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5 Feb 2018, 02:27 (Ref:3798548) | #477 | |
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So how do you see the future given that changes and evolution are seen to be needed by all the "experts". What is your recipe for continued attractive racing for those who want to watch for the next ten years?
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Our premier touring car category surely has to be quicker than TCM, otherwise TCM is our premier category |
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I find myself strangely agreeing with Pecky, so I guess it's GT3 then, all the Supercar drivers seem to love the cars, they are significantly quicker than Supercars (Mostert consistently lapping in 1's and 2's early on) and the sound of the Mercs, Bentleys and Daytona is absolutely superb.
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speed is great, however is only part of what we want, variety is good, But Australian motorsport fans have not warmed to it. Gt3 has tended to thrive more in an Enduro format as well. not so much in the shorter races supercars are only slower than GT3 because of choice that Sueprcars have made. some of which are to reduce costs (tyres) or provide an more environmentaly friendly product (fuel) Somewhere there is an answer though. Last edited by peckstar; 5 Feb 2018 at 04:59. |
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Yeah the answer isn't GT4, they are alarmingly slow when they are on the same track as a GT3. So many near misses on the weekend where speed differentials were quite large. I wouldn't write TA2 off, or some kind of incarnation of TA2 like the Marc II cars. With the expertise of the Supercars teams, and some fettling of the rules, I'm sure the speed could be found. And they look and sound brilliant IMO.
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Speed and faster lap times are not necessarily the answer for attractive (to the fans) racing, in fact if the speed becomes too great it is detrimental to good racing but Pecky would know that as he has been involved in race teams. If anyone doubts this you only have to look at F1 where speed has become the enemy of good racing but it applies to every class. Parity in the end is also self defeating but I know that the concept and myth of parity in this forum is very popular so I won't pursue that any further.
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Im starting to lean towards something like MARC cars, although MARC cars are something like a supercar anyway, without the manufacturer support. The product we have is already pretty good, but we have an issue with manufacturer support. I think thats the key thing we need to sort by 2020 more than changing the product. and i guess sort through engines and where we want to be. Reckon we will know by 2019 if the V6TT is a way forward or not |
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But in my observation of motorsport is there is always someone willing to spend more and that why we have parity, every non parity circuit motor racing category in the world has either failed or had to bring in rules to form a level of parity somewhere |
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5 Feb 2018, 08:34 (Ref:3798610) | #488 | ||
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Group C and Group A touring cars were never the fastest cars in Australia but were always the premier series in Australia (from the mid-70s at least anyway in Group C's case)
BTCC doesn't have the fastest cars in Britain, but no doubting that is the premier motor racing series in Great Britain. |
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Touring cars as we know it here in Aus, got it's 'premier' status from the way it was promoted, the drivers in it, and the brands involved. Faster catagories have risen and waned, but nothing has had the staying power like touring car racing. If Supercars switched to TCR for instance, it'd still be our premier tin-top catagory. We need to evolve at some point. People will walk away, just like it'll entice new people. No one will replace the current catagory management as top dog, but the cars competing will be different. |
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If you want to stick with family vehicles then it's time for SuperSUVs.
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Why shouldn't the richest and best team win every race, perhaps by multiple laps? If they are the best, they deserve it.
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Huh? What's the problem?
It's an electric sedan or hatch that represents the future of vehicles -- why not race them? I question, of course, the choice of the pretentious Model S, when the Honda Clarity EV would make an excellent touring car racer. Why race fuel-guzzling fume-spewing historic relics that are on the nose? [Not that EV racing is necessary eco-friendly -- tyres and brakes (each with significant environmental impact of manufacturing and shipping) would still be wasted shamefully at an alarming rate for nothing more than mere entertainment ]. Just because you or I enjoy the roar of a combustion engine, doesn't mean it remains socially acceptable. Motor racing needs to be expand beyond the demographic of baby boomers (where the younger participants -- both drivers and spectactors -- are typically just the children of petrolhead baby boomers, from a different era, who are influenced by their parents). |
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TCR meanwhile is supported officially by multiple VW group brands, plus Hyundai, Opel, Peugeot, and Honda to various extents. Supercars surely have to question why these categories have so much manufacturer support compared to themselves... Why do Audi or BMW consistently refuse the advances of Supercars, while being willing to support the GT3-based 12 hour in a significant manner? |
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But wont support a series out in Australia where they sell just 25,000 to 50,000 cars a year No idea, cant see any logic in that thought pattern |
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But Audi and BMW do support an Australian series in Australia. Just ask MPC and SRM.
Also what's a European series that races as a world championship? Is it a European championship or world championship? |
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