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Old 21 Jul 2018, 05:42 (Ref:3837780)   #151
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Did Mr. Walkinshaw offer better services at a more attractive price to Holden or something?
More that Brock ****ed off Holden no end with the HDT Director and the polariser, and Walkinshaw stepping in to pick up the pieces.

You have to read the book to get the picture, suffice to say Brock gave Holden's no choice but to terminate the agreement at the time.
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Old 9 Oct 2018, 23:29 (Ref:3855790)   #152
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Holden's Supercars plans up for review.

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Here's hoping it is a simple extension... Camaro-free..
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Old 10 Oct 2018, 00:09 (Ref:3855796)   #154
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Old 10 Oct 2018, 01:33 (Ref:3855805)   #155
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Until the end of the model cycle.

So 4-6 years, is my guess.
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Old 10 Oct 2018, 03:20 (Ref:3855812)   #156
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Here's hoping it is a simple extension... Camaro-free..
Wouldn't an all-coupe series be better?

Mustang vs Camaro vs Infiniti Q60

If I was Supercars, I'd change the name back to V8 Supercars since nobody will be taking up alternate engine options, bring in a coupe-specific COTF roll cage design and stump up the $500,000 each to homologate the Camaro and Infiniti Q60... A nice clear direction -- not pony cars vs mid-sized sedans... All terribly confused. Just make it all coupes.
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Old 10 Oct 2018, 06:34 (Ref:3855837)   #157
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Wouldn't an all-coupe series be better?

Mustang vs Camaro vs Infiniti Q60

If I was Supercars, I'd change the name back to V8 Supercars since nobody will be taking up alternate engine options, bring in a coupe-specific COTF roll cage design and stump up the $500,000 each to homologate the Camaro and Infiniti Q60... A nice clear direction -- not pony cars vs mid-sized sedans... All terribly confused. Just make it all coupes.
Just adopt TA2, current REC holders maintain income from REC, new teams free to enter but won't receive REC income until next TV deal.

Almost guarantees a significant growth in field size and give teams like Matthew White Racing a chance to compete at the highest level.
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Old 11 Oct 2018, 03:45 (Ref:3856048)   #158
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ITs hard to know where motorsport goes from here.

I agree that is a bit hard to get passionate about COTF "Mustangs" vs these mystical RWD V8 "Commodores" and Nissans or whatever may come along. I mean they are so mutated from the road cars they are supposed to represent, they are basically sports sedans or Nascar or Transams,

I cant see "Dave the Drongo" getting all excited after the race and stirring his mate "my Mustang is better than your Altima"

But we have production bathurst at easter. I enjoy it but its a ramshackle bunch of old way falcons and commos and mismatch of hyundais toyotas too many BMWs. It is interesting for a little while, but watching FWD 4 cyls (some very old) beetling round a track isnt going to spark the imagination of the great unwashed for a full season.

So we have February GT3 race. I love this and it is gaining traction with car nuts and some petrol heads. But im not about to get all parochial or tribal for My audi vs your porsche or My Lambo vs your Ferrari. Again great to watch for a day but not a year long headline act.

Right now the only class im passionate about is TCM and Im very aware they are NOT historical racers, but modern race cars in an older body. And we desperately need someone to put an end to the Johnson/Bowe show it has become.
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ITs hard to know where motorsport goes from here.

I agree that is a bit hard to get passionate about COTF "Mustangs" vs these mystical RWD V8 "Commodores" and Nissans or whatever may come along. I mean they are so mutated from the road cars they are supposed to represent, they are basically sports sedans or Nascar or Transams,

I cant see "Dave the Drongo" getting all excited after the race and stirring his mate "my Mustang is better than your Altima"

But we have production bathurst at easter. I enjoy it but its a ramshackle bunch of old way falcons and commos and mismatch of hyundais toyotas too many BMWs. It is interesting for a little while, but watching FWD 4 cyls (some very old) beetling round a track isnt going to spark the imagination of the great unwashed for a full season.

So we have February GT3 race. I love this and it is gaining traction with car nuts and some petrol heads. But im not about to get all parochial or tribal for My audi vs your porsche or My Lambo vs your Ferrari. Again great to watch for a day but not a year long headline act.

Right now the only class im passionate about is TCM and Im very aware they are NOT historical racers, but modern race cars in an older body. And we desperately need someone to put an end to the Johnson/Bowe show it has become.
Well Dave's mate is unlikely to have bought an Altima. TBH outside a racetrack I don't think I have ever seen one. But it is also true to say that Dave's mate is unlikely to have an Audi R8 or a McLaren either.

We have all had to suffer through the football in recent weeks. As the bloke over the road from me likes to say when people start carrying on about "we won this or we did that" - "Your team doesn't even know you exist." Tribalism is tribalism. It doesn't have to be founded on car branding or road car relevance.
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Old 11 Oct 2018, 12:04 (Ref:3856107)   #160
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they are basically sports sedans

Right now the only class im passionate about is TCM and Im very aware they are NOT historical racers, but modern race cars in an older body. And we desperately need someone to put an end to the Johnson/Bowe show it has become.
The Supercars are certainly sports sedans, however the TCMs are also logbooked as sports sedans as they are very far removed from the original cars too.
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In 1984 at the Bathurst 1000, the top ten starting positions were made up of 2 Holdens, 2 Fords, 3 Mazdas, 1 BMW, 1 Nissan and 1 Jaguar. (Not in Order)

A lot of people say that they can't relate to the current race because the cars are so far removed from what they drive on the street. And the cost is totally out of control.

I think GT4 would be a good option as it ticks all the boxes. Fast enough 260Kph at Bathurst. Cheap enough and the public can relate to it. They sound great. Especially the Mustang. And a model for everybody.
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Holden halts production of Commodore and Equinox

Slightly OT, but somewhat relevant...

"Slow sales of key models leaves Holden with thousands of excess vehicles in stock.
Holden has made an extraordinary decision to stop production of many of its popular models, including the Holden Commodore mid-size hatchback and wagon, and the Holden Equinox SUV, affecting factories as far flung as Germany, Thailand and Mexico.

The order to stop the boats delivering more new cars was made to address a worsening stock crisis due to slow sales."

https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/hol...re-and-equinox
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Old 19 Oct 2018, 04:01 (Ref:3857666)   #163
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I think GT4 would be a good option as it ticks all the boxes. Fast enough 260Kph at Bathurst. Cheap enough and the public can relate to it.
The lap times and cost of GT4 is virtually identical to TCR, yet people say TCR are too slow and too expensive - "overpriced four cylinder buzzboxes".

Something doesn't add up!

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The lap times and cost of GT4 is virtually identical to TCR, yet people say TCR are too slow and too expensive - "overpriced four cylinder buzzboxes".

Something doesn't add up!


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In my experience, from the outside, exactly the opposite is true. Someone balancing a GT4 round a corner than that is always more interesting than an over-modded hatchback flat to the floor. They're just extremely dull, enlivened only by mostly terrible driving standards.
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Looks like Holden has got the keys to the whole GM chest. A Cadillac CTS-V to replace the Opel sourced Eurodore after '23?

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Looks like Holden has got the keys to the whole GM chest. A Cadillac CTS-V to replace the Opel sourced Eurodore after '23?
At $100k though?
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At $100k though?
It would be nearer 200k, the Mercedes E63 (another 600hp super sedan like the CTS-V) is priced around $200k and it sells, so the Cadillac CTS-V with the prestigious Cadillac badge would sell too.

You would expect the smaller ATS-V to be priced around 120k. The ALfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifolgio is priced at $120k, and the ATS-V (also being a V6 twin turbo) is a direct rival to that.

All in all, it would be fantastic to see either or both Chevrolet and Cadillac in the SUpercars series. Whther the series focus on coupes, or on mid-size luxury sedans (an Alfa Romeo Giulia would look great on the grid), or on large prestige sedans.
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Here's hoping it is a simple extension... Camaro-free..
I hope not.

It's silly to have FWD repmobile hatchbacks racing pony cars. Camaro and Mustang and maybe Infiniti Q60 -- all-coupes --- would be better.

The sooner GM changes from Holden to Chevrolet in Australia the better. The Holden brand has become an irrelevance and liability to GM.
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The sooner GM changes from Holden to Chevrolet in Australia the better. The Holden brand has become an irrelevance and liability to GM.
Sadly I agree. The Mightly Lion is no longer sadly. Not just in racing but in Australia. Im glad I got to see it.
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