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Old 10 Jul 2017, 21:48 (Ref:3750278)   #551
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I would suggest that time and timing, as well as expense, had a lot to do with the entry at Townsville.
EOFY would not suit many of the entrants.
Townsville, because of the long haul nature getting the transporters there and back consumes both time and money, commodities that even the most well off of the Gentlemen Racers have to consider, is a big commitment.
Add to that the Street Circuit nature of the venue which can make a minor off into an expensive rebuild and you have a good case fore not going.
One practice and qualification as preparation time for 3 40 min races also ls not very good for guys with limited regular seat time to set up for a rather different circuit.
Personally I think playing second fiddle to the Taxis is not the best option for GT.
I guess we will find the answer to many of those points at SMP

definitely there are some drivers who are only doing the enduros, and i guess there may be some who are only doing the sprints
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Old 12 Jul 2017, 03:13 (Ref:3750608)   #552
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tv guide of news ltd papers suggesting that grant denyer will be back for the next enduro round at SMP in a McLaren
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Old 12 Jul 2017, 20:12 (Ref:3750787)   #553
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Add to that the Street Circuit nature of the venue which can make a minor off into an expensive rebuild and you have a good case fore not going.
Yeah at the moment there is an imbalance of street races in the series.

The season opens with Bathurst, Clipsal and the AGP and then throws in Townsville in the middle of the season.

With that brutal yet high profile opening to the season - I dont think putting the cars at risk in the middle part of the season is a good decision for series.
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Old 31 Jul 2017, 00:15 (Ref:3756218)   #554
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2018 Honda NSX GT3 racer readying for global assault

wonder if we will get to see one of these next year.

At around $700K it might be a tad expensive for most competitors
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Old 31 Jul 2017, 20:04 (Ref:3756522)   #555
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Bringing new manufacturers to the series is generally Tony Quinn's move - as shown by McLaren and BMW.

Wouldnt be surprised to see him do the same here.

However the Honda being mid engined might be a deterent due to TQs dislike for these following the McLaren.
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GT4 included in 2018 Australian GT Championship

Is this the beginning of a big change for our series as a result of cost of new GT3s

I note there will be 21 cars in the trophy series this weekend (including 5 MARC's, although no Gt4s)
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Old 1 Aug 2017, 12:09 (Ref:3756684)   #557
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I note there will be 21 cars in the trophy series this weekend (including 5 MARC's, although no Gt4s)
Still supposedly TCR cars joining that list too!
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Still supposedly TCR cars joining that list too!
sorry which list? trophy series? for next year?
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sorry which list? trophy series? for next year?
Trophy series, that's the word, if manufacturers can get punters to get their wallets out!

Could be a big if
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Is this the beginning of a big change for our series as a result of cost of new GT3s

I note there will be 21 cars in the trophy series this weekend (including 5 MARC's, although no Gt4s)
Strong grid for the Trophy series. Hopefully the SMP endurance round sees a bounce back to the fields of 2016. Hobson Motorsport and Miedecke/Stone Motosport should be starters which will be additions to Round 1.
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Grant Denyer returns to the Australian GT Championship with Greg Taylor for SMP.

https://autoaction.com.au/2017/08/10...-taylor-sydney

Also out testing at SMP today was Steven Richards Motorsport and Hobson Motorsport.
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Any entry list released yet for the SMP enduro?

Hopefully an improvement on the 19 cars that started at Phillip Island.
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Notable missing faces from Round 2 are the Ash Samadi #3 Audiand the Wood/ Major #48 Lamborghini. Also missing are the Hobson Nissan GTR and the Miedecke Aston Martin which were earmarked for AGT Endurance Series.
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Pathetic entry.

What are the reasons for this size field?
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Can't understand how such a large country can only muster 17 cars for a race that proved to be fantastic last year...


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Can't understand how such a large country can only muster 17 cars for a race that proved to be fantastic last year...
Large country, but low population... Only 25 milion People living there, still less than 30 if you count AUS and NZ as one market, which is smaller than any of the big European countries like Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Britain or even Poland.
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Last years winners the Miedeckes and their Aston planned to appear but have fallen off the entry list. Hobson still dealing with the fallout from one of their cars being destroyed at Bathurst 12hr so no Nissan from them. They're a tiny privateer team so that's really disrupted their year. The second SRM BMW is in NZ and is destined to stay there. No Objective McLaren so I'm guessing the car owner is busy with work again.

That's four cars I would've expected to be there.

Shame we couldn't see some more of the fleet of Reiter Lambos that appeared at Clipsal this weekend. Scudd and Dave Russell are the sole R-EX there and hoping they have a great weekend.

There's a lot more cars in garages around the country but for numerous reasons (lack of funding, time and interest, unhappiness with the series) they're just not there.

Was expecting mid 20s at best so 17 is disappointing but if you look past the number there's a good field there with numerous lineups capable of winning.
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GT grids at this meeting
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That's been part of GT racing for a long time - fairly large fluctuations in numbers. Not just here but overseas. As long as the quality is good, quantity hopefully won't be an issue.
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Wow, they do have space for TCR cars etc to help fill grids.
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They should really open up the field to GT4 cars if the GT3 field is gonna be that small, there's a few of them here already. I know the rules have been changed for next year but if we see dwindling fields for the rest of the year why not let in the GT4 cars already.

TCR has no place in the top tier of the championship, they should be kept in Trophy with the Marc cars etc.
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They should really open up the field to GT4 cars if the GT3 field is gonna be that small, there's a few of them here already. I know the rules have been changed for next year but if we see dwindling fields for the rest of the year why not let in the GT4 cars already.

TCR has no place in the top tier of the championship, they should be kept in Trophy with the Marc cars etc.

Im agreeing with you, however are there any GT4 cars that would want to race, certainly they have not been turning up for the trophy series either.

The recent trophy series event had more cars than this event (and also all events sinces the GP (both championship and enduro))

The Aust Gt site is significantly lacking in any updates for this event
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That's been part of GT racing for a long time - fairly large fluctuations in numbers. Not just here but overseas. As long as the quality is good, quantity hopefully won't be an issue.
Agreed - I don't see too much wrong with the depth and quality of the 17 cars presented for the SMP round.

I think this is a result of accident damage that is lingering with some cars (Objective McLaren at WA) and the competitor politics that effected the late calendar change. It does seem that nothing will make some of the competitors happy.
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Yes it is a quality field , not sure how many people will be there at 7.30 am to watch the start however.
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