FIAGT 2006 - Announcements, Rumours and Speculations.

[panoz.lmp1]

Originally Posted by The Badger

What the hell are you drinking Markus !!! MAke some for me at Le Mans ..... ok ?
Nice thought though .....

Can´t remember what i´ve drunk

[19dodge]

Any word on the 2006 Schedule?

We know that the Tourist Trophy will be back on May 7th.. Spa 24 Hours would be at the end of July again? Is there any other confirmed races? I dont think we will see much change, even though the Series is splitting from the WTCC... I am just still hoping that they will be able to hold a race in America sooner or later!

[JAG]

Wonder if any cars will turn up in the WTCC support series?

[rdjones]

The FIA have today confirmed the calander for next year:-

23 April Bucarest**
07 May Silverstone*
28 May Brno
02 July Oschersleben
30 July Spa-Francorchamps
03 September Magny-Cours
17 September TBA** (Italy)
17 November Bahrain*
24 November Dubai
TBA Zhuhai*

*Subject to ASN confirmation
**Subject to circuit approval

[Bramzel]

Bucarest? Wich track do they have there?

[tblincoe]

Interesting and somewhat dissapointing schedule... new circuit in Italy? Which one? Bucarest?

[Dani Filth]

i think i might know something about Bucharest .
it's a street circuit that they are planning to do

[tblincoe]

Originally Posted by Dani Filth

i think i might know something about Bucharest .
it's a street circuit that they are planning to do

When will organizers learn that sportscar racing does not work on street circuits?

[Dani Filth]

the planned circuit is a bit short .. 3.115 km .. width 10-15 m
14 turns (7 right, 7 left) . longest straight .. 565m

i'm looking for a plan .

[panoz.lmp1]

Originally Posted by Dani Filth

the planned circuit is a bit short .. 3.115 km .. width 10-15 m
14 turns (7 right, 7 left) . longest straight .. 565m

i'm looking for a plan .

Worse than the track layout is the fact that no Ryanair, Easyjet or germanwings has flights to Bucarest

[Dani Filth]

Originally Posted by tblincoe

When will organizers learn that sportscar racing does not work on street circuits?

you won't see me complaining .
i'm just
this could be the biggest Motorsport Event ever in Romania ..

i belive Tilke is involved

[Graham Goodwin]

Originally Posted by tblincoe

When will organizers learn that sportscar racing does not work on street circuits?

Not necessarily true at all - There have been good and bad races and events on street circuits

[tblincoe]

Originally Posted by Graham Goodwin

Not necessarily true at all - There have been good and bad races and events on street circuits

When was the last "good" street event involving sportscars? DC 2002 most likely (although Trois-Riviere was definitely decent when the ALMS was there), and I wouldn't even classify DC as a true street circuit event as the course was basically a from-scrath design in RFK's parking lot. The ALMS at Miami and FIA-GT in Helsinki both are prime examples that sportscar racing has a much higher probability of failure on street circuits than its natural road-course relatives.

Sportscar racing's attributes, most notably high amounts of lapped traffic, just don't fit the vast majority of current and proposed street-circuits.

[Graham Goodwin]

Surely you have just made my point for me - Two good and two bad.

My point is that you shouldn't jump to the 'bad' conclusion without having even seen the circuit layout. There have undoubtedly been some stinkers but it doesn't mean the entire concept is fatally flawed.

[Audi R8R]

The Spanish GT series had two races on a street circuit this year and by all accounts they were a roaring success!

[cybersdorf]

Originally Posted by Graham Goodwin

Not necessarily true at all - There have been good and bad races and events on street circuits

In terms of races, there were more bad than good.

[tblincoe]

Originally Posted by cybersdorf

In terms of races, there were more bad than good.

That's what I thought too cybersdorf...

[Asa]

Did anyone notice that Istanbul is missing? Why is that?

Also there is not even one joint event with the WTCC now. Both are racing in Brno but they are racing on consecutive weekends instead of together...

[Graham Goodwin]

Originally Posted by tblincoe

That's what I thought too cybersdorf...

But it's not what you said!


"When will organizers learn that sportscar racing does not work on street circuits?"

[Dani Filth]

Originally Posted by Asa

Did anyone notice that Istanbul is missing? Why is that?

Also there is not even one joint event with the WTCC now. Both are racing in Brno but they are racing on consecutive weekends instead of together...

\

they are no longer connected to the WTCC .

[tblincoe]

Originally Posted by Graham Goodwin

But it's not what you said!


"When will organizers learn that sportscar racing does not work on street circuits?"

"prime examples that sportscar racing has a much higher probability of failure on street circuits than its natural road-course relatives."

-basically the exact same thing cybersdorf said, I stated that there have been a few exceptions but the failure rate is definitely higher amongst street circuits (and this isn't true just for sportscars either, just take a look at some of CCWS's recent street course escapades).

[Graham Goodwin]

Not to drag this out but I am merely pointing out that my original response was to your original statement above which didn't talk about higher probability of failure or a few exceptions but merely said it doesn't work.

I'm not trying to stir the pot here just explaining that my response was a legitimate observation

[Asa]

There is a rumour that FIA GT will race in the streets of Beijing next year...

[19dodge]

Originally Posted by Asa

There is a rumour that FIA GT will race in the streets of Beijing next year...

instead of Zhuhai?

[tblincoe]

Anyone else thing the proposed layout at Bucharest looks a little 'mickey-mouse'? It is a beautiful place to run a race though, the architecture of the palace the track runs around is fantastic!