2012 V8 Supercars

[William Levesque]

lol... Nah honestly, they should bring back Group A with proper cars (Not kit-cars) and many different engines which you can find in the normal car.

 

[Richard Coleman]

I think it's for the better that V8 Supercars has gone the CoTF way. They did it with other manufacturers in mind so they got what they wanted really.

I know personally I'm sick to death of the Holden and Ford only series. It's been long overdue for another manufacturer to join the series.

 

[Yves Larose]

for me it doesn't matter if Nissan is joining the serie or not it the racing that interest me, i mean V8 supercars championship is pretty much like Nascar in North America. the technicle rules are made that all the cars have the same basis, chassis, power train, tires, brakes and such the only thing that is a bit different from a car to another is the suspension and even then its not that much different as the rules are so tight. so no matter the name on car they are pretty much the same under the name tag and its only good for the serie that new money comes in so the future of the serie can be ensure and to add to that since Nissan is joining force with Kelly racing it mean that at least one more team will have a shot of the tittle cause we all know that the teams that are supported by the manifacturers are the one that battle for the tittle.

 

[Yves Larose]

i say bring it on for the same reason i gave to Nissan joinning the serie

 

[Hiroshi Awazu]

I agree, bring it on other V8's. Wouldn't you think the Charger SRT8 is a better choice?

 

[Rhys Gardiner]

I agree, bring it on other V8's. Wouldn't you think the Charger SRT8 is a better choice?

I don't think they'd race that... it's not sold in Australia.

 

[Hiroshi Awazu]

I don't think they'd race that... it's not sold in Australia.

Got ya! i forgot about that.

 

[Dr. Venkman]

Why have Chevrolet in the series, they already supply the Holden engines, and are also owned by GM

I would rather see Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Toyota and Honda, will never get them all though, V*SC bosses have said that they would only allow a total of 5 manufacturers in the series

 

[William Levesque]

Fail... Chrysler isn't Chevy !

Chrysler is like Dodge, Mopar !

 

[Harry Platt]

Fail... Chrysler isn't Chevy !

Chrysler is like Dodge, Mopar !

And Fiat owns Chrysler. And Ferrari. This why Alonso and Massa are driving Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's adorned in ferrari red as company cars. So could it be a 300C V8 Supercar with input from Ferrari?

What I also find interesting is that both the 300C and the Nissan GT-R have both been used as safety cars in the V8SC

 

[William Levesque]

That was a hilarious pic, Massa and Alonso beside a Jeep Grand "Ferrari" SRT8

Oh well, we'll see what happens... Honestly I don't think the 300C will look good in race trim, as for the GTR, it has no place there.

A car that would fit perfectly is the CTS-V Sedan, but obviously GM is already there with the Holden.

 

[Harry Platt]

You say the GT-R has no place, but whats the other option, a Maxima? What has the most marketing potential? We don't whether the regulations will allow two door cars. I can't see why not if every car is the same underneath. At the end of the day it would only look like a GT-R and share nothing with its road going counter-part bar the lights, so who knows.

 

[William Levesque]

The current formula is getting out of date to be honest... At least before it shared stuff with the road cars, but now both the Falcon and Commodore are slowly either dying or getting FWD grocery getters...

The GTR though is just damn ugly, and I don't want to see it ! ( )

Nah but honestly, even in FIA GT1, the GTR is RWD and it has a V8... Really ?

 

[Harry Platt]

No doubt the formula is out of date, it is entering its 20th season. This new Car Of The Future specification is certainly the way forward. Compared to other touring car series for me I think V8SC shows the most promise. DTM is not really touring car racing anymore and WTCC Super 2000's aren't very exciting. V8SC just needs more manufacturers, Now that Nissan have open the flood gates, it is just a case of waiting. Mercedes-Benz Australia have said they are not allowed to go racing, but there is not stopping a customer from slapping a badge on a COTF chassis, and BMW said they would only consider it if the specification was to be similar to that of DTM. I did read somewhere that there was interest from Toyota/Lexus.

 

[William Levesque]

Yeah... Honestly with the new NGT cars coming in BTCC or others... They are just crap in my opinion. Chevrolet is happy to be able to sell the Cruze knowing and sharing the fact that it wins championships, but now with the coming NGT specs it wouldn't be the case anymore, the cars would be all the same.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

The 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide, will be the 14th epic event, staged on Adelaide's world renowned 3.2km street circuit in the heart of the Adelaide. The Clipsal 500 Adelaide is the anticipated opening Australian round of the V8 Supercar Championship.

The four days of rocking action will include two 250km V8 Supercar races with support race categories, delivering South Australia's largest annual sporting event. This feast of motorsport action is coupled with on-circuit entertainment and over 90 individual on and off the track events. This vibrant mix of motorsport and top level entertainment has resulted in international icon Murray Walker describing it as "the best touring car event in the world."

Saturday 10th March 2012
09:05 Warm Up
14:35 Race

Sunday 11th March 2012
11:15 Qualifying
14:35 Race
All times are local

Livestream
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Driver & Car List
1 TeamVodafone Jamie Whincup Commodore VE2
2 Holden Racing Team Garth Tander Commodore VE2
3 Tony D'Alberto Racing Tony D'Alberto Falcon FG
4 Irwin Racing Lee Holdsworth Falcon FG
5 Orrcon Steel FPR Ford Mark Winterbottom Falcon FG
6 Trading Post FPR Ford Will Davison Falcon FG
7 Jack Daniel's Racing Todd Kelly Commodore VE2
8 Team BOC Jason Bright Commodore VE2
9 SP Tools Racing Shane van Gisbergen Falcon FG
11 Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing Karl Reindler Commodore VE2
12 Jim Beam Racing Dean Fiore Falcon FG
14 Lockwood Racing Fabian Coulthard Commodore VE2
15 Jack Daniel's Racing Rick Kelly Commodore VE2
17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Falcon FG
18 Team Norton DJR James Moffat Falcon FG
19 Tekno Autosports Jonathon Webb Commodore VE2
22 Holden Racing Team James Courtney Commodore VE2
30 Team iSelect Taz Douglas Commodore VE2
33 Fujitsu Racing GRM Alexandre Premat Commodore VE2
34 Fujitsu Racing GRM Michael Caruso Commodore VE2
47 Lucky 7 Racing Tim Slade Falcon FG
49 V.I.P. Petfoods Steve Owen Falcon FG
51 Pepsi Max Crew Greg Murphy Commodore VE2
55 The Bottle-O Racing Team David Reynolds Falcon FG
66 Supercheap Auto Racing Russell Ingall Commodore VE2
91 Tekno Autosports Michael Patrizi Commodore VE2
888 TeamVodafone Craig Lowndes Commodore VE2

 

[Simon Melhuish]

http://www.v8supercars.com.au/liveapp/

If you sign up to this, you get the live tv feed from channel 7, a tracker system and living timing. I've been using it for all the practice and qualifying so far

 

[Lee Palmer]

http://www.v8supercars.com.au/liveapp/

If you sign up to this, you get the live tv feed from channel 7, a tracker system and living timing. I've been using it for all the practice and qualifying so far

Thank you so much - Been looking for a stream

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

5 hours left, need to decide if it will become a long or a very short night

 

[Gary Lennon]

http://www.v8supercars.com.au/liveapp/

If you sign up to this, you get the live tv feed from channel 7, a tracker system and living timing. I've been using it for all the practice and qualifying so far

What did you do about a postcode Si?.