RE: V8 Supercars at Adelaide: Time for Tea?
Friday 23rd August 2013
It was probably an early-2000s Codemasters game, one of the Toca Race Drivers probably, that opened my mind to the world of V8 Supercars. Unsurprisingly, the appeal of 500hp plus RWD V8 touring cars hasn't waned ever since, especially with our equivalent racers now all being turbocharged and predominantly FWD.
V8 Supercars at Adelaide: Time for Tea?
Onboard at a great street circuit in the world's coolest touring cars
Now the obvious Time for Tea track would be Bathurst, or perhaps Philip Island, one of the globally-recognised circuits. But having experienced the Adelaide street circuit virtually and loved it, it had to be featured. And Bathurst has been done before...
So today's video is an onboard clip from Mark Winterbottom's Ford Falcon. Taken last year, it's a great insight on just how tough a lap it is; harsh kerbs and 90-degreee turns are found between imposing concrete walls, with a near-150mph straight added for good measure. Proper street circuit stuff, basically, to a wonderful V8 soundtrack.
One day I'll see a V8 Supercars race at Adelaide but, for now, this will have to suffice. Then perhaps on to Sandown, Sydney, the Queensland Raceway...
Picture: LAT Photographic
Discussion
Some of the tracks just don't seem big enough for the cars. They show quite a bit of Aussie touring cars on Motors TV, well worth a watch if you can find it on Sky 447 (other providers are avail..blah blah).
There's one circuit, I think in NZ which is tiiiiny and they still barrel around 2 or 3 abreast sometimes.
There's one circuit, I think in NZ which is tiiiiny and they still barrel around 2 or 3 abreast sometimes.
Oh please. V8 Supercars are the worst form of touring cars. Firstly the cars are silhouette cars and have nothing to do with the badges on the front. They run archaic restrictions to prevent the non Holden or Ford badged cars from being competitive. No driver in the V8 SC series has ever gone on to do anything of note and the neanderthals that watch them are more interested in booze and tits than the actual racing.
Id much rather see the V8 SC series scrapped in favour of a V8 Superstar series that races actual production V8 saloons and coupes against each other.
Btw im Australian and grew up in Bathurst.
Id much rather see the V8 SC series scrapped in favour of a V8 Superstar series that races actual production V8 saloons and coupes against each other.
Btw im Australian and grew up in Bathurst.
PokiGTA said:
Oh please. V8 Supercars are the worst form of touring cars. Firstly the cars are silhouette cars and have nothing to do with the badges on the front. They run archaic restrictions to prevent the non Holden or Ford badged cars from being competitive. No driver in the V8 SC series has ever gone on to do anything of note and the neanderthals that watch them are more interested in booze and tits than the actual racing.
Id much rather see the V8 SC series scrapped in favour of a V8 Superstar series that races actual production V8 saloons and coupes against each other.
Btw im Australian and grew up in Bathurst.
You bluddy wowser! Id much rather see the V8 SC series scrapped in favour of a V8 Superstar series that races actual production V8 saloons and coupes against each other.
Btw im Australian and grew up in Bathurst.
MadDog1962 said:
You bluddy wowser!
Haha fair call. I did sound like an old man just now. Honestly though V8SCs have ruined motorsport in Australia and only now is anything other than V8s being broadcast.
Back in 1994 our ATCC was changed from Gp a to a bastardised GpA where it was split between 5000cc and 2000cc and all Turbocharged and 4WD cars were banned. After that it was less than 4 years before supertourers (2ltrs) died and V8SCs had the monopoly on motorsport. Everything other than that died.
Its only been in the last few years that Porsche Cup, Carrera Cup, Formula 3000 and GT3 classes have been properly broadcast and generally in the shadow of an outdated racing class that the bogans like because its Ford vs Holden.
PokiGTA said:
Oh please. V8 Supercars are the worst form of touring cars. Firstly the cars are silhouette cars and have nothing to do with the badges on the front. They run archaic restrictions to prevent the non Holden or Ford badged cars from being competitive. No driver in the V8 SC series has ever gone on to do anything of note and the neanderthals that watch them are more interested in booze and tits than the actual racing.
Id much rather see the V8 SC series scrapped in favour of a V8 Superstar series that races actual production V8 saloons and coupes against each other.
Btw im Australian and grew up in Bathurst.
As an avid booze and tits fan I must take umbrage with this even though I agree entirely with it.Id much rather see the V8 SC series scrapped in favour of a V8 Superstar series that races actual production V8 saloons and coupes against each other.
Btw im Australian and grew up in Bathurst.
AER said:
That's the cheap short circuit. Not a patch on the original GP circuit with the long Dequetteville Terrace Brabham straight
Agreed. The full circuit is far superior. What they really should do is bring back the F1 from Melbourne - where it is boring and no-one really cares about it - and then have the bogan taxi racing as a support race.
The whole city of Adelaide used to come alive when the F1 was on. In Melbourne unless you're at the track you wouldn't have a clue it even existed.
DanielSan said:
Missed the last few races of V8SC's this year for vacuous reasons 
As its Sandown this weekend I might even watch the live feed on the website. Can't wait for the live Bathurst coverage, takeaway beer and snacks are going to be purchased.
It's actually at Winton this weekend. Sandown is in 2 weeks As its Sandown this weekend I might even watch the live feed on the website. Can't wait for the live Bathurst coverage, takeaway beer and snacks are going to be purchased.PokiGTA said:
Oh please. V8 Supercars are the worst form of touring cars. Firstly the cars are silhouette cars and have nothing to do with the badges on the front. They run archaic restrictions to prevent the non Holden or Ford badged cars from being competitive. No driver in the V8 SC series has ever gone on to do anything of note and the neanderthals that watch them are more interested in booze and tits than the actual racing.
I'd much rather see the V8 SC series scrapped in favour of a V8 Superstar series that races actual production V8 saloons and coupes against each other.
Btw im Australian and grew up in Bathurst.
Can't argue with that.I'd much rather see the V8 SC series scrapped in favour of a V8 Superstar series that races actual production V8 saloons and coupes against each other.
Btw im Australian and grew up in Bathurst.
Generic cars, all effectively identical, which sounds good, but the damn things have such a low limit almost anyone, even granny, can drive them at their limit. The only people who can get an advantage are those who can tune the suspensions of the things. Even then you get only half a second between the best & the worst driver/suspension tuner.
Add to this that good promotion has made them the only financial game in town for professional drivers, you screw the sport.
None of our drivers will go anywhere if their only experience is in driving lumbering great things, albeit with lots of power & noise, when they get into something requiring high skills, & a touch of finesse.
Hasbeen said:
Generic cars, all effectively identical, which sounds good, but the damn things have such a low limit almost anyone, even granny, can drive them at their limit.
So all those big name drivers from 'better' disciplines should thrash the regulars on those events when they join in as celebrities right? Funny how that never seems to happen.I think what a lot of the PH audience will miss is that 'down under' a lot of drivers would aspire more to V8s than to single seaters (and many of the supertaxi drivers did cut their teeth in single seaters on the way there) - a bit different to Europe where it seems that touring cars are what you do if you aren't good enough for single seaters.
PokiGTA said:
Oh please. V8 Supercars are the worst form of touring cars. Firstly the cars are silhouette cars and have nothing to do with the badges on the front. They run archaic restrictions to prevent the non Holden or Ford badged cars from being competitive. No driver in the V8 SC series has ever gone on to do anything of note and the neanderthals that watch them are more interested in booze and tits than the actual racing.
Id much rather see the V8 SC series scrapped in favour of a V8 Superstar series that races actual production V8 saloons and coupes against each other.
Btw im Australian and grew up in Bathurst.
Another Australian here and couldn't agree more. The V8 Supertaxis are arse and motorsport in Australia is a much poorer place because of them. Brits mostly like them I think because they are different, but the grass isn't always greener on the other side believe me. If socialist chavs had control of motorsport in Britain, you too could have something similar to V8 supertaxis and all other forms would be banned, hamstrung or starved to death.Id much rather see the V8 SC series scrapped in favour of a V8 Superstar series that races actual production V8 saloons and coupes against each other.
Btw im Australian and grew up in Bathurst.
Negative post yes, but my opinion as a long time resident of Australia, and also a global motorsport devotee and attendee.
PokiGTA said:
Oh please. V8 Supercars are the worst form of touring cars. Firstly the cars are silhouette cars and have nothing to do with the badges on the front. They run archaic restrictions to prevent the non Holden or Ford badged cars from being competitive. No driver in the V8 SC series has ever gone on to do anything of note and the neanderthals that watch them are more interested in booze and tits than the actual racing.
Id much rather see the V8 SC series scrapped in favour of a V8 Superstar series that races actual production V8 saloons and coupes against each other.
Btw im Australian and grew up in Bathurst.
Another Australian here and couldn't agree more. The V8 Supertaxis are arse and motorsport in Australia is a much poorer place because of them. Brits mostly like them I think because they are different, but the grass isn't always greener on the other side believe me. If socialist chavs had control of motorsport in Britain, you too could have something similar to V8 supertaxis and all other forms would be banned, hamstrung or starved to death.Id much rather see the V8 SC series scrapped in favour of a V8 Superstar series that races actual production V8 saloons and coupes against each other.
Btw im Australian and grew up in Bathurst.
Negative post yes, but my opinion as a long time resident of Australia, and also a global motorsport devotee and attendee.
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