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V8 Supercars Shakedown Day- 16Th Feb - Eastern Creek

Anfanee

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Anfanee Grand Master

Anfanee

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Hey guys just a heads up the v8s are racing at eastern creek for the first time this year on the 16th. Entry is free and it will sport the Nissans showing what they can do.

Im heading up with a few mates. Keen to see them in action.

Sinista32 Grand Master

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rofl at all the v8 supercar haters that now all of a sudden show an interest because a couple of the cars have a nissan badge and motor :)

Think you'll find the majority of us love watching the V8 Supercars :thumbsup:

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Was an alright morning of track time. Took about 45mins just to get from the GWH to the parking area and i'm very surprised that it is free (even a gold coin donation for a local charity would be good).

888 - pretty calm, apart from the redbull livery you wouldn't think it was any different to 2012.

Erebus - look and sound amazing, they have a very different sound to the Holden/Fords and from a distance actually sound like a superbike riding around, under heavy downshifting they sound hot!!

Kellys - Well it has a Nissan badge....ugly looking frontend had an engine problem coming out of the last corner and the crowd cheered.

BJR - Fastest laps of the morning, probably just actually doing more of a fast lap than actually doing testing so wouldn't take much notice of it.

HRT - same as 888 just rolling around doing laps, no real different to 2012.

Plenty of cars and transporters without livery (guessing they havent secured sponsors because it doesn't take long to vinyl wrap a transporter). I'm very surprised that almost no 2013 merchandise was available (nissan had a small stand, bought a shirt and cap) but the other teams were just hocking off last years stuff. Teams really need to step up on the merchandise and corporate type area of the pit paddock like the F1/Nascar series do.

luke gtr Grand Master

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head to sydney.

then come on putty rd cruise.

meeting at windsolr at 9:30.

should be a good day.

its in nsw events section.

much more exciting than watching cars go round and round.

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