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Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 10:16 pm
by Jamo
Yeah and Andy Thomas could justifiably call him a bloody amateur lol. I meant Drivers, not heavy right feet.

Stu to quote Michael Jackson "That's ignorant!"

Re: RE: Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 10:24 pm
by Santaria
Jamo wrote:Yeah and Andy Thomas could justifiably call him a bloody amateur lol. I meant Drivers, not heavy right feet.

Stu to quote Michael Jackson "That's ignorant!"
I think we need to shelve it for now

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Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 10:39 pm
by w00dsy
Pack it up boys

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 10:50 pm
by Santaria
It's just not palletable.

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Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 2:34 am
by wobblysauce
Oh ya.. the memory's at PI having them rumble around.

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 7:48 am
by bengatta
Jamo wrote:Yeah and Andy Thomas could justifiably call him a bloody amateur lol. I meant Drivers, not heavy right feet.

Stu to quote Michael Jackson "That's ignorant!"
Doesn't rosco drive a car?

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 7:56 am
by Bauer
Back on topic, I really hope this takes off. Some of what we have now would be like watching forklift racing. Yeah they have wheels and engines but they are not inspiring.

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Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 7:59 am
by bengatta
Bauer wrote:Back on topic, I really hope this takes off. Some of what we have now would be like watching forklift racing. Yeah they have wheels and engines but they are not inspiring.

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Forklifts can be inspiring. I'm sure rosco uses one in his warehouse full of cars. He needs something to move the go kart he drove at 253mph... :)

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:51 am
by w00dsy
Rosco deserves a crown.

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 12:19 pm
by bengatta
w00dsy wrote:Rosco deserves a crown.
He's trying for a world land speed record to go with his current Australian land speed record... Of about 500mph...

If we are talking crowning drivers, boats need to be driven as well, that leaves ken warby probably having driven faster than Frank as well...

On a side note I actually stood next to that boat last weekend at the maritime museum at darling harbour... Balls of titanium he must have had... :) They have taken away his safety gear which used to be displayed, the Jim boots were a nice touch... :) But the boat is still there...

No disrespect to Frank at all, he was pretty good and worthy of hero worship... Australia's fastest driver... Not even close...

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 12:34 pm
by DarrenM
Only if you take "fastest" literally, unlike most people who would assume it means how fast they are relative to other drivers in a race.

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 9:18 pm
by Jamo
Exacury, how aboot 'quickest'

But yes back on topic, I hope this really takes off. The Kiwi's have never really let F5000 go, so a revived Tasman Series is not outside the realms of possibility. This would be farken awesome!

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 7:17 pm
by J.D.
Or Andy Thomas...

Meanwhile, I was always impressed by this combination:

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Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 7:19 pm
by w00dsy
Frank McCormack?

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 7:37 pm
by J.D.
Shame on you! Audience? (waits for response)

And this guy, who I still think was the hardest man I saw strap a racing car to himself:

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Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 11:07 pm
by Bails MacKenzie
Gonna say John McCormack, taken out of the racing game far too soon, especially with that beast of a Jag still being developed, lucky to be alive after that road crash though.
And Alan Jones of course.

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 11:35 pm
by J.D.
Not John McCormack.

The way we were... When it was good, it was very good:



Turn it up. Loud.

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 9:04 am
by Vilante
I love the intro, cars, drivers, cars, cars, TITS, cars, cars, drivers.......

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 9:09 am
by Bauer
What was the pacecar?

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Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:04 am
by Durrie
Vern Schuppan driving the Ansett/AVIS sponsored Elfin

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:24 am
by J.D.
Aye. Well done that man.

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 8:33 am
by J.D.

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 8:47 pm
by w00dsy
Image

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 9:32 pm
by KNAPPO
I like it, with the slight exception of the curved rear wing. If that was flat it would look much better.

I never noticed it in the original press release images but its there as well.

Re: Formula Thunder 5000

Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 7:08 am
by Exar Kun
Same here knappo. The concept is awesome.