The Great Race (Bathurst 1000) Predictions

[WyleECoyote]

Going off the form from the previous round at Sandown, here are my predictions for the Great Race on October 9:

- Lowndes to take Pole in the Top Ten Shootout
- SBR cars to start strong but fade during the middle course of the race
- The Castrol cars to be on the lead lap with 10-15 to go.
- Lowndes,Skaife,Murphy and the one of the Castrol cars to be fighting it out for the win.
Well, could all be BS as well, anyone else care to make a prediction or two?

[forza_autodelta]

for me ,it's gonna be between Lowndes and Ambrose , with maybe a possible come back of Skaife...but it'd be a miracle

[charged]

Go Lowndesey

[forza_autodelta]

who's gonna be with him?Steve Ellery?and, will be Muller in the same team?

[Mustang]

i wanna come see this race so badly,... ive got videos of it from 1987 - 1996 and its like

[SlickHolden]

Murphy is always strong here expect him and Skaife to go at it for pole.
The win will come down to 5 cars SBR(1)-HRT(2)-888-LPR(11)-SuperCheap(51). A smokey's is Kelly-Tander - Seaton-Johnson.

[fpv_gtho]

who's gonna be with him?Steve Ellery?and, will be Muller in the same team?

yeah hes teaming with Muller, which should be a formidable combination. theyve already surprised everyone at Sandown, but i think Ambrose, Ingall, Skaife, S.Richards and Murphy will be chasing them. Last year 888 had the front suspension failures that cost them 2 top 10 places, but im pretty sure theyve gone to 2 fresh new cars for this year, so that problem should be long fixed

[forza_autodelta]

ah?!...yes! It' might be a great race again this year

[F6 TORNADO]

I hope Ambrose wins. He was unlucky last year, as he had a quick car, but strategy and tyres let him down.

[forza_autodelta]

tzzzz , he's gonna leave the V8 for Nascar , what a pity for a driver like him....

[fpv_gtho]

Lowndes has by far developed into a faster package for this year, he woulve been right there with Ambrose in the title chase if it wasnt for a bad start of the year.

[SlickHolden]

Lowndes has by far developed into a faster package for this year, he woulve been right there with Ambrose in the title chase if it wasnt for a bad start of the year.

How true he still might take it out the way he is going.

[fpv_gtho]

Hes down almost 200 points to both SBR drivers. Him and both HRT drivers realistically can only get back in with a chance from either a bad SBR result at Bathurst, or a DNF in one of the races at Indy, Symmons Plains and Phillip Island. Indy is very likely as its a concrete jungle where alot of idiots show their stuff...

[motorsportnerd]

Tips for Bathurst? Lowndes/Muller are obvious favourites - especially after Sandown when Muller dispelled any doubts about his ability. Also, I'm a fan of Lowndes, so that's my hope for the race anyway.
Outside this - Murphy/Weel are obvious candidates to win as well. Murphy loves Bathurst , and always goes well there. I'd say he is the guy most likely to challenge Jim Richards and Peter Brocks Bathurst win tallys in coming years.
Then we have Skaife/Kelly, Richards/Dumbrell, Ambrose/Luff and Ingall/McLean.
After that Tander and Rick Kelly - remember Rick is going for the threepeat as well as Murph.
Also, Brad Jones/John Bowe always go well at Bathurst.
Outside tips? Three - Seton/Canto, Richards/Courtney and Morris/Radisich.
Especially watch the veteran/youth combo of 7-times Bathurst winner Jim Richards and JGTC race winner James Courtney - they will go very well.
So, to go out on a limb. Top ten shootout will be (in no order): Lowndes, Skaife, Ambrose, Ingall, S. Richards, Murphy, Tander, Bowe, Jim Richards, Radisich.
Lowndes will get pole. Murphy's pole position record time of 2003 will not be beaten.
Top three at end of race: Lowndes/Muller, Murphy/Weel, Bowe/Jones.

There you go. I'll probably be wrong.