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Jan 25

by darren in Track 0 comments tags: Side Draft, Supercars

Side Drafting in Supercars

See how Side Drafting works in Supercars with a detailed description from Larko who explains the ins and outs of the side draft, how it works and how it can be used in the intensity of high performance motorsport!

Jan 06

by darren in The Feed 0 comments tags: Supercars, Triple Eight

Claim of Supercars aero cheating emerges

A renowned aerodynamicist has lifted the lid on what he claims was a rule-beating aero trick on the ZB Commodore Supercar. Former Formula 1 aerodynamicist Nick Wirth has revealed that he deliberately exploited a loophole in Supercars’ VCAT homologation system while developing the aero package for the ZB Commodore. Wirth, whose company Wirth Research was contracted by Triple Eight to assist with the ZB’s 2018 aero design, explained on The Hard Compound YouTube channel that he engineered the car to produce significantly more downforce in race trim than it did during homologation. VCAT — a tightly controlled, runway‑based testing process used by Supercars until the end of 2023 — relied on control brake ducts to accommodate load‑measuring equipment fitted to the suspension. According to Wirth, that detail created an opportunity. He said his team designed an aero package that would stall when the Supercars‑mandated brake ducts were fitted, ensuring the car appeared legal during VCAT. Once the race‑spec brake ducts were installed, however, the aero devices would operate normally, generating what Wirth claims was two and a half times more downforce than the homologation figures suggested. Wirth also claimed that Triple Eight was unaware of the tactic. “We used their […]

Jul 23

by darren in Track 0 comments tags: Supercars, Supercheap

Supercheap Auto Best Performing Oils Video 2025

See this epic lineup of cameos & more in the latest (2025) Best Performing Oils campaign brought to you by Supercheap Auto.

Mar 27

by darren in Crash 0 comments tags: Bathurst, Mostert, Supercars

Mostert Crashes on the Mountain

Chaz Mostert makes a mistake and takes a tumble across the top of the mountain in Qualifying at the 2020 Bathurst 1000

Mar 11

by darren in The Feed 0 comments tags: Blanchard, Cameron, Supercars

Cameron replaces Love at Blanchard

Aaron Cameron will replace Aaron Love at Blanchard Racing Team for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix round, the Ford squad has confirmed. BRT dropped a bombshell just three days out from the commencement of track action at the MSS Security Melbourne SuperSprint, with Love and the team splitting. In a team statement, 22-year-old Love and BRT had mutually agreed to part ways, effective immediately. Love has since been replaced by Cameron, who finished runner-up in the 2024 Dunlop Super2 Series with Kelly Racing, winning in Bathurst and Adelaide. Cameron’s Super2 efforts also earned him the Mike Kable Young Gun Award. The Victorian didn’t return to Super2 in 2025, instead making a surprise switch to Formula Regional Middle East Championship in the summer. After the short open-wheel season, Cameron returned to Australia and was trackside with BRT in CoolDrive colours at the opening round in Sydney. The 25-year-old, who hails from Ferntree Gully in Victoria, will make his first solo Supercars start on home soil on the world stage this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. In a BRT statement, Cameron said the call-up was “unexpected,” but affirmed he was ready to race. Cameron has already steered Blanchard Racing Team machinery in 2025, sampling one of the […]

Mar 10

by darren in The Feed 0 comments tags: Blanchard, Love, Supercars

Love and Blanchard Racing Team part ways

Aaron Love and Blanchard Racing Team have parted ways in a sudden driver-team split on the eve of the upcoming MSS Security Melbourne SuperSprint. Love will not contest the second round of the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship, with driver and team parting ways effective immediately. In a brief statement, BRT said the decision came at the request of Love himself, who made his debut with the Ford squad as it expanded to two cars in 2024. The Perth-born driver sits 23rd in the drivers’ standings after Sydney, where he finished 24th, 16th and 25th. The BRT statement reads: “At the request of Aaron Love, Blanchard Racing Team and Aaron Love have mutually agreed to part ways, effective immediately.” Aaron Cameron, who was an enduro driver for the team alongside Love last year, was later announced as the new driver of the #3 CoolDrive Ford Mustang. Cameron impressed last year, finishing second in the Dunlop Super2 Series with Kelly Racing with wins in Bathurst and Adelaide, while completing a triple-stint aboard Love’s car in the Great Race. Cameron didn’t return to Super2 in 2025, and was on the ground with BRT in Sydney in CoolDrive colours. Love’s future is now uncertain, with the […]

Mar 08

by darren in The Feed 0 comments tags: KRE, Supercars

KRE signs exclusive GM Supercars engine deal

Supercars’ engine supply tug-of-war is at an end with KRE Race Engines signing an exclusive agreement with General Motors. The Ken McNamara-run KRE is the single engine supplier to Camaro teams. Motorsport Powertrains — which is owned and run by Dick Johnson Racing — supplies engines to Ford teams. Questions over KRE’s engine supply future were raised after current General Motors homologation squad Triple Eight Race Engineering announced its move to Ford from 2026. Triple Eight had declared KRE would take on the Ford engine supply from 2026 when it announced its own switch to the Blue Oval back in January. That was met with heavy resistance from GM, Supercars and various teams in the paddock. McNamara has now shut down the saga by signing an exclusive GM contract, which covers the 2025 and ’26 seasons. The news has been trumpeted by GM in a brief statement from local Chevrolet Racing boss Chris Payne. “We believe that the powertrain is a critical part of the DNA in the sport of Supercars, and that the fans want to see that aspect of the competition continue with strong brand differentiation,” said Payne. “We look forward to working with and extending our relationship […]

Mar 05

by darren in The Feed 0 comments tags: Supercars, Toyota

Toyota in second Supercars team talks

Toyota believes it is closing in on its second Supercars team despite the complicating factor of the GM homologation team saga. The Japanese carmaker has been working to a clear plan for its entry to Supercars next season which involves there being four new Supras on the grid. Two will come from homologation outfit Walkinshaw Andretti United with a second yet-to-be-appointed team to run the other two. Following the Toyota announcement there was a flurry of interest in the second Toyota ‘slot’ with Team 18 quickly emerging as the favourite to land a Supra deal. That has since been deeply complicated by Triple Eight’s impending defection to Ford, which has given GM the carrot of homologation duties to shop around to its current line-up. That too has seemingly piqued Team 18’s interest with the squad being touted as a frontrunner along with PremiAir Racing. It could be that whichever doesn’t end up as the GM HT will switch to Toyota. Not that Toyota’s marketing boss Sean Hanley, who has driven the Supercars program, is worried about what GM may have to offer its teams. “We can only control what we control,” he told Speedcafe. “We had no knowledge of anything that was happening […]

Feb 25

by darren in The Feed 0 comments tags: Ford, Grove, Supercars

Grove sticks with Ford

Grove Racing could have turned to Chevrolet or Toyota next year but believes sticking with Ford is the way forward. GM is on the search for a new homologation team to replace Ford-bound Triple Eight Race Engineering. Though it is not the only team on GM’s radar, it’s understood the US giant approached Grove Racing about becoming the homologation team. However, the Melbourne-based squad has no interest in cutting its ties to Ford. Fundamentally, there are several reasons for sticking with Ford. The cost associated with the switch would be exorbitant in Grove’s eyes, whether that’s to Chevrolet or even Toyota. Grove also sees benefits in Triple Eight making the move to Ford and what impact it’ll have on his team. Add to that, Ford has certainty in its Mustang platform for the foreseeable future. GM, meanwhile, has a significant question mark attached given the demise of the Camaro platform and no clear replacement looming. “There’s been a lot of change and there’s a lot of discussion in pit lane about where teams are going,” Grove told Speedcafe. “Our allegiance is to Ford and long term we want to continue to grow the relationship. “I’m super excited about Triple Eight […]

Feb 16

by darren in Track 0 comments tags: Supercars, Taupo, Waters

Waters Pole Lap Taupo Super400 2024

Cam Waters on-board Pole Lap at the 2024 Taupo Super400