{"id":412285,"date":"2026-05-05T03:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/412285\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T03:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:41:16","slug":"supercars-news-chevrolet-tackles-track-test-as-parity-review-ongoing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/412285\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Chevrolet tackles track test as parity review ongoing"},"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\tTeam 18 will test with its spare Camaro. Image: Richard Gresham <\/p>\n

The on-track performance of the Camaros triggered a parity review after Taupo<\/a>, leading to aerodynamic adjustments being implemented for the following weekend\u2019s event at Christchurch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those changes consisted of a reduction to the leading edge of the front splitter, a relocation of the rear wing rearward and upwards, and a reduction of the rear wing angle.<\/p>\n

They were made in the name of shifting the aero balance of the Camaro rearward to match its rivals, without changing its overall downforce level.<\/p>\n

The tweaks raised eyebrows as they took place just nine races into the season and followed another million-dollar trek to the Windshear wind tunnel in the US over summer.<\/p>\n

Supercars did not sign off on the revised specification until the Thursday evening in Christchurch after debate over the package proposed by General Motors.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s believed GM and its homologation squad Team 18 requested a lesser reduction to the rear wing and were ultimately dissatisfied with the outcome.<\/p>\n

Supercars new-for-2026 parity review system works on a rolling six-race calculation, which is reset after an investigation takes place.<\/p>\n

However, the rules state Supercars may, in consultation with the relevant HT, \u201creverse, revise or modify\u201d any adjustment within two events of its implementation.<\/p>\n

Chevrolet\u2019s Christchurch change was unusual in that it was finalised in the middle of the back-to-back New Zealand weekends, preventing a chance to track test.<\/p>\n

That meant relying on Computational Fluid Dynamics and data already banked in the wind tunnel.<\/p>\n

Supercars and Melbourne-based Team 18 are expected to run through various aero configurations at QR today, with Anton De Pasquale set to pilot the team\u2019s spare Camaro.<\/p>\n

Team 18\u2019s race cars returned to their Mount Waverley workshop on Monday after being sea freighted back from New Zealand with the remainder of the Supercars fleet.<\/p>\n

PHOTOS: Inside Supercars\u2019 Camaro aero test at QR<\/a><\/p>\n


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