From Australia, never watched Nascar or your show prior to SVG, I dont think you American folk get how much we love our motorsport and how we support our drivers from Aus & NZ
unfortunately I think McLaughlin is too focused on indycar. unlike Shane he just tries to excel in one car. Van SKIDSBERGEN wants to try anything. both brilliant , but different people I assume 🤷🏻♂️
@DogFish-NZ McLaughlin wanted to do nascar while in supercars until penski pinched him lol so there may be some hope.. although he probably wants to win an indy championship more now.
For these poor drivers on road courses, it doesn't matter how much tape you watch. He doesn't have a move, he has them all. Supercars guys would know a move was coming and would try to cover but his car control means he can pull out of it and switch in the braking area and get you the other side on the way out. Exceptional talent. Even with some small contact that would get fans salty he would win the drivers driver vote at end of year so you knew how much the other drivers relished the challenge. Always closer to the wall and looking for any small detail of the surface.. or off it to give the smallest advantage. . That's the stuff that will help him on the ovals. It will be interesting to watch the second run through the ovals to see what he has learned.
From NZ here, SVG has made me watch NASCAR again, first time since Jeff Gordon used to race. There is a huge amount of Motorsport talent in NZ and Au (just look at Indy, F1 and other series too). SVG is a beast of a driver, fast, very adaptable and as you said a man’s man. The mountain in front of him is huge, but he’s capable of climbing it. Also, love his drifting and burnout celebrations. Doing it behind Austin Hill was the ultimate troll 😂
It's been a long time since we've had a driver with this kind of appeal. And we've had some incredible drivers test the NASCAR waters before SVG. Something about him is different!
I completely agree with Martin. As another Kiwi, I'm now watching the Xfinity series because of SVG being there. SVG will squeeze as much out of the equipment as possible, so make sure you give him truly competitive gear. You can't be into win, if the engine is even 10HP down. Currently, I have no interest in the Cup series; until or unless SVG is in it. I used to watch every single race, sometimes even live. Jeff Gordon was my go-to guy as well. I'm similar with IRL... only watching because McLaughlin's there. I always kept track of Dixon's results (Literally NZ's *BEST*EVER* driving export) but I did not watch every race like I do now.
Watching NASCAR from Oz for the first time in years. Look at SVG’s background. He is genuinely a racer’s racer. He raced something in almost every discipline nearly every weekend in either Oz or NZ. When there were no full size cars to race he raced RC cars. Have a look at the footage of SVG in the Commodore at Eastern Creek (Sydney Motorsports Park) in a Supercar on wets on a drying track and he is flat out downhill on the main straight with two wheels on the grass trying to keep the tires cool. One lap he is in the grass on the left, next lap in the grass on the right! You guys have no idea what’s coming for you. You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!
Great summary of SVG. He's a Mans man, for sure. Not a pretty boy🤣 He's honest, and doesn't make excuses, owns up to if he f_ _ks up..Here's to the lad from down under. Representing Australia and New Zealand 🇳🇿. Svg fan from NZ 🥝🥝🩴🩴
A good description of SVG. An elite-level road racer with laser focus disguised behind an easygoing exterior. As someone who spent 15 years watching him race V8 Supercars/Supercars, he is doing exactly what I expected him to do in the USA. He will win a lot of races and get a lot of fans
From Indiana I'll say he's already got a lot of fans. Doesn't take himself all that seriously, but his racing - that's a totally different story. There were 7 major wrecks at Daytona and he was in six of them. He laughed and said only one was my fault. How can you not love this guy?
@@J-ge7qe the streaming service is called super view. I think in American dollars it’s about 60 bucks a year. When they do race weekends, the coverage lasts all day lots of support series, qualifying, and racing
It's just great to see SVG being himself and loving the racing again. How many times has he said it's "boring" jut racing out front without any challengers. His favourite race memories (aside from Bathurst and Pukekohe) would be the battles he had downunder with Koztecki, Waters, McLauchlin, Moztert, Whincup etc. He's always had the talent and racing brain to win but you certainly need the right equipment under you to be able to use those talents to get the results you deserve. It's so great to see him serving his apprenticeship as he learns his trade on the ovals. The future looks bright and I have to say it's so great to be able to watch him almost every weekend!
I never watched NASCAR before and now I’ve watched every Cup and Xfinity race this season. Several of my friends also watching a few races now. Definitely doing things for growing the sport in Australia/NZ. Getting that early 90s vibe when there was a bit of experimentation with NASCAR in Australia and Indy at Surfers Paradise etc.
Says a lot about NASCAR. Those drivers were actually advertising Supercar internet link on their cars. Oceania has also taken over Indycar as well. Brown and Waters have unfinished business in Supercar and are using NASCAR as a vehicle for getting more track time for themselves
Aussie fan here, I just love the commentary on this channel. I am new to Nascar, but am learning more and more each race. SVG is doing so great over there in the USA. He will only get better as he learns the ovals! Cheers
From NZ here....I Just need to set the record straight...SVG is from NZ, born and bred and we are very proud of him in New Zealand for his achievements in motor racing and thank you guys for allowing him to compete in XFINITY and possibly later NASCAR.
@@FIA-F1 GT3 Lemans, rally, speedway, V8 supercars, Bathurst 3 times, drift series, he's won them all, Shane ain't a rookie, now matter how hard you try to talk him down. He's currently one of the most versatile drivers on the planet....do your homework....
From Australia, he was amazing I thought over here, but he seems to love racing so much he loves that Nascar week to week program which I wasn't sure, also he's been made very welcome apart from Austin Hill but that's becoming something positive for Xfinity all the same, the rivalry and all of that, it's great!..... The next Gen car is more like the Supercar not the Xfinity car...Love your show, so insightful... thx...yes, I'm loving it!...subscribed.
Great point, Rod. Once SVG gets a full-time Cup ride, he's going to be a treat to watch. The Xfinity car's a whole different animal than he was used to and he's adapted quickly.
Really enjoy watching Nascar. New Fan. Appreciate how welcoming the Nascar community are towards SVG. This guy must love it there because he was a man of few words in Australia. Now he is talking to every one and smiling. Stopped watching Aussie V8 supercars years ago. (Ever since they stopped making the Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores) Here for Nascar now.
@@NowinLao I am trying to see ever since this svg guy came to Nascar his fanbase is freaking toxic. Actually it's even more toxic than the " Nascar died when Dale died" comments so I wonder why the heck you people yapping about and why y'all keep trash talking on Nascar Xfinity 2nd tier series on roadcoures? Dispite it being a *development series* you Aussies think it's the cup series, when it not. Can you people just watch the race with out being trash when he wins something? Gawd dam it's annoying. I am not usually a guy that comments a lot but man you Australians are bad honestly.
@@FIA-F1 So what, all you're trying to do is talk down one of the most experienced racers on the planet, and its because your too "toxic" to look into the guy. You can't stand the fact that the guy is an extremely great driver with better car control than most of your guys. No one cares that it's a second tier series, Shanes NEVER raced these cars before and he's already carving you guys up, he'll do the same in the more familiar Nascars mate, like it or lump it..... And if you think Hill will win the battle of the drivers, I pity him and you....
Forget it, Thunderdome is looong dead. Residents started complaining back I. The 90s when we ran HQs, Auscar and NASCAR there. Plus if they dig up that track they’ll find the several thousand tonnes of old tyres that Bob Jane buried there as the sub base.
@@robertryan7204 depending on the NASCAR and the decisions they make with the Jane family that indeed will be the defining outcome, regardless of the housing crisis. There is plenty of land in Victoria that can be subsidised for new property development, lets be honest. If there is a hand shake and an agreements is made, the outcome would be substantial. Considering the F1, AFL, NRL, Australian Tennis Open, Melbourne Cup, Supercars, just imagine having NASCAR as well ... 💭
The problem is in Australia NASCAR isn't on TV. Back when Ambrose was driving we used to get the races but NASCAR hasn't been shown on free to air television in Australia for over 10 years. I used to watch it all the time and was very disappointed when it stopped. Hopefully there'll be a enough interest now to bring it back so we in down under and middle earth can watch this great product 👏👍✌❤
From New Zealand, I like following Larson as well. He's an adopted Kiwi having been a signed international racing at Western Springs Speedway (1/4 mile dirt midget) in Auckland New Zealand in his teenage years. The name of the car he raced at Indy is a McLaren the legacy of Bruce McLaren the New Zealand driver and engineer. The McLaren logo is a stylised "Kiwi" bird. Thanks for the ride SVG, its fun.
I tried to explain to everyone that if you that if you took the top 5 racers from every motorsport category in the world, and put them into any and every category in the world. Every single one of those drivers has the talent and tenacity to win on their day. But SVG will be in the top 5 every week in any and every car, on any and every track. I don't believe SVG is autistic, but he is OCD/autistic in his approach to racing in that he doesn't care about anything else other than making his car go faster, and getting it to the front of the queue. Everything else is just noise and distractions. No one can get into his head, and he stays calm because every other emotion or reaction would be a hindrance to getting to the podium.
In terms of the cars, SVG prefers the cup car as the cup car is very similar to the Aussie Supercars that he used to race which explains his performance at Chicago last year. He's having to adapt to the Xfinity car as it's very unique and very old school.
You guys really need to seriously look at VS Supercars and especially the Bathurst 1000 (held in October each year) at one of the most difficult circuits in the world, and yes it is a street circuit. The course has an elevation differential of 570 feet. It is much narrower than your American racetracks, and top speeds of about 200 miles an hour. It takes 6 hours or so to run. There is an excellent UA-cam video by an ex VS supercar driver (Mark Larkham) that explains the track and the difficulty very well. It will also give you an idea of the skills needed and why street courses do not phase Aussie/NZ drivers at all. And to be clear, for us Aussies, the Bathurst 1000 is the race- period!
I used to keep up with NASCAR from here in Australia, but now SVG is in the mix, I'm watching everything NASCAR. Because there's more aussie and kiwi's included in it.
You have just pointed out why people from Oceania are watching the series. Notice NASCAR and the announcers have on the bother hand mentioned Supercar a lot
Gizzy is the real deal hes not their to drink piss after a win, he doesn't do bling he only does racing. thats his passion and yeah hes a mans man straight up..... and this mans name is Gizzie to us Kiwi's and Aussie's. he will get the oval sorted and i reckon it will be faster than most people think cause he loves winning but you will never see him bash his way to the podium because hes their to race, that will change if some drivers think they can muscle him outta the way A Hole found that out the hard way 100% lol so i hope A Hill will race him in the future and take the win the right way rubbing is racing but BS dont fly in NZ or Aus so race our guy and he'll respect ya more for it and yes if you give him a good car he will give you a smile from ear to ear and bring new ideas and pass on what hes has to the next gen conning thru the ranks which only means better sports for us to watch and how many young kids would that inspire
Cup cars are much closer to Supercar's than Xfinity., that's why he spanked everyone at Chicago. He needs to be in a Cup car, because the Xfinity car is slowing him down
I want to see some American drivers come and do V8 Supercars in Australasia. I think this is the best description of why it's lightning in a bottle. SVG is the genuine article in all the ways you described. Just a real guy.
The quality of drivers coming out of the OZ series is due to a long history of road racing that goes back a long way.. the current championship can trace its roots back to the late 60s, with a lot of the engineering side also being successful and sought after in Europe due to the quality of the mechanics who couldn't rely on off the shelf parts, so they had to improvise, thus making them better.. i'd suggest 10-15 drivers from OZ V8s right now could go close to what Shane is achieving, although its painfully obvious he is something special..
You've also got to take into account the cup cars are a lot closer to the v8 supercars he came from than the xfinity cars he's getting the hang of now.
Kind of strange how everyone is just so astonished at his success on these road circuits. He's been doing them for 15+ years and he's competing in the farm series league of NASCAR. I'd be more surprised if he doesn't run away with every single road race against these JR league drivers.
Aussie viewer here. I never really followed nascar after ambrose. Now that svg is doing good I have a renewed interest. The v8 supercars series breeds talent. I think nascar teams should seriously consider supercars drivers because SVG isn't the only one with the lightning in a bottle, I can guarantee you of that.
Aussie here. I want to see Kyle Larson in a properly prepared Supercar but not at Bathurst. Bathurst is too big of a mountain to climb for a rookie Supercars driver (pun completely intended)
No surprise to Kiwis and Aussies, the man is proper fast, once in a lifetime type stuff You guys will be seeing more Aussies and Kiwis, not so supercars is dying a slow death
I still have the negative comments in my mind from Americans and Nascar 'experts' after SVG Chicago WIN. 🏁 Has anybody changed their mind now. Australians that know SVGs abilities also know that he can Drive better than anybody you guys have seen. 🏁 🇳🇿 🇦🇺
@@FIA-F1 He's already placed in the top ten on ovals, he's raced and won a speedway championship too, ovals aren't new to him, once he's worked them out, he'll win. I have no idea why you think only Americans can drive round in circles...haha
The Cup cars are similar to the Supercars, so I don't see too many problems. He can drive midgets, sprintcars, rally cars, GT cars, supercars plus. Doesn't matter left or right set, manual or sequential. And he don't take shit from others. Will race hard and fair. Overall has potential.
In Australia the supercars only run 1 weekend a month roughly. For all the drivers here all they want to do is race every weekend. Unfortunately the supercars series is going backwards like SVG has said many times. I can't wait for him to win on an oval track but he has been saying road courses are easy it's the ovals he needs to learn a lot to succeed 🙂
He is the next Jimmie Johnson or Jeff Gordon, And if fellow Aussie Cam Waters gets a drive is going to get busy! Remember Cam started out in oval track and won championships before Supercars. Now, both America and Australia have produced 2 Formula 1 world champions, but Australian population is not even 10% of the US. We take this seriously 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
Because he’s humble and not a WWE plant fake wanna be superstar, he’s actually deserving of a race car seat. These guys that aren’t good need to be replaced ASAP
I'm an Aussie, and I've started watching NASCAR, rather than Aussie Supercars. The main reason is that Australia no longer races own cars. As far as the actual event goes, Supercars is a far more entertaining style of racing. Supercars look way better, I can't tell you why, they just do. The TV coverage is way superior, and if you doubt that, remember, Australia was the inventors of in-car cameras, and help American teams adapt that to NASCAR. I do not like the stages part of NASCAR, but it is what it is. I'm also not of fan of bump and grind racing. But that, too, is what it is. However, if I have to watch American brand cars race, I might as well watch it from America. After all, everything else seems to be American. We have American Movies, American Music, American TV shows, American News reports. Hell, Australia seems to be completely engulfed with overseas entertainment. So, for now, as long as NASCAR keeps running street circuits, and Gizzy keeps winning, I'm happy to keep watching NASCAR.
Dude if you dont like " getting bumped" then go back watching your supercars simple as that. I love the way nascar is doing things, so if you dont like it dont watch. Plus svg on competes in roadcources fyi, he ia irrelevant on the ovels.
@@FIA-F1 Irrelevant on the ovals? I don't think so. He's still finishing ahead of most of your drivers. Top 10, top 15 finishes are not irrelevant. He's kicking your asses at your own game. And he doesn't mind bumping someone out of the way, just ask Hill. hahaha!
He’s very adaptable and proven himself in many categories etc. but yes, ovals are very different and provide a huge challenge. He is capable of adapting, it will be interesting to see how far he can get and adapt. That’s part of the excitement. I’m so curious to see his progress with ovals over the next few seasons
Well no shit. He's a rookie and this is his first season driving the ovals lmao some of you people be so delusional with your hate it's like you expect him to jump into a completely different style of racing he's never done in his life and just instantly dominate 😂🤦
Cool how y'all called it the thunder from downunder. The only oval track, downunder, that needs a massive rebuild, is the 'thunderdome' at calder Park, Melbourne. Nascar and the supercars should really look at a joint project and revamp the first nascar track raced outside of the usa.👍 There's heaps of Aussies n kiwi's who are new or renewed fans of nascar.. especially now that there's more road courses. Straya!!
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From Australia, never watched Nascar or your show prior to SVG, I dont think you American folk get how much we love our motorsport and how we support our drivers from Aus & NZ
Shane's great rivalry in Supercars was Scott McLaughlin. Having both of them in a Nascar race at some point would be great to watch.
We're still holding out for a Scott McLaughlin Indy-Charlotte double!
Yeah But we cant forget about David Reynolds, them 2 was always a good watch lol
@@GoPRNLiveif you have never sent when he blocked his door from opening after the race, please watch ❤️😂
unfortunately I think McLaughlin is too focused on indycar. unlike Shane he just tries to excel in one car. Van SKIDSBERGEN wants to try anything. both brilliant , but different people I assume 🤷🏻♂️
@DogFish-NZ McLaughlin wanted to do nascar while in supercars until penski pinched him lol so there may be some hope.. although he probably wants to win an indy championship more now.
For these poor drivers on road courses, it doesn't matter how much tape you watch. He doesn't have a move, he has them all. Supercars guys would know a move was coming and would try to cover but his car control means he can pull out of it and switch in the braking area and get you the other side on the way out. Exceptional talent.
Even with some small contact that would get fans salty he would win the drivers driver vote at end of year so you knew how much the other drivers relished the challenge.
Always closer to the wall and looking for any small detail of the surface.. or off it to give the smallest advantage. . That's the stuff that will help him on the ovals. It will be interesting to watch the second run through the ovals to see what he has learned.
From NZ here, SVG has made me watch NASCAR again, first time since Jeff Gordon used to race. There is a huge amount of Motorsport talent in NZ and Au (just look at Indy, F1 and other series too). SVG is a beast of a driver, fast, very adaptable and as you said a man’s man. The mountain in front of him is huge, but he’s capable of climbing it. Also, love his drifting and burnout celebrations. Doing it behind Austin Hill was the ultimate troll 😂
It's been a long time since we've had a driver with this kind of appeal. And we've had some incredible drivers test the NASCAR waters before SVG. Something about him is different!
Hey NZ. Thanks for loaning him to us. He is the best thing to happen to NASCAR in years!
I completely agree with Martin. As another Kiwi, I'm now watching the Xfinity series because of SVG being there. SVG will squeeze as much out of the equipment as possible, so make sure you give him truly competitive gear. You can't be into win, if the engine is even 10HP down. Currently, I have no interest in the Cup series; until or unless SVG is in it. I used to watch every single race, sometimes even live. Jeff Gordon was my go-to guy as well. I'm similar with IRL... only watching because McLaughlin's there. I always kept track of Dixon's results (Literally NZ's *BEST*EVER* driving export) but I did not watch every race like I do now.
Watching NASCAR from Oz for the first time in years. Look at SVG’s background. He is genuinely a racer’s racer. He raced something in almost every discipline nearly every weekend in either Oz or NZ. When there were no full size cars to race he raced RC cars. Have a look at the footage of SVG in the Commodore at Eastern Creek (Sydney Motorsports Park) in a Supercar on wets on a drying track and he is flat out downhill on the main straight with two wheels on the grass trying to keep the tires cool. One lap he is in the grass on the left, next lap in the grass on the right! You guys have no idea what’s coming for you. You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!
Yup- me too- I’d never watched Nascar in my life but been a fan of SVG for years. His rallying skills for limited seat time still blows my mind.
Great summary of SVG. He's a Mans man, for sure. Not a pretty boy🤣 He's honest, and doesn't make excuses, owns up to if he f_ _ks up..Here's to the lad from down under. Representing Australia and New Zealand 🇳🇿.
Svg fan from NZ 🥝🥝🩴🩴
We owe you big time. I promise to eat more kiwi. 😊
@@J-ge7qe 🤣😂😅 yeah, nah mate, all 👍 good
Really proud of our guy. legend!!
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@@J-ge7qeI hope you mean the bird.
we aren't named after the fruit 🔑🟤🤤
A good description of SVG. An elite-level road racer with laser focus disguised behind an easygoing exterior.
As someone who spent 15 years watching him race V8 Supercars/Supercars, he is doing exactly what I expected him to do in the USA. He will win a lot of races and get a lot of fans
He already does. Last year in Chicago in the rain was spectacular. I have to figure out how to watch your stuff down there. 😁
From Indiana I'll say he's already got a lot of fans. Doesn't take himself all that seriously, but his racing - that's a totally different story. There were 7 major wrecks at Daytona and he was in six of them. He laughed and said only one was my fault. How can you not love this guy?
@@J-ge7qe the streaming service is called super view. I think in American dollars it’s about 60 bucks a year. When they do race weekends, the coverage lasts all day lots of support series, qualifying, and racing
It's just great to see SVG being himself and loving the racing again. How many times has he said it's "boring" jut racing out front without any challengers. His favourite race memories (aside from Bathurst and Pukekohe) would be the battles he had downunder with Koztecki, Waters, McLauchlin, Moztert, Whincup etc. He's always had the talent and racing brain to win but you certainly need the right equipment under you to be able to use those talents to get the results you deserve. It's so great to see him serving his apprenticeship as he learns his trade on the ovals. The future looks bright and I have to say it's so great to be able to watch him almost every weekend!
I never watched NASCAR before and now I’ve watched every Cup and Xfinity race this season. Several of my friends also watching a few races now. Definitely doing things for growing the sport in Australia/NZ. Getting that early 90s vibe when there was a bit of experimentation with NASCAR in Australia and Indy at Surfers Paradise etc.
Don’t forget the Calder Park Thunderdome in Melbourne, it was huge for a time. Such a shame to see our only oval track in such disarray.
Says a lot about NASCAR. Those drivers were actually advertising Supercar internet link on their cars. Oceania has also taken over Indycar as well. Brown and Waters have unfinished business in Supercar and are using NASCAR as a vehicle for getting more track time for themselves
@@zerofive5991 No that is how NASCAR ended up in Australia. Similarly Transam could have been big in the US, but it has been badly run
Aussie fan here, I just love the commentary on this channel. I am new to Nascar, but am learning more and more each race. SVG is doing so great over there in the USA. He will only get better as he learns the ovals! Cheers
From NZ here....I Just need to set the record straight...SVG is from NZ, born and bred and we are very proud of him in New Zealand for his achievements in motor racing and thank you guys for allowing him to compete in XFINITY and possibly later NASCAR.
Beating up 2nd tier drivers? Lol
@@FIA-F1 GT3 Lemans, rally, speedway, V8 supercars, Bathurst 3 times, drift series, he's won them all, Shane ain't a rookie, now matter how hard you try to talk him down. He's currently one of the most versatile drivers on the planet....do your homework....
@@FIA-F1 he did beat up all of the top drivers in 😂Chicago last year
From Australia, he was amazing I thought over here, but he seems to love racing so much he loves that Nascar week to week program which I wasn't sure, also he's been made very welcome apart from Austin Hill but that's becoming something positive for Xfinity all the same, the rivalry and all of that, it's great!..... The next Gen car is more like the Supercar not the Xfinity car...Love your show, so insightful... thx...yes, I'm loving it!...subscribed.
Great point, Rod. Once SVG gets a full-time Cup ride, he's going to be a treat to watch. The Xfinity car's a whole different animal than he was used to and he's adapted quickly.
Really enjoy watching Nascar. New Fan. Appreciate how welcoming the Nascar community are towards SVG. This guy must love it there because he was a man of few words in Australia. Now he is talking to every one and smiling. Stopped watching Aussie V8 supercars years ago. (Ever since they stopped making the Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores) Here for Nascar now.
Nah, your fanbase is hella toxic tho.
What has this to do with Tupps' comment? It's replies like this that are "hella toxic"@@FIA-F1
@@NowinLao I am trying to see ever since this svg guy came to Nascar his fanbase is freaking toxic. Actually it's even more toxic than the " Nascar died when Dale died" comments so I wonder why the heck you people yapping about and why y'all keep trash talking on Nascar Xfinity 2nd tier series on roadcoures? Dispite it being a *development series* you Aussies think it's the cup series, when it not. Can you people just watch the race with out being trash when he wins something? Gawd dam it's annoying. I am not usually a guy that comments a lot but man you Australians are bad honestly.
@@FIA-F1 You are easily the most toxic commenter here mate, way to be a hypocrite....
@@FIA-F1 So what, all you're trying to do is talk down one of the most experienced racers on the planet, and its because your too "toxic" to look into the guy. You can't stand the fact that the guy is an extremely great driver with better car control than most of your guys. No one cares that it's a second tier series, Shanes NEVER raced these cars before and he's already carving you guys up, he'll do the same in the more familiar Nascars mate, like it or lump it..... And if you think Hill will win the battle of the drivers, I pity him and you....
NASCAR just needs to renovate the Thunderdome in Australia since it’s the same layout as Charlotte Motor Speedway
Not going to happen. It was not built by NASCAR
Depends on the Jane family ... it would be great to see it happen 🍻
@@Kustom2170 There is no series. Housing is more important in Australia, so it will end up as a housing estate
Forget it, Thunderdome is looong dead. Residents started complaining back I. The 90s when we ran HQs, Auscar and NASCAR there. Plus if they dig up that track they’ll find the several thousand tonnes of old tyres that Bob Jane buried there as the sub base.
@@robertryan7204 depending on the NASCAR and the decisions they make with the Jane family that indeed will be the defining outcome, regardless of the housing crisis. There is plenty of land in Victoria that can be subsidised for new property development, lets be honest. If there is a hand shake and an agreements is made, the outcome would be substantial. Considering the F1, AFL, NRL, Australian Tennis Open, Melbourne Cup, Supercars, just imagine having NASCAR as well ... 💭
The problem is in Australia NASCAR isn't on TV. Back when Ambrose was driving we used to get the races but NASCAR hasn't been shown on free to air television in Australia for over 10 years. I used to watch it all the time and was very disappointed when it stopped. Hopefully there'll be a enough interest now to bring it back so we in down under and middle earth can watch this great product 👏👍✌❤
From New Zealand, I like following Larson as well. He's an adopted Kiwi having been a signed international racing at Western Springs Speedway (1/4 mile dirt midget) in Auckland New Zealand in his teenage years. The name of the car he raced at Indy is a McLaren the legacy of Bruce McLaren the New Zealand driver and engineer. The McLaren logo is a stylised "Kiwi" bird. Thanks for the ride SVG, its fun.
I tried to explain to everyone that if you that if you took the top 5 racers from every motorsport category in the world, and put them into any and every category in the world.
Every single one of those drivers has the talent and tenacity to win on their day. But SVG will be in the top 5 every week in any and every car, on any and every track.
I don't believe SVG is autistic, but he is OCD/autistic in his approach to racing in that he doesn't care about anything else other than making his car go faster, and getting it to the front of the queue. Everything else is just noise and distractions.
No one can get into his head, and he stays calm because every other emotion or reaction would be a hindrance to getting to the podium.
In terms of the cars, SVG prefers the cup car as the cup car is very similar to the Aussie Supercars that he used to race which explains his performance at Chicago last year. He's having to adapt to the Xfinity car as it's very unique and very old school.
Well said mate
You guys really need to seriously look at VS Supercars and especially the Bathurst 1000 (held in October each year) at one of the most difficult circuits in the world, and yes it is a street circuit. The course has an elevation differential of 570 feet. It is much narrower than your American racetracks, and top speeds of about 200 miles an hour. It takes 6 hours or so to run. There is an excellent UA-cam video by an ex VS supercar driver (Mark Larkham) that explains the track and the difficulty very well. It will also give you an idea of the skills needed and why street courses do not phase Aussie/NZ drivers at all. And to be clear, for us Aussies, the Bathurst 1000 is the race- period!
Me and my family now follow nascar cup and xfinity every week! Australia and NZ making an impact on these ratings. I’m loving it
I used to keep up with NASCAR from here in Australia, but now SVG is in the mix, I'm watching everything NASCAR. Because there's more aussie and kiwi's included in it.
You have just pointed out why people from Oceania are watching the series. Notice NASCAR and the announcers have on the bother hand mentioned Supercar a lot
From NZ an im now a Nascar Fan too.. He looks the happiest ive ever seen am the media are asking him solid good questions
now SVG will start to master ovals then look out when he does 🏆🏆🏆
SVG is awesome
Watching NASCAR every weekend from NZ and never watched before 😊. Really cool to watch and hope he gets a Cup place next year for sure.
It's a pity Will Brown had a dog of a car and Cam got caught up in that accident on bend 11.
Yes he was going very well till the electrics killed him
Gizzy is the real deal hes not their to drink piss after a win, he doesn't do bling he only does racing. thats his passion and yeah hes a mans man straight up..... and this mans name is Gizzie to us Kiwi's and Aussie's. he will get the oval sorted and i reckon it will be faster than most people think cause he loves winning but you will never see him bash his way to the podium because hes their to race, that will change if some drivers think they can muscle him outta the way A Hole found that out the hard way 100% lol so i hope A Hill will race him in the future and take the win the right way rubbing is racing but BS dont fly in NZ or Aus so race our guy and he'll respect ya more for it and yes if you give him a good car he will give you a smile from ear to ear and bring new ideas and pass on what hes has to the next gen conning thru the ranks which only means better sports for us to watch and how many young kids would that inspire
Can we keep him? We don't want to give him back. Just kidding. When he's done here, we will miss him. ❤
@@J-ge7qe Hes already yours now cause ya'll have given him something special enjoy it will hes their
Cup cars are much closer to Supercar's than Xfinity., that's why he spanked everyone at Chicago. He needs to be in a Cup car, because the Xfinity car is slowing him down
That is why Will Brown was very good at Sonoma, he went from 20 to 10th till electrics died
I want to see some American drivers come and do V8 Supercars in Australasia. I think this is the best description of why it's lightning in a bottle. SVG is the genuine article in all the ways you described. Just a real guy.
3:56 Lets not bloody forget about the NEW ZEALAND contingent here! I mean he is a bloody KIWI after all...
The quality of drivers coming out of the OZ series is due to a long history of road racing that goes back a long way.. the current championship can trace its roots back to the late 60s, with a lot of the engineering side also being successful and sought after in Europe due to the quality of the mechanics who couldn't rely on off the shelf parts, so they had to improvise, thus making them better.. i'd suggest 10-15 drivers from OZ V8s right now could go close to what Shane is achieving, although its painfully obvious he is something special..
How good would svg and dinger wildcard at bathurst be
Not good SVG yes. Dinger no
@@robertryan7204 Dinger’s a beast on road and is his team mate. Why no to Dinger as his 2nd driver?
@@ayeyaaar2890 Very easy. He would struggle on that course if not used to it. Many international drivers have
@@ayeyaaar2890 Boris Said and Tommy Kendall had a lot of difficulties
You've also got to take into account the cup cars are a lot closer to the v8 supercars he came from than the xfinity cars he's getting the hang of now.
Kind of strange how everyone is just so astonished at his success on these road circuits. He's been doing them for 15+ years and he's competing in the farm series league of NASCAR. I'd be more surprised if he doesn't run away with every single road race against these JR league drivers.
Most of these races are on his first visit to the tracks, he might have 15+ years experience but not on these circuits or on this side of the car.
Chicago was in the junior league
Cool to see Danielle joining the show!
We love having her in the mix, for sure. Thanks for watching!
Shane is the real deal, about time to
Aussie viewer here. I never really followed nascar after ambrose. Now that svg is doing good I have a renewed interest. The v8 supercars series breeds talent. I think nascar teams should seriously consider supercars drivers because SVG isn't the only one with the lightning in a bottle, I can guarantee you of that.
And when he retires your gannna leave the sport?
@@FIA-F1 Do you have at least one intelligent comment ?
Let's stop the bullshit. The dude is a Future Nascar Cup champion. It's just a matter of time.
Yes, the Next 7 years
@@FIA-F1 You haven't got a clue but you keep making stupid comments, at least you're consistent..!!
Aussie here. I want to see Kyle Larson in a properly prepared Supercar but not at Bathurst. Bathurst is too big of a mountain to climb for a rookie Supercars driver (pun completely intended)
No surprise to Kiwis and Aussies, the man is proper fast, once in a lifetime type stuff
You guys will be seeing more Aussies and Kiwis, not so supercars is dying a slow death
s v g ,scotty dixon, scotty mac,bruce mclaren 😮
I still have the negative comments in my mind from Americans and Nascar 'experts' after SVG Chicago WIN. 🏁
Has anybody changed their mind now.
Australians that know SVGs abilities also know that he can Drive better than anybody you guys have seen. 🏁 🇳🇿 🇦🇺
Yes shortened race
@@FIA-F1 he's won 6 hr races ,12hr races, it wouldn't of mattered
@@FIA-F1 Also Shane was 18th when the race was shortened. 😂
@@lenny0347 Kyle Larson won more
@@FIA-F1 More as in smaller cup series in America? Because overall he hasn't won more races than svg. Shane won 81 races in supercars alone.
From an Australian point of view get ready for SGV Thats it you haven't got a choice, hes coming get over it
He will be irrelevant on ovels. Especially racing cup.
@@FIA-F1 He's already placed in the top ten on ovals, he's raced and won a speedway championship too, ovals aren't new to him, once he's worked them out, he'll win. I have no idea why you think only Americans can drive round in circles...haha
Anuzzer Aussie/Kiwi here watching Nascar with interest for the first time!.
Gr8 to see!.👍
Luvin' the footy kick into the croud too!.
The Cup cars are similar to the Supercars, so I don't see too many problems. He can drive midgets, sprintcars, rally cars, GT cars, supercars plus. Doesn't matter left or right set, manual or sequential. And he don't take shit from others. Will race hard and fair. Overall has potential.
In Australia the supercars only run 1 weekend a month roughly. For all the drivers here all they want to do is race every weekend. Unfortunately the supercars series is going backwards like SVG has said many times. I can't wait for him to win on an oval track but he has been saying road courses are easy it's the ovals he needs to learn a lot to succeed 🙂
Shane will most likely do better in Cup, they're like a V8 gen2 car which Shane drove for years.
He is the next Jimmie Johnson or Jeff Gordon, And if fellow Aussie Cam Waters gets a drive is going to get busy! Remember Cam started out in oval track and won championships before Supercars.
Now, both America and Australia have produced 2 Formula 1 world champions, but Australian population is not even 10% of the US. We take this seriously 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
We kiwis are humble intelligent real men and we love shane
Because he’s humble and not a WWE plant fake wanna be superstar, he’s actually deserving of a race car seat. These guys that aren’t good need to be replaced ASAP
I'm an Aussie, and I've started watching NASCAR, rather than Aussie Supercars. The main reason is that Australia no longer races own cars. As far as the actual event goes, Supercars is a far more entertaining style of racing. Supercars look way better, I can't tell you why, they just do. The TV coverage is way superior, and if you doubt that, remember, Australia was the inventors of in-car cameras, and help American teams adapt that to NASCAR.
I do not like the stages part of NASCAR, but it is what it is. I'm also not of fan of bump and grind racing. But that, too, is what it is.
However, if I have to watch American brand cars race, I might as well watch it from America. After all, everything else seems to be American. We have American Movies, American Music, American TV shows, American News reports. Hell, Australia seems to be completely engulfed with overseas entertainment. So, for now, as long as NASCAR keeps running street circuits, and Gizzy keeps winning, I'm happy to keep watching NASCAR.
Dude if you dont like " getting bumped" then go back watching your supercars simple as that. I love the way nascar is doing things, so if you dont like it dont watch. Plus svg on competes in roadcources fyi, he ia irrelevant on the ovels.
@@FIA-F1 Irrelevant on the ovals? I don't think so. He's still finishing ahead of most of your drivers. Top 10, top 15 finishes are not irrelevant. He's kicking your asses at your own game. And he doesn't mind bumping someone out of the way, just ask Hill. hahaha!
@@crustydownunder hill would have knocked him out if he has to. Top 15s don't give u points idiot.
Van Gisbergen and Larson for Bathurst.Theres a crowd drawer!
The dude is a 3 time V8 Supercars champion.... What'd you expect ????
He's our kiwi 🥝💪
tbh Im amazed how yappy he is in the media over there. Someone must have given him some coaching 😂
Nah he’s just happy to be away from convicts
@@gtestastretta1 Yanks can have him, he was washed up over here anyway.
@@gtestastretta1 We are are not convicts, our descendents were a long time ago.....Come over and say that to our face!
@@ray.shoesmith an Aussie might win Bathurst this year
@ray.shoesmith washed? Mate you're just hating haha heal the hate in your heart brother 💚😊
Need him in the cup car,its closer to the V8 car's than the XFINITY car's are
Then you'll see him peddle the heck out of it
As a kiwi I might say if you guys treat Shane right and when it clicks for him you could have a Dale Snr or a Richard Petty on your hands
These drivers are NOT rookies, just because they are new in the US.
He's the GOAT!
He will get 4 wins
He will get his job done with other problems, not his problems he's there to drive Nascar ❤ man with a 🖤 heart of silver ferns 🥈🥈
can we get more drivers from australia
Bring nascar to Bathurst
Go hard "SVG", to you yanks this is how we race in our part of the world.
Yes no it does not expand the NASCAR imprint. A lotvof people in Oceania like the Drivers
Get it right his a NewZealander not Australia
And to think it wasn't that long ago they couldn't even pronounce his name.
No it will be turned into housing. Much more important in Australia
That cheering statement is not true at all. But he is untitled to his one sided opinion.
Put him on the oval he’s a tier 3 driver you guys need to stop
Ok ✋️
He's already been on ovals and hasn't set the world on fire there.
So having only 2 turns on the track gives others a chance 😂
He’s very adaptable and proven himself in many categories etc. but yes, ovals are very different and provide a huge challenge. He is capable of adapting, it will be interesting to see how far he can get and adapt. That’s part of the excitement. I’m so curious to see his progress with ovals over the next few seasons
Well no shit. He's a rookie and this is his first season driving the ovals lmao some of you people be so delusional with your hate it's like you expect him to jump into a completely different style of racing he's never done in his life and just instantly dominate 😂🤦
He is old
He is fast. However surely given your wonderfully insightful commentary, there is more to to tell….so please expand.
Cool how y'all called it the thunder from downunder. The only oval track, downunder, that needs a massive rebuild, is the 'thunderdome' at calder Park, Melbourne. Nascar and the supercars should really look at a joint project and revamp the first nascar track raced outside of the usa.👍 There's heaps of Aussies n kiwi's who are new or renewed fans of nascar.. especially now that there's more road courses.
Straya!!