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Hope the fact the team he partially owns won Bathurst cause the guy you had beef with to the point he doesnt want to be there anymore lives rent free in his head. Barry could've still had that talent if he didn't **** it up.Happy for Kostecki. Extremely happy for Hazelwood. Barry Ryan can go and suck eggs though.
I think theyve always allowed more entries, they tried making the Super2 round at Bathurst one time a non Championship round to encourage Super2 entries but it backfired as none of them wanted to do it and just caused the Super2 field to be weak.Well that was pretty uneventful. I really think they need to look at allowing more entrants for future years (i.e. maybe a certain number of privateer and/or Super 2 entries).
Parity is killing the series, so a bit of pace differential might spice things up a bit.
I feel like we've also missed out on rain the last few years??
Why not? Speed differential and/or multi-class racing is a key component of endurance racing. Bathurst has been a snooze fest ever since it was effectively reduced to the active V8 Supercars field.ey tried making the Super2 round at Bathurst one time a non Championship round to encourage Super2 entries but it backfired as none of them wanted to do it and just caused the Super2 field to be weak.
I would rather not have more #118 on the tracks, we were lucky Cameron Waters go
Multi class is not the same as general difference in pace. As the different classes have a specific defined pace and aren't trying to fight frontrunners of another class to avoid being overlapped as it doesnt matter. Especially on a track with large straights. Slower class racers aren't a safety hazard like slower amatuer pace drivers are.Why not? Speed differential and/or multi-class racing is a key component of endurance racing. Bathurst has been a snooze fest ever since it was effectively reduced to the active V8 Supercars field.
When a single brake lockup (e.g. Cam Waters in the first stint) effectively puts you out of contention in a 6 hour race, something is wrong.
Because the Super 2/ Gen 2 cars are way faster and have a ton more aero?Why not?
In saying that they could be BoPd down if they really want to. CotF and Blueprint cars didn't have much issues when they were together in Super2 for 1 SeasonBecause the Super 2/ Gen 2 cars are way faster and have a ton more aero?
Weren't they split into Super 2 and Super 3 though? They raced Gen 2 against COTF but it was never really even.In saying that they could be BoPd down if they really want to. CotF and Blueprint cars didn't have much issues when they were together in Super2 for 1 Season
No, Super2 and Super3 coming together as a multi class championship didnt happen until much later. Paul Dumbrell was a top contender that season of Super2 still using the VE CommodoreWeren't they split into Super 2 and Super 3 though? They raced Gen 2 against COTF but it was never really even.
So one car was competitive with a far more experienced driver? From what I can tell on Wiki, that one car was also pantsed by the FG X's of Jack LeBroq and Garry Jacobsen.No, Super2 and Super3 coming together as a multi class championship didnt happen until much later. Paul Dumbrell was a top contender that season of Super2 still using the VE Commodore
The FG Xs were top dog (given they are the most up to date machinery which I wonder how they were legal for Super2 when they were only 1 year old ) but the Blueprints were still competitive, Taz Douglas also entered with a VE rounded up 5th.So one car was competitive with a far more experienced driver? From what I can tell on Wiki, that one car was also pantsed by the FG X's of Jack LeBroq and Garry Jacobsen.
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You may call Taz Douglas' results competitive but I don't honestly think he was. He only scored two podiums and most of his finishes were outside the top five. Paul Dumbrell was more competitive (when looking at results) in what were very good cars (ex-Triple 8 cars I think) in their time but just not up to it against the FG X COTF.The FG Xs were top dog (given they are the most up to date machinery which I wonder how they were legal for Super2 when they were only 1 year old ) but the Blueprints were still competitive, Taz Douglas also entered with a VE rounded up 5th.
You dont want success ballast for a race like Bathurst.Parity is great when it works but when it doesn’t, it’s bad. This years Bathurst 1000 was a snoozefest redeemed by a deserving winner. If we didn’t have that, I wouldn’t been quite upset because the top 5 spots barely changed throughout the race and that is a damn shame. I feel like parity is to blame because there wasn’t enough of a pace differential between the cars, preventing any kind of competition. So it begs the question - how can we ensure excitement each and every time? Well the answer is simple: success ballast. Super GT and BTCC use it to keep things competitive so why can’t Supercars? I know that some will oppose it as it creates “fake racing” but more focus should be placed on the show as the whole road relevance thing doesn’t mean squat anymore. Like the Melbourne Cup, where each jockey has to carry a different weight to ensure fairness, each car should have varying degrees of ballast to give drivers further down the order a better chance to compete for the win. That will cause a pace differential and create action on its own.
Chasing the #31 PremiAir Racing Camaro on Conrod Straight on lap 102, the broadcast captured a frustrated Waters telling his Tickford team: “****, this thing’s got some motor in front of me. Jesus.”I didn’t hear any drivers complaining about the Chevys pulling away everywhere.
That’s crazy “nothing’s changed”.Chasing the #31 PremiAir Racing Camaro on Conrod Straight on lap 102, the broadcast captured a frustrated Waters telling his Tickford team: “****, this thing’s got some motor in front of me. Jesus.”
“Little bit of car speed not there,” surmised Mostert post-race. “Straight line was pretty crazy out there to watch, some cars [were] super-fast. [Fifth] was probably about the best we could hope for.”
Bathurst shines spotlight on straightline parity debate
A trio of Mustangs at Bathurst. Image: InSyde Media That’s the view of Grove Racing team principal David Cauchi followingspeedcafe.com