Privateers, although the big teams whinged about being held up, were great to watch - particularly for the David-and-Goliath feel that they brought (although I'll admit the crashes they were usually involved in also brought excitement, I'd rather see them do well). I thought the Shannons entry did great this year to finish, something I hoped but didn't expect would happen (although I think they were a couple of laps down). It's a shame backmarkers don't get a lot of coverage though - I guess it makes having privateers a bit pointless when the coverage centres on the top 5 for 90% of the race

Reynolds' drive was great Not often I don't go for neither car but still find my heart jumping out of my chest at each corner But 888 have definately made the sport clinical - whilst it's nice to see a high level of professionalism, I watch a round of the BTCC and wonder why the V8's can't have the same level of excitement?! Maybe the cars are too big they need to get minis back up there again


A few years ago I went up for the saturday (got a free pass through a family friend). The V8's were great, and loud, but the most exciting part was watching A bunch of XY falcons belt down conrod and try and stop in time for the chase lap after lap Not the fastest cars out there, but when you're a spectator, you don't need them to be

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I watch and follow IP a bit .. one of the better classes out there if i didnt hace my Group N car i would have done an IP car ..


Beanie

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'65 NCF MINI.....
'69 MINIMATIC.... 9 year resto still on the go

That was the price back then. Some blokes would ask $15,000 to $20,000 for a quicker car. But anything from $5000 was available if you could drive good enough.
I would have driven a fairly ordinary car and probably provided about half the pit crew for my $7000. The car I was offered did finish the race so it would have been good value at the time. (provided I didn't park it up a fence!)

But all that was years ago, I'm old enough to remember when Russell Ingall was older than me. (he is now a year younger than me!)

Well 20k would get you there in a ute... Not to win though..

Looking at over 100k to pay your way in these days and you wouldn't get a look in at anywhere up the pointy end