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.
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.
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.
Also, Darrell has ... Also, Darrell has presented variety chat shows in his Nashville home, a byproduct of his? friendship with Ralph Emery, a popular radio personality in the area, substituting for Emery on his late 80s-early 90s show. He understands how to sell and that's all he did. It's been the way since he sold tickets to club races via that club's radio show over 40 years ago.
man i love all ... man i love all forms of racing and i laugh when people claim to know what racing is better than other forms its al lwin win win for me i get to watch and ejoy every form? of racing
this is some of the ... this is some of the funniest s**t iv ever seen
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true to your name ... true to your name you are indeed a big dummy i? repect your opnion and disagree
A lot of this was ... A lot of this was acting on Darrell's part, but some of that was also because the last time the man was in a race car at racing speed was, what 2004? 2005? And those races were in the trucks at Martinsville where you only go about 110mph in the trucks. So some of it was him legitimately kinda scared. Plus he was already amped up to be in? AU watching some of the best drivers in the world.
btw im american.
wow? darrell has ... wow? darrell has gotton old he used to run at that speed in nascar all time back in the day
Got to love all the ... Got to love all the ignorant 'fans'? who say NASCAR is crap. I'm sorry, can YOU race in those cars by chance, cars that have 750 V8 engines in them that can run upwards to around 235, 240 MPH? Or do you know ANYTHING about the backgrounds of some the drivers that used to race dirt tracks, something very difficult to do as well? Didn't think so, oh and I'm a F1, Indy Car, V8 Supercar fan too as well as NASCAR.
NASCAR Skid? Marks ... NASCAR Skid? Marks :)
Your comment sucks ... Your comment sucks in every possible way, to be honest. You say? Nascar is "too slow" even though we hit 205 mph at tracks like Talladega. You claim Nascar is boring, even though we had EIGHTY-EIGHT lead changes in a race in April. I doubt your's will have over 10 in any race. I, myself am a fan of V8 supercars, and I respect their sport and their fans. Even if you don't like Nascar, you don't need to tell the world and thumb the comment up 41 times....
You are so right! I ... You are so right! I live here in the States & when you compare the two series you see what a joke NASCAR has become. The NASCAR races? are staged, the championship is contrived & the cars are boring. Sadly, it didn't use to be that way. NASCAR was a great sport. Cars, tracks & drivers that captured you attention & support. The V8 Supercar series is the best racing series in the world! Great looking cars, all types of circuits & great drivers. Can't wait to see them in Texas in 2013.
AUSCAR (Aussie? ... AUSCAR (Aussie? NASCAR) used to go there
Ambrose was the V8? ... Ambrose was the V8? Supercar champion in 2003 and 2004.
oh? ya, technically ... oh? ya, technically, he's being driven
Newsflash, the ... Newsflash, the drivers you listed couldn't? cut it in NASCAR either.
There's 2 in the ... There's 2 in the Sprint? Cup Series, Nationwide Series runs 3 a year.
Don't forget this ... Don't forget this was shown on American TV, Speed TV was showing the V8 Supers? live for the first time that night(probably picked up a bunch of new American fans as well), and this was part of the pre-race.
No series that ... No series that runs? on ovals, runs ovals in the rain. Even Indy Car.
Uh not? even close. Uh not? even close.
'I know how to? ... 'I know how to? inject life into NASCAR, enforced safety car!!! Wooohooo we dun it again boys!'
Darrell? Waltrip = ... Darrell? Waltrip = Will Ferrell
That OH-s**t bar ... That OH-s**t bar had the? death grip on it. lol
Put him in a NASCAR ... Put him in a NASCAR ride and he'll s**t his pants too... There's nothing unimpressive about NASCAR either....?
You are absolutely ... You are absolutely WRONG on that! I'm not a NASCAR fan but that doesn't mean that I don't appreciate what they do. You said 'slow'??? They run faster than any other racecars in the world 230miles/hour side-by-side touching bumpers inches from the wall and when a car crashes all of them pile up on each other. Darell has been out of a race car for many years that's why he reacts like that. I used to be F1 fanatic but FIA has destroyed it now I watch V8 Supercars,? DTM and ALMS.
@1BigDummy71 ... @1BigDummy71 NASCAR? Infineon raceway. I dont like NASCAR either on this track they are brutal.
- I said ignorance ... - I said ignorance is rampant in America, Canada too apparently. I've made nothing but valid points, you are just a butt-hurt NASCAR fanboy bandwagon idiot troll, going around belligerently harassing anybody with an opinion different than yours,? as a troll does. So, f**k YOU, I'm done with this s**t, I do not argue with idiots, there's just no point in it...you know they have pills for that, right?
I wasn't exempting ... I wasn't exempting myself from being a "redneck" because I'm Canadian, I exempted myself from being an AMERICAN, which you said I was. How am I a troll? You came in here saying "lololol nascur suks lollololol"? And I put up a legitimate argument against you just so you could have your menstrual cycle 20 days early. For the last time, f**k-TO-THE-YOU. Another thing, you really had the NERVE to say that I'm riding a bandwagon? It was a damn SHAME that he died. You're a heartless jerk.
- I'm the "ignorant ... - I'm the "ignorant" one, then, am I? You're just a troll, go f**k off now, troll, I hear there's some NASCAR on so you can go watch some commercials...being Canadian doesn't exempt you? from being a redneck, it actually makes you more suspect, redneck troll...and Senna said it best, "We're here for a good time, not a long time". I feel not one ounce of sorrow, he died doing what he loved, we should all be so lucky...RIP my ass you bandwagon riding ignorant redneck f**king troll!
Okay, to answer all ... Okay, to answer all you of you people calling me out for saying NASCAR is slow, ARE YOU f**kING NUTS?!?! NASCAR might be capable of 200+ but you put ONE SINGLE REAL TURN in front of that car and somebody is going to DIE! That is why DW was freaking out in this vid, he has never gone "fast" around a "real" track before.
If you want? fast in a straight line, go watch NHRA top fuel or go to Bonneville, 300+ all day long...
