Mar 11, 2015 former v8 supercar driver and owner of tekno autosports was sad to see van gisbergen vacate the team. V8 supercars adds extra practice sessions speedcafe. Our transport driver warick wazza beames was a bit whiteknuckled at the start because he doesnt usually hand the keys over to his pride and joy so i was very grateful to get the opportunity. Man trucks moves red bull racing jamie whincups race team. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. We at race products are very proud to announce that we will be the sole supplier for axles to suit the car of the future for the next 3 years. The 2014 season brought the new challenge of a manufacturer switch. The 25 entrants, including the return of volvo to the sport with two volvo s60s, will be seen for the first time at the sydney. The supercars championship history the supercars collective. Team driver craig lowndes officially unveiled the fresh livery, launching the namingrights partnership between autobarn and triple eight race engineering at the automotive retailers allnew store, autobarn. Supercars 2020, supercars 2020 drivers, supercars 2020 grid.
Dumbrell remained with the walkinshaw operation for 2009, joined by former hsv dealer team endurance codriver david reynolds. Registrations were taken and each racer selected a v8 supercar racers name past or present we saw names like john bowe, peter brock, jamie whingecup, garth tander and many others. The most successful v8 supercars driver in history. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. Scott mclaughlin grabbed a second victory of the phillip island v8 supercars weekend when garth tander ran out of fuel within sight of the line in race three. The 20 season sees the introduction of the new generation v8 supercar, built to the car of the future specification. October 22, 2014, jezweb in team news comments off on michael hector scores season best result in bathurst dunlop series round.
V8 supercar challenge a success logan city radio control. V8 supercars has set the grid for the 2014 championship with 25 entrants confirmed for the season opener, the clipsal 500, in adelaide from february 27 to march 2. The attraction between cycling and motorsport goes far beyond the need for. V8 boss james warburton is promising a renewed international focus from 2015.
Driver runs from buring v8 supercar in australian race video holden commodore bursts into a giant fireball when its fuelcell is punctured in a collision at a 2011 v8 supercars race in perth. Six drivers have switched teams while four young rookies have joined the. The supercars grid has been rattled after one star driver. Awesome battle for 2nd place as whincup and mclaughlin battle it out. With all the changes, v8 supercar odds and v8 supercar betting is more interesting than ever. Australian craig lowndes is quite simply a v8 supercars legend, with a record thats seen him finish in the topfour in the drivers championship no less than 12. Cappy and j dub have had some new celebrity neighbours move in next door, but is living next to a couple of v8 supercar drivers all they. The show, which is run by the castrolsupported showtime fmx team, is a huge hit with both fans and v8 supercar drivers with a packed crowd enjoying the action. Courtney emerged victorious from pole, overcoming a relentless. If you werent trackside last night you missed a great event. It was the eighteenth running of the v8 supercars championship and the eighteenth series in which v8 supercars have contested the premier australian touring car title. V8 utes the 2014 v8 ute racing mechanic of the year bradley packham has landed a job with lucas dumbrell motorsport, the new south welshman is the third mechanic engineer from. Mclaughlin went onto become the youngest ever winner of a supercars race when he.
The following is a list of drivers who have driven for the team in v8 supercars, in order of their first. The bathurst round was a singlerace event, held over an endurance distance of 250 kilometres 160 miles, and allowing for optional driver changes. Lee holdsworth scored the teams first race win at winton in april 2014. For the first time in 32 years, a bmw could return to the grid in supercars to put up a threeway fight, against holden and ford in the 2021 season, as one of supercars teams walkinshaw andretti united wau have recently held secret discussions with bmw about options for taking on the mustang and the commodore in a fully factorybacked m4. Supercars driver thomas randle has launched a new stateoftheart simulator and driver training business in collaboration with lee holdsworth. James courtney has taken out a pulsating clipsal 500, backing up his 2014 win and jumping to the top of the v8 supercar standings. The launch clip features mostert racing his v8 supercar in a quarry alongside morris and acclaimed stunt driver matt mingay, highlighting the 2014 bathurst winner is well down the road to recovery ahead of next months seasonopening clipsal 500. Dec 02, 2019 for the first time in 32 years, a bmw could return to the grid in supercars to put up a threeway fight, against holden and ford in the 2021 season, as one of supercars teams walkinshaw andretti united wau have recently held secret discussions with bmw about options for taking on the mustang and the commodore in a fully factorybacked m4. By v8 supercars v8 supercars has set the grid for the 2014 championship with 25 entrants confirmed for the season opener, the clipsal 500, in adelaide from february 27 to march 2. Erebus motorsport was the only team fielding the mercedes e63 amg in australias v8 supercars series, but now its jumping ship to run the holden vf commodore next season. The event is then dropped from the 2014 calendar and the contract with cota terminated after the one foray to the united states.
Will davison secured the teams second v8 supercar race win at the 2015 ubet perth super sprint at barbagallo raceway. Apr 19, 2008 find out which v8 supercar driver you are if the track conditions are wet. Former v8 supercar driver and owner of tekno autosports was sad to see van gisbergen vacate the team. Volvo reveals engine for its 2014 v8 supercars race car. The v8 supercars compete at circuit of the americas in austin. V8 supercars has provided its teams with a firm engine performance benchmark figure following further.
Holds the record for the most race wins in the history of touring car and v8 supercar competition. Marcos ambrose moves on from nascar, penske v8 supercars team. Walkinshaw racing folded after the 2015 season as the operation downsized to two cars. I never wouldve thought we wouldve hit this huge milestone when i started the channel. Dunlop v8 supercars series 2014 standings driver database. The supercars driver market provides big news every year, and 2019 is proving.
The gold coast is famous for fun and what these guys do is just an awesome show for the fans here at movie world, said supercheap auto racings tim slade. Tony dalberto was unable to raise sufficient sponsorship to compete fulltime in 2014. Walsh looks to new v8 supercars career after dramatic finale. Gulf western oil v8 supercar driver michael hector has recorded a season best result finishing the dunlop series wilson medicone enduro at bathurst in p16. Mar 18, 2018 thank you all massively for 10,000 subscribers. Im just an american fella thats recently started taking interest in v8 supercars and i noticed that all the cars are using traditional wed call them sticks here in the states, dont know if thats a universal phrase or an american one sequential shifters. The 25 entrants, including the return of volvo to the sport with two volvo s60s, will be seen for the first time at the v8 supercars test day at sydney motorsport park. For the first time since 2009 there is no international event discounting new zealand on the 2014 v8 supercar calendar. V8 supercar champions and foxtel commentators mark skaife and craig. Supercars best passes 10k subscriber special youtube. James courtney wins clipsal 500 race 3 to top v8 supercar. Driving a mercedesbenz e63 amg, he finished 14th in 2014 and 15th in 2015, collecting just one win, at the 2015 ubet perth super sprint, and six top five results. The canadian driver won his first atcc title in 1973, driving factoryentered ford xy falcon. Dumbrell remained with the walkinshaw operation for 2009, joined by former hsv dealer team endurance co driver david reynolds.
Big driver moves at ford performance racing mark winterbottom signs until 2016 and will be joined by young gun chaz mostert as will davison heads for an erebus mercedes but cant say it. V8 supercar driver rick kelly is racing along melbournes beach road but hes not. Thank you for an unbelievable start to 2018 and cheers to. V8 supercars news the major buzz ahead of the 2019 v8 supercars season centres on the new ford mustang, which is regarded as one of the best and most exciting supercars ever seen on the circuit. Obviously we are sorry to be losing shane at the end of the year. V8 ute mechanic of the year moves to lucas dumbrell. The 2015 dunlop v8 supercar series will be the sixteenth running of the v8 supercar development series, a support series to the international v8 supercars championship the 2015 season will feature a new number allocation system. There is a dry line on the track and your car is on slick tyres. Feb 10, 2014 driver runs from buring v8 supercar in australian race video holden commodore bursts into a giant fireball when its fuelcell is punctured in a collision at a 2011 v8 supercars race in perth.
For a driver who has taken a record 119 wins, one stands taller than most for jamie whincup and it came at the site of. The 2014 international v8 supercars championship often simplified to the 2014 v8 supercars championship was an fiasanctioned international motor racing series for v8 supercars. The confederation of australian motor sport awarded the australian touring car championship title to the winner of the v8 supercar championship series from 1999 to 2010, and to the winner of the international v8 supercars championship since 2011. The circus was supposed to be heading back to texas for a second year but the x games got in the way.
First driver to reach 100 championship wins at the sports most elite level. Fans attending the ever popular hollywood stunt driver 2 show were shocked when castrolbacked v8. The supercars driver market provides big news every year, and 2019 is proving no different. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. International v8 supercars championship 2014 standings.
A v8 supercars champion with a fierce attitude and relentless desire to win. Davison confirmed in early 2014 that he would be joining erebus motorsport on a fouryear contract. He ran a ford falcon fgx for the captain in the final supercars race of. The bmw m4 could join the grid in the 2021 virgin australia.
The virgin australia supercars championship is the premier motorsport category in australasia and one of australias biggest sports. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Tekno driver jack le brocq has emerged as a frontrunner to take mosterts seat should the 2014 bathurst winner leave tickford racing, despite le brocq providing a statement to. List of australian touring car and v8 supercar champions. Chad reeds v8 supercar evaluation by dave august 15, 2007 former world and ama supercross champion chad reed made the first moves in pursuing his fourwheeled passion, attending an officiallysanctioned driver evaluation day. Mar 01, 2014 awesome battle for 2nd place as whincup and mclaughlin battle it out. Experience the thrill of racing and drive a v8 supercar on an actual racetrack in locations such as the gold coast, eastern creek and sandown raceway with a v8 hot lap experiences ranging from 4 laps to a 9 lap combo in the front seat of the most powerful 450hp holden or ford v8 supercars. Find out which v8 supercar driver you are if the track conditions are wet. The v8 supercars silly season has already started to heat up, with several highprofile driver swaps and one big name returnee lining up for 2015. The infants friend v8 supercar driver was gunning to hold his second place in the championship. Several key driver moves have been locked in following the. Courtney will this weekend become the first v8 supercar driver to drive a v8 supercar in america, and just the second internationally acclaimed australian after mark webber to drive the cota track, when the commodore cuts exhibition laps at the motogp event. Max verstappen got behind the wheel of a v8 supercar in the virtual world and showed his talent can carry him in any car in the world. Aug 15, 2007 chad reeds v8 supercar evaluation by dave august 15, 2007 former world and ama supercross champion chad reed made the first moves in pursuing his fourwheeled passion, attending an officiallysanctioned driver evaluation day.
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