Supercars backs tech boss amid Triple Eight allegations

Triple Eight has been at odds with Supercars and Burgess because the Saturday night of the season-opening Newcastle 500 earlier this month.

It was at that time the 2 T8 Camaros had been stripped of their one-two end in Race 1 due to the location of a dry ice radiator on the driving force’s aspect of the vehicles.

Whereas not allowed beneath the technical rules, T8 argued that it had sought and acquired approval from Burgess to run the system as fitted to help driver cooling.

Burgess later denied that in a post-race listening to which led to the vehicles being disqualified from the race.

A livid Jamie Whincup, T8 managing director, slammed Supercars over its therapy from the collection.

A subsequent enchantment listening to final week reached the identical conclusion as the unique listening to, with Burgess once more denying that he had given T8 approval for the location of the dry ice system.

T8 responded to the disqualification being upheld by as soon as once more stating that it approval had been given.

Requested by Motorsport.com at Albert Park to reply to what are successfully allegations that Burgess wasn’t being truthful at both listening to, Supercars CEO Shane Howard stated: “We utterly disagree with that.

“Clearly that may be clear within the listening to. There may be lots of emotion in and round it. Was Adrian requested for approval? No, he wasn’t. Formally he wasn’t requested for approval, and he did not grant it.

“Now, there have been discussions round conversations or misinterpretations, however I imagine it was fairly clear. The choice has been made and we transfer on.”

Censorship of criticism has been a key subject in Supercars not too long ago following a protest from Shane van Gisbergen following the second Newcastle race.

He refused to reply media questions in full, citing stress from “high brass” at Supercars to not criticise the brand new Gen3 vehicles.

That it not believed to have come from Supercars administration immediately, with Howard saying even Whincup’s feedback about T8’s therapy from Supercars wasn’t worthy of bringing the game into disrepute.

“Once you’re in a scenario like that there is lots of emotion and other people can say issues that they most likely might remorse later,” stated Howard.

“Jamie and I’ve mentioned it put up [appeal], and we agreed that the choice has been made and we transfer on.”