V8 Supercars 2023 - Gen 3

[Jader1973]

Tim the pool man said:

Haven't seen anything about that (probably because I've stopped watching and unfollowed anything to do with the circus). Sounds like they're following the AFL system (unsurprising as their target market is clearly football fans!)
The AFL season is a home & away league, which then switches to a knockout final series for the top 8 teams in the league

Yeah, there was a bit of “like all other sports in Australia” going on. League, and the football (soccer) do the same thing (I think). The Ice Hockey does too, although I suspect that wasn’t on their radar!

So now it becomes a stage managed “finals” to try and keep the fans engaged.

[DanielSan]

N0ddie said:

Not surprising tbh. T8/Red Bull want to be in the most competitive package and going forward that aint gonna be in the Camaro.

It's not even just being competitive, look at Red Bull and Ford's involvement elsewhere in motorsport now including the F1 engine program. I'd be very surprised if the switch to Mustang's wasn't pushed by RB with 888 being given the option of keep the sponsorship and go Ford or lose it and stay Camaro

[Wh00sher]

Is it just me, or is there no way to subscribe to the YouTube superview channel this season?

I can't find how to renew my subscription anywhere

[GlobalRacer]

Mine automatically renewed but if you click the Join button on the channel homepage it should give you the sign up option.

[Wh00sher]

GlobalRacer said:

Mine automatically renewed but if you click the Join button on the channel homepage it should give you the sign up option.

Ah, I've just realised why. I was on holiday abroad and that must have been a Geolocked area so there was no Join button.

Back to the UK and it works. Thanks

However, it renewed my 2021 Superview so I can only see races from that year.

I've emailed them.

Edited by Wh00sher on Saturday 22 February 09:04

[clarki]

Enjoyed Round 1, crazy re-dress and final drag to the line in race 2 and the rain at the end of race 3 made it interesting.

Waters was on another level though.

[Tim the pool man]

Like (I suspect) most motorsport fans in Oz, I had no idea it was even on... I was at our local track in Perth for a club race meeting

[itsallyellow]

I thought it was a good start to the season. Enjoyed the racing and looks like it could be a good year after a few fairly average ones.

[emicen]

Now that was a race!

Feels like there might be some post race amendments, but robust at times

[s-x-i]

Toyota GR Supra revealed yesterday.

https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/inaugural-toyota-supra...

Looks pretty good in my eyes, a good mix of the road car and the original Supra concept car (FT-1).

Hopefully its competitive straight out of the box in 2026 with WAU and BJR.

[Tim the pool man]

GlobalRacer said:

Tim the pool man said:

Purely anecdotal... given my circle is 50% fellow ex drivers and other contacts from my past in motorsport, and I don't know any who still follow this series. There is no doubt the organisers decided years ago that money was more important than good racing.

I'm the other way around. Many people I know who didn't follow the series before have started to over the last couple of years. Almost without exception they are under 30. Perhaps it's the fan base changing rather than dropping?

Late response to this... Yes the TV audience has grown massively, but I'd guarantee that 90% of the current audience would never actually attend a track to watch any other form of racing. Back in the 80s & early 90s when I was competing you had to start queueing about 10Km away to get into Wanneroo for the ATCC VERY early in the morning (I remember getting there at 4AM once as I had my engine in pieces and several races on the day (these days no local categories get to race on the same day as the Primadonnas!) This year I went to the V8SC round and there was no queue to get in!

They keep pushing for more and more st street circuits and less permanent tracks, which has a massive impact on club level motorsport, but again suits the money makers who now ru(i)n the sport!

[y2blade]

Anyone else enjoying the buildup for the great race.
https://www.youtube.com/live/K3wzgJngC90?si=I4-9E5...

[emicen]

Been some great highlight & compilation reels on the socials over the last week.

Not so much enjoying that once again our local series has scheduled our final race meeting for this weekend.

[s-x-i]

Trying to decide whether or not to sign up to Superview to watch this over the weekend.

Are there any links showing what time all the sessions will be on in GMT?

[Tim the pool man]

For decades (from the late 70s through to the early 2000s) I would be glued to the TV for the entire Bathurst weekend. It was a highlight of the year, usually spent with a group of friends.
We even drove across one year to watch it live (similar to driving from London to Cairo for a race)

This year I only realised yesterday that it is on this weekend.
I Watched a 10 hour replay of yesterdays "action" last night... in about 15 minutes of fast forwarding.

They have lost virtually the entire traditional audience (motorsport enthusiasts) in their desperate efforts to attract the football fans instead. I guess they aren't bothered, money is all that matters.

I won't be watching live, I'd rather watch replays of the old races where there were different cars, different classes, and far more interesting.

ETA, apologies, I just looked back at the thread and noticed that I've said the same thing several times over the past few years!

Edited by Tim the pool man on Friday 10th October 15:34

[Hackney2]

What a shoot out lap from Brodie in the Shell V-Power Mustang! Pole position,Fords have locked out the two front rows! First time since 1989 with the Sierra s.Woo hoo!

Edited by Hackney2 on Saturday 11th October 22:19

[IanUAE]

Going to watch the 1st 3 hours then I have to go out for a couple of hours.

Apparently there is 85% chance of rain during the race and for a long period of time....

[Mostro]

Annual check in for another attempted all-nighter. It's been a lively start in the mid-pack and there's a few who are lucky not to be in the fence already!

There used to be a fair few PHers on here watching live, shame it's dwindled so much in recent years

[Mostro]

IanUAE said:

Going to watch the 1st 3 hours then I have to go out for a couple of hours.

Apparently there is 85% chance of rain during the race and for a long period of time....

I reckon the rain's not far away looking at the sky there...

[Jader1973]

It’s a bit wet. Last 20 laps are going to be interesting.