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DEDICATED SPEED CHANNEL PROGRAM FOR KUMHO SERIES
Feb 15, 2012

EXPANSION IN TELEVISION PACKAGE FOR 2012 SEASON

THE KUMHO Tyres V8 Touring Car Series will feature in its own, dedicated, one-hour television program on Australia’s new home of motorsport – SPEED.

In addition to its existing television package of coverage on the AVE-produced ‘Speedweek’ on SBS and ‘Inside SPEED’ on SPEED, all six rounds of the 2012 Kumho Series will now have a standalone, one-hour program dedicated to each round of the championship.

An expansion of the coverage shown on ‘Speedweek’ and ‘Inside SPEED’, the dedicated Kumho Series programs on SPEED – produced by AVE - will feature increased race coverage and additional colour stories.

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Series Format

The V8TC Series runs with the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships. The Shannons Nationals does not draw the crowds that enjoy V8 Supercar events. However, interest continues to grow and all of the rounds are at Australia's best circuits. Racing is enjoyable and well managed, and garages/paddock access will be more user friendly than the 'bigger' events. www.thenationals.com.au

All rounds of the Series run with the Shannons Nationals to ensure industry support, a stable format and consistency of officials, series personnel, and TV product etc. In addition, the proven format will ensure that the competitors know what to expect at each round.

Each car is required to be part of the CAMS Targeted Scrutiny program. However, there will be a level of tolerance if you have not been able to organise pre-season scrutiny, and 'traditional' scrutineering is available at each round.

Drivers require a CAMS National Circuit Licence (NC), or Provisional National Circuit licence (PC).

Each round consists of:

  • Three x 20-minute (optional) Friday practice sessions + Sponsor Ride Session
  • One x 20-minute Saturday practice session
  • One x 20-minute qualifying session
  • Two x 15-minute races
  • One x 25-minute race