As a kid, the Dicky Johnston aussie battler was the high-light of Falcons winning. This 2003 AVESCO round with Ambrose ranks pretty darn close. I favour underdogs, and seeing Fords winning is great. Next year, I want to see the face of the Holden lovers wince, sure, but I aint gonna diss these other great drivers (Murphy and Skaife), cause they can sulk like a lemon sucker.
I guess I should admire people who are gentelman in motor sport. But I don't. People who winge, moan, and get bad press intreast me more than those who run a clean race. I loved it when Jim Richards called the Holden and Ford boys a pack of assholes when an imobolised 1.5 tonne lead ingot filled Nissan GTR won a rain shortened race, because Jimmy had needed to take being a B***ard Lessons for some time.
A declared winner is just that, a winner. I don't moan when Holdens have dominated sport in Aussie, because they've put more into it than Ford. Now its time for Ford to show a 25 year commitment to sport.
I agree that Skaife has a nasty side, but he's a glorious driver. He practices the best example of war-fare, making sure some other beggar goes off the road in the attempt to win, not him. His lines are clean, he doesn't hammer brakes or tyres, and we hate him cos he drives a Holden and is totally focused on winning. We really hate him because he doesn't suffer fools, and now we hate him 'cause he winges.
A 15 000 fin for Ingall, and 10 000 for him, and a dark moment for sport. However, I love Ingall, because he's like Larry Perkins, someone who'll rub yer nose in it if you make mistakes.
What pees me off is Murphy wasn't there to make it an all-in brawl/blood bath...
But this is why I love tin-top motor racing...there's an angle on fender every bender.
One of the members at my god botherer meetings is an avid Holden and Murphy nut. Primarily because his son got Murphs siggy on a hat, and a signed picky of his racer. Well, good on 'em. I guess this is multi-million stuff, but I hate to think of someone spending all his days doing that. Skaife isn't like that. He's a focused racer. Now he's blotted his copy book. And having a picky of some dude humping a lion as an HRT mascot isn't my idea of merchdising.