Thread: Beginning of the end of V8 Supercars?

Originally Posted by Homestar

Not sure what deal you got, but their website shows $26 a month for the basic package, and $55 a month if you add sport.

Link to the $20 a month package that includes sport would be handy.

Wondering that myself. Foxtel Go, or Play, or whatever it's called today maybe?

Originally Posted by johntins

Wondering that myself. Foxtel Go, or Play, or whatever it's called today maybe?

That is because it is not available at the moment. , I got it shortly after the Ch 10 coverage deteriorated, a couple of years ago, when the deal I got was being promoted., Foxtel do have specials from time to time, so I guess you just have to keep an eye out.
I was a bit worried that when I renewed my Telstra deal they would take it away from me, but they can't, but to be honest, even if they did, I wouldn't be without it,...I used to go to Calder, Sandown, Phillip Island, Winton etc, but I see & hear more now, than I ever did on site, the camera coverage on Foxtel, being as good as I was told it would be...Anybody watch quali?..... .8 of a second between the top 24 cars!!...pretty close.
Pickles.

Seems you're the only one, which sort of shows how much they've strangled their audience by going this way - good or not, it precludes too many people who can't afford to watch it making it even more elitist - just like every other form of Professional motor sport now. It used to be the Car racing of the masses here in Australia, but no more.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Seems you're the only one, which sort of shows how much they've strangled their audience by going this way - good or not, it precludes too many people who can't afford to watch it making it even more elitist - just like every other form of Professional motor sport now. It used to be the Car racing of the masses here in Australia, but no more.

Gav, ya just can't isolate Supercars, like I said there's VFL stuff that is in the same boat,..only on Foxtel. Boxing is the same, I love a good boxing match, I watched ALL the Ali fights FTA,....when is the last time ya could do that,....I can't get that sort of stuff, ya've gotta pay $80 a fight or something, I think the Horn fight was around that,...wouldn't dream of it.
I suppose I should refer to the O.P's title of this thread,..."End of V8 Supercars". Well, of course I'm a big fan, but would I be surprised if that were true?..No, I wouldn't. Would I put any dollars into a team?...No I wouldn't, and in view of the state of local manufacturing in this country, I continue to be amazed how the teams obtain sufficient sponsorship to run, sometimes 2,3, or even sometimes 4 cars,...but they do.
And, like it or not, believe it or not, the sport IS going well, and is in demand. Ipswich (today's event) in conjunction with the Qld Govt has just signed up for 10 years, the first thing that the Tailem Bend track did is try to get a Supercar round, Winton & Phillip Island are still endeavouring to lock in their supercars future in competition with proposed overseas rounds, and finally EVERY state Govt in Aussie is keen to be involved, and continue to be, invariably you can hear the State Premiers during the telecast.
So, against all odds, it's actually looking pretty good at the moment. THIRTY cars on the grid for this race,..Compare that with the early nineties (Group A) when there were only NINE cars on the grid for the Sandown 500.....Then a man called Cochran came along.....!!
Race about to start!!....Shell cars got blown away at the start, Jamie is looking good, 60 laps to go,..lots can happen! Pickles.

So because 'everyone' does it it's ok?

Hmmm, strange concept - sounds like that old saying 'If your mate jumped off a bridge would you jump to?'

Anyway, don't watch footy, or any of that other stuff mentions anyway, so that's of no concern to me at all. Subject was the Supercars, the only thing I was (at one stage) interested in.

Despite my bitching, I am really happy that you still love the sport the way I did (probably more by the sounds of it) at one stage. Hope you enjoy the race.

It's all good,..."everyone" is exactly it,..it the damn way of everything, look, I prefer simple things myself, I used to go to racing events all the time, never missed the Sandown 500, I was the first person to suggest to Jon Davison that He should do something with the "vacant space", behind the grand stand etc existing at Sandown during touring car events, in the late eighties/early nineties.
So, I convinced him that we could have a car display, and I organized the first few myself for the HSVOC, we'd have around 40 cars, we got free entry for car & 2 people, Wifey & I would be there around 7.ooam in the morning admitting our cars, handing out passes etc,.....it got stopped many years ago,...."need the space" was the reason, which they did, because plenty the organizers were getting paying stall holders etc to occupy the space we got for nothing. It's now a big "Circus" in that area, & it's the same at other circuits,...not saying I like it, that's probably why I don't go, but it has to be that way to pay the bills!
Pickles.

Well, when I titled the thread, I was referring to the "end" being the story about the trialing of the turbo V6... Can't call it V8 Supercars if it switches to V6 (like F1) in a couple years ....

Fair comment Railey.
But the jury is still out on that,...ya really can't say that, at this stage, because, as far as I know, there has been no decision made as to not using the V8.
One reason for the continuance of the "V8" is the Mustang, which IMHO is a shoe in to be a runner. The other thing I "think" could happen, is that Camaro (it will eventually be built RHD) could be run by "Holden" teams, thereby continuing in some form the Ford V Holden (G.M.!) competition that we've had forever.
Lots of things to play out in the coming year or so. Me?...I would like V8 to continue.
Pickles.