G'day everyone, so there already have been a few posts about this topic but I just want to share my thoughts about it.

I had only a couple conversations with my Dad on the phone about this and we both came to the conclusion that it would not work. Having enduros is awesome but a final series? NASCAR has their own finals (playoffs) system and I say it worked for them in the short term, the 10 man chase was perfect and then expanded with 2 wilcards but then the elimination style format was down hill from there but they still have it unfortunately in the format that is in. Supercars' final series however will be different being only 3 races unlike NASCAR's final 10 races of a season and the top 10 drivers competing for a championship just like NASCAR's original 10 man Chase For The Cup format but it's mixed with their current playoff format... so yeah, I just don't see this finals series working out, it would suck to see someone having an absolute fantastic season but then have it ripped away from them in a crash, mechanical issue, penalty or whatever.

I just hope it doesn't get used in the lower category in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

So yeah, that's my honest thoughts on it. Do you agree or disagree with my take on it? Share your thoughts down in the comment section of this post below.

Great indicator of the popularity of the series at the moment. SOOO looking forward to the playoff crap next year... </s>

https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/869705#comment-15774454

Half price corporate tickets. Not sure where all the corporates have gone, but it looks like not Bathurst and not Supercars...

Can somebody please breakdown how the finals system actually works because i am so lost, Thankyouu

No way I'm supporting a driver or team all year, only to see one mechanical failure, driver brainfart, Randall torpedo-esque moment take them out of a successful years campaign in one race. I have zero interest in that prospect.

Supercars, we're all really fucking trying to hold on, and the racing this season has been really good.

WHY the fuck do you feel the need to mess with it?

That'll be me out. And frankly, I could save the $25/mo on Kayo anyway.

I've realised looking at some of my early comments that I've been too negative and dismissive of Supercars' Finals idea, so here's me trying to make it right.

I think it was really BRAVE of them to take an outdated concept like 'scoring the most points' and then shake it up dynamically and disruptively.

It was incredibly BOLD and CREATIVE to look to the ball sport leagues with the highest earning TV rights and say "Do you mind if we copy your homework?"

When the fans see it in action next year they're gonna fall in love with it, so the natural thing will be to implement the idea to its fullest and logical extent by signing a 50 year deal to host the Bathurst 1000 exclusively at the MCG.

Just under three months ago, V8 Sleuth posted this article outlining the benefits of a 'Finals' series - this coming from a group that regularly talk about maintaining traditions, especially in their Q&A podcasts (e.g. Sandown 500, less qualifying, keeping 'round' formats to not skew historical data, etc.).

This is not a shot at Noons and the team at V8 Sleuth, they do a lot of very good things for the sport; but this seems awfully... convenient.

According to the SpeedCafe article posted here already, the top 10 in the championship with 3 race weekends to go would be in the finals. Points reset to 0, and 3 drivers are eliminated from contention at both of the next 2 races. Here's how that would have played out if this scoring system was used in 2022:

The top 10 heading into Bathurst (round 11/13 that year) were Van Gisbergen, Waters, Davison, De Pasquale, Mostert, Feeney, Reynolds, Heimgartner, Brodie Kostecki, and Slade. Heimgartner, Reynolds, and Davison all DNF at Bathurst, while the other 7 score points, so here's what the standings would look like heading into the Gold Coast:

1. Van Gisbergen, 300
2. Mostert, 276
3. Waters, 258
4. Kostecki, 240
5. Feeney, 222
6. De Pasquale, 192
7. Slade, 96

Add in the points scored at the Gold Coast, and you get:

1. Van Gisbergen, 600
2. Mostert, 543
3. Waters, 465
4. Kostecki, 447
5. De Pasquale, 294
6. Feeney, 285
7. Slade, 243

And with the points scored at Adelaide:

1. Mostert, 831
2. Van Gisbergen, 741
3. Kostecki, 657
4. Waters, 651

So unless those bonus points that drivers would "likely receive" for winning the sprint and enduro championships add up to at least 90, Mostert would be the 2022 champion.

https://www.supercars.com/careers/pr-comms-executive

Get a first-hand look inside the murky, stagnant waters of the Supercars PR department!
Control the narrative of all the leading stories involving Supercars' sycophantic personnel, bully terrified drivers into saying what you want, and soothe the egos of psychopathic team bosses.

Just kidding, I'm sure it's not that bad. Fun job for someone though. Or not.

This was something brought up recently when Toyota announced they're joining.

Now, with the recent news that Honda is stepping back from TCR Australia - which is pretty major news in its own right - it is becoming ever clearer that TCR just isn't working in Australia. I do want to be clear, I am a fan of the series, but the dwindling grid, very shallow competition pool, and now major brands backing out, it's hasn't worked here.

Could we see Hyundai (either through their Genesis brand or through Hyundai) shift their focus to Supercars and join? They do have a number of options for shells - i30n sedan, Sonata, G70S etc.

Or will they channel more of their focus back into WRC with the i20?

I have a mate that live in the US, but like to see Bathurst for the first time. Is there any way that they could see it for free online?

https://thenightly.com.au/sport/other/daniel-ricciardo-is-priority-no1-for-v8-supercars-seat-and-drive-at-perth-bathurst--c-16236546

What do we think of this? Would he adapt? Even by his own admission he struggles with understeer of which the V8 Supercar epitomises.

The general public would think going from F1 to Supercars would be the equivalent of going from playing international Cricket to playing in a weekend C grade pub team, not knowing how inherently difficult a V8 Supercar is to drive.

Reading some of comments on social media there is also a gross underestimation of how good some of the Supercar drivers are.

The expectation on him would be unreal and I would hate for it to become a failed venture for him.

On the other hand if he managed to come to grips with the car he would bring a lot of exposure.

Not sure.

What are examples of Supercars teammates past and present who genuinely get along and are friends. Which Supercars teammates are rivals and despise each other like Senna and Prost, or Hamilton and Rosberg in F1?

This is one of my favorite races ever, maybe behind my sister getting splash with fuel in 2011 when Besnard crashed at the end of mountain straight (she was just off camera to the left, and I saw her twice over the day), and if Lowndes passed Tander in 2012 that would be the greatest race of all time in any sport - but considering Lowndes won after a Triple stint because Skaife was injured, I figured this would be one of the first they put up.

Instead I can't find this race ANYWHERE.

I considered Superview, but I don't even know if it's available there.

Why is this race so hard to find? I just wanna watch Lowndsey in his prime one last time...

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-ford-bathurst-1000-engine-crankshaft-reliability/