V8 Supercars 2013

[J.D.]

Where's Betty?

[Gougoodthing]

Congrats to Knappo with his awesome shot of svg being chosen by the giz as one of a few photos to keep in his collection on Facebook!

[J.D.]

Well done Knappo and Gougoodthing.

Great pics.

[KNAPPO]

Forgot about this, thanks guys.
Good to see the bloke embracing social media considering he cops so much flack from the tools of FB...

MADCAP got 2 shots in his short list as well, 3 pics chosen out of 4 from the togs at ARSE was a pretty decent hit rate.

[J.D.]

Yeah, forgot about MADCAP. Good stuff from him too.

[MADCAP]

Forgot about this, thanks guys.
Good to see the bloke embracing social media considering he cops so much flack from the tools of FB...

MADCAP got 2 shots in his short list as well, 3 pics chosen out of 4 from the togs at ARSE was a pretty decent hit rate.

Feeling the lure, cheers Knappo was great hangin together on that Friday + Bit of Saturday, Congratz aswell busting a pic on Gizzy FB Album!

[Gougoodthing]

is it just me?


Clipsal 500 2013 014 Tim Slade by FlashGordon Photography, on Flickr

[petey]

I think you're seeing what you want to see.

The Merc does look good though.

[J.D.]

So what happened at Albert Park?

I heard a few people got dsq'ed.

[NeilPearson]

So what happened at Albert Park?

I heard a few people got dsq'ed.

they did

[Bauer]

So what happened at Albert Park?

I heard a few people got dsq'ed.

Apparently the post race check of ignition timing found 6 or so cars in breach of the rules. No biggie in an exhibition race I suppose.

[NeilPearson]

Symmonds plains needs an update.

[Bauer]

Why? What happened?

[r8response]

Why? What happened?

Scott Pye had a decent accident. But that was caused by an apparent brake failure.

SP always produces good close, hard racing.

[NeilPearson]

Close follow the car in front racing is what I saw today.

Scott Pye was lucky. Very lucky

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[Dr. Pain]

Pretty hard hit he took. Frosty's end to the race was interesting. Those front panels peel away easy it seems.

[NeilPearson]

wow! thats freaking awesome for GRM and Scott McLaughlin!

[r8response]

He certainly deserved it. Didn't put a foot wrong and drove an excellent race.

[KNAPPO]

This is the TVC that's running over in the US to promote the V8SC Austin 400. Yeeeee Hawwwww!!!!

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[wild]

Shell logos are back on the DJR #17 car, and I have to admit I like this livery! The black and red looks quite nice.

More interested to see what Chaz Mostert can do in the #12 DJR car though, he's been super quick in the Dunlop series and should be able to get some speed out of the cars if they're not complete lemons...

[Exar Kun]

This is something I came across a while back but I can't believe they kept a spool diff on these things! A perfect opportunity to switch to an LSD and they didn't do it. So the IRS might give a bit more ride compliance but the cars are still going to turn in like pigs and be happy on the throttle. I doubt the driving experience has changed a huge amount as that locked diff seems to be the overriding characteristic of the cars...

[SE1Z]

I heard that the other week.
I was sure an LSD was part of the original COTF design though?

Seems odd thats for sure...

[NeilPearson]

They have been spouting DNA and history. Part of the history and dna is how the car drives I guess.

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[wild]

I heard that the other week.
I was sure an LSD was part of the original COTF design though?

Seems odd thats for sure...

They tested a Salisbury LSD and Detroit Locker at Hidden Valley in 2010, but abandoned the idea. The manufacturers of the transaxle gearbox (Albins) even have a limited slip diff assembly they can just drop straight into the existing COTF gearbox, but V8 Supercars specifically requested a spool diff for some crazy reason.

Some good reading on the gearbox/diff design here: http://www.v8scglobal.com/features/qa-w ... nsmission/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[DarrenM]

The v8supercar streaming site isn't requiring a login today. It's a chance to see what you get with the subscription.

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