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Anyhow, the post by GTRMagic doesn't specify a whole lot of helpful information, so I had to extrapolate the best I could. The most important detail that's missing is whether they're comparing to a time set by the Leyton House car that weekend or back in the days of F1 at Adelaide. Now, I'm pretty sure they compared to a run made at the event, both due to the wording of the comments in the screencap and because a comparison to the old runs in the F1 days on the old Adelaide F1 layout simply canNOT be considered any sort of helpful piece of information. But since we don't have the lap times available, the best I could do is look up the old F1 lap times and compare it to other cars of the era. And because the Supercars run on a different layout from what F1 did, I never should have tried to draw a comparison to them at ALL with the available data, even discounting that this event is on a different course. Assuming I made the right extrapolations, this is still a good sign for the car's performance - the gap would be larger than what was actually shown due to a larger course, but would still likely be close enough. Leyton House was a points-winning team, so they were NOT the slowest cars on the grid(usually - they did have a few DNQs). If I am wrong and they were comparing a run from this event to the old F1 lap times, then there may still be cause for concern, but the wording of the comments alone make me think they were comparing only times set at this event.Early 90s F1 pace is something to be ashamed of, even if it's backmarker pace - particularly considering the cost-controlled nature of the S5000 car. Last edited by FormulaFox; 3 Dec 2018 at 03:07. |
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The onboard showed that it'll be an exciting car to watch and drive and if we get a grid, it will put on a show. Excited for it now.
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Yeah a strange response from a moderator that seem to contradict previous actions - especially in regard to Australian Open Wheel and Sportcar categories.
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It's been changed before, and then changed back because people didn't like that either...
12 hours is a truly international race so should be with the sportscars as it does. F5000 is an Australian specific series, so does it go in international single seaters or Australian racing? My feeling is it will get talked about here as part of the Supercar package and not in single seaters where no-one else is really very interested. Bear in mind that British racing is a much bigger thing than Aus and doesn't have it's own section, so you have to accept that this forum deals with a particularly parochial branch of the sport. So I too am content for it to remain here without a forum name change, even though it's not on the face of it entirely logical. You see, you think we don't think about these things, but we do! |
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Is it just me or is there no real problem here???
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Perhaps rename the Topic S5000 Series. Checking out Lambdens latest facebook post he has stated that "several cars are now accounted for".
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I hope it’s a success as open wheelers need a category that grabs fan attention at race meetings. F4 doesn’t do it. The only other open wheelers that’s garnered a lot of love (apart from F1) are the original F5000s.
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I reckon FF would still also still draw a decent crowd if CAMS hadn't scuttled it and schedules allowed repeat eyeballs
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That sounds look a real recipe for success in a country which except for a few short years has never supported open wheelers even when motor sport had a huge number of followers. Reality or pessimism, take your pick but I have been around this sport both as a spectator and a competitor since the mid 60's and watched it all happen before. |
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The sooner an alternative category can break the dominance of Virgin Australia Supercars series and run exciting events including an Adelaide Grand Prix and Gold Coast Grand Prix, the better! [Potentially, Australian GT could be another rival to Supercars and could attract manufacturers including Audi, Mercedes, Nissan and Honda, but with Supercars themselves running the categories marquee event and a reliance on gentleman drivers in the national series, this is not feasible...] Regardless of what the category be, be it a Formula car category, be a GT category, be it another touring car, wouldn't it be grand to dismantle Supercars Australia dominance of local motorsport, their anti-competitive practices (like running a test on the same day as the Bathurst 12 hour) and their exorbitant ticket prices needed in order to prop up their entrants with REC income due to the running costs exceeding the value of commercial sponsorship return...? Last edited by V8 Fireworks; 6 Dec 2018 at 18:15. |
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If I were trying to start a modern F5000 here in the States, mine would have multiple engines right out the gate, but that's because my series would use the same engines as TA2 so there'd be no reason to go full spec on such rules - the TA2 engines are already effectively cost controlled, widely available, and well balanced against each other. I would also have to name the series F6000 since all three of the TA2 engines are closer to 6 liters(they're all actually a bit bigger than 6L). |
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I wonder what prevented S5000 from manufacturing the chassis locally? Surely we have the skillset and manufacturing capability? I understand they wanted to keep development costs down buying off the shelf, but France?? Can't wait to see the cost of spare parts when our dollar goes tits up.
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If the series proves successful, then yes, they should take a very serious look at producing the Onroak-built parts in-country for the series. But until then, the cost of setting up the facilities is tough to justify. Even then, from what I understand, several of the parts actually ARE to be built in Australia. From what I've seen, Onroak will be building the tub, wings, bodywork, and...that's it. Suspension, engine, wheels, all built in Australia. So they're not blind to the idea, they're just making sure to look and think before they jump. Quote:
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https://www.motorsport.com/us/openwh...-deal/4308791/
13-car order is a pretty solid start - and there's plenty of time for more orders. Hopefully they all make it to the grid. The first F4 US race had 14 cars, it finished their most recent season with a 33-car grid. Hopefully S5000 manages similar growth. |
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