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Old 12 Mar 2017, 11:18 (Ref:3718154)   #76
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Was talking GT not touring,

They are also doing TCR Asia
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Old 12 Mar 2017, 11:19 (Ref:3718155)   #77
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Is there any entry list for the Paul Ricard test floating around?


Not yet, must be ready soon!
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Old 12 Mar 2017, 18:00 (Ref:3718209)   #78
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Old 12 Mar 2017, 20:58 (Ref:3718247)   #79
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Looking worrying,

No Phoenix for Bathurst this year, then dropped from factory running for spa 24hr, and no confirmation of any Euro program

Seems only Phoenix Asia has programs going this year


My thoughts too. Wonder why the downshift in programmes? If a gun team like this can't find sponsors for a car then that's not a good sign. Or it might not have anything to do with money and they just want to concentrate on DTM and Asia.
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My thoughts too. Wonder why the downshift in programmes? If a gun team like this can't find sponsors for a car then that's not a good sign. Or it might not have anything to do with money and they just want to concentrate on DTM and Asia.
I think it has less to do with not being able to find sponsors. Seems to me that their stock with Audi has been sinking after being constantly outperformed by WRT over the last few years. Cf also: Land being promoted to works status at the N24.

Some stuff I've read suggests them focusing on TCR this year... not sure how credible that is, but I guess that would be a bit of a demotion as well.
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Old 12 Mar 2017, 23:52 (Ref:3718279)   #81
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My thoughts too. Wonder why the downshift in programmes? If a gun team like this can't find sponsors for a car then that's not a good sign. Or it might not have anything to do with money and they just want to concentrate on DTM and Asia.


If I remember rightly, Phoenix have often run Pro Am cars in Blancpain though, so hard to compare.

That said, I believe WRT have always outperformed them

And now Land are making waves both in Germany and in the USA, they are really proving their worth

Maybe just a focus issue for Audi. They would rather Phoenix concentrate on DTM in Europe. They do have 3 programmes in Asia which is a big effort surely. 2x TCR Asia cars, 2x GT3s in Blancpain Asia, and 2x Cup cars in the LMS cup
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Old 13 Mar 2017, 01:07 (Ref:3718283)   #82
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Sam Tordoff with Strakka is an interesting one.

Is the Mike Skeen listed with HTP a different one to the guy racing PWC the last few years?
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Old 13 Mar 2017, 08:33 (Ref:3718319)   #83
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Strakkas line up is vast and varied

Suprised so few drivers will be gunning for the full Blancpain Title

Especially Come Ledogar

Endurance

- Nick Leventis / Lewis Williamson / Craig Fleming (pro am)

- Johnny Kane / David Fumanelli / Sam Tordoff

- Rob Bell / Come Ledogar / Ben Barnicoat

- Andrew Watson / Dean Stoneman / Jazaman Jaafar


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- Nick Leventis / Lewis Williamson

- Johnny Kane / Loris Hezemans

- Alvaro Parente / Ben Barnicoat

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Old 13 Mar 2017, 08:34 (Ref:3718320)   #84
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Sam Tordoff with Strakka is an interesting one.

Is the Mike Skeen listed with HTP a different one to the guy racing PWC the last few years?


Pretty sure that's the same Skeen

Suprised with Tordoff, seeing as Barwell are running here too, as he has a drive with them in British GT
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Old 13 Mar 2017, 09:08 (Ref:3718323)   #85
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Suprised so few drivers will be gunning for the full Blancpain Title
Does Strakka plan to get Bas Leinders also? There is no mention of it in PR they sent this morning.
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Does Strakka plan to get Bas Leinders also? There is no mention of it in PR they sent this morning.
Leinders is in McLaren GT's management team now. So he'll definitely be there with the team (as Strakka is basically the official McLaren team in Blancpain now), but not driving.
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Old 13 Mar 2017, 09:55 (Ref:3718335)   #87
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Strakka lineups are interesting, no clear #1 crew (maybe the Barnicoat-Bell-Ledogar one), but talent throughout.

Mortara at AKKA Mercedes surprised me too, didn't realise he'd switched in DTM. Another Audi loss.
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Wouldn't Phoenix getting dropped as a European GT3 team be part of the continuing funding cull from VW group after you-know-what?

The blow torch was applied everywhere else, after all.

Phoenix serves the rapidly emerging Asian market thus it still has tangible brand value in that sphere; as it does DTM. The 2017 Audi money bag allocation likely doesn't spread over a diverse program anymore - which would go to great lengths to explain why its participation in the B12hr was canned this year after years of support.
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Old 13 Mar 2017, 13:11 (Ref:3718363)   #89
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Wouldn't Phoenix getting dropped as a European GT3 team be part of the continuing funding cull from VW group after you-know-what?

The blow torch was applied everywhere else, after all.

Phoenix serves the rapidly emerging Asian market thus it still has tangible brand value in that sphere; as it does DTM. The 2017 Audi money bag allocation likely doesn't spread over a diverse program anymore - which would go to great lengths to explain why its participation in the B12hr was canned this year after years of support.


I don't think so, as Audi are still funding four cars, same as in 2016, but they have swapped out Phoenix for Land.

Most likely it's either due to performance in comparison to WRT, or because of Phoenix's expanding programmes in Asia.

As I said, they now have 3 Asian programmes in addition to their DTM cars
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Pity no Lexus or any new cars, but 33 Pro cars will be crazy, Audi, Lamborghini, McLaren, Bentley, BMW, Mercedes and Nissan all throwing serious works efforts at it.
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Pity no Lexus or any new cars, but 33 Pro cars will be crazy, Audi, Lamborghini, McLaren, Bentley, BMW, Mercedes and Nissan all throwing serious works efforts at it.
Interesting to read of the return of Roock Racing - with Porsches, naturally!
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Pity no Lexus or any new cars, but 33 Pro cars will be crazy, Audi, Lamborghini, McLaren, Bentley, BMW, Mercedes and Nissan all throwing serious works efforts at it.
And because of that there is a feeling of a status quo about the entry list as awesome as it is. No new manufacturers at all. No Lexus, No Acura, No Calloway Corvette, No Pro Porsche. On that by the way the Herbert team needs to stop being the big fish in the small ponds of Creventic and ADAC and give the big guys at Blancpain GT a run.
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And because of that there is a feeling of a status quo about the entry list as awesome as it is. No new manufacturers at all. No Lexus, No Acura, No Calloway Corvette, No Pro Porsche. On that by the way the Herbert team needs to stop being the big fish in the small ponds of Creventic and ADAC and give the big guys at Blancpain GT a run.
But why can't we appreciate that? What a great status quo to have!

Yeah, some of the new stuff would be nice, but Acura clearly don't value European events at the moment (is HPD/Acura North America funding that car?), the Lexus programme is borderline shambolic, Callaway are doing great things with their still new car and branching out to endurance racing in other series, Cadillac is an infuriating programme that GM will never let outside PWC and Porsche clearly don't see any value in GT3 victories.

I agree that the last one in particular is a pity and it would be great to see Manthey out with a car (fingers crossed for N24), but we still have so many works programmes, great drivers in every class and another potentially superb year ahead.
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But why can't we appreciate that? What a great status quo to have!

Yeah, some of the new stuff would be nice, but Acura clearly don't value European events at the moment (is HPD/Acura North America funding that car?), the Lexus programme is borderline shambolic, Callaway are doing great things with their still new car and branching out to endurance racing in other series, Cadillac is an infuriating programme that GM will never let outside PWC and Porsche clearly don't see any value in GT3 victories.

I agree that the last one in particular is a pity and it would be great to see Manthey out with a car (fingers crossed for N24), but we still have so many works programmes, great drivers in every class and another potentially superb year ahead.


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But why can't we appreciate that? What a great status quo to have!

Yeah, some of the new stuff would be nice, but Acura clearly don't value European events at the moment (is HPD/Acura North America funding that car?), the Lexus programme is borderline shambolic, Callaway are doing great things with their still new car and branching out to endurance racing in other series, Cadillac is an infuriating programme that GM will never let outside PWC and Porsche clearly don't see any value in GT3 victories.

I agree that the last one in particular is a pity and it would be great to see Manthey out with a car (fingers crossed for N24), but we still have so many works programmes, great drivers in every class and another potentially superb year ahead.
The Lexus GT3 program is going good this year (finally). Plus there's a rumor that Emil Frey and/or Farnbacher will bring one or two Lexus's. Still a good entry list regardless. Could do with another Porsche and Aston but first world problems if there's a complaint on these entries!
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The Lexus GT3 program is going good this year (finally). Plus there's a rumor that Emil Frey and/or Farnbacher will bring one or two Lexus's. Still a good entry list regardless. Could do with another Porsche and Aston but first world problems if there's a complaint on these entries!


Emil Frey and Farnbacher will both centre around a GT Open campaign, although they may look to do a few one of rounds in various series.

I personally struggle to see the logic in putting both teams in the GT Open.

I'd say run one in GT Open full season, and the second can circulate Blancpain, VLN, gt masters, the British GT Spa round, that sort of thing
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