V8X Supercar Magazine - August - September 2018 Issue 106

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In this issue

The ultimate test of endurance!

2020 Summer Lovin'

The Virgin Australia Supercars Championship confirmed its looking into a summer calendar move that could be adopted as early as 2020. We look at the pros and cons of the radical proposal.

3 mins

Falcon Farewell

The Ford Falcon enters its final endurance campaign looking to add to its storied history at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, and take a 17th drivers’ championship.

1 min

Test Of Endurance

The Virgin Australia Supercars Championship goes into longdistance mode with the Pirtek Endurance Cup, which rewards the best-performing combination across the RABBLE.club Sandown 500, Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 and Vodafone Gold Coast 600.

8 mins

Iconic Cars - BMW M3

BMW’s M3 defied the turbo trend of the 1980s, with the normally-aspirated terrier producing some giant-killing performances across a six-year period in Group A.

3 mins

1981 - The Year That Was

The 1981 season produced the first – and only – direct head-to-head championship battle between Dick Johnson and Peter Brock, with Johnson bouncing back from his heartbreak at Bathurst the previous year to emerge as Ford’s new hero.

3 mins

The New Standard

The Bend Motorsport Park has set a new standard for permanent racetracks in Australia and is a welcome addition to the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship schedule.

3 mins

David Reynolds - Joker In The Pack

David Reynolds emerged as a genuine championship contender with Erebus Motorsport in 2018. One year on since his win in the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Mark Fogarty sits down with Supercars’ class clown to discuss his progression with the team.

10+ mins

The Return Of The Kelly Gang

Despite losing its factory status from Nissan at the end of 2018, Kelly Racing is fighting back with its best season yet running the Altima as Todd Kelly leads from outside of the driver’s seat.

10 mins

Third Time Lucky

After starting out at Triple Eight Race Engineering and being pushed out for Scott McLaughlin at DJR Team Penske, Scott Pye joined Walkinshaw Andretti United at a time of crisis. And just 18 months later his fortunes and that of his new team have turned right around.

6 mins

Horse Power Games

With Supercars entrants sticking with the V8 engine for the foreseeable future, we check in with KRE Engines to see how the horsepower game is played.