Parity discuss ramped again up at last weekend’s Sandown 500 the place each session was topped by Camaros, together with a top-five lock-out within the race.
Even earlier than the race, Autosport revealed that Ford is lobbying for a entrance aero change forward of the Bathurst 1000, in a bid to shift the aero stability backwards and enhance rear tyre life.
Whether or not Ford shall be profitable in its marketing campaign stays to be seen, notably given the official parity threshold hasn’t been triggered.
Ought to it occur, nevertheless, it will not go down effectively with Basic Motors homologation group Triple Eight.
T8 managing director Whincup says Supercars ought to overlook about any extra in-season tweaks and deal with plans to re-evaluate the aero packages in what is predicted to be an enormous low season push to eradicate parity issues.
“Supercars has bought a plan,” he instructed Autosport. “They have a sensational plan on the finish of the 12 months to go aero testing.
“I feel all of us simply must overlook about it. This speak about doing aero updates for the subsequent spherical is simply outrageous.
Broc Feeney, Jamie Whincup, Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
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“We have had sufficient. We have given the Ford guys all 12 months to develop and they’re as shut as they’ve ever been proper now.
“We have to get by way of the subsequent three rounds, go aero testing, after which I am unable to wait to get by way of that, as a result of that is it. That is the tip of the dialog. No matter you carry to the desk is what you carry to the desk, and in 2024 we will put it behind us and go racing.”
Autosport understands the post-season plan in query will involve off-shore wind tunnel testing, which shall be a primary for Supercars.
That’s extensively seen as the one technique to discover aero parity between two totally different physique shapes that are actually pinned to an an identical platform, other than the motor.
That has proved to be the complicating issue for parity with the Gen3 automobiles, given groups have misplaced any freedom to develop elements to enhance the automobiles.