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And that's it despite the flat earthers in this thread - multi class racing & GT4 aren't going anywhere in the foreseeable future as per John Casey statement last year.
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What was his statement? he made a lot of statements last year and just to be clear a flat earther would be someone who doesnt like change in the series and wants things to go back to how they were. So a flat earther would want to keep GT4 (and also Production cars you used the exact same arguments in previous years about production cars and other classes as you are now using about Gt4) Last edited by peckstar; 11 Feb 2018 at 04:07. |
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The bathurst 1000 in 2012 ran 3 hours to the finish, the last two years the race has been almost half over (by laps) before the first safety car. almost every years the 1000 has an average faster lap that 12 hour because of less safety cars and then usally less average laps under safety cars. For instance even though the 1000 was ran on wets often 30 seconds a lap of qualifying pace it completed 161 laps quicker than the 12 hour did which was run in the dry (7hr11min compared 7hr18min) Clearly there is no interest in having prolonged periods of safety cars in the 1000. I can see no evidence its the goal of the 12 hour promoters ever (although Clearly many fans on here dont care) To deny there isnt a safety car issue in the 12 hour is to put ones head in the sand 2017 Bathurst 1000 6 Safety cars for ten laps 7 Hours 11 2018 Bathurst 12 hour 17 Safety cars for 47 laps. 12 hours Last edited by peckstar; 11 Feb 2018 at 09:36. |
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Like i said clearly most fans on here dont care. The motto of many posters is Big fields are great because i get to watch increased safety cars.
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There appears to this observer that there has been little effort to reduce the number of safety car interventions across the board in Australian motorsport.
Have CAMS tested a Code 60 or similar system? |
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First one in the country, by my understanding. Should give the BMWs a good shake, as they've been the class of the field pretty much everywhere else they've run. |
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The best way to reduce Safety Car interventions is for Drivers to stay on the blacktop, and keep away from barriers and/or other cars
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statistically it should have been about 11 safety cars, not 17. the trend is constant at Bathurst and is seen in field sizes at the 12 hour over its history |
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Who is going to get to the Mountain on the Thursday next year to watch the Supercars have a test session?
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Additional day and additional support class here : http://www.bathurst12hour.com.au/new...r-expand-2019/
Surely not a Supercars test? |
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Was wondering if the extra category was a Super2 deal...
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In-car hazard warning system set for Bathurst 12H trial
A new system has been earmarked to help prevent incidents such as the one involving Ash Walsh and John Martin at this year’s Bathurst 12 Hour. Hopefully it will ease the problem as it is long overdue. |
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