Australian V8 Supercars: More Manufacturers Coming Chairman Says

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. He will present his initial findings to the V8 Supercars Board in the coming months.

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After Nissan confirmed its involvement with V8 Supercars and Kelly Racing today V8 chiefs have stated that more makers.

Australian v8 supercars: more manufacturers coming chairman says. The debate hinges on from where those engines will be sourced. From 2013 manufacturers Nissan and AMG Mercedes will be added to the Supercars series to compete against the two traditional rivals. Mark Skaife Chairman V8 Supercars Commission said of the announcement.

V8 Supercar Chairman Tony Cochrane who announced the Car of the Future program in March 2010 said it confirmed the global demand for V8 Supercars by manufacturers and destinations was very real. He says V8 Supercars has the chance to become a major presence in the region including India where more than 9 million people watched last years Bathurst race on ESPN Star Sports a joint. Currently engine costs are out of control with a two-car team spending upwards of 500000 a season before factoring in development.

I dont even know how theyd come to those sort of figures is all he would say. Speaking last month Seamer stressed the need to take a big-picture view of what the grid will look like in coming years. More brands coming to V8 Supercars.

The 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship often simplified to the 2014 V8 Supercars Championship was an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for V8 SupercarsIt was the eighteenth running of the V8 Supercars Championship and the eighteenth series in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title. So much of Supercarss recent and historic success has been predicated by the all-encompassing battle between the two manufacturers be it in the now-defunct Australian Touring Car Championship or. News video highlights calendar results and live timing from the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship formerly the V8 Supercars Championship.

V8 Supercars expects more manufacturers to join the Championship in 2013. Supercars is caught in a perfect storm of events that is likely to wreak unprecedented change if not havoc at a time when the future has never been more uncertain. According to Supercars the new-for-2022 regulations will be an evolution of the existing platform underpinned by more control components to help drive down costs.

The market relevance of V8 Supercars to manufacturers will be a key factor in the categorys continued future success in Australia and the region. Holdens demise was the unexpected development with the announcement coming just as two deals critical to Supercars outlook were being negotiated. Mark Skaife a former racer who is now the chairman of the V8 Supercar series said that he will make a pretty important.

As part of his investigation Warburton is meeting with car makers already involved in the Championship and others who are not. Australian President and CEO Graeme Whickman reckons the best outcome is a diverse range of manufacturers rather than a return to tribal battles of the early Supercars days. Therefore we must be open to consider all types of powertrains in the future in line with technical developments that occur within the automotive industry globally and in other motorsport.

Meanwhile the V8 Supercars Australia board has re-elected foundation chairman Tony Cochrane for a further two years. By V8 Supercars When Steve Horne was announced as the replacement for Mark Skaife as Chairman of the V8 Supercars Commission many fans might have asked Steve who But the reality is the New Zealander is a veteran of global motorsport with an in-depth understanding of the glories positives negatives perils and potential pitfalls professional racing brings. There is near universal agreement that Supercars will continue to be powered by a naturally aspirated V8 in the future.

Skaife Rules shake-up set to bring another two manufacturers into touring car series ex-champ says. More manufacturers coming chairman says. We have stated on numerous occasions that the mass appeal of V8 Supercars at a domestic and global level would entice manufacturers from around the world.

Warburton is researching how the automotive landscape will change once Ford Holden and Toyota cease local car manufacturing. The 2012 Telstra 500 V8 Supercar Grand Final Championship the final race of V8 season will offer Australian motorsport fans their last chance to watch a shootout involving only Ford and Holden vehicles. Supercars boss Sean Seamer has been open about the categorys current deliberations over the rule package to accommodate more manufacturers.

One is the new broadcast rights agreement that will underpin finances for the next several years and the other is the looming sale of the business.

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