Why the "Touring Car Masters" series is awesome in one screengrab

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures) 10/07/2013 at 19:10 • Filed to: V8 Supercars, Touring Car Masters, Classic Cars

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Touring Car Masters is a support series that runs in conjunction with Australia's V8 Supercars. Basically it's old muscle cars (mostly Mustangs, Camaros, and Falcons) making absurd horsepower (I've heard numbers as high as 700 hp), along with a smattering of old Porsches, all racing on the same tracks as the Supercars use. The cars may be classics but the drivers definitely aren't babying them out there, they want to win. It's great.

As an added bonus the series has been putting most of their races on their youtube channel this year. Screen grab from Sandown Race 1:

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 19:13

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Why Dusty Ventures is awesome in one post.

Blondude > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 19:16

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Oh. My. God.

Why can't all racing be like this?!?

Dunnik > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 19:18

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We need to do this here. I don't understand why Touring Car racing never took off in North America. Or if it did, it turned into NASCAR.

Sparf > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 19:22

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I was going to bed but now I MUST see if a '69 Camaro wins.

It has to, because the other cars pale by comparison (in my mind at least).

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 19:36

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This is absolutely badass.

I wonder what other cars are eligible to compete. I'd love to take a V12 E-Type up against those V8 monsters. Not sure I can think of anything else I like that would stand a chance.

Sparf > Sparf 10/07/2013 at 19:40

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FUCK YES! An SS and not a Z/28 as well (I have an irrational love for the former and an irrational distaste for the latter - based entirely on how the badges and hoods look)! SCORE!

Not too sure about the blue wheels though; they're pretty tacky.

Spiranhas > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 20:17

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Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 20:18

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When I still had Speed, they would show the British Touring Series in the middle of the night.....I stayed up way too late too many times watching it and have no regrets about it at all!

4wsprelude > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 10/07/2013 at 20:29

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I wonder if they would get into stuff like the old british touring car championships with muscle cars vs. Mini's LOLOL that would be awesome here!!!!

Rosco > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 10/07/2013 at 20:38

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Where I race the minis compete in this class too. Theres a supercharged 1275 thats not far off through the corners but gets blown away on the straights. Usually finishes top 5 ish

SeikenFreak > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 20:43

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Need more 70s Trans-Am-like racing in the US.

No idea why stuff like this isn't more popular. Most of the racing these days with modern cars is sterile, strategic, and boring. At least thats covered by media. Club level racing like whats in NASA or SCCA is also good stuff. With the the way the internet and video is these days, why are these events not televised on the net? geez.

That Stadium Truck street race video was an example of why watching hard-to-drive stuff is much more fun. F1 was awesome.. back when the cars were hard to control. Now its like watching slot cars. British Touring Car stuff seems to be good. But of course its like not televised over here.. Or not some centralized youtube channel.

Incognigro > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 10/07/2013 at 20:44

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an old GT-R (KPGC110 I think is the designation.) built to the same horsepower numbers maybe???

sfmikee > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 20:44

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They get this and V8 Supercar.... and we get NASCAR. Guh.

Northwoods-Porschephile > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 20:54

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SIGN ME UP!!!!!

Limp Home Mode > sfmikee 10/07/2013 at 20:54

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Right, I want I want!

TheLateApx > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 20:58

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Fuck yea man!!!

Burger-Lord > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 20:59

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This is one of those times where I say "Muricka! Fuck Yeah!" in a non-ironic tone.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 21:05

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ah damnit, I was rooting for that Torana.

There used to be a little yellow LJ XU1 in the series which I miss. It got pretty badly smashed at Bathurst a couple of years ago, and I don't remember seeing it back on the track after it got repaired.

CarnivalofBowls > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 21:22

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Wowza! That Falcon Sprint is awesome! Blasphemer that I am, I've always liked the small-block underdogs more than the big-block brutes. An LS6 is cool, but if I could have any muscle car it would have to be something with a really high-strung solid-lifter smallblock screamer, like a Z/28 or a Boss 302 (or a Boss 351, how 'bout that!). Even a hi-po 289 stirs my fancy more than say, a 429 Cobra.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 21:23

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The random Porsches are like the cherry on this quintuple layer cake.... I LOVE IT

Fuel_of_Satan > Dunnik 10/07/2013 at 21:40

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For a brief period of time there was a pretty decent effort in the Trans Am racing series, not too different from the footage here, sadly it turned into a silhouette-series.

natic > CarnivalofBowls 10/07/2013 at 22:04

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http://www.shannons.com.au/club/enthusias…

RiddldedTomcat > Sparf 10/07/2013 at 22:06

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I must post as the Mustang fan. Hopefully the Mustang can take it. Haha. Both cars are beautiful.

GearHeadfromBrazil > sfmikee 10/07/2013 at 22:11

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I love watching NASCAR on road coarses. I think those are their best races.

Road course races are something with a storyline. Every lap tells something about what's happend and what is going to happen. It is just more envolving from a intelectual point of view.

Oval racing is great, but most of the time, the races are all about building some very cheap drama with those bunch of yellow flags.

merlyn11a > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 22:20

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Sweet Charger; wouldn't mind having 1 of those. Looks like a lot of fun, that series. The problem here in the US is all those pony cars get restored and then no one wants to run them in a race.....

CarnivalofBowls > natic 10/07/2013 at 22:25

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That is an extremely sexy car. Falcons look really mean with big tires and racing suspension. I like the "all business" 2-door sedan look, really clean and much more purposeful than some of the more overstyled cars of the era.

Corrnaus > Dunnik 10/07/2013 at 22:27

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They are trying with the Pirelli World Challenge. Only issue is the coverage is crap and when the races do make it on TV they are 3 weeks old. Only online can you see it live. Some great racing and even better wrecks

Maxxuman > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 22:28

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Damn, makes me homesick! This is the kind of racing that could get me out to a track, if only it wasn't taking place many thousands of miles from where I now live :-(

boobaru > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 22:40

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That video was very pleasant to watch.

TexasEdition > Dusty Ventures 10/07/2013 at 22:45

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I had work to do so I just let the glorious soundtrack play in the background. Holy crap.

Simplify, then add beer > TexasEdition 10/07/2013 at 22:56

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Great idea! Cranking it now.

namesakeone > SeikenFreak 10/07/2013 at 23:54

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I think I know why: Because NASCAR is more popular with those who fund motorsports. What could be more exciting—from a corporate point of view—than 43 corporate logos in constant camera view? With corporate spokesperson drivers? Who cares about such trivia as the racing or cars themselves?

natic > Dunnik 10/07/2013 at 23:58

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Because SCCA Trans Am stopped being popular? Not being from NA I'm not really sure why though. Maybe it morphed into Grand Am or ALMS?

GBond > SeikenFreak 10/08/2013 at 00:08

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Basically what you're saying is it's all about suspension travel. Watching the cars lean and dive makes everything more interesting even if they're going slowly.

Caml > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 00:30

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So how much Jim Beam gets drunk in Australia? I feel like the ad fits the competition pretty nicely.

SeikenFreak > GBond 10/08/2013 at 00:47

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I'm speaking more along the lines of big horsepower, normal sized tires, no aero, no stability control and no traction control aside from the drivers right foot. Stuff with mass and isn't stuck to the road like glue via giant rocket-science level tires and enough downforce to kill a normal human being.

Drive as fast and hard as you can go. None of this team orders bs or fuel conservation. Pedal to the metal.

tetsuoz > Dunnik 10/08/2013 at 01:00

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well i think nascar is around because of the bootlegging thing but i feel the reason it still around is because of the big money going into it. I'm sure it was like that then as well. anyway, big money likes to keep it that way

Bearded Bastard > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 01:49

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there are some bowel clenching scenes there. these cars in this type of race is absolutely insane

burdickjp > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 02:13

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Is the YouTube video anamorphic? Why would you shoot a sporting event anamorphic?

kenhitch > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 02:26

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This and the Supertrucks in Montreal are the only racing series I need in my life

INDYDFX- Daily FiSTer > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 03:35

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I go every year to Sandown for the 500 and I can tell you the TCM cars are way more exciting than the V8 supercars! Also I'm a sucker for old Fords :) Here's a shot from an earlier race in the day (Taken on a cell phone so apologies if quality is bad)

Vincenzo71 > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 04:48

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All of my favorite cars in one race. It's dream-like.

Vincenzo71 > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 04:50

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All of these beasts look like they want to eat the car in front of them....

Vincenzo71 > CarnivalofBowls 10/08/2013 at 05:01

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It's crazy to think but the DZ302 Z/28s made incredible drag cars too!! And the Boss 351 gets no respect! What a car.

Bigred > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 10/08/2013 at 05:30

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here's the closest thing to that. Bathurst 1985.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Bigred 10/08/2013 at 07:01

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That video is the one that made me love the XJS. There's something that's just right about one on wide rubber hossing it around a track.

Darthtoad > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 07:38

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V8's have some of the best supporting race series'. I saw a bunch when I was in Melbourne for the F1 race in 2010, absolutely fantastic.

FortyOneSix > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 08:09

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Historic racing is always insane - mainly because you're expecting the drivers to treat them gently... they don't.

Would be great to see Minis, Lotus Cortinas or other European Touring cars up against these lot.

willkinton247 > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 09:03

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This is amazing.

willkinton247 > TexasEdition 10/08/2013 at 09:10

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that's exactly what I'm doing.

EDogg > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 09:14

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This is like something straight out of a video game! One of the few times I've ever seen a race that reminded me of Forza.

Tim Allardyce > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 10:21

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Subscribed!! What an awesome race...

KevFlan > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 10/08/2013 at 10:28

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Your not alone my friend you were not alone. Shame they never advertised it more since I usually ended up watching it by accident on a Sat/Sun night.

CarnivalofBowls > Vincenzo71 10/08/2013 at 11:04

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The Boss 351 has all the practical drawbacks of the 71-73 Mustang, like really bad visibility all around, and an interior that is uncomfortable and feels cramped despite the exterior size. The Boss with its competition suspension also supposedly has a super-harsh ride but still so-so handling.

But who cares about that when you get the best iteration of the 351C ever, and a car that can and does regularly beat Hemis and an SD455s at the strip, all with much less displacement?

paradisian > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 11:05

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Are South African cars allowed? Especially if they have Z28 302s?

http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/chevrolet…

matthewklein220 > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 12:30

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New life plan:

1) Move to Australia

2)Race-Prep the Firebird

3)????

4)Prof-I mean, WIN Touring Car Masters

Matt Butler > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 12:37

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I could watch that 2 door Falcon all day long.....gotta get one!!!

dr861 > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 17:00

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Why don't we have this sort of stuff in the US? It's awesome.

Michael Zaite > Dusty Ventures 10/08/2013 at 19:51

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This is how all cars like this should end their life.

Hoarders be damned. This is what these things are for!

Kylemaro > Dusty Ventures 10/10/2013 at 00:46

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i am sooo in love with this series now, and badly badly badly want an xb gt falcon, does anyone know who drives the red one in the linked race?

Dusty Ventures > Kylemaro 10/10/2013 at 01:40

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Did a little searching, looks like it's Eddie Abelnica.

Kylemaro > Dusty Ventures 10/10/2013 at 01:42

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thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!! i am in love with falcons (AUS) and would love to get one and do it up in an old mclaren marlboro livery and join this series, oh if only the lottery was easier to win

MichaelLock > Dusty Ventures 10/11/2013 at 23:05

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So you guys (Yankies) like a good sounding Aussie Muscle Car, well click on this and soak in the awesomeness of this Falcon XY GTHO ripping it up around Mount Panorama Bathurst.

MichaelLock > Caml 10/11/2013 at 23:09

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Bloody heaps and then once we have finished the Beam we start on the Jack Daniels and finish off with the Holy Grail....WILD TURKEY!!!! You guys love our Muscle Cars, We LOVE your Bourbons...

Dusty Ventures > MichaelLock 10/11/2013 at 23:30

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Mmmmmmmyes

Caml > MichaelLock 10/12/2013 at 09:47

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Awesome, glad to hear it!
My roommate brought home a 1.75l of Bulleit yesterday and I nearly wet myself. Bourbon & Root beer floats are one of the best desserts there is.

Xavier Corral > Dusty Ventures 11/22/2013 at 15:27

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why do the cars look all squishered?

Dusty Ventures > Xavier Corral 11/22/2013 at 15:44

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Adjusted aspect ratio

JH10 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 11/23/2013 at 06:15

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Doesn't totally answer your question, but I think you will be happy:

JH10 > Kylemaro 11/23/2013 at 06:17

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FYI, that would be sacrilege, Marlboro only ever sponsored Holden.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > JH10 11/23/2013 at 07:06

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I love the TWR Jaguars. They've pretty much single-handedly convinced me that I want a V12 XJS with silencer bypass butterflies.

Such a great noise :)

Kylemaro > JH10 11/24/2013 at 00:56

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yeah i know. but im also the guy the wanted to ls swap a marauder. why? because piss off fan boys. i can't help it i love the way the falcons look, but that Marlboro livery is just so damn amazing

Alex215 > Dusty Ventures 08/20/2014 at 09:03

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Ummm, I know I am late to this thread but I just stumbled upon this series while searching for V8 Touring Cars and didn't know about the Masters series....

Dear god this is the best racing happening on the planet. Just everything about it... Don't have words.