VOLVO OUT AT END OF 2016 (NOW CONFIRMED)

[BrentJackson]

Originally Posted by anthony81901

What is needed if new manufacturers are to be attracted is a clean slate, with every body starting from scratch with cars that are more market relevant. The BTCC went down the common platform path much like COTF a few years ago, but because their cars are more representative of manufacturers products, they have been more successful in bringing in new players.

I agree on this, but in a small market like Australia (and a series which has seem its television viewer base drop dramatically thanks to an alarmingly stupid television deal), making their own entirely new category isn't gonna fly unless that category is really, really cheap OR they can get support for it from another sanctioning body or series somewhere else in the world - but getting the support from worldwide while keeping the V8s is pretty much impossible now.

Originally Posted by anthony81901

Ultimately V8SC needs to weigh up the pros and cons of alienating some of its diehard supporter base with servicing the marketing needs of manufacturers.

I think they've pretty much given that base the finger with the TV deals. Now that the manufacturers are leaving the building (and don't kid yourself folks, the sanctioning body now has no leverage whatsoever on Nissan, they will get whatever they want, and if that's turbocharged fours then that's what'll be raced), they have a genuine existential crisis from which there is no getting out without seven-figure losses. The only question is how they want to lose, not if.

Originally Posted by Mixer

And how many millions of dollars will that cost to do... And who then pays?

Its just not that simple.

Maybe not, but its coming. With this, Gen2 pretty much is untenable. They can't allow it to be Commodore Cup with the loss in the television ratings unless they want to end up with a very short field.