Motorsport Off Topic Thread

Turned on some V8 Supercars to hear the commentary say "all 5 makes are in the top 10".

5? I thought it was Ford, Holden, Mercedes and Nissan. But it seems Volvo have joined the fight with an immediately competitive S60.

http://www.volvocars.com/au/all-cars/volvo-s60/Pages/S60-Polestar-Racing.aspx

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Indeed they have. Cracking drive from Scotty McLaughlin, and the Polestar V8 sounds lush.

The V8 Car of the Future which was introduced last year uses a lot of control parts to keeps costs down, similar to NGTC. As I understand it the chassis & cage, rear suspension, driveline, electronics etc are all standard control parts. Body styles can be adapted to fit the standard wheelbase and track.

GRM were running Holdens last year. To vastly simplify it they've basically taken last years Holden, hung new body panels off it and installed a Polestar developed V8 based on the one used in the XC90.
 
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Yeah, its a highly standardised format, but it appears to be working. They have gone from a series with 2 manufacturers, both questioning their future, to a series with 5 manufacturers, all in the space of 2 seasons.

I just wish they came to Europe for a race. I would walk over hot coals to see them track side. DAT V8 YO!
 
It's brilliant stuff, championship got a proper shot in the arm last year when the field got levelled to an extent by CoTF.

I didn't miss a race last year after finding a good unofficial source. The good news is Motors TV are planning on showing most races live or slightly delayed this year, rather than us having to wait a week. Dunno about next year yet as it's switching networks down under.

Maybe we'll get a race sometime. They've visited Abu Dhabi and Circuit of the Americas recently.
 
I've never really had chance to watch the V8s before so I've only seen the odd clip on YouTube etc.

With motors on freeview now I've bren watching it this weekend, seen the first 2 races and currently watching the 3rd. Initial impressions are that it's actually a bit disappointing, there's been very little actual racing. The end of race 2 was quite exciting but the rest of it seems to consisted of cars following each other around interspersed with the occasional pit stop which combined with the length of the races makes whole thing seem a little boring. It's not too dissimilar to f1 really...
 
Didn't stop the Olympics. And F1 goes to China and Bahrain every year, only cancelling a race when there was a direct threat of violence aimed at the event.
 
Yeah, thats last years, or not even a real FWXX as there is too much bodywork at the rear. Also, the Merc logo is ruined by the side cam... any livery designer wouldnt make that mistake. Plus its also missing the sponsor at the back on the 'coke bottle'.
 
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