Thread: Mustang to run in Supercars!

My brother told me this last night, about time and i'm sure we will see the Camaro and hopefully a Challenger or Charger on the track as well.

Wow--at last some real progress--long overdue and it would be even better to see some run as wildcards at Bathurst or Newcastle if they can do so. At least all the cars will not look the same. Maybe Simona can jump ship or even the Kelly gang to something that can actually WIN--they try so hard but wins elude them. Alan

Originally Posted by loanrangie

My brother told me this last night, about time and i'm sure we will see the Camaro and hopefully a Challenger or Charger on the track as well.

I'd love to see all of those, but I reckon Camaro is a big chance.
Pickles.

This is what the new Supercars will look like:

Mustang
Mustang.jpg

Corvette
Corvette.jpg

Camaro
Camaro.jpg

One of the issues I see with the Camaro is that (from what I have led to beleive) the formula requires that the models are manufactured in RHD. I can not see GM going down that path for just the Aussie market. The Corvette also gets excluded as they need to be a 4 seater.
Happy to be wrong as I think the category needs to keeping growing and stay relevant (yeah yeah I've heard it before ) and unfortunately Mustangs racing Camaros is not really what the premier Australian motorsport class should be IMHO.

Originally Posted by pop058

One of the issues I see with the Camaro is that (from what I have led to beleive) the formula requires that the models are manufactured in RHD. I can not see GM going down that path for just the Aussie market. The Corvette also gets excluded as they need to be a 4 seater.
Happy to be wrong as I think the category needs to keeping growing and stay relevant (yeah yeah I've heard it before ) and unfortunately Mustangs racing Camaros is not really what the premier Australian motorsport class should be IMHO.

Fair comment re Camaro in RHD,...maybe they might make an exception because Camaros are being sold RHD via HSV conversions in Aus?...I wouldn't know, but Holden will probably be happy to run the Commodore anyway, because it's a good looking racecar, with good teams, getting good results with it, particularly Red Bull.
Camaros are said to be going to be manufactured in RHD in the U.S. at some time in the future, some say shortly, I say not for a few years. GM Detroit would have been involved with the HSV/Camaro project and there's no way GM would've let HSV go down this path if Camaro was coming to Aus RHD any time soon?
Pickles.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Fair comment re Camaro in RHD,...maybe they might make an exception because Camaros are being sold RHD via HSV conversions in Aus?...I wouldn't know, but Holden will probably be happy to run the Commodore anyway, because it's a good looking racecar, with good teams, getting good results with it, particularly Red Bull.
Camaros are said to be going to be manufactured in RHD in the U.S. at some time in the future, some say shortly, I say not for a few years. GM Detroit would have been involved with the HSV/Camaro project and there's no way GM would've let HSV go down this path if Camaro was coming to Aus RHD any time soon?
Pickles.

HSV are already marketting them, surely it wont be too far away.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

HSV are already marketting them, surely it wont be too far away.

Yes i'm pretty sure i read that GM are bringing them in soon.