This Week Sees the End of Mass Auto Production in Australia

[05XR8]

There's this link for the end of Ford production
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/prodrive-racing-australia-tickford.314239/

This one for those that want more back story
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/zeta-news-2-0-new-vf-commodore-and-chevrolet-ss.90243/page-80

and this thread, for how it impacts Australia's top tier motorsport
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...percars-championship-results-and-talk.351907/

As LMSCorvetteGT2 pointed out, allowing the V6s, turbos, as well as other configurations, opens the series to more manufacturers. Makes the series more relevant for a manufacturer to use an engine already in use in a road car they'd potentially race. V8s won't be phased out of the series, if a manufacturer or team, choose to use one.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

I'm not quite sure of what part of my statement wasn't correct. They will be phasing in V6 engines in 2018 will they not?

Admittedly this thread did divert into the VASC rather than the mass production of the Commodore as the article intended. I was just reassuring a user that the series would continue.

The only team planning to use V6tt is Triple 8. That's not a phase in of V6 or even a phase out of V8, it's essentially playing to the rules that were set up back in 2014 that took hold this year and beyond. No one else has the support or money to really develop and switch engines. The only reason it was enacted was to invite all manufactures to come race in VASC. So far it hasn't produced that effect and worse has seen a loss of them.

 

[Galaxander96]

Wow, that's sad. I always liked the Australian Fords and such, it's a distinct variety that I was glad about existing. As for the V8 Supercars series, and the introduction to V6's in the now just 'Supercars' series, It seems to me that that series can basically be called the Australian Touring Car Championship, or ATCC for short. Just another generic touring car series, I suppose.