***Ford to be killed off V8 Supercars circuit at end of 2015***

[Uncle_Ken]

How about
Australian Supercar Series High Octane Lethal Entries?
or ******* for short?

UK

[blueoval]

^^^ hahaha

[Uncle_Ken]

Oh I got **** out. The endign was HOLE
Fordman302 I'm afraid for your son it will be A LOT different.
UK

[CyberWasp]

Have they even stopped for a minute and wondered who are the people driving the sales of their cars like the Ranger?
Might they be the hard working class enthusiasts that love their Australian Falcon and Motorsport.
Lets kick them in the guts because the people that normally buy Camrys & Aurions will save Ford and buy the new Mondeo when it is released.
The magic fairies will also cast spells on people and the sales of the Focus will also surpass the Corolla and Mazda3, when the evil Falcon is put to rest.
The non enthusiasts will save Ford once they know they are a company that is not into dreadful things like Motor Racing.....yeah right.

[jpblue1000]

Originally Posted by CyberWasp

Have they even stopped for a minute and wondered who are the people driving the sales of their cars like the Ranger?
Might they be the hard working class enthusiasts that love their Australian Falcon and Motorsport.

Maybe they have and in their opinion that's what they are trying to distance themselves from?
Turn over a new leaf and sell more cars to other people than less cars to the same people.
Cant hurt trying as the same old isn't working.

JP

[Bucket]

Originally Posted by FalconXV

I think/hope you're right. But the question is if they want to continue after 2017, do they use an Ecoboost Mustang? or a Mondeo?
Also does this mean Nissan and Volvo can't use V8s anymore?
I think a 600hp Ecoboost Mondeo would be a cool entry , and maybe DJR could homologate a few road-going COTF chassis' to keep the enthusiasm going, and they could send them to Europe... just an idea.

Nissan would probably want to use the GTR engine in the Altima, and Volvo would want to use their new 300+kW 4-banger. It would be one of the most innovative and competitive world touring car series', but what will they rename it?

I think you're on the money.. here are my thoughts.

It looks like they are opening up the pathways for multiple engine configurations. The beauty of that would be, you could theoretically have an Ecoboost Mustang and/or a V8 Variant running the same power output (capped and standardised at a guess). Mondeo, the same. The beauty of COTF is that they can pretty much skin any 4/5 seater car body onto the platform, drop their engine of choice (so long as it's in the Manufacturers Catalogue I would say) and go gangbusters. It's quasi-nascar (more so TOCA?) but it's now more accessible to other makes which is nice I guess...
I foresee a return to the Touring car days of old (think pre Holden Ford Duopoly- already happening) but using the COTF platform with a lot of standardisations across the line. You could see Alfas make a come back, Chrysler & Lexus too. They could all employ engines more realistic with their actual show room cars thus staying a bit truer to their individual design philosophies.
The only complications I see needing to be addressed:

Vehicle weight when different makes employ different powertrains; V8's V6's and Turbo 4's or whatever they go for.

-Power Deliver (Peak torque, Maximum Kw. etc)... The ECU's would all have to be set up to deliver very similar figures across the range at a guess...

Factory backing may be a thing of the past but If you have solid sponsors, you don't really need it. It was far more important when the V8SC platforms were custom jobs, needing far more engineering input etc and more development $$$

Anyway, that's my thoughts on that for now.

[EgoFG]

Unified Road/Track Series

Then Holden will take over as naming rights sponsor.

HURTS doesn't it.

[Bucket]

Originally Posted by EgoFG

Unified Road/Track Series

Then Holden will take over as naming rights sponsor.

HURTS doesn't it.

Guessing you're being sarcastic...hope you're being sarcastic.
Holden have nothing in the Performance care pipeline after Commodore.
All indications point to no V8 Sedan, no Camaro... at best, the VXR range which they would enter a Hi-Po Turbo 4 in the Future championship.

[LoudPipes]

Originally Posted by Bucket

Holden have nothing in the Performance care pipeline after Commodore.

They may bring back the Gemini or Camira.

[Bucket]

Originally Posted by LoudPipes

They may bring back the Gemini or Camira.

[Uncle_Ken]

Now I heard from a friend of a friend,
who knows a guy,
who has a mate,
thats know the cleaner in the Australian Army and he reckons Chrysler is coming on board with a 1,500 shaft horsepower (1,100 kW) Honeywell AGT 1500 multi-fuel gas turbine, and a six speed (four forward, two reverse) Allison X-1100-3B Hydro-Kinetic automatic transmission,



Thye say it will CRUSH all before (or behind) it.

UK

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by Bucket

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Guessing you're being sarcastic...hope you're being sarcastic.
Holden have nothing in the Performance care pipeline after Commodore.
All indications point to no V8 Sedan, no Camaro... at best, the VXR range which they would enter a Hi-Po Turbo 4 in the Future championship.

Insignia turbo v6 would be most likely. Apparently they are discussing atm wether to rename it Commodore for Australia.

[NX74205]

Originally Posted by Uncle_Ken

Now I heard from a friend of a friend,
who knows a guy,
who has a mate,
thats know the cleaner in the Australian Army and he reckons Chrysler is coming on board with a 1,500 shaft horsepower (1,100 kW) Honeywell AGT 1500 multi-fuel gas turbine, and a six speed (four forward, two reverse) Allison X-1100-3B Hydro-Kinetic automatic transmission,

image

Thye say it will CRUSH all before (or behind) it.

UK

Poor EL Futura :(

Should be against forum rules to post a pic of a Falcon being destroyed.

[OZQUAD44]

Originally Posted by SpoolMan

Ford sponsorship of the Geelong FC has been going for 89 years, if this one gets pulled it will be felt a lot harder than the V8SC funding withdraw.
Ford's current deal with the Geelong FC finishes at the end of 2016, its believed to be the longest running sports sponsorship in the world.

The falcon name plate is one of the longest running name plates in the automotive world as well. Surpassed only by the F truck, and the 911, I think?


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[XR Martin]

Originally Posted by NX74205

Poor EL Futura :(

Should be against forum rules to post a pic of a Falcon being destroyed.

Fairmont...

[LeadFoot81]

Originally Posted by XR6 Martin

Fairmont...

Has Fairmont wheels, but it's a Futura.

[Uncle_Ken]

Sorry guys, I looked for a Holden but they had all rusted out, only Fords last long enough.
UK
Would make an interesting race though..