The closing laps of the 2010 Australian V8 Supercar race from The Gold Coast. Jamie Whincup and Shane Van Gisbergen go door to door for the closing laps of this race. It's one of the best of the season.
That was, without a doubt, the most exciting bit of racing I've seen since the days of BTCC Supertourers. In-frickin'-credible! Now I have to find a way to watch V8 Supercars here in Europe.
Reminds me of touring car racing of the 90's (getting the cars on two wheels over the curbs!!!) which was one of the best eras in motorsport...but truly one of (if not) the best Touring car series in the world!
To be so evenly matched at the end of an event like this is rare then add the shear skill courage and determination of each of the 3 drivers and neither falling under the pressure. Matching, blocking, bumping on the last 3 laps. Just great racing, don't matter what type of racing you like. Though for me it makes it better that these are V8s.
@Winterfang Technically you're right ...but, if you could imagine what is at stake here and put yourself in the shoes of one of these drivers ...then you'd get it. I love watching these battles, whether it be F1 or V8 Supercars, I always get a chill down my spine when watching them. Especially that last bit where they went through the corner together and the Ford was leading for a bit ...EPIC!!
Channel 10 and Foxtel do not give you the same enjoyment as Channel 7, Like their Camera Angles they had. The Rear wing cam and the front bumper cam, my favirote way to look at battles cause you can see how close the drivers where to each over. keeps you on the edge of your seat.
@rdlx3m Sprint Cup races at Watkins Glen and Infineon, the N'Wide series runs at Watkins Glen, Road American, and Montreal(yes, that Formula One track). Oh, and the Nationwide guys have raced at Montreal in the rain twice, yes with rain tires and windscreen wipers. Ignorance is amazing.
@Sehre Being close on road racing is different than being close on oval, and rather... In Nascar, it happen quit often that one car up front for a while and than being overtakes to be forgotten in the pack after the mid-race... Because it is an endurance test and some are racing slower than they could to save the car. Here, there is a consistent show.
I really dislike the "thumbs up" requests in posts. If a post is good, people with give it a thumbs up, don't ask for it. It makes you seem desperate. On a side note, V8 Supercars has some of the best racing in the world, and this video proves it ten times over.
I stopped being a NASCAR fan in the late 1990's, right after FORD discontinued the MN12 Thunderbird. I want TRANS-AM BACK (the car, too)! That was the best American Auto Racing. We got the cars now and generations of prospective fans in waiting in the wings.
Clearly a lot of people have never watched NASCAR and don't realize it's consistently the closest action motorsport around. Nearly every race is this close, the whole league was designed to be this close every time.
When they went 2 wide into the chicane Shane backed off but Jamie kept it full throttle thats why he got in the front, both should have kept it flat to the floor threw it but that rule they have with passing after missing that I guess it would be in one of the drivers favors.
@Sehre nascar is super close because all the cars are identical and the track is a circle. this take so much more skill to keep the racing close its not even worth mentioning nascar in the same sentence. thats why its so much more exciting to watch.
@3nasacova I saw those articles. They are generally discounted by other more numerous and credible articles saying the next Falcon and Mustang WILL share the same platform, RWD, IRS, V8s, etc. Further, in the US, The Falcon's platform may underpin a new RWD (Finally) Lincoln sport luxury sedan. FORD is pretty fixed on the Taurus as is and Lincoln is undergoing a major overhaul.
@BRAD123FUN I wouldn't have. Nothing was gained or lost by them driving through, and attempting to throw themselves through the chicane would have resulted in a crash. But I know all that bumping from behind would have had other officials up in arms. It just happens in V8 Supercars and they go on. Awesome.
