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I seriously think the reason that Mid-Ohio did not get a race, is because they already have two marquee events with the Indy Car weekend plus the new NASCAR Nationwide weekend, plus the AMA Superbikes which also draw well.
They have three major events with which to draw fans (and plenty of them judging by the attendance at both the Indy Car and Nationwide races), so they are not going to be hurting financially by not having this race. It's more of a pride thing. For Mosport, this weekend is their big revenue generator along with the new NASCAR Camping World Truck weekend. Lime Rock is unfortunate, but with the size of the facility, both circuit length and paddock space, this would be a tough weekend to accomodate. Losing Barber is also tough, but not unexpected. This is a very good schedule. They did an extremely good job with it. You knew the "big four" of Petit, Daytona, Sebring and The Glen would be there. You knew that COTA and Indy were going to be there. Not racing at Road America would have been unthinkable. Plus, the manufacturers clearly wanted to be at Long Beach and Detroit, so it didn't leave much else. I am glad that Mosport (CTMP) made the cut. With all of the improvements to the facility the past couple of years, plus the fact that Toronto is a HUGE market, plus the fact that it is the only Canadian round, plus the fact that it has drawn very big crowds for ALMS and the tremendous sports car history of the place, it deserves to be on it. And, having VIR as part of the schedule is also important. Barber can afford to lose this event, because it is not likely to significantly impact their current combined weekend with Indy Car. But, for VIR, this IS their signature event, and even without the Prototype class, it will still be a great weekend for the circuit. |
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This is better then I would have expected, I'm getting excited about 2014 and with Bruno driving Paul's AMR in GTLM is awesome
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I guess we know what Patrick Long will be doing next year.
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Not a Porsche guy, but it is great to see the company sending a works team. Very cool! And I am partial to the livery in the mock up.
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Not at all RT @MikeyP155 I just saw that Core is gonna be Porsche factory team next season. Does this affect you guys? |
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Well aren't Porsche the ones promising a two-car effort. CORE are just the set-up running it.
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Wasn't one of the Grand-Am 458 teams slated to move up to GTLM? Or did that fall through or maybe I dreamt it?
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