V8 Supercars
V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations. As well as enjoying popularity in Australia, it has a considerable following in New Zealand[citation needed], and is steadily growing in popularity across the world[citation needed] where television coverage allows.
V8 Supercars second only to F1: Yas CEO
Yas Marina Circuit’s Chief Executive Officer Richard Cregan says that V8 Supercars is a key part of the stunning circuit’s future.
The track is host to a number of international events, including Formula One, V8 Supercars and the FIA GT1 World Championship, and the track’s Irish boss says that the V8 category is second only to F1 in terms of importance for the circuit.
V8s give Middle East a tune-up
THE roar we had been waiting for went off in Abu Dhabi last weekend, with Holden coming out on top.
It was an all Team Vodafone front row for race one of the 2011 season, as Craig Lowndes claimed pole position ahead of teammate Jamie Whincup. However, it was Ford’s Alex Davison who got the jump from the second row, taking the pack around turn one.
Why V8 Supercars has hit the skids in Australia
The 2011 V8 Supercars season kicked off at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi over the weekend, in front of a paltry crowd and televised live into Australia in the early hours of the morning. As V8 Supercars assesses why crowds are on the decline and television ratings have plunged by as much as 23 per cent, perhaps they should start with the location of their season opener in the search for answers.
Watch Waltrip in the passenger seat of a V8 supercar Going over Mt Panorama with Jason Bright at the helm.
Comments on "Darrell Waltrip's Bathurst 1000 Hot Lap"
i never hated on v8 ... i never hated on v8 supercars bro i like pretty much all racing. and i wanna c u race in nascar. not saying road racing doesnt require talent cause it does but look at? ur one and only marcos ambrose, what is the only race he won... a road race, and he sucks on the ovals! yea im sure "riding around in circles" is real hard! dumbass
Wow you really dont ... Wow you really dont have much of a clue at all do you ? You think an endless series of left hand turns is racing , and you think i am the troll!. Is this a NASCAR vid or v8 supercars vid ? If this was a NASCAR vid that i looked up to hate on then yes i would be troll but your the one here hating on v8 supercars so take? a guess who is being the troll einstein.
bro im tired of ... bro im tired of this s**t! ur just saying that v8 supercar is better cause u live in Australia and im saying that nascar better cause im? around nascar. neither one of us knows which is better. the only reason y i replied to ur comment is because i hate ppl who troll on any video.
Tell you what send ... Tell you what send Jimmie Johnson , Carl Edwards both Kurt and Kyle busch and? any other NASCAR driver you can think of down here to Australia and see if they can keep up with the likes of Craig Lowndes around this track.
So you really think ... So you really think going? around around in cirlces is real motor racing ?
wow 1 driver that ... wow 1 driver that only won like 2 or 3 races and those were only road races that he? won
Montoya former F1 ... Montoya former F1 driver that couldnt cut it. ?
I'M ON FIRE! HELP ... I'M ON FIRE! HELP ME I'M ON FIRE! HELP ME JESUS!? HELP ME JEWISH GOD! HELP ME ALLAH! AHH! HELP ME TOM CRUISE! TOM CRUISE USE YOUR WITCH CRAFT AND GET THE FIRE OFF ME!
IOI? IOI?
do those? drivers ... do those? drivers win.... no. and im just curious wat f1 drivers were u talking about
You just agreed ... You just agreed with my point if a washed up F1? driver can race Nascar then obviously F1 takes more skill and thats why they went to Nascar?
u dont see? f1 ... u dont see? f1 drivers race in nascar. u c washed up f1 drivers race in nascar.
It takes only a ... It takes only a little common sense to see which takes more skill? Thats like saying I have to play in the NFL and AFL (Arena Football League) to know which? takes more skill? Obviously some sports are more demanding of a driver? Im not saying Nascar take no skill im just saying you dont see them driving Formula 1 but you do see Formula 1 drivers in Nascar?
well u said ... well u said welcome? to a sport that takes talent not takes more talent. and i dont c how u would know which 1 does... wat do u race in both series!
I ment that the V8 ... I ment that the V8 Supercars requires more skill not that Nascar? drivers have no skill but that there are perhaps better drivers out their I am fully aware many Nascar drivers usually start in dirt track racing and have a very well rounded resume but some series are higher caliber in performance such as Formula 1 and V8 Supercars thats what I mean!
then wat did u? ... then wat did u? mean by it
200! Miles-at-damn ... 200! Miles-at-damn hour!?
How am I ignorant? ... How am I ignorant? You must be a Nascar fan and have jumped to the? conclusion that I mean it takes no skill to race in Nascar? So for lack of better words ... ur ignorant
The damn dipper!? The damn dipper!?
So can? NASCAR go ... So can? NASCAR go to more road courses now?
ur? ignorant ur? ignorant
Welcome to a sport ... Welcome to a sport that takes talent ...?
For a man that's ... For a man that's used to going 200mph, he? sure looked scared.
Thanks for the laugh D.W.
Now? that's how you ... Now? that's how you commentate!
that was just to ... that was just to dang funny lol
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"Un-damn-believable ... "Un-damn-believable".?
No no, not? the ... No no, not? the Corkscrew!!!! LMAO
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