Holden are going pano racing!

[jc_sv8]

Holden tests next-gen V6 supercar engine

Supercar stars, Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup and Steven Richards, drove the team's promotional Sandman supercar fitted with the first twin-turbo V6 engine this week, with the team reporting it exceeded initial expectations.

http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/h...30-gx1tuh.html

[whitels1ss]

It's going to be a very sad day when there are no more Aussie V8's competing at Mt Panorama.

[jc_sv8]

Sadly, that doesn't look too far away!

[whitels1ss]

Sadly, that doesn't look too far away!

I know,

I think that day will bring this type of racing to an end.

It's an expensive event to put on & I can't see too many of the current Aussie V8 supporters
having much interest in watching foreign mosquito mobiles buzzing around there.

[Smitty]

:...............

It's an expensive event to put on & I can't see too many of the current Aussie V8 supporters
having much interest in watching foreign mosquito mobiles buzzing around there.

F1 is a perfect example of what will happen.....

[rgmast]

F1 is a perfect example of what will happen.....

And what was wrong with last weekends race?

[Smitty]

And what was wrong with last weekends race?

well... after 23 or was it 38?.. dunno LOTS of rule changes in the past 4 or 5 years
to bring back actual racing and spectacle to the sport, have they succeeded?

Only when we have a smash up derby.... and yes Hamilton did braketest Vettel
most exciting bit of the day followed by Vettels' sorry... I thought YOU were a corner
response to Hamilton

Most excitement we have had for yonks.... but exciting RACING? No....

[Jason01]

It's going to be a very sad day when there are no more Aussie V8's competing at Mt Panorama.

I know what you actually mean but it's not like there is any now if we're serious, Aussie car look-a-likes maybe.

I don't watch it much these days except Bathurst but the thing I can't understand is why the new car has to be a turbo V6 anyway. It's not like the current Holden (or Falcon for that matter) is running anything like the factory fitted V8 or drivetrain, they could easily jam the new "Commodore" body over the existing chassis set up with a V8 and call it done, what would be the difference?

I can't imagine too many people in this country are going to give a flying f#ck about turbo V6's running around in imported Commodores. Look at super tourers in the 90's and how that was going to be the future, how did that work out? I think the Touring Car Masters might become the go to category to hear V8's screaming in cool cars, it pretty much already is for me.

[macca_779]

Bring it on. The younger demographic is not as v8 biased as us old folk. I'm all for the added technology. About time we retired the iron blocks

[duke5700]

800+hp.. more aero.. sorta like Sports Sedans.

Sort the men from the boys quick smart.

[jc_sv8]

800+hp.. more aero.. sorta like Sports Sedans.

Sort the men from the boys quick smart.

Great idea, but I say no aero, I want to see more sideways action like the old days...

[jc_sv8]

Looking at the video it doesn't show what vehicle he is in but the sound isn't as bad as I imagined it would be.

http://www.drive.com.au/video-cars/c...20170720-4wade

[CLUBRED]

It's in the very first post, and redbull confirmed on facebook it was the Sandman concept racer.

[Jason01]

How it sounds from the outside .


https://youtu.be/pV8sk5dxXFw


http://www.supercars.com/videos/cham...sland-raceway/

[jc_sv8]

It's in the very first post, and redbull confirmed on facebook it was the Sandman concept racer.

I say leave it as a pano. The sponsors would love all that real estate!