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Erki, in regards to Barcelona and Jarama, the difference isn't just in the facilities.
First, Barcelona is 2.939-miles to the lap (using the old La Caixa), and Jarama is only 2.392-miles around. Then consider that the only truly fast cornerss at Jarama are Ascari and Tunel, whereas Barcelona has Renault, Campsa, the penultimate turn and New Holland (and those last two turns are VERY fast). Also, besides the start/finish stretch, Jarama's "straights" are a VERY short. Farina to Portago at Jarama is probably about the same distance as from Campsa to La Caixa at Barcelona. In addition, since a lot of the consecutive corners at Jarama are in opposite directions (a left followed by a right for instance), and the straights are so short, it is quite difficult to set up a passing maneuver (certainly substantially more difficult than at Barcelona).
Audi R8R, Assen, even in its new shortened form, is 2.933-miles long, which makes it about the same as Barcelona, and longer than Jarama or Donington Park. And in plan form, Assen doesn't look overly twisty. I might like it better if the exit of that final chicane was loosened some, but whatever.
Why the heck would AVESCO want to interfere with other series running at tracks that it uses. That makes little sense, especially if they're doing fine in their own right. And the tracks would probably like to have another big event on the calendar. As to Bathurst specifically, except for the run-off, or lack thereof, on the top of the mountain, the course width itself seems quite adequate for sportscars. And it's not like there's actually room to add run-off in those areas where the walls are close in, so that's a moot point anyway.
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