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Anyone seen the Italian Super Stars (V8) race series? http://www.superstars.it/ Would be cool if V8 Supercars were looking to have rules simular to that series.

Any idea what it is? Its not a Sport Evo.

From the mouth of Tony Cochrane at Clipsal: http://www.youtube.com/user/V8TVNews#p/a/u/2/ICXYUhBFfp4

No M cars at all.

It was on the 14th February . . . The BMW stand was very disappointing.

The old boy has been toying with the idea of selling his E30 M3 2.3 and buying a Sport Evo. I found him a red one off shore done 66,000kms. I enqired about a price. Came back at $86,000NZ. Then ad the costs of importing it, GST, getting the car on the road. I dont think he would get any change from $100,000. For this reason hes going to stick with his 2.3.

Ford hadnt raced Falcons in the ATCC since 1984 (the end of Group C). Infact Ford never raced Falcons in Group A rules. So to say "they banned teams other than the falcodores" is incorrect. I love/loved Group A racing, but 20 years on we are all looking at Group A with rose tinted glasses. I wish and hope the V8 Supercars get more manufacturers into the game, its going to be tough though with the likes of Project Blueprint which controls the parity. The rules of Project Blueprint have the Fords and Holdens running 5.0 V8's, the have the same tyres, the same brakes, the same suspension the same diff, the same gearbox, the same length. Both the BF Falcon and the VE Commodore have had a few centermeters across the center of the car removed. This happened because both cars are longer than what Project Blueprint rules are which were based on earlier model sizing. They have set points in the car where mesurements are taken from and have to be the same between the Commodore and Falcon (suspension ect). What is coming out shortly though is a new formula thats mean to keep costs down, this is called "car of the future". Details havent been release on it yet but they will be shortly (this year). It will be interesting to see what the forumla would be, Im guessing that the will be wanting to stay with a V8 engine. If I was in charge this is what I would do. These would be my rules. - N/A 6 cylinder (just think of the large mix of cars you could have) - Max CC rating of either 3,000cc, 3,500cc or 4,000cc (I dont know which) - 2 wheel drive, either FWD or RWD - Must have 4 doors - Production of 10,000 cars - Engine and displacement of the standard car - No sheet metal or aerodynamic aids can vary from the factory model

Dont read it then.

GTR's were never banned. Group A formula stopped. I dont see how people cant understand that.

Both of them have P/Plates.

Sport Evo's Phil I know of 2, both black, both have current WOF's and Reg's in NZ, one is RHD and i believe its the car that has the modded induction system. Oh, and Ive seen one rep in Auckland on dealer plates, I spotted that at parked on the side of a road outside of a dealer near some ice skating ring then again in a private garage on a main road on the North Shore.

Hasnt been one for sale for ages Doug. Any idea what happened to the black one that was for sale in Welly last year?

No need to put a pic of mine up, it looks just the same as the one on this thread ur quattro's turned rallying on its ear with its quattro system, for this reason it will always be a motorsport classic. I think the ur quattro is to Audi fans what the E30 M3 is to BMW fans. Both have there place in Motorsport history, both are great drivers cars and both will be respected by true car/motorsport enthusiasts. The last model ur quattro RR (20V) is a rare car, they have 220BHP, only 3 were sold new in NZ. The Daddy of all quattros is the Sport though (short wheel base model). Audi replaced the ur quattro with the S2, basically the same engine as the RR but in an Audi 80 shell and available in 3 variants, coupe, wagon and sedan. In 1993 Audi did a facelift to the S2 range introducing most notibly a 6 speed gearbox and upped power to 230BHP. In between 1994-95 Audi and Porsche built the RS2, this was the last evolution of the ur quattros 5 cylinder turbo engine. The RS2 puts out 315BHP, is limited to do 262km/h, gets to 60mph in 4.8sec's and 30mph in 1.5sec's (faster than the then current F1 race cars and the McLaren F1 3 seater supercar). Hopefully I didnt bore you BMW boys to much. Oh, Apex, the ur quattro that you were for a ride in couldnt have been right, these cars do handle well, have good feedback and grip very well.

Hope this isnt a repost but BMW Car magazine has put out a book, BMW M3: The Evolution of an Icon Looks a good book and at 10 pounds its cheap, especially with the current exchange rate. Might be worth dropping hints for Xmas http://www.bmwcarmagazine.com/newsitem.asp?newsID=141

Hey Tom, Ive been in touch with Speed over the last month or so in regards to getting some new shocks for the RS2. From my experience they are very helpful and quick to reply. More helpful than Autolign (NZ Bilstein importer). Autolign wanted me to take out and send up my shocks up to them as they wanted to make custom items, even though I provided part numbers. Speed on the other hand gave me a same day price for genuine RS2 Bilstein's that was cheaper than what Autolign wanted to "make" them for. From what I have been told Speed ship parts out from the UK/Europe weekly.

Doug, what it my brother driving the white E92 M3 in your pics with the smoke pouring off the tyres?

No its not Grants, its owned by a mate of mine here in Napier.

Not at the TAB your not. Bets closed before the first practice time which was yesterday afternoon. My 3 bets ($10 on each) are: $6.50 C51-Murphy/Skaife-H $50.00 C8-J.Richards/McConvil-H $80.00 C9-S.VanGisber/A.Davis-F These were the TAB odds: 1 $2.75 C888-Lowndes/Whincup-F 2 $3.50 C2-Tander/W.Davison-H 3 $5.50 C6-Winterbot/S.Richard-F 4 $6.50 C51-Murphy/Skaife-H 5 $8.00 C17-S.Johnson/Courtney-F 6 $15.00 C7-T.Kelly/R.Kelly-H 7 $22.00 C33-Holdsworth/Caruso-H 8 $40.00 C39-Ingall/Slade-H 9 $50.00 C18-Luff/Webb-F 10 $50.00 C8-J.Richards/McConvil-H 11 $60.00 C111-Coulthard/Patrizi-F 12 $60.00 C22-Dumbrell/Baird-H 13 $60.00 C25-Bright/Riendler-F 14 $80.00 C14-B.Jones/A.Jones-H 15 $80.00 C3-Bargwanna/Noske-H 16 $80.00 C9-S.VanGisber/A.Davis-F 17 $100.00 C5-Canto/Youlden-F 18 $150.00 C10-Owen/Price-H 19 $150.00 C34-Ritter/Besnard-H 20 $100.00 C88-Simonsen/J.Thomps-F 21 $250.00 C11-Perkins/Wood-H 22 $250.00 C67-Morris/O.Kelly-H 23 $400.00 C15-Pretty/Collins-H 24 $400.00 C24-Reynolds/Priaulx-H 25 $400.00 C4-McIntyre/Gaunt-F 26 $500.00 C55-D'Alberto/Thompson-H 27 $500.00 C12-Fiore/Bayliss-H 28 $500.00 C13-Seiders/Fisher-F Practice times and updates can be found here: http://www.v8supercars.com.au/ Can you tell Im nuts on this event?

I know two local owners of black E60 M5's. Richie who has the one with the hamann body kit, and Craig who owns the one with a rear spoiler.

Have you seen this E39 around Napier town: http://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=fasst1 With a number plate like that the owner better look the other way if he comes across my brother.

Thanks, and know dramas, no one knows what it is, my brothers E39 M5 gets more looks than the RS2.

Saw you as well, Ive always liked that car of yours. Oh, my car is an RS2

That would be my Father. Ive spotted a sliver 1989 E30 M325i with red leather. Owned by a woman who isnt prepared to sell.

Its been on TM for months, early on people were having a go at him, I guess interest has died down, until now

The CS isnt a CS, its a manual 968. I think its pretty bad how the guy is advertising it.