SuperCarnivale - Ambrose?

[eddie2190]

I'm surprised no one has suggested that Ambrose could possibly return for the Super Carnivale to partner Russell Ingall (no way in hell he would partner Greg Murphy!!!!)

Since Ambrose is now in a different code. Or is he somehow prohibited from contesting?

[skaifeyfan2]

I'm surprised no one has suggested that Ambrose could possibly return for the Super Carnivale to partner Russell Ingall (no way in hell he would partner Greg Murphy!!!!)

Since Ambrose is now in a different code. Or is he somehow prohibited from contesting?

Wont be racing a Holden I wouldn't think

[Maq]

If he comes back he will only race with StoneBrothersRacing

[El Cheapo]

Doesn't the weekend clash with his Nascar rounds? I'm sure I heard this somewhere.

[Ruddeger1972]

Doesn't the weekend clash with his Nascar rounds? I'm sure I heard this somewhere.

Correct,Ambrose will be at Martinsville for the Sprint Cup that weekend

[wazza002]

Lets see who will bite at this LoL :D Do we need a has been back in the race :p:D

cheers wazza

[Maq]

Better than a never will be. Wazza going by that theory Murph and about 5 more better not show up :p:p:p:D

[wazza002]

Better than a never will be. Wazza going by that theory Murph and about 5 more better not show up :p:D

Yeah, Funny that maq, Thats like say dick johnson is coming back and JB and jim richards :p:D

[ratster70]

Yeah, Funny that maq, Thats like say dick johnson is coming back and JB and jim richards :p:D

Well isnt Allan Moffat driving under his canadian passport with son James???? or is that a lie:p:D

[wazza002]

Gee thats got you all fired up good to see, Anyway back on topic :p:D

[grease]

I think Ambrose will want a car that he can choose the sponsors for not a pre-arranged sponsor, that is if he ever races here again. According to his book he is not ever going in to F1 or over to the USA to race.

[singer]

Well isnt Allan Moffat driving under his canadian passport with son James???? or is that a lie:p:D
Allan Moffat is an Australian Citizen now;)

[ratster70]

Allan Moffat is an Australian Citizen now;)

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

[SWRT]

Marcos will be busy racing in Martinsville Speedway on the Gold Coast weekend.
But I'm not sure V8's would allow him as a 'foreign driver' because Enduro specialist, Dane Allan Simonsen wasn't classified as an 'international' due to him being 'highly experianced'.

NASCAR races at Auto Club Speedway on the Bathurst weekend and at Richmond International Raceway on the Phillip Island 500 weekend.

So only weekend that Marcos has available to race V8's is Homebush, if he doesn't make the Top 12 in NASCAR points (and we'll know that after the PI 500 because that is the final Non-Chase event), as all Chase drivers are required to attend an end of season dinner that is held on the Homebush weekend.

And with V8's offering teams a 'guest drive' license now, I'd say there'd be a good chance Marcos would be joining us again in December in an SBR prepared FG Falcon with a NASCAR style livery.

[Rob]

...But I'm not sure V8's would allow him as a 'foreign driver' because Enduro specialist,
Dane Allan Simonsen wasn't classified as an 'international' due to him being 'highly experienced'.

And with V8's offering teams a 'guest drive' license now, I'd say there'd be a good chance Marcos
would be joining us again in December in an SBR prepared FG Falcon with a NASCAR style livery.

I think Simonsen was rejected because he wasn't "high profile" enough for the QLD Govt.
Don't think it had anything to do with his talent. If the Qld Govt are to continue to fund the
event they have stipulated that they want high profile internationals competing.

Pretty sure they would have had no dramas with Ambrose competing.
Briscoe, Power etc are all "Foreign Aussies" and have been given the green light.

As for the "guest drive" license, I am pretty sure it's only been
discussed as a possible idea and has not yet formally been agreed to???

[grease]

Like last year wasnt that the thing that stoped Ambrose, didnt he have the rest all worked out or something like that. Please feel free to correct me as I cant remember properly.

[david5]

Well isnt Allan Moffat driving under his canadian passport with son James???? or is that a lie:p:D

No AM is driving with his old Trans Am buddy Horst Kwech ;)

[Rob]

Like last year wasnt that the thing that stoped Ambrose, didnt he have the rest all worked out or something like that. Please feel free to correct me as I cant remember properly.

Yes, V8SA didn't have a licence for him to use - that was the main problem.
They didn't have it in their rules to allow the 30th licence to be used in a 1-off capacity.

A driver was prepared to lend him a car/licence but Ambrose wanted the whole car
dedicated to his sponsors - meaning the existing sponsors would have been out in the cold.

The mini series has a "superstar" car. Perhaps it might be good for V8's to allow
a wildcard entry for special events only??? There's pro and cons for the idea.

[malscar]

No AM is driving with his old Trans Am buddy Horst Kwech ;)

In a Mustang or Alfa?

[Chev_350]

The mini series has a "superstar" car. Perhaps it might be good for V8's to allow
a wildcard entry for special events only??? There's pro and cons for the idea.

Just what they need on the final event with a championship up for grabs, some bozo who either hasn't any time in the cars or has been out of the series for years potentially ruining the show.

[Buffalo]

In a Mustang or Alfa?

Horst's old mustang - if he can cough up the USD 1.1M to buy it :D !!!

http://www.canepacollection.com/detail-1969-shelby-trans_am_mustang-boss_302-used-5421166.html

[david5]

Horst's old mustang - if he can cough up the USD 1.1M to buy it :D !!!

http://www.canepacollection.com/detail-1969-shelby-trans_am_mustang-boss_302-used-5421166.html

The Mustang would nearly be legal, 5000cc RWD, heavily modified body, sounds like a V8SC to me.:rolleyes:

[inter]

I still dont understand how the pints will work in this race?
according to the v8 Supercar site there will be 2 x 200km races,
Will these overseas drivers drive both races?????
are the points going to be similar to Bathurst/Phillip island?

[malscar]

Horst's old mustang - if he can cough up the USD 1.1M to buy it :D !!!

http://www.canepacollection.com/detail-1969-shelby-trans_am_mustang-boss_302-used-5421166.html

I was actually thinking of his '65 Mustang race car.

[Chev_350]

I still dont understand how the pints will work in this race?
according to the v8 Supercar site there will be 2 x 200km races,
Will these overseas drivers drive both races?????
are the points going to be similar to Bathurst/Phillip island?

2x300 km races I thought.

[Rob]

Just what they need on the final event with a championship up for grabs, some bozo who either hasn't any time in the cars or has been out of the series for years potentially ruining the show.

Like I said, there's pro's and cons to allowing that to happen.
Obviously someone like Ambrose wouldn't have too much of a problem
but I think there's enough "bozo's" running around on a regular basis to
cause trouble just as much.

As for the "Supercarnivale" the info on the V8 site says "2 x 300km races (Sat and Sun)
with each team required to field 1 international driver in their stable, with the internationals
required to complete 30% of each race distance".

[1:43]

As for the "Supercarnivale" the info on the V8 site says "2 x 300km races (Sat and Sun)
with each team required to field 1 international driver in their stable, with the internationals
required to complete 30% of each race distance".

Does that mean that they only need one driver per team, If Whincup is leading the championship, they can put the international in with Lowndes???

[Rob]

No. It's a 2 driver event for both cars. The international driver has to drive
with one of the regular drivers. Although I have seen it written that the
international must drive both cars......so who knows??

I guess all will be revealed when they do the launch for the event soon.

[<Jonboy>]

Does that mean that they only need one driver per team, If Whincup is leading the championship, they can put the international in with Lowndes???correct. for the teams with a 3rd car, this 3rd car is considered seperate, so Webb, Dumbrell, Slade etc all have to have an international co-driver, as well as Gaunt, Fiore, D'Alberto and whoever else

[BILLFORD1]

Sounds like another crock of crap to me....Going by the "Internationals" running order for 95% who have run at Bathurst, give 'em a concrete canyon & the only car left running will be the winner....Should be a grouse weekend for spectacular wrecks....Get your cameras ready !!! :D