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Old 15 Aug 2017, 05:37 (Ref:3759457)   #576
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Yes it is a quality field , not sure how many people will be there at 7.30 am to watch the start however.
surely all the gT3 fans in sydney will be there. Its popular enough to hold their own rounds afterall. They seem to make it at 5.45 at bathurst
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Old 15 Aug 2017, 08:45 (Ref:3759479)   #577
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How bad would the entry have been for a standalone enduro?

Remember it was the teams that got the GT races like this one put back on the Supercar support card

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surely all the gT3 fans in sydney will be there. Its popular enough to hold their own rounds afterall. They seem to make it at 5.45 at bathurst
Why would the GT3 fans rock up at 730am to see a race that will be finished by 11am, but have to pay full "Supercars" spectator fee's for the whole day?
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Old 15 Aug 2017, 08:58 (Ref:3759481)   #578
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How bad would the entry have been for a standalone enduro?

Remember it was the teams that got the GT races like this one put back on the Supercar support card



Why would the GT3 fans rock up at 730am to see a race that will be finished by 11am, but have to pay full "Supercars" spectator fee's for the whole day?
Well i would. But I assume because they are motorsport fans. but hey i might be wrong they maybe snobs

only twice the price of the cheapest NRL game ticket (or the same price if you take your two kids), but more bang for your buck, free pit entry as well

Laughing that people are not prepared to pay to watch half million Gt3 cars race. Rich mans sport.
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Old 15 Aug 2017, 09:38 (Ref:3759488)   #579
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Well i would. But I assume because they are motorsport fans. but hey i might be wrong they maybe snobs
You were referencing the GT3 fans in Sydney in your post.

How many Supercars fans are going to be interested in getting to the track at 7:30am?
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Old 15 Aug 2017, 10:26 (Ref:3759492)   #580
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A 17 car field is a relatively good number if you have followed national level GT and Sports Car racing over the year.

I remember the 1994 Australian Super Production Car Series which barely reached double figures.

Ten years earlier grids were just as sparse.
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Is it a stretch of the imagination to think that GT fans actually enjoy Supercars too and might happily stick around for the rest of Saturday to watch everything else?

Weird concept no?

I'm glad I did last year because that Saturday afternoon race was a cracker. Sunday was quite boring in comparison.
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Does SMP have a curfew?

Running this race late Saturday instead of early Sunday would be pretty neat.
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Running this race late Saturday instead of early Sunday would be pretty neat.
Looks like Supercars are exploring a race under the lights for next year, so they must have at least a few allowable late days per year.
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Looks like Supercars are exploring a race under the lights for next year, so they must have at least a few allowable late days per year.
Yeah, but ending at 9pm v 11p are two very different things.
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surely all the gT3 fans in sydney will be there. Its popular enough to hold their own rounds afterall. They seem to make it at 5.45 at bathurst
Comparing apples with oranges there Pecky. 12 hour endurance races vs 3 hour race that is over by 10.45am?

I am also not sure the justification of stand alone rounds for AGT was built on spectator numbers and corporate dollars? Correct me if I am wrong? I was of the understanding that track time, race scheduling and pit access were the motivators.

All of those 3 things which are constraining AGT and its teams this weekend.
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Does SMP have a curfew?

Running this race late Saturday instead of early Sunday would be pretty neat.
A race into the night like at Clipsal would be pretty neat indeed.

Oh and Dominik Baumann is partnering Mark Griffith in the Hogs Breath Mercedes this weekend.

Nice to have one of the reigning Blancpain Series champions down here.
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Oh and Dominik Baumann is partnering Mark Griffith in the Hogs Breath Mercedes this weekend.

Nice to have one of the reigning Blancpain Series champions down here.
Very nice indeed. Hopefully the event goes green the whole way through to allow these drivers to show the full potential.

GT3 lap record is Jack Le Brocq with a 1.27.9783 (Mercedes Benz SLS GT3 14/07/2013). Wonder if that is in danger?
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The race will be live on Fox from 7.30 am.

2nd last chance to watch on TV this year, and the only enduro event live on TV
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2nd last chance to watch on TV this year, and the only enduro event live on TV
Wasn't Hampton Downs broadcast live on TV last year - could be the same this year.
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Wasn't Hampton Downs broadcast live on TV last year - could be the same this year.
was it, I dont remember it that way, but you may be correct,

I guess for this years it depends of if it was that popular last year
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was it, I dont remember it that way, but you may be correct,
http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/10/13/...-tv-broadcast/
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was it, I dont remember it that way, but you may be correct,



I guess for this years it depends of if it was that popular last year


Hampton Downs was streamed live last year online.

Who could forget Scudd and Dave Russell storming home to take the win. That was fantastic to watch.

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ah ok thanks

But is it again this year? Guess we will find out, At this stage it isnt
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But is it again this year? Guess we will find out, At this stage it isnt


Guess we will find out one way or another
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Very nice indeed. Hopefully the event goes green the whole way through to allow these drivers to show the full potential.

GT3 lap record is Jack Le Brocq with a 1.27.9783 (Mercedes Benz SLS GT3 14/07/2013). Wonder if that is in danger?
P1 time is 1.28.59 by Peter Hackett Merc

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Solid start to the weekend from the #63 team.

Interestingly Craig Baird still whinging about driver seedings on Instagram. Broken record Craig
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Kelvin van der Linde and Geoff Emery hold provisional pole for the Australian Endurance Championship Sydney Motorsport Park 501 after the South African was fastest in Qualifying 1.

http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/08/18/...-qualifying-1/
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Martin/Talbot Porsche takes pole for SMP 501

fastest average time of both drivers for qualyfying. Novel. Good idea.

kids sport washed out here, might settle in to watch from 7.35
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Solid start to the weekend from the #63 team.

Interestingly Craig Baird still whinging about driver seedings on Instagram. Broken record Craig
You might have thought the 2 pros in the KFC Audi would have done a better job than has been shown. The wind has been terrible, which would definitely impact an aero-driven car.
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far from ideal start. taylor has the AMG hard into wall at the start of lap two. then a 10 lap safety car, so looking more like time certain.
Scudd started in the pits and still remains there
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