![]() ![]() But there's got to be another driver to fill the seat. "They are fully supportive, which is awesome. ![]() "All of the bosses you speak to, from the main one I got a text after the race, he's like, 'you've got to get over there next year'. Van Gisbergen also revealed that, despite having a year to run on his Triple Eight contract, there was encouragement from within the team ownership group to head to NASCAR next year after his shock Chicago win. "It will come, but I don't know, you go through such a high in your career and now, I don't know. "Fundamentally it's an awesome car, it needs time and changes," he said. Van Gisbergen conceded that the Gen3 platform will improve over time, but that, after two dominant years to close out the Gen2 era, he feels this is the right time to make the Stateside switch. I came here and the race is just a hustle the whole time, you're driving flat out. "The tyre just explodes because it's running too high. The Shahin brothers are said to be in talks to buy the Supercars business. So everyone goes out at 17, come on at the same time, drive around at the same pace. A consortium dubbed RACE (Racing Australia Consolidated Enterprises Ltd) headed by Australian private investors formed by Henslow and led by QMS APAC CEO Barclay Nettlefold and the Australian Racing Group. The 2022 Super3 champion took to Sandown over the weekend aboard a Ford AU Falcon in the Saloon Cars Nationals category. Vaughan, 19, is currently three rounds into his Dunlop Series career in the Super2 category. And there's a minimum tyre pressure of 17 pound. Tickford Racing young gun Brad Vaughan has scored a head start on his rivals ahead of the next round at Sandown. ![]() Everyone is running the same set-up, basically. "All the parts are the same and the car has a very narrow set-up window. You're driving around at 30 per cent trying to keep the tyres and everybody is just following each other. "The qualifying there is awesome, but the racing sucks. Three-time Supercars champion van Gisbergen fought in the top 10 all race, with the Kiwi at one stage running in with Christopher Bell (20 Toyota) and Ty Gibbs (54 Toyota). "It's just the new car and stuff, and there's so much background. Van Gisbergen’s Trackhouse Racing stablemate Daniel Suarez (99 Chevrolet) rounded out the podium, with victory slipping through his fingers after a slow stop. "It's been a bit of a struggle with how the series is at the moment," van Gisbergen told host Dale Earnhardt Jr. Percat's brakes failed coming into Turn 1 at top speed, leaving the Brad Jones Racing driver as a passenger, going over the grass and back. He expanded on those thoughts while appearing on the latest episode of the Dale Jr Download podcast. The three-time series champion has been long been vocal about his dislike of the new Gen3 cars, which he feels limit driver input and put a premium on set-up. Speaking to media in the lead-up to those races, van Gisbergen hinted at a lack of fun in Supercars at the moment. He will make two starts in the States this weekend, firstly in the Truck Series later today (local time) at Indianapolis Raceway Park, before a second Cup Series appearance at the Indianapolis road course on Sunday. ![]()
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