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The Adelaide 500 has been the only race of the series held this year so far due to the COVID-19 lock-down that came into effect days later. 'I reckon once Holden goes, that will be the end of it.' 'Being at the Superloop this year, I noticed that it had died down compared to other years,' he said.

Jourdan Nemer, who owns and runs STO Automotive in Adelaide's inner-south, believed there was little future in the Supercars once Holden exits. 'Gen3 work is going on in the background and we will continue to keep people updated on key milestones as those develop,' he said. The Supercar spokesperson said its teams would continue to drive the Holden ZB until 'Gen3 is introduced as planned in 2022'. It is hoped the Gen3, which will remain a V8 muscle car, will attract cars from Ford to BMW, Chevrolet, Audi, Kia and more. 'Gen3 will adopt a new control chassis adaptable to a wide variety of body shapes, allowing small and large two-door coupes that retain a close association with the look of the donor road car.' 'What we are trying to do is provide a package that means we can attract and work with as many different body shapes and as many different car types as possible,' the spokesperson said. Gen3 to change the gameĪ Supercars spokesperson said the series had been planning for a 'future without Commodore for a while now'. Holden, which comprises about two thirds of the field in the Supercars Championship, announced in late 2019 that it would retire the Commodore nameplate. 'They replaced the Commodore with a front-wheel drive vehicle and it sort of staggered on, but of course it was totally rejected by the car-buying public,' Mr Drewer said. General Motors-Holden's move to offshore manufacturing at the end of 2017 landed an even harder hit.

The V8 Supercars have dominated Australian motorsport for much of the last two decades, drawing from the popularity of two made-in-Australia V8 rivals in Holden and Ford.īut for many fans, Ford's decision to stop Australian manufacturing in 2016 and switch its muscle car from the Falcon to the American-built Mustang started a decline in interest. ( ABC News: Lincoln Rothall) End of an era SCHEDULE: Bunnings Trade Sydney SuperNightĪll times in AEDT.It's believed Holden teams will drive the ZB Commodore until the 2022 season. Supercars will release ticketing information for the event in coming days. The support card for the first Sydney event will consist of the Toyota GAZOO Racing Australia 86 Series, V8 SuperUtes, NSW Sports Sedans and NSW Supersports.

Supercars’ on-track running will consist of two practice sessions in the afternoon and evening on Friday, qualifying and a Top 10 Shootout on Saturday afternoon for Race 20 that night, followed by back-to-back 10 minute qualifying sessions on Sunday morning for Races 21 and 22 that afternoon. Seven’s coverage will begin at 3:30pm AEDT on Saturday and at 12:30pm AEDT on Sunday, while FOX SPORTS and Kayo will deliver their usual comprehensive live and ad-free coverage across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Of its live events so far Seven has shown the Mount Panorama 500, Darwin Triple Crown and Townsville 500 live, with the Bunnings Trade Sydney SuperNight effectively replacing the cancelled Gold Coast 500 among the network’s remaining allocation. Seven returned as Supercars’ free-to-air television partner at the start of this year with six rounds of the 2021 season – including the Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight and Repco Bathurst 1000 – scheduled to be shown live on the network and the remainder as delayed highlights. ‘ MERCADORE’: Erebus Mercedes-powered Holden back on trackĮNTRY LIST: What the 2021 Bathurst 1000 grid looks like so far WATCH: Onboard V8 lap of the long SMP layout Supercars isn’t using The Bunnings Trade Sydney SuperNight on October 29-31 will be the first championship round held since Townsville’s double-header rounds over three months prior, and it will also be the first of four rounds held on consecutive weekends at Sydney Motorsport Park.Īfter revealing the race formats for the four events last week, Supercars has revealed the schedule and support categories for the first event and confirmed that Supercars’ three 32-lap sprint races will be shown live on the Seven Network with coverage on both the Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. THE 2021 Repco Supercars Chamionship’s first races since July will be shown live on free-to-air television. The first of four Supercars rounds at Sydney Motorsport Park in 2021 will be shown live on Channel 7.

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