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Say what you like about TC but he does pull the deals together. Well done to him and his crew - very big achievement to take an Australian series round (in any sport) into a market as big as the US.
With the series expanding to more rounds (according to earlier reports) this should not mean any less racing at home so hopefully no downsides to this going ahead. |
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I interested to see the huge popularity the v8's have in the USA as mentioned in the fox sports article eg. tv numbers on speed that is the back bone of this deal according to the report. There is still alot of water to go under the bridge between now and 2013 for this event to proceed but will watch with interest. |
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Had a look at a few US Blogs and the reaction seems to be Whoopeeee!
My only concern is that a lot of them are saying that it is great because they are based on "Real Roadcars" not a few panels hung on a race frame! Will the advent of COTF mean that they will think we have sold them a pup? |
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[QUOTE=Rachel Richards;2907664]At best it will run once, maybe twice (think China & Canberra ) because behind Bernie & TC, the France family are the third best autocrats in international motorsport....
Ahh, I can hear it now.... " Dang-nammit, we dont want no goddamm kangaroo race car series cutting in on our (GFC caused, ever diminishing) crowd numbers. I dont care iffen they copied us one cotton-picken iota, they aint gonna keep commin here, period... " "Cletus, go git ur gun, and shoot them varmits tires out as they go leave the pit road, then maybe they will realise we mean business" You damn right bubba. Pass them grits sonny. Is America under assault from the foreign racing community to host their races and why? Looks like a fan base doesn't even count and as long as it gets on TV I can see why. Who the hell needs bodies in the grandstand anymore? . |
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it is based on a road car, im not sure why you would argue that point, No wonder people are confused when so called experts are confused
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We already have less local racing for the 'touring cars' nowadays than we did in the past (in 1996 there was more V8 race weekends locally than now), you'd hope they wouldn't be going to drop anymore.
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Using race days as a base you are clearly wrong Racer
you should be ashamed to stoop so low as to manipulate information like that |
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Matt the blogs I was reading were differentiating between NASCAR and DTM as series with immitation body panels hung on a race chasis with the V8s which at present incorporate more of the original shell and succeed in looking more lake the original than NASCAR. The COTF proposal is to go down the DTM route in 2013.
Pekstar, please read what I said before calling me a "so called expert". And I am not trying to knock the project, jut worried that we don't give the impression that we are selling them something and turning up with a different product. |
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the COTF will change nothing , the car will be still based on a road car. is it a road car , no. could i buy one from a dealer, no. are any of the part or panels the same as a road car (apparantly the headlights are (or were)
But it is based on a road car, much more than NASCAR here is a picture if it helps |
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^Roof looks a little taller.
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maybe it is a little, i really dont know and to be honest i dont care, but its still based on a road car, it is actually shorter, and by more than a little
cant say i have ever seen one side by side |
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Guys Guys Guys, why are we quivaling over tube steel, shorter doors, road car v race car ?
We should crackin champers, stubbies of fosters, XXXX, etc Why, because we now have an AUSTRALIAN, repeat, AUSTRALIAN, racing category , did I mention AUSTRALIAN, racing in the the US. For years we chased and have had F1, MotoGP(bikes under different names), the Tasman series, when the Euro drivers came out over the off season, INdy Car( Till Anna killed it) and others, and even now attracting interest for the Bathurst 12 hr from internationals. I don't really care about plastic guards, I dont care the door is shorter, I dont care if it is a Chevy Block with Ford heads, I don't care if it is a Ford 9" diff, WHat I care is it is Australian, and that is good enough for me. SO chill out, crack a tinny, hold a piece of Wattle, and shout, Australia, Australia, Australia, you little beauty. footnote: FIA-french for Euro racing systems, will not allow us into Europe, so head east young man, the states is it. |
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Great news for V8 Supercars! Hopefully it all comes together in two years!
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What will be interesting D.R.T. is how NASCAR view this deal. Will they use it for cross promotion with Ambrose to help drive up NASCAR TV ratings in Australia. Or will they treat it like a threat and set out to ensure that this event does not survive after year 1? If I was TC, I would be sucking up pretty hard to NASCAR right now. That aside and everyones thoughts on the category, the cars and the people who run it. What a fantastic opportunity to showcase our driving talent in one of the worlds biggest markets. Could be a good leg up for some of the guys wanting to make the NASCAR switch or open the door for some other road course events. |
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