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24 Dec 2006, 05:49 (Ref:1798607) | #1 | ||
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Mil Milhas 2007
Maybe I didn´t catch it - but when is this traditional Event about to happen 2007?
As for the race itself: to what distance was it run? 1000km or 1000Miles as the title supposed to be? Because I have in mind some discussions last year to change the Title to 1000km which would be a significiant change in the event. |
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24 Dec 2006, 08:57 (Ref:1798656) | #2 | ||
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The official site indicates 27 days to go, however the last news report is from August, I guess someone forgot to update the countdown and it is still reflecting last year's date. The race distance was 1000 miles indeed, the winner Cirtek Aston completed 374 laps of Interlagos in 10h 36m 38s 659, averaging 151.8 km/h
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24 Dec 2006, 23:45 (Ref:1798954) | #3 | ||
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The date will be 10th November 2007, looks like the deals almost done...
http://www.endurance-info.com/articl...rder=0&thold=0 Last edited by Flat12-Aircool; 24 Dec 2006 at 23:48. |
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25 Dec 2006, 09:25 (Ref:1799021) | #4 | ||
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I wonder what will happen to the swarm of non-LMS, non-ACO compliant local entrants....
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25 Dec 2006, 12:32 (Ref:1799057) | #5 | ||
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Hopefully they'll still be allowed to run in the same way non-FIA cars run at the 24 hours of Spa.
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25 Dec 2006, 23:24 (Ref:1799206) | #6 | ||
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indeed, however Spa 24 hours has no prototypes...
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26 Dec 2006, 07:42 (Ref:1799285) | #7 | ||
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Good news - provided that it can be realised.
According to the article on Endurance info the locals will be allowed in. Wheather a field of more than 35 LMS-entries will come together? I am sceptic about this. |
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26 Dec 2006, 13:25 (Ref:1799384) | #8 | ||
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Think 35 LMS entries are possible if they have PLM, Laguna and Mil Milhas within 4 weeks
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27 Dec 2006, 01:11 (Ref:1799653) | #9 | ||
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Well if Audi do chicken away from a LMS campaign against Peugeot, then this might provide an attractive end of season showdown possibility.
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27 Dec 2006, 09:34 (Ref:1799787) | #10 | ||
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I think the presence of the LMS teams will depend on how much of the travel cost will be paid for by the LMS.
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27 Dec 2006, 14:40 (Ref:1799930) | #11 | |
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It's a brave step to run in Brazil, with huge potential.
Let's face it, it can't be any worse than Istanbul! |
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27 Dec 2006, 14:42 (Ref:1799932) | #12 | ||
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There could be the potential for Brazilian teams/drivers hiring European/US cars, as happened when the likes of Lister and Konrad have run in years past. |
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27 Dec 2006, 19:30 (Ref:1800028) | #13 | ||
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This is just an attempt to bail out the financial problems created by FIAGT's 'thunbs down' on going there. While it is appealingly 'romantic' only a couple of teams went to the US this year for Petit and Laguna. IMO, the money just ain't there. If there is coercion, there must be an incentive, particularly given that the safety standards are appalling (not anywhere near FIA/ACO requirements), the driving standards are not too far away from the safety standards and nobody really wants to spend the money when budgets are tight. |
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27 Dec 2006, 21:43 (Ref:1800085) | #14 | |||
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Surely Interlagos is the Brazialian F1 venue and safety standards are world class. Mariantic |
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27 Dec 2006, 22:45 (Ref:1800120) | #15 | ||
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How about 'refuelling with funnels' for a start. |
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28 Dec 2006, 11:10 (Ref:1800377) | #16 | ||
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I just can't see the teams going if the offer of cash is not very good indeed. You have to consider the support people like the tyre companies and other technicians. As well as everything else the insurance costs will be very high and travel is not all that easy unless Varig are running a full service. They could get a big sponsor for the event as the Brazilian economy is booming just now but by the same token hotels are full and the security situation in Sao Paulo is not the best you have seen. It will come down to the financial deal and whether or not LMS make it a commitment as part of a series entry.
Can our Brazilian friends indicate what local spectator interest will be like? |
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28 Dec 2006, 17:45 (Ref:1800665) | #17 | ||
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I'm not Brazilian, but it is my understanding from people who are familiar wiht the event that the Mil Milhas is a very big event that is well-attended....It is a famous endurance race.
The LMS could actually book transports from centralized locations such as Paris and London and load multiple teams onto them to ship gear for less cost. On the other end, the promoters could set up transporters for the teams to Interlagos. The question would be...who will pay for the transporting of the LMS teams to Brazil? A sponsor would go a long way toward defraying that cost. |
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The largest hurdle, it looks like, is the logistics. L.P. |
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29 Dec 2006, 01:53 (Ref:1800880) | #20 | ||
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Does the LMS taking over the Mil Milhas mean that FIA GT is out? Or could we possibly see FIA GT including the GT classes as a round in the championship?
Especially with how the ACO and SRO seem to have a new agreement between each other. Last edited by The359; 29 Dec 2006 at 01:59. |
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29 Dec 2006, 05:36 (Ref:1800923) | #21 | ||
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...and we haven´t even started talking about driving standards. Yes, the Fittipaldi, Piquet and Wilson families fit very well but as for the rest of the possible grid...... |
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I am told by local personal contacts that the race is a big event but these are not actual "Fans" . I was there in September and saw a lot of promotion for the GP but just a little for the Mil Mihas and the date is just 3 weeks after the GP next year, a bigger gap would be better perhaps. They are car mad though in Sao Paulo, almost grid locked actually! Incentives are the key to an extra date |
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30 Dec 2006, 00:44 (Ref:1801568) | #23 | ||
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I must admit being sceptical myself. I doubt the event has the same standing or money being thrown around as F1, and moving a good number of sportscars from Europe to Brazil is probably no easy task.
Would be good to see it happen though! Don't know how many media will go though... |
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30 Dec 2006, 01:53 (Ref:1801592) | #24 | ||
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Normally some of the selected media (e.g. Autosport) is invited by the organizer/promoter to attend the race, all expenses paid, as part of the deal between the organizer and the promoter... that means more money must be squeezed from the promoter.
Honestly I don't think Mil Milhas is desperate enough to become a LMS round to pay so much. It is good to become part of an international series but not good from the commercial point of view. |
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30 Dec 2006, 14:22 (Ref:1801778) | #25 | |
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According to DSC it's pretty much confirmed as an LMS round once the circuit/events been given an FIA certificate.
The organisors expect 35 European cars plus local ACO reg entries, i.e. the Aston (is this owned by Pedro Diniz' father?) and 911's. I'd expect some of the better fininced teams/drivers will either team up with European/US teams or hire a car. A second race for local, non ACO reg cars will be run in January. I realise this event is a big risk for all concerned but the Mil Milhas appears to be one of the few fly away events with real potential, I also doubt the LMS would have agreed to this event if some travel deal wasn't agreed. With European teams travelling back and forth from the US is a trip to Brazil such a huge deal, with such a small calender? |
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