2021 Supercars Championship - NTI Townsville 500 - Races 15 & 16 - Races 17 & 18 & 19

[chavez]

This weekend is the start of back to back race weekends in Townsville.

There are two 250km races this weekend. Next weekend will be the Supersprint format.

[Sandgroper]

Watching now via Fox, Looks like a good day weather wise.

Feeny not doing his chances any harm so far this weekend.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Sandgroper

Feeny not doing his chances any harm so far this weekend.

Not put a foot wrong all weekend. (Other than hold the pole-winners cheque upside down for the TV interview)

[Gaz170]

SVG showing why the Championship is his to lose this year. 888 are a class above every other team right now.

[bluesport]

Originally Posted by Gaz170

SVG showing why the Championship is his to lose this year. 888 are a class above every other team right now.

Last year's parity adjustments went too far and now look at what a joke the series has become, not worth watching.

[Sandgroper]

Originally Posted by bluesport

Last year's parity adjustments went too far and now look at what a joke the series has become, not worth watching.

Salty Ford Supporter blaming parity.

[bluesport]

Originally Posted by Sandgroper

Salty Ford Supporter blaming parity.

Typical response from a holden supporter, it was obvious last year when they gave the commodore teams a leg up that this would happen, they have effectively robbed Peter to pay Paul, so what will happen now to address the imbalance that they have created?..........noooooothing.

[Alan52]

Originally Posted by bluesport

Typical response from a holden supporter, it was obvious last year when they gave the commodore teams a leg up that this would happen, they have effectively robbed Peter to pay Paul, so what will happen now to address the imbalance that they have created?..........noooooothing.

The problem is not Holden v Ford parity.If you take 888 out there is reasonable parity across the field and if anything Ford has an advantage.Cutting Down 888 would send all the other Holden teams to the back of the grid.
Written as someone who thinks GM and Ford are both rubbish as car manufacturers.American car companies have been clueless about quality control compared to German or Japanese car manufacturers.

[v8man]

Originally Posted by bluesport

Typical response from a holden supporter, it was obvious last year when they gave the commodore teams a leg up that this would happen, they have effectively robbed Peter to pay Paul, so what will happen now to address the imbalance that they have created?..........noooooothing.

Clearly the parity adjustment that was made during the week, Mustangs 1,2 and 3 in qualifying for todays race, or is it just that the other teams have stepped up this weekend

[chavez]

Usually the end of a set of regulations see a variety of teams at the front.

At the end of the Group C era, there were two Holden, two Ford, three Mazda teams plus BMW and Nissan with competitive cars.

At the end of the Group A era Nissan, Ford, BMW and Holden all won races in the ATCC.

Yet the end of the COTF era only two teams (888 and DJR) can claim any real consistency at the front of the field.

[Sandgroper]

Listening to Charli makes my skin craw.

Bring back Rhi

[JAFA851]

Originally Posted by Sandgroper

Listening to Charli makes my skin craw.

Bring back Rhi

How about Lowndes commentating the Queensland Tin Tops - he keeps going on about MARCS cars. They are MARC cars moron.

Bring back Ingal.

[Umai Naa]

These runaway Mustangs need to be stopped, before they ruin teh catagory.

[mite5255]

Originally Posted by Umai Naa

These runaway Mustangs need to be stopped, before they ruin teh catagory.

[Sandgroper]

Originally Posted by Umai Naa

These runaway Mustangs need to be stopped, before they ruin teh catagory.

Parity Check Parity Check

[GTRMagic]

Mr Hazelwood’s interview post-race was interesting.
It’s as if his BJR deal ISN’T being extended

[bathurst77]

the lawnmower race was good

[bluesport]

https://autoaction.com.au/2021/07/25...t-t8-for-title

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by bluesport

https://autoaction.com.au/2021/07/25...t-t8-for-title

And blaming the recent reliability parity for the rocker ratios...

Other than pilots who can drag a lap out of their cars but not a race distance...

[Terry S]

The interest in the two weekends in Townsville appears to have waned a lot for the second week.

Judging by views on Natsoft, there were 28,623 views of results for the first weekend but only 16,714 for the second weekend.

A significant turnoff.

[JAFA851]

Originally Posted by bluesport

https://autoaction.com.au/2021/07/25...t-t8-for-title

Funny how he's saying T8 have superior braking performance. He designed the Mustang with such a massively sloping nose to cut through the air better, while the Commodore still has the factory blunt and high nose. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out which one has more natural braking according to its shape. You can't really say it can be due to anything else except driver skill as the brakes are control items, so by trying to be "clever" with the aero he's shot himself in the foot in another area. Can't say I feel any sympathy for him.

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by JAFA851

Funny how he's saying T8 have superior braking performance. He designed the Mustang with such a massively sloping nose to cut through the air better, while the Commodore still has the factory blunt and high nose. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out which one has more natural braking according to its shape. You can't really say it can be due to anything else except driver skill as the brakes are control items, so by trying to be "clever" with the aero he's shot himself in the foot in another area. Can't say I feel any sympathy for him.

Ludo didn't really design it, that design would have been derived from Ford USA's supercomputers.