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Can't we bring back production car racing - V8 Supercars are bascially the same running gear with a fibreglass shell (albeit close to a million bucks each). How about something representing the real cars we want to buy and drive.
What are your thoughts -
Supercars vs Production cars
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Group C big-bangers were the best, followed by the "improved production" racing of the 70s that brought us legendary cars like the Monaro GTS350, XU1, L34 & A9X Toranas etc etc.
I totally agree that V8 supercars have turned into mere s
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dunno... but they suk anyway
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dunno... but they suk anyway
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You forgot a couple of even more inportant examples:
HK GTS327
GT Falcons (XR,XT,XW,XY and XA)
Valiant Pacer
E38 and E49 Chargers
Plus the group A era which gave us the three Commodore Group A models.
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G'day Scott and everyone else,
I would like to clear a few things up first about V8s, yes they are not the cars we drive on the roads, but apart from the front and rear spoilers and bodykit pieces, they are a completely steel shelled car. They are m
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I think there must be more than a few of us radicals out there (like CDnut and ByronR), that dont so much want the old days back, but WANT a real production race. Not this fake battle of fibreglass and parts.
Like a Holden with Holden bits in a race
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Problem is you would still end up with the big bucks winning, but like hq racing rules could be made.
If you wanted to kick in prizemoney I am sure that someone would get involved.
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What mechanically is of road car heritage? The Commodores have double A arm front suspension under project blueprint, and use an engine specifically designed for V8 Supercars. Both cars use Holinger boxes and live axles, plus racing brakes, shocks and the
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Byron,
I didn't say that the race cars share componetns with the road cars, I said that many road cars share similar components. As you said, the race cars run Holinger boxes, live rears, etc. Many road cars today utilise similar brake components, d
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Yep I agree V8 Supercars are boring but mainly because you know that either a Commodore or Falcon is going to win the race.
Neither the Holden or Ford are available with a 5 litre engine so there is no way that this form of racing "improves th
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