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Old 14 Oct 2020, 09:56 (Ref:4010576)   #103
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Originally Posted by V8 Fireworks View Post
Why was it OK to make such a radical change of series DNA as banning a fleet of turbocharged Sierras, Skylines, Starions, Supras and others that competitors, sponsors and manufacturers had spent good money on?

Did the same arguments that apply now, of protecting sunk costs into a fleet of pushrod V8 racing engines, not apply then to a fleet of Cosworth engines, RB26 engines and similar!?
Same thing happened at the demise of Group C and the demise of Group A happened around the world, not just here in Oz.

I'd hope that lessons from the past have been learned and IF the current series DNA is changed to being other than just V8 engines, then it would be good if it's done in a way that minimises the costs to all involved of making those changes.
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