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Originally Posted by Racer65
If that was the case why do many club series also have breaks at the same time?
The answer is holidays. These aren't professional racers. They have jobs and families.
I expect there is an element of the TV coverage in there but it's not the sole reason.
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It's primarily the TV coverage side of things. Remember when it was a fully professional series with paid drivers and it ran for 13 weekends from Friday to Sunday across 5 or 6 months and they ran on almost every bank holiday weekend too. It's nothing to do with holidays really, the whole schedule revolves around ITVs needs. If their production staff are in France or Russia, then they can't have a show.