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Autozone specifications brake rotor discard thickness. The australian touring car championship, presently known as the virgin australia supercars championship, is a motor racing competition open to australias premier touring car category. Holden and factory team triple eight race engineering or the red bull holden racing team as it is called this year is likely to be the first to ditch the v8 powerplant, with development currently being conducted on a twin. Mar 01, 2014 ken block swaps seats with v8 supercar drivers mark winterbottom and will davison duration. Red bull racing australia triple eight race engineering. The specialists in under car parts for your vehicle. V8 supercars australia will today launch its newlook pedders safety car and pedders course car at the opening event of the 2010 v8 supercar championship series the yas v8 400 at yas marina circuit, abu dhabi. Approximately 300 kph 186 mph 0100kph 60mph approximately 3. V8 supercar engine specs with the exception of the body all the cars are the same. Control albins st6 6 speed sequential transaxle with integrated spool differential. A triumph gt6 with ls street muscle british charm and v8 power make a potent combination jon cook is an extramotivated hot rodding type who walks his own path with a creative vision that others failed to grasp, but but overwhelmingly approve of once theyve seen the final results. All log books etc are available detailing all competition. It was the first holden v8 supercar to feature an endmounted rear wing since the vp commodore in the 1990s.
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This car was raced by thomas mezera in the australian v8 supercar championship series. Kre are proud to provide engines to the following v8 supercar teams. The front suspension uses a doublewishbone design while the rear is a solid axle suspension. As part of our ongoing process to organize all the information on supercars. For 2014, audis flagship r8 supercar receives a few notable updates. You will find everything from mclaren model years to top level models as well as engine type and classification, power numbers and torque figures. V8 supercars race products, official v8 supercar suppliers. V8 supercars monitoring brake problems at sydney test.
And v8 supercar racing emphasizes the drivers, not the cars, so the cars need to be as standardized as possible to keep the playing field level. Jan 06, 2014 however, within the rules of category, everything on the race engine is modified and reengineered for the rigours of v8 supercar racing. The 2019 lamborghini urus is an suv with the acceleration and handling of a supercar. Volvo polestar reveals new v8 supercars engine autoblog. When an application is received by the cams national office only the national office will deal with this category to transfer the classification from v8 supercar to v8 touring car, and when the history of the car has been verified, the v8 supercar log book will be replaced with a new v8 touring car logbook. Volvo may be better known for turbo fives and inline fours, but in 2005 it launched the xc90 with a new eightcylinder engine built for it by yamaha. Project sandman tribute edition holden v8 supercar duration.
Feel the need for speed in this exhilarating book about v8 supercars, everything from old school to the new generation, theres nothing that will get you more excited than the sounds of the throttle activation, and the whistles and the whines of the gearbox. V8 supercar technical specifications the supercars collective. Take your car to the next level in performance with suspension, brakes, shock absorbers, springs, power steering and more from pedders suspension. V8 supercars will be keeping a close eye on the performance of the car of the futures brake package today following recent issues with the new control product. The virgin australia supercars championship is the premier motorsport category in australasia and one of australias biggest sports. Three vital elements make up a successful motorsport team a well. V8 supercar holden engine, built by pmmkre latest spec dvskumho. News, video highlights, calendar, results and live timing from the virgin australia supercars championship, formerly the v8 supercars championship. Eerbus racing will use a modified mercedesbenz v8 that produces 458kw, compared to the 5. The information below shows the categorys requirements. But, in case you are unaware, the devel sixteen is a boutique supercar said to make more than 4,500 horsepower and is capable of sprinting from 0 to 60 mph in just. A selection of very low usage v8 supercar rotors are always in stock, at a fraction of the new price. This is the first look at the new super5000 series race car powered by a v8 supercars engine that is promising to revive top level open wheel racing in australia.
Superutes are based on the popular ute segment that makes up 18 percent of all new cars sold in australia. Whole vehicle weight saving of 25kg compared to the ftype r awd, and up to 50kg with options including the ccm brake system, carbon fibre roof panel and carbon. Its a supercar thats at once luxurious and overwhelmingly capable, delivering the icons fastest, most powerful, most advanced performance in a production corvette to date. The midengine v8 supercar went on to win the worlds most prestigious race. The addition of the new safety car and course car to the v8 supercar fleet, provided by ford and holden to lead the v8 supercar field throughout the 2010 season, coincides with v8. Feb 05, 2019 one of the support races for the clipsal 500 v8 supercar race in australia was a nissan showcase in the form of a time attack challenge. Brembo monobloc 6 piston calipers, brembo disc 360 by 35mm rear. An international round is held in new zealand, while events. Pedders lead the way in v8 supercar championship series.
Brakes are steel brakes as opposed to carbon brakes. The 2017 supercars championship formally known as the 2017 virgin australia supercars championship was an fiasanctioned international motor racing series for supercars, which prior to july 2016 had been known as v8 supercars. What set the 350 sport apart from the vt gt was a number brake, suspension and chassis improvements. Jan 02, 2020 time for v8 veterans in the v8 supercars. Episode 6, differential of a v8 supercar speedcafe. A category controlled motec ecu monitors the performance across the cars. Since these pages were prepared, in 1996, the definitive book on lasalle automobiles has been published. V8 supercar engine specs as brock and dj said a couple of years ago take the aero kit off them and put smaller brakes on them and we will see who can drive 14082008, 01. Paul gover gets behind the wheel of tim slades supercheap auto racing v8 supercar ahead of this weekends bathurst. Television makes it look easy, from the 290kmh blast down conrod straight to the romp across the top of the hill and the dive down through the esses to the. Simmons v8 supercar wheels made for wayne gardner racing and then supplied to terry finnigan for his last vs. A third v8 supercar based series, the kumho tyres v8 touring car series, has been run since 2008 but has no involvement with the supercars championship or dunlop super2 series, instead running on the programme of the shannons nationals motor racing championships. The v8 supercar version features a 5litre v8 engine, 18inch control wheels, a specially designed aerodynamics kit, a polycarbonate windscreen as well as many category control parts. List of australian touring car and v8 supercar champions.
The toyota hilux, ford ranger, mitsubishi triton, isuzu dmax, holden colorado and mazda bt50 make up the six utes already homologated for the series. Feb 28, 2018 the v8 spins into life with less drama and noise than the similarlyequipped mercedesamg c63, but inside the cabin looks and feels better organised than the db11s, more intimate, and although. Keep up to date with around the clock v8 supercars news. The underground nature of fords fastest car means ford can. Used 2015 bentley continental gt for sale near you edmunds. Race products v8 supercars v8 supercars race products, official v8 supercar suppliers. Big pfc brake kits here at race products we have developed a range of brake fitting kits based around the impressive and cost effective pfc zr34 calipers. It featured the standardspec v8 with bluepainted intake manifolds. V8 supercar engine specs archive australian ls1 and. Next story episode 7, the rollcage of a v8 previous story episode 5, cooling a v8 supercar. Many of the people who tune in for the bathurst secretly believe they could be a contender at mount panorama. V8 supercars declares its an open grid in the biggest shakeup in the sports history. From the commanding stance to the muscular lines to.
Brand new 144 page exciting book for v8 supercars fans, in full colour with heaps of good information on the ford and holden v8. On the week ford australia dropped a bombshell by ending its famous rivalry with holden, v8 supercars yesterday hit back by issuing an open invitation for every single car manufacturer to join the series in the biggest shakeup in the sports history. Ap racing 6 piston calipers, 395mm ventilated steel rotors, driver adjustable front to rear brake force distribution. Alternate supercars a triumph gt6 with ls street muscle. V8 supercars the insiders guide technical analysis holden. Specifications repair guide print brake specifications all measurements in inches unless noted. V8 supercars to welcome other engines from 2017 car news. Control albins rearmounted st6 6speed sequential transaxle with integrated spool differential. Supercarsmandated control motec integrated electronic system. The aerodynamics packages used on v8 supercars must all be similar, using the same types of spoilers, air dam on the front and side skirts.
Driving a v8 supercar paul gover car news carsguide. We compare v8 supercars to their nascar equivalents. We at race products are very proud to announce that we will be the sole supplier for axles to suit the car of the future for the next 3 years. The v8 spins into life with less drama and noise than the similarlyequipped mercedesamg c63, but inside the cabin looks and feels better organised than the.
Zr1 has returned to the throne to push the corvette legacy to its highest point ever. The production turbodiesel engines produce 340bhp and a torque figure of 500 ftlb. Each v8 supercar is based on a currentspecification ve commodore or bf falcon production bodyshell, with an elaborate roll cage constructed into the shell from aircraftgrade, 2 mm thick tubing. Taking the v8 gt further, the sport 350 was one of the most exclusive esprits made. The gtr1 boasts a powerplant capable of an estimated 1024 hp and 739 ftlbs of torque, generated from a twin turbocharged 5. V8 supercars the insiders guide epv8174if youve ever wondered what goes into building, developing and racing a v8 supercar, this book is for you. Hms engine was chosen for it closeness in design and spec to the ford 5l bore, stroke and degree of v, this happened with project blueprint project ford needs to win because the holdens are too fast in either 03 or 04 memory fails atm lol, also switched front ends from mcpherson strut to double wishbone like the fords. Brembo monobloc 4 piston calipers, brembo disc 330 by 28mm wheels.
The rearwheel drive cars weigh 1,800kg and also feature control components including a cams approved roll cage, brakes, tyres, wheels. Nov 22, 2012 news general news sport erebus reveals benz v8 supercar engine specs power player. Prodrive racing australia developed doublewishbone suspension with coil over spring adjustable dampers. Supercars mandated control motec integrated electronic system. V8 supercar drivers brakes lock up, so he 360 spins. Ap racing 4 piston calipers, 355mm ventilated steel rotors, driver adjustable front to rear brake force distribution. In 2007 specifications both the commodore and falcon have adopted eglass front mudguards in place of the production steel items, in order to save costs. The supercar teams have invested heavily in their current setups, and arent going to diverge from those paths just yet.
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