{"id":558,"date":"2010-07-27T15:40:11","date_gmt":"2010-07-27T15:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/?p=558"},"modified":"2010-07-27T15:40:11","modified_gmt":"2010-07-27T15:40:11","slug":"v8-supercar-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/v8-supercar-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"V8 Supercar Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Noise! Beautiful noise. The growl of V8 Fords and Commodores facing each other as gladiators of the tarmac. Plenty roar. Plenty horsepower. The <strong>Australian V8 Supercar Champions<\/strong> take no prisoners. Crowds of up to a quarter-of-a-million people at a race add to the noise. Such a beautiful noise.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f6f6f6\">\n<th>Year<\/th>\n<th>Driver<\/th>\n<th>Make<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">2010&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2009<\/p>\n<p>2008<\/p>\n<p>2007<\/p>\n<p>2006<\/p>\n<p>2005<\/p>\n<p>2004<\/p>\n<p>2003<\/p>\n<p>2002<\/p>\n<p>2001<\/p>\n<p>2000<\/p>\n<p>1999<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">James Courtney&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Whincup<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamiewhincup.com.au\/\">Jamie Whincup<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.garthtander.com\/\">Garth Tander<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Kelly<\/p>\n<p>Russell Ingall<\/p>\n<p>Marcos Ambrose<\/p>\n<p>Marcos Ambrose<\/p>\n<p>Mark Skaife<\/p>\n<p>Mark Skaife<\/p>\n<p>Mark Skaife<\/p>\n<p>Craig Lowndes<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Ford Falcon FG&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ford Falcon FB<\/p>\n<p>Ford Falcon BF<\/p>\n<p>Holden Commodore VE<\/p>\n<p>Holden Commodore VZ<\/p>\n<p>Ford Falcon BA<\/p>\n<p>Ford Falcon BA<\/p>\n<p>Ford Falcon BA<\/p>\n<p>Holden Commodore VX<\/p>\n<p>Holden Commodore VX<\/p>\n<p>Holden Commodore VT<\/p>\n<p>Holden Commodore VS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">In 1999, the Australian Touring Car Championship<br \/>\nbecame the <strong>V8 Supercar Championship Series<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f6f6f6\">\n<th>Year<\/th>\n<th>Driver<\/th>\n<th>Make<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1998&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1997<\/p>\n<p>1996<\/p>\n<p>1995<\/p>\n<p>1994<\/p>\n<p>1993<\/p>\n<p>1992<\/p>\n<p>1991<\/p>\n<p>1990<\/p>\n<p>1989<\/p>\n<p>1988<\/p>\n<p>1987<\/p>\n<p>1986<\/p>\n<p>1985<\/p>\n<p>1984<\/p>\n<p>1983<\/p>\n<p>1982<\/p>\n<p>1981<\/p>\n<p>1980<\/p>\n<p>1979<\/p>\n<p>1978<\/p>\n<p>1977<\/p>\n<p>1976<\/p>\n<p>1975<\/p>\n<p>1974<\/p>\n<p>1973<\/p>\n<p>1972<\/p>\n<p>1971<\/p>\n<p>1970<\/p>\n<p>1969<\/p>\n<p>1968<\/p>\n<p>1967<\/p>\n<p>1966<\/p>\n<p>1965<\/p>\n<p>1964<\/p>\n<p>1963<\/p>\n<p>1962<\/p>\n<p>1961<\/p>\n<p>1960<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Craig Lowndes&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Glenn Seton<\/p>\n<p>Craig Lowndes<\/p>\n<p>John Bowe<\/p>\n<p>Mark Skaife<\/p>\n<p>Glenn Seton<\/p>\n<p>Mark Skaife<\/p>\n<p>Jim Richards<\/p>\n<p>Jim Richards<\/p>\n<p>Dick Johnson<\/p>\n<p>Dick Johnson<\/p>\n<p>Jim Richards<\/p>\n<p>Robbie Francevic<\/p>\n<p>Jim Richards<\/p>\n<p>Dick Johnson<\/p>\n<p>Allan Moffat<\/p>\n<p>Dick Johnson<\/p>\n<p>Dick Johnson<\/p>\n<p>Peter Brock<\/p>\n<p>Bob Morris<\/p>\n<p>Peter Brock<\/p>\n<p>Allan Moffat<\/p>\n<p>Allan Moffat<\/p>\n<p>Colin Bond<\/p>\n<p>Peter Brock<\/p>\n<p>Allan Moffat<\/p>\n<p>Bob Jane<\/p>\n<p>Bob Jane<\/p>\n<p>Norm Beechey<\/p>\n<p>Ian Geoghegan<\/p>\n<p>Ian Geoghegan<\/p>\n<p>Ian Geoghegan<\/p>\n<p>Ian Geoghegan<\/p>\n<p>Norm Beechey<\/p>\n<p>Ian Geoghegan<\/p>\n<p>Bob Jane<\/p>\n<p>Bob Jane<\/p>\n<p>Bill Pitt<\/p>\n<p>David McKay<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Holden Commodore VS&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ford Falcon EL<\/p>\n<p>Holden<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Holden<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Nissan<\/p>\n<p>Nissan<\/p>\n<p>Nissan<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>BMW<\/p>\n<p>Volvo<\/p>\n<p>BMW<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Mazda<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Holden<\/p>\n<p>Holden<\/p>\n<p>Holden<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Holden<\/p>\n<p>Holden<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Chevrolet<\/p>\n<p>Chevrolet<\/p>\n<p>Holden<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Ford<\/p>\n<p>Jaguar<\/p>\n<p>Jaguar<\/p>\n<p>Jaguar<\/p>\n<p>Jaguar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.v8supercars.com.au\/\">Australian V8 Supercars official site<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noise! 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