Townsville to get V8 Supercar street race
November 14, 2007 by Karl Peskett
Tony Cochrane, chairman of V8 Supercars Australia, is doing backflips currently.
Prime Minister John Howard today announced a $10 million injection for the Townsville Major Events Precinct, which, along with Premier of Queensland Anna Bligh’s commitment of funds, means that work will probably commence early next year on the renewal of Reid Park in Townsville. The event precinct will then host an annual V8 Supercar street race.
Said Cochrane, “My congratulations to the Prime Minister and the Member for Herbert Peter Lindsay who have worked tirelessly to ensure the people of North Queensland get the same opportunity to host a major event as those in the capital cities.”
Cochrane also said that he hoped this would put Townsville on the world stage.
“Our many thousands of fans in Townsville and North Queensland will be delighted by this announcement,” he concluded.
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Phew,thanks Andrew I am hoping your correct. I just cant see Russell wanting to run his own team or go to the other side with Skaffie again!
I cant see Beam only signing on for 1 year either,DJR have done a pretty good job for them so far.
I may not of seen everything that been going on here, but what will happen to Glenfords after Bowes gone?
Good question?
You guys need to start following the V8’s more closely lol, read the mags (auto action and motorsport news) watch panelbeaters on bigpond (hosted by neil crompton and brad jones) and ofcourse watch all of the telecasts and this is where you find out all of this stuff. Rusty does have a ford contract through 2008, however the contract is dependend on him being able to FIND a suitable ford seat. If he cant find one, they cannot hold him to that contract. He is definetly leaving SBR, this is just the way it is, i know you dont wanna hear it but its happening. Learn to deal! It’s not 100% he is going back to holden but it is incredibly likely.
BJR is definetly going holden, this can be cited by auto action and motorsport news and on panel beaters brad jones himself has hinted at this a number of times (he isn’t allowed to say anything yet tho)
I think PCR will roll on as usual when Bowe leaves. he was pretty much there just to give them a bit of experience in the team.
he wasnt a critical link in them continuing just there helping out (well pretty much)
but yes there is another seat??
im sure they will just pluck someone out of the development series. they wouldnt have enough money to buy a “star”
Richo,
define suitable seat….
if ford still want him to wait out his contract then he will have to. they will make something suit if they want him to continue in blue.
why did he want out of stones?
here’s a thought – maybe only one of DJRs cars will be sponsored by Coke [similar to SBR].. “Jim Beam and Coke”.
The other thing is that with BJR Holdens being supplied by TWR; maybe Supercheap will switch sponsorship from PWR to BJR as the TWR cars have been performing BTR.
I still believe if Coopers decide to sponsor a team it will be a Holden because the major Ford teams have all got major sponsors.
Whereas The PWR licence is available; and Tasman are apparently looking for a more “regular” major sponsor -[must cost em heaps to keep changing the paint job?] Both Holden teams
Now that Bowe is gone I guess Glenfords will have to find another “Tool”
hey hold on Bowe is far from a tool!!! i hope you were joking
i put John bowe and Jim richards in the same basket. they are both gentlemen and considerate drivers. i can say this too because i have met both.
i see frosty is quickest again so far.
he is going for 5 straight poles now
Yep I agree Bowe is a nice guy,has a low tolerance for idiots as we all do as we get older!
I love Kim Jones when he gets on the screen after some wally has just takin out one of his cars………the guy out the back he refers to a lot.hahaha
Yep Coldbum is there again and so is TOOL racing ,GT behind him. GT won last year I think and the year before!
I love that first corner at Symmons Plains , bet there will be an incident on the first lap there!
Please Don’t have the same crash as last year!
Bowe races in Australian GTs and Bathurst 12 hour, now that hes leaving V8 Supercars.
yeah Kim Jones is pretty funny ha ha ha
they had a good showing (possible top 5!!!) at bathurst until their car spat an injecter and sent it up in flames
Who ever thought what would happen to Toll HSV at the end of the day. As the commentators said, “no matter which side you’re going for”….
GREAT RESULT FOR FORD AND RICK KELLY WAS A GREAT RESULT FOR ME…. Yeahhhh haaaah Fooooooooooord
Karma for last year is coming to get Toll racing,apparently!
Another 123 Ford finish whoohoo…….
What do you mean Missile?
MISSILE…yeaaaaaah haaaaaaaaaah for stating the obvious!
Great to see Tander barge his way into trouble and stuff up – he was deadset lucky to survive as at time was thinking of a Gregg Hansford disaster!
you know what missile means……..
The last race of last season when HRT ganged up on Craig trying to stop him, Kelly succeeded and won the Championship something he never deserved !
Still leaves a bitter taste in most Ford supporters.
Look what happened to Handbag when he took Ambros out on the Mountain years ago……seems like hes never got back to where he used to be since.Karma!
is RK out of it now? i havent had that good a look at the maths of the series yet.
poor old craig looks like he could be the bridesmaid 3yrs in a row now too.
i bet you will remember how russel was runner up for ages before he finally won it
Kelly I think is out of it,unless the top 3 all have DNFs
1 Jamie Whincup 569
2 Garth Tander 562
3 Craig Lowndes 548
4 Rick Kelly 521
Craig could still do it though ,I just hope Holden play fair this year cause there will be a riot on the island I would think if they try the same moves they performed last year!
Poor Russell was so happy when he finally got that win he had waited for , it was good he could do it when Ambros was still in it too!
….BUT REMEMBER! “Tool” HSV won’t be normal at Philip Island. They will make sure their cars are the fastest out there – to try and cheat like last year.
I can’t belive how SBR were so good from 2003-05, but now they half way in the trafic. It’s just their bad luck, it’s not that their cars are bad, because their engines are good with 888 racing. It’s just them having bad luck.
Yes but 888 a better at setting up their cars !
I reckon Ambros was real good in helping SBR set their cars up for them cause it seems its all been down hill since!
Yeah, Anbrose was untouchable at Eastern Creek in 04. Same with alot of other rounds.
I’ve heard that the week after the race at PI
888 will apparently test a Prototype of the Orion Falcon [built by FPR] it will have the proposed bodykit on it but will also be heavily camouflage.
Its set to be tested up against either one of the HRT Cars or Toll Cars – I expect it to be a Toll car as they;re faster this year.
The test which will take place on a “closed track” {no spectators photographers etc] is to determine if the performance aerodynamics etc of the Orion are the same as the VE.
TEGA will then decide if the Orion needs to be modified [and if so what] or to make slight modifications to the VE inorder to maintain parity
However; it’s unlikely that the cars will have sequential gearboxes which are planned for next year
This is to give Ford teams time to prepare for the Orion which they won’t be able to race until June/July – after the production car is released
I would love to see some spy shots of the Orion V8 Supercar. Intresting to see how Australia goes for now on, now that Kevin Rudd has just won.
Townsville won’t be a street race. The main straight will be on a major public road used mostly by heavy transports going to and from the port, the rest of the track will be brand new in a dead flat public park. For 51 weeks of the year the park track will be barred from all vehicles. It’s gonna be a huge white elephant costing $41m to setup, with poor viewing (huge screens will be needed). Don’t believe V8 Supercars when they say it will be run on “city streets” – it won’t be, nowhere near them.
They should also run the AKA Go-karts as well! that woulb be sooooooooo cool!
Holden is shit, my mums Hyundai excel could smoke holden no probs