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So the SA Labor leader has signed an agreement with Supercars to bring the race back if Labor wins the next State election. Next election due in March 2022.
It's all getting a bit serious down there! Story here for those with Apple News or access through News Corp firewall |
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Means just about as much as John Howard promising not to introduce a GST....oh I forgot, that was not a core promise!
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The problem is, Supercars failed to incorporate a car painting competition into the event so they could claim it was an artistic/cultural event rather than just a sporting venture (it is Adelaide, after all)
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Tickets for 2021 adelaide "clipsal" 500 going for good price on ebay now if you hurry
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What’s with Supercars firmly planting their mast with Labor?
Stay out of politics and just deal with who is in power at the time. |
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Smacks of desperation from both sides. Supercars and SA Labor.
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But who would attend ?
Each to their own but I watched the first season of Formula E but hardly ever watch a race now. Any interest in the racing was spoilt by the garbage background music and all the fake hype. I know I am an old ******* but I wouldnt walk out the front door to watch if there was a race in my street. |
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Hard to see people travelling interstate or from NZ to watch a few Formula E races with the Jags as support.
Its a pretty slim program. Hardly worth setting up all the infrastructure. But yes it does have manufacturer support. |
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Why would Formula E be a support ? No V8s = no show IMHO Call me old school. I dont disagree with Formula E but its not taken off yet here |
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Manufacturers arent interested any more. The road car appearance of the bodyshells is a step in the right direction but lets keep the drivetrains simple for another 5 years and reassess. |
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With NASCAR planning to go hybrid as early as 2022 and commonalities between the engines, it could make sense for supercars to go a similar way - V8 engines but with hybrid boost effectively. |
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I made the statement to a few friends about 6 months ago that Covid19 will be used as the excuse to get a whole raft of stuff done or cancelled that would normally be politically difficult to achieve normally.
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