A New V8 Supercar Season - A New Bunch Of Questions.

V8 Supercars, Sydney 500. (C)

    A little under 2 weeks sees V8 Supercars commence hostilities for what we're sure will be another enthralling championship, version 2015. The ledgers are all square, past controversies are vague lamentations. All teams and drivers will be looking to elevate their stock and be talking up their aspirations. One thing's for sure, they'll all be looking to break 6-time champion Jamie Whincup and Red Bull's recent stranglehold on the championship. 
    This is the exciting time of the year where we as fans love to speculate, talking up our favourites and dismissing the also-rans. Towards the end of 2014, HRT with James Courtney and Garth Tander were definitely on the improve. Will this trend continue in 2015 pleasing their legions of Holden fans? Prodrive's Mark Winterbottom and Chaz Mostert will be hoping the new FG X will catapult Ford back to glory, but can they sustain a prolonged challenge to the championship over the course of the season? DJR with Penske backing have put all their eggs in one basket by running a one car team. After nine seasons in NASCAR, will returning former champ Marcos Ambrose be able to mix it with the current crop of V8 pilots? Whilst it's disappointing that Scott Pye has not secured a full time V8 Supercar drive for 2015, he'll be ably supporting Ambrose in the Pirtek Endurance Cup. Mercedes and Erebus Motorsport had a breakthrough victory in 2014, but will they be regular podium contenders in 2015? Kiwi sensation Scott McLaughlin is quite clearly a future champion. Will 2015 be his year? How long before the big hitters of V8 Supercars demand his services? Another Kiwi to watch for is Tekno Autosport's Shane van Gisbergen. A major talent. Whether it's GT racing, drifting or whatever he plonks his backside in, he seems to excel. Then there's perennial crowd favourite Craig Lowndes. Is Lowndesy the one to steal the championship from team mate Whincup? It'll all start to unfold in Adelaide at the Clipsal 500.
    The big question is how is the free-to-air coverage going to unfold now it's moved to Channel 10 (See archives August 2014)? We've no doubt their live coverage coupled with a top commentary team will be excellent. However, remember they're only showing 6 events in entirety. It's the highlights programming for the other events that we're concerned about. They've kept remarkably quiet on that front.
    Ciao....       

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