V8 Supercars 2013 Texas Dates Confirmed

Courtesy: Robert Cianflone, smh.com.au

The V8 Supercar series has an outstanding weekend ahead. First and foremost, the V8 Supercar series and the Circuit Of The Americas has announced the official race dates to be set as May 17-19, 2013. Tickets will be going on sale the 16th of October, 2012 via Ticketmaster.

Ticket prices are a lot more forgiving on the wallet compared to the upcoming Formula 1 races in November. $69 USD will get you a general admission, three day pass for the whole weekend. The most expensive reserved seating will set you back $275 for the three day event, which is a decent price compared to the exact same seating you would get for the Formula 1 race. Then again, Formula one races are known for being a sophisticated spectator event. On the other end of the spectrum, NASCAR is a complete "drunkfest", were only the finest of mullets come out to play. A V8 Supercar race for spectators is somewhere in the middle of those two cases; with beer and wine, the spectators do not have to get trashed because the V8SC racing is actually interesting and filled with action.
** Apologies in advanced for readers with mullets

Courtesy: News.com.au

Secondly, this weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the popular Australian race, the Bathurst 1000. I will go into more detail in the future about the history of the race, but for now check out some of the videos listed below. The race was televised live last year on the SPEED channel, but this year you will have to view the race online. Fortunately, there is a great online channel that will be fully broadcasting the race. Not only are they broadcasting the race from the site, but you can watch anything related to the V8 supercar series 24/7 (well, after the race of course, because it will be broadcasting live). The race can be viewed at http://bigpondvideo.com/v8tv.


*****Update: better coverage of the 2012 Bathurst 1000 can be found here
: http://www.youtube.com/user/V8SupercarsOfficial?v=E4onmIljP0I&feature=share_email

The Bathurst 1000 is an endurance race of 1000 kilometers and is held at Mount Panorama, 2.5 hours west of Sydney, Australia. Feel free to ask any question with a comment or email me at mseymour@clubdirtyauto.com. Before anyone asks the question...No, I do not have family relations to Crocodile Dundee!