V8 Supercars Rumor

[macdog]

Heard a rumor that Mercedes Benz is going to become a team in the V8 Supercars...

Look forward to seeing that if it eventuates!!

http://www.carpoint.com.au/news/2010/prestige-and-luxury/mercedesbenz/c63/exclusive-mercedesbenz-eyeing-v8-supercars-18598

[34GeeTeeTee]

They said there would be 4 makes in it with the COF, i actually thought it would be Toyota TBH

[cree]

Pretty random for Mercedes to enter. I would have thought it was Toyota too.

[Weapon]

Nah definitely Mercedes.. Already well into the pipelines from what I've read lately

[macdog]

yeah, it is going to be unreal.

[Tai1or Made]

Vodafone sponsered?

[34GeeTeeTee]

Should upset some bogans nicely

[Tai1or Made]

Zero farks given to bogans.

Just want something new.

[34GeeTeeTee]

Zero farks given to bogans.

Just want something new.

Agreed! Will be good....

[mad082]

there had been talk of it being BMW a while back, as well as chrysler.

just don't fall into the trap of thinking that any of the new companies joining will somehow be any faster than the fords and holdens. this isn't the old days of group A where the amount of parity is decided by someone who hasn't actually watched any of the racing or seen any of the results..... the cars will be very closely matched, but unless they actually get some decent teams to run their cars they won't do very well. this is why the nissan's won't do very well. they are going to be run by a team that isn't successfull with the current technology, let alone something totally new, even with all the help they will get from nissan.

[34GeeTeeTee]

Yeah they will be very closely matched.... Is it just the Kellys that are going Nissan?

[Tai1or Made]

just don't fall into the trap of thinking that any of the new companies joining will somehow be any faster than the fords and holdens.

Know this.

Just want something different.

[mad082]

Yeah they will be very closely matched.... Is it just the Kellys that are going Nissan?

yeah just the kellys.

Know this.

Just want something different.

plenty of people don't realise it though and think that since nissan was successful over 20 years ago in a very different racing category, they will be just as dominant again.

[Tai1or Made]

plenty of people don't realise it though and think that since nissan was successful over 20 years ago in a very different racing category, they will be just as dominant again.

[34GeeTeeTee]

yeah just the kellys.

plenty of people don't realise it though and think that since nissan was successful over 20 years ago in a very different racing category, they will be just as dominant again.

Dunno if murph will survive another year but I hope he does to thrash the Nissan

[macdog]

Better look out for Casey Stoner joining the V8 supercars soon as well.

[Tai1or Made]

Sif Stoner will join.

He has to put all his time into being at home and servicing that wife of his.

Or he can join and I'll service her.

Yeah that's a better idea.

[macdog]

mate, you watch...

He wants to join.

give it 3-5 years.

Edited September 17, 2012 by macdog

[34GeeTeeTee]

It wont be that long, he has been testing with vodaphone for a year from what i heard..... He put out an official thing a few months ago and said he was NOT going to the supercars, yet on the interview on the weekend IN the vodaphone transporter he said he was very keen to get it one, so i would say it'll be next season for 2014 at least.

[Roy]

Well Red Bull are replacing Vodafone at Triple 888 racing it wouldnt surprise me to hear they are trying to find a 3rd licence to run him in a team car.

I read about 12 months ago that Mercedes were keen provided the cost of developing aero and body was not too prohibitive. They wanted to use a development of their Superstars platform Having watched a round of the Superstars when OS they are pretty cool things but pretty sure they wll need to pick up the pace as out tin tops are quicker