TRIPLE Eight team manager Mark Dutton feels there is plenty to be done to ensure “technical parity is respected” for the Repco Bathurst 1000.
A parity war broke out last week in the Supercars paddock, leading to a pair of changes – the first benefitting Chevrolet and the second reversing some of that gain.
Ford teams claimed that Chevrolet had backed Supercars into a corner via supposed threats to withdraw, something which the Bowtie has vehemently denied.
Chevrolet in return asserted that its rear wing being clipped on Saturday morning was purely down to politics and lawyers, not parity.
Grove Racing has made clear that the off-track brawl is not yet over, and Supercars has already got stuck into Centre of Gravity testing.
Now, Dutton has had his say, stressing the desire for the aero can of worms to be reopened.
“It was a very hectic weekend, both on and off the track with a fight going on over parity in Supercars,” he said.
“We’ll be pushing hard to get the category to ensure it is a level playing field with technical parity as we head to Bathurst.
“We’ll be doing some centre-of-gravity testing on the three models and also pushing to get the aero situation reviewed.
“We never look to get an advantage but we’ve got a lot of work to ensure the technical parity is respected.”
Parity aside, Triple Eight will head to Mount Panorama looking to make amends for an incident-affected Bend 500.
“On the track, if it had been a clean race, with the pace we had, we would have been challenging for the top spot,” said Dutton.
“Everyone responded well to the challenges of minimising the effect of the carnage.
“We need to work harder to ensure we minimise the chances of getting into the sort of situations that hurt us at this time.”