2024 Supercars discussion. May contain spoilers

Is Brodie gone?

Brodie Kostecki may not defend his Supercars title with Erebus Motorsport

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-shoc...split-looming/

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Originally Posted by Speedcafe

There have been rumours of discontent between the title-winning driver and title-winning team, led by CEO Barry Ryan, since late last year.

Those rumours suggested a shock split was on the table with Kostecki considering not seeing out the final year of his contract.

Speedcafe can now reveal that Kostecki has indeed decided to leave the team and is likely to be on the sidelines for at least the start of the 2024 Supercars season – if not the entire season.

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WAU Livery for Ryan Wood

Of note, the absence of Ford's corporate branding on the front and rear.

https://www.supercars.com/news/wau-r...or-kiwi-rookie

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More trouble at erebus and the season hasn't started. Brodie set to not race in the final year of his contract. Defending champion potentially not racing. Crazy

Yeah thats crazy stuff re Brodie - madness - wonder what happened there?

So Erebus lose both 2023 drivers.

Might put my hand up for a drive :highly_amused: :highly_amused:

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WAU Livery for Ryan Wood

Of note, the absence of Ford's corporate branding on the front and rear.

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But nice to see the Ford Perfomance name on there, albeit in a pretty ordinary position

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More trouble at erebus and the season hasn't started. Brodie set to not race in the final year of his contract. Defending champion potentially not racing. Crazy

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Yeah it’s been a shocker of a start. Good opportunity for Todd I guess although selfishly I’m conflicted. He comes across as such a nice bloke that loves his old Fords. I hate seeing him back racing a GM product. Hopefully, he’ll fit in ok with Erebus’s controversial team culture.

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Originally Posted by Randel

Yeah thats crazy stuff re Brodie - madness - wonder what happened there?

So Erebus lose both 2023 drivers.

Might put my hand up for a drive :highly_amused: :highly_amused:

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I assume we’ll find out soon enough. Everyone will assume it’s a problem with Barry again, but if it was they both hid it extremely well last year.


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Chaz's 25. Predictable but looks sharp

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But nice to see the Ford Perfomance name on there, albeit in a pretty ordinary position

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I was listening to a podcast interview (Inside Supercars) with WAU CEO Bruce Stewart this morning. He mentioned how one of their key strengths as a business was in engine development and it was gut-wrenching to be constantly overlooked by Ford and Supercars to take on, or at the very least provide input into the Ford racing engine program.

They had put up their hand and were overlooked throughout 2023 when it became obvious that the Ford engine's performance was contributing to the ongoing disparity issues. When Herrod stepped away, they again offered to take it on but as we know it went to DJR.

I don't know whether this situation has contributed to the lack of Ford branding on their cars, but it's hard not to draw links. Personally, and without any disrespect to Ryan Story/DJR I think the Walkinshaw group would have done an amazing job.

Would HATE to see WAU given anything to do with homologation of any Ford car or Ford engine after Ryan Walkinshaws performance around the engine in #17 at Bathurst in 2019!