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Shannons National V8 Heritage Round @ Wakefield Park 12-14 Oct
Anyone have any information on the Shannons National V8 Heritage round being held this weekend at Wakefield Park? On the Shannons National website it only lists 8 entries which I think is a little disappointing considering the number of cars out there sitting in garages.
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Build it and they will come they say.
ill be there lookin forward to it. |
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Low number of entries for all categories. Sign of the times or just that time of the year when budgets are running low?
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9 Oct 2012, 06:27 (Ref:3148662) | #4 | |
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The numbers are nothing short of embarassing with 4 cars in Commodore cup and about 10 in the Sports Sedans
Numbers for CC have not been good all year while tyre manufacturer rules have made it difficult for some of the state SS competitors apparently plus the obvious point of WP not being a favourite would obviously play into it. I will make the trip just to see the Hossack/Ricciardelo show and hopefully see many more of them at the 12 hour. |
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9 Oct 2012, 06:59 (Ref:3148672) | #5 | |
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maybe the extra costs of hiding tobacco advertising, and thus making their cars less 'Original'
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Quite possibly the most poor attended race meeting in recent history looking @ Natsoft.
- 8 Suzuki Swifts - 4 Commodore Cup cars - 6 V8 Supercars -10 Sports Sedans -12 Saloon Cars 2012 surely must be the last year for Commodore Cup and maybe even the swift series? |
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for CC will be cheaper next year which will hopefully get a few more cars out of the shed. Can anyone confirm ? A shame to see what was once one of the most competitive and well attended categories turn to ****e. Looking forward to seeing the SS at the mountain at the 12 hour which already has numbers. |
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I doubt you will see Commodore Cup back in 2013.
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Good to see Sir Speedy Thexalot's AU out there having fun
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14 Oct 2012, 11:52 (Ref:3151534) | #13 | |
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Just joking, but if the numbers above your post are right you have just seen another one.
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Competitive yes, well attended not so much. I'm struggling to remember a grid of over 20. It's not like Saloon Cars for example which has a strong state level presence. Plus the two generational format where the bulk of the field was the older VC/VH cars which are not competetive against the newer VS cars. How many of the newer VS's have been built, because that's the true depth of the category.
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The Heritage Round was designed to allow guys who own the older cars to come out and have a run. It's not part of the Kumho Championship, and allows guys like Wimpenny to bring out his ex-Longhurst Castrol AU for a run. Other cars that we could have seen are Leigh Moran's ex-DJR EL Falcon which has been run as a Sports Sedans previously. It also means the cars don't have to comply to the Kumho regs using the control ECU and rear wing etc.
Considering the V8 Touring Car Series kicked off with as little as 4 cars, there is still some potential there. |
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Leigh's car actually runs in V8Supercar spec though as it's now for sale after a restoration back to full DJR Shell Helix livery. The Heritage round could be a damn good fun event, and you get to see a lot of cars running in original spec/livery
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I was at WP yesterday and despite the poor turnout in the CC it was a good day out. Seeing the older supercars out there was great, again despite a small field.
Given the number of categories available these days its understandable that fields are smaller. Would have made sense to run CC with the saloons. And the Ricciardello/Hossack cars are just fantastic to see at full noise. |
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