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Originally Posted by GTRMagic
Have we just seen a dumbing down of the category?
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Perhaps, but I really don't think it matters - V8Supercars have never been a technological marvel.
Compare them to virtually any other major category in the world (except for maybe NASCAR), and they have far less techno-wizardry than virtually any of them.
To be honest, introducing a host of control components should make things more inexpensive, which is a hugely beneficial initiative - as long as it does not detract from the show. I guarantee that less than 1% of the audience actually cares about the specifications of the airbox.
This 14-point plan goes to making the category more affordable to its participants - which will help to address the its future security.
However, there still needs to be a lot of work done on the show - in terms of what the punters see on and at the track, and also what the punters at home on their couches see on the TV. Compare it to the professionalism and the theatre of a NASCAR race and broadcast, and the V8s are really quite poor in comparison.