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Old 23 Jun 2017, 09:03 (Ref:3746213)   #182
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GT3 v's Supercar v's SuperTouring- The Ultimate Thread

Costs have to come down regardless of the avenue pursued.

The day of having a number of 100k engines as spares is not sustainable with manufacturer dollars leaving the sport.

GT3 engines may be cheaper (they still look expensive) but their service costs are much better then a current Supercar engine.

I'm expecting Peckstar to roll in and dump all over this post purely because I mentioned GT3 but you can't hide the fact that costs as they stand are not sustainable. And I'm not suggesting that GT3 engine are the solution.

I can appreciate the fact that the top series in the land shouldn't have control engines. As a purist its not right and I'd love to see an all out horsepower war but the reality is this is just not sustainable.

Whatever happens next for this category has to be more cost effective. Gone are the days are manufacturers tipping in millions of dollars, Holden wouldn't put in anywhere as much as they used to. Ford don't put in anything and Nissan probably are looking at why have sunk tens of millions of dollars into the category with results that don't reflect that spend.

Costs pretty much have to be halved

Lap times aren't everything.
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