V8SC Rd11 & IndyCars @ Surfers Paradise - October 23-26

garbo · PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:45 am

Steve Owen will be driving for TKR this weekend. Kayne Scott is driving in the NZV8s, and Chris Pither hasn't recovered from his Bathurst injuries. Don't know what his injuries were, might be to do with lightening the teams wallet even further.
http://www.nzracer.com/2700.html

Owen will be the quickest driver in the car this year, but I'd be amazed if he cracked the Top 15.

Speedworx · PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:14 pm

Gaara wrote:

The V8's will be on Motors TV and the Indycar will be shown on Sky Sports. Both delayed rather then live

I can't see anything in my tv guide for it on Sky Sports.

Gaara · PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:47 pm

They said it was delayed, Sunday afternoon.

Edit: Hmm, seems it's been dropped

Speedworx · PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:04 pm

Found it:

Monday night (tues morning) Sky Sports Extra 00:30-02:30

Ospi · PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:05 am

Thanks for the heads up, have the news at the ready.

This weekend is underrated, so much leet support racing around a tight challenging street circuit with a 28 grid field for the main event.

Gonna be fkn awesome.

Scirocco · PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:03 am

The day has finished, im heading over tonight to my unit and will stay there for the weekend. Cant believe i missed a flip!

garbo · PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:04 am

Day 1 Results
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Formula 3 Practice
Formula 3 Qualifying
Formula 3 Race 1
Aussie Racing Cars - Practice
Aussie Racing Cars - Qualifying
Aussie Racing Cars - Race 1
Carrera Cup - Practice
Carrera Cup - Qualifying
Carrera Cup - Race 1

luke · PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:08 am

Because the carrera cup cars don't have slowdown laps cars use their final lap as a slow down lap. Car 11 was the last car on track on his hotlap. When you have 7 cars into the turn 1 area slowing to enter their paddock he went across the line flat. He missed 1 car but hit washington in the rear and flipped onto the roof. Juniper is in his back up car and washington may not be back out for the weekend.

A few pics from me.

Littlec · PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:56 am

luke wrote:

That one is awesome

luke · PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:22 am

Here is another shot from the lap before.

Cartman · PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:31 pm

Reminder for U.S viewers, the race will air in tape-delay (I think) Sunday at 11pm on ESPN2.

garbo · PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:57 pm

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Gabriel · PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:57 pm

cartmanRULES wrote:

Reminder for U.S viewers, the race will air in tape-delay (I think) Sunday at 11pm on ESPN2.

It will be live Saturday night on ESPN Classic.

garbo · PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:24 pm

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 28,00.html

Quote:

IndyCar fate known within a fortnight
Article from: The Advertiser
GUY HAND

October 23, 2008 12:14pm

THE fate of the Gold Coast IndyCar race for 2009 and beyond will be sealed within a fortnight of this weekend's event.

Indy 300 chairman Terry Mackenroth says negotiations to keep the race in Queensland will be held over the four-day race weekend, starting today.

Organisers want a five-year contract to continue running the event.

Speculation over the race's future has been rife in recent weeks due to an impasse between US Indy bosses and the Queensland Government over next year's race dates.

IndyCar officials are understood to want next year's event moved to late September or early October, which would mean a suicidal calendar clash with either the AFL or NRL grand final.

The Queensland Government, which pumps $11 million a year into the Surfers Paradise street race, wants the event to continue in the late October slot occupied for the past decade.

But Mackenroth said today he was confident negotiations would be successful and the race's future would be secured long-term.

He has set a deadline of 14 days from Sunday to determine whether it continues.

And he confirmed the government was seeking a five-year deal.

"We will be holding a number of meetings over the weekend. If an agreement can be reached, a binding contract will be signed within 14 days of the event,'' Mackenroth said.

"It's what we've agreed on and what we intend to do. It is our intention to make a very clear statement within 14 days of the event.''

The Gold Coast Indy has been run on the Gold Coast since 1991.

Support racing began today with the IndyCars and V8 Supercars taking to the Surfers Paradise street circuit for the first time tomorrow.

- AAP

garbo · PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:04 am

There is a stream currently running for IndyCar practice at www.indycar.com

Live Timing & Scoring isn't wanting to work for me though.

I know Danica was 24th and last after having completed around 13 laps.

StefMeister · PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:20 am

Perhaps unsurprisngly, All 12 drivers that have raced here before are in the top 12. The drivers that have never raced here before are several seconds off the pace of those 12 while they learn the track.

Thus far 4 yellows, Hunter-Reay spun & stalled, Helio has gone down an espace road & stalled trying to spin it back round, Servia went head-on in to a tyre wall & now Ed Carpenter has brought out the 4th yellow with a spin & stall.

Online stream's video has been horrendously laggy

, the Audio has been OK fortunately

The Live Timing hasn't worked all session

The promoter of this race think the Indy 500 is not a points race for any series, which was quite funny :lol:

garbo · PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:28 am

StefMeiser wrote:

Perhaps unsurprisngly, All 12 drivers that have raced here before are in the top 12. The drivers that have never raced here before are several seconds off the pace of those 12 while they learn the track.

Thus far 4 yellows, Hunter-Reay spun & stalled, Helio has gone down an espace road & stalled trying to spin it back round, Servia went head-on in to a tyre wall & now Ed Carpenter has brought out the 4th yellow with a spin & stall.

Online stream's video has been horrendously laggy

, the Audio has been OK fortunately

The Live Timing hasn't worked all session

The promoter of this race think the Indy 500 is not a points race for any series, which was quite funny :lol:

I'd be amazed if the on-track commentators had seen an IndyCar race before (aside from the Indy 500), given the complete lack on non-PayTV coverage here. They may have seen some CCWS as they were getting Legge and Patrick confused for a moment.

StefMeister · PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:30 am

Tagliani brings out the 5th yellow with a spin which resulted in slight contact with the wall at the Turn 7/8 chicane.

JB-F1 · PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:36 am

Dario's looking pretty good right now. I was expecting him to be a bit rusty. I guess that's why he's a champion

StefMeister · PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:37 am

1st Practice Results:

TBK-Light.com

V8SC Rd11 & IndyCars @ Surfers Paradise - October 23-26

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