The 2014 v8 supercars season in numbers part 1 the. In december 2014, supercars released details concerning the future of the category. The 2014 v8 supercars season in numbers part 2 the. The benefits of cycling can be useful for many other sports. The end of the 2014 v8 supercars season is almost upon us, following a cracking and controversial bathurst that saw ford win for the second year in a. A drivers title has been awarded since 1960 and titles for teams and manufacturers are also currently awarded. V8 supercars has officially released its 16 event 2014 schedule, confirming a return to sydney motorsport park and absence from the circuit of the americas.
Jamie whincups twotime championship winning v8 supercar. V8scorsa 2014 supercheap auto racing racedepartment. Volvo polestar racing unveiled its 650 hp volvo s60 that will debut in the 2014 v8 supercars by driving it across the sydney harbour bridge under police escort. Page 1 of 4 v8 supercar 2014 posted in racing comments. Qualifying was tight but for the second time this season it was madison down taking the pole position being the only simracer to dip into the 1.
V8 2014 supercars mod for grid autosport by lukilla this mod puts the amazing v8 supercars 2014 season liveries to the holden commodore and ford falcon super tourers cars, hope you enjoy. Numerous v8 supercar drivers use the bike to maintain fitness. Jan 02, 2014 as the first luxury car manufacturer to field a factory team in the v8 supercar championship, were delighted to share this milestone moment with you and reveal our race engine for the 2014 v8 supercar season, said matt braid, managing director of volvo cars australia. Former bathurst winner will davison has joined the mercedesbenz erebus. It was the 55th year of touring car racing in australia since the first runnings of the australian touring car championship, now known as the international v8 supercars championship, and the forerunner of the present day bathurst, the armstrong 500. Aug 03, 2014 v8 2014 supercars mod for grid autosport by lukilla this mod puts the amazing v8 supercars 2014 season liveries to the holden commodore and ford falcon super tourers cars, hope you enjoy instructions. Ford performance racing confirms decision by ford australia to pull out of v8 supercars at end of 2015 season. Nov 15, 2014 the end of the 2014 v8 supercars season is almost upon us, following a cracking and controversial bathurst that saw ford win for the second year in a row and nissan claim its first podium. If last season is anything to go by, 2015 should be a cracker of a year with the rise of scott mclaughlin and chaz mostert as well as the return of marcos ambrose.
Volvo gets ready for the start of the 2014 australian v8 supercars season by officially introducing a 650horsepower, polestartuned version of the s60 sedan. Enjoy over 6 minutes of this custom music video i made, representing all the thrills, spills, and exciting action of the 2014 v8 supercar. Jun 17, 20 in a surprise move, volvo cars australia has announced it will join australias most popular motorsport series, the v8 supercars, from the 2014 season. Fvr v8supercars 2014 to 2016 simulates the 2014, 2015 and 2016 australian v8 supercars championship. When nissan entered the fray of v8 supercar racing they were the fifth manufacturer to enter a team in the series. There are 16 rounds of racingincluding a nonchampionship exhibition at the formula 1 australian grand prixacross eight months. Greg murphy born 23 august 1972 is a new zealand professional racing driver, best known as a fourtime winner of the bathurst. It was the 55th year of touring car racing in australia since the first runnings of the australian touring car championship, now known as the international v8 supercars championship, and the forerunner of the present day bathurst. The australian, who retired from grand prix at the end of last season and switched to the v8 supercar.
By driving it across the sydney harbour bridge under police escort, volvo polestar racing unveiled its 650horsepower volvo s60 that will debut in this years v8 supercars series. V8 supercar 2014 racing comments the autosport forums. By the end of 2014, caruso was tenth in the points, the best ever finish for a nissan driver in the modern era of v8 supercar racing. Known as wr 021, the holden vf commodore supercar racer is now for sale through lloyds auctions. It was the sixteenth running of the v8 supercars championship and the eighteenth series in which v8 supercars have contested the premier australian touring car title. The 525kw oneoff v8 supercar wagon is for sale starting life in 2014, wr 021 was the sixth chassis built by walkinshaw then the factorysupported holden racing team for supercars car of the future regulations. The 2014 international v8 supercars championship often simplified to the 2014 v8 supercars championship was an fiasanctioned international motor racing series for v8 supercars. Andretti, bathurst, formula e, indycar, motorsportstalk. The fivetime champion jamie whincup is the man to beat on the v8 supercar grid. Nineteen simracers settled in for a 22 lap event which saw shaun kelly take pole position with a lap time of 2. The v8 supercars series recently concluded week 5 of 2014 season 2 at the treacherous midohio sports car course. List of australian touring car and v8 supercar champions. Embed from getty images reigning champion mark winterbottom relaxes after clenching his first v8 supercar title in sydney, 2015 the 2016 australian v8 supercar season is upon us. There will be a maximum of 4 of any one car available for selection.
Jul 04, 20 double motogp champion casey stoner may take a sabbatical from motorsport competition in 2014. Volvo unveils 2014 v8 supercars engine the supercars. Volvo polestar racing reveals v8 supercar engine for 2014. The current 2014 version will feature all cars and drivers from the 2014 season. This is the supercheap auto racing commodore of tim slade from the 2014 v8 supercar season. The australian touring car championship, presently known as the virgin australia supercars championship, is a motor racing competition open to australias premier touring car category. The 2014 international v8 supercars championship was an fiasanctioned international motor racing series for v8 supercars. In 2016, chris coxhead and liam wild finished 3rd overall in the v8 supercars online premiere series bathurst, enoying a fantastic podium finish for the team in what it is arguably the largest and most competitive annual. Volvo to compete in 2014 v8 supercars series winding road. Facebook record of the djr team penske era of v8 supercars. Djr team penske v8 supercar 2014 and beyond posts facebook. This is a significant day, said christian dahl, owner of polestar. Volvo unveils 2014 v8 supercars engine the supercars collective. Week seven of the 2014 season 2 v8 supercars series wrappedup its florida visit with a spectacular race at sebring international raceway.
Twentysix talented drivers will bang doors, hop curbs and. V8 supercars 2009 season highlights dvd, 2014 for sale. We have tried to get as much detail in these as we can imagine. As the first luxury car manufacturer to field a factory team in the v8 supercar championship, were delighted to share this milestone moment with you and reveal our race engine for the 2014 v8 supercar season, said matt braid, managing director of volvo cars australia.
The 2015 dunlop v8 supercar series will be the sixteenth running of the v8 supercar development series, a support series to the international v8 supercars championship. Feb 15, 2014 page 1 of 4 v8 supercar 2014 posted in racing comments. In a surprise move, volvo cars australia has announced it will join australias most popular motorsport series, the v8 supercars, from the 2014 season. The season began on 27 february at the adelaide street circuit and finished on 7 december at the homebush street circuit. Twentyfive cars contested the full 2014 championship, down from twentyeight in 20. Garry rogers motorsports move to volvo machinery this season coincides with the return of valvoline as its. The 2015 season will feature a new number allocation system.
The 2014 v8 supercar season was the eighteenth year in which v8 supercars contested the. Despite a win at winton in 20, nissan couldnt repeat the feat in 2014, but privateer team, erebus motorsport gave mercedesbenz its first ever v8 supercars victory in a hard fought race at winton. V8 supercars 2014 round phillip island 400 race 3. Double motogp champion casey stoner may take a sabbatical from motorsport competition in 2014. The competition was fierce as some of the best simracers in australia made appearances at the weekly strengthoffield sof race.
Included are the early and late season liveries as well as the preseason test livery. The 2014 v8 supercar season was the eighteenth year in which v8 supercars contested the senior australian touring car series. In april 2016, the series reached an agreement with virgin australia to rename the series to the virgin australia supercars championship on 1 july. Aor v8 supercars season 2 car selection this thread will be where the car selection takes place for the following season. V8 boss james warburton is promising a renewed international focus from 2015. Feb 05, 2019 erebus motorsport was the only team fielding the mercedes e63 amg in australias v8 supercars series, but now its jumping ship to run the holden vf commodore next season. Mar 03, 2016 embed from getty images reigning champion mark winterbottom relaxes after clenching his first v8 supercar title in sydney, 2015 the 2016 australian v8 supercar season is upon us. For the first time since 2009 there is no international event discounting new zealand on the 2014 v8 supercar calendar. Its summer down under, and the v8 supercars are on the attack. Greg murphy joined jeremy clarkson and james may presenting top gear live, when it had its first international live show at asb showgrounds in auckland from 1215 february 2009, and again when the show returned in 2010. Jane aubrey wrote about the crossover of driving and cycling in february 2015. Event results season results winners armor all pole position.
The 20 season has seen the arrival of nissan and mercedesbenz, although the ranks of the series are still dominated by fords and holdens. The vf commodore v8 supercar that took jamie whincup to his 20 and 2014 supercars championship victories is up for sale most recently driven by teenaged racer jake kostecki in the super2 development series at sandown this year, the car currently wears a. The order for car selection will be decided by the points scored in the aor v8 supercars. News, video highlights, calendar, results and live timing from the virgin australia supercars championship, formerly the v8 supercars championship. The 2014 v8 supercar season continues this weekend with the winton 400 in victoria and finishes in sydney in december. Since the series began in 2000, the race number pool was shared with the main v8 supercar series, meaning that numbers used in the main championship could not be.
In 2020 the virgin australia supercars championship will again race around the country, from the adelaide season opener in february to decembers newcastle season finale, and visit new zealand. Feb 26, 2016 aor v8 supercars season 2 car selection this thread will be where the car selection takes place for the following season. The first test for v8 supercar for 2014 is underway, unfortunately it is raining, but no complaints as. Like 20 newcomers nissan and mercedes, volvo polestar racing which joins the v8 supercars circus in 2014 hasnt chosen the easy option of simply buying a categorysupplied engine. Most parts of the new fvr v8 supercars 2014 mod are scratch build, with the exception of the vf which is a modified version of the old ve rf1 model. A possessed holden racing team v8 supercar is for sale. Aug 24, 2015 when nissan entered the fray of v8 supercar racing they were the fifth manufacturer to enter a team in the series. This is for the v8scorsa mod for assetto corsa as found here. See more ideas about volvo v8, v8 supercars and volvo. Australias v8 supercar series has traditionally been a twohorse race, with ford and gms australian subsidiary, holden, duking it out on the tracks of oz.
Jan 05, 2015 sixtime v8 supercars champion jamie whincup photo. It was the eighteenth running of the v8 supercars championship and the eighteenth series in which v8 supercars have contested the premier australian touring car title. The 2016 v8 supercar season was the twentieth season in which v8 supercars have contested the premier australian touring car series. It was the 57th season of touring car racing in australia since the first runnings of the australian touring car championship, now known as the international v8 supercars championship, and the forerunner of the present day bathurst, the armstrong 500. The circus was supposed to be heading back to texas for a second year but the x games got in the way. The first test for v8 supercar for 2014 is underway, unfortunately it is raining, but no complaints as we need it. Feb 14, 2014 volvo gets ready for the start of the 2014 australian v8 supercars season by officially introducing a 650horsepower, polestartuned version of the s60 sedan. Apr 28, 2019 this is the supercheap auto racing commodore of tim slade from the 2014 v8 supercar season. The 2014 international v8 supercars championship often simplified to the 2014 v8 supercars championship was an fia sanctioned international motor racing series for v8 supercars. Instead, polestar has taken on the significant engineering challenge of turning a road car engine into a potential bathurst winner. Qualifying was tight but for the second time this season it was madison down taking the pole position being the. The 2014 v8 supercars season in numbers part 1 january 5, 2015 december 30, 2014 by v8scglobal sixtime v8 supercars champion jamie whincup photo.
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