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[bud]

How good is it? The Americans should like the V8SC championship!

[vlad]

Gizzy is just fantastic!

[oaba09]

V8 supercars has announced it will be racing aussie V8SC at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas with a 5 year deal starting in 2013. Not to sure that the Americans will take to the Australian Championship, but everytime they try to send V8SC overseas it doesn't really take off, China, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi didn't really pull the crowds in. Anyway very interesting and will wait and see how it goes in 2013.

I hope it does well...Americans love action packed racing and V8SC has that...

[australia99]

i was disapointed in the International drivers list for gold coast. almost no established F1 drivers, mostly older ones from the Indy series.

[oaba09]

If there's one thing I hate about V8 supercars, it's the length of time between races....

[Nomad]

Liuzzi might have a car he won't get last place in.

[Frontrunner]

Lowndes clean sweep at Ipswich this weekend. Bad luck for Whincup in the Sunday race and very unlike Triple 8 to make a mistake by leaving some sort of cover in around the engine. Anyway it puts both Whincup and Lowndes closer together in the Championship and with the endurance races coming up, Lowndes has a good opportunity to close right up on Whincup. Its hard to look pass Lowndes and Skaife for Phillip Island and Bathurst especially in the best car out there.

[bud]

What's for certain a Triple8 car will be champion.

[Frontrunner]

That there is no doubt

although I would probably perfer Craig over Jamie slightly.

[Frontrunner]

All the International drivers are all lock in for this years Gold Coast 600

1 Toll Holden Racing Team- James Courtney/Dan Wheldon England IndyCar
2 Toll Holden Racing Team- Garth Tander/Ryan Briscoe Australia IndyCar
3 Wilson Security Racing- Tony D'Alberto/Vitantonio Liuzzi Italy F1
4 SBR Irwin Racing -Alex Davison/Marc Lieb Germany Le Mans
5 FPR Orrcon Steel Falcon- Mark Winterbottom/Will Power Australia IndyCar
6 FPR Trading Post Falcon- Will Davison/Mika Salo Finland F1, Le Mans
7 Kelly Racing/Jack Daniels Racing- Todd Kelly/Richard Westbrook Germany Le Mans
8 BJR/Team BOC- Jason Bright/Stephane Sarrazin France F1, Le Mans
9 SBR/SP Tools Racing- Shane Van Gisbergen/Scott Dixon New Zealand IndyCar
11 Kelly Racing/Pepsi Max- Crew- Greg Murphy/Oliver Gavin Great Britain BTCC
12 Triple F Racing- Dean Fiore/Gianni Morbidelli Italy F1, WTCC
14 BJR/Team BOC- Jason Bargwanna/Tony Kanaan Brazil IndyCar
15 Kelly Racing/Jack Daniels Racing- Rick Kelly/Jorg Bergmeister Great Britain Le Mans
16 Kelly Racing/Stratco Racing- David Reynolds/Alex Tagliani Canada IndyCar
17 DJR/Jim Beam Racing- Steven Johnson/Dirk Muller Germany WTCC, Le Mans
18 DJR/Jim Beam Racing- James Moffat/Joe Hand USA ALMS
19 Mother Energy Racing- Jonathon Webb/Lucas Di Grassi Brazil F1
21 BJR/Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing- Karl Reindler/Fabrizo Giovanardi Italy WTCC
30 Gulf Western Oil Racing- Warren Luff/Marino Franchitti Great Britain Le Mans
33 GRM/Fujitsu Racing- Lee Holdsworth/Simon Pagenaud France IndyCar
34 GRM/Fujitsu Racing- Michael Caruso/Augusto Farfus Jr Brazil WTCC, Le Mans
39 PMM/Supercheap Auto Racing- Russell Ingall/Jan Magnussen Denmark F1, WTCC
47 SBR/Lucky 7 Racing- Tim Slade/Helio Castroneves Brazil IndyCar
49 PMM/VIP Petfoods- Steve Owen/Boris Said USA NASCAR
55 FPR/The Bottle-O Racing Team- Paul Dumbrell/Christian Klein Austria F1, Le Mans
61 Bundaberg Racing- Fabian Coulthard/Patrick Long USA Le Mans
88 Triple 8/TeamVodafone- Jamie Whincup/Andy Priaulx Great Britain WTCC
888 Triple 8/TeamVodafone- Craig Lowndes/Sebastien Bourdais France F1, IndyCar

I really like this idea for a race weekend but I don't like how this could play a massive importance to the drivers championship, I wouldn't be to happy if I was leading the drivers Championship and then your international co-driver goes and crashes the car and get no points for championship. I think V8SC should just give out massive prize money instead of drivers championship points. Anyway it will be awesome watching that race weekend, I love the endurance season, Phillip Island, Bathurst, Gold Coast, Can't wait

[bud]

All the International drivers are all lock in for this years Gold Coast 600

1 Toll Holden Racing Team- James Courtney/Dan Wheldon England IndyCar
2 Toll Holden Racing Team- Garth Tander/Ryan Briscoe Australia IndyCar
3 Wilson Security Racing- Tony D'Alberto/Vitantonio Liuzzi Italy F1
4 SBR Irwin Racing -Alex Davison/Marc Lieb Germany Le Mans
5 FPR Orrcon Steel Falcon- Mark Winterbottom/Will Power Australia IndyCar
6 FPR Trading Post Falcon- Will Davison/Mika Salo Finland F1, Le Mans
7 Kelly Racing/Jack Daniels Racing- Todd Kelly/Richard Westbrook Germany Le Mans
8 BJR/Team BOC- Jason Bright/Stephane Sarrazin France F1, Le Mans
9 SBR/SP Tools Racing- Shane Van Gisbergen/Scott Dixon New Zealand IndyCar
11 Kelly Racing/Pepsi Max- Crew- Greg Murphy/Oliver Gavin Great Britain BTCC
12 Triple F Racing- Dean Fiore/Gianni Morbidelli Italy F1, WTCC
14 BJR/Team BOC- Jason Bargwanna/Tony Kanaan Brazil IndyCar
15 Kelly Racing/Jack Daniels Racing- Rick Kelly/Jorg Bergmeister Great Britain Le Mans
16 Kelly Racing/Stratco Racing- David Reynolds/Alex Tagliani Canada IndyCar
17 DJR/Jim Beam Racing- Steven Johnson/Dirk Muller Germany WTCC, Le Mans
18 DJR/Jim Beam Racing- James Moffat/Joe Hand USA ALMS
19 Mother Energy Racing- Jonathon Webb/Lucas Di Grassi Brazil F1
21 BJR/Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing- Karl Reindler/Fabrizo Giovanardi Italy WTCC
30 Gulf Western Oil Racing- Warren Luff/Marino Franchitti Great Britain Le Mans
33 GRM/Fujitsu Racing- Lee Holdsworth/Simon Pagenaud France IndyCar
34 GRM/Fujitsu Racing- Michael Caruso/Augusto Farfus Jr Brazil WTCC, Le Mans
39 PMM/Supercheap Auto Racing- Russell Ingall/Jan Magnussen Denmark F1, WTCC
47 SBR/Lucky 7 Racing- Tim Slade/Helio Castroneves Brazil IndyCar
49 PMM/VIP Petfoods- Steve Owen/Boris Said USA NASCAR
55 FPR/The Bottle-O Racing Team- Paul Dumbrell/Christian Klein Austria F1, Le Mans
61 Bundaberg Racing- Fabian Coulthard/Patrick Long USA Le Mans
88 Triple 8/TeamVodafone- Jamie Whincup/Andy Priaulx Great Britain WTCC
888 Triple 8/TeamVodafone- Craig Lowndes/Sebastien Bourdais France F1, IndyCar

I really like this idea for a race weekend but I don't like how this could play a massive importance to the drivers championship, I wouldn't be to happy if I was leading the drivers Championship and then your international co-driver goes and crashes the car and get no points for championship. I think V8SC should just give out massive prize money instead of drivers championship points. Anyway it will be awesome watching that race weekend, I love the endurance season, Phillip Island, Bathurst, Gold Coast, Can't wait

I don't like the idea of Enduros in the series for that reason period! The nay reason they exist is to fit in the Bathurst 1000. Imagine Bathurst over 2 races in a weekend.. it would be an outcry!

[Frontrunner]

The thing is Bathurst wasn't in the series many years ago, and that is the way it should be now. Winning Bathurst is a big enough incentive as it is without championship points and most drivers and fans agree that Bathurst shouldn't be involved in the Championship but just as a race where you give it your all to win. As for Bathurst being a Clipsal 500 or Sydney 500 format, there would be masssive outcry. Peter Brock would be turning in his grave if that happened.

[What's Burning?]

Bathurst will be televised on SPEED in its entirety first time. I've never watched the race, maybe this a good enticement.

[bud]

Bathurst will be televised on SPEED in its entirety first time. I've never watched the race, maybe this a good enticement.

Grab a slab enjoy

[Frontrunner]

Bathurst will be televised on SPEED in its entirety first time. I've never watched the race, maybe this a good enticement.

I also think that SPEED are doing the Gold Coast 600 aswell, Now that could be a crash central with all those international drivers on the Gold Coast streets.