2012 V8 Supercars Discussion

NoRecoil wrote:Dont know why, Reynolds was quick last year in that POS Stratco Kelly Brothers Car.
Of course he'll have speed in a FPR backed Falcon, better car + quick young driver. He'll be one to watch this year.

Better part is all 4 DJR backed cars got in the top 16 and Whincup didn't

1. The Stratco car wasn't a POS, It wasn't the best car but it certainly wasn't the worst.

2. Reynolds is a damn quick steerer but last year there were a lot of errors. He needs to settle it down a bit and not get into positions that he shouldn't be in.

3. Do you really think he's going to do any better in a " Look at me I'm really quick over 1 lap and then fail in a race " FPR car, I don't think so.

4. "Better part is all 4 DJR backed cars got in the top 16 and Whincup didn't" Your point is ? It's a test, it doesn't matter what your time is.

So how many races is DJR going to win this year ?

#12: Dean Fiore, Good driver will improve on last years results but wont win any races.
#17: Steven Johnson, Poor excuse of a driver.
#18: James Moffat, Great driver may win a race or two if everything goes his way.
#49: Steve Owen, Again great driver can be really quick but results won't improve much on last years.

How many race wins between them total ?
3

How many wins does Whincup have?
53

Ps, Don't call it "Kelly Brothers" car because it reminds me of Matty Fatty White. It's Kelly Racing.

Dunlop is set to become the new major sponsor of the Development V8 Supercars Series.

The Japanese tyre giant, which supplies the racing tyres to both the V8 Supercars Championship and the Development Series, will take over from Fujitsu General as the naming rights of the DVS.

The class will be known as the Dunlop V8 Supercars Series.

Speedcafe.com understands that an announcement is imminent and confirmation could come within days.

Speedcafe.com spoke to a V8 Supercars representative who could not make comment.

The news of Dunlop taking over as the major supporter of the Development Series was broken at Sandown when the sport’s new Nissan Safety Cars were displaying Dunlop V8 Supercars Series logos.


Blink and you'll miss it. The Dunlop V8 Series logo can be found behind the front wheels of the new Nissan GT-R Safety Cars

Dunlop has been the control supplier to V8 Supercars since 2002 and recently announced a deal that will see the company remain as the sole supplier until 2017.

The Development Series was run in 2000, won by Dean Canto. Since then, the likes of Paul Dumbrell, Mark Winterbottom, Andrew Jones, Tony D’Alberto, Steve Owen, Jonathon Webb and Andrew Thompson have used the class to progress their V8 careers.

Leading contenders in this year’s Dunlop V8 Supercars Series will include Scott Pye (Triple Eight), Nick Percat (Walkinshaw Racing), Tim Blanchard (MW Motorsport), Chaz Mostert (Ford Performance Racing), Scott McLaughlin (Stone Brothers Racing), David Russell and Cameron Waters (Kelly Racing), Paul Morris (PMM) and George Miedecke (Sonic Motor Racing).

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1. The Stratco car wasn't a POS, It wasn't the best car but it certainly wasn't the worst.
How many times did something fail on it when he was in a good position?

2. Reynolds is a damn quick steerer but last year there were a lot of errors. He needs to settle it down a bit and not get into positions that he shouldn't be in.
like most the young drivers including moffat

3. Do you really think he's going to do any better in a " Look at me I'm really quick over 1 lap and then fail in a race " FPR car, I don't think so.
he'll still do better then dumbrell - ive never been a fan

4. "Better part is all 4 DJR backed cars got in the top 16 and Whincup didn't" Your point is ? It's a test, it doesn't matter what your time is.
[/b] - sorry couldn't help myself.

I could have written it a little better but id miss out on the 888 bash

On another note, i dont know how well Whincup will go this year, he said himself that he'd struggle to find the motivation. Besides, its boring if the series gets flat stomped by one team.

Do we actually know what platform the Nissan is going to be based on?

FrankTank wrote:Do we actually know what platform the Nissan is going to be based on?

Has to be the Altima , the car has to be based on a medium/large 4 door sedan sold in Australia.

Skaife said in one of the interviews "if Mazda wanted to enter there Mazda 6......"

im off pic hunting now to see if i can match the tail lights Done - yep altima.

Pic from before could be based on a Maxima though - Tail light is the same as the current model.




So if Toyota enter it will be the Aurion


and Chrysler will be the 300c (or the 200 if we get it in Aus) - plenty of chant the GRM will be running Chryslers


Mazda 6 - just a guess:


There is plenty of chat about the net that there will be 5 manufactures in 2013

FrankTank wrote:Do we actually know what platform the Nissan is going to be based on?

The new Altima which is replacing the Maxima.

2013 Altima

I hope that means the return of the TRD Aurion. Should have bought one of them when I had the chance.

So very cool,
all we need now is Big KEV and Wayne Gardner oh and a chickadee sponsor ...maybe even Dick Johnson driving down the embankment too
ahh good times

Dazza4610 wrote:I hope that means the return of the TRD Aurion. Should have bought one of them when I had the chance.

There was only one problem with them. Fail Wheel Drive

Dazza4610 wrote:I hope that means the return of the TRD Aurion. Should have bought one of them when I had the chance.

As much as i dont want to admit it they had a lot of trouble with the early Supercharged ones - there was a big recall not long after they came out because of it.

And for a FWD they went ok in Targa Tas, Neil Bates came 3rd in Modern a fey years back when the came out.

Besides we should get the new Mark X in Aus - RWD FTW


RWD supercharged 3.5L 2GR-FSE 265kw

I wouldn't be so harsh on the Aurion if it were RWD, just sayin...

NoRecoil wrote:

Slight niggle.. Its hardly the "son of godzilla", not being a GT-R and all, but its also NOT AWD, so its just up to the driver as to whether its going to "dominate".

Because jurnalazm.

I think before you bag the aurion, go down to Avis and rent one for day. Other then the shudder with TCS off, it actually drives unlike any other FWD car I have driven.

Dazza4610 wrote:I think before you bag the aurion, go down to Avis and rent one for day. Other then the shudder with TCS off, it actually drives unlike any other FWD car I have driven.

I've spent some time with a Camry, and since they share the same wheelbase, i'd imagine its like driving a whale on a skateboard and giving it more power isn't exactly going to make it any better.

Envy The Best wrote:
Slight niggle.. Its hardly the "son of godzilla", not being a GT-R and all, but its also NOT AWD, so its just up to the driver as to whether its going to "dominate".

Because jurnalazm.

I'd have to disagree with your implication that AWD was the only reason that the GTR was dominant...

On a slightly different note I personally think that having a Japanese V8 will be an advantage for Kelly Racing. Even if it does have to match the specifications of the other manufacturers. Hopefully some strong support from an experienced NIZMO team will make even more of a difference.

The D"Alberto livery is only for the first 2 rounds

JamieWhincup#1 wrote:The D"Alberto livery is only for the first 2 rounds

shame - i like it

More concept designs on Audi A8's

Dazza4610 wrote:I think before you bag the aurion, go down to Avis and rent one for day. Other then the shudder with TCS off, it actually drives unlike any other FWD car I have driven.

Uh... terribly? It's one of the worst non-econohatch FWDs I've driven, out of a list of -
- TJ Magna Sports/VR-X (manual. Autos sucked. Torque converter autos pretty much always suck. All Aurions are autos)
- 02 Clio Sports
- DC2 Type R
- EP3 Civic Type R
- K20A powered Jazz (158kW ATW or something)
- first gen Accord Euro
- first gen Mazda 6

Corollas, Camrys, Aurions are all utterly devoid of character and largely worthless. The TRD Aurion was a total waste of time - just like Mitsubishi's 380 TMR (230kW supercharged 3.8 )

Sorry... I just really hate Camrys and Aurions. uhhh... I've gone off topic.

Nissan should hurry up, get the Infiniti G37 on the road and put that shell in V8SCs.

Those DJR cars look terrible.

JamieWhincup#1 wrote:Those DJR cars look terrible.

Thats what i thought - Its not that hard to Frig up.

They should have just used moffats car as a base - changed yellow with white and add Beam logos.

Feel like doing us a Mock up Burnto?

http://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/newsarticle/the-great-race-to-avoid-the-drop-out-zone/tabid/70/newsid/12225/default.aspx

V8's look like there going BTCC style for the GP