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6 Dec 2021, 07:45 (Ref:4087129) | #1 | |
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Any word on next years calendar. Will TCR, S5000, TA and TCM still be with Shannon’s or will Shannon’s become little more than proddies and old Porsche’s?
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I hear J Moff wont be back in Trans am.... not 100% onthat
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You'd think with a dearth of large commercial backing and the series needing to stand on it's own two feet, that Shannons provides a lower cost than running on the Supercar card.
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I think with the ownership crossover we are going to see a lot more of Supercar drivers competing in both TCR and GT.That means keeping their calendars separate.
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When I have a crack at some on here saying that they're not really interested in racing, I can see it causes some offence.
But you can see from Mixer's comment above, there is reason to have the opinion. He talks about TCR like it's another sport. It reminds me of the way I hear AFL identities downplay the NRL. It's wrong. |
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Calendar announced:
1 Symmons Plains Tasmania February 11-13 2 Phillip Island Victoria March 18-20 3 Mount Panorama (Bathurst 6 Hour) NSW April 15-17 4 TBA NSW TBA 5 Queensland Raceway Queensland August 5-7 6 Sandown Victoria September 16-18 7 Mount Panorama (Bathurst International) NSW November 11-13 SA & WA premiers paying for their border games? Glad to see Symmons, PI & Sandown there - excellent tracks for these cars. They put on a show at Symmons, but perhaps for the wrong reasons Thoughts? |
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Very spaced out calendar, not sure if that’s good or bad. Presumably SMP is the TBA date.
As the final round is listed for Bathurst international, that makes it pretty clear that 2-driver TCR 500 is off the table again. I don’t like going to Bathurst for two sprint rounds in only a 7 round calendar |
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Maybe they've focussed on Bathurst not just because it's a special place but also because they feel more secure with lockdowns etc by running there? Interesting that TCR isn't (so far) going to The Bend either - at this stage no TCR or Supercars there, wonder if there'll be a Shannons round there at all? Possible that it's all under negotiation of course but it does make you wonder what's behind it. |
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You wonder why they don't take the opportunity to even do a 3-hour enduro on the Saturday of one of the other events or something. New Showroom Showdown. Other than running costs, is there resistance to make changes to the cars for endurance running? Surely even their own class at the 12 hour or something would be worthwhile. |
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I get a bit P'd off when I see some people make stupid comments and they have never sat in a race car and would not have a clue about what happens. That anyone shows an interest in the sport at any level is a plus because the sport is slowly becoming less relevant in todays world.
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Why does a post have to be 'at' someone? You also note that the posts cause some offence - maybe consider the tone if they are offensive? |
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There's a fair bit of difference between a sprint racing TCR car, and an endurance-spec TCR car. Not many constructors offer them. Not outside of the big three (VAG, Honda and Hyundai). However, it really depends on how the endurance race is laid out. There are endurance-spec engines and gearboxes, electrics packages, and refuelling setups. All seemingly expensive items. Honestly, outside of teams subsidised by a benefactor or the promotor, no one else is going to bother. TCR Benelux. before the promotor went bust, had kind of the right idea. A mixture of privateers and hired guns, 4 sprint races, 2 drivers per car, both drivers did two races, and somehow an overall podium was detirmined. 2-driver deal, mixed up fields, and no additional expenses around re-configuring cars for one race a year. They did two full seasons of that, so perhaps over-gimmicky? But for one weekend a year, worthy of consideration. |
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TCR is looking for a niche & as a motorsport enthusiast I hope it can make the grade in very difficult times. Based on what I saw at Bathurst it is not a procession, good racing, so the pieces are there IF its management can fund it to build the image of its main players. What is the significance of the Bathurst International to see out the 2022 program ? Will we see some of the internationals, factory drivers? |
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I mean, Derek "Honda is not a real manufacturer" Warwick showed last night that you could be a 10 year F1 driver and Le Mans winner, and still have no idea. Quote:
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Australian motor racing really should be an "Australian flavoured", egalitarian, bite-sized European motorsport culture. It was the case but now is so entrenched in Ford/Holden 5lt due to vested interest, that this country has lost the plot. If there's any offence, it's clear to me that it's primarily due to those people who have never bothered to think of an alternative view. Other people wouldn't care and/or get the point. |
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Focus on the east coast, perhaps spreading the calendar out will allow the grid to build over the year, no enduro’s etc… after two years of lost momentum, they need a season to get their feet again I think. Whether time permits though? |
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I don't see them throwing around the large amounts of money that they did during their initial starts and I agree - sticking to East Coast, allowing plenty of prep/turnaround time between races is a way to assist competitors and a "walk before they run" approach that is needed this time. It is almost inevitable that any series throwing large amounts of money around as a means of starting up is going to suffer a dip when the spending eases back - in some ways covid world has spared ARG from that dip due to the enormous hole covid created. ARG now can aim to get going in a more conventional way and build a good foundation for their future plans. |
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What are you getting upset about?
The attachment to the 5litre V8 and/or Ford v Holden myth in Australia is BS. I cannot support it when it's inherently wrong, but people talk about it as if it's a fact. The attachment at all costs to 5litre V8s by vested interests in Australia probably contributes to your worry wart posting of motor racing overall. |
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Why not do a true apples for apples comparison and bring the TCR circus to NZ for a stand-alone round at Pukekohe like Supercars do? That will give everyone a true read, surely |
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Thinking it is BS is a valid opinion. But please expand on why it is BS - or justify why the posts reflecting that culture are incorrect rather than aim comments at the person (Mixer).
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- Ford v Holden rivalry is an antiquated rivalry and is perpetuated by an outdated notion. - 5litre V8s are outdated engines for touring car racing. They now only belong in GT racing, or other speciality classes, and lower level racing. - Despite some wild and exotic cars in their various histories, Touring car racing fundamentally for white bread cars. What gets lost down here is that Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores are white bread cars that were beefed up for racing. - What's not recognised, is that when touring car racing gets a spike of popularity, it's when it's comparable to what's on the public roads of the prospective country. Over here, we're still stuck in the 80s, early 90s, over a notion of professionalism and supposed superiority. - Supercars is a closed shop for vested interests at all costs, where the ATCC should be egalitarian. |
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