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Sandown driver pairings will not be available until a decision is made on teams cross-entering their drivers.
Walkinshaw has proposed cross entering drivers from different teams under his control.
IE; grouping the Kelly Brothers together etc

And lo, a decision has been made by Mr Walkinshaw.
Rick n Tod Kelly will drive together in the Sandown and Bathurst Enduros.
Tander and Skaife will pair.
The Master, Jim Richards, will drive with the apprentice, Ryan Briscoe

In the Morris/Sirromet Wines camp, Morris will pair with Steve Ellery, and Alan Gurr will share duties with NZedder Kayne Scott.
Scott is no mean peddler of fast cars. He won the NZ V8 series in '05-'06.
he has won the Trans-Am ch'ship 5 times. He knows The Mountain.

Even though the driver lineups aren't set in stone yet, who do you see as the favorites at the moment for both Sandown, and after that, Bathurst?

mlittle wrote:Even though the driver lineups aren't set in stone yet, who do you see as the favorites at the moment for both Sandown, and after that, Bathurst?

Sandown:
Lowndes
Skaife/Tander
Kellys
Ingall
Jim Richards
S Richards
Jason Richards

And that is in no particular order.

Bathurst:
The Mountain first, followed by
Lowndes
Ingall
Kellys
Skaife

Normally I would have installed a Holden, ie Kellys as favourite, based on their superior "power down'.
They have shown technical weaknesses in the drive train several times this season, The Mountain finds weakness swiftly, and punishes appropriately.
Lowndes is getting the right car at the right time, if Oran Park is any guide.

mlittle wrote:Even though the driver lineups aren't set in stone yet, who do you see as the favorites at the moment for both Sandown, and after that, Bathurst?

Mfer, should you choose to accept it, this is your mission.
Which was the team that Lowndes was in, with Montoya?
How did their times compare ?

Julian Mayo wrote:

mlittle wrote:Even though the driver lineups aren't set in stone yet, who do you see as the favorites at the moment for both Sandown, and after that, Bathurst?

Mfer, should you choose to accept it, this is your mission.
Which was the team that Lowndes was in, with Montoya?
How did their times compare ?

The reason I ask is that Lowndes, who is not known for big, brash, bold statements, has said here that Ambrose will blow Montoya to the boondocks in Nascar.

The driver entries for Sandown are as follows.

Stone Bros.
Courtney/Seton
Ingall/Youldon

HRT
Skaife/Tander*
J Richards/Ryan Briscoe

Tasman
Jas Richards, Andrew Jones, Mark Noske,Owen Kelly*

FPR
Winterbottom/Bright
Halliday /McLean

Jack Daniels Racing (Perkins)
S Richards/Dumbrell
Shane Price/Jack Perkins

WPS
Wilson/Besnard
Bargwanna/Baird

Team BOC
Bowe,B Jones,D Brede,M Porter*

TOLL HSV

R Kelly, T Kelly,Tratt, D'Alberto*

First Rock Home Loans (DJR)
APVC Racing (DJR)
S Johnson,W Davison,A Davison, G Denyer*

Glenfords Racing
M Marshall/J Webb

Team Kiwi
Radisich/F Coulthard

Fujitsu Racing
Luff, Macrow, Fernandez, Riccardello*

RepcoValvolineCummins
Holdsworth/Canto
,Ritter/Scifleet

Team Sirromet
Gurr/Scott
Morris/Ellery

Supercheap
Murphy,McConville,Pretty,Wheel*

Autobarn
Owen/Longhurst

Team betta Electrical
Lowndes/Whincup
Lyons/Sorrenson.

. *..a number of teams have not announced actual driver pairings, pending a decision by the Powers that be, on the cross- entering of his drivers by Walkinshaw.

Hopefully I will be able to post a complete uodate prior to the race.
Right now, I am spitting out chunks of gravel, n trying to raise a glass with a very tired gershift arm, the other one is even more tired

Due to a double road fatality on saturday night, involving two young men from my small community, there will be no update for a couple of days.
Sorry.

Julian Mayo wrote:Due to a double road fatality on saturday night, involving two young men from my small community, there will be no update for a couple of days.
Sorry.

Oh I am so sorry to hear about that. Mere words cannot express my sorrow for what you and the community must be going through.

1 More is critical, and 1 serious. Ages 17 - 20.

Julian Mayo wrote:1 More is critical, and 1 serious. Ages 17 - 20.

If you need to talk, I am here.

Julian Mayo wrote:Due to a double road fatality on saturday night, involving two young men from my small community, there will be no update for a couple of days.
Sorry.

Sorry to hear about this Julian

Thanks jayvee, my daughter was very close to one of them.