Chevrolet Camaro Won't Race In Australian Supercars Series After All

The problem with racing two-door sports cars beyond attracting manufacturers to actually race them is that they move away from the type of cars Supercars fans have parked in their driveway. Walkinshaw Andretti United wont commit to running the Chevrolet Camaro in Supercars just yet.

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Chevrolet camaro won't race in australian supercars series after all. The Chevrolet Camaro will race in the Repco Australian Supercars Championship. Today General Motors and Supercars announced the move which will see Chevrolet homologating their Camaro ZL1 to the new Supercars Gen3 package in 2022 in which more details were also announced today which included renders. Triple Eight Race Engineering has announced it will race a Chevrolet Camaro in 2022 under the incoming Gen3 rules ending worries the championship would default into a Ford Mustang-dependent series once the Holden ZB Commodore retires.

GM Australia said previously that it did not want to field the Camaro in the Supercars Championship as the Chevrolet brand is not officially sold in the country. The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will race in the Australian Supercars Championship from the 2022 season onward General Motors has officially confirmed. It was confirmed earlier today that the Camaro is coming to Supercars in 2022 as part of the cheaper more coupe-friendly Gen3 regulations.

The prospect of a Supercars Camaro has been a hot topic since Fords recent announcement that it will bring its Mustang to the championship in 2019. The most significant change to the grid is the departure of reigning three-time Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin to race in the IndyCar Series and the exit of Team Penske after six years in the series. But while official Gen3 renders distributed by Supercars include a WAU Camaro director Ryan Walkinshaw says the team is yet to commit to the car.

The team will continue on but with the Dick. Supercars has formally unveiled its 2022 Gen3 concept with hybrid-ready versions of the Chevrolet Camaro and the Ford Mustang. Supercars and Chevrolet parent company General Motors have confirmed the American muscle car will take on its traditional rival the Ford Mustang in a new era for the sport.

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Confirmed For Australian Supercars Series New Australian Supercar Has A W16 Engine Made From Two LS7 V8s Chevy Camaro ZL1 Challenges Porsche 911 Carrera S To A Drag Race. With the Holden Commodore now dead there was speculation that General Motors. The word is finally out about which manufacturer is joining Supercars for the 2022 season after months of speculation after Holden confirmed it would be leaving the sport.

We havent committed to anything for 2022 he said. The Chevrolet Camaro will join Supercars under the Gen3 rules. Dick Johnson Racing will field Anton De Pasquale and Will Davison in 2021.

And there are reports from Korea that there wont be a second-generation model thats due around 2023-24. Holden wont stand in the way if HSV wants to develop a Supercars version of the Chevrolet Camaro potentially pitting the two-door directly against its ZB Commodore. The Chevrolet Camaro wont race in the Australian Supercars Series after all.

The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will join the Supercars Championship grid in 2022 under the categorys new Gen3 rule package. The Camaro is soon to go on sale in Australia with Holden Special Vehicles securing a deal with Holdens parent company General Motors to convert the cars to right-hand-drive. 86 Series as the.

Supercars team and former General Motors factory squad Walkinshaw Performance had previously investigated bringing. After being rumoured for some time its now official. Its very pleasing to bring such an iconic car the Chevrolet Camaro back to Australias race tracks said Triple Eight boss Roland Dane.

Team boss Ryan Walkinshaw has publicly stated the squad will not race Commodores in 2021 while also indicating that the Camaro would not be suitable for. They will be sold through Australian Holden dealerships under the Chevrolet banner providing a V8 hero car to the local GM line-up in the absence of a V8 in. Personally I have enjoyed a long motorsport relationship with General Motors dating back to the 1990s in the British Touring Car Championship so Im happy to be able to continue that.

HSVs decision to stop producing the Camaro puts a question mark over what the racing arm of the business Walkinshaw Andretti United will field in the Supercars championship. Australias popular Supercars Championship will receive a new contender in 2022 in the form of the Chevrolet Camaro.

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