Onboard Race Action, Bahrain, not boringF1, Monaro/Lumina V8

[Maxx]

Guys,

I posted some vids here a while back which seemed to be well received. Well I've just posted another batch from last weekends V8s races which supported the F1 Grand-Prix. The F1 was boring but there was loads of action in the V8s and some very close racing. A big crash in race 1 with 2 cars coming together and one losing a tyre at very high speed.

My guys did a pretty good job. Raed won race 1, but had an engine problem in race 2

Abdulaziz had a controversial big crash, losing a wheel at high speed on the new section and had to retire but claimed a great 2nd place in race 2.

You will likely have seen the GP now, not a classic by any means but there was some great action in the V8s, especially Aziz, race 2, parts 2 & 3.


Also take a look at the crash video analysis, see what you think?

Thought you might like to see the track from a different perspective plus these are some of the best multi-cam motorsport action onboards on Youtube .. even if I say so myself


RAED

race 1, part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaX03vUKNwo

race 1, part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3zyZIPHFLA


race 1, victory edit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6z2iPlq1UA

race 2, disappointment, car breaks whilst leading, lap 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTDZRQFKfXk


AZIZ

race 2, part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWouHr84is8

race 2, part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XQ0SR5dwlM

race 2, part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64o-qNkl9uk


Aziz crash in Race 1 - Analysis inc Slow Motion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19Ej0BhTq2g

Maxx
Malcolm Edeson
Driver-Coach

[motomk]

Are these cars LS2/LS3 engined cars? or like the Oz supercars? I know the Oz supercars were in Bahrain about 3 weeks ago. How do your lap times compare? I am pretty sure they were using the long track but it might not have had the twisty bits in it.

[Magic919]

I skipped to the crash bit. Just looks like high performance cars with low performance drivers to me.

[Maxx]

motomk said:

Are these cars LS2/LS3 engined cars? or like the Oz supercars? I know the Oz supercars were in Bahrain about 3 weeks ago. How do your lap times compare? I am pretty sure they were using the long track but it might not have had the twisty bits in it.

AFAIK the SC09s are LS7 engines, bhp of around 450. They are not tuned in any way over stock, just better breathing, cooling and straight through exhausts. The older SC06 cars are LS6s I think.

The Aussie cars are considerably more sophisticated with around 600bhp and much more sophisticted suspensioon. One of the reasons these cars move around so much is that they are very soft and there is no camber to speak of, so when cornering they are only usinga bout 1/3 of the tyres width.

The track used here is totally different. Not sure what layout the Aussie V8s used but the extra bit added to the oold format GP circuit added 30secs the the V8s lapimes.

Maxx

[Maxx]

Magic919 said:

I skipped to the crash bit. Just looks like high performance cars with low performance drivers to me.

LOL, this place is sooooo negative

Yes, they are not pro's but they are good drivers, many drivers have come into this series and left because they could not keep with the top 5. Ex WRC drivers, European Champions etc. Also Micheal Patrizi, a Pro Aussie V8 driver raced in them at Abu-Dhabi, he was around 5th/6th in race 1. He did win race 2 after the top 3 took themselves out. He was quick but only a few 10ths quicker (on a 2:30 lap) than the drivers you see above (Raed & Aziz).

The cars are very basic compared to the Aussie V8s/Tourig Cars/GT Cars. The whole season inc everything is only $60k, you'd pay that for a test day in an Aussie V8 and 20 times that for a season. They are too soft, no camber, no setup allowed etc.

What they most definitely ARE is Entertaining, something that is sadly lacking in most higher level Motorsport.

Maxx

[atco2]

I agree, what we want is close racing.

[Maxx]

Sorry, was wrong about the LS6/LS7 thing. The specs are here : www.supercarsme.com/
Look in The Championship->The Racecars

The SC09 is indeed an LS2, 6ltr V8
The SC06 just says 5.7ltr Gen3 V8 (380bhp) 510Nm.

Maxx