Earnhardt Jr testing V8 Supercar

[@BlackFlagsMatter]

Dale Jr been a NASCAR KZbinr since ‘08

[@johnowen6029]

Yep time flies..

[@chilloutdrivingsessions2440]

At my hometrack aswell 🤙🏻

[@gnnascarfan2410]

Dale Jr has been a KZbinr since 2008. Holy crap.

[@Phonixrmf]

There's Dale Jr Download, and now there's Dale Jr Uploads

[@state138champ06]

Who else is here because of the mention on DJD?

[@privateer454]

lol, yup!

[@phillips5368]

Yes

[@bulletburposmiley]

Me! 😎

[@fast_mattw8059]

Everyone is bro. This video had about 3k views last week i bet lol

[@eddierotary]

Me too

[@19escort73]

It's good to see that you people are taking an interest in V8 Supercars. I've always maintained that we should be going over to America to race, because like you say you have some really great road circuits over there. I'd love to see a V8 Supercar on Laguna Seca.

[@yfi62dortoh]

And man would I love to see a nascar next Gen car at Bathurst. Hell, an exhibition race with both series on track would be cool as hell.

[@downnice95]

@@yfi62dortoh that actually did happen I think in 1995

[@yfi62dortoh]

@@downnice95the new Next Gen car though! But that sounds cool I’ll have to look into it.

[@yfi62dortoh]

@@downnice95wow sure enough. 1996. Pretty cool to see! I’m guessing this is a bunch of Aussie drivers on stock cars since I don’t recognize any of the names as NASCAR drivers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6GQgoiHe7hqY80

[@acecombat2shill]

i think they should go to the circuit gilles-villeneuve

[@NigelMK]

How does Dale keep doing this? He had a reddit account forever and no one realized that the account /u/DaleJr- was him and then somehow hes had a youtube account forever with only 27 subscribers. This is hilarious.

[@Adubyaz2]

Here before this channel blows up. Raise hell….. praise DALE

[@IRLangmaid25]

Dale Jnr's interview with Shane van Gisbergen brought me to see how he handled it

[@dranthappens]

Me too

[@lyn26]

yes thats really Dale Jr he posted this video on the dmp forum a few months ago..

[@wpsracing108]

wow he did really well!! considering 1st time at ipswich and 1st time in a v8!!! looked smooth and very capable - did u guys hear that Boris Said will drive in the other supercheap car this yr at PI and Bathurst!!!! will be awesome.

[@19escort73]

@dash662 Well apparently they've just signed a deal for the V8 Supercars to race in Texas in 2013. By that stage the teams will be using the new "car of the future" design, so the cars will be slightly different to what are now, but the atmosphere and the noise will hopefully be the same ;)

[@jcatsby]

this is badass.

[@kshas3]

Looks like he doesn't need to use the clutch on the upshift, how about the downshift? That engine sounds wicked! I didn't know that Jr. could drive on anything but an oval, bravo!

[@guarana80]

I've driven a V8 on that track but only on those pay to drive type days. The ones I drove were so easy to drive. The only hard bit was the steering felt pretty heavy.

[@StephaniePavel]

Awesome! I would love to drive one of those cars. I am so jealous... LOL

[@trx450r38]

yeah i know. i live in america and yeah we do have a lot of great road courses. road america, watkins glen, and the new circuit of the americas just to name a few. i wish nascar raced more of them. i would like to see nascar have the sequentual gearbox that the v8s run as well

[@freebobmain]

Only took them 9 years to follow up on your idea. Well done.

[@CarGuy77]

Dang American testing our good old v8 Supercars

[@Dazzy92]

sounds awesome!

[@DavidPerticarari]

So, that’s why iRacing had a V8 Supercar in its earlier days.

[@roguelead72]

@wha65 Actually the Commodore was sold as a Pontiac G8 GXP in the US.

[@Ford8882006]

Gee at 1:21 Dale looks like he over-revved the downshift that time :S but all good!! PMMS Engine sounds nice..Can't wait to See hoy Rusty goes this year..

[@triumphstagdriver]

No need for clutch as it is an unsychronised straight cut racing gearbox. Looks like he ain't clutching on the down either which isn't necessary but most drivers do use it. A few like Richards and Murphy are left foot brakers so they never clutch. FWIW, the upshift can be done with the throttle flat to the floor as there is an ignition cut switch which allows the transmission to be 'unloaded' so a shift can be made.

[@TassieLorenzo]

"does anyone what team car hes driving?" It's the Paul Morris Motorsport (spare) car -- VZ commodore.

[@nightojunior]

Im pretty sure this was the car ashley cooper was killed in, r.i.p. ahsley. jnr done very well, wouldlike to see more nascar and ex f1 drivers have a go at this

[@bigaussie68]

jnr is a very good road racer, and i reckon he will be very competitive. It would have been good though to have got his dad to run against Brocky at Bathurst or something before they both died

[@turb06]

the bump on turn 2 got him at 1:12, its couldnt be in a worse spot.

[@LCCJ82]

Here in 2023 after listening the the Dale Jr Download

[@roguelead72]

@wha65 actually the Nationwide Series runs at the Glen the same weekend as the Cup guys do. Nationwide also runs 3 road courses not 2(Watkins Glen, Road America, and Circuit De Giles Villenueve)

[@19escort73]

@wha65 I dunno mate, I think that is Paul Morris's actual series car from 2007. It sounds exactly like a V8 Supercar, not one of those half arse road cars that people think are the real thing. I watched an incar shot of Paul Morris taking his girlfriend around the Townsville circuit in the Love machine Commodore which is the PMM built Sirromet VE, and this thing looks and sounds exactly the same from the inside. Keep in mind the V8 Supercars were using the H pattern gearboxes back in 2007.

[@swat2400]

okay people I know these things i was just joking. And its actually a 6 speed dog box with a triple plated clutch which not just anyone knows how to drive and yes they do have a lot of skill but some of them still manage to fuck it up on a oval circuit

[@roguelead72]

@angusholden Yeah, now I read GM's thinking of bringing the Holden back to the US as a Chevy now, I'm already drooling.

[@tillman40]

Shifting left must have been tough to start

[@faalap84]

he certainly loves to fishtale pinging in 2nd gear

[@Konformation07]

@roguelead72 actually all G8s were pretty much Commodores not just the GXP

[@dillonpettus6615]

Mann, this was a LONG time ago, hoss.

[@Dsea93]

well wps he is an earnhardt, watch would you expect

[@rollingparkinglot]

wow i wonder how other nascar folks would have done at driving a v8 supercar right hand drive seems like a challinge for dale jr lol

[@replicated]

i shid mine pant and peed a lil

[@JRancher]

Id kill for that box behind my motor..

[@JWPearce3]

Yeah but he knew it and pulled it back to 4th... It looks like he did alright anyway.

[@roguelead72]

@tonoavayl No series runs ovals in the rain.

[@cn009]

Shouldn't matter now, as its sequential shift?

[@semtex84]

incorrect. they are supplied clean Chasis/Body by Ford/Holden.

[@anels9]

does anyone what team car hes driving?

[@crcracing7409]

Yep lol

[@chaselewis100]

Hey Junior

[@see4el9]

since when has willowbank had green grass

[@semtex84]

Yeah bud they are exactly the same cars you can buy from the dealership, just stripped right down and then have a custom made race engine dropped in.

[@rollingparkinglot]

yah lol

[@swat2400]

not like a nascar driver to able to use 6 gears and go around corners

[@paulbutkiss]

Damn easy for him nice, but everyone whos knows racing knows nascar drivers are capable of circuit not just turn left and mash the pedal lol, they get paid a stack load of cash to race nascar.