Considering that almost all drivers in Supercars are actually pay drivers, either through family money or payments from personal sponsors to get the gig, it is likely that both drivers are not getting a free ride from GRM.

Even the very few drivers retaining drives through talent, got there via other classes that required cash contributions or even fully paid drives with professional providers.

Herne is a great example. On the one hand, he seems to be racing with family support, but his father points out that the family support can't even stretch to Super2.

Quote from: muz on July 14, 2026, 01:34:41 PMI thought the circuit and venue looked a bit tatty. Might just need a freshen up too.

As you wish, so be it. 

https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/reid-park-to-undergo-multi-million-dollar-resurface/

I felt that coverage of the shootouts was very poor with too many windscreen shots from within the car offering little worthwhile vision.

The Telcos have some problems, Optus and now Telstra and should have to answer some questions about the cause of outages and what they are doing in the way of correction and remedy planning.

HOWEVER

Governments (and Media) are very quick to pile on abuse of the Telcos relating to the 000 problems, even if they create their own news.

With out any doubt, it is the Governments responsibility to prove a reliable efficient emergency service.

It should not be the responsibility of private businesses. Sure, the Government needs to utilise Telco services but clearly 000 should operate across the three providers so that an outage with one is covered with coverage of the other two, or even Elon Musk's satellite service.

Having provided technical support to 000 operators back around 1966, I knew how it worked with primitive PMG Services. But, as PMG was Government owned, the Government correctly had responsibility.

When the business was sold off, the emergency services should have remained the responsibility of the Government, Federal and State. And that is both ALP and Lib/Nat or even Green or One Nation in the future.

Quotehttps://www.v8sleuth.com.au/aggrieved-woods-warning-after-townsville-tangles/

After Wood seemingly biffed and barged every other car he came close to, it seems that his damaged steering, tie rod or whatever was Karma and I suggest richly deserved.

The good part is that Wood was punished without extensive car damage or injury. Good for his mechanics that is.

Gee, it was exciting at Bunnings. Big Crowds too. 

I like the yellow in lieu of red on the DJR cars.

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-townsville-500-dick-johnson-racing-minions-monsters-movie-shell-yellow-livery-comments-explained/

If GM want to play in the private Supercar sandbox circus, then, really, why should they not be allowed to.

It seems that GM have plans for Australia and we just have to wait. In any case, all three manufacturers involved in this grown-up version of Aussie Racing Cars are represented by bodies that are not sold in Australia.

If GM wins, they are alleged to be cheating or having an unfair homologation advantage.
If GM is not winning, then they are vilified for not winning and subject to Pundit lies.

Seriously, think about how many V8Central Forum members, actually are in the Mustang buying bracket.

Quote from: muz on June 05, 2026, 04:40:36 PMThe irony that Skaife actually says something that is 100% true and this place blows up because he said it. You guys are out of touch with those comments!

"Nothing" is "NOTHING".

GM has done several "SOMETHINGS", each of which is more than nothing.

That simply makes Skaife misinformed or a liar, (and definitely not 100% true).

He owes GM a public apology.

Well, that's not what Skaife is reported as saying.

But I really expect that sort of comment from Skaife, initially a Ford driver probably frustrated that he wasn't given a Ford drive when he reached the big boys.

Quote from: skaifeman on June 04, 2026, 11:06:57 AMWhich in regards to your single service and not needing to add additional packages, Kayo does just that - single service.

Wow, I thought I would look at Kayo.

They won't sell Supercars events as a standalone.

The offer it with a whole bunch of unrelated sports.

It works out at about $50 each for 7 rounds.

Quote from: skaifeman on June 04, 2026, 10:54:32 AMSkaifey basically saying what we're all thinking.
https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-mark-skaife-comments-general-motors-chevrolet-team-18-de-pasquale-schwerkolt/

To suggest that GM have done "NOTHING" is false and Skaife should know that or he is blind, deaf and DUMB.

In fact, I see that comment as a blatant LIE and Skaife should be making an apology to GM.

No, I didn't forget Hammonds Horror.

The point I was intending to make was that crash bang may have been appealing when I was a schoolboy. Now, I prefer real racing.

I have seen Dick Johnson and Peter Brock racing at Lakeside and overtaking without smashing into each other. Dick and Peter rose to be champions by displaying talent as drivers and hard work.

Too many of the Supercar drivers have reached this level, via Super2 etc., through the application of heaps of family money or associated sponsors, also known as membership of the lucky sperm club.

If they aren't talented enough to race without barging into each other, I can't be bothered paying to watch them.

Personally, the first problem with pay TV is the multiplicity of pay channels, each with something that my wife and I might want to watch.

This means that viewing of a relatively small number of events or shows, required multiple subscription payments.

It then becomes a lot of hassle to sort it all out and therefore becomes more trouble than the results are worth.


Money is not a problem, and we would happily pay for a worthwhile product, if we ever find one.

Supercars is a case in point. I am the only one who wants to watch it, but I haven't found any pay channel the allows me to watch V8SC without paying for a basic subscription then adding the thing I want to watch, i.e. Supercars. Nothing else on that particular platform holds any interest for either my wife or myself and it adds just another complication to our lives, which we seek to simplify.

Frankly the current Private Supercars Circus too closely resembles the crash-bang of the stock cars at the Empire Speedways events at the Brisbane Ekka grounds with the great Dutton Stibbard. I found this really entertaining when I was a schoolboy and I also loved to watch Johnny Harvey, Blair Shephard and Bob Tattersal, Keith Blikarsky, Cor Markus and Ron Wanless etc. etc.as well in supporting events.

As I have long since moved on from schoolboy excitements, I prefer racing and I am sorely disappointed with the current Supercar Crash Festivals.

Frankly, the 40-minute highlights (1 hour with adverts) are becoming more appealing.

If there was a way to get Supercars, and just Supercars, on pay TV I would get it.

In the meantime, I will just watch re-runs of Lewis, Midsomer Murders, Vera and the like, with my wife, on FTA.

Classic Ford Falcon torn into four in shocking crash - Torquecafe.com