Marcus Ambrose

[240ZX]

This is for all the Ozzy guys!

Australian V8 Supercar Series......WOW, what a great race series!!! Does Marcus Ambrose and his team rock with that blue oval car or what??? This has got to be one of my favorite race series to watch. When I was just a teenager (over 30+ yrs. ago) I owned a 65 Mustang V8, so listening to these Supercars brings back some great memories of Ford V8 power. Its interesting to see a cool looking Ford with the Falcon name. Here in the states, Falcons were just these funny little Econo cars that have long disappeared. The Ozzy Falcons look pretty cool, kind of a Mustang type front end stuck on a sedan. What engines come in them stock? Anyway, you Australians have a killer race series going on down there. I think you're all have way too much fun!

P.S. Gav, it wouldn't surprise me at all to find out that this race series is watched religiously by you. Am I right???

[Bambikiller240]

I watch it religously here in the States. Every Weds on Speed Channel. I don't have a real favorite driver, but it sure is an exciting series.

[240ZX]

Hay Carl,

I would have thought one of the Ozzy guys would have been all over this post but maybe it's just the time difference. Wouldn't it be a hoot to drive one of those babies? 600 HP worth of fun!!!

[ZmeFly]

The Classic Adelaide (I think I cant remember I was to interested in all the fast rides)

They raced a 3 or 4 day course around au starting and returning to Adelaide. It was fantastic, some really great cars, and some great racing and driving.

You have to love it when you hear the navigator go OOOOOOH $^!#!!!!!!!!!

[Bambikiller240]

Originally posted by 240ZX

Hay Carl,

I would have thought one of the Ozzy guys would have been all over this post but maybe it's just the time difference. Wouldn't it be a hoot to drive one of those babies? 600 HP worth of fun!!!

Maybe they're just bored with having that much real racing action to watch.

Meanwhile, we in the States have to be content with Snorecar, Chumpcars (I used to love the series), and IRL (Indy Rehab Series).

[Z Kid]

Over here the V8's are pretty huge, they are awesome racing, but you guys dont get the real good racing we have as support categories I dont think. There are V8 brUTES (Big V8 powered utes) which slide and bounce off each other like nothing on earth, right down to ozzie cars, which are half scale motor bike engined supercar bodied things, which go like a shower of $^!#.

Speaking of the classic adelaide, I just got the flyer for it, and it looks like there are going to be half a dozen Z's or so (even a 280, which I suspect will be a 240 with 280 vin so the guy can use a big motor maybe?). I will try and make it up to take pictures, and hopefully the Z's will be able to keep the porsche driving bastards honest:finger: .

Luckily we dont get subjected to too much US racing

I will try and make it to the classic adelaide rally for some pictures, I even drove half a stage coming back from a friends house last night looking for a big bump coming into a tight corner, there are a few spots with potential .

Cheers Chris

[Z Kid]

Local Z rally guru with his now retired blue cow Z car at the last classic adelaide I think. Hopefully this year, he will miss all the embankments etc and do a bit better.

[Z Kid]

just after, not my photos but cool none the less.

[Ivan]

Originally posted by 240ZX

Does Marcus Ambrose and his team rock with that blue oval car or what???

There's still time for Holden, Murphy's only 24 points behind after Pukekohe and there's still one round left!

Much more close this year with Ford upping their game a bit.

[MicksZ]

Good to hear the American's like our series! I thought you guys mighten know anything outside of Winston Cup! (J/K)

The V8's here are truly awesome - I am a Craig Lowndes Fan myself having followed him from HRT to FPV.

Murphy will win the chamionship i think with Eastern Creek being a Holden curcuit (and i think Skaife will steal a lot of points off Ambrose). But, no one likes a whinger and Murphy does a lot of that... my opinion...

Anyways, good to hear about the interest - my uncle works for Team Valvoline Cummins (GRM) on Tander's car and I hear they have just got an ex-Jordan F1 shock engineer on the team, so we must have a series that is doin ok!

Cheers lads.

[zed240au]

come on guys you got barrack for skaife ive followed him from the days when he raced the nissan gtr (godzilla) until they ruled them out (to fast for the v8s) the v8s are a great series only 1 sec covering most of the field in qualifing

Bathurst is our holy grail every year me and the mates gather to get pissed and what bathurst race without fail nearly religion

Even the Surfers paradise indy car meet now has the V8s as equal number one act

But if you want road action come to Tassie we have the challenge 3 day road touring event motokahna hillclimbs did it two weeks ago up to 900 km long

Then we have rally tas 3 days pure speed on open roads up to 30 km long covering 1700 km

and the big one targa tasmania 5 days pure speed open roads stages up to 50 km long covering 2400 km

So come to tassie for some fast road events

Mick

[Ben]

The 2003 Classic Adelaide is less than a week away (it starts next Wednesday). I'll be spending many hours abusing my camera & cheering on the drivers this year!

FYI, the domestic Falcon is powered by a 182 kW 4.0L 6-cylinder, a 240kW 4.0L 6-cylinder turbo, or one of several V8's with outputs of either 220 or 260kW.

See http://www.ford.com.au for more info.