Supercars announces centre of gravity changes from Symmons Plains

Bosses of the Supercars Championship have announced that the Ford Mustang and Holden Commodore will run with a different centre of gravity from the next round of the season at Symmons Plains.

Testing of a number of cars showed that both cars had a centre of gravity advantage over the Nissan Altima being raced by Kelly Racing, with the Mustang and the Commodore now carrying additional ballast that will be placed higher in the car.

Work on repositioning the ballast was carried out by the Supercars technical department alongside DJR Team Penske, Triple Eight and Kelly Racing, with the changes being implemented to ensure that the centre of gravity is as equal as possible across all competing cars.

With the issue of parity having been discussed at length, the series was quick to point out that all cars competing were legal and that no technical breaches had occurred, with the introduction of a new car bringing ‘a series of developments and changes’ that can lead to ‘technical variations’ despite a car being fully within the rules.

“The success of Supercars is built on the closeness and spirit of competition,” Supercars CEO Sean Seamer said. “Like the ZB before it, the Mustang has advanced build techniques and technology. All three homologated vehicles have been built within the rules.

“The Supercars Championship is underpinned by technical parity. That is, the sport seeks to minimise any technical differences between models of vehicle in the spirit of equitable competition.

“I compliment the manufacturers, homologating teams and the Commission for their positive approach to supporting technical parity across all models.”