2014 V8 Supercars

NoRecoil wrote:

This is a textbook Tander passing move perfectly executed but no less then Tander himself.....
And wait for it......... No penalty

ARL V33T33 wrote:I know it looks dodgy but he was already along side before the breaking zone therefore it is up to the car being overtaken to take action to avoid any contact. Both the merc and ford decided to hold 3 wide and therefor suffer the consequences. 3 going around the first corner just does not simply work.

V8X wrote:Current V8 Supercars championship leader Craig Lowndes is set to contest his first Spa 24 Hour endurance race this year.

The deal has been put together by leading Australian GT outfit Maranello Motorsport and will see Lowndes partner fellow Aussie Steve Wyatt and two other yet to be announced drivers in an AF Corse-prepared Ferrari 458.

The event is scheduled for July 26-27, in between the V8 Supercars events at Townsville and Ipswich.

Lowndes took out this year's Bathurst 12 Hour event in a Maranello-prepared 458 alongside Mika Salo, John Bowe and Peter Edwards.

"I've driven at Spa before and it's an incredible track," says Lowndes, who raced at the famous Belgian track in his sole Formula 3000 season in 1997.

"After our success at the Bathurst 12 Hour in February this year, I just knew we had to put something together.

"I've been wanting to do more GT racing in Europe for a number of years, so to finally have such a great event locked in for 2014 is very exciting.

The combination of a Ferrari and the Spa circuit really is a dream come true."

Lowndes had been working on plans to debut at this season's Le Mans 24 Hours race, also in Ferrari GT squad.

"It's no secret we did look at the option of doing the Le Mans 24 Hour this year, but other commitments were making that prospect quite difficult," he says.

"The timing of Spa works perfectly around the V8 Supercar calendar this year and gives us a good opportunity to build something big for next year. It's the perfect scenario, really!

"Unlike Le Mans, there are no prototypes at Spa, so we will be outright contenders in the 458. But it will still obviously be a massive challenge, as a lot can happen going flat out around a place like Spa for 24 hours."

Speed Cafe wrote:“In addition to the two radars on pit lane, two timing lines, separated by five metres, are at pit entry,” (Damien) White wrote in an explanation of the system.
“The timing system does a time over distance calculation, and if the average speed in that distance is greater than 40km/h then a breach has occurred.

White meanwhile dismissed suggestions that the right-left chicane at Winton’s pitlane entry could have contributed to the situation.
“Both lines are completely parallel, and both are contained in the straight line of the pit entry,” he wrote.