SUPERCARS supremo Barclay Nettlefold says the Repco Bathurst 1000 will be the ultimate beneficiary of the parity finetuning that has seized headlines over the past fortnight.
A range of strong views have been shared by the championship’s three different manufacturers/homologation teams on the current state of parity and the work that is required between the season’s two enduros.
Both Ford and General Motors have claimed that the other has played politics to try get their way, but Nettlefold was calm when asked for his read on recent happenings.
“We’ve got such a competitive sport now, it’s the most competitive in the world,” he told V8 Sleuth.
“And with the investment that is going in from teams as well as ourselves, it’s important we continually do what we’ve agreed with the teams and that is to make sure that the racing is as close as it can possibly be at any given time.
“That’s why we have certain structure in our regulations to accommodate that.
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“Our motorsport department made a call off the back of a trigger that occurred, and certain teams felt that we had overstepped the mark, and we considered that and reconsidered our position.”
Asked if he feared the ‘p-word’ might overshadow or detract from the Great Race, Nettlefold indicated quite the opposite.
“Bathurst is always full of surprises,” he said.
“It’s one of the great racetracks in the world and I’m sure that the adjustment that has been made and the cars, the way they are currently set-up so close, that we’re going to see the best racing we’ve ever seen.”
Twenty-six cars have been entered for the Bathurst 1000 (October 8-11) comprising of 11 Mustangs, 10 Camaros and five Supras.
Supercars has yet to disclose the outcome of Centre of Gravity testing conducted earlier this week.
