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Supercars Road Relevance

The ‘win on Sunday, sell on Sunday’ mantra was once a vital ingredient in the success of Australian touring cars. But, with the link between Supercars and what you see on the showroom floor growing ever more tenuous, things have changed.

Big Bash Supercars

Australian sporting codes are busily creating shortened versions of their games to replicate the success of cricket’s Big Bash League, including the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship.

Doubling UP At Bathurst

Supercars looks set to commit to a second championship round in Bathurst at the proposed Velocity Park facility adjacent to Mount Panorama.

Flashbacks! Enduro Anniversaries

As we approach the endurance season, let’s take a look back at the key decade-on anniversaries from the long-distance races over the years.

Going Wild

Supercars’ wildcard initiative has been widely praised for good reason. In allowing wildcard entries into select sprint rounds and making the Super2 event at Mount Panorama non-championship in order to entice teams to enter the Bathurst 1000, the series is not only harking back to the glory days of wildcards but also giving youngsters such as James Golding, Jack Le Brocq, Shae Davies, Todd Hazelwood and Macauley Jones a better transition into the main game.

Right On Track

SIGNING ON INTO GEN2

Will Supercars Have To Go Hybrid?

Manufacturers are heavily investing in the all-electric Formula E category, which has added a production-car support category this season. But how will the rise of hybrid and electric cars impact Supercars in its own transformative stage?

Hazelwood's Double Duty

Hazelwood's Double Duty

The Parity Puzzle

The immediate pace of the Holden ZB Commodore has its rivals concerned, prompting the inevitable parity debate about the performance of the new Commodore relative to the Ford FG X Falcon and Nissan Altima.

Twin-Turbo Engine On Its Way

With Holden making a smooth transition from the VF Commodore to the new ZB on the track, attention now turns to the upcoming debut of its twin-turbo V6 engine.

Where To For Ford?

While Holden teams are up and running with the ZB, Ford’s entrants are left fielding the fouryear-old FG X Falcon to keep the Blue Oval’s presence in Supercars alive... for now.

New Talent Moving Up

With the likes of Todd Hazelwood, Jack Le Brocq, James Golding and Anton De Pasquale moving into the main game, a new generation is also stepping up in the feeder categories of Supercars in 2018.

Beyond The Wheel

THE BATTLE FOR A FEW TENTHS

Right On Track

COMING TO GRIPS WITH A NEW CAR

Under The Skin Of The ZB

The Holden ZB Commodore has made a flying start as a Supercar. We go in-depth with Triple Eight Race Engineering to track the development of the new-generation Commodore.

2020 Summer Lovin'

The Virgin Australia Supercars Championship confirmed its looking into a summer calendar move that could be adopted as early as 2020. We look at the pros and cons of the radical proposal.

Iconic Cars - BMW M3

BMW’s M3 defied the turbo trend of the 1980s, with the normally-aspirated terrier producing some giant-killing performances across a six-year period in Group A.

1981 - The Year That Was

The 1981 season produced the first – and only – direct head-to-head championship battle between Dick Johnson and Peter Brock, with Johnson bouncing back from his heartbreak at Bathurst the previous year to emerge as Ford’s new hero.

The New Standard

The Bend Motorsport Park has set a new standard for permanent racetracks in Australia and is a welcome addition to the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship schedule.

The Return Of The Kelly Gang

Despite losing its factory status from Nissan at the end of 2018, Kelly Racing is fighting back with its best season yet running the Altima as Todd Kelly leads from outside of the driver’s seat.

Horse Power Games

With Supercars entrants sticking with the V8 engine for the foreseeable future, we check in with KRE Engines to see how the horsepower game is played.

Pony Power! Mustangs In 2019

The Ford Mustang will make its long-awaited debut as a Supercar in 2019, bringing Ford Australia back to Supercars alongside Ford Performance and giving DJR Team Penske and Tickford Racing factory backing for the pony car’s arrival.

Nissan Blueboird

When Datsun rebranded to Nissan it switched from rallying to touring cars with the turbocharged Bluebird, a car that may have been unreliable but was the fastest-ever Group C racer around Mount Panorama.

1994 The Year That Was

The Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore V8 era launched in 1993 but it truly hit top gear in 1994, with Holden taking the honours in the championship, Ford in the endurance events and the fans witnessing a transition period for the drivers.

Whincup Wary Of New Talent

Jamie Whincup is back in the #1 car following the dramatic 2017 championship decider. But even the holder of the record for most championship wins is looking over his shoulder at the new generation coming through.

Crown Contenders

Crown Contenders

Here Comes The Stinger

The Commodore’s move to European production and the death of the Falcon are paving the way for other manufacturers to infiltrate Australia’s mainstream four-door sedan market. And Kia is leading the way with its new Stinger, set to arrive later this year.

The Case For A Spec V8

Engines other than V8s will feature under the Gen2 regulations in Supercars. But as Prodrive Racing Australia’s Mark Winterbottom and Jason Bright argue, is it worth considering a spec-V8 platform to maintain the current engine formula?

The Greatest Team Rivalries

Triple Eight Race Engineering versus DJR Team Penske shapes as a rivalry set to dominate Supercars in the coming years. With this in mind, we take a look back at the greatest team rivalries of yesteryear.

Uncharted Waters

A gun in junior formulae, Mildura’s Cameron Waters was brought back to earth last year with a tough rookie season in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. But he is making a giant leap forward in 2017.