So Will Sau Folk Still Refuse To Watch V8 Supercars

[ecl]

hmm..it's going to be a tough one.. my work is a major sponsor for TeamVodafone.. will be funny going to next year's event sporting a Nismo shirt

[grudge]

Super taxi's are super shit. Put whatever badge you like on it underneath its still the same damn car.

Close racing my arse, close procession of ugly looking 4 door hacks is more like it. I've seen more overtaking in wheelchairs down the hall at donerootin nursing home.

Whoever decided that an uglyarse 4 door family stomper would make a good looking race car should put the crack pipe down. In comparison GT1 cars look freakin porn.

Cochrane and his puppet show can suck my large male chicken.

Couldn't have said it better!!

[benm]

Yeah lets compare exotic european brand sports cars to aussie made family cars, great work!

[Risking]

To say the cars are the same underneath is a false accusation.

Has anyone actually seen the underside of several current generation supercars from various camps?

They do share the same formula, wishbone suspension, live axle rear ends etc but the cars are worlds apart in terms of geometry, component design etc.

The new COTF should provide an equal build quality,some of the cars you see on TV currently have a build quality on par with some of the average drifters doing the rounds. I'm not exaggerating either some of them are seriously terrible.

[liger]

to be hoenst i'm not sure if the COTF will work out or not. they tried the same thing in NASCAR a few years back with the redesigned body e.t.c, and have since moved back to the old body style and regulations as far as i am aware. i dont follow NASCAR as much as i used to but the race last weekend at richmond were using the old style cars

Edited September 15, 2012 by liger

[zebra]

Nascar COT is still there, they have shanged a few things on the Sprint cup cars.

but Nationwide is still the COT car

[liger]

oh there still running the COT? then disregard everything i've said then

[zebra]

haha, COT was more of a saftey thing and a slight redesign of the front end

They made the roofs taller to slow them up a bit, new saftey regs etc etc

[Nee-san]

is there a live stream for sandown somewhere >?

I have no telemundo atm

[zebra]

Can be watched on the ch7 website?

[R31Nismoid]

Yesterday's quali Race 2 yesterday delivered the goods. Edge of the seat for the 20 odd laps.

Todays 500 was a bit boring overall

[Roy]

For all you ADD blokes who like their movies at the retard tempo of Armageddon...then maybe. Otherwise was a good race I thought

[zebra]

I missed it, was buying a v8 commodore

*insert daft bogan nonsense about my car being the same as the 888 cars

Lol

[KiwiRS4T]

I suspect the NZ Supertourers point the way things are going. The cars are identical apart from some body panels and badges - control chassis, wheels and tyres, 7L chevvy engine, control sequential gearbox, Link computers etc which doesn't stop the publicity department from urging people to support the "Holdens" or "Fords"! and they are saying - look out for the "Nissans"!

The engines - on the positive side they are dry sumped - on the down side they only produce 575 hp - less than some RB30s!

http://www.v8st.co.n.../technical.html

[FineLine]

Yeah lets compare exotic european brand sports cars to aussie made family cars, great work!

Nah lets not.Lets just compare aussie made family cars to euro made family cars like bimmers, mercs, audis, vw's etc. Thy make touring racers of them too.

Great work indeed

[89CAL]

Yesterday's quali Race 2 yesterday delivered the goods. Edge of the seat for the 20 odd laps.

Todays 500 was a bit boring overall

have to agree with the quali race, best of seen in V8's for years

I watched some of the race because nothing else was on, but didn't really have a problem walking away from it.

It's hard to watch after watching Formula 1 for so long. I guess it helps when you have a team/driver you really want to win

[benm]

Nah lets not.Lets just compare aussie made family cars to euro made family cars like bimmers, mercs, audis, vw's etc. Thy make touring racers of them too.

Great work indeed

You said GT1 cars.......looking at the GT1 grid (which is near extinct and likely won't even exist next year) we have:

Aston Martin DBRS9

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

BMW E89 Z4

Ferrari 458 Italia GT3

Ford GT

Lamborghini Gallardo LP600

McLaren GT MP4-12C GT3

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3

Porsche 911 GT3 R

......all of which are 2 door sports cars and you are comparing them to Ford and Holden 4 door family cars worth about $40k in the road going version.

[mad082]

have to agree with the quali race, best of seen in V8's for years

I watched some of the race because nothing else was on, but didn't really have a problem walking away from it.

It's hard to watch after watching Formula 1 for so long. I guess it helps when you have a team/driver you really want to win

is that because it had too much over taking and close racing compared to a F1 race? i like F1, but it's pretty boring compared to tin top racing (although this year has been much better than pervious years). most of the overtaking happens in the pits and the cars don't get close to each other. it's more a game of chess with cars than a race.

[R31Nismoid]

I actually watched most of the 500 start/finish. Got up to make food and do some emails but could still have the TV in earshot should something interesting happening.

Lots did happen over the course of the race, was some good moments, but like all enduro there was a good slabs of sections where there was no action and hence doing other things

Bring on Bathurst. Always a good enduro to watch, especially pit stops given brakes are being changed and other fun things.

I do like the CH7 commentary too, getting in and among the teams in real time with interviews constantly for updates is really interesting and some good characters in the paddock as always.

[Bodella]

and now a Merc...

http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/09/19/mercedes-v8-supercars-program-to-be-announced-today/