Official 2008 V8 Supercar calendar

[banksie]

Click here.

Few interesting changes...
No Queensland Raceway round listed. Only Queensland round currently there is Indy.

[garbo6]

Can't see anything other than Qld Raceway being the TBA. I'm also very glad to see Oran Park as the season finale, as opposed to Eastern Creek.

http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/la...=&gid=32672638
The 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series calendar:
February 21-24: Clipsal 500, Adelaide
March 7-9: Eastern Creek, Sydney
March 13-16: Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne (non-Championship)
April 18-20: Hamilton, New Zealand
May 9-11: Perth, WA
June 7-9: Sandown Raceway, Melbourne
July 4-6: Hidden Valley, Darwin
July 18-20: TBA
August 1-3: Winton, Victoria
September 12-14: Phillip Island, Victoria
October 9-12: Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Bathurst
October 23-26: Indy 300, Gold Coast
November: 6-8: Desert 400, Bahrain
November 21-23: Tasmania Challenge, Launceston
December 4-7: Oran Park, Sydney

The 2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series:
February 21-24: Clipsal 500, Adelaide
April 4-6: Wakefield Park, NSW
June 7-9: Sandown Raceway, Melbourne
July 18-20: TBA
August 1-3: Winton, Victoria
October 9-12: Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Bathurst
December 4-7: Oran Park, Sydney

[William Dale Jr]

It's the season finale because it's also Oran Park's swansong. Quite sad, but at least it will go out with a bang. Should be interesting to see what they have planned for the four days.

[STEVO]

July 18-20: TBA

Ummm?

[Spunky]

Still hoping for Townsville

[James63]

Said QR on the 7 telecast today...

Be good to see the Fujitsu series at sandown.

[fordlover]

i know there will be 35 odd thousand qld'rs peeved at QR if they don't get a round next year

[fomoco]

2008 calender.

Quote from todays Courier Mail:

TC
" he (tetley) seems to think the circuit is the important ingrdient and not the act.I likern it to the Rolling Stones. If you've got them on stage you will sell tickets, but if you've just got a stage, not many people but tickets"

Intersting.

Will QR deliver the goods?

We have heard about the proposed exstensions,
QR and Lake side under the one Group.

Where does the investment $$$$ go?

I would say more than likley, QR might not be on the calender.

Where are the facilities??????

[Sol]

PI, 500 km race and 2 drivers = lots of big hits!

This has the potential to be built into a 'Classic' race.

[Razor]

Don't like the Philip Island 500. Bring back the Sandown 500!

[agosling]

As much as I will miss Sandown, PI is a far better racetrack and I think the racing will be fantastic, the pits will be a scary place though with driver changes.

[Pro Racer]

i like that calender and love the fact OP got the last round, a good send off.

[Trevor]

Originally Posted by agosling

the pits will be a scary place though with driver changes.

Spot on, they are motorbike pits.

[PVDA]

Interesting to see TC showing the Deputy PM around Bathurst yesterday and being very vocal about Townsville.

Perhaps he should look at the opinion polls as I think he's talking to the wrong side at the moment

[Peak Revs]

And don't for a minute think that VESA gave Qld Raceway the flick, I am sure you will find it was the other way around, Tetly has been threatening it for years.

[deeks6]

Clipsal = Special
Hamilton = will be special
Bathurst = Ultra Special
and now PI 500 = Ultra Special

The rest = the regular single file boredom unless wet.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by PVDA

Interesting to see TC showing the Deputy PM around Bathurst yesterday and being very vocal about Townsville.

Perhaps he should look at the opinion polls as I think he's talking to the wrong side at the moment

Maybe he was sharing war stories about Dr John

[Pro Racer]

well Dr John had a decent hand in bringing in Get Stuffed Today so i think TC just returned the favour, and now TC and the deputy PM were probably sharing views on that.

[PVDA]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Maybe he was sharing war stories about Dr John

Love your work GTR.....

Oh, rang my usual accomodation for the Winton round to make sure they booked me in automatically for the weekend and word has it that beds are filling fast in and around Benalla so for those of you looking to go next year you'd better start making phone calls now.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by PVDA

Oh, rang my usual accomodation for the Winton round to make sure they booked me in automatically for the weekend and word has it that beds are filling fast in and around Benalla so for those of you looking to go next year you'd better start making phone calls now.

Much more fun staying in Shepparton and commuting

[stmorri]

Originally Posted by deeks6

The rest = the regular single file boredom unless wet.

Maybe trackside sprinklers could be introduced. Computer programmed to turn on at random through the event.

[Trevor]

Originally Posted by stmorri

Maybe trackside sprinklers could be introduced. Computer programmed to turn on at random through the event.

Winton has those between turns 9 and 10.

[Trevor]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Much more fun staying in Shepparton and commuting

I live in Shepparton and I stay over at a special little place within walking distance of the track. Can be a bit wet underfoot at times, but that is OK.

[PVDA]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Much more fun staying in Shepparton and commuting

The good thing is that Trev isn't home that weekend after all the only good things to ever come out of Shep is the Midland & Goulburn Valley Highways

[garbo6]

Good to see that in the provisional calendars released so far Sandown and Bathurst have no clashes with the BTCC, DTM, WTCC, and ALMS, so the potential for international co-drivers is higher next year.

Andy Priaulx, Alain Menu, Yvan Muller, David Brabham, and Ryan Briscoe (if he stays with the ALMS) would all be available to have another shot at the enduros.