Saying that though Phill it will probably be the same winner as last year anyway …..hahahaha

but its alright JR sorted out the booing fans with a history making podium speech. but as i said even Jim Richards didnt think he had won it

Yeah but then the drivers in that category will be “sheltered” as it will just be open to [Beige] Camrys and no one else.. no Epicas etc

However; whilst were on the subject I suggest you try to obtain a copy of the V8 Supercars Rules/Guidlelines.. which outlines the criteria the teams must meet inorder to be elligible to compete.. [all forms of motorsport have them]

Then you will see that the V8s are by no means sheltered – it’s just that Ford and Holden build cars which meet the requirements.

Going by your arguement F1 is also shelterd because Holden aren;t allowed to race – why thety don’t build a car which meets the criteria which is essentially an F1 car must be a computer controlled rocket with 4 wheels; sounds like a swarm of bees and has a highly paid jockey along dfor the ride.

Which is funy because they hired Phillips inorder to try and turn Mitsubishi around as he was the one who helped turn Toyota around a couple of years before.. He had a number of ideas including a RWD Sedan but Tokyo just kept saying No No No

Which is understandable because there are a few in race control that don’t have a complete understanding of the rules either.. Luckily though; one of them.. Colin Bond has since left.

Though some flaggies and fans believe the decision to Red Flag the race was a “premature ajudication” because less than 10 minutes later the rain stopped – typical Bathurst

to the people that dont like the 2 make series dont forget there are still plenty of series out there that do offer a variety of makes for your viewing. the funny thing is they have not enjoyed anywhere near the success that the V8 supercar formula has enjoyed.
doesnt that spell out something?????

most of the people the winning Nissan many years ago were p-i-s-s-e-d off that it was declared a winner even though it was crashed on the side of the track. even JR was surprised he was declared the winner

wheelnut,
actually i thought Mitsu actually showed interest in the V8’s. i still have magazines with an impression of a magna V8 on the cover. the only thing is Mitsu went through their financial down fall and and wouldnt have had the funds to run in the series.

TP,
are the porsche carreras sheltered too because that is only a one make series? grow up!!!
you obviously dont know anything about motorsport. go watch the performance car series (if you knew it exsisted).
there you would see the HSV’s in stock hold their own against the imports. the only ones that can keep with them is the EVO’s and thats only due to the corners.

For me, the golden years of Bathurst were the late seventies, when there was great variety in the field and the cars were more closely related to production cars than today’s V8s.

This wagon would be good to see.