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The Old AU!
- Thread starter Marcus La Delle
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Marcus La Delle
New member
Anytime guys! Haha, i'll have to check with the boss!
My web guy seems slow to update my site so here's my Wakefield Newsletter.
Cheers guys
Marcus
Wakefield Park ? Marcus?s Diary!
Well it?s never easy sitting on the sidelines of a motor race when Petrol flows in your veins, especially when it?s your own
class of racing. It?s even worse when it?s 5 degrees and you?re stuck outside a nice warm racecar!
I can?t complain too much, the #61 FirstRock AU is well on the way back to being a racecar again and we only have to
endure missing this one race. The ?old AU? is back at DJR now and being rebuilt by the incredible crew at DJR over the
next six weeks in time for a test mid-July before the QLD 300 race on July 21-23.
Anyway, back to the weekend! It was another up-and-down affair for DJR with Luke Youlden filling in for the absent
Grant Denyer while he filmed ?It Takes Two?. Luke was immediately on the pace and put the car where it needed to be
all weekend and eventually finished 2nd overall including an amazing 36th to 6th drive in the Reverse Grid Race 2. Andrew
Thompson had another great start to the weekend qualifying in 11th and moving forward in Race 1 to finish 10th. In the
reverse grid Race 2, Andrew led Luke around for a few laps until Luke continued his charge through the field. On lap 15,
Kanga Loaders driver Chris Pither had a moment coming back onto the main straight and T-boned innocent Andrew. It
was an accident very reminiscent of Grant?s accident with Mark Porter at last year?s Grand Finale at Phillip Island. The
Latitude Developments? BA Falcon was unrepairable but thankfully Andrew was unhurt. The hit actually broke the Side
Impact X Bars across the driver?s door, it literally sheared them off. Scary, scary impact.
I kept myself busy most of the weekend signing autographs out the back of our pits. Honestly, I spent most of the time
explaining why Grant wasn?t there! It was amazing how much support there was for Dick Johnson Racing, and the
Fujitsu Series in such a small town like Goulburn. Even though there were probably only 10,000 people there, they
endured fog in the morning and freezing single digit temperatures to see a great day of racing and action. Thank you for
your hospitality Goulburn. And sorry for the long showers!!!
I?d just like to take this opportunity to thank my sponsors, Clinique Skin Supplies For Men, Spy Optics, PPS Hairwear
and Puma for their continued support through this rough time! Thanks Guys!
As you can imagine, I?m hanging to get back in a race car and thankfully it?s only 6 weeks away now. I?m training harder
than ever through winter and can?t wait to get back in the car.
See you all at Queensland!
My web guy seems slow to update my site so here's my Wakefield Newsletter.
Cheers guys
Marcus
Wakefield Park ? Marcus?s Diary!
Well it?s never easy sitting on the sidelines of a motor race when Petrol flows in your veins, especially when it?s your own
class of racing. It?s even worse when it?s 5 degrees and you?re stuck outside a nice warm racecar!
I can?t complain too much, the #61 FirstRock AU is well on the way back to being a racecar again and we only have to
endure missing this one race. The ?old AU? is back at DJR now and being rebuilt by the incredible crew at DJR over the
next six weeks in time for a test mid-July before the QLD 300 race on July 21-23.
Anyway, back to the weekend! It was another up-and-down affair for DJR with Luke Youlden filling in for the absent
Grant Denyer while he filmed ?It Takes Two?. Luke was immediately on the pace and put the car where it needed to be
all weekend and eventually finished 2nd overall including an amazing 36th to 6th drive in the Reverse Grid Race 2. Andrew
Thompson had another great start to the weekend qualifying in 11th and moving forward in Race 1 to finish 10th. In the
reverse grid Race 2, Andrew led Luke around for a few laps until Luke continued his charge through the field. On lap 15,
Kanga Loaders driver Chris Pither had a moment coming back onto the main straight and T-boned innocent Andrew. It
was an accident very reminiscent of Grant?s accident with Mark Porter at last year?s Grand Finale at Phillip Island. The
Latitude Developments? BA Falcon was unrepairable but thankfully Andrew was unhurt. The hit actually broke the Side
Impact X Bars across the driver?s door, it literally sheared them off. Scary, scary impact.
I kept myself busy most of the weekend signing autographs out the back of our pits. Honestly, I spent most of the time
explaining why Grant wasn?t there! It was amazing how much support there was for Dick Johnson Racing, and the
Fujitsu Series in such a small town like Goulburn. Even though there were probably only 10,000 people there, they
endured fog in the morning and freezing single digit temperatures to see a great day of racing and action. Thank you for
your hospitality Goulburn. And sorry for the long showers!!!
I?d just like to take this opportunity to thank my sponsors, Clinique Skin Supplies For Men, Spy Optics, PPS Hairwear
and Puma for their continued support through this rough time! Thanks Guys!
As you can imagine, I?m hanging to get back in a race car and thankfully it?s only 6 weeks away now. I?m training harder
than ever through winter and can?t wait to get back in the car.
See you all at Queensland!
Marcus La Delle
New member
Anytime guys! Haha, i'll have to check with the boss!
My web guy seems slow to update my site so here's my Wakefield Newsletter.
Cheers guys
Marcus
Wakefield Park ? Marcus?s Diary!
Well it?s never easy sitting on the sidelines of a motor race when Petrol flows in your veins, especially when it?s your own
class of racing. It?s even worse when it?s 5 degrees and you?re stuck outside a nice warm racecar!
I can?t complain too much, the #61 FirstRock AU is well on the way back to being a racecar again and we only have to
endure missing this one race. The ?old AU? is back at DJR now and being rebuilt by the incredible crew at DJR over the
next six weeks in time for a test mid-July before the QLD 300 race on July 21-23.
Anyway, back to the weekend! It was another up-and-down affair for DJR with Luke Youlden filling in for the absent
Grant Denyer while he filmed ?It Takes Two?. Luke was immediately on the pace and put the car where it needed to be
all weekend and eventually finished 2nd overall including an amazing 36th to 6th drive in the Reverse Grid Race 2. Andrew
Thompson had another great start to the weekend qualifying in 11th and moving forward in Race 1 to finish 10th. In the
reverse grid Race 2, Andrew led Luke around for a few laps until Luke continued his charge through the field. On lap 15,
Kanga Loaders driver Chris Pither had a moment coming back onto the main straight and T-boned innocent Andrew. It
was an accident very reminiscent of Grant?s accident with Mark Porter at last year?s Grand Finale at Phillip Island. The
Latitude Developments? BA Falcon was unrepairable but thankfully Andrew was unhurt. The hit actually broke the Side
Impact X Bars across the driver?s door, it literally sheared them off. Scary, scary impact.
I kept myself busy most of the weekend signing autographs out the back of our pits. Honestly, I spent most of the time
explaining why Grant wasn?t there! It was amazing how much support there was for Dick Johnson Racing, and the
Fujitsu Series in such a small town like Goulburn. Even though there were probably only 10,000 people there, they
endured fog in the morning and freezing single digit temperatures to see a great day of racing and action. Thank you for
your hospitality Goulburn. And sorry for the long showers!!!
I?d just like to take this opportunity to thank my sponsors, Clinique Skin Supplies For Men, Spy Optics, PPS Hairwear
and Puma for their continued support through this rough time! Thanks Guys!
As you can imagine, I?m hanging to get back in a race car and thankfully it?s only 6 weeks away now. I?m training harder
than ever through winter and can?t wait to get back in the car.
See you all at Queensland!
My web guy seems slow to update my site so here's my Wakefield Newsletter.
Cheers guys
Marcus
Wakefield Park ? Marcus?s Diary!
Well it?s never easy sitting on the sidelines of a motor race when Petrol flows in your veins, especially when it?s your own
class of racing. It?s even worse when it?s 5 degrees and you?re stuck outside a nice warm racecar!
I can?t complain too much, the #61 FirstRock AU is well on the way back to being a racecar again and we only have to
endure missing this one race. The ?old AU? is back at DJR now and being rebuilt by the incredible crew at DJR over the
next six weeks in time for a test mid-July before the QLD 300 race on July 21-23.
Anyway, back to the weekend! It was another up-and-down affair for DJR with Luke Youlden filling in for the absent
Grant Denyer while he filmed ?It Takes Two?. Luke was immediately on the pace and put the car where it needed to be
all weekend and eventually finished 2nd overall including an amazing 36th to 6th drive in the Reverse Grid Race 2. Andrew
Thompson had another great start to the weekend qualifying in 11th and moving forward in Race 1 to finish 10th. In the
reverse grid Race 2, Andrew led Luke around for a few laps until Luke continued his charge through the field. On lap 15,
Kanga Loaders driver Chris Pither had a moment coming back onto the main straight and T-boned innocent Andrew. It
was an accident very reminiscent of Grant?s accident with Mark Porter at last year?s Grand Finale at Phillip Island. The
Latitude Developments? BA Falcon was unrepairable but thankfully Andrew was unhurt. The hit actually broke the Side
Impact X Bars across the driver?s door, it literally sheared them off. Scary, scary impact.
I kept myself busy most of the weekend signing autographs out the back of our pits. Honestly, I spent most of the time
explaining why Grant wasn?t there! It was amazing how much support there was for Dick Johnson Racing, and the
Fujitsu Series in such a small town like Goulburn. Even though there were probably only 10,000 people there, they
endured fog in the morning and freezing single digit temperatures to see a great day of racing and action. Thank you for
your hospitality Goulburn. And sorry for the long showers!!!
I?d just like to take this opportunity to thank my sponsors, Clinique Skin Supplies For Men, Spy Optics, PPS Hairwear
and Puma for their continued support through this rough time! Thanks Guys!
As you can imagine, I?m hanging to get back in a race car and thankfully it?s only 6 weeks away now. I?m training harder
than ever through winter and can?t wait to get back in the car.
See you all at Queensland!
Thetormentor
New member
Marcus,
Always good to see a fellow Coastie doing well. Good luck next round !! Hope to see you near the front.
Always good to see a fellow Coastie doing well. Good luck next round !! Hope to see you near the front.
Thetormentor
New member
Marcus,
Always good to see a fellow Coastie doing well. Good luck next round !! Hope to see you near the front.
Always good to see a fellow Coastie doing well. Good luck next round !! Hope to see you near the front.
Hi Marcus , So hows it all going together a fortnight out from the test day ? I assume its close to ready ( the AU ). I'm hoping it remains quiet with work so I can get a bit of time to get out there . Its always cold out at Willowbank in July in the mornings, but hopefully its a good day.
Hi Marcus , So hows it all going together a fortnight out from the test day ? I assume its close to ready ( the AU ). I'm hoping it remains quiet with work so I can get a bit of time to get out there . Its always cold out at Willowbank in July in the mornings, but hopefully its a good day.
Marcus La Delle
New member
Hey TS-50, cars getting there. Got some pics last week from the boys and it's pretty well done. Engine + Drivetrain is in, new BA front end is in, panels are back on and interior is coming together. Pics are on my website in the album! Sorry about the quality, they've only got old camera's up there apparently!!!
Cold... Come to NSW... I was up at 7am running this morning and it was 3degrees... Crazy I am!
Catch up soon guys, only 2 weeks and one day to go... Not that i'm counting!
Marcus
Cold... Come to NSW... I was up at 7am running this morning and it was 3degrees... Crazy I am!
Catch up soon guys, only 2 weeks and one day to go... Not that i'm counting!
Marcus
Marcus La Delle
New member
Hey TS-50, cars getting there. Got some pics last week from the boys and it's pretty well done. Engine + Drivetrain is in, new BA front end is in, panels are back on and interior is coming together. Pics are on my website in the album! Sorry about the quality, they've only got old camera's up there apparently!!!
Cold... Come to NSW... I was up at 7am running this morning and it was 3degrees... Crazy I am!
Catch up soon guys, only 2 weeks and one day to go... Not that i'm counting!
Marcus
Cold... Come to NSW... I was up at 7am running this morning and it was 3degrees... Crazy I am!
Catch up soon guys, only 2 weeks and one day to go... Not that i'm counting!
Marcus
Hey Poita, I am in the middle of putting together a feature article with Marcus which should give us all a real insight into his career so far - am doing it after hours so it is dragging on a lil but hope to have it ready by next week sometime - will just need mitch to put the final touches and post it up on here
Hey Poita, I am in the middle of putting together a feature article with Marcus which should give us all a real insight into his career so far - am doing it after hours so it is dragging on a lil but hope to have it ready by next week sometime - will just need mitch to put the final touches and post it up on here
Marcus La Delle
New member
Thanks Doug, I look forward to reading it too. Just hold that thought Poita, the article explains most of it!
Rob, not quite a BA, but should handle similar to one! Or thats the plan anyway! It's just got BA uprights and BA arms/geometry. The rear of an AU is too different from a BA so we couldn't change that too otherwise it might've just appeared as a BA!!!
Two weeks exactly today!
Marcus
Rob, not quite a BA, but should handle similar to one! Or thats the plan anyway! It's just got BA uprights and BA arms/geometry. The rear of an AU is too different from a BA so we couldn't change that too otherwise it might've just appeared as a BA!!!
Two weeks exactly today!
Marcus
Marcus La Delle
New member
Thanks Doug, I look forward to reading it too. Just hold that thought Poita, the article explains most of it!
Rob, not quite a BA, but should handle similar to one! Or thats the plan anyway! It's just got BA uprights and BA arms/geometry. The rear of an AU is too different from a BA so we couldn't change that too otherwise it might've just appeared as a BA!!!
Two weeks exactly today!
Marcus
Rob, not quite a BA, but should handle similar to one! Or thats the plan anyway! It's just got BA uprights and BA arms/geometry. The rear of an AU is too different from a BA so we couldn't change that too otherwise it might've just appeared as a BA!!!
Two weeks exactly today!
Marcus