https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/ CanadianRacingOnline.com Discussion Board en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:46:41 +0000 wpForo 60 https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/lowndes-to-split-from-triple-eight-after-20-years-to-stay-at-general-motors/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:31:58 +0000 Lowndes to split from Triple Eight after 20 years to stay at General Motors Triple Supercars champion Craig Lowndes will split with his team of 20 years, Triple Eight, at the end of the season to remain a General Motors driver in 2026.
Lowndes will join with a to-be-named Chevrolet Supercars team while Triple Eight becomes a Ford team next season.
He joined Triple Eight when it was a Ford team in 2005 and took the squad’s maiden V8 Supercars victory the same year ...Keep reading Source: Lowndes to split from Triple Eight after 20 years to stay at General Motors]]> V8 Supercars CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/lowndes-to-split-from-triple-eight-after-20-years-to-stay-at-general-motors/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/why-supercars-could-benefit-from-a-little-socialism-between-manufacturers/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:31:58 +0000 Why Supercars could benefit from a little socialism between manufacturers Capitalism versus socialism is always an interesting debate. Especially in motor racing.
At times it can be hard to see where one philosophy ends and the other begins, even at the top level of motorsport. Sure, Mercedes, Ferrari, Honda and Alpine all supply their own Formula 1 power units, but all the internal combustion engines are similar; 1.6-litre V6 as prescribed in the FIA’s rulebook ...Keep reading Source: Why Supercars could benefit from a little socialism between manufacturers]]> V8 Supercars CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/why-supercars-could-benefit-from-a-little-socialism-between-manufacturers/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/what-the-sydney-supercars-opener-told-us-about-the-season-ahead/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:31:58 +0000 What the Sydney Supercars opener told us about the season ahead Cameron Waters will be a happy man after the opening round of the 2025 Supercars championship at Sydney Motorsport Park.
The Tickford Racing Mustang driver left Sydney with 315 points from the three races. Only one other driver in Supercars history has scored 300 points for the three wins and 15 extra for three fastest laps, and that was Shane van Gisbergen at The Bend three years ago. But ...Keep reading Source: What the Sydney Supercars opener told us about the season ahead]]> V8 Supercars CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/what-the-sydney-supercars-opener-told-us-about-the-season-ahead/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/triple-eight-makes-shock-switch-to-ford-in-supercars/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:31:58 +0000 Triple Eight makes shock switch to Ford in Supercars Ford has shocked the Supercars pitlane by signing reigning Supercars champion team Triple Eight Race Engineering for 2026 and beyond.
The squad, which won the Supercars drivers’ title with Will Brown and the teams’ title last year, will race two Ford Mustangs after the end of the new season.
It will also be responsible for the design and development of the Mustang from the start of next ...Keep reading Source: Triple Eight makes shock switch to Ford in Supercars]]> V8 Supercars CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/triple-eight-makes-shock-switch-to-ford-in-supercars/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/valentino-rossi-stars-in-wrts-bmw-line-up-for-bathurst-12-hour/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:31:58 +0000 Valentino Rossi stars in WRT's BMW line-up for Bathurst 12 Hour BMW has revealed an all-star line-up in its two Pro class entries for the Bathurst 12 Hour in what could be the final showdown of the big three German marques at the race.
WRT has named Augusto Farfus and van der Linde brothers Sheldon and Kelvin to drive the #32 M3 GT3 while Valentino Rossi, Raffaele Marciello and Charles Weerts will share the #46 entry.
With the cutback in Audi's support ...Keep reading Source: Valentino Rossi stars in WRT's BMW line-up for Bathurst 12 Hour]]> V8 Supercars CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/valentino-rossi-stars-in-wrts-bmw-line-up-for-bathurst-12-hour/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/autosport-top-50-of-2024-22-will-brown/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:10:04 +0000 Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #22 Will Brown As the 2024 Supercars season entered its final rounds, Will Brown carried the air of a driver whose tenure with the Triple Eight team could be measured in years, not months as was the reality.
On occasion, he lacked the outright pace of his team-mate Broc Feeney, but Brown was able to turn top-six situations into 19 podium results from the 24 races and kept mistakes to a minimum.
At 26, and ...Keep reading Source: Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #22 Will Brown]]> V8 Supercars CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/autosport-top-50-of-2024-22-will-brown/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/friday-favourite-the-supercars-legend-who-helped-a-former-f1-hopeful-conquer-bathurst/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 19:09:33 +0000 Friday favourite: The Supercars legend who helped a former F1 hopeful conquer Bathurst Alex Premat hasn’t been short of rapid team-mates during a career that has sampled multiple disciplines across the world.
The 2004 Macau Grand Prix winner went up against Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton in GP2, finishing inside the top four both seasons, and alongside Audi colleague Mike Rockefeller saw off the challenge of Peugeot to win the Le Mans Series title in 2008. He also has fond ...Keep reading Source: Friday favourite: The Supercars legend who helped a former F1 hopeful conquer Bathurst]]> V8 Supercars CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/friday-favourite-the-supercars-legend-who-helped-a-former-f1-hopeful-conquer-bathurst/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/mclaughlin-van-gisbergen-team-up-for-daytona-24-hours-gtd-pro-one-off/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:14:28 +0000 McLaughlin, van Gisbergen team up for Daytona 24 Hours GTD Pro one-off Former Supercars rivals Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin will pair up in a one-off IMSA SportsCar Championship GTD Pro class entry for the Daytona 24 Hours in January.
The Kiwi pair will race a Corvette Z06 GT3.R entered under the Trackhouse by TF banner, the result of a partnership between NASCAR squad Trackhouse Racing and Corvette partner team TF Sport.
Van Gisbergen and ...Keep reading Source: McLaughlin, van Gisbergen team up for Daytona 24 Hours GTD Pro one-off]]> V8 Supercars CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/mclaughlin-van-gisbergen-team-up-for-daytona-24-hours-gtd-pro-one-off/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/why-new-supercars-champion-brown-is-making-a-single-seater-return-2/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:14:28 +0000 Why new Supercars champion Brown is making a single-seater return The reigning Supercars champion Will Brown has explained his forthcoming return to single-seater racing is to test himself “against the best” drivers who aspire for future careers in Formula 1.
Brown, who clinched a dramatic maiden Supercars title in 2024, will enter three rounds in the 2025 Formula Regional Oceania Championship - competing in the opening two races and season finale across ...Keep reading Source: Why new Supercars champion Brown is making a single-seater return]]> V8 Supercars CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/why-new-supercars-champion-brown-is-making-a-single-seater-return-2/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/closer-ties-with-supercars-international-expansion-for-tcr-australia-2/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:14:28 +0000 Closer ties with Supercars, international expansion for TCR Australia The TCR Australia Series has announced its 2025 calendar, which will include three races on the support programme at Supercars events and a likely first appearance at Macau.
Having struggled to attract full grids in recent seasons, the series looks set for a total revamp in 2025 after a five-round calendar was announced with an international event to kick off the campaign.
TCR Australia will ...Keep reading Source: Closer ties with Supercars, international expansion for TCR Australia]]> V8 Supercars CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/v8-supercars/closer-ties-with-supercars-international-expansion-for-tcr-australia-2/