McLaughlins denied knowing about the "error" saying he used push to pass on the restart out of habit. Apparently it's only an extra 50hp. I wonder how noticeable that would be to a driver.

And now Newgarden says he and his crew knew P2P was available and he deliberately used it believing the rule had changed. Yet the other 2 drivers say they were aware P2P was not allowed.

Newgarden states that's the truth and he accepts its hard to believe.

Good race. Plenty of action and  overtaking all race. Lucky in those conditions that damage was fairly minimal. Good supply of slicks on hand for tomorrow. 

Quote from: mikeamerica84 on April 16, 2024, 11:08:53 PMSupercars will use the full circuit, correct?  I was googling the track.  It kind of reminds me of SMP from a topical view.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo_International_Motorsport_Park

Yes. It's got a decent straight but many slow corners that flow into each other resulting in a slow average lap speed. Lap times probably high 1.20's?

Quote from: stevo qld on April 10, 2024, 09:54:23 AMI don't think that personal sponsorships should conflict with the team sponsorship.

e.g. Would Mostert be able to wear Boost signage and drive an Optus sponsored car?

I'd expect contracts between teams & drivers would have clauses about that. Including that if a team obtained a new sponsor that clashed with an existing personal sponsor, the team would have to buy out the personal sponsor.

New venue. Parity. A timing system that updates frequently. All the ingredients are there. 

Me too. I think the racing would be good whether Brodie's there or not. But it adds to off track interest. And his return is a big surprise.

Another cool story. This time from Ford Performance boss Mark Rushbrook, 12 months ago.
"So while there is equivalence certainly on the dyno, that manifests itself differently in the car, so some adjustments have been made in the calibrations that are in the cars to account for that and we'll see how it works this weekend.
"But I think everyone is going into it with the right mindset that we'll see how it works this weekend and certainly if further adjustments need to be made, then they can be. There is a process for that which will be driven through data, and is transparent and collaborative."

Changes to engine mapping were made several times during last year. 

Homologation teams are responsible for working with supercars to reach technical parity. The Homologation team, it's engine builder, and Ford Performance should have been aware of the injector position over a year ago. Perhaps they were aware and concluded that it made no difference to engine parity given that maximum AEP had been achieved. After all, changes to injector positioning resulted in the engine having to be detuned. 

Quote from: AlbertM on March 23, 2024, 04:17:20 AM

Quote from: skaifeman on March 20, 2024, 03:16:31 PMSo has there been any further light shed on the Ford donk?
Have they finally lined up their injectors to point the right way?

Bit of an oversight, ay? Shows Supercars was full of "blip" when they said both engines were matched when the Ford donk wasn't anywhere near the AEP limit. Rolly polly also came out and said the Ford had better fuel efficiency.

DJR confirmed the Ford engine always met the AEP limit. Changes made over the summer have required air restricter alterations to ensure the changes did not cause the engine to exceed the AEP limit. 
https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/how-djr-rescued-fords-supercars-engine/

Quote from: AlbertM on February 24, 2024, 11:54:20 AM

Quote from: djr18fan on February 24, 2024, 09:34:37 AM

Quote from: AlbertM on February 22, 2024, 05:02:27 PMhttps://speedcafe.com/whincup-not-comfortable-with-supercars-engine-parity-situation/

2024's first parity cry. Whincup wants to do away with the parity trigger. The trigger he held to Supercars head to stop Fords aero change for Bathurst.

Laying the blame with Rob Herrod is straight out of line. Supercars dictate the set up of the engines. Herrod just built them.

More on engine parity and who is responsible for engines

https://speedcafe.com/revealed-supercars-parity-contract-with-the-teams/

Another contradiction. Homologation teams are responsible for meeting a target. It didn't help when Supercars hid that target. And Supercars ultimately have the final say. So if the Homologation teams present a technical competitive car it is subject to Supercars time delayed performance based trigger.

Quote from: AlbertM on February 24, 2024, 11:54:20 AM

Quote from: djr18fan on February 24, 2024, 09:34:37 AM

Quote from: AlbertM on February 22, 2024, 05:02:27 PMhttps://speedcafe.com/whincup-not-comfortable-with-supercars-engine-parity-situation/

2024's first parity cry. Whincup wants to do away with the parity trigger. The trigger he held to Supercars head to stop Fords aero change for Bathurst.

Laying the blame with Rob Herrod is straight out of line. Supercars dictate the set up of the engines. Herrod just built them.

More on engine parity and who is responsible for engines

https://speedcafe.com/revealed-supercars-parity-contract-with-the-teams/

Another contradiction. Homologation teams are responsible for meeting a target. It didn't help when Supercars hid that target. And Supercars ultimately have the final say. So if the Homologation teams present a technical competitive car it is subject to Supercars time delayed performance based trigger.

Technical parity is decided on by testing.
A lack of parity has, in the past,  been determined by a performance based trigger. Performance can be affected by team or driver capability hence the need for a number of races to be held before accepting that there MIGHT not be technical parity.
Homologation teams can then submit cars for testing. Changes are accepted immediately if testing shows Technical parity.
Unless cars & engines are tested continuously, performance has to be used to determine if there is a need to look at Technical parity again.
Once Technical parity is achieved no further testing or changes should ever be required. The problem has been that the testing methods, previously thought to be adequate based on past performance parity, have not been adequate.  In particular the use of a maximum cumulative engine output appears not to have suited engines that are no longer both push rod OHV designs. New testing methods have been applied.
Use of the best possible testing methods is all we can ask for.

Quote from: AlbertM on February 22, 2024, 05:02:27 PMhttps://speedcafe.com/whincup-not-comfortable-with-supercars-engine-parity-situation/

2024's first parity cry. Whincup wants to do away with the parity trigger. The trigger he held to Supercars head to stop Fords aero change for Bathurst.

Laying the blame with Rob Herrod is straight out of line. Supercars dictate the set up of the engines. Herrod just built them.

More on engine parity and who is responsible for engines

https://speedcafe.com/revealed-supercars-parity-contract-with-the-teams/

I predict race lap speeds will be so close this year that the championship will be decided by qualifying well throughout the year.
So Waters, Feeney, Brown, Stanaway, Mostert, Payne, Anton, Davison, Le Broc, in that order.
Stanaway jumps a few places due to assumption of wet weather at a couple of rounds. Mostert a little higher for the same reason. I hope the DJR lads do better than I predict but they need to improve a lot on last year & be consistent all season  and I'm not confident of that.
Co drivers at the enduros could have an impact though and I haven't factored that in.

Certainly will be watching all sessions. Keen to see how the championship winning team go with 2 new drivers. No reason their new cars won't be fast. Same engineers. Money shouldn't be an issue.
Plenty of other teams with new drivers. Nulon racing on the up perhaps. Fords the equal of the Chevs in theory. 
And the opening round is on the Bathurst street circuit. Live and ad free on Sky Now.

Quote from: stevo qld on February 19, 2024, 09:10:11 PMA betting man could do a lot worse than to put a lazy tenner on Aaron Love and Jaxon Evans on the TAB at 1001 to 1 to win the championship.

https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/who-is-the-2024-supercars-title-favourite/

I find it interesting the way that punters rate teammates:

Brown over Feeney.
Davison over de Pasquale.

etc.

Jaxon Evans & Ryan Wood would be a better pick. Because they're both Kiwis.

But if you want to do worse, betting on Brodie would be the way to go. Unless a refund is provided for no starts for the season.

I'm impressed with Kaulig Racings social media. Keeping fans informed. Humor. The sort of thing that develops & maintains a fan base. Their Kiwi driver is getting plenty of attention. Commentators know who he is.

Quote from: AlbertM on February 11, 2024, 10:17:41 AM

Quote from: djr18fan on February 11, 2024, 06:19:41 AM

Quote from: AlbertM on February 10, 2024, 11:16:59 PMSo, it's Barry that is sidelining Brodie, not Brodie wanting out?  If true, no chance of Brodie driving for someone else this year. Kinda fits with why their 3 top sponsors walked.

If Barry didn't want Brodie to race for Erebus this year, Erebus wouldn't release a statement saying Brodie was not racing for round 1 only. (And was part of the team.)

Actually it fits the narrative quite nicely. By saying brodie is still part of the team and only sitting out 1 round is trying not to spook the sponsors. It has us all thinking it was Brodie that refused to to drive. When its been suggested it was the team that sidelined Brodie and called in replacements, business as usual...

Rediculous. In my opinion. How does erebus then explain Brodie's  round 2 absence? If Brodie wants to drive he just has to say that. Or object to Hazelwoods contract for round 1. Or turn up at Bathurst with helmet to show his intention.