Thread: Beginning of the end of V8 Supercars?

Originally Posted by Railey

Could be.......


Listen to Australia’s controversial new Supercar V6 | Top Gear

Been in the wind for a long time. One clue was that they dropped the "V8" from V8 Supercars. It is just the Virgin Australia Supercars now.

Speedway Australia has had that sound and that engine basically in the 'Wingless Sprints' series for years now.

Ho-Hum , nothing new here , move along thanks.

Some of the most interesting racing was during the group A days when we had v8's turbo 4s NA sixes, v12s and Rotaries. I can't see much of an issue, they need to get closer to the vehicles that the punters aspire to own though, I don't much like the "shell over a standard drivetrain and suspension" formula much.

Regards,

Tote

The whole thing has been boring since the yobs booed Richards, IMO. I don't care what engines they use, it's been nothing but a silhouette series for decades.

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It will be interesting to see how the new super utes,or whatever it is goes.

Could take over from the supercars?

Treat yourselves to a day at the historic races. Real racing, even though only short duels, but a good reminder of what it was like.

Originally Posted by Chops

Treat yourselves to a day at the historic races. Real racing, even though only short duels, but a good reminder of what it was like.

Winton is a blast. Love it. Not quite the paddock at Calder circa 1969, or Bathurst in the late 60's early 70's when they were doing it for real, but great times nonetheless.

Well, as usual, I don't mind going "ägainst the flow", because I love Supercars,...watched Foxtel 506 yesterday, will be watching today (I'm watching at the moment!), & tomorrow as well. Can't wait for Quali later today!
Pretty tight racing, practise yesterday, top 10 cars within .4 of a second, top 25 within a second of each other makes for very close racing.
Yes the TTV6 is being tested/developed by 888 at the moment, it will be used next year, but not by all teams, I'm not sure when it will become mandatory. Parity will be a challenge.
The biggest plus for Supercars recently has been the inclusion/interest created by Roger Penske which has markedly added to the credibility of the category. Roger is one of the most well known & astute motorsport personalities in the World. He loves what we do here, and has said that the technology & competition is as good as anything he's seen. He's going well here too, He's pinched 888's top engineer and the Penske DJR cars are now the benchmark.
I think the new Ute category will be good. Twin cabs are the most popular form of vehicle at the moment, & whilst there has been some resistance from the teams, the new formula is gradually gaining acceptance, as more details become available.
The cost of running a supercar team is massive. Australia is a relatively small Country, so consequently there are not that many local sponsors to chase,...in many instances, competition to obtain, & retain sponsorship, is as fierce as the racing. Whilst I love the racing, I wouldn't wanna be trying to find the dollars,....it'd be a nightmare I reckon.
45 mins to P3!!....I'm now ready to be flamed!
Pickles.
NB:, just a thought, for you "taxi racing" guys. Rather than the actual race, you may find the final practise session in any round interesting, there are normally three of them. So, if you watch P3 (I'm watching it now) it can be interesting to see how the times come down. Following that, later on, watch the 15min qualifying session, where grid positions are determined,.....ya might find these two sessions arre not quite "taxi racing".