If you’ve ever dreamt of hearing the growl of a 5.0 L Ford “Boss 302” SVO V8 in South East Asia, it might be closer than you think. Bernie Ecclestone is trying to get the Australian V8 Supercar Series to conduct a support race at the 2011 Singapore Grand Prix.
This comes after news that Martin Whitaker, who is CEO of the Aussie series, told an Australian publication “He (Ecclestone) would love to have us there in an earlier timeslot. It’s better for the spectators, better for the city and puts an extra four hours on to the show as far as Singapore is concerned”.
However, there is the problem of clashing television rights of V8 (who are under Channel 7) and F1 (Network Ten) in Australia. Whitaker went on to say that the TV issue is something that they have to work on, before the Singapore deal is confirmed. Ongoing negotiations also means that the release of the 2011 calendar for the Aussie series will be delayed.
The race series itself is a competition between cars based on the Ford Falcon or Holden Commodore. Based on three categories, class A consists of V8 cars employing either the 5.0 L Ford “Boss 302” SVO or the 5.0 L Chevrolet small block race-engine producing over 600 horses in cars that weigh a minimum of 1355kgs.
Most of the races take place in different states in Australia, with added legs in New Zealand, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. Thus it would be an added variety of motorsport in the region, if this race series takes off in the region.
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Why only Ford or Holden?more manufacturer will be better right?…anybody can further explain?
Australian V8 Supercars is based on only two manufactures in Ford and GM Holden in relation to at one time both the Ford Falcon model and Holden Commodore models having once been the top two models of cars to sell in Australia. When the concept of Ford verses Holden has a rich history that dates back to 1968/69 in terms of motor racing. If not much earlier than that period
The Ford Falcon being manufactured as a main stay model car in Australia since 1960. While the Holden origins go back as early as 1948. However with both the Falcon and Commodore supporting a 5 litre V8 engine. The origins of what became 5 litre Touring Car racing began in 1993 and was later renamed as V8 Supercars
However these days many of the parts of both cars are based on identical foundations with the main difference only being the body design and engines of the two racing saloons. And is also regarded as one of the closest contests in results of motor racing. Where the talent of the teams and the drivers can all lap within a second of each other and getting to the front is a race of skills and true talent ….
Long time ago,I think in early 90s, Nissan race in V8 Supercars,using Nissan Skyline.
But after Nissan keep winning, and they, Ford and Holden, can’t hold their ground, and being white supremist, decide to lobby for banning of Nissan Skyline. And they succeed. If I’m not mistaken, they introduced regulation that only V8 engine can compete.