1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,387 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:13,067 Speaker 1: from newstalk ZEDB Keep You. 3 00:00:13,107 --> 00:00:16,267 Speaker 2: Supercars driver Matt Pain and co driver Garth Tender have 4 00:00:16,387 --> 00:00:20,467 Speaker 2: claimed provisional poll after qualifying at the Bath first one 5 00:00:20,467 --> 00:00:21,547 Speaker 2: thousand Cam Waterers. 6 00:00:21,587 --> 00:00:24,547 Speaker 3: Meantime is on a very good lap that might eclipse Phoenie. 7 00:00:24,747 --> 00:00:27,787 Speaker 3: It's a pressure moment. He's gone up to position number 8 00:00:27,827 --> 00:00:29,947 Speaker 3: two on a five to seven Waters. This done a 9 00:00:30,107 --> 00:00:33,387 Speaker 3: five to six so far. Here is the fastest Man 10 00:00:33,827 --> 00:00:37,267 Speaker 3: Water is Feenie and Brown out championship contenders a coboard 11 00:00:37,307 --> 00:00:39,107 Speaker 3: by one tenth of a second. 12 00:00:40,347 --> 00:00:42,067 Speaker 2: Man Pays bunched out. 13 00:00:41,867 --> 00:00:45,027 Speaker 3: Of five six as well. He's in there by six 14 00:00:45,147 --> 00:00:48,227 Speaker 3: one thousands of a second. Pain Waters and Feenie one 15 00:00:48,347 --> 00:00:52,467 Speaker 3: two trick. What a supercar show with sixty seconds remaining. 16 00:00:52,547 --> 00:00:55,627 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was so close, but Matt Pain pipped Cam 17 00:00:55,667 --> 00:01:00,267 Speaker 2: Waters by point zero zero six. That's six thousands of 18 00:01:00,307 --> 00:01:03,427 Speaker 2: a second. With the top four drivers Paining, Water's Brock 19 00:01:03,467 --> 00:01:06,707 Speaker 2: Feenie and Brodie Casticki separated by just point ber zero 20 00:01:06,827 --> 00:01:09,707 Speaker 2: one nine to four seconds, so Matt Payin will look 21 00:01:09,747 --> 00:01:13,547 Speaker 2: to secure poll in tonight's Top ten shootout, which also 22 00:01:13,587 --> 00:01:17,187 Speaker 2: features fellow kiwi's Andre Himgartner and Richie Standaway. Let's bring 23 00:01:17,227 --> 00:01:22,987 Speaker 2: in Simon Chapman from Speedcafe dot Com. Simon, they were 24 00:01:23,027 --> 00:01:25,627 Speaker 2: quick and they were close, but there were a lot 25 00:01:25,667 --> 00:01:28,427 Speaker 2: of crashes, a bit of carnage and qualifying what went on. 26 00:01:29,507 --> 00:01:32,867 Speaker 4: It's absolute bedlam, really crazininess. At the top of the mountain. 27 00:01:33,147 --> 00:01:37,907 Speaker 4: We obviously saw David Reynolds have an enormous crash between 28 00:01:38,387 --> 00:01:41,027 Speaker 4: a rock skyline and the dippers, going those first into 29 00:01:41,067 --> 00:01:42,627 Speaker 4: the wall. And then we finished the session off with 30 00:01:42,747 --> 00:01:45,907 Speaker 4: David Reynolds having a similar sorry, well Davison having a 31 00:01:45,947 --> 00:01:49,827 Speaker 4: similar moment into the dipper, And yeah, the explanation seems 32 00:01:49,827 --> 00:01:52,347 Speaker 4: to be basically that everyone's just pushing so so hard 33 00:01:52,907 --> 00:01:55,627 Speaker 4: these hard tires. Obviously they've moved away from the soft 34 00:01:55,667 --> 00:01:58,827 Speaker 4: tire from last year. Maybe having a look at the 35 00:01:59,227 --> 00:02:01,187 Speaker 4: number on the dashboard and going jeez, it's not quite 36 00:02:01,227 --> 00:02:03,747 Speaker 4: record pace. And yeah, the summation from a lot of 37 00:02:03,787 --> 00:02:06,307 Speaker 4: drivers is that they're just pushing super super hard. 38 00:02:06,747 --> 00:02:09,427 Speaker 2: From what you saw from Matt Pain, how do you 39 00:02:09,467 --> 00:02:11,467 Speaker 2: write his chances of going well in the top ten 40 00:02:11,467 --> 00:02:13,227 Speaker 2: shootout and then going well tomorrow. 41 00:02:13,947 --> 00:02:16,067 Speaker 4: Well, the rule of thumb always is that the last 42 00:02:16,067 --> 00:02:19,667 Speaker 4: car out has the best opportunity. The conditions will be 43 00:02:20,107 --> 00:02:22,947 Speaker 4: the best for him to sit the fastest time. So 44 00:02:23,147 --> 00:02:25,747 Speaker 4: you'd expect Maddie to be right up there. But I 45 00:02:25,787 --> 00:02:28,627 Speaker 4: guess for guys like cam Waters and brock Feenie, they'll 46 00:02:28,627 --> 00:02:31,107 Speaker 4: probably feel like that I've got enough in the tank 47 00:02:31,187 --> 00:02:33,987 Speaker 4: to beat Matt. Obviously, there was that late red flag 48 00:02:34,027 --> 00:02:37,187 Speaker 4: at the very end of qualifying which deprived a few 49 00:02:37,227 --> 00:02:40,347 Speaker 4: guys of a chance to improve. Matty Pain seems to 50 00:02:40,347 --> 00:02:42,707 Speaker 4: have a lot of pace in the straits. He was 51 00:02:42,787 --> 00:02:46,427 Speaker 4: fastest down Comrade straight and up the mountain, whereas the 52 00:02:46,467 --> 00:02:48,507 Speaker 4: other guys seemed to have a lot of pace over 53 00:02:48,547 --> 00:02:51,427 Speaker 4: the top of the hill. So it'll be fascinating to 54 00:02:51,507 --> 00:02:55,147 Speaker 4: see what the Southternoon shootout is going to be like, 55 00:02:55,227 --> 00:02:59,587 Speaker 4: because brock Feenie, by all accounts, was on course to 56 00:02:59,667 --> 00:03:00,947 Speaker 4: be faster than Matt Pain. 57 00:03:01,867 --> 00:03:05,907 Speaker 2: The top four are so close together, aren't they? Does 58 00:03:05,947 --> 00:03:08,387 Speaker 2: position in the top ten shootout group position tomorrow? Does 59 00:03:08,427 --> 00:03:09,387 Speaker 2: that really matter? 60 00:03:11,147 --> 00:03:12,587 Speaker 4: Everyone? At the end of the day if they don't 61 00:03:12,627 --> 00:03:15,147 Speaker 4: qualify on pole, they always say, you know, we don't 62 00:03:15,147 --> 00:03:17,547 Speaker 4: need to worry too much about the where we're starting 63 00:03:17,547 --> 00:03:19,187 Speaker 4: you know, anything can happen over the course of one 64 00:03:19,227 --> 00:03:21,747 Speaker 4: hundred and sixty one laps. But look, the reality is 65 00:03:21,827 --> 00:03:24,427 Speaker 4: is if you can come away with pole position at 66 00:03:24,427 --> 00:03:26,707 Speaker 4: the end of today, you know that you are the 67 00:03:26,747 --> 00:03:29,187 Speaker 4: fastest car. You have the fastest car of anyone on 68 00:03:29,187 --> 00:03:31,907 Speaker 4: that group, so in theory you should be the favorite. 69 00:03:32,347 --> 00:03:34,107 Speaker 4: But as we know, a lot of things can happen 70 00:03:34,147 --> 00:03:35,867 Speaker 4: at the mountain and a lot of the time it 71 00:03:35,907 --> 00:03:40,147 Speaker 4: comes down to the reliability, spending as little amount of 72 00:03:40,147 --> 00:03:43,347 Speaker 4: time in pit lane as possible, and just getting absolutely 73 00:03:43,387 --> 00:03:45,747 Speaker 4: everything right. We've seen in the past that even if 74 00:03:45,747 --> 00:03:48,027 Speaker 4: you don't get everything right, you can still be a chance. 75 00:03:48,107 --> 00:03:50,747 Speaker 4: So you know, for those guys at the end of today, 76 00:03:50,867 --> 00:03:53,067 Speaker 4: I think if you're any one of those top ten 77 00:03:53,387 --> 00:03:56,947 Speaker 4: runners in the shootout, you're probably giving yourself a really 78 00:03:56,947 --> 00:03:59,187 Speaker 4: good sniff of a good result. But as we all know, 79 00:03:59,347 --> 00:04:01,747 Speaker 4: just keeping out of trouble is the first step. 80 00:04:01,947 --> 00:04:04,427 Speaker 2: Yeah, I want to talk more about the absolute keys 81 00:04:04,467 --> 00:04:07,387 Speaker 2: to winning the whole thing shortly, but there are two 82 00:04:07,427 --> 00:04:10,867 Speaker 2: key He's in the top ten, andre Heimgartner, Richie Standaway, 83 00:04:11,387 --> 00:04:13,747 Speaker 2: what's your assessment of where they're at? 84 00:04:14,387 --> 00:04:17,627 Speaker 4: Yeah, that quick, I think that probably you'd almost have 85 00:04:17,707 --> 00:04:19,507 Speaker 4: to say that kind of underdogs in a weird kind 86 00:04:19,547 --> 00:04:21,507 Speaker 4: of way. They've flown under the radar a little bit. 87 00:04:21,787 --> 00:04:24,107 Speaker 4: Richie Stanaway had one of his best results of the 88 00:04:24,147 --> 00:04:26,707 Speaker 4: season earlier this year at the season opener at this 89 00:04:26,867 --> 00:04:30,627 Speaker 4: very circuit Mount Panorama, so obviously coming in as as 90 00:04:30,747 --> 00:04:34,027 Speaker 4: last year's Batis one thousand winner, there's probably some expectations 91 00:04:34,027 --> 00:04:36,227 Speaker 4: for him, but he's had a really dreadful season on 92 00:04:36,307 --> 00:04:39,947 Speaker 4: the whole, so he's not really expected to be one 93 00:04:39,947 --> 00:04:43,387 Speaker 4: of the favorites. But then you see his teammates sitting 94 00:04:43,427 --> 00:04:46,707 Speaker 4: this incredible pace, so you can't rule him out. He'll 95 00:04:46,707 --> 00:04:49,267 Speaker 4: probably be applying a lot of the setup philosophies to 96 00:04:49,307 --> 00:04:51,387 Speaker 4: that car to try and go that little bit faster, 97 00:04:51,467 --> 00:04:54,027 Speaker 4: and he's probably another guy who would have said he 98 00:04:54,067 --> 00:04:56,267 Speaker 4: could go fast if not for that red flag at 99 00:04:56,267 --> 00:04:59,947 Speaker 4: the end of qualifying on Friday afternoon. And then obviously 100 00:04:59,947 --> 00:05:04,147 Speaker 4: andre Heimgartner with his co driver Dickland Fraser the sort 101 00:05:04,147 --> 00:05:06,627 Speaker 4: of st bit of a smoky. I think that nearly 102 00:05:06,667 --> 00:05:09,187 Speaker 4: the quickest car out of the brad Zones racing stable, 103 00:05:10,347 --> 00:05:13,267 Speaker 4: and you know on their day they can be competitive. 104 00:05:13,307 --> 00:05:15,827 Speaker 4: I think for Decklan he just needs to stay out 105 00:05:15,827 --> 00:05:17,987 Speaker 4: of trouble and let Andre do a lot of the 106 00:05:18,307 --> 00:05:21,747 Speaker 4: heavy lifting really, So you know, I would say for 107 00:05:21,867 --> 00:05:25,467 Speaker 4: Richie and Andre, you know, historically they've gone very well 108 00:05:25,587 --> 00:05:28,267 Speaker 4: at Batist, Richie especially the Batist one thousand winners, so 109 00:05:28,307 --> 00:05:31,067 Speaker 4: they would be expecting to be factoring in the fight 110 00:05:31,147 --> 00:05:32,107 Speaker 4: for a podium. 111 00:05:32,347 --> 00:05:34,667 Speaker 2: And the others in the top ten that we haven't mentioned, 112 00:05:34,667 --> 00:05:38,547 Speaker 2: Will Brown, Chaz Moster, Jack Lebroc and on deeper Squally 113 00:05:39,027 --> 00:05:41,427 Speaker 2: Huloom's largest of that quartet. 114 00:05:42,307 --> 00:05:44,507 Speaker 4: Well, a lot of people have been talking about Chaz Moster. 115 00:05:44,827 --> 00:05:47,827 Speaker 4: You know, he's he's a winner of this race. He 116 00:05:47,867 --> 00:05:51,547 Speaker 4: always turns up in his quick hair. They've again kind 117 00:05:51,547 --> 00:05:55,307 Speaker 4: of flown under the radar a little bit, maybe don't 118 00:05:55,307 --> 00:06:00,387 Speaker 4: have the outright pace amongst the Fords compared to you know, 119 00:06:00,467 --> 00:06:03,547 Speaker 4: Techford Racing and Grove Racing, but you know they'll be 120 00:06:03,627 --> 00:06:09,827 Speaker 4: there for them, especially I think after Lee Holdsworth, I guess, 121 00:06:09,867 --> 00:06:11,787 Speaker 4: not the best run, it's the sand down five hundred. 122 00:06:11,827 --> 00:06:13,427 Speaker 4: He'll be wanting a little bit of redemption. I think, 123 00:06:13,467 --> 00:06:16,547 Speaker 4: probably just trying to stay out of trouble. And then 124 00:06:16,667 --> 00:06:20,027 Speaker 4: I guess for Will Brown, you know he's the championship leader, 125 00:06:20,467 --> 00:06:21,907 Speaker 4: and for him It's a bit of a tricky one 126 00:06:21,907 --> 00:06:23,867 Speaker 4: because he'll want to come out the other side of 127 00:06:23,907 --> 00:06:27,667 Speaker 4: this with a pretty hefty points lee, but he'll also 128 00:06:27,707 --> 00:06:29,467 Speaker 4: want to win, you know, So it's a bit of 129 00:06:29,507 --> 00:06:31,907 Speaker 4: a double sword for him because he wants to sort 130 00:06:31,947 --> 00:06:34,347 Speaker 4: of probably consolidate a little bit. But when you get here, 131 00:06:34,387 --> 00:06:36,227 Speaker 4: the reality is all you want to do is when 132 00:06:36,267 --> 00:06:39,587 Speaker 4: you don't really care too much about the championship, and 133 00:06:39,947 --> 00:06:43,107 Speaker 4: you know, the Triple A cars traditionally have been amongst 134 00:06:43,107 --> 00:06:47,227 Speaker 4: the very fastest, so he was probably maybe not as 135 00:06:47,307 --> 00:06:51,227 Speaker 4: quick as his teammate Brock Feenie over the first two days, 136 00:06:51,747 --> 00:06:54,147 Speaker 4: maybe just starting to find their feet. Obviously Scott Pie 137 00:06:54,147 --> 00:06:58,227 Speaker 4: had that crash at the end of Thursday, So yeah, 138 00:06:58,307 --> 00:07:01,027 Speaker 4: it'll be tricky to see where where will Brown sort 139 00:07:01,067 --> 00:07:03,107 Speaker 4: of lines like relative to Brock, because I think Brock's 140 00:07:03,107 --> 00:07:04,627 Speaker 4: got the edge overm at the moment. 141 00:07:05,067 --> 00:07:08,587 Speaker 2: All right, Well, you mentioned a full simon that eliminating 142 00:07:08,587 --> 00:07:11,187 Speaker 2: mistakes or simply not making them as a big part 143 00:07:11,227 --> 00:07:15,427 Speaker 2: of success Atmount Panorama. Apart from that and driving fast, obviously, 144 00:07:16,147 --> 00:07:18,147 Speaker 2: what are the keys to winning Bath First? 145 00:07:19,307 --> 00:07:21,147 Speaker 4: Well, you have to minimize the amount of time that 146 00:07:21,187 --> 00:07:24,227 Speaker 4: you spend in the pit, Lane's that's really the key here. 147 00:07:24,587 --> 00:07:27,187 Speaker 4: The amount of time that you can basically stay on 148 00:07:27,227 --> 00:07:30,547 Speaker 4: the racetrack is key. It probably sounds a little bit silly, 149 00:07:30,587 --> 00:07:33,307 Speaker 4: to be honest, but really you want to do as 150 00:07:33,427 --> 00:07:36,147 Speaker 4: few amount of pit stops as possible. And one of 151 00:07:36,147 --> 00:07:39,227 Speaker 4: the big things that we're talking out about at the 152 00:07:39,307 --> 00:07:41,947 Speaker 4: track is this full course yellow and the timing of it. 153 00:07:42,027 --> 00:07:46,507 Speaker 4: Now at Sanddown Supercars basically said, if there's a full 154 00:07:46,507 --> 00:07:49,467 Speaker 4: course yellow, which basically reduces everyone to eighty kilometers an 155 00:07:49,467 --> 00:07:53,307 Speaker 4: hour with your pit lane speed limitter, we're going to 156 00:07:53,307 --> 00:07:56,267 Speaker 4: give you two laps to cycle around and complete your 157 00:07:56,307 --> 00:07:58,187 Speaker 4: pit stops, and that's going to make everything. See it 158 00:07:58,267 --> 00:08:01,667 Speaker 4: that rule doesn't exist here. Basically, race control can say, 159 00:08:01,867 --> 00:08:03,667 Speaker 4: all right, we're going to throw the yellow flag. Everyone 160 00:08:03,707 --> 00:08:06,027 Speaker 4: needs to slow down to eighty kilometers an hour and 161 00:08:06,067 --> 00:08:09,347 Speaker 4: what that basically enables you to do is come into 162 00:08:09,387 --> 00:08:11,947 Speaker 4: the pit lane and not lose as much time as 163 00:08:11,947 --> 00:08:15,347 Speaker 4: what you would under greenplay conditions, because whilst you're trunneling 164 00:08:15,387 --> 00:08:17,507 Speaker 4: through the pit lane at eighty kilometers an hour, everyone 165 00:08:17,507 --> 00:08:19,667 Speaker 4: else is also on track going the same speed as you, 166 00:08:19,747 --> 00:08:22,107 Speaker 4: So you basically want to get in as soon as 167 00:08:22,187 --> 00:08:24,707 Speaker 4: you possibly can to execute a pit stop, whether that's 168 00:08:24,747 --> 00:08:28,307 Speaker 4: to change tires, change fuel, change your driver, and then 169 00:08:28,347 --> 00:08:30,667 Speaker 4: get back out on the racetrack. Now, because of that 170 00:08:30,787 --> 00:08:33,467 Speaker 4: rule change, it also means that they can just withdraw 171 00:08:33,507 --> 00:08:36,267 Speaker 4: the yellow at any given time. So then you could 172 00:08:36,307 --> 00:08:39,227 Speaker 4: either get stuck out on track and miss that opportunity 173 00:08:39,267 --> 00:08:42,347 Speaker 4: to pit and maybe need to put under green flay 174 00:08:42,387 --> 00:08:44,827 Speaker 4: conditions and lose a lot of time, or you could 175 00:08:44,867 --> 00:08:47,267 Speaker 4: come in under yellow and not lose as much time. 176 00:08:47,547 --> 00:08:49,067 Speaker 4: So that's going to be I think the key to 177 00:08:49,107 --> 00:08:51,947 Speaker 4: this race is how you sort of plan your pit 178 00:08:52,027 --> 00:08:56,267 Speaker 4: stops and maybe time them if there are incidents on track, And. 179 00:08:56,307 --> 00:08:58,947 Speaker 2: Just in a wider sense, we heard news during the 180 00:08:58,987 --> 00:09:01,107 Speaker 2: week the Superhaars calendar is going to be extended by 181 00:09:01,107 --> 00:09:04,707 Speaker 2: ten races to thirty four across thirteen rounds next year 182 00:09:04,787 --> 00:09:08,107 Speaker 2: and be split into phases eight rams of sprints and 183 00:09:08,187 --> 00:09:12,987 Speaker 2: endurance races and then an elimination finals series. What's your 184 00:09:12,987 --> 00:09:13,427 Speaker 2: take on. 185 00:09:13,347 --> 00:09:19,387 Speaker 4: This, Yeah, it's it's interesting. I think for supercars, you know, 186 00:09:19,427 --> 00:09:23,227 Speaker 4: they've probably stagnated a little bit for the last maybe 187 00:09:23,467 --> 00:09:28,267 Speaker 4: five six seven years. Supercaus are looking at ways to innovate, 188 00:09:28,307 --> 00:09:31,427 Speaker 4: and I think you've got to commend them for trying 189 00:09:31,467 --> 00:09:35,067 Speaker 4: something different. I think it's a very polarizing decision. It's 190 00:09:35,667 --> 00:09:38,907 Speaker 4: definitely divided the fans, you know, the diet and the 191 00:09:38,907 --> 00:09:42,027 Speaker 4: wolves sort of hold on versus four fans of old. 192 00:09:42,427 --> 00:09:45,307 Speaker 4: But you know, at the end of the day, supercars 193 00:09:45,307 --> 00:09:48,787 Speaker 4: has probably lost a little bit of its market share 194 00:09:48,827 --> 00:09:52,187 Speaker 4: relative to some of the ball sports. You know, NRAL 195 00:09:52,347 --> 00:09:55,547 Speaker 4: and AFL are really dominant at the moment, and Supercars 196 00:09:55,587 --> 00:09:59,387 Speaker 4: needs to sort of reinvigorate itself. And at the time 197 00:09:59,427 --> 00:10:03,627 Speaker 4: when you've got broadcasts negotiations going on next year, maybe 198 00:10:03,667 --> 00:10:05,067 Speaker 4: a bit of change is a good thing. We've got 199 00:10:05,067 --> 00:10:08,347 Speaker 4: Towiter coming into twenty six at the same time, so 200 00:10:08,747 --> 00:10:11,387 Speaker 4: it'll be a fascinating sort of period. I think, you know, 201 00:10:12,187 --> 00:10:16,307 Speaker 4: you can't pass judgment until we've actually gone through next year, 202 00:10:16,347 --> 00:10:19,827 Speaker 4: I think, and if it works, awesome, If it doesn't work, 203 00:10:19,867 --> 00:10:21,867 Speaker 4: maybe they'll reassess it and they might change things up 204 00:10:21,987 --> 00:10:24,387 Speaker 4: the year after that. I think everyone kind of accepts that, 205 00:10:24,747 --> 00:10:27,547 Speaker 4: you know, we've got to try something different. This is 206 00:10:27,587 --> 00:10:29,787 Speaker 4: what they want to do. Make it maybe a little 207 00:10:29,787 --> 00:10:32,907 Speaker 4: bit you know, sort of maybe football esque in a way, 208 00:10:33,107 --> 00:10:34,747 Speaker 4: because at the end of the day, no one wants 209 00:10:34,787 --> 00:10:36,987 Speaker 4: to go to the second or third to last round 210 00:10:37,027 --> 00:10:39,827 Speaker 4: of the championship already knowing who's who's won the whole thing. 211 00:10:39,867 --> 00:10:42,947 Speaker 4: And yes, you know we we always say that the 212 00:10:43,027 --> 00:10:46,747 Speaker 4: drivers who perform over the course of a season should 213 00:10:46,787 --> 00:10:48,947 Speaker 4: be rewarded, but at the same time we also want 214 00:10:48,987 --> 00:10:52,147 Speaker 4: to see a fantastic flight and this will push drivers 215 00:10:52,147 --> 00:10:54,587 Speaker 4: to the very better end of the championship. 216 00:10:55,027 --> 00:10:56,627 Speaker 2: Right, just to bring it back to Bathist, you know, 217 00:10:56,667 --> 00:11:00,987 Speaker 2: a reset. As you've just outlined, there is being undertaken. 218 00:11:01,067 --> 00:11:04,227 Speaker 2: But what about Bathist itself, Simon, does that still have 219 00:11:04,267 --> 00:11:06,787 Speaker 2: its lustersolutely? 220 00:11:07,307 --> 00:11:10,307 Speaker 4: You know, every time you come back here, it's amazing 221 00:11:10,307 --> 00:11:12,347 Speaker 4: to see how many fans turn out. You know, it's 222 00:11:12,467 --> 00:11:15,667 Speaker 4: unlike any other event on the calendar. It's like the 223 00:11:15,747 --> 00:11:18,467 Speaker 4: AFL Grand Final, it's like the Melbourne Cup. It's like 224 00:11:18,507 --> 00:11:21,587 Speaker 4: all of those amazing events we've got over the side 225 00:11:21,627 --> 00:11:24,627 Speaker 4: of the ditch. And you know, it attracts an all 226 00:11:24,667 --> 00:11:26,747 Speaker 4: star cast as well in terms of the drivers, in 227 00:11:26,867 --> 00:11:28,707 Speaker 4: terms of just people coming out to look. You know, 228 00:11:28,747 --> 00:11:30,987 Speaker 4: Greg Murphy's here, he's having a race around in the 229 00:11:31,027 --> 00:11:34,947 Speaker 4: heritage touring cars and yeah, there's nothing quite like it. 230 00:11:35,067 --> 00:11:38,347 Speaker 4: You know, we actually came here earlier this year for 231 00:11:38,387 --> 00:11:41,067 Speaker 4: a sprint round and it was very flat. It was 232 00:11:41,187 --> 00:11:42,867 Speaker 4: just there was no one here and it was like, 233 00:11:42,907 --> 00:11:45,187 Speaker 4: what are we doing here? But now that we're back 234 00:11:45,227 --> 00:11:47,227 Speaker 4: and it's the bat this one thousand and it's just 235 00:11:47,267 --> 00:11:50,667 Speaker 4: got a different aura around it. If you've not experienced 236 00:11:50,667 --> 00:11:52,227 Speaker 4: it before, you've got to get here. You've got to 237 00:11:52,267 --> 00:11:55,787 Speaker 4: experience a full weekend because the atmosphere is just electric, 238 00:11:55,907 --> 00:11:59,667 Speaker 4: especially this afternoon when we're going to have that top 239 00:11:59,707 --> 00:12:02,227 Speaker 4: ten shootout and those guys are going to have the 240 00:12:02,227 --> 00:12:04,827 Speaker 4: track all to themselves and you'll be able to hear 241 00:12:04,867 --> 00:12:07,147 Speaker 4: the crowd roaring over top of those d V eights. 242 00:12:07,547 --> 00:12:10,267 Speaker 2: Amazing stuff. Thanks for painting the picture of us, Simon 243 00:12:10,307 --> 00:12:11,147 Speaker 2: really appreciate it. 244 00:12:11,307 --> 00:12:12,587 Speaker 4: No worries, Thank you mate. 245 00:12:12,587 --> 00:12:16,747 Speaker 2: That is Simon Chapman from Speedcafe dot com. So top 246 00:12:16,787 --> 00:12:19,547 Speaker 2: ten shootout just after seven o'clock tonight, New Zealand time. 247 00:12:19,987 --> 00:12:23,747 Speaker 2: That'll confirm the positions on the grid for tomorrow and 248 00:12:24,267 --> 00:12:27,347 Speaker 2: one thirty tomorrow afternoon. I think stand to be corrected, 249 00:12:27,347 --> 00:12:29,467 Speaker 2: but I think it's one thirty tomorrow afternoon, New Zealand time. 250 00:12:29,787 --> 00:12:31,947 Speaker 2: The race gets underway. We'll keep you up to date 251 00:12:32,027 --> 00:12:33,347 Speaker 2: on the show tomorrow. 252 00:12:34,187 --> 00:12:37,387 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 253 00:12:37,467 --> 00:12:40,787 Speaker 1: to News Talk st B weekends from midday, or follow 254 00:12:40,787 --> 00:12:42,427 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio