SPEED - Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 announcement

[v8hooksey]

I would love to see NASCAR Sprint Cup at Bathurst. Thumbs up if you agree

[dogeatme]

@v8hooksey I thumbsd up but i would be scared shitless to see those cars going down the conrod doing braking right....

[roadracing3]

@v8hooksey Rather, The V8 SuperCars at Watkins Glen, Laguna Seca!!!!!! Something about those cars/racing that appeals to me more than the Cup cars.

[jsmith282]

im a Americian i love the v8 supercars

[PhilipTheBigOne]

Actually DW, it's 23 corners, not 17. But yeah, it's an AWESOME racetrack!!!

Especially if it rains this year, which is really possible (it rained in the shootout), it's FREAKING AMAZING!!!

[seantib1]

Will someone please stop the slagging match about NASCAR and the rest of the world of motorsport, anybody who has half a brain knows that "Turning Left" is a science. Cut the crap eliteists and respect NASCAR for what it is. That aside please watch The Bathurst 1000 from Australia, it really is unique and those without superior driving skills and big balls DO NOT Apply.

[JDiaz47]

Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! something other than nascar on speed

[KartAnimal29]

The only reason there showing this is America is cuz there coming to Texas in 2013. If they were not coming to Texas they wouldn't be showing this race. The V8 Supercars are the 2nd best racing out there, F1 is the best.

[motorsportman1]

cochraine, if you want the yanks to enjoy this, you need to let the biff happen, or they will get bored and switch off

[spikeg79]

sweet when will this be on?

[SteveK51]

Did DW get botox in the forehead? Something looks wrong with his face.

[bundyute82]

At least with the popularity of the V8 Supercars in the states with their commentary team coming over to cover it, hopefully will see a full crowd when they go to Texas.  Unlike the middle east, where its a game of spot the spectator.

When they do go to Texas, it would be a great boost for the series in that market if Ambrose could get a ride, or at least a demo ride in his old pirtek falcon

[f10072011]

The USA should get a massive touring car championship too

[gozfromaus]

cant will be there on the wed b4 setting up camp on the top of the mountain

[mdfk667]

Congrats to the fans in the States....but I sure wish that they do live(or any) coverage in Europe too...Timezone difference or not, it's worth seeing this true motorsports masterpiece!

[MrDemoncrusher]

I'm sure not all of 'em are rednecks..... But you've got to admit Nascar does attract alot of 'em

[speedwaysedan12]

V8 supercars is so boring on tele!, follow the leader for 200km and 888 wins......

[Nepto148]

@speedwaysedan12 you obviously do not follow it close enough, it is actually very intersting if you pay attention... not to mention the crashes are awesome :)

[mightyvolstagg]

Ive been watching them for years WOOOOOOHOOOOOO cant wait ! Finally get to watch em live!  GO SVG!!

[StFidjnr]

the V8 revloution begins

[lemerise24]

i can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i will be watching the entire race from flag to flag.

[gadgefan48]

HELL FREAKIN YES!!!!!!!!

Go Shane Van Gisbergen!

[WhiteHatBobby]

Mike Joy is one of the classiest US motorsport voices, trained on local racing, a former club racer and avid vintage car collector himself, and easily distinguished as the premier voice of motorsport. Comparing it to the old SCCA Trans-Am of the 1960's was crucial, and Darrell Waltrip raced an Aston Martin at the Daytona 24 Hours. Too bad there's no Larry McReynolds -- he's the third cog of the longest-running commentary team.

[MrDemoncrusher]

Taking 'Bathust' to the slack jawed, Yokel, Rednecks of the US and proving there's more to racing than a left hand turn! Makes me proud to be an Aussie!

[bradk12fan]

@MrDemoncrusher You know there are Nascar fans that are not rednecks....

[scotty688]

@bradk12fan Personally, I LOVE rednecks. Great bunch of people.

[speedwaysedan12]

@MrDemoncrusher your whats wrong with australia

[MrDemoncrusher]

@speedwaysedan12 ???... I don't understand your question. Please explain

[PchanStitch]

@MrDemoncrusher Irony is, when one of those Aussie V8 drivers went to race with the..uh...'yokel rednecks', he's failed to even come close to winning on those...'left hand turn' tracks. :p

[MrDemoncrusher]

@PchanStitch - I take it you mean Marcos Ambrose, he came 1st @ watkins glen, oh that's right I was forgetting it's a proper race track with right hand turns. Where you've actually gotta use that middle peddle on the floor, sorry my bad. As for the left hand ovals he probably gets bored to death or dizzy.... or both.

[PchanStitch]

@MrDemoncrusher Yeah, I can totally imagine a two-time V8 champ would leave everything in Australia, and spend years and years in America being bored 34 out of 36 races for the past three or four years. The logic there is just overflowing....

[MrDemoncrusher]

@PchanStitch The logic is obvious, I can totally see why a V8 supercar champ would leave Australia to persue a career in the US... nascar pays more... alot more than the V8 drivers earn in Australia. The point I was making is that 34 out of 36 (I'm blown away there are that many in the season) are what I consider to be 'non' technical curcuits that simply aren't true car racing. Might I also say that not all Americans are yokel rednecks, but it must be said that the sport attracts alot of them

[PchanStitch]

@MrDemoncrusher Actually, you're confusing a lot of the stuff with the origins of NASCAR. For one, 'yokel rednecks'. Only a couple of NASCAR's tracks are even in the south. The rest...Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, Indy...major cities all over the midwest and many of the drivers themselves come from the West Coast. Far as technical goes, you forget a minor detail. While the tracks ARE oval, the racing is also much, much closer, inches of separation in tight packs. (c)

[PchanStitch]

@MrDemoncrusher And with how difficult these cars are to drive (the stock cars in NASCAR have been called the most challenging in the world, even by Formula 1 drivers), that takes it's own degree of skill. I challenge you to really watch a race, moreoever, watch the guys driving them. They aren't just 'turning left', those guys are fighting the wheel of the car tooth-and-nail to keep the thing in the proper line, and when the race is over, these guys are completely exhausted.

[PchanStitch]

@MrDemoncrusher Far as technical goes, it's a lot more than you think. The cars need a new setup just about every track they go. What they used at Daytona with the huge, sweeping turns isn't going to work at Martinsville with the flat hairpins. And what they use at Martinsville isn't going to work at Las Vegas with the speeds of 200 mph but the nearly flat turns.

[seantib1]

@MrDemoncrusher Jez Man take it easy, I hear you but frineds come and go, enemies accumulate!

[MrDemoncrusher]

@seantib1 Hey dude, I'm not trying to make enemies here. The ultimate point I'm making is for years now the american audiences have been ripped off. As mike Joy talks in the vid of the trans am series, it was 'real' cars you or I could buy off the show room floor on a road race course which is what true racing is all about.

[MrDemoncrusher]

@seantib1 Not some purpose built tubular space frame chassis wrapped in fibre glass that no one could actually purchase let alone barely recognise... Again I'm not trying to make enemies, I'm just passionate about what I consider.... (And yes it is just my opinion) to be what true motor racing is all about

[johncantdance]

Hey..Is that Earnhart snr back in the building at 1:08?

(By DW's left elbow.)

[Muggo05]

this is unreal, it is so good to hear how excited the Americans are to have our series over there and to broadcast it.

DW is a legend and will bring an awesome flavour to V8SC commentary.

[AmbroseChick]

EXCITING!

[Spannerhead29]

Is there any chance Australians can listen to the SPEED TV coverage live?

[kennymiesta513]

@Spannerhead29 OneHD maybe?

[Nascar47fan]

@Spannerhead29 Don't know and don't care. I'll BE AT THE EVENT. Maybe I can get an autograph =)

[AMFForumvideo]

Awesome for DW Calling the races!! :D and good for Mike Joy!