We had parity...

[AlbertM]

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-taupo-super440-general-motors-team-18-parity-adrian-burgess-comments/

GM are unhappy about car balance and 3 rounds in are prepping for a change.  Who didn't see the reintroduction of the trigger was only for GMs benefit?

[stevo qld]

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-taupo-super440-general-motors-team-18-parity-adrian-burgess-comments/

GM are unhappy about car balance and 3 rounds in are prepping for a change.  Who didn't see the reintroduction of the trigger was only for GMs benefit?

Probably almost everyone aside from yourself. 

[madbugger]

Ford teams better sandbag in the first race and reset the counter back to zero

[AlbertM]

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-taupo-super440-general-motors-team-18-parity-adrian-burgess-comments/

GM are unhappy about car balance and 3 rounds in are prepping for a change.  Who didn't see the reintroduction of the trigger was only for GMs benefit?

Probably almost everyone aside from yourself. 

LOL! GM teams are ****, simple as that. They are the only ones to benefit from the trigger.

[skaifeman]

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-taupo-super440-general-motors-team-18-parity-adrian-burgess-comments/

GM are unhappy about car balance and 3 rounds in are prepping for a change.  Who didn't see the reintroduction of the trigger was only for GMs benefit?

Probably almost everyone aside from yourself. 

LOL! GM teams are ****, simple as that. They are the only ones to benefit from the trigger.

Not the only. Toyota to be investigated as well.
https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-taupo-super440-parity-trigger-chevrolet-camaro-toyota-supra-ford-mustang-review/

[mikeamerica84]

I think the only way to achieve true parity anymore is to have 888 Tred Bull run one Ford and one Chev.  Hell, put Walls in a Toyota for that matter.

[AlbertM]

Not the only. Toyota to be investigated as well.
https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-taupo-super440-parity-trigger-chevrolet-camaro-toyota-supra-ford-mustang-review/

Yep, the only.

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-parity-update-review-toyota-ford-chevrolet-statement-comment-reaction/

Seems it's not a technical issue but a setup one. T18 is too lazy to develop a solution, they want Supercars to just hand them it. Not surprising, Burgess was too lazy to fix parity in his time as motorsport director.

[stevo qld]

I don't think we have ever had inter-make agreement on parity, but:

Speaking on Fox Sports' Motor Racing 360, Ryan was asked whether Chevrolet teams deserved an adjustment, to which he replied, "Probably not."

He added: "At the end of the day, I'll be totally honest, we haven't got any A-grade drivers.

"Some of the drivers won't like hearing that, but they're not A-grade drivers. We haven't got multiple winners in our GM camp."

Click here to see what it takes to build the Gold Coast street circuit
Chevrolet has no current champions among its roster.

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-christchurch-super440-parity-change-comments-barry-ryan-opinion-chevrolet-general-motors-drivers/

Barry is right. Not one GM team has a driver who has shown to be a consistent win competitor, let alone two.

[muz]

I don't think we have ever had inter-make agreement on parity, but:

Speaking on Fox Sports' Motor Racing 360, Ryan was asked whether Chevrolet teams deserved an adjustment, to which he replied, "Probably not."

He added: "At the end of the day, I'll be totally honest, we haven't got any A-grade drivers.

"Some of the drivers won't like hearing that, but they're not A-grade drivers. We haven't got multiple winners in our GM camp."

Click here to see what it takes to build the Gold Coast street circuit
Chevrolet has no current champions among its roster.

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-christchurch-super440-parity-change-comments-barry-ryan-opinion-chevrolet-general-motors-drivers/

Barry is right. Not one GM team has a driver who has shown to be a consistent win competitor, let alone two.

I also agree with Barry.

[skaifeman]

I don't think we have ever had inter-make agreement on parity, but:

Speaking on Fox Sports' Motor Racing 360, Ryan was asked whether Chevrolet teams deserved an adjustment, to which he replied, "Probably not."

He added: "At the end of the day, I'll be totally honest, we haven't got any A-grade drivers.

"Some of the drivers won't like hearing that, but they're not A-grade drivers. We haven't got multiple winners in our GM camp."

Click here to see what it takes to build the Gold Coast street circuit
Chevrolet has no current champions among its roster.

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-christchurch-super440-parity-change-comments-barry-ryan-opinion-chevrolet-general-motors-drivers/

Barry is right. Not one GM team has a driver who has shown to be a consistent win competitor, let alone two.

I also agree with Barry.

+2.

[AlbertM]

Supercars doesn't. And just after 9 races.

[stevo qld]

"This aerodynamic difference was evident in the Windtunnel results and now further substantiated with vehicle track data.

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-christchurch-super440-parity-chevrolet-camaro-aerodynamic-balance-changes-explained/

If the difference was noted at Windshear, why wasn't if fixed in what would have been a multi million $ comparison exercise?   

Surely the whole point was to NOT have such significant deficiencies in any of the three cars, or, for that matter, any significant advantage to any of the three cars.

Maybe Barclay Nettlefold will shake this organisation up in a significant manner.

[Troy01505]

I don't think we have ever had inter-make agreement on parity, but:

Speaking on Fox Sports' Motor Racing 360, Ryan was asked whether Chevrolet teams deserved an adjustment, to which he replied, "Probably not."

He added: "At the end of the day, I'll be totally honest, we haven't got any A-grade drivers.

"Some of the drivers won't like hearing that, but they're not A-grade drivers. We haven't got multiple winners in our GM camp."

Click here to see what it takes to build the Gold Coast street circuit
Chevrolet has no current champions among its roster.

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-christchurch-super440-parity-change-comments-barry-ryan-opinion-chevrolet-general-motors-drivers/

Barry is right. Not one GM team has a driver who has shown to be a consistent win competitor, let alone two.

I also agree with Barry.

+2.

+3

Anyone with half a brain could see that apart from triple 8 Chev had no one, they through all their eggs in one basket and it royally ****ed tgem.

Even outside of triple 8 Ford have recruited quite well over the last few years and no doubt they'll dominate for years to come.

[stevo qld]

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-bathurst-1000-brodie-kostecki-jamie-whincup-ford-engine-v8-reliability-failures/

Brodie seems to be blaming 888 and Jamie for not fixing the Ford engines.

It would be interesting to know if the engines are still using timing chains of DJR specification.

[AlbertM]

You would think if 888 changed it, Brodie would have noted it.

Just wondering is this another "bad batch" thing from a supplier.