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Sydney has been a disappointment for Supercars so I can definitely see where they're coming from. May as well try something at this point. |
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I wouldn't make it a regular thing. Maybe a once-a-year non-championship event.
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Why not trial it at the official "launch" at SMP. That way you get to see the new teams / cars / liveries and then a bit of circuit action for the fans along with a test for the new cars/teams and drivers |
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Sounds good to me.
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Do they still do a launch at SMP?
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While the speedway format sounds good in theory, it doesn't really apply so well to circuit racing does it?
Especially for fans, part of the magic of a speedway meeting is you can see the whole track from the one seat. They did away with the official test day launch after the farcical 2015 happening |
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Live TV helped, with plenty of short sharp races packed into a 3hr TV window, including all the main touring car heats. |
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Yeah this would have to be more of a tv focused kind of thing, which isn't exactly a bad thing - recent history shows poor crowds at EC anyway, plus if it's popular big tv ratings would still bring in $$$$.
Look how far away from tradition big bash is. Maybe that's what's required for Supercars to unlock Sydney. Maybe like a state of origin? |
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15 Dec 2016, 08:37 (Ref:3696344) | #34 | |
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A compacted schedule works well for the crowds too.
No supports, just a tight program with as little downtime as possible. |
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Could a tight schedule like this be the perfect place to run super soft tyre?
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16 Dec 2016, 06:45 (Ref:3696586) | #37 | |
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Could it work on the new south circuit, taking into consideration the actual racing, crowds, etc?
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The south circuit is tight,slow and really not suitable to anything resembling racing.It is one of the worst pieces of track designs ever and a largely wasted and mostly unused spend of millions of dollars. |
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A heats and features format would be really fun.
Twin 10 lap qualifying heats that set each strip of the grid from say, 5th back. Spots 1-4 settled in a five lap dash. Twin 20 lap feature races with a random inversion pulled from a hat or something. Have 2 support races between the two main events with the second race fully under the lights. |
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20 Dec 2016, 23:00 (Ref:3697468) | #41 | ||
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Given what was said after Pukekohe though, would the "racing" be any good without any pitstops? |
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Could we try success ballast?
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Tyre deg is not going to happen in these short races and Matt what is this big payday you speak of? |
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Novelty-sized checques?
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21 Dec 2016, 17:24 (Ref:3697655) | #46 | ||
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peter jackson dash for cash. starting positions pulled from a hat. 20 min feature races.... all been done before, group A late 80s early 90s.... it was a fail. outcomes largely determined by starting position, bugger all overtaking and over before you've finished your beer..
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Ease up on the contact rules(no purposefully wrecking someone though) and you'll have a perfect one day show. Contact rules kinda would work how they do at our local track, if you dump someone, or cause them to wreck/spin in the last few laps(basically wrecking them for the money), you're thrown out and get no money. |
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If Supercars want to get some traction in Sydney in a "Big Bash" style format along the lines of Speedway....why not put them on the Clay at Valvoline Raceway over summer?
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