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Did anyone see the Prince Island race? It was my first exposure to an actual flag-to-flag race, and I thought it was awesome! NASCAR brought out of the stone age. Close racing, modern cars, passing, contact, right turns...what's not to love?!? There's even a distinct limitation on extreme aero (hear that, Will?), so the cars rely visibly on mechanical grip. Only thing I'd like to see is more than two marques going at it.

V8Supercars is one of the best racing series on the planet. I have been fortunate to have been involved with the series for the last 5 years as all cars have to run ChaseCams in them. I flew over to Surfer's Paradise to see the Indy race there and spent a week hanging out with the teams and drivers. It is quite different over there compared to racing here.

Randy Chase wrote:I have been fortunate to have been involved with the series for the last 5 years as all cars have to run ChaseCams in them.

Funny, having experimented with different cameras over the last year or so, I was wondering what kind of camera had the depth of field, view angle and light sensitivity to get those beautiful shots from inside the car. Guess I have my answer ;)

I've liked this finish since I first saw it a few years back — it's bounced around a few times on youtube thanks to all the copyright enforcement over the years, but now it's with Holden Motorsports:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F2iFcqqUvU

bah Philip island is ok , but for true V8super cars action , One must watch the bathurst 1000, it's on this sat at four.


"The Bathurst 1000 (currently called the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre (620 mi) touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. The race was traditionally run on the first Sunday in October but is now held on the second Sunday. The race traces its lineage to the 1960 Armstrong 500. Since then 52 races have taken place under the combined history of two events at two venues in two states. It is known among fans and broadcasters as "The Great Race", and is widely regarded as the pinnacle of Australian motorsport. Since 2000, the race has been run exclusively for V8 Supercars and is now a round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series."

Tom Denham wrote:bah Philip island is ok , but for true V8super cars action , One must watch the bathurst 1000, it's on this sat at four.

Already got it queued up on the DVR ;)

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