Clipsal 500

PhilDunphy · **Joined:** Sun May 24, 2009 3:00 pm **Posts:** 2753

V8's hit the track for the first time today.........qualifying and top 10 shootout have returned to friday this year as well

heard as well this morning that they're considering changing the race to take place at night

why???

hopefully it's a subtle hint to bernie ecclestone at formula 1 to say that Adelaide will put it's hand up to host an F1 race at night UNLIKE melbourne

..........although I doubt it

FerrariTifosi27 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:19 am

I wish as well

. Have a read of this article:

http://pitpass.com/45653-Adelaide

Bomber · **Posted:** Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:32 pm

The planes provided some entertainment whilst walking through town in the morning

PhilDunphy · **Joined:** Sun May 24, 2009 3:00 pm **Posts:** 2753

great finish to race 1 with whincup storming home to beat davison who just didn't have enough left in the tank to defend

a few of the teams mechanics won't be happy with their drivers after all the carnage that happened at turn 8 :roll:

Race 1 Results:

1 Jamie Whincup
2 Will Davison
3 Garth Tander
4 Craig Lowndes
5 Lee Holdsworth
6 Fabian Coulthard
7 Rick Kelly
8 Todd Kelly
9 Mark Winterbottom
10 Steven Johnson
11 Shane Van Gisbergen
12 Tim Slade
13 Russell Ingall
14 Michael Patrizi
15 James Moffat
16 Dean Fiore
17 Alexandre Premat
18 David Wall
19 Steve Owen
20 Karl Reindler
21 Tony D'Alberto
22 Michael Caruso
23 Jonathon Webb
24 Greg Murphy
DNF David Reynolds
DNF James Courtney
DNF Taz Douglas
DNF Jason Bright

swannsong · **Posted:** Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:23 pm

Clipsal always brightens my evenings !

Ernie Cooksey · **Joined:** Mon May 05, 2008 12:33 pm **Posts:** 3225

they're all off!

swannsong · **Posted:** Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:26 pm

Sure Conihr wrote:

:? they're all off!

The other side of the coin is that Clipsal can be a real turn off

Ernie Cooksey · **Joined:** Mon May 05, 2008 12:33 pm **Posts:** 3225

game of dominos?

Hawkesy's Solicitor · **Posted:** Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:30 pm

Sure Conihr wrote:

:? they're all off!

Hawkesy will fix that for earth hour.

swannsong · **Posted:** Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:58 pm

Still don't understand how driving a car is considered a sport.....a contest maybe...but not a sport.
HRT = Hormone Replacement Therapy or Holden Racing Team....so basically the same thing...one for Oestrogen and one for Testosterone.

The General · **Joined:** Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:28 am **Posts:** 1436

should it be moved to Adelaide International Raceway ?

Wont have all the frustrating hassles with traffic restrictions,
plenty of room,
wont interfere with other events
what they erect they can leave up
can have the concert stage set up there as well, could be like a mini woodstock.

Steve#4 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:41 am

My first Clipsal and I can now understand the Hype around this event.

I'm not a big V8 Fan but I challenge anyone to dislike the event when your lucky enough
to watch it on the veranda above the pits.

On moving it to Virginia, massive bad move...Brisbane has theirs out at Qld Raceway (further out in the stick's) and it is a crap event on a boring track.

oralroberts · **Joined:** Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:15 pm **Posts:** 134

swannsong wrote:

Still don't understand how driving a car is considered a sport.....a contest maybe...but not a sport.
HRT = Hormone Replacement Therapy or Holden Racing Team....so basically the same thing...one for Oestrogen and one for Testosterone.

its quite physically demanding
you cant be a good race driver if you're an unfit fatty or someone with bank teller forearms

have you ever driven a go-kart for example? i've played a number of sports, but apart from distance running driving a go-kart for a couple of hours in an enduro is as exhaustive as it gets (no pun intended)

swannsong · **Posted:** Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:35 pm

oralroberts wrote:

swannsong wrote:

Still don't understand how driving a car is considered a sport.....a contest maybe...but not a sport.
HRT = Hormone Replacement Therapy or Holden Racing Team....so basically the same thing...one for Oestrogen and one for Testosterone.

its quite physically demanding
you cant be a good race driver if you're an unfit fatty or someone with bank teller forearms

have you ever driven a go-kart for example? i've played a number of sports, but apart from distance running driving a go-kart for a couple of hours in an enduro is as exhaustive as it gets (no pun intended)

Have you ever done any gardening, its quite physically demanding...
You cant be a good gardener if you're an unfit fatty or someone with bank teller forearms....
Is gardening a sport !

Bomber · **Posted:** Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:03 pm

I guess the Boganfest will be complete with Cold Chisel playing there later on.

otto62 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:30 pm

I'm veging out at Flinders University safe in the knowledge that this is as close to Adelaide that my shift will take me today.

Ernie Cooksey · **Joined:** Mon May 05, 2008 12:33 pm **Posts:** 3225

Bomber wrote:

I guess the Boganfest will be complete with Cold Chisel playing there later on.

My favourite band playing Clipsal this year. And no it's not chisel.

Cooper · **Joined:** Mon Mar 15, 2010 3:36 pm **Posts:** 1096

swannsong wrote:

oralroberts wrote:

swannsong wrote:

Still don't understand how driving a car is considered a sport.....a contest maybe...but not a sport.
HRT = Hormone Replacement Therapy or Holden Racing Team....so basically the same thing...one for Oestrogen and one for Testosterone.

its quite physically demanding
you cant be a good race driver if you're an unfit fatty or someone with bank teller forearms

have you ever driven a go-kart for example? i've played a number of sports, but apart from distance running driving a go-kart for a couple of hours in an enduro is as exhaustive as it gets (no pun intended)

Have you ever done any gardening, its quite physically demanding...
You cant be a good gardener if you're an unfit fatty or someone with bank teller forearms....
Is gardening a sport !

It is painfully obvious you don't know a thing about motorsport and what it takes to compete in the sport.

"GO YOU REDS"

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