Ford wins

[fireball]

any one care?

[James Deuce]

Yes! Details please.

I can't find anything on the Internet about anything other than Thugby thanks to the ABs.

[sunhuntin]

first 3 places taken by ford, with holden coming 4th. wouldnt have a clue who was driving, though.

[deanohit]

Man that was close, Lowndes an ford 1 2 3, Murphy and holden 4. What a battle in the last 5 laps.

[Kiwifire72]

yeah was a close race epsc on 47 plasma in the bedroom lol
should have watched it on the 50 in the lounge and invited a few friends
would have been better if they were racing bikes though

[fireball]

yeah was a close race epsc on 47 plasma in the bedroom lol
should have watched it on the 50 in the lounge and invited a few friends
would have been better if they were racing bikes though

i agree!

just got home from a ride with kiwifruit and jrandom to a house full of guys watching the race

both me and jrandom just shook our heads and said bikes are better!

[MSTRS]

:gob:We was robbed, I tells ya. Bloody tagteam ford tactics:nono:

[Shadows]

It was the ref's fault wasn't it?

[deanohit]

It was the ref's fault wasn't it?
You
have givin out too much bling blah blah blah.:lol:

[98tls]

Holden were lucky it rained otherwise they wouldnt have had a car in the top 6:wari:Theres a particulary annoying old basterd at work thats Holden mad and when i bought my Falcon he had a bit to say,will be havin a bit to say to him tommorow:banana:

[Maha]

It was the ref's fault wasn't it?

No....it was the Ford Pass.........:killingme

[Edbear]

No....it was the Ford Pass.........:killingme




Brilliant!!!!!:killingme:killingme:killingme:2thum bsup

[doc]

Holden's are so yesterday......

[fireball]

yeah them fords eh......

better luck next time???

GO SUZUKI!!!

[deanohit]

Oh man, this thread has me in stitches!!!

[Kiwifire72]

Hyosung will win it next yr lol

[Maha]

Brilliant!!!!!:killingme:killingme:killingme:2thum bsup

It was toooooo easy Ed!....I was Holden myself back really...like Murph did...ok i stop now....:(

[Edbear]

It was toooooo easy Ed!....I was Holden myself back really...like Murph did...ok i stop now....:(




Why stop now...?:lol:

[fireball]

Why stop now...?:lol:

you are being very fordward with your request!

[Edbear]

you are being very fordward with your request!



Jus' please don't "sin-bin" me for ten minutes! I'll be good, honest!:rolleyes:

[fireball]

Jus' please don't "sin-bin" me for ten minutes! I'll be good, honest!:rolleyes:

BAH HA HA HA HA :drinknsin:killingme

its ok ive bean and gone now!

[Kiwifire72]

Now back to the real topic of this thread who won the rugy race at bathurst????

[roadracingoldfart]

Well at least Scaife got more than 300 metres this year !!!!

Its a shame about poor old MIDPACK MURPHY though hahahahaha :bleh::nya:

GO THE BLUE OVAL :first: :woohoo: :clap:

Boy im glad Ford won , its gonna make work alot better tomorrow.
(im the foreman at a Ford workshop ) :yeah:

[98tls]

Well at least Scaife got more than 300 metres this year !!!!

Its a shame about poor old MIDPACK MURPHY though hahahahaha :bleh::nya:

GO THE BLUE OVAL :first: :woohoo: :clap:

Boy im glad Ford won , its gonna make work alot better tomorrow.
(im the foreman at a Ford workshop ) :yeah: Murphy will stamp his feet and blame someone else.....was hoping the prick would crash when it got wet.Was really happy for Dick Johnson,hes a ledgend and was really wishing they would come in first.

[Edbear]

Now back to the real topic of this thread who won the rugy race at bathurst????



Well, the Kangaroo won qualifying... :cool:Shame they don't train them for rugby...:lol:

[roadracingoldfart]

Murphy will stamp his feet and blame someone else.....was hoping the prick would crash when it got wet.Was really happy for Dick Johnson,hes a ledgend and was really wishing they would come in first.


Ahhh !! but i didnt want MIDPACKER (FUDGEPACKER) to crash , i wanted to see him get beaten by the 3 fords in front of him heheehhahahahaha
He is a winging moaning prick and he alwasy has an excuse ready for his own failures and if it wasnt for daddy he would be a nothing.

[98tls]

Ahhh !! but i didnt want MIDPACKER (FUDGEPACKER) to crash , i wanted to see him get beaten by the 3 fords in front of him heheehhahahahaha
He is a winging moaning prick and he alwasy has an excuse ready for his own failures and if it wasnt for daddy he would be a nothing. Agreed,is it true Fords got a new shape Falcon for next year?bit of a bugger really as ive only just got a BAXR6.

[oldguy]

Its been a BLUE BLUE day:crybaby::crybaby:think I'll have another beer:apint:

[Edbear]

Its been a BLUE BLUE day:crybaby::crybaby:think I'll have another beer:apint:



Don't be sad! The cars are so similar, (same brakes even), it's really down to drivers and a bit o' luck.

Like the AB's game, (and not taking anything away from the French who gave the AB's a lesson in defensive play), professional sports is often more about a random bad call or a bit of bad luck, (hate that word - 'luck', but what else fits?), that often the "best team" doesn't win in the end.

The AB's didn't play their best game and had they won it would have been an escape by the skin of their teeth, so the send-off and the forward pass cost them dearly.

Personally I like both Holdens and Fords for their respective strengths and am mindful of their respective weaknesses, so I don't get too upset whoever wins.

[oldguy]

Don't be sad! The cars are so similar, (same brakes

Like the AB's game, (and not taking anything away from the French

Personally I like both Holdens and Fords for their respective strengths and am mindful of their respective weaknesses, so I don't get too upset whoever wins. agree with you there, I had a feeling the ABs would have trouble with the French, was hoping I was wrong.

Ive always been a fan of Lowndes, hes always got a smile on his face, seems a friendly sort of guy.

[Zukin]

yeah them fords eh......

better luck next time???

GO SUZUKI!!!


Fords are good, and yes Suzuki's are good too, especially when they are entering the WRC (World Rally Championship) next year :Punk:

[Tonka]

Seeing the Blue Oval taking the top three positions brought a smile to my dial :yes: Well done Lowdnesy!!

[Wolf]

Ford won?!

Fuck, I was hoping Yamaha would.


No....it was the Ford Pass.........:killingme
Sheer brilliance!

[unhingedlizard]

Yamaha would have problems winning the R1 cup at the moment.

[Beemer]

I never care who wins (unless it's a kiwi!) but it's still good fun to watch.

[Bass]

Well at least Scaife got more than 300 metres this year !!!!

Its a shame about poor old MIDPACK MURPHY though hahahahaha :bleh::nya:

GO THE BLUE OVAL :first: :woohoo: :clap:

Boy im glad Ford won , its gonna make work alot better tomorrow.
(im the foreman at a Ford workshop ) :yeah:

I used to own a Holden but now I own a Ford because it was cheaper.

I have discovered what is meant by " You get what you pay for".

Having said that - Loundes deserved his win.

[scumdog]

I used to own a Holden but now I own a Ford because it was cheaper.

I have discovered what is meant by " You get what you pay for".

Having said that - Loundes deserved his win.

That explains why Police use Commodores........cheap-as.

[Lias]

I'm officially in mourning :crybaby:

[SDU]

First On Race Day:first:

:second: :third: :rockon:

[peasea]

I never care who wins (unless it's a kiwi!) but it's still good fun to watch.

What he said. It's the only day of the year I stare at the tv for hours and do bugger all else. (Apart from some elbow bending that is)

[peasea]

That explains why Police use Commodores........cheap-as.

Read; good value for money.

[Bass]

That explains why Police use Commodores........cheap-as.
Does that also apply to the occupants?

[Maha]

Does that also apply to the occupants?

The ones in the back seat maybe Neil......:niceone:

[Finn]

That explains why Police use Commodores........cheap-as.

Now that Helen has one of her sisters in charge, you'll be taking the bus soon...

"Follow that car!"... "Exact change please officer."... "Doh!"

[The Stranger]

Well at least Scaife got more than 300 metres this year !!!!

Its a shame about poor old MIDPACK MURPHY though hahahahaha :bleh::nya:

GO THE BLUE OVAL :first: :woohoo: :clap:

Boy im glad Ford won , its gonna make work alot better tomorrow.
(im the foreman at a Ford workshop ) :yeah:

Yeah way to go ford.
When you only have 2 horses in a race and one hasn't won for about 10yrs they kind of had to change the rules aye.

[scumdog]

Yeah way to go ford.
When you only have 2 horses in a race and one hasn't won for about 10yrs they kind of had to change the rules aye.

Yeah, they probabaly did a forward pass too...

[scumdog]

Read; good value for money.

Fuck all value for fuck all money you're trying to say??:wait:

[peasea]

Fuck all value for fuck all money you're trying to say??:wait:

I take it you're not a Holden fan?
Our 5.7 Berlina does everything we want it to, comfortably. What more could you want from any car?

[scumdog]

I take it you're not a Holden fan?
Our 5.7 Berlina does everything we want it to, comfortably. What more could you want from any car?

Im a 'Ford' man as much as I'm a 'Harley' man - just personal choice, I only 'knock' other brands to get a bite or to retaliate to somebody else who is 'other-brand' one-eyed.

I'd be quite happy to use my '66 T-bird as a daily driver if it wasn't so thirsty.
Smooth, comfortable, easy to drive and stylish. Lacks only A/C to make it perfect.


Each to their own.

[peasea]

Im a 'Ford' man as much as I'm a 'Harley' man - just personal choice, I only 'knock' other brands to get a bite or to retaliate to somebody else who is 'other-brand' one-eyed.

I'd be quite happy to use my '66 T-bird as a daily driver if it wasn't so thirsty.
Smooth, comfortable, easy to drive and stylish. Lacks only A/C to make it perfect.


Each to their own.

Mechanical politics is quite funny sometimes; some people get so uptight about it, regardless of how many wheels we're talking about.

How did a 66 T'bird escape the factory without air?

[scumdog]

Mechanical politics is quite funny sometimes; some people get so uptight about it, regardless of how many wheels we're talking about.

How did a 66 T'bird escape the factory without air?

Got it in Salem, Oregon - climate similar to (or cooler than) this end of the country, I guess the guy that bought it new figured A/C wouldn't be needed that much.

[Bass]

Im a 'Ford' man as much as I'm a 'Harley' man - just personal choice, I only 'knock' other brands to get a bite or to retaliate to somebody else who is 'other-brand' one-eyed.

I'd be quite happy to use my '66 T-bird as a daily driver if it wasn't so thirsty.
Smooth, comfortable, easy to drive and stylish. Lacks only A/C to make it perfect.


Each to their own.

OK,
Since I kicked this part of the discussion off, I'll rise to the bait.
I've owned a Holden and currently own a Ford. The only reason that I own a large car is that I play in a band and need to move around a fair bit of gear. I don't feel safe in a van.
So I have no axe to grind either way.
The Holden I owned was much less well appointed/equipped, less powerful and less comfortable than the Ford I own now.
The Holden also cost about twice as much in real terms although that has much more to do with what has happened to large car's prices in recent years than anything else.
When I bought the Ford earlier this year, the equivalent Holden was about $2500 dearer and I paid $17,500 for the Futura with 80k on the clock.
It's a magnificent machine for the money. All the goodies, right down to leather seats and has nearly as much wick as my mate's ol Clubsport - in a station wagon FFS.
However, from behind the wheel, the Holden which was 10 years older was WAY more economical and more importantly, I had much more confidence that if the shit hit the fan, I had the handling and control to duck around it.
The Ford does not inspire that confidence.

A zillion airbags is not really a good substitute

[Edbear]

Our 5.7 Berlina does everything we want it to, comfortably. What more could you want from any car?


Im a 'Ford' man as much as I'm a 'Harley' man - just personal choice, I only 'knock' other brands to get a bite or to retaliate to somebody else who is 'other-brand' one-eyed.

I'd be quite happy to use my '66 T-bird as a daily driver if it wasn't so thirsty.
Smooth, comfortable, easy to drive and stylish. Lacks only A/C to make it perfect.

Each to their own.


Agree with you both! Our '96 Honda Legend is a big, soft, marshmellow with climate-air and heated leather seats, 3.5lt V-6 and a tricky auto. Sold for about $100k new! Stylish it most definitely isn't, a plain-jane sleeper, more like! The boys in blue never give it a second glance... Handling is pretty average, but boy it's got some stick when you give it the gas!

Kinda car you get in and start out, then don't wanna stop! Bit too hungry for town use, so we use the Pulsar, but very economical on a trip. Run it on 98, though.

I know this has absolutely nothing to do with Ford winning Bathurst, but as the thread said, "Who cares?":innocent:

[Bass]

Agree with you both! Our '96 Honda Legend is a big, soft, marshmellow with climate-air and heated leather seats, 3.5lt V-6 and a tricky auto. innocent:


FFS it's front wheel drive!!!!!
On a biker website yet!!!
You orta be ashamed

[Edbear]

FFS it's front wheel drive!!!!!
On a biker website yet!!!
You orta be ashamed



Ummm! Well... it is a Honda...:yes:


(I have no shame...:nya:)

[Wolf]

Ummm! Well... it is a Honda...

A Honda? You really should be ashamed...

[peasea]

I must say, the word 'marshmallow' is appropriate. The first thing we did with the V8 was drop it 30mm with stiffer springs and added good shocks. IMHO car manufacturers release cars with suspension that's way to floppy and spongy. (Just like a certain US bike manufacturer I could mention....)

We run that V8 on a daily basis and it ain't that thirsty, modern engines are pretty fuel efficient and I'm oh-so conservative on that 'loud' pedal.

:devil2:

[Edbear]

A Honda? You really should be ashamed...



And the umbrella's a nice touch,too, I thought...:blip:

[scumdog]

IMHO car manufacturers release cars with suspension that's way to floppy and spongy. (Just like a certain US bike manufacturer I could mention....)

We run that V8 on a daily basis and it ain't that thirsty, modern engines are pretty fuel efficient and I'm oh-so conservative on that 'loud' pedal.

:devil2:

But it's fun with marshmallow 60's suspension to go over judder-bars without slowing down - you don't feel a thing!

(and the boy-racer behind you locks up his wheels and then has to waddle his way over the bars slowly)

And fuel efficient? Of course it is, efficiently guzzles its way through expensive fuel at less than 14mpg - on a trip!!:bleh:

[Timber020]

You get 14? You lucky bugger, my pontiac seldomly found over 10, the 2007 f350 camper I was using last month only managed 10 on the interstates, but then in was a bohemith. Slept 6!