Supercars NASCAR in talks for possible demonstration race in 2019

[kkfan91]

"A single-car NASCAR demonstration this weekend in Australia at the Gold Coast 600 could be the precursor to an Australian exhibition event next year.

Supercars CEO Sean Seamer confirmed to reporters on Friday that he has entered-into preliminary talks with NASCAR in the hopes of staging a race before the 2019 Gold Coast 600. The conversation began in earnest back in August when NASCAR’s executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O’Donnell and vice president of innovation and racing development and John Probst attended a Supercars race at The Bend Motorsport Park in Tailem Bend, South Australia.

Seamer says it’s still too early in the conversation to reach any conclusions"



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[DanicaFreak]

ambrose to drive NASCAR again?

 

[DUN24]

Would be very cool to see some more super car talent in a cup car. SVG or Whincup would be pretty neat. These cars are going to look silly racing on the same track as V8SC though.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Single-car demo? Have DW drive Bathurst.

 

[StandOnIt]

D.W. put on a good show, guy loves the sport. I still miss SPEED.

 

[kkfan91]

I don't know about a roadcourse, but they ran an oval back in the 80s, Neil Bonnett won.

https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1988-02/X

 

[Kiante]

Surfer's Paradise or Philip Island would be a good fit.

I'd be all for this or even Bathurst for Cup cars... Oh my lord.

 

[kkfan91]

On board of them running 1 car this year

 

[StandOnIt]

On board of them running 1 car this year

judging by the tweets they loved it. Nothing like the sound of a Nascar V8

 

[StandOnIt]

Supercars says NASCAR demo was a 'massive hit'
Supercars has hailed its toe-in-the-water NASCAR demo on the Gold Coast last weekend as a 'massive hit', as it looks to woo the American series to Australia.

As first reported by Motorsport.com, the demos were staged as part of a bold plan to bring a NASCAR exhibition race to the Gold Coast event as soon as next year.

Having said early in the Gold Coast weekend that the demos would gauge crowd interest in a potential NASCAR deal, Supercars CEO Sean Seamer ultimately declared it a 'massive hit' with the 196,192 spectators.

“It’s been a healthy increase [in spectators] on last year with a great mix of families and children amongst the crowd, which is why this event resonates so strongly on the Gold Coast,” said Seamer.
Talks regarding an exhibition race on the Gold Coast are set to continue when Seamer visits the US over the Christmas period.

https://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/supercars-nascar-demo-massive-hit/3200640/

 

[Mopardh9]

Supercars says NASCAR demo was a 'massive hit'
Supercars has hailed its toe-in-the-water NASCAR demo on the Gold Coast last weekend as a 'massive hit', as it looks to woo the American series to Australia.

As first reported by Motorsport.com, the demos were staged as part of a bold plan to bring a NASCAR exhibition race to the Gold Coast event as soon as next year.

Having said early in the Gold Coast weekend that the demos would gauge crowd interest in a potential NASCAR deal, Supercars CEO Sean Seamer ultimately declared it a 'massive hit' with the 196,192 spectators.

“It’s been a healthy increase [in spectators] on last year with a great mix of families and children amongst the crowd, which is why this event resonates so strongly on the Gold Coast,” said Seamer.
Talks regarding an exhibition race on the Gold Coast are set to continue when Seamer visits the US over the Christmas period.

https://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/supercars-nascar-demo-massive-hit/3200640/

Maybe they will get more intetest there than here.