V8 SuperTourers in NZ - 'Car Of Tomorrow'

[Chappelli]

Couple of interesting little tidbits on 3News
1) Angus Fogg is headed to V8ST (likely to be a Holden)
2) Greg Murphy set a new lap record for a Touring Car around Hampton Downs.

[Mr Revhead]

Originally Posted by Jerico

What are you going on about???

When did they fit the new drive train to the new NZV8? Last I head a few weeks ago (on here) it was still running the old gearbox if not the old engine as well

[promax]

Originally Posted by Chappelli

Couple of interesting little tidbits on 3News
2) Greg Murphy set a new lap record for a Touring Car around Hampton Downs.

err who's lap record did he break?

[Point2]

http://www.3news.co.nz/VIDEO-Onboard...6/Default.aspx

[promax]

who held the old record?

[Point2]

Originally Posted by promax

who held the old record?

Would be Chester surely?

[promax]

he went under 63.359? do we have his time?

[Point2]

Only time I can find from nzst website


Although it was just a shakedown test, the drivers completed a significant number of laps, with the cars running right up until around 7pm. Lap times were quick, with 1 minute 4.3 seconds the benchmark set by the end of the day. The testing continues across the country's circuits although the first major series test will be on February 10th at Hampton Downs and will be free to the general public.

[Goat Boy]

Originally Posted by promax

no Pukekohe round on their calendar..

Round 1: 5th and 6th November 2011, Ruapuna
Round 2: 12th and 13th of November 2011: Manfeild
Round 3: 21st and 22nd of January, 2012: Hampton Downs
Round 4: 28th and 29th of January, 2012: Hampton Downs
Round 5: 4th and 5th of February, 2012: Ruapuna
Round 6: 9th 10th 11th March, 2012: Phillip Island

so who knows?

Yeah I know, pit structures a bit dodgy for that

Pity though. I thought actually they did some testing of the prototype there though? Will have to troll through some old Facebook pages...

[Goat Boy]

Originally Posted by Point2

Would be Chester surely?

I know Tony Roberts did for a while in his 7 litre 'Vette, but then that's not a tin-top really, is it!

Nothing on the HD website that I could find with a brief look.

[promax]

Originally Posted by Point2

Only time I can find from nzst website


Although it was just a shakedown test, the drivers completed a significant number of laps, with the cars running right up until around 7pm. Lap times were quick, with 1 minute 4.3 seconds the benchmark set by the end of the day. The testing continues across the country's circuits although the first major series test will be on February 10th at Hampton Downs and will be free to the general public.

well here's Chester's lap

[NZSTfan]

Originally Posted by promax

well here's Chester's lap

Jeez thats impressive, and just think there is every chance the ST's will be doing similar qualifying times at HD.

That Chesters car just sounds mental !!

[Biggy G]

Originally Posted by promax

err who's lap record did he break?

I think the key word is "Touring Car", Chesters car isn't a TC, it's a GT1 monster, would think the only other Touring cars to get around the track are the current stlye NZV8's, by the way, who was in the NZV8 running with the ST's on Monday? and which chassis was it?

[promax]

Originally Posted by Biggy G

I think the key word is "Touring Car", Chesters car isn't a TC, it's a GT1 monster

well then you get into a grey area. changes have been made to Perkin's NZV8 and Carter's V8SC.. would they still be considered a "Touring Car"?

Originally Posted by Biggy G

by the way, who was in the NZV8 running with the ST's on Monday? and which chassis was it?

was it the Orix VZ?

[Biggy G]

Originally Posted by promax

well then you get into a grey area.

Thats where motorsport in NZ generally operates isn't it

[promax]

yes and it's annoying ha

[NZSTfan]

Originally Posted by Biggy G

I think the key word is "Touring Car", Chesters car isn't a TC, it's a GT1 monster, would think the only other Touring cars to get around the track are the current stlye NZV8's, by the way, who was in the NZV8 running with the ST's on Monday? and which chassis was it?

I did see the number 23 on the tyres of that car....could it be boothy's car from last year? afterall it turned up in the AV8 truck. But to be honest i' would only be guessing at best. One thing i did notice however was how slow that car was compared with the new ST's....it looked slow even for and NZV8

[NZSTfan]

After watching this a couple of times....

http://www.3news.co.nz/VIDEO-Onboard...6/Default.aspx

I notice that GM was left foot braking and flat shifting on the up and obviously blipping the throttle with the down shift....just like he does in a V8 Supercar. The whole clip is pretty much clutchless....which i personally like being a left foot braker myself

He looks very comfortable in the car, and seems to settle quickly. The gear changes are very slick and smooth.

I think too that the Orix car was also left foot braking, especially down into T6. Where we were standing you could see the brakes lights come on before he'd backed off the throttle, there was a good 2 second delay between the brakes lights and the release of throttle, so maybe just modulating the throttle a wee bit into the sweeper, while keeping the car flat through the corner with his left foot.

Just an observation really

[on_to_it]

Originally Posted by NZSTfan

I did see the number 23 on the tyres of that car....could it be boothy's car from last year? afterall it turned up in the AV8 truck. But to be honest i' would only be guessing at best. One thing i did notice however was how slow that car was compared with the new ST's....it looked slow even for and NZV8

Booths car was sold last year and ran at Pukekohe - Round One

[MarioNZ]

Originally Posted by on_to_it

Booths car was sold last year and ran at Pukekohe - Round One

Oooh....a reason to spend ages doing pointless sleuthing on the interweb!! Love it!

This photo from Monday on the FB page....


The red interior and orange/black roof would suggest this car????:

[MacrosNZ]

Tony Anderson is driving it for the V8CC

[on_to_it]

[QUOTE=MarioNZ;3019657]Oooh....a reason to spend ages doing pointless sleuthing on the interweb!! Love it!

I don't think that's last year livery, but you might be right. I know the people who bought the car Booth ran last year and Michael Bristow drove it for them at Pukekohe. He got tangled in the multi-car pile up and retired it, and hasn't been seen on a track since.

[MarioNZ]

[QUOTE=on_to_it;3019689]

Originally Posted by MarioNZ

Oooh....a reason to spend ages doing pointless sleuthing on the interweb!! Love it!

I don't think that's last year livery, but you might be right. I know the people who bought the car Booth ran last year and Michael Bristow drove it for them at Pukekohe. He got tangled in the multi-car pile up and retired it, and hasn't been seen on a track since.

Yes but that would be the car advertised a while back which was only a couple of years old, this would likely be the old, old car which was run in Tasman colours before that one???

[Icarus_nz]

Pure entertainment!

http://www.v8st.co.nz/news-3/84-stat...-cup-cars.html

[on_to_it]

[QUOTE=MarioNZ;3019710]

Originally Posted by on_to_it

Yes but that would be the car advertised a while back which was only a couple of years old, this would likely be the old, old car which was run in Tasman colours before that one???

I think you're right. The one you found a photo of has the Parker-Enzed logo on the bonnet, and that's a few years old.