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Old 10-09-2011, 02:06 PM
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wow looked like a hell of a track!!! wish we had one like that in the states, although i am sure there would be lots of car casualties each day!
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Great racing as usual in that series. Speed covered it live last night, but I did not get to see the end.
Old 10-09-2011, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Everett Ogilvie
Great racing as usual in that series. Speed covered it live last night, but I did not get to see the end.
first and second was about 3 foot difference. Very exciting Some of the best racing aroind
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Originally Posted by dvandentop
wow looked like a hell of a track!!! wish we had one like that in the states, although i am sure there would be lots of car casualties each day!
It was awesome to watch and what a track layout. You could see driveways onto the track even. It was darn narrow!
Old 10-09-2011, 02:34 PM
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Great camera views, great commentary.

What Grand Am aspires to be.
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Originally Posted by Short-Throw
Great camera views, great commentary.

What Grand Am aspires to be.
Old 10-09-2011, 03:43 PM
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What Grand Am aspires to be.
I happen to like Grand Am! But, right now I don't think there is better racing than these V8 Supercars - simply incredible - those guys are NUTS !
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I don't normally watch racing, but I like that series.

The last few laps were fantastic.
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Originally Posted by Everett Ogilvie
Great racing as usual in that series. Speed covered it live last night, but I did not get to see the end.
i watched from around 11-1am but couldnt stay awake fell asleep on the couch lol.

that car that started on fire was nuts
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ALMS coverage should be as good. Was closer to a street curcuit than a road course, but with 300' dropoffs you've got to make some allowences./:\
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The finish was great (I saw it because the end of the show cut into the F1 race broadcast.) That track is seriously excellent!

If you *really* want to laugh, watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr1a81v-zsg



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Old 10-09-2011, 05:29 PM
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Great racing! That track looks like fun, and very fast. There didn't appear to be any corners that were very slow.
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Originally Posted by Zoxxo
The finish was great (I saw it because the end of the show cut into the F1 race broadcast.) That track is seriously excellent!

If you *really* want to laugh, watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr1a81v-zsg



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That is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. I saw the shorter version of that during the coverage yesterday, but this one is hilarious.
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I love those cars. Grand Am will never be like the Aussie touring cars. Those guys can really drive with such close racing and not a lot of hits.
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Originally Posted by racerbob4
Grand Am will never be like the Aussie touring cars.
If you want to know why there are so few Americans in Indy cars and none in F1, watch Brit Touring Cars, DTM, and AussieV8's and keep in mind these are the failed open wheel drivers in these countries.
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Originally Posted by Zoxxo
NOT THE CORSKSCREW!!

saw most of the race last night. good fun! i wish speed would show more racing like this.

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Old 10-09-2011, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by diddiyo
NOT THE CORSKSCREW!!

saw most of the race last night. good fun! i wish speed would show more racing like this.
.... great race!
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Originally Posted by diddiyo
saw most of the race last night. good fun! i wish speed would show more racing like this.
Speed showed *all* of the V8 races this past season and I expect they will do so next season, too. Unfortunately, Bathurst makes all the other tracks seriously dull by comparison. Whether V8 is paying Speed for the coverage or not is the $100 question. V8 wants to spread into other (international) markets and given their success they no doubt have the cash to pay for that expansion. And, given that they are set to race at the Circuit Of The Americas starting in 2013, guess who'll have the inside track on covering the races?

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Originally Posted by Jason
If you want to know why there are so few Americans in Indy cars and none in F1, watch Brit Touring Cars, DTM, and AussieV8's and keep in mind these are the failed open wheel drivers in these countries.


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