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Hitting the magic 300 km/h mark down ‘the chute’ at Mount Panorama has thus far proven elusive for Supercars – at least in official terms.
However that could all change with the introduction of the new Gen3 cars which, in testing, have been showing better straightline speed than their predecessors.
While the new-spec Chevrolet and Ford V8 motors are actually down on power compared to the old units they do produce more torque.
The new cars are also lighter, although the final minimum weight is yet to be settled on, while the dramatic reduction in downforce means they are slipperier through the air.
According to Erebus CEO Barry Ryan the new rules could see cars finally creep over 300 km/h down Conrod Straight.
The question mark, says Ryan, is getting out off Forrest’s Elbow fast enough given th …