Ford hasn’t allocated money for the V8 Supercars, now Supercars, series since 2014, and the current Falcon Supercar is aging quickly compared to fresh rival vehicles. Team Penske said it could absolutely switch to Holden if Ford doesn’t change its tune.
The comments come from Australian magazine Auto Action, which Motorsport reported on Wednesday.
“You know, we can run a Commodore, too,” Roger Penske said to the publication.
Penske said the team must remain competitive, and the Fords showed their age in Adelaide earlier this month. The new Holden ZB Commodore Supercar made its winning debut there.
“This is about winning. At a certain point, if you can’t get there on one horse, you’re going to have to get on another one,” Penske added.
Ford, meanwhile, hasn’t given any indication it wants to sign off on using the Mondeo sedan or Mustang for the Supercar series. Penske confirmed the team has had discussions with other manufacturers in the last year and a half, and a switch could come for the 2019 season.
On the other hand, Holden has committed to Supercars and reiterated the series is a core brand element, especially as it aims to prove the ZB Commodore‘s capability.
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DJR Team Penske….DJR as in Dick_Johnson…his cars anything but a Ford!!!!
Badge racing does not prove anything, especially now the new commodore race car does not represent the road car.
The race car hasn’t represented the road car for 25 years now mate, nothing to see here…
Now that Holden have announced the scrapping of the twin turbo V6 in favour of keeping the V8 in the series for the foreseeable future, it may become a two horse race as it was in the past, only with Holden and Nissan. And if Holden keeps going the way it’s going, may just leave Nissan in a one make series. CEO Warburton knew exactly when to move on!
Getting Penske THE RACER TO RUN more GM IS A NO BRAINER !