Yeah the race has less than 2 hours to go and this is the first post!
Close at the front with 1 pit stop to go, but the leader possibly has less fuel to take = quicker stop.
And damn these cars are fast. They are 2-3 seconds a lap faster than the v8 supercars. More aero and more power, but they are still vaguely production car based!
And the Nissans are doing well - sorry Bryan - dont mention the Nissans at Bathurst!
Been watching it on and off since around 8am, love this class of racing.
“Vaguely” being the operative word
Watched a bunch as well. Might fall asleep thpugh, 912 lppks pretty secure.
Last edited by dodint; February 2nd, 2019 at 08:43 PM.
912 down to 5th - the others didnt take tyres and when you cant fit tyres and refuel at the same time, that makes a big difference. Now fighting (pushing, bumping) up to 3rd.
Safety car - now a fight to the finish!
Porsche not the quickest, but freshest tyres.
I dont think Ive ever seen a move like that into the elbow, park it up the inside when there didnt seem to be room.
Officials really needed to make a call on the 912 during the SC, punting until after the race is just really bad form.
Australian motorsport in general is pretty great, but damn, they shouldn't let the V8 knuckledragger "fans" comment on other forms of racing.
Some of the shit on facebook/speed cafe is pretty sad really.
You get fan-boy idiots in lots of areas. This one is no surprise (and been happening for 30+ years, since the group A days when Sierras replaced the Falcon, later the Super Touring Bathurst 1000)Originally Posted by Yobbo NZ
They were raised on a form of motorsport where they identified with the cars, something they could buy (even if it was only a humble SS and not really anything like the silhouette car with different engine/gearbox) and this did help with the popularity. Now they feel threatened by cars that they see as "elitist". Very few people are ever going to own a Porsche, Aston, Ferrari etc.
But its not like its replaced the v8s... they should be happy that more racing means more opportunity. The v8 drivers get an extra gig, it keeps tracks affordable, keeps motorsport volunteers busy. We are not close to saturation, it helps keep a critical mass for the sport.
V8 fans is why I will never go to Bathurst.
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