click here<\/a><\/p>\nSTARTING GRID<\/p>\n
Kostecki\/Hazelwood<\/p>\n
Waters\/Winterbottom<\/p>\n
Mostert\/Coulthard<\/p>\n
Wood\/Odeja<\/p>\n
Feeney\/Whincup<\/p>\n
Murray\/Stewart<\/p>\n
Randle\/Moffat<\/p>\n
Hill\/McLeod<\/p>\n
de Pasquale\/Jones<\/p>\n
Percat\/Slade<\/p>\n
Jones\/Boys<\/p>\n
Brown\/Pye<\/p>\n
Golding\/Russell<\/p>\n
Davison\/D\u2019Alberto<\/p>\n
Reynolds\/Holdsworth<\/p>\n
Lowndes\/Bates<\/p>\n
LeBrocq\/Hughes<\/p>\n
Payne\/Tander<\/p>\n
Heimgartner\/Fraser<\/p>\n
Cameron\/Best<\/p>\n
Allen\/Wood<\/p>\n
Courtney\/Perkins<\/p>\n
Stanaway\/Morris<\/p>\n
Evans\/Smith<\/p>\n
Fullwood\/Vaughan<\/p>\n
Crick\/Seton<\/p>\n
Gray\/Dalton<\/p>\n
SUNDAY\u2019S TRACK SCHEDULE (AEDT)<\/p>\n
7.40am \u2013 GR Supra Test laps<\/p>\n
7.55am \u2013 SuperUte Series Race 4<\/p>\n
8.30am \u2013 Supercars warm-up (20mins)<\/p>\n
9am \u2013 GR Cup Race 3<\/p>\n
9.35am \u2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Race 3<\/p>\n
11.45am \u2013 Bathurst 1000 race begins<\/p>\n
*EARLIER*<\/p>\n
Supercars\u2019 parity issue has reared its head on the biggest day of the year with Dick Johnson Racing declaring a \u201clack of fairness\u201d between the Ford and GM engines.<\/p>\n
On Saturday night the team declared in a statement the Chevrolet Camaro had an extra 10 horsepower compared to the Mustang at top speed on higher-altitude tracks and it proved there was not true parity. <\/p>\n
It comes despite DJR entry and reigning champions Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood starting from pole position \u2013 Kostecki\u2019s historic third-straight in remarkable scenes.<\/p>\n
No driver has ever managed that feat since the Top 10 Shootout format was introduced, and Kostecki has now moved into fourth for all-time Bathurst pole winners behind only motorsport greats Peter Brock, Mark Skaife and Allan Moffat. <\/p>\n
‘Just pooped my pants!’ Crazy near miss | 00:59<\/p>\n
DJR Statement<\/p>\n
\u201cParity is the foundation of the Supercars Championship. Without it, there is no competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor two years, Ford teams have demanded engine testing at Bathurst barometric pressures. For two years, Supercars delayed. Then, before the 2025 Repco Bathurst 1000, they finally conducted the testing \u2013 at their own facility, with their own equipment, under their own methodology.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the results are irrefutable.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite making the same power at sea-level, at 92kPa barometric pressure (Bathurst conditions) the GM engine produces up to an additional 10 horsepower over the Ford engine above 5,900 rpm, where the engine operates for 94% of a lap of Mount Panorama at full throttle. This data explains why the Mustang is slower than the Camaro in a straight line at Bathurst \u2013 double the deficit at sea-level circuits.<\/p>\n
\u201cSupercars\u2019 Director of Powertrains at their facility, developed a technical solution to correct this proven disparity: a 1mm larger restrictor and revised engine calibration.<\/p>\n
\u201cSupercars have failed to implement it on the basis that GM declined to agree to it.<\/p>\n
\u201cJames Warburton said his job is to ensure \u201canyone in any brand in any team can walk through the gates at any race track and actually win the race\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cSupercars chose consultation with GM over correction. They chose politics over parity. They confirmed the problem exists. They know how to fix it. They chose not to.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe asked the Stewards whether Supercars\u2019 failure to implement the fix breached the category\u2019s parity obligations and the FIA International Sporting Code (ISC) obligation of fairness, under their supreme authority to settle any matter which may arise during an event, also under the ISC. After considerable deliberation, whilst not offering an opinion as to the merits of the protest, the Stewards determined that they lacked the necessary jurisdiction to apply the remedy sought.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe accept their decision, we move on.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo our fans: You\u2019ve watched this unfold for two years. You\u2019ve seen the numbers from the speed trap on Conrod Straight. You\u2019ve heard the promises. Now you know the facts. Supercars\u2019 own testing has validated that there is no parity at Bathurst.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will race hard on Sunday. We always do. But winning will require us to be more extraordinary than ever, as we will do so knowing we\u2019re racing with one hand tied behind our back.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know the cost of speaking out. But the integrity of this sport depends on someone being willing to say publicly what Supercars have said themselves in their own report.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t come to Bathurst to make excuses. We came to win. Supercars can silence the fix. They can\u2019t silence the facts.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been extraordinary today; we will be even more extraordinary tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s greatest motor race is finally here with the Bathurst 1000 to get underway on Sunday. While it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206491,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,689,81870,6884,9203,127883,2105,127332,127881,806,127885,805,127884,803,804,86310,673,677,41956,16280,127886,127882,3247,85,6750,127887,97722,28419],"class_list":["post-206490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-bathurst","tag-bureau-of-meteorology","tag-catherine-healey","tag-fantastic-pole-position","tag-getty-images-inc","tag-mark-skaife","tag-mark-winterbottom","tag-motor","tag-motor-race","tag-motor-sports","tag-motorsport-greats","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-mount-panorama","tag-new-south-wales","tag-oceania","tag-peter-brock","tag-pole-position","tag-pole-winners","tag-race-updates","tag-robert-cianflone","tag-sports","tag-start-time","tag-starting-grid","tag-todd-hazelwood","tag-wet-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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