Can't they have consistancy in the rules to be followed,the race winner(Lowndes hits a pitlane exit cone and gets what?,thats right you guessed it nothing comes from it,heres the pic from the race https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/418449026.jpg
then he does a burnout in front of the grandstand and recieves no fine,yet frosty does the same thing and gets pinged 3000$ so sick of this crap going on,and thats just the tip of the iceburg of whats been happening over the years in this commodore cup!
If you know the rules please enlighten me on how i am wrong i dare ya.
noswalg,
Oct 15, 9:04am
Build a bridge buddy, build a bridge!
bill-robinson,
Oct 15, 9:16am
don't watch if it makes you that angry
whqqsh,
Oct 15, 9:20am
agree, there's double standards in a sports & at all levels. makes me less keen as a spectator & as a competitor.
tazcsv,
Oct 15, 9:26am
OMG that poor cone, was it ok?
serf407,
Oct 15, 11:20am
World Time attack this weekend and Aus vs NZ drift probably be a few bent rules in both - it is part of Aussie motor racing.
rbd,
Oct 15, 11:26am
If you really want it to be fair you would be complaining that the Skylines, Cossies, M3's etc are not allowed to race.
likit,
Oct 15, 11:54am
They are known as V8 Supercars for a reason or do you mean " they WERE not allowed to race" as in past tense.
3tomany,
Oct 15, 12:10pm
2017 they can
3tomany,
Oct 15, 12:17pm
there does seem to be things only commodores can do like bump drafting for example but that infringement by lowndes was to minor I think to penalise. can you imagine the cloud that would hang over frosty if awarded the win on that basis. I would rather take second than have keyboard warriors after me, besides I think frosty got away with a marginal pit lane release earlier so perhaps the ledger is all square. frosty can go and be a deserved champion now, Go frosty.
qingan,
Oct 15, 12:23pm
Lowndes has always been dirty and gotten away with it
kazbanz,
Oct 15, 2:12pm
Let he who has committed no sin cast the first stone!
gunhand,
Oct 15, 2:57pm
Commodore cup? Which part of the car is applicable to an actual Commodore? Badge and wing mirrors maybe?
fordcrzy,
Oct 15, 3:03pm
the crapodores had an illegal modification this season. but the officials deemed it "not legal but not illegal" well its either legal or not, if its not legal then they should be fined! the BS from the officials on sunday ruined the race. allowing 888 to cheat and keep whincup in second place on the last restart to sand bag the field by 3 seconds a lap killed the race.
hamhonda,
Oct 15, 3:16pm
fordcrzy or just fordcry
lookoutas,
Oct 15, 3:38pm
Agree - he knowingly cheated, so he should'a been made to go around and join the back.
There was no way Frosty could make up the time, but imagine had he been on his bumper.
marmar1,
Oct 15, 3:46pm
Fords have been treated badly in aus because the homodore is supposedly more Aussie than the falcon. IMO
sr2,
Oct 15, 3:58pm
This has to be one of the most intellectually stimulating threads we've had on this MB in a long time!
franc123,
Oct 15, 4:00pm
Which is such an incorrect perception that its laughable.
gtf,
Oct 15, 4:08pm
Bring on the Mustang & Astra VXR turbo engines!
lookoutas,
Oct 15, 4:14pm
I might have an overdose of blue blood, but it's got nothing to do with makes. If someone does something wrong, they should pay. I thought the guy who nudged the Super Black car off the track was hard done by getting a 'drive-through' - they were in a scrap and things just went wrong.
It's amazing how much effect a car moving around behind can have on the front car. That's why it was a shame Frosty wasn't on his arse at the finish.
nightboss,
Oct 15, 7:22pm
Those with red handbags vs those with blue handbags.
newtec1,
Oct 15, 8:12pm
Big deal.He didn't move the cone only touched it,and the burnout you speak of was no more than lighting up the tyres from a standing start.he didn't even smoke them,that's how innocuous it was.
newtec1,
Oct 15, 8:15pm
Nonsense,he has always been one of the cleanest on the circuit and if he makes a mistake is the first to apologise as he did last year when he accidently nudged Scott [ i think it was ]near the end.
3tomany,
Oct 15, 8:16pm
always though the V in the V series commodore was for vauxhaul just sayin
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