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16 May 2019, 00:19 (Ref:3904056) | #701 | |
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Heimgartner Subaru receives Kangan Institute branding.
Expect to see Ms Whitley's Golf to be emblazoned with Actron Air branding. |
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16 May 2019, 14:14 (Ref:3904130) | #702 | |
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I think this series has a very good chance of doing well, just a long as it doesn't try and compete itself against V8 Supercars. Because there is no reason for both series to not exist together.
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16 May 2019, 21:58 (Ref:3904229) | #703 | |
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I see on Channel Seven’s Sunrise show this morning their Weather man Sam Mac is out at Eastern Creek promoting the TCR series.
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16 May 2019, 22:07 (Ref:3904232) | #704 | |
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Lots of big brands on cars, but not much in the way of second or third tier sponsors...
Methinks some of these teams are paying lip service to existing brands used in their other programs. |
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Of course the biggest mistake Supercars made was losing control of the costs to such a degree that no single sponsor could cover the operational costs of a single team.
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17 May 2019, 11:33 (Ref:3904334) | #707 | |
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The promotor here is allegedly propping up half the field, buying cars, hired guns...
Not sure Mr Lines has the wherewithal to do that for TCRUK. |
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17 May 2019, 21:18 (Ref:3904414) | #709 | |
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The Hyundais, the Bright Golfs, and the MPC Audi and Golf.
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Not sure about the Golf but MPC don't own the Audi, so very few of the cars are really owned by competitors at this stage, BUT I have to give credit to the promoter - they are not mucking around - they are putting on the sizzle. The worst possible case for this would be if 6 cars showed up and they ran round in the back of another class. These guys have clearly put their money where their mouth is and want to put on a show, and they are betting that it is going to pay off for them, and I hope they are right. |
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22 May 2019, 02:34 (Ref:3905164) | #712 | |
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Wall Racing are considering a third Civic. Potentially on track before season's end.
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TARGETTING 20 cars by 2020, WOW
People or teams need to find more coin. Great catagory but do people pull out of divisions to join this one and will the costs get out of control if it becomes popular. I watched on TV last weekend, wasnt bad at all and will only get better with more teams and development Im guessing. |
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It shouldn't. There is nothing to spend money on as such (you could do lots of testing I guess), everything must be run as supplied AFAIK.
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If they did twin Bathurst and an NZ round and got world teams down here it could be amazing and a huge shot in the arm for the local series.
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Well they did have the Great Race as part of the 87 WTCC. I did sometimes think about how the cars from the mid 00s could go there, so it should be good if TCR cars run at the circuit, as I think that could be a great sight to see
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What would be the best date for a Bathurst to work in with the Euro's? Take over the Easter event, the first weekend in October, sometime in Dec/Jan when its off season over there?
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Yeah, you'd be lucky to get a dozen green flag laps in.
As the cars are fairly even, there's only 3 real passing spots on the whole track, maybe 1 or 2 more places that are 50/50. |
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24 May 2019, 08:40 (Ref:3905469) | #722 | |
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Maybe they could make it a one long standalone race instead of the usual three sprint races. Don’t forget though that the Nurburgring races had only three lap races
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30 May 2019, 09:41 (Ref:3906922) | #724 | |
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WTCC races on the Nordschleife in the last few years have been 4 lappers, nothing wrong with some 8 or 9 lappers at Bathurst.
Would fit the Easter 6hr weekend perfectly |
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Yeah, those Nordschleife races were great while the lasted. The question is whether the Bathurst organisers are that keen. Then again I see no reason why not, it’s a nice filler
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