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Old 05-06-2006, 10:25 AM   #1
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Ventured out to Winton yesterday and noticed the FPR cars have some different looking front guards to the rest of the field of FORDS.Is this allowed in V8 supercars? or am i seeing something i shouldn't be seeing.



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Old 05-06-2006, 10:26 AM   #2
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Now thats a touch strange. Shouldnt they all be the same for parity etc...
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Old 05-06-2006, 10:57 AM   #3
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The teams all pump there own guards so as long as they're within spec the shape can vary.
I remember a few years ago Larko argueing that they should be able to use fibreglass guards so they didn't have to waste so much money modifying the standard ones.
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Old 05-06-2006, 01:38 PM   #4
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Ventured out to Winton yesterday and noticed the FPR cars have some different looking front guards to the rest of the field of FORDS.Is this allowed in V8 supercars? or am i seeing something i shouldn't be seeing. [/URL]
Yeh they all have pumped guards, I guess its just hard to see in that pic of courtneys car, but when you see them in the flesh you'll notice they all have it.
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Old 06-06-2006, 05:06 PM   #5
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Ventured out to Winton yesterday and noticed the FPR cars have some different looking front guards to the rest of the field of FORDS.Is this allowed in V8 supercars? or am i seeing something i shouldn't be seeing.

that looks suss Jsmilie:
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Old 06-06-2006, 05:27 PM   #6
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maybe ford is tryin to see how fans will like them. Maybe future styling coming from the orion. As they did wit lowndes AU lights later found on the BA XR's.

just a suggestion.
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Old 06-06-2006, 05:59 PM   #7
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Here is a better angle of Ambrose's old SBR Falcon. You can see the guards are quite pumped out as well.

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so why do them pump them exactly, an what is pumping???? :
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so why do them pump them exactly, an what is pumping???? :
They flare them out so there is more room for the tyre. Otherwise the tyre would be constantly rubbing on the guards.
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Ventured out to Winton yesterday and noticed the FPR cars have some different looking front guards to the rest of the field of FORDS.Is this allowed in V8 supercars? or am i seeing something i shouldn't be seeing.
Nah, it's just that you're looking at Courtney's car which they are trying to make smaller so he doesn't hit so much.
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HEMI-POWER are you trying to pull a "Neil Crompton" and make public everything suspect
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between the two first pics, on is stationary and has normal wheel to guard clearance, and the other is driving with load on that side, so it makes it look alot different
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