either jump ship to Expensive Daewoo also, or Triple 8 will prepare FG's for them next year.Most likely senario at the moment is Craig Lowndes will drive a 888 Ford and Whincup will drive a 888 Holden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 7m 9d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 28/07/09 07:33 AM Share Posted 28/07/09 07:33 AM Funny thing about all of this....I am going next Tuesday to meet with CL and JW and do some hot laps with team Vodafone I will try to get a picture with the boys and the GT-EHopefully this rumour is not true and they will stick with Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 4m 28d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 28/07/09 07:34 AM Share Posted 28/07/09 07:34 AM You're right on SBR. I just checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyb Donating Members 1,097 Member For: 16y 3m 9d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast, QLD Posted 28/07/09 10:00 AM Share Posted 28/07/09 10:00 AM If it is true which im doubting, after all it did come from enews id say good riddance to that cheesy little bastard lowndes and that ungrateful sob whingecup. SBR, DJR, and FPR are the Ford teams to get behind. Now watch all the ford 888 sheep return to sbr or fpr who they abandoned because another team was winning.Firstly, it was ford that turned their back on these two... Lowndesy who got second in the championship only a couple of years ago, and Whincup who kicked ass last year, and is doing it again this year has managed to do it without ford backing... Its fords loss, and as for cry babies, what about all the factory backed ford racers who couldn't get their sh*t together. Ford turned it's back on 888 lat year and Whincup is sticking it right up fords racing asshole.I'm hoping for a third manufacturer so I can stick with the 888 boys and stick a fig F**K You to ford racing in oz. I bleed blue blood when it comes to V8's but ford is making mine everything but at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiseanddanny 10.5 @ 132MPH Donating Members 477 Member For: 16y 7m 29d Gender: Male Location: FALCON COUNTRY Posted 28/07/09 10:02 AM Share Posted 28/07/09 10:02 AM As far as I know 888 are a European company VAUXHALL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 7m 9d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 28/07/09 10:03 AM Share Posted 28/07/09 10:03 AM If it is true and 888 go to Holden, I think that next year will be the last year of v8SC as we know itWith GMH going bust and Ford not putting money into all the Ford teams, we will see the teams finding something new.We are seeing it in F1 with all the restrictions, all the big teams are threatning to start a rebel F1 race.I hope we see a move back to the multi maker group C classes of the early 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyb Donating Members 1,097 Member For: 16y 3m 9d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast, QLD Posted 28/07/09 10:04 AM Share Posted 28/07/09 10:04 AM On the mention of money... Whincup was paid $70000 as an apprentice racer for his first year... He kicked ass, and during the last interview I was sure they said he wan now the #1 paid racer in 888. Funny, FPR pay Frost and Richards more... no championship there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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