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Posted by Grunta on October 11, 2019 at 6:55am in Humour, Current Affairs, and Sports

Who is looking forward to the big race?

I followed the touring cars as a kid and was a Dick Johnson tragic, but I lost interest when he retired and all the cars started looking the same. Drivers were swapping teams between Holden and Ford and I didn’t follow it for decades.

When Dick Johnson joined with Penske, I found myself sucked right back in again and I am to the point now that I love it.

So, grab ya Winny Reds, a stezza with some Acca Dacca on it, ya favourite flanny and GO SCOTTY McLACHLAN!!!

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iamnot October 11, 2019 at 9:39am

I still watch it. But don't really have the interest like I used to. As you say, all the cars are the same now and it used to be a lot more chaotic when it wasn't part of the championship as you had privateers in all sorts of cars lining up for that one race against the pro teams.

Plus, I was a Peter Brock fan for so long, followed him from the HDT days, then in his various Mobil 1 Racing cars (Commodore, BMW, Sierra then back to a Commodore, then I started follwing HRT when he joined them in 1993. When HRT folded and merged with Triple 8 Racing, I lost interest in that team and started following David Reynolds, mainly because of his stunner of a missus.
- Grunta > iamnot October 12, 2019 at 8:35am
  
  Yes, Ms Reynolds is quite the catch for Dave.
  
  I am enjoying watching the Mustangs succeed and they are very different looking to the Holdens.
  
  Man they look awesome and I hope that we see a couple of Mustang drivers on the podium.
  
  Chaz Mostert is smashing it this year and may be a smokey.
  - iamnot > Grunta October 13, 2019 at 2:17pm
    
    Mostert Looks the goods at the moment
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      - iamnot > Grunta October 13, 2019 at 4:22pm
        
        The pussy wagon has driven like the stereotypical woman driver
        
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        iamnot > Grunta October 13, 2019 at 7:35pm
        
        Bathurst never fails to deliver. And no refereeing controversy. I was on Reynolds all day, and until that last safety car, he was right there. Always love watching Bathurst no matter who wins
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- Seth hardy October 14, 2019 at 7:29pm
  
  Coryn, we assume you are a kiwi ( male or female ? ) Once your over your gloating dive in the surf at Bondi and keep going, it's a short swim.
- Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown October 14, 2019 at 7:46pm
  
  Coryn your just dirty your parents gave you a girls name, time to move on mate.
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    - Seth hardy October 15, 2019 at 5:23pm
      
      We know nz is good at rugby, we know there good at rugby, we know there zzzzzzzzzzz.
    - Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown October 15, 2019 at 5:47pm
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        Sheepter. The KIWI version of Tinder :)

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