2017 Australian GT Championship

[D.R.T.]

Agreed Tourer - definitely another option.

When does Tony's category management rights expire?

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

Agreed Tourer - definitely another option.

When does Tony's category management rights expire?

end of 2020

[bortall]

Originally Posted by Tourer

Or Quinnie keeps the management rights but contracts Supercars to run the operations. That could mean that the contract with CAMS stays in place but the outcome originally sought by AGT/VASC is delivered in a different way.

If VASC running GT was the aim, this seems the most logical progression. But logic & motorsport don't seem to go together.

[mayhem]

And flies in the face of the Audi Asian series trumping Australian GT3 series in Adelaide. I still think there more at play here in this country with the GT3 category then has been uncovered so far.

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by mayhem

And flies in the face of the Audi Asian series trumping Australian GT3 series in Adelaide. I still think there more at play here in this country with the GT3 category then has been uncovered so far.

yeah like why did Audi Australia not go to NZ? and why are fields reduced dramatically on 2016

[mayhem]

Yep, all that. As I said before, I'm not sure we can substantiate an Enduro and a Sprint series in this country at this time, that may be one problem. But there's a lot going on here, and as you've highlighted, a lot not going on.

[one five five]

Would Supercars really want to run things for Quinn as just a sub-contractor and not having a final say on things?

Originally Posted by peckstar

But if it helps, 25 Aust GT teams took to the grid in at least 1 round of the SRO championship, just 10 Aust Gt teams, started in the recent Endurance round, (one of which didnt race at in the SRO round)

If teams choose to compete in the SRO series that has one race in November, one in December and then one in February, over competing in a national series during the other months, then there is a high chance they were likely never going to do the national series in the first place

Originally Posted by peckstar

yeah like why did Audi Australia not go to NZ? and why are fields reduced dramatically on 2016

Audi Australia have never raced cars in NZ, so why would they go this year?

Melbourne Performance Centre however take their cars where their customers want to go, of which they took 1 car to New Zealand.

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by one five five

Would Supercars really want to run things for Quinn as just a sub-contractor and not having a final say on things?



If teams choose to compete in the SRO series that has one race in November, one in December and then one in February, over competing in a national series during the other months, then there is a high chance they were likely never going to do the national series in the first place



Audi Australia have never raced cars in NZ, so why would they go this year?

Melbourne Performance Centre however take their cars where their customers want to go, of which they took 1 car to New Zealand.

So excuses now

of course you mean Audi Sport Customer Racing the only Australian supplier of all Audi Sport race cars and spare parts.

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by one five five

Would Supercars really want to run things for Quinn as just a sub-contractor and not having a final say on things?

Depends on the deal doesn't it? If by running the operations, Supercars make all the calls, pay CAMS the management fee, deal with the competitors and TQ is not much more than a figurehead, it might work for Supercars. Whether it would work for CAMS could be another matter and whether or not CAMS could block it would depend on the terms of the CMA.

I'm only spitballing but it feels like one of several possible options.

[Axeman444]

Originally Posted by Tourer

Whether it would work for CAMS could be another matter and whether or not CAMS could block it would depend on the terms of the CMA.

Indeed, there may be a non-subcontracting without prior approval clause with or without the caveat [which CAMS will not unreasonably withhold]

[bludvl_x19]

Originally Posted by peckstar

So excuses now

of course you mean Audi Sport Customer Racing the only Australian supplier of all Audi Sport race cars and spare parts.

Key word there being Customer. Its not a factory squad, they go where their car owners tell them to.

Are we really going to go down this pedantic route? FFS....

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by bludvl_x19

Key word there being Customer. Its not a factory squad, they go where their car owners tell them to.

Are we really going to go down this pedantic route? FFS....

I didnt think we were going down that route and we all understood, but apparently we needed too

[D.R.T.]

A timely tangent to check in on Brad Sheils Top 10 shootout lap from last weekend.

https://www.facebook.com/bradshielsr...2817921208659/

[GTRMagic]

In AA this week, Mr P.Radisich is mentioned as running for the first time in many years, aboard a Kiwi-run Mercedes-AMG SLS at the last round of the year.

Be interesting to see how he goes after so long out of the saddle

[rich07]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

In AA this week, Mr P.Radisich is mentioned as running for the first time in many years, aboard a Kiwi-run Mercedes-AMG SLS at the last round of the year.

Be interesting to see how he goes after so long out of the saddle

Was apparently to run at Hampton but whatever reason didnt.

[Tourer]

Seems AGT is not the only GT series that sometimes is a bit light on competitor numbers.

Sepang 12 hour cancelled: Not Happening

Maybe there's simply too many different series and events for the same cars?

[peckstar]

thats a shame

[peckstar]

interesting quote from that article

SRO rightly considers an endurance event featuring less than 18 cars unviable

[D.R.T.]

For a 12 hour race - that statement is probably valid

[one five five]

I thought all the AGT competitors were abandoning the series to compete in this event & it's two contemporaries?

[racer69]

Originally Posted by Tourer

Seems AGT is not the only GT series that sometimes is a bit light on competitor numbers.

Sepang 12 hour cancelled: Not Happening

Maybe there's simply too many different series and events for the same cars?

Thats a huge shame that this race, originally known as the "Merdeka Millennium" 12hr has been cancelled.

The event used to be huge with a massive amount of entries, even just a few years ago.

The race's downfall seemed to coincide with SRO taking it over, changing the date and focusing the event on GT3 cars.

[old fart]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

A timely tangent to check in on Brad Sheils Top 10 shootout lap from last weekend.

https://www.facebook.com/bradshielsr...2817921208659/

Another Bathurst lad with a great future in the sport!!

[peckstar]

some articles starting to appear online

Jamec Pem sets sights on GT title double

Van Gisbergen, Whiddett to pair up for Highlands

havent been able to find any tv coverage as yet

(although ch 7 is showing a TBA for sunday afternoon)

[20b]

No live coverage for the Highlands race. I don't think they've ever live streamed it?

14 cars confirmed to race. No Radisich.

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by 20b

No live coverage for the Highlands race. I don't think they've ever live streamed it?

14 cars confirmed to race. No Radisich.

cheers

any idea where we can find an entry list