Being new here, I look through archives, to see what topics are discussed, attitudes, etc., kind of get the feeling of the forums, so to speak. Unless I over looked it, I did not see a thread about this either here in the NASCAR forum or in the Touring Car forum, which I must say, kind of surprised me. Here is one of quite a few clips that have been posted on YouTube and other sites:
Kurt Busch turns laps at Circuit of The Americas - YouTube
Two weeks before the inagural Australian V8 Supercar race, at the new Circuit of the Americas track, in Austin, TX, NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, Kurt Busch was invited to the track to drive a Holden (Australian GM division) Commondor VF, V8 Supercar, as part of a promotion for the upcoming race. Kurt did them one better and brought his team and one of their Chevrolet SS, Sprint Cup cars. His idea, since the Chevrolet SS is basically a re-branded Commondor VF, it might be fun to do a car swap with one of the V8 Supercar drivers. James Courtney and Fabian Coultard were there, demonstrating a V8 Supercar and giving rides to media types. Courtney jumped at the chance to drive the Sprint Cup car, as Busch did at the chance to drive the V8. After the swap, Busch talked about driving the V8, in an interview, explaining that it was amazing to watch the Sprint Cup car accelerate away from the Supercar on the straights, only to see the Supercar catch back up and pass the Cup car through the turns. The Cup car, he explained had more horsepower, giving it the speed advantage on the straights, but that the Supercar weights less and is far more nimble. The two cars, he explained were for all intents equal. He said that he thought the two series could put on a great race. Much of the interview was chopped, but enough was seen to understand what he meant. He said he thought it could be big.
I'm not a road-racing fan, but for some reason, I have developed a liking for the V8 Supercar Series. I like Kurt's idea and would like to see the Cup cars and Supercars put on an exebition race between the two series. It should be run at COTA, V8 cars are not suitable for running on an oval. Do it the weekend before the World 600, at Charlotte. The V8s will be here for there race, so they would not have the expense of having to make an additional trip from Australia. Make it somewhere around 300 miles in length. Run it after the V8, maybe the day afterward, yes, Monday, but many people are already on holiday, for the following weekend's Memorial Day weekend. Pay a decent enough purse, to make it attractive for the teams from both series to compete. Should be a great show! Curious of anyone else, like myself, would like to see this. I'm going to post this on the NASCAR forum as well, to see what the fans there think.
Kurt Busch turns laps at Circuit of The Americas - YouTube
Two weeks before the inagural Australian V8 Supercar race, at the new Circuit of the Americas track, in Austin, TX, NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, Kurt Busch was invited to the track to drive a Holden (Australian GM division) Commondor VF, V8 Supercar, as part of a promotion for the upcoming race. Kurt did them one better and brought his team and one of their Chevrolet SS, Sprint Cup cars. His idea, since the Chevrolet SS is basically a re-branded Commondor VF, it might be fun to do a car swap with one of the V8 Supercar drivers. James Courtney and Fabian Coultard were there, demonstrating a V8 Supercar and giving rides to media types. Courtney jumped at the chance to drive the Sprint Cup car, as Busch did at the chance to drive the V8. After the swap, Busch talked about driving the V8, in an interview, explaining that it was amazing to watch the Sprint Cup car accelerate away from the Supercar on the straights, only to see the Supercar catch back up and pass the Cup car through the turns. The Cup car, he explained had more horsepower, giving it the speed advantage on the straights, but that the Supercar weights less and is far more nimble. The two cars, he explained were for all intents equal. He said that he thought the two series could put on a great race. Much of the interview was chopped, but enough was seen to understand what he meant. He said he thought it could be big.
I'm not a road-racing fan, but for some reason, I have developed a liking for the V8 Supercar Series. I like Kurt's idea and would like to see the Cup cars and Supercars put on an exebition race between the two series. It should be run at COTA, V8 cars are not suitable for running on an oval. Do it the weekend before the World 600, at Charlotte. The V8s will be here for there race, so they would not have the expense of having to make an additional trip from Australia. Make it somewhere around 300 miles in length. Run it after the V8, maybe the day afterward, yes, Monday, but many people are already on holiday, for the following weekend's Memorial Day weekend. Pay a decent enough purse, to make it attractive for the teams from both series to compete. Should be a great show! Curious of anyone else, like myself, would like to see this. I'm going to post this on the NASCAR forum as well, to see what the fans there think.
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