Supercars Gen 3 (2022)

[Starion13]

GT3. it curently exists, some teams already have a toe in the water there and it wouldn't be too hard to convert Mustangs and Camaro's to GT3 spec. There's some BMW's and what not sitting idle in sheds also that could make a re-appearance. Dane and Walkinshaw already support GT3 entries so who knows.

[benny41]

Originally Posted by Alan52

Option 5 - Declare insolvency and quit.
I am pretty convinced if they can’t get a new tv deal that pays well their cost structure is such there is no way forward.
As a matter of record previous touring car championship categories in Australia have lasted for the following lengths
Improved Production-13 years
Group C-12 years
Group A-8 years
V8’s will have lasted 28 years by the end of 2020.It may be that their time is up.

Not really sure where there is talk of no tv deal being reached.

The history of the precious rule sets are pretty irrelevant the world is a pretty different place to what it was 30 years ago. I don't think winding it up with no replacement is the answer

Supercars needs to come up with a suitable rule set moving forwards that's the key to continuing the series.

[Compromised]

Originally Posted by benny41

Supercars needs to come up with a suitable rule set moving forwards that's the key to continuing the series.

I think it might be too late for that.

When I hear Gen 3, I think "Rev 3" ie. they've already had a couple tries at this and (IMHO) have been found wanting. The decline of the automotive industry, specifically the models Supercars chose to race didn't exactly happen overnight. Gen 2 was the time for a paradigm shift, instead it ended up a failure - one manufacturer leaving whilst only one new model entered. One could even argue the Mustang didn't (intially) meet the Gen 2 rule set.

[Alan52]

Originally Posted by benny41

Not really sure where there is talk of no tv deal being reached.

The history of the precious rule sets are pretty irrelevant the world is a pretty different place to what it was 30 years ago. I don't think winding it up with no replacement is the answer

Supercars needs to come up with a suitable rule set moving forwards that's the key to continuing the series.

Motor racing is not Archer/Supercars.They are a business that could disappear tomorrow and motor racing would continue.
Teams that wanted to continue in the sport would find another series to compete in.Those that don’t could cash their chips.

[one five five]

Originally Posted by benny41

Not really sure where there is talk of no tv deal being reached.

The history of the precious rule sets are pretty irrelevant the world is a pretty different place to what it was 30 years ago. I don't think winding it up with no replacement is the answer

Supercars needs to come up with a suitable rule set moving forwards that's the key to continuing the series.

Supercars doesn’t need to come up with a suitable rule set

CAMS and ARG have already supplied an alternative

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by one five five

Supercars doesn’t need to come up with a suitable rule set



CAMS and ARG have already supplied an alternative

If Supercars ditched the idea of needing manufacturers and went with Marc style cars they would better to watch than GT3 or TCR, and preserve the manufacturing base and unique IP of the series, while offering the potential for radically reduced costs.

[one five five]

Originally Posted by Mixer

If Supercars ditched the idea of needing manufacturers and went with Marc style cars they would better to watch than GT3 or TCR, and preserve the manufacturing base and unique IP of the series, while offering the potential for radically reduced costs.

If Supercars ditch manufacturers, there is no IP to use.

What will they call the cars? As much as the MARCs look like a Mustang, they are never officially referred to as Mustangs

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by one five five

If Supercars ditch manufacturers, there is no IP to use.



What will they call the cars? As much as the MARCs look like a Mustang, they are never officially referred to as Mustangs

Dead easy to get a licence to use the likeness whether you pay for it or not. Both MARC and TA2 use brands and car names without licences, quite freely.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Mixer

Dead easy to get a licence to use the likeness whether you pay for it or not. Both MARC and TA2 use brands and car names without licences, quite freely.

Yep I am sure Ford would be happy for the Mustang name to get continued exposure. The likeness of the current Supercars version is not exactly a direct copy and yet is supported by Ford so why not aMARC type chassis / body. Better imo than a me too GT3 series which wont do anything for cost reduction

Given the status, size and trends in the local car/family vehicle market there is there any justification for manufacturer involvement in SC? I dont see it.

[one five five]

Originally Posted by Mixer

Dead easy to get a licence to use the likeness whether you pay for it or not. Both MARC and TA2 use brands and car names without licences, quite freely.

Total rubbish

MARC does not use car brands and car names without licence! The model (which looks like a Mustang) is a MARC II V8

TA2 has the licence from the manufacturer to call the cars their brand name and model

[rik]

Originally Posted by Compromised

When I hear Gen 3, I think "Rev 3" ie. they've already had a couple tries at this and (IMHO) have been found wanting. The decline of the automotive industry, specifically the models Supercars chose to race didn't exactly happen overnight. Gen 2 was the time for a paradigm shift, instead it ended up a failure - one manufacturer leaving whilst only one new model entered. One could even argue the Mustang didn't (intially) meet the Gen 2 rule set.

Does anyone actually know what Gen3 is? Apart from talk about some changes to the roll cage to allow for lower roof 2 door cars there doesn't seem to be much else that can't be achieved on the existing platform? ie. control suspension, different engines, etc.

Could the existing chassis be modified to allow for alternate bodywork? So teams don't have to throw out as much stuff?

[V8 Fireworks]

Originally Posted by rik

Does anyone actually know what Gen3 is? Apart from talk about some changes to the roll cage to allow for lower roof 2 door cars there doesn't seem to be much else that can't be achieved on the existing platform? ie. control suspension, different engines, etc.

Could the existing chassis be modified to allow for alternate bodywork? So teams don't have to throw out as much stuff?

I would prefer they also widen the front and rear subframes, to push the front and rear suspension further outboard. The present Mustang is not only too tall, it's also squashed laterally. A 5cm increase in track width would correct this.

Other than that, I don't think there have been any suggestions there would be large amounts of change under Gen 3. Things like fuel tank, transaxle and so on would all be carried over.

It's debatable whether rear tyre size should be increased, or if the current 295/305 (2018 spec/2019 spec) on a 11" wide rim is wide enough. If the latter, then the current wheels could be retained.

It would be good to see a return to small rear wing endplates and deletion of bootlid extensions.

Other control parts like the $20,000 888 pedal box need to be dropped from the rules though IMO. They are just plain stupid. A $5,000 Tilton pedal box would do the same job.

[JAFA851]

Wasn't Gen 3 supposed to be something where you could run a different engine than the current 5L V8? 888 spent a small fortune developing that V6 turbo ( twin turbo? ), all for what?

[mayhem]

8 demo laps.

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by JAFA851

Wasn't Gen 3 supposed to be something where you could run a different engine than the current 5L V8? 888 spent a small fortune developing that V6 turbo ( twin turbo? ), all for what?

888 didn't, GM did