I think for last years 12H the Super3’s were invited to be in the invitational class due to there being a lot less cars on the grid, because most of the international teams couldn’t get over due to clashes with there European and US racing being on the same weekend when they ran it in the middle of May last year.
I think I remember something about that. Crazy it was last year. Was just a blur.
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You're spot on. The Penrite livery looks amazing on the new car.
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Considering today's been all about Red Bull (The F1 car unveiling, the official engine partner announcement, the Demo lap of the Old RB7 with Red Bull Jr Liam Lawson as well as the air demonstration), seems only fair to feature a car that will be run by Red Bull Racing Australia (Going off seeing Van Gisbergen's name on the window)Anyone know why a Red Bull Camaro has appeared at the 12hr. Demo laps maybe at some stage?
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That particular car has absolutely nothing to do with Red Bull or Red Bull Ampol Racing, and as it is an official homologation prototype owned by Supercars, who should not be seen as favouring any particular team or brand, it should absolutely not have been seen running around Bathurst as a rolling Red Bull billboard.
I already said why not, it's an official homologation prototype and as such should only be used for official homologation prototype testing or advertising purposes... not as one particular brand/teams rolling billboard. Supercars is supposed to be neutral and this can easily be perceived as favoritism to one particular sponsor.
But why is it fair to all the other sponsors? As I said that particular car has nothing to do with Red Bull. Use the ZB if you want a Red Bull car.
I only pulled up the partners because I noticed Red Bull among the partners for this event (Which just happens to be owned or run by Supercars now). Otherwise again, I don't know.
It's on brand for T8 and Red Bull, not so much Supercars (the ones that actually own the rights to the car)... and this is the part I'm questioning...
How is it fair? That particular car has nothing in the slightest to do with Red Bull, and similar cars will be run by many other teams and sponsors. They all have to reveal their actual cars in their colours and don't have the benefit of using the Supercars homologation car as a rolling billboard for their sponsors.
I only said that in relation to all the other Red Bull activity that I already listed and that particular team being a Red Bull Team, nowhere did I say only they would run it.
And me having been out of the loop of the series for a while (Only catching up the partly the past season due to it being the final one for the Holden name, even if according to some it stopped being Holden a long time ago), I wasn't aware of that.
I didn't say you did. What I'm saying is that no other teams can run an homologation car in their colours so why is this one team/sponsor combination allowed to use it for promotional purposes? It would've made just as much sense to run the Mustang as a tie in with the F1/Ford deal, but as I mentioned, it would've been equally wrong.
No worries, fair enough 👍
I previously mentioned that there was no advantage other than brand exposure, and running around at 2.22 lap times isn't going to accomplish anything worthwhile (Mobile billboard, as previously mentioned). See..
It does for brand awareness or they wouldn't have done it
, and this is where it's wrong. It's not an Red Bull product. That car hasn't even been funded by Red Bull. It's a Supercars product, and as such should've remained in it's Supercars livery or not appeared at all.Don't tell me what do! That car has absolutely nothing to do with Red Bull and as such it shouldn't be liveried up as if it does.
I mean, I do wish DJR would change things up a little with the livery at some point. The new Mustang sure does look damn good though.DJR reveals first Gen3 Supercar livery | Supercars
Ford team uncovers its first livery of Gen3 erawww.supercars.com
