Quote from: AlbertM on October 14, 2026, 10:24:51 PM

Quote from: AlbertM on October 03, 2026, 10:30:31 AMI don't believe they will change anything with the Ford engine. With Supercars shift to BOP parity, they will conclude that Ford superior teams will suffice.

I'll be buggered. Supercar actually pulled it off. And to think of the quality racing we were denied for the past few years.

To be fair, going by the comments on here, the only quality racing on the weekend were the final 10 laps or so.

Looks like I tuned into the right part of the race!

Well done to Brodie and Todd. The teams strategy to hold them longer for fresh rubber was a no brainer once they dropped from the lead.

T18, well, they were about to prove us all wrong, and they basically just vindicated all the comments. They had a whole stint to save and they weren't even close.

I feel for Bates, and happy to see him pickup the final spot on the podium. No SC, and he's the winner.

Man, I love Bathurst, even from the other side of the world.

QuoteAfter Supercars gets called out for moving closer to BOP the parity debate dried up over night. Maybe Ford's teams legal letters had some legs.

It'll heat up with/without any AVL testing proposed specification for the Mustang. We still await the CoG results and whether 888/Grove are still unhappy with that latest overall adjustment of the Camaro ...it's just hibernating (as is V8C ).

I still feel Toyota might have an ace up their sleeve too - even just for further reliability.

With everything so limited in Gen3, these cars are closer than any two (even of the same make) touring cars in our Supercars era. I truly don't think the parity noise will ever go away.

Quote from: mikeamerica84 on July 23, 2026, 11:18:11 AM

Quote from: muz on July 21, 2026, 06:11:30 PMI like him. Fast and fun. Breaking the mold.

A polarizing figure he is, muz.  Just like many drivers.  You either like them or hate them.  The NASCAR press likes comparing him to Dale Earnhardt (not Dale Earnhardt, Jr.).  Stirring the pot they are.

And my own personal dislike for the guy is he is now wearing a cowboy hat for more attention.  No one but Richard Petty was known to wear a cowboy hat. 

Take it from me, muz, I live in Michigan.  Hocevar is from Michigan.  No one in Michigan wears cowboy hats.  Not even horse farm people.

The games public relations play.   

Seems a few don't like him .

Don't get me wrong, I do not like the minimum required drive time rule, but it is telling when every other team got it right and only one didn't. They were caught napping, as they've since admitted with the teams timing software being wrong. The shame is for Golding, who goes from most likely to making the playoffs to least likely. But alas, time certainty in a enduro should not be happening regardless.

Payne is starting to get that mongrel about him, it's great to see. Rubbed up a few guys on the way through. I wonder what the consensus on here would be if it was SVG handing out the hip and shoulder.

888's recent enduro run has got to be there worst in forever? No podium amongst the last 3 races.

And another thought - the rain meant we didn't actually get to see if the West Circuit delivered a better 500. We'll have to wait for next year to see.

*Time certainty enters the chat.*

What a moment, and catch from Slade.

Nothing like a bit of rain to make a great 500.

5 or so front runners have all either taken someone out or rotated themselves.
Some teams need their lawyers to write up letters to their co-drivers. There might be more time in that.

At least J-Dub has remained consistent on his parity stance. Race what 'ya got.

If the change moves the car out of the 'parity box,' then absolutely Supercars should stand by their parameters. You'd assume Tim Edwards would only be green lighting changes within this, because he knows full well the obligations and legal processes from being on the Ford/Tickford side and then dealing with the stand off at Bathurst last year.

One can only assume the Supra falls under A1.4.6/7 of the Ops Manual - hence why Supercars can't/won't do anything about it. Given the timing, they can no longer make parity oriented changes for the remainder of the year, however I understand reliability solutions are fine?

Quote from: LG on September 11, 2026, 06:36:51 AM

Quote from: skaifeman on September 10, 2026, 09:57:32 AMAny word on why SVG/Chastain had a blow up at the end of Darlington?

It wasn't a blow up at each other. They were pissed off with the lack of performance of their cars which explains the thumbs down. After the race all 3 Trackhouse drivers got together for a semi private meltdown about their cars.

It seemed pretty personal with SVG escorting Ross to the pit entry barrels - Pukekohe-esque.
But yes, all explained here now, they basically door'd each other: https://speedcafe.com/nascar-news-2026-cup-series-darlington-shane-van-gisbergen-vs-ross-chastain-thumbs-down-explained/

Taking on a more Liqui-Moly look, which works for CoolDrive x Redarc.

Any word on why SVG/Chastain had a blow up at the end of Darlington?

Fantastic to see Kimi win in Italy.
After that performance, the title is his. Yes the red flag and VSC/pit helped his cause, but George had the advantage at each of those moments and either he/the team didn't capitalise.

Interestingly Toto has suggested that Merc don't have any money in the spending cap for upgrades, whilst others like McLaren still do.

Here's hoping the make some changes to the Madring next year... that one wasn't worth staying up for!

Looking forward to the West circuit. Bit more of a bullring ala Sandown and QR 500 events. T6 should throw up a few divebombs.

Ha! Fair play.

Quote from: stevo qld on September 08, 2026, 12:58:13 AMIf Supercars wants more than Toyota and Ford playing in their private Circus, it seems that BYD, MG or similar will have to be encouraged to join. Would they even consider racing a V8 just for the publicity.

Any team thinking of entering for the publicity, might consider that Supercars consider the Bend endurance race as unworthy of broadcast. At least we get a short summary of Sunday's racing on FTA TV on Monday. Channel 7 still shows the usual Saturday summary times covered by TBA listings.

To be fair, I don't reckon the buyers of BYD or MG even know FTA exists.