{"id":374334,"date":"2026-04-11T09:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T09:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/374334\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T09:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T09:14:10","slug":"supercars-scraps-new-rule-for-taupo-amid-schedule-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/374334\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars scraps new rule for Taupo amid schedule changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The championship has this year elected to prohibit setup changes between the second qualifying session and the first race on Saturdays at Super440 events.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an initiative predicated on adding a strategic variable, forcing teams to strike a balance between qualifying and race setups.<\/p>\n

Teams have largely been supportive of the new rule, which is also intended to take load off crews during the busy Saturday schedules.<\/p>\n

However, it has been scrapped for Taupo amid the scheduling changes that are headlined by Sunday\u2019s 200km race being brought forward to Saturday.<\/a><\/p>\n

Supercars has now elected to run the opening 120km race on super soft tyres, while the 200km race and Sunday\u2019s 120km encounter are to be run on softs.<\/p>\n

With teams having set their plans around the original scheduling, Supercars opted to park the concept for Taupo.<\/p>\n

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A series of rule changes required to be signed off by acting CEO Barclay Nettlefold as part of the schedule shuffle also included the reallocation of championship points.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s second race will now be worth 140 points for the win due to its 200km length, with Sunday now allocated 80 points in line with its revised 120km duration.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s tentative schedule of qualifying and a 120km race meanwhile no longer features a Top 10 Shootout.<\/p>\n

Supercars issues updated Taupo Super440 schedule<\/a><\/p>\n


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