It doesn’t mean we’re going to necessarily follow all of them, but that’s at the core of the discussions we’re having with manufacturers at this point in time and will do into the future. But there are still two reasons drivers ‘worry’, ‘National embarrassment’: Battling team slammed despite committing to Supercars plan, ‘Enough was enough’: Why Courtney walked away from Team Sydney, One and done: Supercars bombshell as Courtney quits new team after just ONE race. it’s almost inevitable Holden will leave the sport and the existing Triple Eight deal behind in quick time. [31], Simona de Silvestro and Garry Jacobson left Kelly Racing after it scaled down to two cars. Jamie Whincup behind the wheel for Red Bull Holden Racing at Sandown last year. But neither company has spent anywhere near that much in a long time, and despite Supercars Australia driving down the cost of entry for car brands few have publicly shown any interest. Under the SuperLites regulations, Goddard and Kostecki will be permitted to partner each other for the endurance races. Seamer understands the challenging landscape but tried to put a positive take on the situation. After a trying week of publicity and speculation after the announcement, Holden teams and drivers posed on the Adelaide pit straight in a show of solidarity, before Jamie Whincup and van Gisbergen finished first and third on the Saturday to give Supercars’ most successful car brand the fairytale it so sorely needed. [58][59] Chris Pither returned to the championship on a full-time basis, racing with Team Sydney. [31] Goddard and Kostecki will share a car as part of the new SuperLite program, allowing both drivers to compete in five rounds of the series each before teaming up for the Enduro Cup. It is the twenty-fourth running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-fourth series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport. “It was an easy decision for me. Is this what Supercars will look like after Holden's demise? The Sydney SuperNight was originally scheduled to return to the calendar after a one-year absence, but will instead be the first event back after the enforced break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will be run in daylight hours. The 2020 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2020 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship) is a motor racing series for Supercars.It is the twenty-fourth running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-fourth series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport. Holden's failure means the future is uncertain for the Supercars championship. Last July, Holden announced the contract extension with Triple Eight. New to Kayo? Dane admitted the news was still fresh, and said a meeting with GM would provide more clarity. He will co-drive at the Bathurst 1000 for Tickford Racing after Alexandre Prémat, who resides in Las Vegas, was forced out by COVID-19 travel restrictions. Beyond that Nissan has the GT-R but has already been and gone from Supercars; Jaguar has the F-Type but it’s far too small a brand in Australia to seriously consider a racing program; while Japan’s Lexus and its RC Coupe, looked at Supercars in recent years and decided to pass. “It’s been a pretty tough couple of weeks for Holden and everyone involved there,” van Gisbergen said.
“A lot of it is still very fresh. New to Kayo? The State of Origin without Queensland. The number of engines that a team is allowed to use has been reduced to three, compared with four in 2019 in a bid to reduce costs. ‘Racing The Lion’ is a 400-page, hardcover collector’s book authored by Aaron Noonan and Will Dale and published by V8 Sleuth’s parent company AN1 Media. There, Triple Eight boss Roland Dane was greeted with a large media contingent keen on getting the latest on Holden’s future in the sport. It would have been great to do the double on Sunday. But he still performs at a pretty high level every time he’s in the car.