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V8 Supercars: Turbos, Coupes Welcome From 2017 Under New Rules

V8 Supercars as we know it will be no more from the start of the 2017 season, with new rules and regulations proposed in a ‘white paper’ released today. The next generation touring car racers in Australia will be called “Gen2 Supercar


V8 Supercars as we know it will be no more from the start of the 2017 season, with new rules and regulations proposed in a ‘white paper’ released today.

The next generation touring car racers in Australia will be called “Gen2 Supercars”, and the category has thrown the door wide open in the hope of securing manufacturer interest post 2017.

The category will embrace a somewhat ‘forced’ change, as two of its major competitors under the current rules exit the Australian manufacturing scene.

Ford has already announced it will cease to offer a model wearing the Falcon name in Australia after 2016, and has pulled the pin on its V8 Supercar program from the end of next year. 

But the carmaker may be wooed back under the new rules, which will allow it to race its incoming Mustang coupe.

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