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Originally Posted by Tourer
I'm fully aware of the 1952 & 1953 seasons - nearly 70 years ago and not done since.
Awarding Gold Star to F Vee would only make sense if F Ford, F3, S5000 didn't exist - the peak drivers award should be in the peak series, motor racing being a pyramid as it heads upwards.
The main point is that the ATCC be awarded to the winner of the premier touring car competition in the country. What is the point of a series other than Supercars having it when that series is not the premier series and awarding the title to a lesser series denigrates one of Australian racing's most prestigious titles?
Don't know Scott McLaughlin personally but given that he as twice been presented with the ATCC trophy and attended CAMS awards nights to receive it, I reckon that he knows.
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So you are perfectly happy for a title that was once the most recognised title in Australian Motorsport, and as you acknowledge to still be one of Australia’s most prestigious titles, now be a second string award that is not promoted and barely mentioned by the series that receives it. Does that not denigrate it further, the fact it is a secondary award to the Supercars Championship now?
If it was so prestigious, why don’t Supercars promote and use the name as the forefront? They obviously don’t see value in the name over their own brand, just in referencing statistics on the telecast.
Who cares if it’s not the ‘peak’ series that has the title, at least the non-peak series might be using the name and giving it a sense of priority, which Supercars currently do not.