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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by Keep'emRunning Click here to enlarge
    The whole ford/holden debate doesn't really bother me anymore, moreso when teams/drivers change branding to further their careers or earn more money, or get around the politics involved. Where's the loyalty gone in V8 racing? How can teams expect fans to support them when they do these sorts of things. Lost me a long time ago.
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    dont take this as a personal attack

    i still supported brockie when he went to FORD

    i supported lowndes when he went to ford and ill support him now he`s back at holden

    i support any person who changes what he/she does in sport to further their $$$ ways
    FFS we do it , we change jobs for better $$$ and conditions
    so why do we jump up and down when a sports person does the same thing

    im not saying YOUR jumping up and down, so dont take this as a personal attack

    GO HOLDEN, gunna ring my mate and sling shit now
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    yep you've got a good point there.. Click here to enlarge

    I grew up with the rivalry between moffat/brock/johnson etc and the distinct brands (ford/holden/mazda/nissan etc...) Just seemed to make the racing so much more intense and interesting to watch all the way to the outcome.

    Not too say that there's not a lot of competition nowadays.. never used to see drivers come to blows over a race altercation! hahah

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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by hazrd Click here to enlarge
    been talkin to my mate whos an avid 888/ford fan

    my god is he pissed lol
    i am too, i dont want lowndes or whincup.
    lowndes apparently left holden because holden were being pricks to him,,,,
    whether he is driving holden or ford, ill still laugh when he crashes or his car is unfit to race.
    i was at the syd motor show in the year he changed to ford.
    a whole bunch of people were rushing to a area and my mates and i were curious at to what the rush was about.
    as soon as one of my mates said "lowndsy" i done a u turn and walked away. holden helped him build his name and his fame. then he shat on them. he can get fkd for all i care.
    as for whincup, im not 100% certain but i think he has always been a ford driver in the v8s championship, and thats where he can stay.
    if he did actually start with holden, then same applies as lowndes.

    im all for the loyalty thing that "keep em running" mentioned.

    same with nrl.

    i think you are selling yourself out if you switch to the "enemies" side just for cash.

    imagine going to war, and being offered 1mill to fight for the nazis...
    sure its not the same thing, not as extreme, but its still the same morals.
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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by Keep'emRunning Click here to enlarge
    In any case, the whole ford/holden thing is mute, under the skin there's very little resemblance to cars rolling off the line anyway.

    And gone forever is the phrase, 'Race on sunday, buy on monday' Click here to enlarge
    so true, bring back the days they used to race stock cars. sure upgrade the shocks and tyres a little , add a wing and other bodykit peices, but keep it as stock as possible.
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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by ASTRAY Click here to enlarge
    i am too, i dont want lowndes or whincup.
    lowndes apparently left holden because holden were being pricks to him,,,,
    whether he is driving holden or ford, ill still laugh when he crashes or his car is unfit to race.
    holden helped him build his name and his fame. then he shat on them. he can get fkd for all i care.
    as for whincup, im not 100% certain but i think he has always been a ford driver in the v8s championship, and thats where he can stay.
    if he did actually start with holden, then same applies as lowndes.

    im all for the loyalty thing that "keep em running" mentioned.

    same with nrl.

    i think you are selling yourself out if you switch to the "enemies" side just for cash.

    imagine going to war, and being offered 1mill to fight for the nazis...
    sure its not the same thing, not as extreme, but its still the same morals.
    Lowndes originally left Holden because even though he was the best driver of that time, he was always treated like the second driver behind Skaife, so in his eyes pretty unfair!! Sure he didn't have to jump ship and go to Ford, could've just gone to another Holden team, but he saw the future success in the Ford team (took alot longer than expected) and decided to go there!!

    I don't like that he went to Ford, but i, with alot of other people will be happy to welcome him back to the General!!

    As for Whincup, he drove Holdens up until 2006, the reason for swapping over for him was getting a chance to drive for a successful team, before then he was either in low placed teams or just doing endurance rounds.

    So if you were to be offered success, you'd take it, wherever you had to go!!

    Funny you mention footy, because with AFL (and im sure NRL too), it is very hard when starting off in the big league that you will actually get a chance to play for the team you've actually supported all your life, but when they get given an opportunity to play the game at the highest level, any player would take it, regardless of team!!
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