B’ball Challenge
Posted: 07 February 2009 05:29 PM   [ Ignore ]
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Where was Whincup in the basketball challenge?

Why didn’t he compete?

 
 
Posted: 07 February 2009 05:31 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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Yeah, i was just about to ask the same thing.
Any theories?

 
 
Posted: 07 February 2009 06:12 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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we were robbed.. what happened to whincup? the v8 season hasnt started yet..

 
 
Posted: 07 February 2009 06:42 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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...what a farce, the ‘commentators’ dont even mention it - carry on as though nothing happened.  If he had had an injury or something they should have just said so...pathetic

 
 
Posted: 07 February 2009 08:58 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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Very weird it wasn’t mentioned. He spoke in the initial talk. Maybe someone from the show will update us on the forum. I actually didn’t realise until you said.

Also the score sheet says that if someone doesnt compete they get 0 points not 30?

 
 
Posted: 07 February 2009 11:45 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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Maybe his time was just too long to show in the time slot they had *shrugs*

 
 
Posted: 08 February 2009 10:44 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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Cerberus - 07 February 2009 11:45 PM

Maybe his time was just too long to show in the time slot they had *shrugs*

haha maybe he took 5 min to shoot the baskets?

He is back for the next episode (see him in the previews) so it must have been an emergency that he wasnt in that bball challenge.

 
 
Posted: 09 February 2009 09:37 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]
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Whincup mentioned in a n article i read recently that he hadf to attend the v8 supercars dinner and was late because he rushed from this competition to get there, then he missed a challenge as well. so i think thats the challenge he was talking about.shame, cos i hate to see him lose the lead.

 
 
Posted: 09 February 2009 10:35 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]
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Emma#33 - 09 February 2009 09:37 AM

Whincup mentioned in a n article i read recently that he hadf to attend the v8 supercars dinner and was late because he rushed from this competition to get there, then he missed a challenge as well. so i think thats the challenge he was talking about.shame, cos i hate to see him lose the lead.

Ahh makes sense. Lucky he got 30 points then! heheh

 
 
Posted: 10 February 2009 11:38 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 9 ]
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Hey guys,

Sounds like you might be right about him being at the Gala Dinner - I came across this:

“Jamie Whincup was unable to take part in the basketball due to career commitments when this challenge was undertaken.
As the rules detail, if an athlete can not take part in a challenge for any reason they will be automatically placed in eight position for this specific challenge.”

Bummer!

~Ninj

 
 
Posted: 10 February 2009 10:04 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]
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Thanks Emma#33 for enlightening us