Thread: Is V8 Supercars Losing Fans?

Doesn't seem as busy in Bathurst as the last couple of years. Still lotsa people here though

Originally Posted by CraigE

Yep the whole supercar circus is turning into a joke with the WA leg being the most sub standard or the lot.

Queensland raceway at Ipswich would be have to be right up there with it.

I don't know how Qld Raceway keeps getting the V8 there , there pits are not very goog & they don't catter for the public very well & the track is not very interesting .

Originally Posted by 1950landy

I don't know how Qld Raceway keeps getting the V8 there , there pits are not very goog & they don't catter for the public very well & the track is not very interesting .

Spot on mate,I think they would be better off spending some money on Lakeside to bring that up to standard,Brock,Johnson,Grice have all said it was a track they loved to race at. It is a bloody good track.

Originally Posted by disco man

Spot on mate,I think they would be better off spending some money on Lakeside to bring that up to standard,Brock,Johnson,Grice have all said it was a track they loved to race at. It is a bloody good track.

And still is , at least it has character & some rises & falls unlike Qld Raceway dead flat . Morgan Park at Warwick is another very interesting track like Lakeside

Originally Posted by 1950landy

And still is , at least it has character & some rises & falls unlike Qld Raceway dead flat . Morgan Park at Warwick is another very interesting track like Lakeside

Elevation is what makes the great race tracks of the world stand out.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Yes, I believe the Foxtel deal was a BIG mistake.
Lots of fans don't have it, can't afford it, so they won't be watching, which means less exposure for sponsors, who will NOT be happy, so therefore may opt out of sponsorship.
V8 Supercars, as far as sponsors are concerned, is all about the TV coverage,.....forget the actual race meetings for that, attendances there are a very small fraction of TV audiences & without them (TV audiences)there ain't no value for sponsors.
Pickles.

Well said mate, I think Foxtel has only around the 15% subscription rate,so very poor value for money for the sponsors. And a major mistake by V8 supercars in terms of maintaining a decent fan base.

When these races started it was production cars, slightly modified, but still a car you could buy from the dealer.

I think having a category of 3.5litre V6 would give very exciting racing with cars that you can actually buy, 3.5 seems to be available with most manufacturers, Volvo, Nissan, Renault, Toyota, Holden (and I believe soon to be Ford), Peugeot etc.

Bring back different, all the current cars are the same chassis, same transaxle, all you get is a company engine and looks the same as body panels (Nissan had to produce larger looks the same panels to fit the chassis available).

No matter what people think about car racing, it does improve safety and performance and fuel economy etc.

It just ain't going to be the same any more.

Mike