Ace blind leading the blind Member 3,657 Member For: 16y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Mt Alford, Queensland Posted 31/07/09 02:58 AM Share Posted 31/07/09 02:58 AM I dont get it - if I was running ford - the minute the 888 team stopped putting the ford badge on the car they should have done everything in their power to contract lowndes and whincup again - that way they might loose the team but would still have the drivers - I personally think that lowndes is not over the moon about the move but seeing as though he has a binding contract for 888 next year and none with ford he doesnt really have a choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete A Member 442 Member For: 15y 11m 8d Gender: Male Location: Castle Hill NSW Posted 31/07/09 03:14 AM Share Posted 31/07/09 03:14 AM Ps. Ford Bring back Ambrose........(the whisper is possibly 2011/12).....the rumour mill at it's finest.Ive heard that too! His contract runs out then. That would be something! As long as he races for Ford and not bloody Toyota! lolRoland Dane is scum, 888 had been in breach of there continuing ford contracts for years. Roland had a choice honor his contract with ford or loose funding. He chose to loose the funding. Roland wanted to race scumadores all along it was just his manipulative way of going about it that made half the idiots on here blame ford for what has happened.888 are a disgraceInteresting perspective. I think there are a lot on this forum that don't blame Ford for this. But I am interested in your perspective of 888 and why you draw that conclusion. I'm not doubting you, just interested in more explanation. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azasturbo Member 206 Member For: 15y 9m 28d Posted 31/07/09 03:31 AM Share Posted 31/07/09 03:31 AM Hey Pete, Just my opinion from what I have gathered from the letters from ford to its employees and comments and press releases by roland over the past 6 months.He signed a contract with ford prior to vodafone coming on board that stipulated the use of blue on the cars, He refused but gladly kept taking fords cash.Roland has made comments that due to the vauxhall alliance he always wanted to go Expensive Daewoo but they were pre occupied at scheming Tom back into ownership of HRT and werent interested.And everything ive heard Ambrose say is that when Nascars done and dusted he wont be racing anymore he has achieved all he set out to in supercars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIRO F6 Member 1,817 Member For: 15y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane, QLD Posted 31/07/09 04:00 AM Share Posted 31/07/09 04:00 AM If I was Lowndes or Whincup and I had to choose between 888 or Ford, I know which one I'd pick. Sorry Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6 RAPID Formerly Turbo6 Donating Members 2,332 Member For: 21y 10m 4d Location: North Brisbane Posted 31/07/09 04:24 AM Share Posted 31/07/09 04:24 AM Go Courtney and Jim Beam I say!Farkin turncoats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 6m 17d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 31/07/09 05:17 AM Share Posted 31/07/09 05:17 AM 888 made a smart business decision... Nothing more, nothing less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIRO F6 Member 1,817 Member For: 15y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane, QLD Posted 31/07/09 10:07 AM Share Posted 31/07/09 10:07 AM Sorry guys, but I could talk about this subject for weeks on end.After seeing this weekends practice times, my money's on 888 finding it tough next year and FPR and DJR becoming even stronger. If HRT havnt been able to topple the Fords then 888 aint going to do it all that easyily. Crazy thing is they will be up against themselves in DJR.Motorsport will always be a strange game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macka'sxr6t Member 1,480 Member For: 20y 5m 15d Location: Mildura Posted 31/07/09 10:54 AM Share Posted 31/07/09 10:54 AM Lownsey should hand his shame.Never means never, retire and make a come back to the blue oval in 2 yearsWINCUP IS A WANKER he was going to retire in 3 years we now know how he can a FORD it !!!!!!!!Man I hope triple nuff nuff nuff win, the applause will be deafening but the booooooes I will hear in Mildura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet jockey Member 36 Member For: 20y 8m 21d Posted 31/07/09 10:45 PM Share Posted 31/07/09 10:45 PM Guess it was a business decision on 888's part. Would love to see Vodafone make a business decision to drop them when they stop winning next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercuryturbo Oh look.... a real car, with no hair dryer Donating Members 1,724 Member For: 18y 3m 1d Gender: Male Location: Fear and Loathing in Callala Bay Posted 01/08/09 12:35 AM Share Posted 01/08/09 12:35 AM A couple of years ago I worked in the 888 merchandise tent at Oran Park & the overall feeling I got from the full-time employees was that they didnt give a rats ass what kind of cars they had they just wanted to be there racing.You cant really blame Triple 8 for making the decision, as has been stated previously its all about business & if Ford chose to discontinue their backing for whatever reason, then 888 has to go to where the money is.Having said that I immediatley tore down the 888 poster I had in my garage & will ebay my 07 team jacket lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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