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2018 Aussie Supercars & Supports Discussion | Mustang revealed
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Author:  simonracer [ Sat Jan 13, 2018 3:45 pm ]
Post subject:  2018 Aussie Supercars & Supports Discussion | Mustang revealed
Team chart & schedule (I can't be bothered doing my own one when this one is perfectly good enough:)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Supercars_Championship

2018's biggest change will be the arrival of the ZB Commodore and in particular the V6 turbo engine which will be used in a wildcard entry at a few races. McLaughlin will no doubt bounce back from last year and be a very strong contender for the championship, but Whincup is far from past it and Van Gisbergen (presuming he can use his head more) will be a serious threat too.

The Tickford (formerly known as Prodrive) Racing team drivers will be ones to watch too, with Mostert winning three races last year and having an outside chance of winning the series until the final race. Richie Stanaway will also be joining the category full-time having impressed internationally with Formula 2 victories and locally with a victory in the Sandown 500 last year alongside another rising star, his Tickford teammate Cameron Waters. David Reynolds and his Erebus Holden also proved to be very quick at the enduros last year, with a win in the co-driver qualifying race at Sandown being followed up by the biggest win of them all at Bathurst. Presuming they can maintain that pace throughout the whole season, they might end up amongst the front-runners at the end of the season too.

Another team that could be getting plenty of attention next year will be the reborn Walkinshaw team, now known as Walkinshaw Andretti United thanks to a buy in from Michael Andretti and Zac Brown of United Autosport. More changes down the grid include the re-entry of the Stone Family (via Matt Stone) into the main series with last year's Super2 champion Todd Hazelwood. They will be running a DJR Team Penske-sourced Falcon. Last year's hopeless backmarkers Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport have now been renamed 23Red Racing and have a new owner. They also have a new driver in the form of Will Davison, who has moved from the seemingly-struggling Tekno Autosport who have yet to confirm a driver (though Jack Le Brocq has been heavily rumoured). Two other new faces will be entering the grid too, Anton de Pasquale at Erebus and James Golding at GRM. Andre Heimgartner will also be re-entering the category full time in the #7 Nissan.
Author:  simonracer [ Mon Jan 15, 2018 5:57 am ]
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http://www.supercars.com/news/super2/rullo-picks-super2-over-2018-international-move/?sf179225703=1

Common sense will prevail if that's where he ends up, he would have been even more out of his depth in the BTCC then he was in Supercars. If he can do well enough in Super2 this year (which is where he should have been all along) then he'll give himself a shot at getting back into the main game.
Author:  racer612008 [ Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:18 am ]
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rendering of Lee Holdsworth's 2018 paint scheme.
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Triple Eight will be revealing Lowndes' new car with Autobarn backing on January 31st
Author:  Shane [ Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:51 pm ]
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What's with Prodrive going to Tickford?
Author:  simonracer [ Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:28 am ]
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Tickford is their road car tuning arm, so they've renamed themselves to be in line with that.

https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/01/16/brown-lands-erebus-enduro-co-drive/

Will Brown will be in the enduros last year, driving alongside fellow rookie Anton de Pasquale.
Author:  simonracer [ Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:24 am ]
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Whincup's revealed the arse of his new Commodore. The paint scheme is different, I'm interested to see what they've done with the front of the car there.
Author:  pimmy [ Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:28 pm ]
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It looks like the Volkswagen WRC livery.
Author:  simonracer [ Thu Jan 18, 2018 2:30 pm ]
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That makes sense. It'll be a nice change anyway, they've had a pretty similar livery since Red Bull signed on as the sponsor in 2013.
Author:  Juihi [ Fri Jan 19, 2018 5:22 am ]
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You'd think Ford Australia would be tripping over themselves to keep the deal with DJR Penske going

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Shell V-Power Racing could abandon Ford for another manufacturer for the 2019 Supercars season.

The shock move was outlined to Supercars.com by team owner Roger Penske in an interview at the Detroit motor show this week.

Penske is clearly frustrated that a licensing deal with Ford Australia to race the Mustang in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship hasn’t been done.

He confirmed there were other potential manufacturers the winner of the 2017 teams’ championship could consider swapping to for 2019.

It will again race the Falcon FG X in 2018, despite the end of road-car production in October 2016, when Ford’s Campbellfield assembly plant closed.

“We have had lots of conversations [with Ford], but I see nothing on the drawing board right now that we will be running a Mustang in 2019,” Penske told Supercars.com.

“It would almost be impossible.

“I think we have to look at what manufacturer we go to, because we have had other manufacturers talk to us.


http://motornews.co.nz/top-tier/superca ... opes-fade/
Author:  racer612008 [ Fri Jan 19, 2018 6:26 am ]
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photo of the Red Bull HRT show car
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Author:  racer612008 [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:32 am ]
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Jordan Taylor tested the new ZB Commodore at Queensland
http://www.supercars.com/news/champions ... 79867784=1
Author:  simonracer [ Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:40 am ]
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https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/01/24/tcr-poised-australian-introduction-2019/

CAMS has signed an agreement to bring TCR to Australia, providing they can find a promoter for it.
Author:  simonracer [ Thu Jan 25, 2018 5:03 am ]
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https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/01/25/tekno-confirms-le-brocq-burgess-2018/

Jack Le Brocq's finally been confirmed at Tekno. Adrian Burgess (the former DJR/T888/HRT boss) will be headed there too, which could be good for them.
Author:  mclaren2008 [ Thu Jan 25, 2018 6:03 am ]
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This is the strongest grid that I can remember in Supercars
Author:  simonracer [ Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:07 am ]
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Here's Lowndes's car for this year.
Author:  Shane [ Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:48 pm ]
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So no Caltex car this year?
Author:  pimmy [ Wed Jan 31, 2018 7:30 pm ]
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I quite like that.
Author:  simonracer [ Thu Feb 01, 2018 2:48 am ]
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Yes, Lowndes switched sponsors to Autobarn.
Author:  simonracer [ Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:40 am ]
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Author:  Philthy82 [ Tue Feb 13, 2018 2:22 am ]
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