BTCC vs WTCC vs DTM vs V8 Supercars

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Originally Posted by MAX_THRUST

Having had a Vauxhall Omega (poor imitation of the Holden commodore) I love the big cars, but in the UK you can't buy anything from ford or Vauxhall that is that size of car. No Omega or Granada equivillant. If you wanna big car you have to buy a BMW or MERC it seems.

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Have you not heard of the VXR8 GTS? It is the Commodore lurking under a griffin badge and chiming in at £49,500.
Vauxhall VXR - Performance forged on the racetrack

Furthermore you can even buy the ute in the UK:
Vauxhall VXR - Performance forged on the racetrack

Due to the relatively high costs of petrol in the UK to Oz and the fact that the "little Aussie battler" (ie the Aussie Dollar) has hardened up, Holden are only prepared to export the V8 variants because other markets will not absorb the sixes.

BTCC is my favourite because there is constant on-track action. Driving standards in recent years have raised some eye brows but, by and large, I find it the most entertaining series to watch. I've only seen limited V8 Supercars races due to my lack of coverage here in Ireland but I've enjoyed the ones I've seen. DTM and WTCC rarely produce amazing racing and I find both too clinical to be exciting. I followed most of the WTCC season last year but should have spent my time doing college work or something!

WTCC and DTM too clinical. Great way to put it, and your right. V8's and BTCC are a lot more scrappy when racing and that makes for excitement.

Well as a Brit I have to say the best are ..... the V8 Supercars.

Close racing, decent format ie longish races with pitstops allowing differing strategies, should be improved with Mercedes and Nissan joining in, cars with more grunt than grip has to be a winner. Cars sound fantastic and look good to drive. Only downside is I would prefer slightly less street circuits although the cars are better suited to these tracks than Indycars or F1. Generally good, even driving standards,

Second BTCC, wide variety of cars but only 2 or 3 top class drivers in recent years. Driving standards going ever downwards seemingly. If the drivers were in single seaters people would regularily be getting seriously injured ...

Third - hmmm, high-tech, high budget bore-fest of DTM or WTCC which is simply.....odd! No-one watches it, a few good drivers and lots who aren't - World TCC? Gotta be joking... Both these series have pretty boring racing.

WT

Some news updates from the V8SC

Strong Chevrolet presence expected for Austin 400 - Speedcafe

Erebus planning for six Mercedes V8 Supercars - Speedcafe

V8 Supercars confirms Texas event details - Speedcafe

Scottie McLaughlin - young, spunky, mega talent and big grin on his face. It's like Craig Lowndes all over again.

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Originally Posted by TheFamousEccles

Strong Chevrolet presence expected for Austin 400 - Speedcafe

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From this Article:
A complete re-branding of the company’s flagship Holden Racing Team for the weekend is thought to be among the options under consideration.

This has been done before of course:
http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/v...esert40018.jpg

Personally I think that it will happen for every season from 2016 and beyond and at EVERY race because Holden will suffer a complete existence failure. As it is, every car in their lineup is sold as a Chevrolet overseas.
Holden as a nameplate has no real reason anymore.

I disagree that Holden as a nameplate has no real reason anymore, but sadly I do agree that Holden as a manufacturer will cease to exist sooner rather than later. But Holden will likely continue as a nameplate in Australia, like it's already doing, though without a locally designed, engineered and manufactured family saloon car.

The outcry would be deafening! No more Holden? Crazy talk.

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

V8 Supercars, then DTM.......


followed miles behind by British & World bumper cars.....

I actually think the BTCC is living on it's history when it was a fine series. Shockingly awful cars, terrible driving standards, the only thing it has is a great media presence.

As for the WTCC, undeserving of an FiA World Championship moniker. Are they the best cars, drivers, tracks, etc

I think not.

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I really do have to agree with this. British and World bumper cars lol. Maybe if Jason Plato was shot, then im sure the championships would be a lot cleaner in terms of racing. I don't watch the BTCC any more, as ramming some one off the track, instead of overtaking is not racing. As for DTM, ive not watched in for a while, as I never seem to be able to find what channel its on. Aussie V8s are by far the best, watch the championship on Motors. Bathurst is one of the events, along with Le Mans, Indy500 which I look forward to watching every year. There is just something about the big heavy V8, with sod all in the way of driver aids, that add to the racing.

Surely they'd keep the Holden name in the long term? Would seem pointless rebranding the whole thing for the sake of a few badges. I mean, Vauxhall only exists in the UK, everywhere else it's an Opel