2021 Calendar Changes

[BobJones]

I wouldn't be surprised to see different layouts and even a night race maybe?

[Sandgroper]

1 word about the latest calander release.

AMBITIOUS

[2 litre Touring Car Star]

4 rounds at the same venue is proper club racing.

It just amazing to come across all the factors that have to be accounted for to get a complete season.

Has to have x amount of rounds, here, there, and everywhere. Has to finish off in NSW and so forth.

It's professional amateurism.

Yet, people are going to rip into 2litre cars and TCR?

Yeah, good one.

[Kingair]

Fingers crossed.

[one five five]

Originally Posted by Sandgroper

1 word about the latest calander release.

AMBITIOUS

What’s ambitious about it? It’s the easy answer, do a bunch of races in one spot for the sake of satisfying at TV deal.

Never mind the TV viewers will be sick of watching the same cars go around the same tracks for four weeks straight, SMP struggles to get a crowd anyway for one race a year let alone four back-to-back coming out of Covid restrictions.

Bathurst will still be big, but it takes the sting out of the build up if you’re running five times in six weeks and four of them are around the same place with likely the same winners.

Cheapens the sport too.

[Alan52]

Originally Posted by one five five

What’s ambitious about it? It’s the easy answer, do a bunch of races in one spot for the sake of satisfying at TV deal.

Never mind the TV viewers will be sick of watching the same cars go around the same tracks for four weeks straight, SMP struggles to get a crowd anyway for one race a year let alone four back-to-back coming out of Covid restrictions.

Bathurst will still be big, but it takes the sting out of the build up if you’re running five times in six weeks and four of them are around the same place with likely the same winners.

Cheapens the sport too.

No one thinks this is ideal but it was the only alternative they were left with.If they don’t complete 5 more events including the Bathurst 1000 they lose up to $30million in TV money.That doesn’t sound like a good idea.
I’m guessing the first and last weekends will be run on the normal circuit with the middle weekends taking a turn on the short and extended circuit.Both of those are lousy for different reasons but probably better than all 4 on the same layout.Also guessing there will be variety in race lengths with 100,200 and 300 kilometre races all likely.Every Saturday will probably have a night race.
Crowds are likely to be capped anyway so spectator numbers aren’t an issue.Agree with some of what you are saying but choosing not to take the tv money and giving up all that tv exposure would be stupid.
By the way there should be 2 of these Creek meetings on 7.Originally the Creek meeting was scheduled to be and a second one will have to be given to them as a replacement for Surfers.

[chavez]

So what does the future hold for the Victorian and Queensland based teams after the flag falls on this year's Great Race?

Maybe, just maybe the Victorian teams will be allowed to return home, but will Queensland remain off limits to people returning from NSW.?

I think this is still some way from being settled, however a primarily NSW and Victorian based championship is probably on the cards for next year.

[Mixer]

The QLD teams need to take up a relationship with a footballer each so they can return home.

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[Tourer]

Next year SHOULD look very different to this year regarding restrictions, lockdowns and border closures - but it really is hard to have any certainty. I don't envy those trying to put together competition calendars, or planning anything that involves travel, public facing businesses, crowds etc.

[leothedrummer]

All 4 weekends at SMSP run on the same track layout. What a waste.

[Racing Harz]

[E.B]

Originally Posted by leothedrummer

All 4 weekends at SMSP run on the same track layout. What a waste.

Yes, a bit sad. Only variation is three will be 3x125km race SuperSprint format while the last will be 2x250km races. Some varying tyres for across them and some night races. Still at least they are racing, but could have made more of the opportunity for variation. It is what it is.

[Kingair]

Which team will win the Gladys Berijiklian Cup?

[Casper]

Originally Posted by Kingair

Which team will win the Gladys Berijiklian Cup?

Insert name of the next premier?

[chavez]

Originally Posted by Casper

Insert name of the next premier?

TBA

[E.B]

Originally Posted by chavez

TBA

[Kingair]

Wonder a new street circuit wasn’t built out at Wagga Wagga!

Gladys and the local member Dodgy Dazza could have presented the winners trophy.

[275 GTB-4]

Originally Posted by Kingair

Wonder a new street circuit wasn’t built out at Wagga Wagga!

Gladys and the local member Dodgy Dazza could have presented the winners trophy.

Thousands of places to vent political opinions...and you come here?

[Tourer]

[tux]

A whole month at the same track? Same layout for all races?

[ford71]

Originally Posted by tux

A whole month at the same track? Same layout for all races?

Seamer has gone all out for the fans

[one five five]

Originally Posted by ford71

Seamer has gone all out for the fans

And will supposedly be staying on under the new owners…..

[ford71]

Originally Posted by one five five

And will supposedly be staying on under the new owners…..

Not the first bozo to under-perform in a high level role and keep his spot and salary.

[cavvy]

Sandown historics under way today & spectators are ALLOWED, better late than never:HISTORIC SANDOWN 2021
5TH-7TH NOVEMBER 2021
Historic Sandown – Livestream today November 5th and tomorrow 6th November 11.00am

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Monday 1 November 2021

VHRR SANDOWN HISTORIC 2021

Race Programme – Click here

The Sandown Race Committee are pleased to be able to advise that this afternoon we have been given approval to allow limited Spectator numbers at the “Red Hill” (Dandenong Road Corner) Spectator viewing area on

Saturday 6 November, and Sunday 7 November.

Gates open both days at 9.30am

This is a particularly good viewing area as cars can be seen arriving at Turn 6 at speed and coming down the hill into Dandenong Road corner and then down through the causeway.

There are some important conditions/limitations however noted as follows:

Entry will be via the gates at “Red Hill” with tickets issued at the gate at a cost of $20.00 per head on both Saturday and Sunday. CASH ONLY at the gate please as we will not have any electronic card terminal available. There will not be any complimentary tickets for VHRR members for this years event. You will not be permitted to enter any other areas of the Sandown facility.

Spectators can only be admitted in a car and all persons in said car must be fully vaccinated and will be required to provide proof primarily via the State Gov’t QR Code system, or a hard copy certificate confirming double vaccination.

https://vhrr.com/wp/sandown/

[E.B]

Originally Posted by cavvy

Sandown historics under way today & spectators are ALLOWED, better late than never:HISTORIC SANDOWN 2021
5TH-7TH NOVEMBER 2021

I'll be there certainly Saturday and probably Sunday too.