Alfa Romeo to Supercars?

Started by colcol, December 16, 2014, 09:35:35 PM

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colcol

The current Speedcafe has a survey going with the question, for the post V-8 Commodore and Falcon demise, with new manufacturers invited to compete with 4 and 6 cylinder turbo charged motors in 2 and 4 door bodies that seat 4 people, which rules out exotics, as of tonight, here's progress.
1 Bmw, 19.38 %, 786 votes,
2 Toyota, 17.01 %, 690 votes,
3 Chrysler, 15.43 %, 626 votes,
4 Audi, 11.66 %, 473 votes
5 Lexus, 5.99 %, 243 votes,
6 Mazda, 5.13 %, 208 votes,
7 Other, 5 %, 203 votes,
8 Hyundai, 4.51 %, 183 votes,
9 Volkswagon, 2.84 %, 115 votes,
10 Subaru, 2.46 %, 100 votes,
11 Honda, 1.8 %, 73 votes,
12 ALFA ROMEO, 1.65 %, 67 votes,
13 Mitsubishi, 1.55 %, 63 votes,
14 Skoda, 1.55 %, 62 votes,
15 Kia, 1.45 %, 59 votes,
16 Renault, .81 %, 33 votes,
17 Peugeot,.47%, 19 votes,
18 Suzuki, .47 %, 19 votes,
19 Fiat, .42 %, 17 votes,
20 Citroen, .39 %, 16 votes.
1974 VW Passat [ist car] 1984 Alfa 33TI [daily driver] 2002 Alfa 156 JTS [daily driver]

Darryl


colcol

Me too!, who are the other 65?.
I don't think it would happen though, if FIAT was to release the purse strings, Chrysler may be in there with a shot, most important that they have a good team and driver.
Look at the success the Valvoline Polestar Volvo team have had this year with Scott McLaughin and the wily old hand of Garry Rogers, Colin.
1974 VW Passat [ist car] 1984 Alfa 33TI [daily driver] 2002 Alfa 156 JTS [daily driver]

colcol

ALFA ROMEO still 12th overall with 1.66 % of the vote, up from 1.65 %.
Would be good to see a good mix of manufacturers post V-8's.
After Ford pull their support out post 2015, interesting to see what FPR or as they are now rebranded Prodrive race, if at all, the no 1 engineer has jumped ship from Frosty to Lowndes at Red Bull Racing, most likely seen the writing on the wall.
Would be good to see Alfa Romeo back to the winning days of the 155, but would need a bigger presence in Australia for a decent budget.
We may not see it at all, as it goes onto Foxtel next year, with a 'highlights' package at the end of the day, most likely at 11pm, for selected races, like the bad olden days at channel 7, Colin.
1974 VW Passat [ist car] 1984 Alfa 33TI [daily driver] 2002 Alfa 156 JTS [daily driver]

colcol

As of today, Alfa Romeo still 12th overall, with 1.69 % of the votes, up from 1.66 %, with 81 votes, and you can only vote once, from your device, Colin.
1974 VW Passat [ist car] 1984 Alfa 33TI [daily driver] 2002 Alfa 156 JTS [daily driver]

colcol

Speedcafe poll has now finished, on what Manufacturers would you like to see in the post V-8 Supercars, Alfa Romeo ended up 12th overall with 1.73 % of the poll, which were 88 votes, Honda was 11th in front of Alfa Romeo and Kia was 13th, BMW was the car maker most would like to see in the new series, Colin.
1974 VW Passat [ist car] 1984 Alfa 33TI [daily driver] 2002 Alfa 156 JTS [daily driver]