BC

The race that was aired in Feb for the V8 Supercars - Abu Dabi I think - it was a great show. Why can't F1 be like this? Close racing, plenty of pit stops - and some great car footage of suspensions, wheels, closeups. They even had heart rate monitors on certain drivers (190+ BPM!)

That was a great show. I'd say its even better than rolex.

ltc

MUCH better than Rolex IMHO.
IIRC, the rules require that only OEM body panels/bumpers/rear facias be used, albeit over a purpose built frame.
Excellent concept.

BC

They were even talking about the spec wheels only being 500 dollars each. I loved the show - set the DVR to tape the next several races.

Streak

Those things sound AWESOME!!!!

I enjoyed watching them as well. That Abu Dabi facility is incredibly cool.

Kein_Ersatz

BTCC last year made for some great racing too.

gbuff

Where do you view that from? I miss it terribly.

Kein_Ersatz

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ltc

BTCC and Australian V8 Supercars is simply the best racing at the moment.
DTM has lost it along with F1 I'm afraid.

ALMS is beginning to teeter on the edge also I'm afraid.

genikz

I'd have to agree 100%. I watched all last year, including WTCC. WTCC wasn't bad either.

333pg333

These guys can drive for sure. As an Aussie I would say the only thing missing is some variety of vehicles. There is a big groundswell of Ford vs Holden (GM) out here and to say that this groundswell is made up largely of our version of NASCAR fans isn't being unkind. There was a rumour that was quashed as quickly as it arose, that Merc were going to enter into the fray with a V8 once the rules change in 2012. It would be nice to see some other makes go around, but then it would really put pressure on the privateers to sew deeper pockets into their race suits.

kurt M

Agree on all points!

V8 supercars is the better aspects of road racing with some of the better aspects of Nascar mixed in.

Bryan Watts

Though it amazes me how many folks "love" V8 Supercars but think that Grand-Am GT sucks. Grand-Am GT at least has some different marques...BMW (OHC V8), Chevy Vette, Chevy Camero, Mazda RX-8 (with a rotary), Pontiac GTO, Pontiac GXP, and the Ferraris and Porsches in the non-tube frame side.

wanna911

I don't know, there were some awesome DTM races last year. Like the one at the hockenheim ring where Timo Schneider lost the lead on the last lap, or second to last. And there were three guys going at it, then four then five in the mix.

That particular race may have been the best racing I saw all last year. But I agree that BTCC is almost like that every race (2 times in one show).

The more huge Tube Frame cars that enter Rolex GT, the less interesting it becomes. I mean a Camaro? Really?

kurt M

OK, I admit it, I like GA-GT. Hell while i am at it I also like the little ugly cars that hog all the TV time.

F1 should be better than it is. It has all kinds of things going for it but they do not often combine right and result in yelling at the TV viewing.

Potomac-Greg

Although I know that it takes tremendous talent to drive an F1 or a DTM car, it is difficult to SEE the talent because they are so fast and the most amazing F1 move can be virtually invisible to the naked eye (especially on TV).

BTCC and Aussie V8s let you SEE the talent in action. The driver's personality and decisions are expressed through a race car's actions, but in F1 and (to a lesser extent) DTM, you cannot perceive them.