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Racing Very Low On List Of Priorities For New GMSV Venture

General Motors recently confirmed that it would go ahead with the proposed plan to launch the new GMSV (General Motors Special Vehicles) venture in Australia. This new subsidiary will see GM ship certain specialized vehicles to Australia for local consumption in limited quantities, such as the Chevrolet Silverado and Corvette.

GMSV will work with longtime GM partner Walkinshaw Group to convert certain North American-spec GM vehicles to right-hand-drive when they arrive in Oz. Walkinshaw Group was also responsible for the Holden Special Vehicles performance venture and managed the automaker’s factory racing programs in Australia, but that doesn’t mean GMSV has any intention on going racing.

Australian publication AutoAction recently spoke to a GMSV insider who said that motorsports activities are “very low” on its list of priorities at the moment. That may be bad news for the Supercars series, which is currently trying to convince GM to remain in the championship once the Holden brand departs at the end of 2021. It was previously thought GM may decide to go ahead with racing the Chevrolet Camaro body in the series once GMSV was established, or perhaps another car like a Cadillac, but this no longer seems likely.

HSV didn’t have anything to say on the matter when approached by AutoAction, with a representative saying that GM itself is handling all the marketing for GMSV, which motorsports will fall under.

One way Australian GM  fans may be able to see the automaker race in the country is via the global GT3 formula. With the GTE/GTLM category shrinking, GM is rumored to be looking at converting its GTE-spec Corvette C8.R to a GT3 car. These are the machines that race in the top class at the Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race -which is quickly becoming one of the most popular sports car racing events on the calendar. It’s not clear if GM plans to convert the C8.R to a GT3, though it has said previously that this would be a difficult task.

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  1. you are going to see these camaros in NASCAR.

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  2. Supercars had a chance to let the Camaro race in the series if they changed the rules some years ago. But thanks to corruption and unfair competition and with the end of Ford and Holden manufacturing in Australia, the Mustang was introduced to the line up and has been controversial ever since due to complexity of using a 2 door Mustang in a 4 door Falcon frame. Basically because of the rules not getting updated Mustang for a long time had an unfair advantage due to body dynamics and aero shape. It really has thrown the race into disarray. What’s the point in watching a race when the same driver and car wins every race time after time. Penske with all his millions has an advantage with financial team support while the other teams are just keeping their heads above water. Some race teams have left the sport because of costs and have deemed it pointless; more money equals more wins. Lately it has been suggested that a spending cap should be introduced to all race teams to keep it fair. If Supercars were smart they should have had the Camaro vs. Mustang competition in place a couple years ago. Thanks to this bullsh#t Holden and GM fans are walking away from the race series and not bothered to watch anything else. I guess the local speedway may get an increase in patronage.

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    1. super cars have a standard frame and cage and that is what NASCAR is going to and all made by the same manufacturer so no one has an advantage by building their own frame and cage. the camaro body would not fit the standard super car frame and cage because it had too low a profile and supercar would not allow them to modify the cage.

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      1. Steve Phelps president of NASCAR believes the single-supplier chassis and body will make for cheaper and more exciting races. just to back up what i posted above

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