2021 V8 Supercars season

[Wh00sher]

There doesn't seem to be many threads on this series, but I plan to watch the 2021 season on superview. For £35 it's definitely worth it to me. Shame they are still limited to 1080p rather than 4k, but I guess that'll come eventually.

Quite a shakeup of not only the grid, but the TV crew too. Mark Larkham being let go is a big loss imo, Riana less so.

Having followed Mclaughlin since he started I'm not sure who I'll be rooting for this season. Be interesting to see how Reynolds gets on at Kelly's, having watched the excellent behind the scenes series, I can completely understand not wanting to work under Barry Ryan though.

Anyone else watch the series? I see the odd comments on here but not as many as I expected for what I think is a brilliant series.

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The season starting with the Bathurst 500 helps make up for the loss of the Bathurst 12hrs.

I know what you mean. It's hard to swap allegiance to a different driver isn't it.

I try to like Shane, his car control is amazing, but sometimes I feel he goes just that bit over the line of bump to pass that I can't stick with him.

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DanielSan said:

The biggest issue this year is the lack of Larko in the pits. It's a piss poor decision from Supercars that shows how out of touch they are with the fans at the moment.

He explained the race strategy options in a way that was easy to understand yet had obvious massive enthusiasm for it which came across everytime he was on camera. He'll be a loss to the series that's for sure.

I am pleased they've kept Skaife and Crompton. They seem to have a good rapport and are extremely knowledgeable about the racing. Skaife with all his experience is very good and explaing a particular car issue or handling trait just from watch a few seconds of inboard footage.

GravelBen said:

+1

I think what impresses me most about SVG is how versatile he is. V8s, GT's, single seaters, drifting, rallying... incredibly talented driver.

Agreed. He`s on the pace whatever he`s driving.

When he's been interviewed you can tell he isn`t comfortable with that side of the job. He`s eloquent enough but gives a `I really aren`t particularly enjoying this` vibe.

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That's my viewing sorted for tomorrow then! Good suggestion.

I can't remember who won either

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Sammo123 said:

I've just signed up and paid for the Superview access via the Supercars website but it doesn't actually tell you how you then access the stream. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I did the same thing this morning.

Try here?

https://www.supercars.com/superview-videos/

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They combined the whole P1 and P2 into one stream. You can't rewind until the entire recording has finished.

Edited by Wh00sher on Friday 26th February 20:53

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Really felt for Slade, he looked absolutely gutted.

Enjoyed the first race, Shane looked to be in control for pretty much the whole race. Whenever I see a choppercam showing rainclouds I always hope they`ll hit the circuit but they never seem to, which is a shame, always spices it up

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Sammo123 said:

That's where I keep ending up. Just seems quite an arse about face way of finding the stream. Surely they'd be better off with an App. Annoyingly after I'd signed up I saw that you can watch it through YouTube instead. It's a bit more expensive but ultimately easier to access than pissing about on their website watching the live stream.

I emailed [e-mail], they refunded me the Superview subscription and I have now subscribed to the YouTube channel instead.

Streams straight onto the TV like any other YouTube video, definitely worth the few extra £ imo

Race 2 was alright, Mostert on Anton when he exited the pits was a cracking lap, no contact, fair racing but firm.

SVG looked untouchable in both races didn't he.

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Skylinecrazy said:

Are all the support races available is you subscribe? Or is it literally just the V8s?

The entire show. This was yesterdays 8hr 45min stream

00:00​ = SUPERCARS - PRACTICE 1
55:00​ = S5000 - PRACTICE 1
01:20:00​ = PORSCHE CARRERA CUP - PRACTICE 2
01:50:00​ = HERITAGE REVIVAL - QUALIFYING 1
02:15:00​ = SUPERCARS - PRACTICE 2
03:35:00​ = PORSCHE CARRERA CUP - QUALIFYING 1
04:10:00​ = HERITAGE REVIVAL - RACE 1
04:30:00​ = SUPERCARS - QUALIFYING 3
05:40:00​ = S5000 - QUALIFYING 1
06:00:00​ = HERITAGE REVIVAL - RACE 1
06:40:00​ = PORSCHE CARRERA CUP - RACE 1
07:15:00​ = SUPERCARS - RACE 3


Skaife gets on my nerves sometimes with his excessive use of the word "unbelievable !" but fair play to SVG. That race was nothing sort of astonishing and well deserved of the "That is unbelievable !" from Mark

Sandown looks a great track to race on and always seems to have overtaking and I'm really looking forward to the 2 races coming up.

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ZX10R NIN said:

Spoiler alert!!!!!!!!!!

But wouldn`t you expect talk about the race in this thread It`s the same with the F1 and BTCC threads, I don`t click them until I`ve watched the race.

Fair enough if I posted a thread with the race result in the title, but I can`t see how discussing it in a thread specifically about the series is a spoiler.


What a great 3 races ! The conditions always make it more interesting and plenty examples of quick reactions and superb car control throughout the field, especially in the last race.

SVG was amazing this weekend, the fact he had to have someone else remove the HANS clip from his helmet showed how limited his movement was yet his driving was as good as I`ve ever seen him.

Edited by Wh00sher on Sunday 21st March 15:27

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I agree with your points on the cars

imo, if you don`t want to risk a spoiler, don`t click on a thread discussing the races until after you`ve watched them

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N0ddie said:

Is the Youtube stream LIVE only or can one watch the full race back when ever they want?

You can watch it whenever you want and if you start watching halfway through you can skip to any part of the recording so far.

The Superview stream is either realtime or wait until the end then you can scroll back and forth in the recording but only after it's finished.

For most of us it doesn't really matter as its live whilst we are in bed anyway, although I did watch the qualifying and all 3 races live this weekend

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Skylinecrazy said:

I see SVG has had a 1st and 2nd in the GTs today whilst also winning the 6 hour. Man is a machine.

I thought they`d won the second GT race too. SVG led for his entire stint, but his teammate made a little mistake on the last lap and allowed the overtake. Second is a great result but SVG is untouchable right now

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Those last 5 laps of race 3 were excellent!

Great result for mostert. That start was spot on.

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His reaction after the first qualifying showed how hard he's trying.

In the race he was a different level yet again. Making Whincup look average takes some doing, but svg keeps doing it.

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Some great racing this weekend. Good to see others taking it to SVG although I felt it was a bit harsh penalising him after the Kostecki incident, considering if he had turned in , Kostecki would have wiped him out a few laps earlier.

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What a cracking race!

SVG / Tander just couldn't mate the winning pace.

A deserved win and great end to the season