• Latest
  • Trending

Supercars confirms parity review to begin

October 12, 2023

Kiwis Shaun Varney and Glen Chappel join Racelab for GT4 Australia Finale at Hampton Downs

October 17, 2025

Rogers and Reynolds cling to narrow lead after tense second leg of Targa NZ

October 17, 2025
2025 NEXTGEN, ROUND 3, HAMPTONDOWNS, NEW ZEALAND.
WORLD COPYRIGHT: TAYLER BURKE
_07A8484.CR3

Extensive broadcast package confirmed for Repco NextGen NZ Championship

October 17, 2025

International Rally of Whangarei coming to Dargaville and Ruawai

October 17, 2025

Motorsport Diary: Kiwis racing overseas this weekend

October 16, 2025

Rogers and Reynolds shine in challenging Targa opener

October 16, 2025

Another victory for NI Rally Series title holder Quentin Palmer at Rally Bay of Plenty

October 16, 2025

Culver graduates to Formula Ford for South Island Series and NZ Championship

October 16, 2025

Kiwi driver Tayler Bryant teams up with Jeremy Gray for GT4 Australia Finale at Hampton Downs

October 15, 2025

Kiwis – Born to Fly 3: Road Atlanta the final shooting phase completed

October 15, 2025

Supporters hope new council will save Western Springs Speedway

October 15, 2025
Saturday, October 18, 2025
VelocityNews
Be the first to know and subscribe for real-time updates on Kiwi drivers, events and much more!
Subscribe to New Alerts
  • International
    • Formula 1
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • Formula E
    • Esports
    • Super GT
    • Super Formula
    • TCR
    • WEC
    • GT
    • Porsche Carrera Cup
    • BTCC
    • DTM
    • IMSA
    • IndyCar
    • Road to Indy
    • NASCAR
    • WRC
    • MotoGP
    • Motorcycle Racing
    • Historic Racing
  • New Zealand
    • Toyota Formula Regional
    • Toyota GR86 Championship
    • Rally
    • Speedway
    • Drifting
    • Formula Ford
    • Formula First
    • TCR NZ
    • TransTasman V8 Series
    • V8 Utes
    • GT New Zealand Championship
    • GTRNZ
    • Central Muscle Cars
    • Pirelli Porsche
    • Mazda Racing Series
    • NZ Endurance Championship
    • NIERDC
    • SIERDC
    • Pro8 South Island Series
    • SsangYong Utes
    • Kartsport
    • NZ Historic Racing
    • NZ General
  • Australia
    • Supercars
    • Super2
    • Australian V8 Touring Car Series
    • Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
    • Porsche Sprint Challenge
    • S5000
    • Australian GT
    • TCR AU
  • Features
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Profile
    • Race Cars
  • Circuit News
  • Velocity TV
  • Performance Cars
  • Jobs
    • Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • Job Dashboard
No Result
View All Result
VelocityNews
No Result
View All Result

Supercars confirms parity review to begin

by Matthew Sampson
October 12, 2023
in Supercars
0

Supercars has this evening confirmed a parity review is set to begin using a comprehensive range of data collected from Sunday’s Bathurst 1000

The organisation released a statement on their website, saying, “Supercars can confirm that, in accordance with the rules of the Parity Review System, adjustment considerations have now commenced.

“The Head of Motorsport (HoM) has provided the Supercars Commission with an update following a comprehensive review of the data collected during the Repco Bathurst 1000.”

“As outlined in the Parity Review System Terms of Reference, the HoM, in conjunction with the Ford Homologation Team, is mandated to present recommendations, including relevant adjustments to the Vehicle Specification Documents and the Rules, to the Commission for implementation.

“The changes, once approved, can be implemented prior to the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500.”

Ford has been under pressure in the first season of the Gen3 era, with Mustangs only winning two of this year’s 24 races. The first of those victories only came after Red Bull’s Shane van Gisbergen and Broc Feeney, who finished first and second, were disqualified post-race in the season opener, having been found to have breached a driver cooling system regulation. Cam Waters, who finished third, was promoted to the win.

Anton De Pasquale is Ford’s only on-track winner of the year, claiming the second race at the Townsville 500.

Ford had expressed serious concerns heading into the Bathurst 1000, in particular to the straight-line speed comparison of their rival. New aerodynamic parts, with the understood aim of shifting downforce balance rearward, were proposed before the race and brought to the venue by teams.

Supercars issued a statement before the event, saying the new parts were not approved due to the Parity Review System’s threshold not being met and a unanimous agreement across all teams not decided upon.

All five Ford teams responded by issuing a statement on Friday morning, saying, “The independent data shows that the Mustang will be at a continued disadvantage for the biggest race of the year, which we believe is unacceptable – and not what our sport is built upon,” the statement read.

“While disappointed in the situation, every Ford team will be doing their utmost this weekend; it’s what the fans deserve, it’s what our partners deserve, it’s what the Great Race deserves.

“We will continue working together to correct the imbalance going forward, but now, our attention turns on track, respecting the challenge that The Mountain provides.”

Representatives of each Mustang team and Ford Australia were also seen meeting at Mount Panorama.

Camaros claimed the top two spots in Sunday’s race, with De Pasquale the best Mustang in third. Tickford’s Waters and James Courtney were amoung those to publicly voice opinions of the situation over the weekend.

The penultimate round of the 2023 Supercars season is the Gold Coast 500 on October 27-29.

Tags: Chevrolet CamaroFordSupercars

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact Us

© 2022 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news.

No Result
View All Result
  • International
    • Formula 1
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • Formula E
    • Esports
    • Super GT
    • Super Formula
    • TCR
    • WEC
    • GT
    • Porsche Carrera Cup
    • BTCC
    • DTM
    • IMSA
    • IndyCar
    • Road to Indy
    • NASCAR
    • WRC
    • MotoGP
    • Motorcycle Racing
    • Historic Racing
  • New Zealand
    • Toyota Formula Regional
    • Toyota GR86 Championship
    • Rally
    • Speedway
    • Drifting
    • Formula Ford
    • Formula First
    • TCR NZ
    • TransTasman V8 Series
    • V8 Utes
    • GT New Zealand Championship
    • GTRNZ
    • Central Muscle Cars
    • Pirelli Porsche
    • Mazda Racing Series
    • NZ Endurance Championship
    • NIERDC
    • SIERDC
    • Pro8 South Island Series
    • SsangYong Utes
    • Kartsport
    • NZ Historic Racing
    • NZ General
  • Australia
    • Supercars
    • Super2
    • Australian V8 Touring Car Series
    • Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
    • Porsche Sprint Challenge
    • S5000
    • Australian GT
    • TCR AU
  • Features
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Profile
    • Race Cars
  • Circuit News
  • Velocity TV
  • Performance Cars
  • Jobs
    • Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • Job Dashboard

© 2022 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news.