Pirelli World Challenge - Page 55

Akrapovic · 29 Nov 2016, 20:49 (Ref:3692202)

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Originally Posted by Matt

What works in Europe may not work here. The teams I have contacts with in the series all think it's silly, and the only reason they're entering Sprint-X rounds is so they can race more than 5 times a year.

To add to this, the Blancpain Sprint Series struggled for entries against the Endurance series. To tackle this they had some rules about entering the Spa24 requiring a Sprint entry or something. So it wasn't THAT popular in Europe either.

Bcarr6 · 29 Nov 2016, 21:18 (Ref:3692208)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

To add to this, the Blancpain Sprint Series struggled for entries against the Endurance series. To tackle this they had some rules about entering the Spa24 requiring a Sprint entry or something. So it wasn't THAT popular in Europe either.

It was at around 35 entries all year?

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Lanky Turtle · 29 Nov 2016, 21:50 (Ref:3692214)

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Originally Posted by Bcarr6

Gainsco moving from McLaren to Porsche 911 GT3 R for next year

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Well now that's interesting. Now they have a car they can run in IMSA too even if that hasn't been announced as their intentions. Otherwise it seems like a downgrade from the McLaren.

Speed-King · 29 Nov 2016, 21:53 (Ref:3692217)

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Originally Posted by Bcarr6

It was at around 35 entries all year?

Up from typically <20 the year before, because of the aforementioned thing with the participation in sprint being necessary to do Spa and increased prize-€€€s.

Bcarr6 · 29 Nov 2016, 22:51 (Ref:3692233)

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Originally Posted by Speed-King

Up from typically <20 the year before, because of the aforementioned thing with the participation in sprint being necessary to do Spa and increased prize-€€€s.

I see no issue with the tie in of doing full Blancpain GT to get full prize money.

It's not like the move was unpopular, it's caused a season of far bigger grids and some really great racing.

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Mechanic Z · 29 Nov 2016, 23:27 (Ref:3692237)

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Originally Posted by Bcarr6

Gainsco moving from McLaren to Porsche 911 GT3 R for next year

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Really surprising move. Maybe Porsche's support capabilities are more what Gainsco was looking for?

schmidder · 30 Nov 2016, 17:02 (Ref:3692437)

Gainsco seems all over the place. I kind of figured they were in cost saving mode 2 years ago, now consecutive years with new gt3 cars. I hope they run some imsa rounds..

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Mechanic Z · 1 Dec 2016, 18:38 (Ref:3692758)

I wonder if they'll keep their McLaren, or if they'll sell it?

nasportscar · 2 Dec 2016, 00:23 (Ref:3692848)

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Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

Really surprising move. Maybe Porsche's support capabilities are more what Gainsco was looking for?

That's probably part of it, but I'm wondering if Fogarty was more comfortable in the Porsche?

Mechanic Z · 2 Dec 2016, 01:38 (Ref:3692860)

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Originally Posted by nasportscar

That's probably part of it, but I'm wondering if Fogarty was more comfortable in the Porsche?

Makes sense, he drove for the Lizards in GT2 in 05 and JDX in GT Cup in 13, so he has plenty of experience with them.

WolfsburgRS · 2 Dec 2016, 13:49 (Ref:3693007)

I read somewhere that Fogarty / Gainsco had some trouble coming to grips with what the McLaren liked as far as set up goes, and that they never got it dialed in to where he felt he could get the car to do what he wanted. He said something about having to drive around the set up basically.

Mechanic Z · 2 Dec 2016, 18:02 (Ref:3693128)

More on the R Ferri situation:

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Pirelli USA ‏@PirelliUSA 3h3 hours ago Daytona International Speedway Look what stopped by at @DISupdates for the #FerrariFM16! Who is excited to see this beast running in #PWC next year? @WCRacing

Ferrari of Ontario and World Challenge

Akrapovic · 2 Dec 2016, 22:24 (Ref:3693206)

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Originally Posted by Bcarr6

It was at around 35 entries all year?

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It was 35 all year because of the tie on with the Spa24. Before that it had a low car count. The format wasn't that popular.

nasportscar · 3 Dec 2016, 18:03 (Ref:3693361)

Long returns w/ Wright http://nasportscar.com/long-will-be-...llenge-season/

Mechanic Z · 4 Dec 2016, 06:48 (Ref:3693485)

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Long returns w/ Wright http://nasportscar.com/long-will-be-...llenge-season/

That is awesome news!

TRspitfirefan · 4 Dec 2016, 20:43 (Ref:3693636)

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Originally Posted by nasportscar

Long returns w/ Wright http://nasportscar.com/long-will-be-...llenge-season/

Fantastic to hear. Bring on 2017!

Ephaeton · 5 Dec 2016, 08:51 (Ref:3693785)

everybody's gotten over the cringe displayed at Laguna Seca for a joke of a season finale yet? I haven't yet. There's still plenty of time to forget about it though and reach the state where I, too, will say, 'bring it on'.

Matt · 5 Dec 2016, 14:00 (Ref:3693888)

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Originally Posted by Ephaeton

everybody's gotten over the cringe displayed at Laguna Seca for a joke of a season finale yet? I haven't yet. There's still plenty of time to forget about it though and reach the state where I, too, will say, 'bring it on'.

That's a common theme by some in this thread.

pach233 · 5 Dec 2016, 18:02 (Ref:3693944)

What's the current situation with streaming for next year? Stream quality used to be decent and the races were uploaded to youtube. Then with the motortrend and CBS sports deals, the series became really difficult to follow. Even the live streams that weren't blocked were extremely poor quality. Has the situation improved in the last year or so?

It's a shame because the quality of the field looks quite good.

Mechanic Z · 5 Dec 2016, 18:37 (Ref:3693957)

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Originally Posted by pach233

What's the current situation with streaming for next year? Stream quality used to be decent and the races were uploaded to youtube. Then with the motortrend and CBS sports deals, the series became really difficult to follow. Even the live streams that weren't blocked were extremely poor quality. Has the situation improved in the last year or so?

It's a shame because the quality of the field looks quite good.

This year, there was a couple of races with really bad streams at the start of the season. After that, it improved and the rest of the streams were pretty decent.

They haven't announced anything yet for 2017, as far as I know. However, five of the rounds are supposed to be same-day CBS Sports broadcasts, which could affect whether there will be a stream for them.

Bcarr6 · 5 Dec 2016, 19:53 (Ref:3693969)

This series went from pioneering with its streams to unattainable

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Rodger Davies · 6 Dec 2016, 00:13 (Ref:3694019)

And then placed them behind a paywall.

Still not forgotten the finale here either, but I'm sure by March I'll be eager for more and a great field will overcome my cynicism of each race devolving into a yellow flag-fest.

Mechanic Z · 6 Dec 2016, 05:27 (Ref:3694077)

Some GTS news:

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RacersEdgeMotorsport ‏@RacersEdgeMS 3m3 minutes ago Matte black! Sinful. Jason Bell purchased a new SIN R1 GT4 and will join our team for the 2017 @WCRacing season.

Matt · 6 Dec 2016, 13:59 (Ref:3694173)

Those cars "sound" so bad.

...and by sound I mean they're silent and it's weird. Like they only rev to 2800.

WolfsburgRS · 6 Dec 2016, 14:31 (Ref:3694186)

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Originally Posted by Bcarr6

This series went from pioneering with its streams to unattainable

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Yep. I became a fan because of their streaming options and excellent archives. Of any major series making backwards moves, this has to rank near the top.

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