V8Sc In Texas

[scarface_au]

The rumoured Texas V8SC race is now confirmed apparently.

Not sure how I feel about this, normally I'm fairly "meh" about American circuit racing, but I'm a little excited about this. Would be great to show the Yanks how it's done!

[sav man]

we've been getting more and more like the yanks every year. heaps of safty cars for closer racing, and a field of identicle cars with different stickers

[Snowman]

Yeah but we do turn right occasionally.

[scarface_au]

^^^ Both very true, V8SC is a bee's appendage away from being a NASCAR-style sillouhette formula

[sav man]

lol next think COCKrone will come back from the States and rebuild the Calder Thunderdome

[djr81]

So all that is missing is a circuit? What could possibly go wrong?

[scarface_au]

Just had an interesting idea ... what chance of a cameo from Ambrose, Power or Briscoe? If they're in town and have no other commitments ... someone would give them a seat.

[hrd-hr30]

they'll probably have to team up with an American driver (similar to what happened in surfers) to ensure some local interest in the circus over there.

[scarface_au]

200 km races doesn't sound like a multi-driver event

[sav man]

Doubt Ambrose will be avaliable, they race somthing like 40 weekends of the year in naaaaaascaaaar. V8SC could learn a lot from that, not having to dump local rounds for overseas rounds (that no one goes to watch)

[Angus Smart]

Dont you wish V8sc would just invest money here and race? sick of this company sucking the money out of the aussie racing scene..

[Nee-san]

Dont you wish V8sc would just invest money here and race? sick of this company sucking the money out of the aussie racing scene..

I wish they would just f**k off and die so we could have a decent touring car championship in Australia.

[sneakey pete]

Having watched some NASCAR circut (not oval) racing, i think this'll go down well with the yanks. the NASCAR's (seem) excruciatingly slow around corners, the V8's might liven it up a bit more.

[J - Rad]

Yeah but we do turn right occasionally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDHToD3NmmA

[zebra]

The rumoured Texas V8SC race is now confirmed apparently.

Not sure how I feel about this, normally I'm fairly "meh" about American circuit racing, but I'm a little excited about this. Would be great to show the Yanks how it's done!

Nothing wrong with American Circuit stuff...would rather watch this than Supertaxis anyday

http://youtu.be/gS6JUQet5E8

Having watched some NASCAR circut (not oval) racing, i think this'll go down well with the yanks. the NASCAR's (seem) excruciatingly slow around corners, the V8's might liven it up a bit more.

They only seem slow around corners because with 850hp (sprint cup) they makes the straights look very short.

For 1500kg+ cars on skinny tyres and a rear end designed for only turning on banked left handers, they do pretty darn well in the twisties if you ask me

[The Bogan]

Put it on the TV and Ill watch it.

[benm]

Sounds like a good deal to me, better than going to the Middle East thats for sure.

[scarface_au]

They only seem slow around corners because with 850hp (sprint cup) they makes the straights look very short.

For 1500kg+ cars on skinny tyres and a rear end designed for only turning on banked left handers, they do pretty darn well in the twisties if you ask me

It's a valid point though, I've often wondered how our V8s would do on a circuit against NASCAR. NASCARs do have more power, but they also have more weight, less sophisticated technology, and don't forget they're running four-speed h-pattern gearboxes. NASCARs also don't have a mandatory rev limit, they can get near 10,000 rpm on their engines. I wonder how much power they'd make if they were limited to 7500 like our V8s?

[benm]

I dont know that they have more sophisticated technology, they just use technology to do different things. They are designed to turn the car left corners and sit in a constant rpm for maximum power. My little nascup car is exactly the same, it will hammer left corners faster than i can drive it but soon as i turn right it has no clue how to handle.

[hrd-hr30]

they have completely different cars for 'road racing' than ovals. they turn equally well (or equaly badly?) both directions.