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ALMOST a quarter of the Repco Supercars Championship field is running helmet cameras this weekend at the Thrifty Newcastle 500.

A new television graphics package has also debuted, centring around a revised leaderboard on the left-hand side of screens. The 9mm-by-9mm camera is now running with five other drivers, as well as Waters once more, for the opening round of the Gen3 era. ALMOST a quarter of the Repco Supercars Championship field is running helmet cameras this weekend at the Thrifty Newcastle 500.

The cars are 'tough and mean' but the 36-year-old driver is confident he can handle the two jobs.

“It’s a cool thing for the sport and I can’t wait for the race to begin.” “It will be a great experience and the viewers will be provided with a unique insight. “It’s an exciting opportunity and I can’t wait to do both roles during the race,” Perkins told 7NEWS.com.au [new-look Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang](https://7news.com.au/sport/motorsport/supercars-championship-begins-in-newcastle-as-chevrolet-camaros-and-ford-mustangs-go-head-to-head-c-9976408) is about to be unleashed as the exciting Gen3 era of [Supercars](https://7news.com.au/sport/v8) blasts off today with the [Thrifty Newcastle 500](https://7news.com.au/sport/motorsport). And in an incredible first for the sport, Seven commentator and Super2 driver Jack Perkins will give viewers a “unique insight” as he gets behind the mic and the wheel at the same time during the race. Perkins is embarking on his first race as a primary driver in three years with Erebus Motorsport and is looking forward to the opportunity to drive and commentate simultaneously.

Supercars has announced Panasonic as its official air conditioning partner, starting at this weekend's Thrifty Newcastle 500.

We are very much looking forward to activating this partnership with Panasonic and growing our relationship across the exciting 2023 Supercars season ahead.” This is a major partnership for us, including advertising, signage, events and hospitality across the Supercars racing season.” Along with joining the championship as its official air conditioning partner, the starting order of each Repco Supercars Championship race will be presented on the Panasonic starting grid on live television broadcasts.

'I think he will': Whincup drops SVG contract hint ahead of crunch season.

“It‘s exciting times for the category. “We couldn’t be happier with the way he‘s progressing,” he said. Going to a sporting event somewhat knowing the result is nowhere near as good as when you’ve got absolutely no idea how it’s going to somehow pan out. “It‘s the two curves,” he said. “The [Gen3] car has potential, but I’d like to race people as well,” he said after wrapping up last year’s title. Absolutely it‘s possible for him to get better if he stays disciplined.”

Max McKinney reports: They're the next generation of Supercars superstars, all with their sights set on a flying start to the season in Newcastle this ...

Okay, we're biased, but that doesn't mean Newcastle isn't the greatest place on earth! 15:20 - 17:20 Repco Supercars Championship: Race 2 11:15 - 11:35 Repco Supercars Championship: Armor All Qualifying - Race 2 14:20 - 14:30 Supercars Events: Demonstration/Track Crossing 12:35 - 13:00 Repco Supercars Championship: Armor All Top 10 Shootout - Race 2 11:15 - 11:35 Repco Supercars Championship: Armor All Qualifying - Race 1 15:20 - 17:20 Repco Supercars Championship: Race 1 Access to Wolfe Street is provided via King Street. Here is everything you need to know about the supercars event. There will be extra trains, buses, ferries and light rail services running throughout the three-day event. Check out the track map below, or 12:35 - 13:00 Repco Supercars Championship: Armor All Top 10 Shootout - Race 1

Former racing driver and supercars broadcaster Mark Larkam says the “vibe” is “really good” as the Repco Supercars Championship is about to get underway at ...

It's been a rushed build up for the field of new Ford Mustangs and Chevrolet Camaros with pre-season testing restricted to three days per car last week. Top ...

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The 2023 Supercar season is kicking off this weekend with the Repco Supercars Championship, live and free on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus.

The main races will take place at 3.20 pm on Saturday and Sunday. “It’s such an exciting time for Supercars as we finally welcome the Gen 3 cars in the new Chevrolet versus Ford era, which is so exciting for the drivers, teams and fans. The 2023 Supercar season is kicking off this weekend with the Repco Supercars Championship, live and free on Seven, 7mate and

My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.

My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. *Race 2 - David Reynolds (1st), Scott McLaughlin (2nd), Jamie Whincup (3rd) *Race 1 - Scott McLaughlin (1st), David Reynolds (2nd), Jamie Whincup (3rd) "It's painting a picture to be an unbelievable event. "If anyone asks me what's my favourite championship, it's like kids you don't have a favourite. I'm very, very grateful to have been part of it.

Van Gisbergen, Davison, Broc Feeney, Chaz Mostert and Andre Heimgartner all dipped below the Practice 1 benchmark. That was set by Brad Jones Racing driver ...

This is a modal window. Through his various close calls, van Gisbergen — who won a record 21 races last year — jumped to the top with a 1:11.7555s. Aboard the #17 Shell V-Power Ford, Davison jumped to the top with a 1:11.7929s, with Feeney jumping to second with a 1:11.8722s. Van Gisbergen didn’t have it all his own way in the session — he ran off at Turn 2, and also had a wobble at Turn 11. The top 19 drivers were covered by just 0.9916s in Practice 2, with the top 10 featuring five Camaros and five Mustangs. Escape will cancel and close the window.

Reigning Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen edged Will Davison in the second practice session for the Newcastle 500. Andrew van Leeuwen. By:.

[PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/supercars-gen3-paddle-shift-controversy/6513930/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/randle-fighting-cancer-supercars-contention/6607367/) [Anton De Pasquale](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/anton-de-pasquale/455548/) and Cam Waters were next while [James Courtney](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/james-courtney/284/) rounded out a top 10 that was separated by less than half a second. [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/supercars-goat-teenager-risk-t8-/6658058/) [Scott Pye](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/scott-pye/15956/) logged Team 18's best result of the day so far with the sixth fastest time right ahead of teammate [Mark Winterbottom](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/mark-winterbottom/4402/). [Chaz Mostert](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/chaz-mostert/19735/), who lost time during the session with a stubborn wheel, ended up fourth.

Supercars has reacted to concerns raised by drivers over the extreme heat experienced within the cabin of Gen3 Supercars.

“But when you can’t keep the heat out you still try to insulate it away from the driver as best you can. “Then also the front firewall where the feet go, that can be insulated on the inside, which will help you to keep the heat out,” Dutton added. “So that cross pipe through there, which is basically beneath the driver, that can be insulated to reduce the amount of heat that’s going through the floor into the cockpit.”

It comes after drivers took to their new Chevrolet Camaros and Ford Mustangs for the first time in anger on Friday. The pedal box was the primary area of ...

Later, Supercars confirmed to teams that more heat protection can be installed in the cockpit. Supercars had consulted teams and drivers, with teams allowed to add more heat shielding. Teams will be allowed to add additional heat shielding to their cars overnight after a move by Supercars.

Andre Heimgartner made history by topping the first official session of the Gen3 Supercars era in Newcastle. Andrew van Leeuwen. By: Andrew ...

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Shane van Gisbergen led the calls for better heat protection in the cockpit following the three practice sessions on the streets of Newcastle today.

[PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/can-djr-still-be-a-supercars-powerhouse/5498942/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/supercars-gen3-paddle-shift-controversy/6513931/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/randle-fighting-cancer-supercars-contention/6607368/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/supercars-goat-teenager-risk-t8-/6658059/) "The event is probably a little bit hotter than we thought it was going to be last week. "We can’t just ignore it.

Shane van Gisbergen led the calls for better heat protection in the cockpit following the three practice sessions on the streets of Newcastle today.

[PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/can-djr-still-be-a-supercars-powerhouse/5498940/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/supercars-gen3-paddle-shift-controversy/6513929/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/randle-fighting-cancer-supercars-contention/6607366/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/supercars-goat-teenager-risk-t8-/6658057/) "The event is probably a little bit hotter than we thought it was going to be last week. "We can’t just ignore it.

The Erebus driver put his Coca-Cola Camaro on top early in the third of three 45-minute sessions with a 1m11.616s. That time stood for half an hour until ...

[PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/how-taming-his-temper-shaped-supercars-slow-burn-star/6668553/) [Will Brown](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/will-brown/449453/), meanwhile, earned the unwanted tag of being the first driver to nose a Gen3 car into the wall. [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/courtney-tickford-supercars-dream-match/6694517/) [Nick Percat](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/nick-percat/15439/) capped off a promising day for [Walkinshaw Andretti United](https://www.motorsport.com/team/walkinshaw-performance/474/) with the sixth quickest time ahead of [Will Davison](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/will-davison/1756/), Scott Put, Waters and [Anton De Pasquale](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/anton-de-pasquale/455548/). It's only Friday but I'm really excited about tomorrow." She's a bit of a handful on old tyres.

Racing resumes at the Thrifty Newcastle 500, and with it, the next chapter of the Ford and General Motors rivalry begins. With cars finally on track, Supercars.

This is a modal window. How will the new cars race? Which drivers will adapt the quickest? Jamie Whincup has reiterated that young drivers deserve two seasons to prove themselves. How hard will they raced early on? The consensus was clear, with 46 per cent of the vote falling to one Shane van Gisbergen. Payne is the youngest of the three, and has sharp minds of the ilk of David Cauchi, Grant McPherson and Alistair McVean to lean on at Penrite Racing. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Beginning of dialog window. 3) Which brand will win the first year of the new era?

The Thrifty Newcastle 500 is a great event to write the next chapter of Supercars racing — we haven't had as big a shift in a race car since the '90s. There's ...

This is a modal window. These guys are from an era where the cars had less downforce, so expect your Davos and Frostys to adapt very quickly and make a splash. BJR was impressive from the get-go when the Car of the Future debuted in 2013. Where racing was very physical and you needed to physically muscle the car. A car on a good tyre will be very hard to defend into Turn 11, so expect fireworks. It holds a special place in my heart, given it was the site of my final full-time start — but once you’re in the car, there’s nowhere to hide. It’s fast, it’s bumpy, and you can set up a big dive into the right-hander. That becomes an even greater challenge by how narrow the track is, and how close the concrete walls are on either side. Once you fire out of Turn 2, you’re snaking down the coastline with limited passing opportunities until you get to Turn 8. Some drivers will be conservative and will be thinking about the championship already. Like most street tracks, you need a car in Newcastle that has great braking stability and traction out of corners. There’s no form guide — it’s a weekend of unknowns.

A 'telling day' is in store for the Gen3 Supercars as they race for the very first time, around the gruelling streets of Newcastle.

It’s not like they were avoiding the kerbs, but everyone was very sensible. “It’s going to be tight out there and when people are fighting for the same space, you’re always going to have moments when someone’s got to yield or there’s going to be contact, and that makes it exciting.” “That’s when you see the rubbing and racing and bump and grind of Supercars,” he told Speedcafe.com. “There’s more heat, there’s more rubber, there’s more pick-up, there’s more everything, there’s more intensity, so tomorrow will be a very telling day.” A “telling day” is in store for the Gen3 Supercars as they race for the very first time, around the gruelling streets of Newcastle. “You have a little bit of an idea because of the testing that we’ve done so far, but until you do a full-on race with all the cars out there…

DAY one of the Gen3 era proved an overwhelming success, but today brings a new question mark. Friday's three-part practice featured 135 minutes of ...

“We know we have still got a few problems in that area with the wheel nuts and things like that, but this is what happens with new cars. “We have had a massively busy period up to this point and some things we’re still trying to catch up just from our sheer workload, not only Supercars but the teams as well,” he told V8 Sleuth. “You have probably seen guys getting pushed back in the lane not quite making the turn – I think I made it twice out of eight times today so definitely a bit more challenging.” “So I hope as a team we can talk to our neighbours and say ‘hey, can you be pretty kind to let us through and make a bit more room?’ “We have practice rims and we have race rims and it’s just the way our car is for this weekend,” he said after Practice 3. “For the coming rounds as we get some more time, we’ll get all of our sets of rims up to standard but at the moment I’m not stressed about the race.”

Boost Mobile has officially extended its partnership with the Repco Supercars Championship for another two years, which includes naming rights to one of ...

I love coming in from an early surf and then heading over to the track for a full day of action with my Boost Mobile family. I can't wait to see what they have planned for October." Australian professional surfer and Olympian Sally Fitzgibbons shared her excitement for the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500, saying: "The GC 500 is such an iconic stop on the Supercars calendar.

Gen3 is underway in Supercars and the new makes have delivered ultimate balance across three practice sessions where Brodie Kostecki clocked the fastest time ...

I’m sure we’ll go through some data tonight, talk about some technique stuff, how we can make the car better but everyone’s got the same type of thing. Heimgartner showed serious pace to end a tentative practice one by all drivers the fastest, before van Gisbergen improved on his compatriot’s time by two tenths of a second later in the day to lead the second session. As the day’s action came to a close, Tim Slade was poised to lead all drivers on the eve of his 400th career start before Kostecki, van Gisbergen and Chaz Mostert came roaring home on fresh tyres to top-out the grid.

The new Ford Mustangs and Chevrolet Camaros hit the track at Newcastle with drivers gearing up for the first race of the season.

[Plenty of anticipation surrounded the new Gen3 Ford Mustangs and Chevrolet Camaros](https://7news.com.au/sport/motorsport/supercars-championship-begins-in-newcastle-as-chevrolet-camaros-and-ford-mustangs-go-head-to-head-c-9976408) as they finally graced the streets of Newcastle on Friday. I’m sure we’ll go through some data tonight, talk about some technique stuff, how we can make the car better but everyone’s got the same type of thing. Heimgartner showed serious pace to end a tentative practice one by all drivers the fastest, before van Gisbergen improved on his compatriot’s time by two tenths of a second later in the day to lead the second session. As the day’s action came to a close, Tim Slade was poised to lead all drivers on the eve of his 400th career start before Kostecki, van Gisbergen and Chaz Mostert came roaring home on fresh tyres to top-out the grid. Five Mustangs and five Camaros made up the top 10 in all three practice sessions; Kostecki’s new Coca-Cola entry the quickest in the final stages of P3. [Gen3](https://7news.com.au/sport/motorsport/jack-perkins-combining-commentating-for-seven-while-driving-during-season-opening-supercars-race-c-9996308) era is underway in [Supercars](https://7news.com.au/sport/v8) and the new cars have delivered ultimate balance across three practice sessions where [Brodie Kostecki](https://7news.com.au/sport/motorsport) clocked the fastest time ahead of [Saturday’s qualifying and first 250km race](https://7plus.com.au/motorsport).

That was a response to a photo of Supercars chairman Barclay Nettlefold with Chaz Mostert at an Optus appearance that was published on social media. The ...

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Peter Adderton's Boost Mobile has signed a new contract with Supercars which includes ongoing naming rights sponsorship of the Gold Coast 500.

“The Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 brought in a record crowd of over 200,000 fans in 2022 and we are very pleased that Boost Mobile will continue its naming rights support of this event over coming years.” “We have been supporting Supercars and Australian motorsport for over 20 years; we love the sport and we look forward to making the GC Boost 500 bigger and better.” He said of the new deal with Supercars itself, “We are excited to announce our two-year partnership with Supercars and continuing as the naming rights sponsor of the Boost Mobile 500 on the Gold Coast.

Supercars plans to change to air conditioning-style driver cooling as concerns about cabin heat ramp up ahead of today's season opener.

It’s understood that Supercars wants to get rid of dry ice coolers to further limit the release of extraneous material in the event of a serious crash. [an overnight move to add extra heat insulation](https://www.speedcafe.com/2023/03/10/supercars-allows-teams-to-add-heat-protection/), cool suits and helmet air ducting will be targeted for improvement and standardisation in time for potentially hot-house events at the tail end of the season. Supercars plans to change to air conditioning-style driver cooling in all Gen3 cars later this year as concerns about cockpit heat ramp up ahead of Saturday’s first race of the Thrifty Newcastle 500.

The Erebus driver continued his impressive start to the Gen3 era, backing up his Friday practice-topping form with provisional pole in qualifying.

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A two-year extension of the partnership between Boost and Supercars was announced this morning in Newcastle, which includes both the status as the official ...

[PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/whincup-triple-eight-ruthless-leader/5358436/) [PrimePrimeSupercars ](/v8supercars/news/courtney-tickford-supercars-dream-match/6694517/) “We want to see the Boost Mobile racing car on the grid in 2023 and will continue working towards that goal.

Brodie Kostecki will start the opening race of the 2023 Supercars season on pole after gapping a tight...

[Privacy Policy](/privacy/). David Reynolds (Grove Racing) 1:12.026 Tim Slade (PremiAir Racing) 1:12.0019 Broc Feeney (Red Bull Ampol Racing) 1:12.0008 Cam Waters (Monster Energy Racing)1:12.0001 Brodie Kostecki (Erebus Motorsport) 1:11.848