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V8 Supercars
Category	Touring car racing
Country or region
Inaugural season	1997
Drivers	29
Teams	17
Constructors	2
Tyre suppliers	Dunlop
Drivers' champion	Garth Tander
Teams' champion	Toll HSV Dealer Team
Makes' champion	Holden
Official website	V8Supercars.com.au

V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category, operated under the regulations of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)^[1]. It is the most popular motorsport in Australia,^{[citation needed]} has a considerable following in New Zealand, and is steadily growing in popularity across the world, where television coverage allows. The series is generally regarded as a commercial success, with full grids and large crowds at events.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links V8Supercars_logo. ... Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bahrain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Dunlop Tyres is an international United Kingdom-based company founded in 1888 by John Boyd Dunlop after he invented the modern pneumatic inflatable tyre. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Garth Tander is an Australian V8 Supercar driver. ... Holdens rule This article is about the Australian car manufacturer. ... Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. ... The Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established on June 20, 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ... Motor Sport redirects here. ...

V8 Supercar Events are held in all states of Australia, as well as rounds in New Zealand and Bahrain. V8 Supercars have drawn crowds of over 250,000 spectators.^[2] The 2007 season was held over 14 race weekends, held on various purpose-built racetracks and street circuits in the aforementioned countries. Race formats range from sprint races, where three 120 km races are held over a weekend, or endurance races such as Bathurst, which is run over a 1000 km race distance, and Phillip Island, run over 500 km. The 2007 V8 Supercar season is the 12th V8 Supercar Championship Series. ... The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ...

The V8 Supercars themselves are loosely based on either the Ford Falcon or Holden Commodore, and bear some resemblance to the production models outwardly, but are highly modified to suit the motorsport application, and are strictly governed in all aspects of performance in an effort to keep all the drivers on an even footing to create closer, more exciting racing. Because of this, entire fields of 29 drivers are separated by just one second over qualifying laps at some events. This article is about the Australian car model. ... The Holden Commodore is an automobile produced by the Holden division of General Motors (GM) in Australia. ... Motor Sport redirects here. ...

Historically, the Falcon and Commodore are the two most popular passenger cars on the Australian market. Rivalry between the two makes is a major aspect of the sport's appeal. This article is about the Australian car model. ... The Holden Commodore is an automobile produced by the Holden division of General Motors (GM) in Australia. ...

History

In January 1993 CAMS (Confederation of Australian Motor Sport) replaced the existing Group 3A Touring Car category (which had been based on FIA Group A rules) with a new two class Group 3A. This encompassed both 5.0 litre Touring Cars (essentially Australian Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore V8 models) and 2.0 litre FIA Class II Touring Cars. These cars would contest the Australian Touring Car Championship as well as non championship Touring Car events such as the Bathurst 1000. The existing BMW M3s were also permitted to compete against the Ford and Holden V8s in the 5.0 litre class, unlike the turbocharged Ford Sierra and Nissan Skyline GT-R models which were now banned from Australian Touring Car racing. However the M3 received few of the liberal concessions given to the new V8s, and the German manufacturer’s attention switched to the 2.0 litre class for 1994. CAMS can have the following meanings: California Academy of Mathematics and Science, a high school for gifted students located in Carson, California on the campus of the California State University Dominguez Hills. ...

From 1995 the 2.0 litre cars, now contesting their own series as Super Touring Cars, were no longer eligible for the Australian Touring Car Championship and did not contest the endurance races at Sandown and Bathurst, leaving these open solely to the 5.0 litre Ford & Holden models.

The category acquired the moniker 'V8 Supercars' in 1997 when event management company IMG was given the rights to the series in 1997 after a bitter battle against CAMS and the ARDC, and led the championship on a rapid expansion. Network Ten began televising the series in the same year, taking over from Channel Seven. The Australian Vee Eight Supercar Company (AVESCO) was later formed to run the series directly and later became an independent organisation from its IMG origins.

AVESCO introduced carnival street-race V8 Supercar events such as the Clipsal 500, and strived to turn Australian touring car racing into a world-class product. The name "Shell Australian Touring Car Championship" was replaced by "Shell Championship Series", now called the "V8 Supercar Championship Series" and in 2005 AVESCO changed its name to V8 Supercars Australia.^[3][4]

In Group 3A and V8 Supercar from 1993–2007, Holden has won nine drivers' championships, and Ford has won six.

• List of Australian Touring Car and V8 Supercar Champions

The Australian Touring Car Championship, also called V8 Supercars, is a category of Touring Car Racing. ...

The V8 Supercar

The regulations are designed to balance the desire for technical competition and fast vehicles with the requirement that costs are kept reasonable. Racing is close, and the cars bear some resemblance to production models. The recent application of "Project Blueprint" - introduced at the beginning of the 2003 season (where both makes of car were examined to ensure parity) the racing between Holden and Ford has become closer than ever (reducing the risk of a one make dominated series).

Bodyshell

Unlike other forms of motorsport (such as NASCAR) where the cars are built from space frame construction, V8 Supercars are still based on production road cars. Each V8 Supercar is based on a current-specification VE Commodore or BF Falcon production bodyshell, with an elaborate roll cage constructed into the shell from aircraft-grade, 2 mm thick tubing. In 2007 specifications both the Commodore and Falcon have adopted E-glass front mudguards in place of the production steel items, in order to save costs.-1... A specially constructed frame built around the cab of a vehicle to protect the driver from being injured in an accident, particularly in the event of a roll-over. ...

The VE Commodore was initially rejected from taking part in the series due to its wheelbase being longer and wider than the BF Falcon. For the model to be homologated, V8 Supercar granted the Commodore a custom fabricated bodyshell into which a limited number of production bodyshell panels are incorporated. As a result, the roofline is lower than production and the rear door is shorter such that externally the rear doors, roof and rear quarters all consist of specialised custom coachwork panels.

Aerodynamics

A standard "aerodynamic package" of spoilers and wings, a front splitter/air dam and side skirts are supplied to the teams of each make. Testing is conducted so that in principle the two makes have similar aerodynamics. However the test is only conducted at one particular speed and with the cars set to the lowest downforce configuration, leaving room for controversy. This Ford F-150 pickup truck has two spoilers one on the roof and another on the tailgate. ...

Weight

The minimum category weight is 1,355 kg (not including driver) with 80 kg (176 lb) driver allocation. Kg redirects here. ...

Power

A V8 supercar has to be front-engined and rear-wheel drive. Every car is powered by either a 5.0 L Ford "Windsor" SVO or Chevrolet Aurora race engine (depending on the make) which is capable of producing between 460 and 485 kW (620 — 650 bhp) of power, but generally quoted as a little over 450 kW (600 bhp) in race trim. Engines have pushrod actuated valves and electronic fuel injection. Both Ford and Holden engines are based on racing engines from their respective US parent companies. Engines are electronically restricted to 7,500 rpm. The Windsor engine is a 90-degree small-block V8 from Ford Motor Company. ... Northstar is Cadillacs name for its DOHC V8 engine. ... The kilowatt (symbol: kW) is a unit for measuring power, equal to one thousand watts. ... hp redirects here. ... A pushrod engine or overhead valve (OHV) engine is a type of piston engine that places the camshaft below the pistons (usually beside and slightly above the crankshaft in a straight engine or directly above the crankshaft in the V of a V engine) and uses pushrods or rods to... Fuel injection is a technology used in internal combustion engines to mix the fuel with air prior to combustion. ... For other uses, see Revolutions per minute (disambiguation). ...

Some common components

Differentials, brake packages and gearboxes are identical in all cars in the category. The category uses a 6-speed Hollinger gearbox (Australian made), in either the 'H' pattern or as of 2008, a sequential pattern. Differential ratios used throughout the season are 3.75:1, 3.5:1, 3.25:1 and 3.15:1. The 3.15:1 ratio differential was introduced in 2005 to be used at Bathurst - cars with this ratio can now exceed 300 km/h on Conrod straight (hypothetically, this has yet to be proven, although Perkins Engineering, claims to have exceeded this speed multiple times in the 2005 event). The theoretical maximum speed is 306 km/h at 7,500 rpm. All cars have a 120 litre fuel tank. In an automobile and other four-wheeled vehicles, a differential is a device, usually consisting of gears, for allowing each of the driving wheels to rotate at different speeds, while supplying equal torque to each of them. ... A gearbox is an assembly of gears allowing the rotational speed of an input shaft to be changed to a different speed. ... The public entrance to the Circuit. ... The litre or liter (see spelling differences) is a unit of volume. ...

Suspension

Basic front suspension configuration is double wishbone (made compulsory for both makes through Project Blueprint), whilst rear suspension is a "live axle" design, using 4 longitudinal links and Watt's linkage for lateral location. Both suspension systems are similar to those fitted to the EL Falcon. In automobiles, a double wishbone (or upper and lower A-arm) suspension is an independent suspension design using two (occasionally parallel) wishbone-shaped arms to locate the wheel. ... A live axle is a type of beam axle suspension system that uses the driveshafts that transmit power to the wheels to connect the wheels laterally so that they move together as a unit. ... Watts Linkage The Watts linkage was invented by James Watt (1736--1819) to constrain the movement of a piston in a steam engine to move in a straight line. ... The Ford EL Falcon was a large car manufactured by Ford Australia from 1996 and was replaced by the AU Falcon in 1998. ...

Tyres

A Dunlop "control tyre" is supplied to all teams. Throughout the year, there are restrictions on the number of testing days (6 per year), along with the number of tyres used during those days. For race meetings, teams are allocated a set number of tyres for the entire weekend, with the number available for each race depending on the type (sprint or endurance). Dunlop Tyres is an international United Kingdom-based company founded in 1888 by John Boyd Dunlop after he invented the modern pneumatic inflatable tyre. ...

Cost

Reported to be approximately $AU 600,000 per car and $AU 130,000 per engine. Teams spend up to $AU 10 million per year running their two-car teams. TEGA introduced a salary cap of $AU 6.75 million in order to keep costs down in 2007, called the Total Racing Expenditure Cap (TREC). It was scrapped after only one season.

Championships

Main article: V8 Supercar Championships

Main article: Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series

Three separate V8 Supercar series are held. The primary series is the main "Level One" championship called the 'V8 Supercar Championship Series'. A "Level Two" championship, referred to in 2007 as the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series, is intended for privateers who formerly raced in the Level One series but have been left behind by increasing pace of the professional team, however, many "Level One" teams run secondary teams in the Fujitsu series to "blood" new drivers. The only way to compete in the "main game" is to purchase a licence from an existing team (TEGA are no longer involved in creating new licences for V8 teams). V8 Supercars Australia awards five championships Level One and Level Two for Drivers, Manufacturers Championship and Level One Teams Championship and Level Two Priveeters Team Championship. ... The Australian Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series is a Development series for Australian Race Car drivers. ... The Australian Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series is a Development series for Australian Race Car drivers. ...

A third series for older V8 Supercars, the Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series, was held for the first time in 2008.

Formats

It has been suggested that V8 Supercar formats be merged into this article or section. (Discuss)

There are a number of different formats that race rounds can follow. One, two and three race rounds are held, with track time, race kilometres and tyre allocations varying. The Adelaide 500 is a two-race round of two 250 km races, while sprint rounds consist of three 120 km races (though they are often identified as 400 km events). The 'enduros' - the Bathurst 1000 and Phillip Island 500 - are the only single-race rounds. Image File history File links Mergefrom. ... V8 Supercar formats vary. ... V8 Supercar formats vary. ...

Marquee events

The Bathurst 1000, Clipsal 500 and Phillip Island 500 are the marquee events of the V8 Supercar calendar. In 2005 there was also a marquee round in Shanghai, however the promoter discontinued with this race in 2006. The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Adelaide 500 (also known as the Clipsal 500 for naming sponsor Clipsal Electronics) is an annual racing carnival for Touring Cars held on a street circuit in the east end of Adelaide on a shortened form of the former Australian Grand Prix track. ...

Bathurst 1000

Main article: Bathurst 1000

Known as the "Great Race", the Bathurst 1000 is a traditional 1000 km test of drivers, teams and machines held at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales. It has been the pre-eminent domestic motor racing event in Australia for decades - well before the development of the V8 Supercar category. It is conducted over 161 laps, on a track that features two long straights, that contrast with a tight section of fast blind corners across the top of the mountain. The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... The public entrance to the Circuit. ... Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council Local Government Area. ... NSW redirects here. ...

In the early years, the race was open to almost anybody with a car that met (considerably more relaxed) regulations and held an Australian motorsport licence. The resulting wide variety of cars, driver talent, and budgets ensured that large margins split the placings. In the modern V8 era, the field has consisted of professional teams only.

Safety Car

With the introduction of the safety car bringing the field together - when an accident makes the track unsafe - has radically changed the nature of the race. But Bathurst has always been an intensely tactical race, hinging on pit stop strategy (fuel economy, tyres, etc) driver talent and outright overall speed. In Formula 1, a safety car (known in America as the pace car) is a car which limits the speed of competing cars on a racetrack in the case of a major accident or obstruction on the track. ...

The 2006 Bathurst 1000 became a very emotional event to all drivers, teams, friends and fans of one of its greatest drivers in its history, 9 time winner of the "Great Race", Peter Brock (killed in the Targa West rally event the month before). The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... For other persons named Peter Brock, see Peter Brock (disambiguation). ... Targa West is a rally event held in the state of Western Australia. ...

The inaugural and perpetual Peter Brock Trophy was handed out to eventual race winner Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup. An emotional Lowndes, who was a protégé of Peter Brock, dedicated his win to his mentor. The Peter Brock Trophy is the trophy awarded to the winners of the Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercars race. ... Craig Lowndes was born in Melbourne, Victoria on June 21, 1974. ... Jamie Whincup (born February 6, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a V8 Supercar driver for TeamVodafone/Triple Eight Race Engineering. ... For other persons named Peter Brock, see Peter Brock (disambiguation). ...

Clipsal 500

Main article: Adelaide 500

The Clipsal 500 is held in Adelaide on a shortened version of the former Grand Prix Circuit. The event in the heart of the city has a carnival atmosphere, and crowds of over 200,000 racing fans and socialites turn out each year. Two 250 km races are held on each of Saturday and Sunday, and this has proven to be a very successful format. It is the first event to be inducted into the V8 Supercar Hall of Fame and is a winner of various awards. While the trophy presentation is centred around the results of race two, the round winner is decided by points accrued from both races. The Adelaide 500, commonly known as the Clipsal 500, is an annual racing carnival for Touring Cars held in the east end of Adelaide on a shortened form of the Adelaide Street Circuit, the former Australian Grand Prix track. ... The Adelaide 500 (also known as the Clipsal 500 for naming sponsor Clipsal Electronics) is an annual racing carnival for Touring Cars held on a street circuit in the east end of Adelaide on a shortened form of the former Australian Grand Prix track. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... Adelaide GP circuit pole position Senna Chicane viewed from Pit Straight The Adelaide Street Circuit ( ) is a temporary race track in the East Parklands adjacent to the central business district of the city of Adelaide in South Australia. ...

Phillip Island 500

Main article: Phillip Island 500

The 500 kilometre (312.5 mile) Phillip Island 500 endurance race is held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria. The race is sponsored by Lawrence & Hanson and is known as the L&H 500.^[5] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... VIC redirects here. ...

The race takes over from the Sandown 500 after the Sandown round was downgraded to a sprint round in 2008 because of the condition of the facility.^[6][7] The Sandown 500 was a touring car race held annually at Sandown Raceway near Melbourne, Australia. ...

Grand Finale

Main article: Grand Finale (V8 Supercars)

With the change to the 'Blueprint' formula in 2003, AVESCO created a special season ending round. Initially this round was held as the thirteenth championship event in late November at Eastern Creek Raceway near Sydney. It was sponsored by VIP Petfoods and was branded 'The Main Event'. The round was won by Marcos Ambrose in a fitting conclusion to his 2003 championship win, but made headlines when Ambrose's teammate Russell Ingall and Holden Racing Team rival Mark Skaife spectacularly brought the sport into disrepute with an on-track/off-track stoush. In 2004 the event became known as the 'Bigpond Grand Finale', and was again held at Eastern Creek - won again by Marcos Ambrose. In 2005 the venue moved to the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit as the final round of the championship and the base for Russell Ingall's series win. In 2006, the event will be known as the 'Caterpillar Grand Finale'. Todd Kelly won the 2006 final round in controversial circumstances, with two race wins (race one and two) and a fifth placing (race three). His brother, Rick Kelly, won the championship after he was given a drive through penalty for a collision with title contender, Craig Lowndes. The collision caused Lowndes major steering damage that required Kelly only to finish the race to win the championship. However the championship was not decided until the day after in an appeal in Melbourne in which Lowndes lost. For 2008 Oran Park Raceway will host the Grand Finale in its final ATCC/V8 Supercar round before the circuits expected closure in 2009. The Grand Finale is a V8 Supercar event held annually at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia. ... Eastern Creek International Raceway is a motorsports circuit located in Sydney, Australia and is operated by the Australian Racing Drivers Club (ARDC). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Oran Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, Australia. ...

Bahrain Round

Main article: Desert 400

In 2005 a contract was confirmed to hold V8 Supercar races at the Bahrain International Circuit in the Bahrain venue at Sakhir from 2006 onwards, on a shortened version of the F1 Grand Prix circuit. Ford Performance Racing driver Jason Bright was crowned King of the Desert in 2006, winning the inaugural 'Desert 400' ahead of Holden drivers Todd Kelly and Garth Tander. The round continues as a key element in the series post-Bathurst rush of events to the championship finale. The Bahrain International Circuit (Arabic: حلبة البحرين الدولية) is a venue used for drag racing, GP2, and an annual Formula One Grand Prix. ...

Governing body

V8 Supercars is managed, marketed, and promoted by V8 Supercars Australia. It is a joint venture between Touring Car Entrants Group of Australia (TEGA - 75%) and Sports & Entertainment Limited (SEL - 25%).^[8] It is run by an eight member board. Four representing TEGA, two representing SEL, and two independent directors.^[9][10]

It was founded in 1997 under the name the Australian Vee Eight Supercar Company (AVESCO). TEGA was responsible for the rules and technical management of the series and the supply of cars and drivers while SEL was responsible for capturing and maintaining broadcasting rights, sponsorship, licensing and sanction agreements.^[8]

In 2005 it changed its name to V8 Supercars Australia to make it more identifiable with the sport.^[3][4]

In 2008 the separate boards of V8 Supercars Australia and TEGA were combined into a single board that is solely responsible for administering the sport.^[9][10]

V8 Supercars 2008 Schedule

2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series

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2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

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Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series

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Notable figures (Previously and Currently Involved)

Notable figures involved in the category include:

• Peter Brock 3 x Series Champion, 9 x Bathurst 9 x Sandown 500 winner. See also Peter Brock Trophy.
• Mark Skaife, Current V8 team owner, 5 x Series Champion, 5 x Bathurst winner and most round wins.
• Jim Richards, 4 x Series Champion, 7 x Bathurst Winner.
• Dick Johnson, Current V8 team owner, 5 x Series Champion, 3 x Bathurst winner.
• Garth Tander, Reigning Series Champion, 2000 Bathurst Winner.
• Craig Lowndes, 3 x Series Champion, 3 x Bathurst winner.
• Rick Kelly, 2006 Series Champion, 2 x Bathurst Winner.
• Todd Kelly, 2005 Bathurst Winner
• Glenn Seton, 2 x Series Champion.
• Marcos Ambrose, 2 x Series Champion.
• Russell Ingall, 2005 Series Champion, 2 x Bathurst Winner.
• John Bowe, 1995 Series Champion, 2 x Bathurst Winner.
• Larry Perkins, Current V8 team owner, 6 x Bathurst Winner.
• Greg Murphy, 4 x Bathurst Winner.
• Steven Richards, 2 x Bathurst Winner.
• Jamie Whincup, 2 x Bathurst Winner,
• Jason Bright, Current V8 team owner, 1998 Bathurst Winner.
• Alan Jones, 1980 World Drivers Champion
• Paul Radisich World Touring Car Champion
• Tony Longhurst 2 x Bathurst Winner

For other persons named Peter Brock, see Peter Brock (disambiguation). ... The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Peter Brock Trophy is the trophy awarded to the winners of the Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercars race. ... Date of Birth: 3 April 1967 Birth Place: Gosford, New South Wales Resides: Melbourne, Victoria Nickname: Skaifey Height: 180cm Weight: 75kg Interests: Watersports, Skiing. ... The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... Jim Richards (born September 2, 1947) is a New Zealand and Australian racing driver. ... Dick Johnson (born in Queensland, Australia) is the owner of the V8 Supercar team Dick Johnson Racing and a former racing driver. ... Garth Tander is an Australian V8 Supercar driver. ... Craig Lowndes was born in Melbourne, Victoria on June 21, 1974. ... Rick Kelly (born on January 17, 1983 in Mildura, Victoria, Australia) is a V8 Supercar racing driver and the younger brother of V8 Supercar driver Todd Kelly, currently living in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Todd Kelly (born on October 9, 1979 in Mildura, Victoria, Australia) is a V8 Supercar racing driver, currently living in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Glenn Seton (born May 5, 1965) is an Australian racing driver. ... Marcos Ambrose (born September 1, 1976 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian racing driver. ... Russell Ingall (born February 24, 1964, in the United Kingdom) is an Australian V8 Supercar driver. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Larry Perkins (born March 18, 1950) is a former racing driver and current V8 Supercar team owner from Australia. ... Greg Murphy (23 August 1972) is a New Zealand racing driver. ... Steven Richards (born 11 July 1972, son of Jim Richards) is an Australian racing driver. ... Jamie Whincup (born February 6, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a V8 Supercar driver for TeamVodafone/Triple Eight Race Engineering. ... Jason Brighty Bright is a racing driver from Australia. ... Alan Jones may refer to: Alan Jones (architect) Alan Jones (cricketer) (born 1938) Alan Jones (Formula 1) (born 1946) Alan Jones (radio broadcaster) (born 1943) and former Australia Rugby Union Coach Allan Jones Category: ... Paul Radisich (b October 9, 1962 in Auckland) is a New Zealand racing driver of Croat origin. ... Tony Longhurst (born 1957 in Sydney and now lives on the Gold Coast, Queensland) is an Australian former racing driver. ...

Television Coverage

The V8 Supercars are broadcast by Channel Seven who secured the rights from the 2007 season onwards, taking over from Channel Ten, who had successfully broadcast the events since taking over from Seven in 1997. The deal is worth roughly AU$120 million. Channel Seven will show increased live coverage, as well as a 25-minute show specific to the series on weekends when there is no racing. Channel Seven is an Australian television channel broadcasted by the Seven Network. ... Channel Ten is one of Australias three commercial television channels, broadcasted by Network Ten. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia 6 countries and territories Kiribati Nauru Tuvalu Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Norfolk Island Inflation 4. ...

Coverage of all rounds in New Zealand was provided by Television One until the end of the 2007 season at which time coverage transferred to TV 3. SPEED covers the races in the United States. TV One is a New Zealand national television network owned and operated by state-owned media company TVNZ. It is targeted at an older audience, compared to other major television channels in New Zealand. ... TV3 is a commercial television station in New Zealand. ... For other uses, see Speed (disambiguation). ...

• Australia
  • Channel Seven
  • Telstra Bigpond Broadband (Live Internet Coverage)

• International
  • TV 3
  • Eurosport
  • Channel Five UK
  • Motors TV
  • SPEED Channel
  • Neo Sports + India

The Series is filmed in Widescreen Digital and has six cars carrying in-car cameras with each having 4 or more mini cameras. However this is down on last year where eight cars carried cameras. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... Categories: Australia-related stubs | Communications in Australia ... TV3 is a commercial television station in New Zealand. ... Eurosport is the largest European sports satellite and cable network available in 54 countries and broadcasting in 20 different languages. ... Five, launched in 1997, is the fifth and final national terrestrial analogue television channel to launch in the United Kingdom. ... Motors TV is a television channel dedicated to news, documentaries and coverage of motorsport and automobiles, and to a lesser extent motorbikes, boats, aircraft and models. ... For other uses, see Speed (disambiguation). ...

References

1. ^ V8 Supercar Operations Manual, accessed 27 June 2008
2. ^ South Australia - Clipsal 500 Adelaide
3. ^ ^{a b} V8 Supercars Australia: Name change to reflect continued growth
4. ^ ^{a b} Name change for V8 body
5. ^ L&H 500 at Phillip Island gets major makeover for big race
6. ^ Phillip Island 500 here to stay
7. ^ Phillip Island 500 set to stay
8. ^ ^{a b} A SUCCESS STORY - V8 Supercars Australia
9. ^ ^{a b} Streamlined board points V8 Supercars to big future
10. ^ ^{a b} V8SC: V8 Supercars board streamlined

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

V8 Supercar

Series

• The Official V8 Supercars Australia site
• VMAG
• V8X V8 Supercar Magazine
• The Official V8 Supercar Yearbook
• V8 Daily News
• Bahrain V8 Super Cup

Teams

• Stone Brothers Racing
• Team Vodafone (Triple Eight Race Engineering)
• Holden Racing Team
• Holden Special Vehicles Dealer Team
• Ford Performance Racing
• Jack Daniels Racing (Perkins Motorsport)
• Super Cheap Auto Racing
• Tasman Motorsports
• Gary Rogers Motorsport
• Team BOC
• WOW Racing
• Dick Johnson Racing