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journeyman racer
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abhibeckert
Formula Ford Driver

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Posted - 21 Feb 2020 : 01:44:57
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quote: Originally posted by journeyman racer
The GM execs probably don't even know the race is on.
The president of GM was previously managing director of Holden, director of the Asia pacific region, and before all that ran the performance division developing the camaro, corvette, ss commodore, etc as well as collaborating between their performance division and various race teams.
He even drove a pace car for IndyCar a couple years ago - and crashed... oops! Maybe I’m miss remembering it but I think it was a bit too much right boot over a bump entering the straight?
He knows what’s going on both with racing and with Holden. |
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troy01505
Team Manager

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Posted - 21 Feb 2020 : 07:22:35
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quote: Originally posted by abhibeckert
quote: Originally posted by journeyman racer
The GM execs probably don't even know the race is on.
The president of GM was previously managing director of Holden, director of the Asia pacific region, and before all that ran the performance division developing the camaro, corvette, ss commodore, etc as well as collaborating between their performance division and various race teams.
He even drove a pace car for IndyCar a couple years ago - and crashed... oops! Maybe I’m miss remembering it but I think it was a bit too much right boot over a bump entering the straight?
He knows what’s going on both with racing and with Holden.
Probably why GM looks like it’s getting run into the ground now.
Interesting the Corvette is being rehashed, people here told me SUPERcars will never allow a SUPER car. I can’t see Supercars continuing on in anything even slightly similar to its current form. |
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FirstOnRaceDay
Transporter Driver

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Posted - 21 Feb 2020 : 09:57:34
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quote: Originally posted by abhibeckert
quote: Originally posted by journeyman racer
The GM execs probably don't even know the race is on.
The president of GM was previously managing director of Holden, director of the Asia pacific region, and before all that ran the performance division developing the camaro, corvette, ss commodore, etc as well as collaborating between their performance division and various race teams.
He even drove a pace car for IndyCar a couple years ago - and crashed... oops! Maybe I’m miss remembering it but I think it was a bit too much right boot over a bump entering the straight?
He knows what’s going on both with racing and with Holden.
Indeed he does know what’s going on, of course that doesn’t mean he told anyone at Holden until the last minute. The news wasn’t leaked out anywhere until it was officially let out, - what does that tell you? Heck even RD didn’t know until he was texted. How that must have hurt his ego, fancy being told you’re million dollar business case support is finished via a text. GM couldn’t care less about how they destroyed the Holden legacy, it’s get out as quickly as possible at the lowest amount of costs.
Yet this year will be all about celebrating the loss of a badge that was really lost over 2 years ago.
There was lots of debate in Ford Australia at the time they laid the Falcon name to sleep instead of renaming a Mondeo a Falcon. They read the tea leaves well, Australia has moved on from sedans. Once again Ford proves they get most things right. And from being the smallest automotive employer in Australia they now have over 2000 employees which is more than double what they had when building falcons and territories. And even though the Mustang sales have slowed in Australia it’s still the single biggest market outside the USA.
As long as Supercars can develop a new racing format that suits Mustang, they’re not going anywhere, particularly as they now have Ford Performance Vehicles on side. |
Edited by - FirstOnRaceDay on 21 Feb 2020 10:06:39 |
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journeyman racer
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joe5619
Team Manager

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Posted - 22 Feb 2020 : 12:33:47
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quote: Originally posted by journeyman racer
I'm trying to think of a bigger slap in the face to a series as what GM have done by discontinuing with Holden to Supercars?
O god, what an over reaction!! GM is in business to sell cars, not race them.. Racing is a form of sponsorship! If you can't successful sell cars at a profit, you don't have a business.. Lets get some prospective people. |
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journeyman racer
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djr18fan
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minheim
Transporter Driver

Australia
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Posted - 22 Feb 2020 : 16:26:09
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My vote for the biggest slap in the face to the series was the 2019 parity farce where they advantaged Holden in several changes at a rate never seen before in the series. |
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journeyman racer
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AlbertM
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bigem
A polar bear

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troy01505
Team Manager

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Posted - 23 Feb 2020 : 14:35:16
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quote: Originally posted by bigem
So Roland has met with GM but is now very very quiet, I suspect it didn't go well! GM don't give a **** about what happens in Supercar racing and I reckon thats the message Roland got!
Well why would they have an interest when they are pulling out off Australia completely? |
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JD
V8 Champion
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joe5619
Team Manager

 Australia
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Posted - 23 Feb 2020 : 15:06:09
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WAU has confirmed the won't race Commodore in 2021! Going to be an interesting year.. |
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