Ambrose Sunday the 14th

[barnart]

60 Minutes on Ch9 are doing an interveiw with Marcus Ambrose this Sunday @ 7:30

[AmonFan]

60 Minutes on Ch9 are doing an interveiw with Marcus Ambrose this Sunday @ 7:30

Only man to my knowledge in Australian Karting to have won 5 State Titles in the space of 8 days ;)

[Maq]

yeh I saw that. Please bump this up as a reminder in the arvo so I do not forget.

[wazza002]

60 Minutes on Ch9 are doing an interveiw with Marcus Ambrose this Sunday @ 7:30

Yeah seen that barnart, I like to know whats going on there and to see if he is big noteing him self again :p:D Lol nah mate be good to see how well he is going ;)

cheers wazza

[barnart]

DON'T FORGET TONIGHT @ 7:30 Ch9

[MOTIV8]

Dont think that we will watch it tonight but have set the Hard Drive on it before we left though ;)

[Chev_350]

I forgot until I saw this thread. Yeap its on Marcos but hopefully it shows the uneducated NASCAR isn't just driving in circles

[ratster70]

I forgot until I saw this thread. Yeap its on Marcos but hopefully it shows the uneducated NASCAR isn't just driving in circles


there not circles their ovals :p:p

[group C]

was not an Ambrose fan when he was here,but after watching that segment on 60mins he is holding his own there and has not gone to his head.
Well done Marcus fly the Aussie flag for us.:)

[wazza002]

Well I think he has some work to do still but he's going ok so far,
so well done Ambrose just keep it up ;)

[Maq]

Thanks for the bump up.
Glad to see him doing well and getting respect from some big names of the sport.
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE, OI OI OI

[ratster70]

im wont down him as a driver but from a fan point of view i always found him very arrogant towards his fans and i wish him well over there as like he openly admitted its not about being able to race its about puttin the guy off in front by nudging them and gettin into the aero to make em spin which he is very good at. then he made me laff he achieved evrything there is here HELLO MARCUS you aint won bathurst oh thats right thats because of that cheating bas**rd murphy puntin him into the wall BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA and now his doin it for real over there. I laffed even more when he said nascar is the the biggest form of racing there is not F1 knows that this post will get picked to bits but its my 2 cents. i did enoy the report as like i said good luck to him over there geez i miss him NOT:p

[supa-roo]

it's good to see him wearing a balaclava over there :p

[ratster70]

and how funny was it watchin overton's face in the suv "cmon marcus were not in a nascar now you know" priceless soil stained reggies on ebay now pmsl:p

[Chev_350]

I laffed even more when he said nascar is the the biggest form of racing there is not F1 knows that this post will get picked to bits but its my 2 cents.

Depends on what you are measuring to get that conclusion....F1 would have more viewers, pretty sure NASCAR brings in more $$$$

[ratster70]

Depends on what you are measuring to get that conclusion....F1 would have more viewers, pretty sure NASCAR brings in more $$$$


Yeah well you wanna hope so when they race nearly every week for 10 months

[MOTIV8]

was not an Ambrose fan when he was here,but after watching that segment on 60mins he is holding his own there and has not gone to his head.
Well done Marcus fly the Aussie flag for us.:)
My wife and I thought the same thing until we went to America and watched his first race in Trucks at Martinsville. We actually caught up with him in the carpark as we were in a Mustang and said g'day. As soon as we said that he mentioned that he had seen us in the crowd with the only Aussie Flag which flet great that he noticed. We spoke to him for about 15mins and he signed a few things as well as photos and he mentioned that it was a totally different environment for him as he was almost a nobody at that stage except for an Aussie trying to have a go at NASCAR. We sort of likened it to him being a big fish in a little sea in Aust and then a little fish in a big sea in the US. There was no way that he would do this when he was racing in Australia. This certainly gave us a different outlook on Marcos Ambrose.

As a side note it is amazing how many people walked past us in the crowd and yelled out "Ozzie V8Supercars are great....." The whole NASCAR experience is certainly something that we will be doing again.

[pitcrew]

That's a great story Motiv8.
I liked the story on TV tonight, he's their starting at the bottom, earning respect as he gets better. looks like his relaxed and enjoying his motor-sport.
Good luck to him and I wish him all the best.
Cheers

[MOTIV8]

Depends on what you are measuring to get that conclusion....F1 would have more viewers, pretty sure NASCAR brings in more $$$$
would have to agree as NASCAR is more of an institution/business and when we were there, there was at least 70 transporters full of merchandise (there was even 3 Dale Earnhardt merchandise trailers!!! - and he wasnt alive). Then you have approx 5 acres of private sellers with all past memorabilia and associated stuff off to the side of all of the other merchandise. The money that NASCAR would get from licensing alone would be mind-boggling as everything has to be licenced.

[Brock 05]

My wife and I thought the same thing until we went to America and watched his first race in Trucks at Martinsville. We actually caught up with him in the carpark as we were in a Mustang and said g'day. As soon as we said that he mentioned that he had seen us in the crowd with the only Aussie Flag which flet great that he noticed. We spoke to him for about 15mins and he signed a few things as well as photos and he mentioned that it was a totally different environment for him as he was almost a nobody at that stage except for an Aussie trying to have a go at NASCAR. We sort of likened it to him being a big fish in a little sea in Aust and then a little fish in a big sea in the US. There was no way that he would do this when he was racing in Australia. This certainly gave us a different outlook on Marcos Ambrose.

As a side note it is amazing how many people walked past us in the crowd and yelled out "Ozzie V8Supercars are great....." The whole NASCAR experience is certainly something that we will be doing again.
Thanks for the insight MOTIV8, I personally have found him to be really good while he was in the V8's. BTW Who is Robby Gordon :confused:

[minh427]

Thanks for the insight MOTIV8, I personally have found him to be really good while he was in the V8's. BTW Who is Robby Gordon :confused:


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This is Robby Gordon.

[Brock 05]

Thanks minh427, I was just stirring after his comments when he was asked about Ambrose. :p

[AmonFan]

i wish him well over there as like he openly admitted its not about being able to race its about puttin the guy off in front by nudging them and gettin into the aero to make em spin which he is very good at.

I think it was around late 2003 that Marcus tried to push for a ruling in V8 Supercars that if you were following a guy and could'nt get passed that you should be able to push them out of the way....

[model_mad]

I think it was around late 2003 that Marcus tried to push for a ruling in V8 Supercars that if you were following a guy and could'nt get passed that you should be able to push them out of the way....

Good on him, bit of excitement, 2003 was the best season i can remember.... im only 19, but ambrose skaife bright that was one awesome season

[bills]

man i am so p***** i forgot about the whole thing to busy watchin le man.:mad::mad::mad::mad:

[pitcrew]

man i am so p***** i forgot about the whole thing to busy watchin le man.:mad::mad::mad::mad:
They may have the story online.
Cheers

[david5]

man i am so p***** i forgot about the whole thing to busy watchin le man.:mad::mad::mad::mad:

Dont worry, you spent your time wisely.

[Chev_350]

would have to agree as NASCAR is more of an institution/business and when we were there, there was at least 70 transporters full of merchandise (there was even 3 Dale Earnhardt merchandise trailers!!! - and he wasnt alive). Then you have approx 5 acres of private sellers with all past memorabilia and associated stuff off to the side of all of the other merchandise. The money that NASCAR would get from licensing alone would be mind-boggling as everything has to be licenced.

I yeah, I know what you mean.....I was at Daytona for the 500 last year, the merchendise alley is bloody huge!

[VXfan]

I think it was around late 2003 that Marcus tried to push for a ruling in V8 Supercars that if you were following a guy and could'nt get passed that you should be able to push them out of the way....
Lowndes has been doing that for years.....:p

[MOTIV8]

I yeah, I know what you mean.....I was at Daytona for the 500 last year, the merchendise alley is bloody huge!
Only got to watch it at Martinsville a little hick town of 15,000 people normally that grows to over 120,000 on race weekend...... We went and had a look and tour of Daytona and would love to get back there one day to see a race there.
Being a smaller track they were lapping in 19 sec (IIRC), it just about got boring towards the end especially with 43 cars on track. You think that it is confusing to figure out where the drivers are with the supersofts in V8's, try this scenario and throw in the 'lucky dog' move and see how you go!!!!!

[T888]

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[royaloaks]

Thanks for that T888. Cheers

[Oh Five]

I liked the bit where the commentator said he was "from Tasmania.. a small island below Australia" :p