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Supertourers never "stuck on" with australian fans as at the time ELs and VR V8s were still the petrol heads choice, the then newish 5litre v8 ford vs holden formula harked back to the 60s 70s and early 80s tradition and they had the names, brock johnson bowe perkins lowndes larkham seton etc.
the race cars looked like the real thing but sounded and looked fantastic and spectacular Aussie oi oi oi
Meanwhile the STs were mostly bmw and audis etc, and the drivers were (mostly) unknowns locally or B level stars. THey were cars most aussie tin top fans didnt care about, they didnt sound like a snarling firebelching v8, and they didnt have the stars. It got the reputation and chardoney sippers racing. but chardoney aand latte sippers dont go to car races or bathurst en masse.
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