Supercars will see a major technological shift at some point in the next season, with the introduction of a cheaper, more accessible, and highly paratized Gen3 formula.
While the current Gen2 contains a significant amount of control components, including the rear suspension, the Gen3 cars are effectively controlled top-down.
The biggest change is the control of the front supports, which was one of the last pillars of development teams could still use.
That follows a switch to a regular damper package last season.
The move away from any individual development capacity has raised concerns among drivers that the cars all have the same strengths and that the racing product will suffer as a result.
But Burgess isn’t worried about the so-called Carrera Cup effect, the category’s technical boss is confident that the set-up range will be large enough for the best engineers and drivers to make the difference.
“The only thing that will be different [between the cars] will be the body shape and the engine, “he said.
“Everything else will be exactly the same. They will all have front suspension. The entire cabin layout will be exactly the same. All the suspension, front and rear, all the kinematics.
“Everything is checked for them. The only thing the teams have to worry about is what stickers they’ll put on the outside of the thing. Besides that, it’ll be a control car.”
“It will be a very adaptable control car – we don’t want to go down the path where everyone has exactly the same thing.
“What we did with the rear suspension for the car of the future, when we made it a control component, we do exactly the same thing at the front of the car. But it is very adjustable, like the rear of the car. Because we want teams to be able to do good or bad work.
“We still want people to go to a racetrack and it will be the best combination of team, driver and engineer that will prevail. But we also want all small teams to know they have exactly the same thing. ” like the big teams or the successful teams, and they all have the same opportunities.
“It will create a very even playing field and it will be up to the teams. It will not be a technical or financial race to buy an advantage one team can have over another team. Everyone will have the same equipment.” . “
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Burgess has also dispelled suspicions that one team, namely Triple Eight, will be responsible for building all of the cars.
He says teams have the ability to build their own cars from scratch if they want, but can also become customers of a larger team if it makes more financial sense.
“The car is a lot more of a control car than we’ve seen in the past, which is good, but they don’t come from one place,” he explained.
“It will be like a puzzle. Everything will be designed for you. And there will be many components from a single source, [but] That will only happen if it’s the right financial outcome for everyone.
“Anyone can assemble this car, or a small team that doesn’t have the manpower or resources to build their cars can go to a Tickford or another alike [Dick Johnson Racing] or a Triple Eight or go somewhere and let the guys put it together.
“But what they put together is exactly what any other team can put together.”
Testing for the prototypes of the Gen3 cars is slated to begin late August this year, while an exact competitive launch date, which is later in 2022, has yet to be confirmed.
