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Originally Posted by chavez
The call for change, whether brought upon by fans or Channel Seven, which ran polls asking their viewers if the rules should be changed to make the Commodore more competitive, was superseded by the fact that Group A was dead (in respect of touring cars) and a replacement formula had to be found.
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So why not make more simple rear wheel drive turbo Skylines the key to the replacement formula, retaining the support of this valued manufacturer?
Turbochargers were the future after all, and a Walkinshaw Group 3A Commodore fitted with the boosted six from the Lotus Vauxhall Carlton would presumably have outperformed the pushrod-V8 versions (be it Group A SS or HSV Clubsport) that actually made it to production...
IIRC, the EB Falcon XR6 nearly outperformed the EB Falcon XR8 even without a turbo, so a 1993 version of the Falcon XR6 Turbo racing in Group 3A alongside Group A Sierras would be most logical too.
If need be, the R32 & then R33 Skyline did have a sedan bodystyle too to directly match the Falcon and Commodore, if 4 doors were a priority for the Group 3A regulations. With it being about the same size, there seems no reason not to have a Skyline on the grid in Cochrane's "Straight Six Supercars"?!
Then, as now, there seems to
not be sufficient priority placed on catering (pandering?) to non-American auto makers in the ATCC. That Supercars will pay for a Camaro homologation but not pay for a Z homologation makes no sense.