ISSUE 122 SUPERCARXTRA.COM.AU 6 ANALYSIS: GEN3 RAMPS UP The latest on the development of the Gen3 Supercar and the philosophy behind it. 8 ANALYSIS: TITLE BATTLE HEATS UP The state of play in the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship entering the second half of the season. 10 ANALYSIS: RETURNING TO NEW ZEALAND Supercars’ hopes to celebrate its New Zealand anniversary with a return to Pukekohe Park Raceway. 12 ANALYSIS: BATHURST WILDCARDS The wildcard entry set to make history at the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000. 16 WINTERBOTTOM COLUMN Mark Winterbottom on the challenge of competing in Supercars.
18 LOWNDES COLUMN Craig Lowndes on how he would like the Supercars calendar to look moving forward. 22 FEATURE: CHAZZLE DAZZLE The union and progression of Chaz Mostert and Walkinshaw Andretti United. 28 FEATURE: THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME The case for Jamie Whincup being the greatest driver in the history of Australian touring cars. 34 FEATURE: THE NEXT GENERATION DANE Jessica Dane on her rise through the ranks and future with Triple Eight Race Engineering. 40 FEATURE: THE WILL TO WIN Will Brown’s journey to his full-time main-game arrival with Erebus Motorsport.
46 FEATURE: THE SOLO PATH Jake Kostecki and Zane Goddard on moving into their own entries at Matt Stone Racing. 52 FEATURE: RACING LINKS The ties that connect Supercars/Bathurst 1000 and the IndyCar Series/Indianapolis 500. 56 FEATURE: THE ROOKIE SENSATION Marcos Ambrose and Stone Brothers Racing’s arrival as Ford’s great hope in 2001. 60 FEATURE: ARRIVAL OF ‘THE KID’ Craig Lowndes’ sweep of his full-time debut season in 1996. 66 FROM THE ARCHIVES A look back at the reverse-grid experiments from 2000 to 2006.
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