Svg

[pritch]

Not bikes but...

Y'all will be aware that SVG won his first NASCAR race last year and subsequently signed to race the Xfinity series this year. The Xfinity series is the undercard to the Cup series which is the main event. To date he has won three races, all on road courses, and his performance on the oval circuits has been improving. It's difficult because qualifying can the first time a driver gets to see the track. In the second half of the series though they revisit some of the same traclks.

Todays news is that SVG has been signed to drive for Trackhouse Racing in the Cup series for 2025. He will also drive in some of the remaining Cup races this year. Xfinity race on Saturday, Cup cars race Sunday.

TV3+ have been covering the Xfinity series this year. Hopefully they'll cover the Cup series next year.



Bugga! It won't let me change the thread title to caps.

[onearmedbandit]

It's been a real delight following both him and the reactions from the American drivers/teams/commentators over the past few months, and seeing him announce that on social media yesterday was fantastic (if not completely expected)!

[SaferRides]

He must be much happier having left behind the circus that Supercars has become.

I expect both he and Scott McLaughlin will win their respective championships in the coming years.

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[sugilite]

They should of hired SVG's Dad!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAL90qJpA5o&pp=ygUbdmFuIGdpc2JlcmdlbiBiZWF0ZW4gYnkgZGFk

[Berries]

Couple of cool photos of him at the rally last year or the one before.

[pritch]

7th today. He's driving in the Cup race Sunday. Monday our time.

[pritch]

First race of the Xfinity series 'play offs' on the one and a half mile Kansas track which he hadn't seen previously, and despite his comms suggesting the car would not handle, SVG finished 8th.

In the play offs though it depends where the other seven drivers involved finished. The whole field is racing for the win and for the prize money, but only eight drivers are now racing for the championship. SVG is one of the eight.

[1/32 man]

I have caught some racetime on Ch 3 motorsport....its a funny game alright.
SVG seems to be still settling in but doing pretty well so far.

[pritch]

SVG is on pole for this weekend's race in Charlotte. It's an elimination race in the championship but alas that doesn't men that much to me.

[pritch]

SVG finished 3rd but is eliminated from the title chase. He can still race and win prize money but he can't win the championship.

[pritch]

SVG is on pole for the first ever NASCAR Cup race in Mexico.

[pritch]

Aaaaand he won. Wish I'd watched it. Now to look for a hilights coverage.

[sugilite]

Aaaaand he won. Wish I'd watched it. Now to look for a hilights coverage.
Apparently his winning margin was the largest in living memory, or something like that.

Highlights


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDqiIAcY5kk

Post race interview


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4N7TKSmzIg&t=502s

[pritch]

SVG beat his team mate to win the Xfinity race at Chicago. Tomorrow the Cup race.

[pritch]

SVG won the Cup race at Chicago. One commentator reports that's only the second time a driver has won both the Saturday and Sunday races.

[sugilite]

Thank you for the update Pritchard, go SVG!

[pritch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbafd1XbzMo

[pritch]

A good weekend at Sonoma for SVG. Second in the Xfinity series race behind his team mate. Winner from pole in the cup race.

[sugilite]

He sure is going awesome! He is doing better and better in the ovals too. I never had any idea just how hard those ovals are. Listening to SVG talk about those and also seeing an interview with an ex F1 driver saying that he found ovals to be the hardest form of racing to learn he had ever experienced gave me a new found respect for them.

[SaferRides]

He is an incredibly talented driver. I remember watching him in the NZ rally a few years ago. Heavy rain had made the Northland roads very slippery, and a few of the international drivers crashed. Didn't bother SVG at all.

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[pritch]

Just watched an interview with NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin. The drivers are allowed to look at each others data and after looking at SVG's data Hamlin commented that if he was going that fast he'd be out of control. He has thought about that and other than that SVG must have smoother inputs he can't understand how SVG is doing it.

[sugilite]

Here is SVG a few years back spanking the aussies whilst driving with a plated broken collar bone and a few broken ribs to boot.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9akpVl1xR5M&list

[pritch]

SVG has had his first win on an oval in the USA. OK it wasn't NASCAR but...

https://speedcafe.com/nascar-news-2025-watch-shane-van-gisbergen-svg-summer-shootout-charlotte-motor-speedway-legend-cars-race-win/

[sugilite]

SVG has had his first win on an oval in the USA. OK it wasn't NASCAR but the other drivers were NASCAR drivers who might have slight cause for concern?

https://speedcafe.com/nascar-news-2025-watch-shane-van-gisbergen-svg-summer-shootout-charlotte-motor-speedway-legend-cars-race-win/

He Qualified 11th at the Nascar Cup Series Indianapolis brickyard 400 oval last weekend. He had some bad luck and finished 19th - but for sure he is getting up to speed on them :yes:

[sugilite]

Excellent - Contract extended!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360786551/trackhouse-racing-signs-kiwi-shane-van-gisbergen-multiyear-nascar-extension

[pritch]

SVG wins at Watkins Glen. First NASCAR driver ever to win four races in debut season.

[sugilite]

I have become a habitual SVG video watcher after he wins Nascar Races. This one is is a goodie. I never knew the spotters were so chatty, but get why. SVG's smoothness, mid corner speed and braking - wow.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TkBQauJZm8

[SaferRides]

SVG wins at Watkins Glen. First NASCAR driver ever to win four races in debut season.All of the track races. He just needs to figure out ovals...

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[TheDemonLord]

I have become a habitual SVG video watcher after he wins Nascar Races. This one is is a goodie. I never knew the spotters were so chatty, but get why. SVG's smoothness, mid corner speed and braking - wow.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TkBQauJZm8

All I can think of watching that is Kimi Raikonnen:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3d_Cu5Mzbk

[sugilite]

All I can think of watching that is Kimi Raikonnen:


:laugh: Brilliant!

[husaberg]

Connor Zilisch‘s Dad....... 'Pooping his pants is not his most embarrassing moment anymore'

[sugilite]

Connor Zilisch‘s Dad....... 'Pooping his pants is not his most embarrassing moment anymore'

Yeah, I just heard that :laugh: A few said karma for nudging SVG off the track! The kid can drive that is for sure, shame it happened, as we did not see how he was going to go in the cup cars race on Sunday. (Yes, I was hoping SVG was going to thrash him!)