http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpEp3janpEU

I love the aussie v8 supercar series!

You should also checkout the British touring car championship (BTCC) series - also on Speed. More fast bumper-car driving!

that was insane ,
i miss my car :(

thats some crazy drivin!

Great Battle! Reminds me of the ALMS series and how they love to swap paint just like the Aussie Super Cars!

you should see the highlight reel for bathurst. (v8 supercars..) biggest race on the calendar.

great race! I love those cars.

The V8 Supercar
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The Ford Falcon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Falcon_(Australia)) of Craig Lowndes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Lowndes) at Queensland Raceway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland_Raceway), 2009


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The Holden Commodore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Commodore) of Garth Tander (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Tander) at the L&H 500 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_L%26H_500), 2008


The regulations aim to balance the desire for technical competition and fast vehicles with a requirement to keep costs reasonable. Racing is close, and the cars bear some resemblance to production models. The recent application of "Project Blueprint" - introduced at the beginning of the 2003 season (where both makes of car were examined to ensure parity) the racing between Holden and Ford has become closer than ever (reducing the risk of a one make dominated series).
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=V8_Supercars&action=edit&section=3)] Bodyshell

Unlike other forms of motorsport (such as NASCAR) where competitors build cars from space frame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_frame) construction, V8 Supercars are still based on production road cars. Each V8 Supercar is based on a current-specification VE Commodore or FG Falcon production bodyshell, with an elaborate roll cage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll_cage). In 2007 specifications both the Commodore and Falcon have adopted E-glass front mudguards in place of the production steel items, in order to save costs.
The VE Commodore was initially rejected[by whom? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words)] from taking part in the series due to its wheelbase being longer and wider than the BF Falcon. For the model to be homologated, V8 Supercar granted the Commodore a custom fabricated bodyshell into which a limited number of production bodyshell panels are incorporated. As a result, the roofline is lower than production and the rear door is shorter such that externally the rear doors, roof and rear quarters all consist of specialised custom coachwork panels.
Similarly, the longer wheelbase of the FG Falcon (over the BF) requires a comparable custom-fabricated shorter body, and the FG is also shorted in the rear door and lowered in the roof line compared to the road going model.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=V8_Supercars&action=edit&section=4)] Aerodynamics

Cars have a standard "aerodynamic package" of spoilers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoiler_(automotive)) and wings, a front splitter/air dam and side-skirts made in-house by the teams. Testing is conducted so that in principle the two makes have similar aerodynamics. However the test is only conducted at one particular speed and with the cars set to the lowest downforce configuration, leaving room for controversy.[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)]
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=V8_Supercars&action=edit&section=5)] Weight

The minimum category weight is 1355 kg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilograms) (2987 lbs.) (without the driver)
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=V8_Supercars&action=edit&section=6)] Power

A V8 Supercar must have a front-engine design (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front-engine_design) and rear-wheel drive. Every car uses either a 5.0 L Ford "Boss 302 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Boss_302_engine)" SVO or a 5.0 L Chevrolet small block (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_small-block_engine) race-engine (depending on the make) - capable of producing between 460 and 485 kW (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilowatt) (620 — 650 bhp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower)) of power, but generally quoted as a little over 450 kW (600 bhp) in race trim. Engines have pushrod (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushrod) actuated valves and electronic fuel injection (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_fuel_injection). Both Ford and Holden engines are based on racing engines from their respective US parent companies. Engines are electronically restricted to 7,500 rpm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutions_per_minute).
Broadly speaking, the engines have a capacity of 5 litres, with 2 valves per cylinder. Compression ratio is regulated to 10:1. From the 2009 season (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_V8_Supercar_season) onwards, cars run on E85 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E85) fuel consisting of 85% ethanol (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol), which while reaping the benefits of a fuel largely made from a renewable resource has seen a marked increase in fuel consumption. EFI configuration is that of individual throttle bodies (albeit throttle actuation is linked/synchronised) and one injector per cylinder.
Engines typically produce approximately 50 less bhp when raced at the Bathurst 1000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathurst_1000). This is done both to gain necessary engine longevity on the endurance race as well as to improve fuel efficiency, and moderate the number of potential refuelling stops. The advent of E85 fuel however has reduced the importance of fuel efficiency as a typical Bathurst stint has been reduced from approximately 31-32 laps to 22-23.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=V8_Supercars&action=edit&section=7)] Some common components

All cars in the category use identical spool differentials (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_slip_differential#Spool), brake packages and gearboxes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gearbox). The category uses a 6-speed Hollinger gearbox (Australian made), in either the 'H' pattern or as of 2008, a sequential pattern. Differential ratios used throughout the season are 3.75:1, 3.5:1, 3.25:1 and 3.15:1. The 3.15:1 ratio differential was introduced in 2005 to be used at Bathurst (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Panorama_Circuit) - cars with this ratio can now exceed 300 km/h (186 mph) on Conrod Straight (this has yet to be demonstrated, although Perkins Engineering claims to have exceeded this speed multiple times in the 2005 event). The theoretical maximum speed is 306 km/h (190 mph) at 7,500 rpm. All cars have a 75 litre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litre) fuel tank, except for the endurance races at Phillip Island and Bathurst (which still use the 120 litre fuel tank from previous seasons), the previous "Bathurst Tank" had a capacity of 120 litres.

Bad Ass!!

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=V8_Supercars&action=edit&section=8)] Suspension

Basic front-suspension configuration is double wishbone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_wishbone_suspension) (made compulsory for both makes through Project Blueprint), whilst rear suspension is a "live axle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_axle)" design, using 4 longitudinal links and Watt's linkage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt%27s_linkage) for lateral location. Both suspension systems are similar to those fitted to the EL Falcon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EL_Falcon).
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=V8_Supercars&action=edit&section=9)] Brakes

Front- and rear-brake disks have to be made out of ferrous material (steel brakes as opposed to carbon brakes). Maximal dimensions for each disk are 376x35.56 mm (diameter x thickness). Until the end of the 2006 season, teams could choose the manufacturer of the braking system. In 2007 the UK-based brake-manufacturer Alcon secured a contract to supply the braking system in accordance with specific regulations.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=V8_Supercars&action=edit&section=10)] Tyres

A Dunlop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunlop_Tyres) "control tyre" is supplied to all teams. Throughout the year, there are restrictions on the number of testing days (6 per year), along with the number of tyres used during those days. For race meetings, teams are allocated a set number of tyres for the entire weekend, with the number available for each race depending on the type of race (sprint or endurance).
The series adopted a softer, higher performance "sprint tyre" during the 2009 season — although it was not used during every race meeting. The idea is to allow every driver to use one set of those softer tyres, that can be used at the team's own discretion. A source of controversy is that the soft tyre set is allocated per weekend, meaning each driver has to chose which race they wish to maximise their performance, with the other race potentially sacrificed. It has added an element of contrivance to race results with front running competitors languishing downfield through no fault of their own, and allowing midfield drivers to win races.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=V8_Supercars&action=edit&section=11)] Cost

Reported[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)] to be approximately AU$600,000 per car and AU$130,000 per engine. Teams spend up to AU$10 million per year running their two-car teams. TEGA introduced a salary cap of AU$6.75 million in order to keep costs down in 2007, called the Total Racing Expenditure Cap (TREC). It was scrapped after only one season.

The TITS!!! Only other race series that matches the V8 Supercars of the Ausis is the German DTM!