I like most makes of vehicles at least a few models in each.. out of ones on the Australian market, I did have preference to some degree for the only ALL Australian V8 Holden.. because it is ours! design to casting.. but do like the imported(design or whole) V8s this here is for the dumbassed badge bias retards out there, delusional to the fact: results!! spell greatness not some f#$ken small penis driven ownership biases .... deal with the facts, lash out, slash up.. deal with it however you like.. .. Holden outstrips Ford in every V8 Supercars statistic that matters, from race and championship wins to the posting the fastest laps of the weekend. Heres the breakdown, stretching from the first race of the two-manufacturer era at the long-gone Amaroo Park circuit in 1993 through to the Winton round of the 2012 championship. POLE POSITIONS Winner: Holden (166 to Fords 129) Jamie Whincup has been the most prolific pole-sitter of the era, notching up an incredible 38 across his time in the category although his numbers benefit from the 2010 change to each race having a qualifying session. Of his 38, 12 poles were scored aboard a Ford, but the lions share have come in Holdens. PODIUM POSITIONS Winner: Holden (497 to 392) The most fascinating thing about this statistic is that it is one of the most even splits of all the results. Holden have only had 10 percent more drivers on the podium than Ford, which is a surprise given the fact that there have usually been numerically more red teams than blue near the top of the results over the past 20 years. RACE WINS Winner: Holden (349 to Fords 217) This statistic is the one where Holden holds the biggest advantage, 62 percent to 38. A look through the record books shows that there have been periods of a manufacturer dominating throughout the past two decades. More often than not, it was Holden. One of the best illustrations of this is the 2000 season, where it took until the second last event of the season for Ford to post their first round win with the unloved AU. There were some dark times for Holden too, though, mostly in the early days of the two-manufacturer era. In 1993, it took until the seventh round of the series at Mallala before a Holden won a race, while they took their first round win at Barbagallo a week later. 1995 was just as bad for the General, with Ford locking up all but two out of 10 round wins for the season. CHAMPIONSHIPS Winner: Holden (10 to Fords 9) Despite the upper hand swinging back and forth between the two makes, the number of championship wins is the closest statistic of all. For every era of domination by one there have been wins by the other to cancel it out. For the Holden Racing Teams dominant run in the 2000s, there was Stone Brothers Racings trio of titles from 2003-2005. For TeamVodafones current era of dominance in Holdens, there was their wins in the teams previous life under the Blue Oval.
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 12:57:24 +0000