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19 Sep 2018, 05:40 (Ref:3851371) | #1 | |
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TOO MANY CATEGORIES
Am I the only one who thinks there are too many categories in Australian road racing?
In recent times CAMS have announced yet another three, Super 5000, LMP3 and TCR. At this rate we could have 1,000 categories by Xmas. To illustrate I decided to list as many as I was aware of. This excludes Historic Racing categories, and karting. In addition some categories run separate races for under and over 2 litres, such as Sports Sedans and improved Prod. OPEN WHEELERS Formula Libre Super 5000 (if it gets off the ground) Formula 3 Formula Ford – Duratec Formula Ford – Kent Formula Vee – 1600 Formula Vee – 1200 Formula 1000 Formula 4 SPORTS CARS LMP3 (if it gets off the ground) Prototype Radical Super Sports Sports 1300 Clubmen Porsche Carrera Cup Porsche GT Cup Porsche 944 Porsche IROC GT 3 GT 4 Australian GT Australian GT Trophy Production Sports Car Mazda MX5 Mazda RX8 TOURING CARS Supercars Super 2 Series V8 Touring Car TCR (if it gets off the ground) Super Utes Toyota 86 Sports Sedans Improved Production Aussie Racing Cars Saloon Cars Touring Car Masters Australian Trans Am TA2 Victorian V8’s Hyundai Excel X3 Holden HQ BMW E30 Have I missed any? |
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19 Sep 2018, 06:39 (Ref:3851376) | #2 | |
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Not too many, just not enough competitors to keep them sustainable for any extended period.
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20 Sep 2018, 02:15 (Ref:3851513) | #3 | |||
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20 Sep 2018, 02:53 (Ref:3851519) | #4 | |
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Also worth mentioning, that not all of those catagories mentioned are sanctioned by CAMS.
You'll find the likes of ASAA will have their own spin-offs and breakaways, and God knows what else they've thought up. In a perfect world, the promotor would have set up defined pathways of progression as part of their show, keeping the teams, cars, and drivers on the books as they move up through the ranks. On some race weekends, it's sort of there if you squint, but on many it's not. Gone are the days it seems, of having non-winged and winged open wheelers on the undercard, and some sort of entry level tin-top, and following a junior driver as they moved up through the years into the maingame. |
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21 Sep 2018, 03:07 (Ref:3851702) | #5 | ||
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No wonder posters are leaving this forum with guys like this on the loose, and the moderators don't step in. He should be banned. I future I will stick to intelligent forums....... |
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21 Sep 2018, 06:03 (Ref:3851722) | #6 | |
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Wow betide anyone who offers an alternative opinion...
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21 Sep 2018, 07:09 (Ref:3851726) | #7 | |
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21 Sep 2018, 07:39 (Ref:3851729) | #8 | ||
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I like Improved Production. It's an oldie but a goodie. One could argue the 8" rim width rule, unfairly penalises heavier and more powerful cars and makes it harder for them to be competitive against small, lower powered cars. A lot of modern performance vehicles are shipping with 10" wide rear wheels or more, so the 8" rule is quite restrictive I guess. |
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21 Sep 2018, 09:18 (Ref:3851749) | #9 | |||
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People leave this forum but not because of Umai. He knows his stuff and has contributed quite well to this forum for some years. You might not like his opinion and that’s fine, it’s a forum and it’s your choice but to ask for a poster like him to be banned is uncalled for and makes you look like the idiot rather then him. Plus he doesn’t like people who are crap at game shows and that’s fine by me. |
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21 Sep 2018, 09:43 (Ref:3851754) | #10 | ||
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Plus Umai adds a hell of a lot of valuable information to this forum, with very little bias; and seems to constantly have an ear quite close to the ground. |
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21 Sep 2018, 12:38 (Ref:3851792) | #11 | ||
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Moderators are only interested in the rules of the forum being adhered too. Expressing an opinion has never been against the rules. Being rude about another poster is.
Discuss the post, not the poster. Or ignore it. Either is fine. |
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