"One of the most significant announcements in the history of the sport..."

Buckshot · 8 Feb 2012, 04:51 (Ref:3022949)

A press release has just been sent out.

"V8 Supercars will make one of the most significant announcements in the history of the sport in Melbourne tomorrow.

Senior V8 Supercar Executives will be joined by several special guests to make the major announcement at Crown Casino.

The announcement is years in the planning and is certain to surprise."

Any ideas ?

The release goes on to say it will be at 11am and streamed on the V8 Supercar website.

Matt · 8 Feb 2012, 04:56 (Ref:3022951)

Chrysler joining...

one five five · 8 Feb 2012, 05:28 (Ref:3022959)

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Originally Posted by Matt

Chrysler joining...

A manufacturer re-entering Australian motorsport would be a significant event for 2013

I'm not sure how another make entering a series that has been open to other makes in the not-so recent past, would be "one of the most significant announcements in the history of the sport"

OTOH it might just be a dramatic press release of course

Sandgroper · 8 Feb 2012, 05:13 (Ref:3022952)

So whats the Surprise Annoucement?

Anyone Bueler Anyone

http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/02/08/...-announcement/

one five five · 8 Feb 2012, 05:19 (Ref:3022953)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandgroper

So whats the Surprise Annoucement?

Anyone Bueler Anyone

http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/02/08/...-announcement/

A new event perhaps?

The obvious answer is a new manufacturer, but given that other manufacturers have competed in the series in the past, would a car manufacturer entering the series for the first time in a while really be a "sigificant annoucement in the history of the sport" ??

Sandgroper · 8 Feb 2012, 05:21 (Ref:3022955)

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Originally Posted by one five five

A new event perhaps?

The obvious answer is a new manufacturer, but given that other manufacturers have competed in the series in the past, would a car manufacturer entering the series for the first time in a while really be a "sigificant annoucement in the history of the sport" ??

Im thinking it could be the TBA event at the tail end of the year !!!
Significant planning "supposedly"

Reload · 8 Feb 2012, 05:23 (Ref:3022956)

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Originally Posted by one five five

A new event perhaps?\n\nThe obvious answer is a new manufacturer, but given that other manufacturers have competed in the series in the past, would a car manufacturer entering the series for the first time in a while really be a "sigificant annoucement in the history of the sport" ??

Yes, if that's what it is ?

yap · 8 Feb 2012, 05:40 (Ref:3022965)

Quote:

Originally Posted by one five five

A new event perhaps?

The obvious answer is a new manufacturer, but given that other manufacturers have competed in the series in the past, would a car manufacturer entering the series for the first time in a while really be a "sigificant annoucement in the history of the sport" ??

The history of the sport only goes back to 1997 as far as I knew.... so in that time there have been NO other manufacturers??

STEALTHY · 8 Feb 2012, 05:26 (Ref:3022957)

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Originally Posted by Sandgroper

So whats the Surprise Annoucement?

Anyone Bueler Anyone

http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/02/08/...-announcement/

Inb4 the biggest anticlimax the series has ever seen.

lala1980 · 8 Feb 2012, 05:30 (Ref:3022960)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandgroper

So whats the Surprise Annoucement?

Anyone Bueler Anyone

http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/02/08/...-announcement/

A new event. Just not sure if it is North or South?

Downoz · 8 Feb 2012, 05:34 (Ref:3022962)

Well seeing that it is the greatest series in the world, lol, it will be the main event at albert park.

Reload · 8 Feb 2012, 05:42 (Ref:3022966)

Paul Morris to be announced as the 2012 driving standards observer.

Morris Dancer · 8 Feb 2012, 09:17 (Ref:3023033)

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Originally Posted by Reload

Paul Morris to be announced as the 2012 driving standards observer.

Buckshot · 8 Feb 2012, 05:27 (Ref:3022958)

AutoAction are saying on Facebook they're hearing it's a Japanese manufacturer and a Melbourne team.

Mixer · 8 Feb 2012, 06:37 (Ref:3022979)

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Originally Posted by Buckshot

AutoAction are saying on Facebook they're hearing it's a Japanese manufacturer and a Melbourne team.

Very inneresting... Nissan/Infiniti have been murmured, they have motorsport form, and they have some form of motivation if they are gonna spend big bucks to brand Infiniti here, lets not forget V8s are only behind AFL football and cricket for audience size.

**GTRMagic** · 8 Feb 2012, 07:45 (Ref:3022989)

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Originally Posted by Buckshot

AutoAction are saying on Facebook they're hearing it's a Japanese manufacturer and a Melbourne team.

Alco · 8 Feb 2012, 08:37 (Ref:3023012)

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Originally Posted by Buckshot

AutoAction are saying on Facebook they're hearing it's a Japanese manufacturer and a Melbourne team.

Hmm.........how about a Melbourne based Nissan dealer that has previous history racing Nissan in Australia?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Rogers_Motorsport

**GTRMagic** · 8 Feb 2012, 08:50 (Ref:3023021)

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Originally Posted by Alco

Hmm.........how about a Melbourne based Nissan dealer that has previous history racing Nissan in Australia?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Rogers_Motorsport

Given that Uncle Garry sat at the head of the Nissan Dealer Council, and would have a very good understanding of new car structured margin, dealership holdbacks, cooperative advertising allowances, manufacturer incentives and the like.. as well as having seen first hand the showroom traffic the previous Group 'A' and Group 'C' Nissan Motorsport programs had for the company as a whole.. its not an impossible opportunity...

Indeed the GRM shed these days is a former Gibson Motorsport facility, however it only prepared Holdens and Fords... the Nissan shed was a couple of blocks away...

Denosaur · 8 Feb 2012, 20:44 (Ref:3023351)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Indeed the GRM shed these days is a former Gibson Motorsport facility, however it only prepared Holdens and Fords... the Nissan shed was a couple of blocks away...

From my knowledge Gibsons lived in the other half of the factory, which then became PWR and prepared the Nissan's, Ford's and Holdens out of there. GRM are on the other side of the wall next door. Gibsons also did some work at the old Nissan factory in Clayton, now occupied by various other business, but most noteably by the Walkinshaw group. They say there's still some bits of Nissan engines logde in the walls of the dyno chambers.....

Trev Campbell · 8 Feb 2012, 05:57 (Ref:3022967)

V8 Supercars will announce that they will race around the beautiful island of Vanuatu, TC and his staff have convinced the Vanuatu government that, Vanuatu's vibrant tourism industry will increase 100000 fold once the greatest motor racing series the world has ever seen, stage a race around their crappy island. They have also convinced them that handing over their country's entire finacial wealth for said privledge would be a good idea.

Vanuatu will benefit from V8 Supercars just as Canberra, Hamilton and Sydney have before them

peckstar · 8 Feb 2012, 06:14 (Ref:3022969)

i cant see a new event being "one of the biggest blah blah blah"

unless its at some famous track.

significant major sponsr, would have to be majorly financial

a new manufacturer would be significant Kia is coming

**GTRMagic** · 8 Feb 2012, 07:48 (Ref:3022990)

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Originally Posted by peckstar

a new manufacturer would be significant Kia is coming

The possibility of an announcement from Kia or Hyundai should not be ruled out... whether its tomorrow or sometime in the future is the question...

Bevan-L · 8 Feb 2012, 12:09 (Ref:3023128)

nm

bortall · 8 Feb 2012, 06:19 (Ref:3022971)

I was thinking it would be the upcoming announcement of the Penguin 500 @ Antarctica Raceway.

thunderbolt · 8 Feb 2012, 06:27 (Ref:3022975)

with the talk of split broadcast it could be a full race at f1 events ?
http://www.v8supercars.com.au/newsar...8/default.aspx

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move of the YAS V8 400 at Abu Dhabi to November, where the event will be a support to the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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