Has the new control cam in it with oval port manifold. News, video highlights, calendar, results and live timing from the virgin australia supercars championship, formerly the v8 supercars championship. Zr1 has returned to the throne to push the corvette legacy to its highest point ever. 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.
Supercarsmandated control motec integrated electronic system. It featured the standardspec v8 with bluepainted intake manifolds. The gtr1 boasts a powerplant capable of an estimated 1024 hp and 739 ftlbs of torque, generated from a twin turbocharged 5. 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. Autozone specifications brake rotor discard thickness. 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.
List of australian touring car and v8 supercar champions. Control albins st6 6 speed sequential transaxle with integrated spool differential. Warranty book, bugatti history book, battery charger, special key, computer program, navigation system, and car cover are included. Brakes are steel brakes as opposed to carbon brakes. V8 supercar engine specs archive australian ls1 and. Brembo monobloc 4 piston calipers, brembo disc 330 by 28mm wheels.
Paul gover gets behind the wheel of tim slades supercheap auto racing v8 supercar ahead of this weekends bathurst. 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. Autozone repair guide for your brakes specifications specifications. Episode 6, differential of a v8 supercar speedcafe.
Pedders lead the way in v8 supercar championship series. The information below shows the categorys requirements. Thoroughly researched and written and by my friends ron van gelderen and matt larson, i strongly recommend that you refer to that book for more precise facts and figures, plus lots more photos of these beautiful. The toyota hilux, ford ranger, mitsubishi triton, isuzu dmax, holden colorado and mazda bt50 make up the six utes already homologated for the series. Aside from the capacity increase, the dohc, 32valve 4. The specialists in under car parts for your vehicle. The supercar teams have invested heavily in their current setups, and arent going to diverge from those paths just yet. When i was in surfers paradise, ross stone gave us a tour of his pit and we werent aloud any photos at all, and then we went to pwr and the guy was really gud he said just dont take pics under the car or under the bonnet. Prodrive racing australia developed doublewishbone suspension with coil over spring adjustable dampers. Nov 22, 2012 news general news sport erebus reveals benz v8 supercar engine specs power player. A selection of very low usage v8 supercar rotors are always in stock, at a fraction of the new price. Eerbus racing will use a modified mercedesbenz v8 that produces 458kw, compared to the 5. V8 supercar technical specifications the supercars collective.
Project sandman tribute edition holden v8 supercar duration. An international round is held in new zealand, while events. The rearwheel drive cars weigh 1,800kg and also feature control components including a cams approved roll cage, brakes, tyres, wheels. Superutes are based on the popular ute segment that makes up 18 percent of all new cars sold in australia.
V8 supercar engine specs with the exception of the body all the cars are the same. Were fairly certain youve heard of this beast by now, as weve covered it in the past and even done some live video streaming in front of its 12. 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. The virgin australia supercars championship is the premier motorsport category in australasia and one of australias biggest sports. V8 supercar holden engine, built by pmmkre latest spec dvskumho.
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. 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. 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. Brand new 144 page exciting book for v8 supercars fans, in full colour with heaps of good information on the ford and holden v8. V8 supercars race products, official v8 supercar suppliers. 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. Under the car of the future rulebook all supercars run the same set of technical specifications. Control albins rearmounted st6 6speed sequential transaxle with integrated spool differential. V8 supercar racing is meant to be affordable, so that drivers and their sponsors dont have to spend millions of dollars on customdesigned stateoftheart race cars.
Brembo monobloc 6 piston calipers, brembo disc 360 by 35mm rear. Next story episode 7, the rollcage of a v8 previous story episode 5, cooling a v8 supercar. Please feel free to give us a like and subscribe, this will help us build and grow the channel. 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. Mar 01, 2014 ken block swaps seats with v8 supercar drivers mark winterbottom and will davison duration. You will find everything from mclaren model years to top level models as well as engine type and classification, power numbers and torque figures. Specifications repair guide print brake specifications all measurements in inches unless noted. From the commanding stance to the muscular lines to. 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. Simmons v8 supercar wheels made for wayne gardner racing and then supplied to terry finnigan for his last vs. While the potent v8 and v10 engines carry over, a new optional stronic 7speed dualclutch automated manual transmission replaces the singleclutch rtronic unit, providing for a smoother, faster shifting experience. V8 supercar technical specifications the supercars. Taking the v8 gt further, the sport 350 was one of the most exclusive esprits made.
Since these pages were prepared, in 1996, the definitive book on lasalle automobiles has been published. V8 supercars monitoring brake problems at sydney test. V8 supercar drivers brakes lock up, so he 360 spins. 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. Everything you need to know about supercars new rules. Three vital elements make up a successful motorsport team a well. V8 supercars the insiders guide epv8174if youve ever wondered what goes into building, developing and racing a v8 supercar, this book is for you. 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. We compare v8 supercars to their nascar equivalents. Ap racing 6 piston calipers, 395mm ventilated steel rotors, driver adjustable front to rear brake force distribution. 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. As part of our ongoing process to organize all the information on supercars. The 2019 lamborghini urus is an suv with the acceleration and handling of a supercar.
Volvo polestar reveals new v8 supercars engine autoblog. 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. V8 supercars the insiders guide technical analysis holden. For 2014, audis flagship r8 supercar receives a few notable updates. 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. Many of the people who tune in for the bathurst secretly believe they could be a contender at mount panorama. Ap racing 4 piston calipers, 355mm ventilated steel rotors, driver adjustable front to rear brake force distribution. 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.
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. 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. Driving a v8 supercar paul gover car news carsguide. 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. The midengine v8 supercar went on to win the worlds most prestigious race. All log books etc are available detailing all competition. Race products v8 supercars v8 supercars race products, official v8 supercar suppliers. Keep up to date with around the clock v8 supercars news. What set the 350 sport apart from the vt gt was a number brake, suspension and chassis improvements. 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.
Jan 02, 2020 time for v8 veterans in the v8 supercars. Approximately 300 kph 186 mph 0100kph 60mph approximately 3. V8 touring car series kumho tyre v8 touring cars technical. This car was raced by thomas mezera in the australian v8 supercar championship series. V8 supercars to welcome other engines from 2017 car news. 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. A drivers title has been awarded since 1960 and titles for teams and manufacturers are also currently awarded. 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.
The underground nature of fords fastest car means ford can. It was the first holden v8 supercar to feature an endmounted rear wing since the vp commodore in the 1990s. Kre are proud to provide engines to the following v8 supercar teams. Red bull racing australia triple eight race engineering. Alternate supercars a triumph gt6 with ls street muscle. A category controlled motec ecu monitors the performance across the cars. A v8 supercar has to be frontengined and rearwheel drive. 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. Take your car to the next level in performance with suspension, brakes, shock absorbers, springs, power steering and more from pedders suspension. 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. 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. Supercars mandated control motec integrated electronic system.
The ford gt, also known as the gt40, first won le mans in 1966. V8 supercar engine specs page 2 australian ls1 and. 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. V8 supercars declares its an open grid in the biggest shakeup in the sports history. 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 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. 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. Used 2015 bentley continental gt for sale near you edmunds. The front suspension uses a doublewishbone design while the rear is a solid axle suspension. Ccm brake system option delivers exceptional fade resistance and a 21kg reduction in unsprung mass.
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