''V8Xtra'' was an Australian

V8 Supercar The Supercars Championship is a touring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations, governing the sport. Supercars events take place in all Australian ...

focused sports panel television program, that aired weekly on the

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from 5 May 2007 to 6 December 2014. It was hosted by former racing driver

Neil Crompton Neil Crompton (born 30 July 1960) is a well-known Supercars presenter and commentator. Racing career Highlights According to the official V8 Supercars website, Crompton has competed in 357 various motor racing events, finishing in the first ...

and featured former drivers

Mark Skaife Mark Skaife (born 3 April 1967) is a retired Australian motor racing driver. Skaife is a five-time champion of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, including its predecessor, the Australian Touring Car Championship, as well as a six-time Bath ...

and

Mark Larkham Mark "Larko" Larkham (born 29 December 1963 in Griffith) is a retired Australian racing driver, former racing team owner and television commentator. Open wheelers Mark Larkham's first impressions on the national racing spotlight was finishing ...

as analysts. Each episode featured previews or reviews of events, as well as interviews with drivers and features on teams.

Broadcast

The series aired between around March and December each year, in line with the V8 Supercar calendar. It aired in different timeslots during the show's history, however in its final years was normally a half hour show on Saturdays at 1pm. It was occasionally aired on

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, a digital channel owned by the Seven Network.

Demise

In 2015, the program was superseded by ''

Inside Supercars ''Inside Supercars'' was an Australian television series, based on the Supercars Championship, that aired on Fox Sports. Format 2015–16 Each episode featured a panel of guests, led by two regular hosts; journalist Greg Rust and former champi ...

'', which premiered on 3 March 2015 on Fox Sports 5, as the Seven Network lost the broadcast rights to V8 Supercar at the end of 2014.

References

{{reflist 7mate original programming 2007 Australian television series debuts 2014 Australian television series endings Automotive television series Australian sports television series Motorsport in Australia English-language television shows Supercars Championship Seven Sport

Broadcast

Demise

See also

References