▁V 8 ▁Super car ▁race ▁winner ▁in ▁Lee ▁Hold sw orth . ▁The ▁category ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁core ▁categories ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ann ons ▁National s ▁Motor ▁Racing ▁Championships . ▁The ▁most ▁successful ▁driver ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁has ▁been ▁Geoff ▁Em ery , ▁who ▁has ▁won ▁the ▁Com mod ore ▁Cup ▁series ▁five ▁times . ▁ ▁El ig ibility ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁specific ▁Com mod ore ▁models . ▁Origin ally , ▁only ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁series ▁were ▁allowed : ▁VB , ▁V C ▁and ▁V H . ▁Mot ive ▁power ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 . 2 - lit re ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Hold en ▁V 8 ▁engine . ▁The ▁reg ulations ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁limited ▁level ▁of ▁performance ▁modification , ▁while ▁not ▁making ▁the ▁category ▁over ly ▁expensive ▁to ▁run . ▁The ▁first ▁season ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Since ▁its ▁beginning , ▁the ▁category ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁moder ately ▁well ▁supported ▁with ▁grid ▁sizes ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 – 2 5 ▁bra cket . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁major ▁change ▁to ▁series ▁reg ulations ▁came ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁when ▁V R ▁and ▁VS ▁model ▁Com mod ores ▁were ▁made ▁el ig ible . ▁The ▁mechanical ▁package ▁was ▁not ▁changed ▁substantial ly . ▁The ▁later ▁model ▁cars ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁older ▁ones , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁drop ▁off ▁in ▁numbers ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁model ▁Com mod ores . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it