Originally posted by XAC15T
Don't worry about his 5 Auscar (in a row), Nascar and national production car championship wins. He won 2 2l titles aswell
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Don't worry about his 5 Auscar (in a row), Nascar and national production car championship wins. He won 2 2l titles aswell
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Originally posted by hotgeminiAs if on cue.Originally posted by St00geDon't worry about his 5 Auscar (in a row), Nascar and national production car championship wins. He won 2 2l titles aswell
I note that so much of the cost escalation that effectively killed auscar as a viable class was spearheaded by the jone's boys and their relationship with bob jane.Don't worry, thats just the self-preservation instinct, in my experience you can safely ignore it.Comment
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Sorry - the tumbleweeds must have been too loud when that press release came out.Originally posted by edo
IMHO, Jim> Brock. Who else at his age is still on the pace?Originally posted by edo"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower." - Mark Donahue Penske Porsche 917
"In Japan we no give fark for Subaru" - Trust Japan Technical Director
(TM - AVENGE)
"You can never have enough power. I remember when we had Group B cars... THEN we had enough power!"
Juha Kankkunen - Rally of Argentina '02Comment
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Walter Rohl.Originally posted by itsnotagsrRB26......................AgainComment
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Auscar...woah...awesome. Nascar, cause that was hugely competitve in Aust. Production car racing before it was competitive & 2 litres when he had the only good equipment (and totld his teammate he had to finish second.Originally posted by St00geDon't worry about his 5 Auscar (in a row), Nascar and national production car championship wins. He won 2 2l titles aswell
Snot, to be fair, Brocky has slowed down a lot since his death.Comment
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Death aside, in his final years of touring cars he wasn't really on the pace. Contrast that with Jim, who was still winning Carrera Cup, and co-driving with his son in the Main Game.Originally posted by edo"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower." - Mark Donahue Penske Porsche 917
"In Japan we no give fark for Subaru" - Trust Japan Technical Director
(TM - AVENGE)
"You can never have enough power. I remember when we had Group B cars... THEN we had enough power!"
Juha Kankkunen - Rally of Argentina '02Comment
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I know what you meant...I was just making a very bad joke in very bad taste
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whats funny about this is the story behind him quitting*..
"apparently" he and i think murphy? (ill double check tonight) we're both doing testing at winton. jones reeled off a heap of laps, with fresh tyres etc. he got out and murph got in, and on his first 'observation' lap beat him by nearly 2 seconds
brad wasnt happy about that, and was talking about leaving that day
*i was told this last week by a friend in the know, ill double check the accuracy of my story tonightOriginally posted by RdynoOriginally posted by TripperComment
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well at least he has stayed true to his word.
The interview on ch10 went something along the lines of this.
We need to find out whats costing us that 1/2 a second a stopping our team from being competitive. If thats brad jones being in the drivers seat then brad jones will have to get out of that seat.
Basically he was being a good team boss and treating himself as he would any other driver.this signature intentionally left blankComment
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Shame he didn't realise this long ago! :DOriginally posted by CussCuss"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower." - Mark Donahue Penske Porsche 917
"In Japan we no give fark for Subaru" - Trust Japan Technical Director
(TM - AVENGE)
"You can never have enough power. I remember when we had Group B cars... THEN we had enough power!"
Juha Kankkunen - Rally of Argentina '02Comment
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He's a good driver for sure, not disagreeing with you. But cutting happy laps of the ring isn't the same as racing.Originally posted by fly510"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower." - Mark Donahue Penske Porsche 917
"In Japan we no give fark for Subaru" - Trust Japan Technical Director
(TM - AVENGE)
"You can never have enough power. I remember when we had Group B cars... THEN we had enough power!"
Juha Kankkunen - Rally of Argentina '02Comment
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WTF?Originally posted by itsnotagsr
Walter Röhrl
Teams: Fiat, Opel, Lancia, Audi
World rallies: 75
Championships: 2 (1980, 1982)
Wins:14
Podium finishes: 31
Stage wins: 420
Points: 494
First world rally 1973 Monte Carlo Rally
First win 1975 Acropolis Rally
Last win 1985 San Remo Rally
Last world rally 1987 Acropolis RallyComment
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extremely well put.Originally posted by edo
Another nice bloke, Kevin Barlett. and Norm Beechey.
Brad Jones? who's he? :rotflol:Originally posted by Stix ZOriginally posted by JimComment
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I'm not faulting his career. On the contrary - it was spectacular. I'm talking about what he is doing now. Find me someone his age that is still racing at a top level.
Originally posted by a777"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower." - Mark Donahue Penske Porsche 917
"In Japan we no give fark for Subaru" - Trust Japan Technical Director
(TM - AVENGE)
"You can never have enough power. I remember when we had Group B cars... THEN we had enough power!"
Juha Kankkunen - Rally of Argentina '02Comment
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