V8 Supercars News & Results 2008 - Mark Skaife Sells HRT To Walkinshaw!

[JoeT]

WELCOME TO
V8 SUPERCARS NEWS & RESULTS 2008


The V8 Supercars are back for 2008 better than ever!

Can Holden maintain it's rule over the evil Ford empire in 2008?

All the lastest V8 Supercars news & results will be
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Find All The 2007 V8 Supercars News & Results Here
V8 Supercars News & Results 2007







2008 V8 Supercars Championship Series


Clipsal 500, Adelaide, South Australia
Round 1 February 21-24

Eastern Creek, Sydney, New South Wales
Round 2 March 7-9

Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne, Victoria
Non-Championship March 13-16

Hamilton 400, Hamilton, New Zealand
Round 3 April 18-20

Bigpond 400, Perth, Western Australia
Round 4 May 9-11

Sandown Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria
Round 5 June 7-9

Sky City Triple Crown, Hidden Valley, Darwin
Round 6 July 4-6

Queensland 400, Ipswich, Queensland
Round 7 July 18-20

Winton Raceway, Benalla, Victoria
Round 8 August 1-3

Phillip Island 500, Victoria
Round 9 September 12-14

Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Bathurst, New South Wales
Round 10 October 9-12

V8 Supercar Challenge, Indy 300, Gold Coast, Queensland
Round 11 October 23-26

Desert 400, Bahrain, Middle East
Round 12 November 6-8

Tasmania Challenge, Launceston, Tasmania
Round 13 November 21-23

Grand Finale, Oran Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Round 14 December 4-7







2008 V8 Supercars Teams & Drivers



Holden Racing Team
Garth Tander Car 1 - Commodore VE
Mark Skaife Car 2 - Commodore VE


Tasman Motorsport
Jason Richards Car 3 - Commodore VE
Greg Murphy Car 51 - Commodore VE


Stone Brothers Racing
James Courtney Car 4 - Falcon BF
Shane Van Gisbergen Car 9 - Falcon BF


Ford Performance Racing
Mark Winterbottom Car 5 - Falcon BF
Steven Richards Car 6 - Falcon BF


Jack Daniel's Racing
Todd Kelly Car 7 - Commodore VE
Shane Price Car 11 - Commodore VE


Team BOC
Andrew Jones Car 12 - Commodore VE
Cameron McConville Car 14 - Commodore VE


HSV Dealer Team
Rick Kelly Car 15 - Commodore VE
Paul Dumbrell Car 16 - Commodore VE


Jim Beam Racing
Steve Johnson Car 17 - Falcon BF
Will Davison Car 18 - Falcon BF


Paul Weel Racing
Andrew Thompson Car 50 - Commodore VE


Britek Motorsport
Jason Bright Car 25 - Falcon BF
Marcus Marshall Car 26 - Falcon BF


Garry Rogers Motorsport
Lee Holdsworth Car 33 - Commodore VE


Walden Motorsport
Garth Walden Car 24 - Falcon BF


Supercheap Auto Racing
Russell Ingall Car 39 - Commodore VE
Paul Morris Car 67 - Commodore VE


Rod Nash Racing
Tony D'Alberto Car 55 - Commodore VE


TeamVodafone
Jamie Whincup Car 88 - Falcon BF
Craig Lowndes Car 888 - Falcon BF


Team Kiwi Racing
Kayne Scott Car 021 - Falcon BF


Glenford's Racing
Fabian Coulthard Car 111 - Falcon BA

[JoeT]

V8 Supercars To Reward More Teams In 2008 Points Score

V8 Supercars Australia
15 January 2008
www.v8supercars.com.au

V8 Supercars Australia will reward more teams and drivers in the 2008 Championship Series with a point-score that extends to 30th position yet retain the important emphasis on passing.

The V8 Supercar Championship Series begins in Adelaide next month with the Series being officially launched in Melbourne on February 6. Two compulsory team test days will be held in Victoria and Queensland on the 12th and 14th of February followed by the Clipsal 500 from February 21-24.

The board of V8 Supercars Australia agreed to return to the extended allocation after 2007 where teams that finished lower than 15th did not receive points for their effort.

“The board felt it was important that teams who made the effort in the lower half of the field should still be rewarded with points that reflect their finishing position,” V8 Supercars Australia Chief Executive Wayne Cattach said.

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[JoeT]

Skaife Not Ready For V8 Retirement

AAP
30 January 2008
www.smh.com.au

Mark Skaife has shelved any talk of retirement, fired up by the challenge of V8 Supercars champion Garth Tander joining him at the Holden Racing Team for 2008.

Five-time V8 champion Skaife, who turns 41 in April, says quitting driving is not on his agenda at the end of this season, nor in the foreseeable future.

Skaife said he believed he could keep driving at the top level for another three or four more years, and admitted the arrival of Tander at HRT had stoked his competitive fires again.

"As long as I'm enjoying it, I'm fit, and I want to continue to compete, I don't see any reason why I couldn't do three or four more years," Skaife said.

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Mark Skaife

[RedVee8]

Good to see Brad Jones Racing coming over to the good guys.
Anyone know if there is a resource that shows all the 2008 liveries?

[JoeT]

If you squint your eyes really tight you may be able to see them all here -
http://www.v8supercar.com.au/teams/t...&p=6418&s=6430

[Ssom]

I'm stoked for Van Gisbergen, so young but already in a top seat. Has a pretty damn bright future.

[dederer]

v8 supercars are cool, its nascar when they used real cars. Thanks for the update!

[bone]

What a fantastic racing series using vehicles that are production based. I'm sure they are every bit as safe as the COT in NASCAR and certainly more relevant. I 'm a big Chevy fan in NASCAR,however,I am embarrassed that they race an Impala SS which is FWD in production form. The only vehicle with any relevance is the Dodge Charger.Anyhow, thanks for keeping us informed and best of luck to all the teams in the V-8 Supercar Series. My favourite team,by the way is the Supercheap Racing Team and that's because of its out of this world title.

[SCCA1995]

Do they still race the Utes? I always liked those races. At least the NASCAR Truck Series is closer to reality than the Nextel Cup is. That's as close as we can get in the US.

[JoeT]

Originally Posted by Kamshaaft

You've done a great job on this thread mate.. ..Just a stab in teh dark, but are you involved in graphic design or user interfaces at all?

Thanks mate. No special graphics training for me other than the MonaroSS School of Microsoft Paint.

As usual, I'll be following Skaife and HRT. I think the main Holden teams (HRT, Toll HSVDT and Perkins JDR) will all have a very successful season.

It will be interesting to watch Ingall back in a Holden at the all-new Supercheap Auto Racing. I hope Tasman have a better year after a lackluster 2007.

And let's not forget good 'ol Brad Jones. He's seen the light and jumped ship. Now all we need to do is get Lowndes back on side.....

[RedVee8]

Originally Posted by JoeT

If you squint your eyes really tight you may be able to see them all here -
http://www.v8supercar.com.au/teams/t...&p=6418&s=6430

Thanks.
Just saw the HRT cars. The red seems to have gone orangey since Toll came aboard.
Prefer the last few years.

[MisterMe]

Originally Posted by bone

... The only vehicle with any relevance is the Dodge Charger. ...

There is no relevance between any COT and any production car.

• Chrysler teams race a car with Dodge decals called the Dodge Charger. Last year, the car with the Dodge decals was called Dodge Avenger, but it is the same car.
• Ford teams race a car with Ford decals called the Ford Fusion.
• GM teams race a car with Chevy decals called the Chevy Impala.
• Toyota teams race a car with Toyota decals called the Camry.

Except for decals, rear door window treatment, and the engines, they are identical.

[Robert Ryan]

Do they still race the Utes? I always liked those races. At least the NASCAR Truck Series is closer to reality than the Nextel Cup is. That's as close as we can get in the US.

Yes they do and now they have a branch series in New Zealand.
http://www.v8utes.com.au/

[Robert Ryan]

New Zealand Series
http://www.nzv8uteracing.co.nz/

[bone]

Originally Posted by MisterMe

There is no relevance between any COT and any production car.

• Chrysler teams race a car with Dodge decals called the Dodge Charger. Last year, the car with the Dodge decals was called Dodge Avenger, but it is the same car.
• Ford teams race a car with Ford decals called the Ford Fusion.
• GM teams race a car with Chevy decals called the Chevy Impala.
• Toyota teams race a car with Toyota decals called the Camry.

Except for decals, rear door window treatment, and the engines, they are identical.

You completely missed my point. The relevence comes from the Charger being RWD. That's all. I know the COTs are indentical except for engines, side glass,decals and C-pillar. And I also know that NASCAR is boring as hell except for the two road courses, Daytona, Talledega, and Bristol.