The following is a list of motor racing television and radio contracts in the united kingdom for the 2020 season. Reynolds recently told that he is keen to progress negotiations with the team he has called home since 2016, despite his future with the holden squad appearing to be a formality. The most elaborate game of musical chairs in memory has left a lot of v8 supercars merchandise redundant. Page 1 of 4 2016 australian v8 supercars posted in racing comments. The virgin australia supercars championship formally australian touring car championship is the premier motorsport category in australasia and one of australias biggest sports. Ambrose did not return as a fullseason driver in 2016. Approximately half of the grids drivers are set to come off contract, which could mean comprehensive chopping and changing in where drivers and sponsors fit.
Tell us what your favourite moment in the comments below. Whats on offer for the 2016 v8 ute season, changes to the venues not a bad thing from the last few years, no perth, sadly no darwin, no homebash yes, a rumoured special event, the reported withdrawal of erebus from utes leaving 3. Besides, he rather liked working with the cocky young racer, who was now in his prime as a racer. Currently third in the championship aboard a brad jones racing. Ahead of the weekends meet at phillip island, the volvo man has been the subject of fierce speculation linking him away from. It was the twentyfirst running of the supercars championship and the twentyfirst series supercars have contested the premier australian touring car title. Yep, were seeing lots of redundant v8 supercars drivermerchandise following the longest, most elaborate game of musical chairs in memory. In show 1 of 2, check out all the highlights from saturdays contest before the main event on sunday in show 2. Silly season ramps up in v8 supercars as rumours run rife who will be driving with which team in 2016 is becoming clearer.
Reynolds still in 2020 supercars silly season frame. Blancpain gt series 2020 tbc sourced from their official website live coverage on eurosport blancpain sprint series 2020 tbc sourced from their official website live coverage on bt sport british gt championship 2020. Coulthard was one of the highprofile movers in the 2015 sillyseason, confirming his exit from brad jones racing to pilot a second car at djr team penske. V8 supercars announce 2016 season calendar youtube. On one hand, things could all fall into place and there could be minimal changes over the offseason. 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 silliest v8 supercars silly season sees no less than five race winners on the move for 2016.
V8 silly season get silly david reynolds is in the best form of his v8 supercar career hes won races and taken pole position at bathurst but he may soon be out of a job. The upcoming virgin australia supercars championship silly season is shaping up to be one of the silliest in the categorys history. David reynolds could still play a part in the 2020 supercars silly season, with a fresh erebus deal yet to be signed. By carby650 in forum circuit racing and general motorsport replies. Will volvo and nissan return for 2017, or will they follow ford in saying sayonara to a low return on investment. A lot of the movement will be determined by what happens with current holden racing team drivers james courtney and garth tander, both who are offcontract at the end of the season. The v8 grid is set to look vastly different in 2016. If anything i think it is necessary to go to soupedup production bodyshell semiexotic sports sedans like mercedes c43 amg or infinti q50 red sport contemporary, marketrelevant twinturbo sports sedans which you can actually buy unlike an altima v8 supercar. The v8 supercars silly season has already started to heat up, with several highprofile driver swaps and one big name returnee lining up for 2015. After one of the longest and most active silly seasons weve seen in recent memory, the driver market dominoes have fallen, and the final pieces of the 2016 v8 supercars driver grid are now in place. V8 supercar silly season australian ls1 and holden forums. Only three teams will field an identical lineup in the supercars 2020 season. The v8 supercars make their stop at the phillip island grand prix circuit for race 6 of the 2016 championship season.
Webb rules out championship return ahead of v8 supercar. Silly season set to erupt in supercars championship. V8 supercars drivers silly season could see more wins. V8 supercars ceo james warburton speaks about the announcement of the 2016 v8 supercars championship calendar, including the kl city gp.
The supercars championship silly season is upon us as drivers look to secure a seat for the 2017 season. How the v8 supercars grid is shaping up for 2016 the roar. With more than half the field in new teams or cars, expectation for the new season is higher than ever. The v8 supercars silly season is upon us as drivers look to secure a seat for the 2017 season. Its the first race in australia for rossi after his famous 2016 indianapolis 500 victory as a rookie. By hsv249 in forum circuit racing and general motorsport replies. The 2016 v8 supercar season was the twentieth season in which v8 supercars have. Also gone is the silly, unloved, taxpayersfunded homebush street circuit, conceived by people who should have known better than to foist such a spectatorunfriendly, economically unviable venue on race fans. V8 supercars drivers silly season could see more wins, writes cara jenkin.
With several key drivers recently locking in their moves ahead of 2016, we want to know who you think will be the biggest winner from a busy silly season. Round 1 long beach aor v8 supercars season 2 event information. Coulthard and djrtp keys to v8 silly season speedcafe. This page discusses and announces all the silly season news about the upcoming 2015 v8 supercars season. In the interview, ambrose said that the ultimate reason was that, my. In a 2017 interview, two years after his abrupt retirement, a journalist for interviewed ambrose at his brandnew lodge near launceston, over his shocking retirement from v8 supercars. In reality, its a silly season of everyone jumping ship and taking someone elses place. The former fulltime racer has ruled out a return to the drivers seat at his outfit despite losing shane van gisbergen at the end of the year, providing the momentum for a string of shifts at the end of the current season. Supercars 2020 silly season in full swing tuff touring cars. Lightning and the v8 supercars chapter 1 building up the. March 30 today in jayskis nascar history page 5 of 24.
A lot of the movement will be determined by what happens with current holden racing team drivers. He admits to never having been much good as a young bloke on the chequered board, but in the world of v8 supercars he has placed all four of the drivers he currently manages including craig lowndes in improved positions for the 2016 season. Lightning had been craigs coracer in the v8 supercars enduro cup during the previous racing season, and dutto had found that lightning tended to listen to his advice more than anyone elses. Steve hallam, a veteran of motorsports including formula one, nascar and australia v8 supercars, has taken a new position with toyota racing development. The englishman, who spent more than a decade with mclaren formula one and most recently served as managing director. Mclaughlin laughs off v8s switch rumours nine wide world. Scott mclaughlin, the fastest kiwi in v8 supercars, is going nowhere. V8 supercars 2000s i am sharing this fantastic mod in hopes that some other people will maybe take interest and paint up some cars. James courtney to return to supercars for eseries as a wildcard entry. Last seasons two main prizes the series championship and.
Heres a teambyteam rundown of who is set to go where in one of the most significant rejigging. Big changes for the 2020 season, supercar dinosaurs, will be replaced by the one make toyota cup based on the hybrid toyota prius. Richmond timesdispatch3302016 hallam joins toyota racing development. Tekno team boss jono webb has tipped the first domino in the v8 supercars driver change game for 2015.
Supercars news 2019, james courtney, supercars silly. Fabian coulthard and djr team penske have emerged as the key players in what is shaping as another lengthy v8 supercars silly season. Ive tried my hand in creating a few, but the quality isnt great and feel ive reached my limit in terms of ability. Silly season ramps up in v8 supercars as rumours run rife.