V8 Supercars to race in USA

[feistl]

Ninemsn (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8267707/v8-supercars-to-race-in-the-usa)

V8 Supercars will become the first Australian sport to hold a round of its championship series on US soil.

Premier Anna Bligh announced the move on Friday in Austin, Texas, during a trade mission to the US.

Since late 2009, Australia's V8 Supercar Championship has been broadcast on the SPEED Channel in the US, which has more than 79 million subscribers.

From 2013, a round of the series will be raced in Austin, Texas, at the new Circuit of the Americas Arena.

It will also host the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix from next year and the MotoGP from 2013.

Ms Bligh said it was a big development for the Queensland-based sport.

"The five year deal between V8 Supercars Australia and Circuit of the Americas is a vote of confidence for other sports and Queensland businesses looking to expand to the US," she said in a statement.

The first international V8 Supercars event was held in Shanghai in 2005 and races had since been held in Bahrain.

During the 2011 championship series, Abu Dhabi and New Zealand will host events.

V8 Supercars chairman Tony Cochrane said the US was the world's largest motorsport market, and had fully embraced the V8s.

"This is a huge deal for V8 Supercars and one that all Australians should be proud of," he said.

A date for the race is yet to be set.

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Lets hope they support the F1 race over there!

Count me in for Motorsport and blues music holiday!!

[VX BY DESIGN]

I'm thinking i hope they run it in May or early June so i could tie it in with the Indy 500

[duke5700]

Thats good news, I hear a lot of positive vibes from the the US guys I deal with at work about how much the like the supercar series.

[MARRA]

Better start saving for another trip back Stateside... Supecars one Weekend - NASCAR the next!

[Smitty]

...interesting

was watching NASCAR on Ch ONE this morning
but this was NASCAR on a proper race track..yes
one with corners and elevation changes.
It was Nascar Nationwide Bucyrus 200
They looked slow from the far view given on the Teev but NOT slow when you
saw the in-car camera stuff on these NASCARs.

wonder what the Yanks will think of our V8 Supercars...?


cheers Smitty

ps Watching the NASCARS it was obvious drivers were changing gears
the way the rest of us do......
:goodjob:

[amckiwi]

Thats good news, I hear a lot of positive vibes from the the US guys I deal with at work about how much the like the supercar series.

I hear similar from US based online buddies

Stu

[v8dude78]

Really looking forward to this should be awesome :goodjob:
Lets just hope 7 doesn't have the TV rights :vpo:

Um and since when has it been a Queensland based sport :confused:
pretty sure its an Australian based sport


Ninemsn (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8267707/v8-supercars-to-race-in-the-usa)
Ms Bligh said it was a big development for the Queensland-based sport.

[alian]

Really looking forward to this should be awesome :goodjob:
Lets just hope 7 doesn't have the TV rights :vpo:

Um and since when has it been a Queensland based sport :confused:
pretty sure its an Australian based sport

Ms Bligh will try and do anything to try and get her popularity back up.

[ls1 VN]

...interesting

was watching NASCAR on Ch ONE this morning
but this was NASCAR on a proper race track..yes
one with corners and elevation changes.
It was Nascar Nationwide Bucyrus 200
They looked slow from the far view given on the Teev but NOT slow when you
saw the in-car camera stuff on these NASCARs.

wonder what the Yanks will think of our V8 Supercars...?


cheers Smitty

ps Watching the NASCARS it was obvious drivers were changing gears
the way the rest of us do......
:goodjob:


Nothing quite like listening to a Nascar engine pulling 9000rpm, pure music. :woot:

[KAL SPL]

They are all probably super impressed because our cars turn left AND right !

[HSV590]

Really looking forward to this should be awesome :goodjob:
Lets just hope 7 doesn't have the TV rights :vpo:

Um and since when has it been a Queensland based sport :confused:
pretty sure its an Australian based sport

V8 supercars head quarters is on the Gold Coast, us Qldr's like to claim anything we can as ours...lol
V8's in the states should be great I reckon..

[v8dude78]

V8 supercars head quarters is on the Gold Coast, us Qldr's like to claim anything we can as ours...lol


Bloody Queenslanders :stick: :jester:

[Souljah]

They are pretty much Nascar's now so the yanks will feel right at home.

[VY18s]

They are all probably super impressed because our cars turn left AND right !

You know NASCAR do race on road courses?

[Smitty]

Nothing quite like listening to a Nascar engine pulling 9000rpm, pure music. :woot:


yes.......... :bow:

[Pickles]

I LOVE Nascar, & I LOVE V8 Supercars.
I reckon Supercars in Texas is AWESOME.....for Supercars, for the sponsors, & for good old Aus.....can't see any negatives at all.
Cheers, Pickles.

[Brownie12]

really looking forward to it, i'm sure they'll put on a great show and have the yanks begging for more! :goodjob: