Supercars Gen 3 (2022)

[V8 Fireworks]

Originally Posted by Tourer

....except where he says that it's not unusual and that they're working through it in a transparent and collaborative way.

No he said they (Ford Performance) were trying to work through in a transparent and collaborative way, not that Supercars were doing so. Supercars' silence and lack of release of data (downforce and drag vs ride height vs speed, telemetry of acceleration rates) to fans is deafening!

A repeat of the unjustified continual cuts to the 2019 Mustang to the point where it continually killed its tyres in the 2022 season and lost 80% rather than 50% of races is something Ford Performance would naturally seek to avoid.

I think similar for aero; I think we showed when we brought current car that we’re racing [Gen2 Mustang], that the people from Ford Performance developing that car are very capable to develop a fantastic race car.

- Mark Rushbrook
https://www.speedcafe.com/2023/02/04...en3-supercars/

Ford Performance were naturally concerned about the making of the unverified changes made to their previous Mustang, and about the unreliability of the data gathered in the so-called VCAT testing when they observed this VCAT process for their new Mustang, and about the observed lack of straight line performance.

Rushbrook even notes frustration at opaque -- not transparent -- Supercars rule makers refusing to allow Ford Performance to use tools (presumably variable timing) to improve engine calibration:

There have been points in time where if you look at our engine and some of the advanced technologies on it with what we're able to do with that engine on the road car, we're not able to do the same things in the race car, on the race engine. Some of those knobs and dials have been been turned off. That is the frustrating part, I think, for us.

- Mark Rushbrook
https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/ford-bos...arity-dispute/

Why would Rushbrook note frustration if he was happy with a transparent and respectful process?!

Why would the "knobs and dials" be turned off if the Supercars organisers are fully committed to ensuring paritisation and no disadvantage?!