The Inaugural Austin 400 Review: Amazing

The V8 Supercars felt at home in Texas for the inaugural Austin 400 at Circuit of the Americas. It was an extremely hot weekend, with temperatures just under 100 degrees fahrenheit. The cabin in the race cars reached upwards of 140 degrees.

28 V8 Supercars Have A Boarding Pass

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Information regarding how the entire V8 Supercar pack and equipment will be shipped over to the Circuit of the Americas inaugural Austin 400 was released today by the V8 Supercars official site. Here are a few of the main takeaways:

COTA Is Ready For V8 Supercars

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On April 24th, a V8 Supercar and a NASCAR took their first lap ever on Austin's Circuit of the Americas track. V8 Supercars' James Courtney and Fabian Coulthard took to the track alongside Kurt Busch as a promotional day for the upcoming Austin 400 May 17-19.

V8 Supercar News Round-up

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First things first: I reserved my spot at the 2013 Circuit of the Americas V8 Supercar race.

Circuit Of The Americas: V8SC and MotoGP

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Today, October 16th, marks the date that the V8 Supercar and Moto GP Circuit of the Americas tickets go on sale. For the V8 Supercars, this will be the first official Australian sporting event held on American soil. I am beyond ecstatic about this. For the Moto GP series, this will be another addition to their American race schedule.

Bathurst 2012 Moments (Video)

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It was an amazing race as expected with the 2012 Bathurst 1000. I wont go into specific details, as most of you either watched the race or are waiting to watch it. I would like to share with you some of the amazing moments that made the race exciting.

V8 Supercars 2013 Texas Dates Confirmed

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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.

Mercedes-Benz To Join V8 Supercars In 2013

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V8 Supercars COTF platform has allowed for Mercedes-Benz to join the V8 Supercar racing series in 2013. Mercedes-Benz has a rich racing resume, only to add the V8 Supercars to its long list for 2013. This news release was made public around 1pm on September 19th.

V8 Supercars: COTF Ford Testing

COTF stands for "Car of the Future" and is the new platform that the V8 Supercar series is moving towards. Basically, the COTF moves away from a modified version of a production vehicle with its own independent chassis, but will retain all the features that make up a standard vehicle (doors, headlights, etc..). These will be the cars that will race in the 2013 season in Austin, Texas.

An Intro: V8 Supercars Racing

NASCAR is the king of automotive racing in the United States. V8 Supercars is the king of automotive racing in Australia. There is one major difference: 

V8 Supercars are coming to America in 2013.

V8 Supercars are like old school NASCAR: Factory Production cars with extensive modification. The V8 Supercars are production model unibody cars from Holden (Australian division of GM) and Ford. Holden uses the "Commodore" and Ford uses the "Falcon", which is and Australian model sedan (like a mustang with 4 doors). In 2013, the cars will become more standardized under the "Car Of The Future" program the V8 Supercar series has mandated. This is a standardized frame for the series, but still allows for factory panels and functional headlamps, headlights etc. With this standardization, other manufacturers will be able to enter the racing series and be just as competitive as the Holden's and Ford's with their successful racing history. And this is what's happening. Nissan will be added to the series with a V8 version "Ultima." They race on "Formula 1-style race courses, and the opening of the new F1 raceway in Austin, Texas is the perfect place to display the V8 Supercar series in the United States.

Photo: Circuit Of The Americas

More articles will be coming, going more in depth from a spectator's point of view.