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Australia's V8 Supercars shame NASCAR yet again...
The V8 Supercars series started their 2013 season this weekend, with the debut of their new "Car Of The Future". The new car is intended to bring with it improvements in safety, some cost reductions and *deep breath* a move towards parity.
What they've done is work with manufacturers to come up with a system wherein the resulting car conforms to a set of parameters. The cars all generate the same downforce, fighting the same drag, with the same suspension and 5 liter, DOHC V8 engines within 1% of each other, power-wise. Amazingly, they've managed to all that, and still end up with cars that *gasp* actually look like cars the manufacturers actually sell! The reward for taking the care to move the sport forward, in terms of safety and leveling the playing field without mandating everything to a spec? Two new manufacturers have joined the series, Mercedes Benz and Nissan, both returning to the series for the first time in decades. Holden Commodore: Ford Falcon: Mercedes Benz E63 AMG: Nissan Altima: Once again, we see what NASCAR could have been, once upon a time... |
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if nascar was run for the benefit of the fans, the drivers/teams, and bill france inc....you might have a chance.
as long as bill france, inc. is calling all the shots, it's gonna be tough. mfrs need to speak up more, and if needed, prepare to go elsewhere with their racing $$. or just return it to shareholders. |
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Exactly my point. They've done the same thing, but the V8SC is doing it better. The cars actually look like a real car you can buy, giving the manufacturers an identity, unlike NASCAR, where the manufacturer is totally lost, reduced to being just another sponsor sticker on the side.
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Of course, the stock manufacturer cars barely have identity. That could be more of the problem.
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If anyone is interested in actually learning about the cars: 2013 V8 Supercar Operations Manual
There isn't much to compare it to. I can't find the Sprint Cup rulebook online. If anyone finds it, post it. |
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Nice! They are coming to Austin in a few months to Circuit of the Americas! Whoop!
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We'll be there too! Can't wait!
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What kind of tv coverage do they get in the U.S. now?
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