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Parity has always been an issue with the NZV8's, raised as a Holden fan it was so hard to see so many guys switch to Fords in the NZV8's, but it was hard to hold it against them, they just wanted to win. Had a very interesting chat with someone that is far more technically apt than myself last night, and some interesting points were raised with this new fandangled Toyota.
We've heard that a cap on horsepower will be created through a controlled ECU, the engine Toyota are planning to run is a quad can multi valve unit and the internals, through the use of some very exotic materials, are lighter than that of the Ford and Holden. All very well having the same power output but if one gets there an awful lot quicker than the others then where is the parity. Also the Toyota engine has the potential to sit a lot lower in the chassis so therefore the centre of gravity will not be the same as the others.
Also with the Camry being a shorter and narrower car than the Holden and Ford, how do you achieve parity when the front track on the new common chassis will sit outside the Camry wheel arches. Will they have to reduce the width of the front track and therefore lose grip or add a couple of inches to all of the external body panels?
With regards to the aero on the Toyota or any other new comer, are they going to have the same front and rear clip and rear wing as Ford and Holden or are the teams going to spend a pile of coin to develop their own. Then the flow on from that is who does the aero testing needed to achieve aero parity? Or is aero being disregarded in favour of matching what is under the bonnet?
Finally maths was never my strong point (As most i've studied with would certainly atest, haha!) BUT if there is 15 (or even 11) chassis still to be built and it takes 3 weeks to build each chassis, excluding assembly which will take another 6-8 weeks, are we not running out of time for all of these new cars to be built? With only 5 and a bit months to go there will certainly be a few late nights.
I hope Toyota aren't going to get their own way on every little thing too, and the new promotions company doesn't bow to their every wish and demand. With a senior member of Toyota staff now being on the board and Toyota entering NZV8S, would you not be a bit worried if you were lining up with your old-school Holden or Ford donk in the front of the car at Round 1?
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