Holden To Leave Supercars Series After 2020

Season 2019 wasnt a great year for the Supercars management team. Holden to leave Supercars at the end of 2020 season.

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Holden and rival Ford.

Holden to leave supercars series after 2020. It was only last December that Supercars proudly claimed that Holden and Triple Eight had negotiated a contract to supply the ZB Commodore and V8 engine up. June 2 2020 1022am. News Corp Australia The brands success includes 21 Australian Touring.

Looking at the challenges posed by the departure of Holden and the search for marketplace relevance. Adding to the pressure is the fact that Supercars is deep into selling its TV rights with the current deal to expire at the end of this year. For Supercars series fans it will once again be a red versus blue ordeal.

While it means there will be no factory Holden team in Supercars next season the ZB Commodore will continue to race for at least another year ahead of the introduction of the Gen3 rules in 2022. The Bathurst Grand Final may provide Supercars its greatest spectacle yet but theres a risk it will force the series to face a hard truth. A further seven Supercars teams are set to run Holden Commodores in the 2020 championship.

One of those ex-factory team Walkinshaw Andretti United expressed their sadness at Mondays decision. Nissan announced on Tuesday that it will leave the series after five years. Holden brand to disappear by the end of 2020.

Is this what Supercars will look like after Holdens demise. Mondays announcement comes as a major shock to. A further seven Supercars teams are set to run Commodores in the 2020 championship.

Potential broadcast partners will want clear answers on how the series will look beyond 2020. What this Holden news has done is made nailing down the direction of Gen3 a matter of urgency. Cars would leave Supercars vulnerable to one or the.

The General Motors brands departure is set to have a major impact on the. If Ford was to retract its factory support of the category it would leave Supercars with no official manufacturer involvement as the sport looks to reinvent itself ahead of introducing new Gen 3 regulations from 2022. The 2020 field consists of 16 Holden Commodores including the factory-backed Red Bull Holden Racing Team entries.

Holden has confirmed it will withdraw from the Australian Supercars Championship at the conclusion of the 2020 season. Hundred of people are set to lose their jobs by the years end as General Motors axes Holden after 72 years of operation in Australia. Of General Motors decision to kill the Holden brand by the end of 2020.

10 Whincups Bathurst crash A fairytale Bathurst win for the highly-fancied Jamie WhincupCraig Lowndes combination quickly turned to dust after just 33 laps as Whincup crashed the 888 Holden at The Cutting. The 2020 Supercars Championship known for commercial reasons as the 2020 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship was a motor racing series for SupercarsIt was the twenty-fourth running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-fourth series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship the premier title in Australian motorsport. Supercars Championship organisers believe a new generation of muscle cars from 2022 will keep the wheels turning on the popular V8 racing category despite Holdens decision to end its commitment.

Holden hasnt ruled out an early end to its Supercars programme in the wake of General Motors axing the iconic brand at the end of 2020. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size. Log in register or subscribe to save articles for later.

Holden may more than likely remain committed to their Supercars project despite todays announcement that parent company General Motors will cease all of Holdens operations after 2020. Red Bull Holden at its 2020 launch with drivers Jamie Whincup Shane van Gisbergen Garth Tander and Craig Lowndes. The Red Bull Holden racing team revealed their 2020 car.

Holden and Ford rivalry delivered a death blow at Supercars Adelaide 500 after Holdens shock announcement Australia without Holden like getting rid of all the kangaroos and koalas More on. Todays news is understandably disappointing for fans who have followed Holdens success in Australian Touring Cars and Supercars since its debut in the 1960s read a Supercars statement. Supercars Sep 4 2020.

Where to next for Supercars after the death of Holden. Lots of challenges and.

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