Cricket Australia want to shoot down Holden Airship!!

[WILDTRAKPX2]

Originally Posted by MYVYSS

MELBOURNE'S main sporting bodies could join forces to shoot down the Holden airship.

Sounds like a job for sourbastard.

[Silver Ghia]

Originally Posted by Dr Smith

Don't think so...why would any major even sponsor put in the same funding if they feel they aren't getting the exclusivity of the event. If the sponsoring company's drop out or lower their financial support ( more likely) it impacts directly on the events financial performance which could then effect public ticket prices, so we loose in the end as well.

I agree. I remember Ansett put in some millions of dollars (cant remember how many now) to get official sponsorship rights, but lost out with Qantas' onslaught. However this was also partly due to Ansetts poor management at the time not looking after its own interests too well. After this, I thought that diligent corporations perhaps should think twice before putting in large amounts of sponsorship money into an event.

Originally Posted by BA Bakes

funny, when i got to work (i work at the airport in Wagga) this morning I throught about shooting it down.

Unfortunately its filled with helium which wont explode.
Just imagine if it was filled with hydrogen - A big red blimp going WOOF. : :

[Kenster]

the more i read this topic the more i think its 20 ways to shoot down the Holden Airship

[Jeld-Wen Falcon]

Wether its holden, Ford, Toyota, Macca's anythings. Its not fair on the people who put all there hard-earned to be the official event sponsor, only to get some free-loading.

[Nashy86]

It was cutting laps above work the other day (Ford Geelong), the cheky sods!

[FLYXR6]

tell me the guys at geelong don't have the equipment to shoot the blimp down. Cricket Australia will just hire a helicopter to hover over the stadium all day.. no sweat.... Also all it takes is an anonomus phone call to police saying that you saw some one taking pot shots at the blimp. By law the blimp must be grounded and inspected by air services Australia before it can head for the sky's again. it will be grounded for weeks.

guys its also powered by holden marketing with all the hot air they have been spewing forth about the VE.

[Nashy86]

Originally Posted by FLYXR6

tell me the guys at geelong don't have the equipment to shoot the blimp down.

well yeah, the thought crossed all of our minds

[XR8putts]

Someone send annonymus (sp?) threats to the local Police body that you have reliable info that someone will attack said blimp durring a big sports event

[MO]

Better still get the CASA toll free 1300 number and tell them its flying below five hundred feet and is causing your wifes migraine to get worse.....watch it disappear.

[AlbertM]

Lets see...an airship was responsible for one of the worst air disasters and Holden has one.

It did 20 odd laps over my town this afternoon before heading off to Bathurst.

[rodderz]

lol.... they are certainly smart buggers, they knew the shadows were getting everyones attention at the grand final

I wonder if someone popped a cap in its bum whether it'd fly off in all directions like when you release the knot in a party balloon... then have a Ford blimp arrive on the scene with "BFII- Deflates the competition into the stone age"

[XPcoupe]

Just a thought. Any one into model rockets. I nearly hit the police helicopter by accident one day. I am sure airship would not move out of the way that easily.

The news report would start with.
Thunderbird 2 has flow into the Holden airship

[70caprigt3k]

How about ford get a decent sized ground to air missile, paint it ford blue with a massive ford logo on it, That would gain them some publicity.

[rodderz]

Or buy a spare emtpy rocket from Kim Jong Ill, "no more brimp!"

[Firefox7]

Hopefull it will fly over whilst Gilchrist is batting...give's him a target to aim that big six at.



Cheers

[uranium_death]

Maybe if Holden used a Barra instead of that bloody Alloytec, we wouldn't hear the damn thing buzzing overhead. It would use less petrol too!

[normxb]

Originally Posted by AlbertM

It did 20 odd laps over my town this afternoon before heading off to Bathurst.

Hey Albert , was over our town too , just before you , about 2-2.30 then saw it head it over your direction .

He was that low over here , sometimes we lost sight of him below the roof of next doors house .



Mmm Maybe I could have got him with part No ".303" :

[qwigybo]

next time someone sees it parked at an airport, get a spray can and write sucks across holden.
i thought about shooting it down when it was flying over bendigo the other day it was making me feel sick looking at it

[AU-MUSTD]

Once again the holden marketing guru's have out smarted most and l say good on em!!!! If ford and toyota dont like it then buy a blimp and return the favour.

[Full Spectrum]

Originally Posted by rodderz

lol.... they are certainly smart buggers, they knew the shadows were getting everyones attention at the grand final

I wonder if someone popped a cap in its bum whether it'd fly off in all directions like when you release the knot in a party balloon... then have a Ford blimp arrive on the scene with "BFII- Deflates the competition into the stone age"

I was at the MCG for the first final there this year, And the blimp was going around, Never once during the game did it grab my attention. What you see on tv isnt what you see at the ground.

Originally Posted by qwigybo

next time someone sees it parked at an airport, get a spray can and write sucks across holden.
i thought about shooting it down when it was flying over bendigo the other day it was making me feel sick looking at it

But you couldn't take your eyes off it;) Job done.

Originally Posted by AU-MUSTD

Once again the holden marketing guru's have out smarted most and l say good on em!!!! If ford and toyota dont like it then buy a blimp and return the favour.

Very true was a surprise that someone else didn't think of it.


Out of all this the AFL comment is stupid. When the VE was being unveiled 2 min away at telstra dome a single Toyota Aurion drove out onto the surface and they announced not before some Toyota guy spoke about the aurion, But they announced that they were extend the partnership with the AFL Toyota. Tell me that wasn't planed? For that day for that time.

[photn]

some one make a terrorist call saying that terrorists have taken over the blimp and is heading for the closest populated area. and say that they wont be taken alive. then watch that Farker burn or just call in Artillery support

[mcflux]

Holdenburg, anyone?

[Full Spectrum]

That's good make a disaster into a joke;).

[photn]

Originally Posted by SlickHolden

That's good make a disaster into a joke;).

he is just simply stating that, that accident could happen again. apart from the Pun lol.

[Full Spectrum]

Originally Posted by photn

he is just simply stating that, that accident could happen again. apart from the Pun lol.

Don't think he needs you to defend him when it wasn't a joke it wasn't funny.

[EFFalcon]

i found it hillarious :P

[I_Con]

Guys and gals, leave it be. How else are Holden going to peddle those Daewoos.

[Full Spectrum]

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

i found it hillarious :P

Enjoy laughing at death? Also my surname is German if you see why i find it not funny.

[Firefox7]

Originally Posted by SlickHolden

Enjoy laughing at death? Also my surname is German if you see why i find it not funny.

Oh lighten up a little....this world is going to the craphouse because of political correctness from morons like you....you state your last name is german and you find this farrrrrken offensive.....go look at your history book son and look at your own german background and heritage, & what the german people inflicted on the world.....before you critisise some here with a harmless sense of humour that will do no harm to no-one. FFS just go back to just commodores where you are liked....maybe.



Cheers

[Psycho Chicken]

Originally Posted by Ghia5L

Holdenburg, anyone?

Within tolerances. Nothing to worry about.