'I have no sympathy at all. [Triple Eight] did something wrong...' Barry Ryan has his say on the driver cooling controversy from Newcastle. RepcoSC
The Gen3 Supercars era got off a politically-charged start in Newcastle last weekend with the very first race ending in theThe Triple Eight Camaros were thrown out of the race due to a dry ice driver cooling device that was located on the driver's side of the cockpit.
T8 has already lodged an appeal to the disqualification and is expected to continue to argue that approval had been provided by the series. "The rules are so clear," he said."We all knew. There was even an email last week about where ballast can go and where the cooling goes. It has to go in that position."And if, as they claim, they got verbal permission, why didn't they ask for written permission? I wouldn't do anything without written permission, because you're looking for a fight.
However it's not something he anticipates will be required until at least Darwin, given the Melbourne, Perth and Tasmania rounds should all take place in mild temperatures.
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