{"id":699262,"date":"2026-05-28T04:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/699262\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T04:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:14:20","slug":"supercars-news-chevrolet-team-boss-ready-to-park-parity-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/699262\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Chevrolet team boss ready to park parity debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Reynolds and Anton De Pasquale in action at Symmons Plains. Image: Supplied <\/p>\n

Tweaks were made ahead of Ruapuna and Symmons Plains in the name of shifting the aerodynamic balance of the Camaros rearward.<\/p>\n

Supercars declared more changes could yet be made ahead of Darwin as it attempts to reduce the size of the \u2018balance parity box\u2019 that all models must fit into.<\/a><\/p>\n

After initial frustration that the Ruapuna changes had not gone far enough, Team 18 praised the package run in Tasmania and is cautious about any further changes.<\/p>\n

Team 18 put in a competitive showing on the Apple Isle, with David Reynolds on the podium in Race 1 and Anton De Pasquale finishing all three races inside the top six.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not gonna be greedy,\u201d Burgess told Speedcafe.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, if you use their parity system, it triggered again this weekend. But I wouldn\u2019t say we were uncompetitive.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe areas in the race [on Sunday] where we could have done a better job are our problems, they\u2019re not their problems, so to speak.\u201d<\/p>\n

The changes to the Camaro were made after its performances across the first three rounds triggered the new parity review system that uses lap times and race results.<\/p>\n

That new system allows Supercars to continue to refine any changes during the subsequent two rounds after being implemented.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe parity number is a tricky one,\u201d added Burgess.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Saturday [Matt] Payne put two on tyres, some of us put four on. The system shows there that he was driving to a number, just not really showing the true pace in the car.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it\u2019s really hard to pick out whether there\u2019s a parity problem or not, but at the moment, I wouldn\u2019t say there is.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d say we\u2019ve just got to keep on improving now, we\u2019ve got a package that is what we were after in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Supercars exploring further Camaro aero changes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Camaro\u2019s revised aero balance was signed off following off-season wind tunnel testing involving the modified Ford Mustang and new Toyota Supra.<\/p>\n

Although the number was still inside the \u2018balance parity box\u2019, it seems neither Supercars nor Team 18 realised the impact the change would have on track.<\/p>\n

Burgess said he empathised with Supercars\u2019 position and its decision to only allow a partial change at Ruapuna.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are nervous about overshooting, understandably so,\u201d said Burgess, who joined Team 18 in 2024 following a five-year spell as its head of motorsport.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s maybe history that people overshot in the past, so they try not to do it again, but that didn\u2019t help us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew the solution we needed and we presented the right evidence and the right CFD to back that up, but we didn\u2019t get it because they were just conscious of getting it wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand. I\u2019ve worn the white shirt [of Supercars management]. I know the pressure they\u2019re under there, I know how the system works.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re just happy now that we\u2019ve finally got a car that feels right to the driver and our setups from the past sort of seem to have come back into play a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sixth-placed De Pasquale is currently the only GM driver in the top 10 of the championship standings, with next-best Jack Le Brocq of Matt Stone Racing down in 11th.<\/p>\n


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