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^Yikes. Imagine a Sebring or Petit with only the current ALMS grids and a couple of European visitors... scary stuff. Surely one of them will be included at least. Sebring 2009 only had 26 starters if I remember correctly. At least it included Peugeot vs. Audi and the Acuras.
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If you read Dagys' "5 questions with Frederic-Henry Biabaud" article from this week and look at the second question, it seems as if Sebring is in for at least 2012. Then again, who knows.
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24 Jun 2011, 03:56 (Ref:2905040) | #232 | ||
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If WEC is not racing at Sebring or Petit, then probably the ACO's direction is that all WEC races will be ACO property and no joint races at all with LMS or ALMS.
That means throw the existing ILMC calendar out of the window, except Le Mans and maybe China (already an ACO event). The 2012 calendar could look like this: 1. Brazil 2. USA 3. Spa 4. Le Mans 5. Silverstone 6. India 7. China 1 8. China 2 |
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24 Jun 2011, 04:11 (Ref:2905041) | #233 | |
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Please note that I'm using my old log-in here, so I'm not Ed. DSC, but I am eddsc..
John Dagys's latest article ensures that one of my points might be out of date (with Scott Atherton pushing for Sebring and PLM to be the two American events). But the organisers did originally suggest that they wouldn't be. Are these two tracks ratified for FIA events though? I think I preferred 2004 to 2011... |
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24 Jun 2011, 05:08 (Ref:2905046) | #234 | ||
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Road Atlanta has definitely not been inspected, and if it were, would probably be found insufficient to hold a combined ALMS/WEC grid.
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24 Jun 2011, 15:41 (Ref:2905322) | #236 | ||
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I don't think that WEC entries can fill a track. It's 4-7 LMP1s, a couple of LMP2s, and GTs come from local teams who already run in the continental championships (e.g. AF Corse en Europe, Risi in North America).
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Super GT covers the domestic market, but that series is also venturing out to China, Malaysia etc., so perhaps Japanease manufacturers would welcome two China rounds.
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24 Jun 2011, 18:11 (Ref:2905392) | #239 | ||
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That does bring up an interesting point about why LMP2 is involved in a world championship at all. LMP2 is supposed to be a class with costs that are kept in check, so it seems strange to have them flying all over the world.
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Sebring's certification is not an issue for bringing a WEC event, so red herring there.
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24 Jun 2011, 19:28 (Ref:2905440) | #241 | ||
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The other thing is that some pretty big OEMs have their name on LMP2 engines with some big names potentially on the way (Ferrari, Mazda, Lotus, etc.). Ok, Honda/HPD may be on the way out, but still. Those names look nice on the entry list. |
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24 Jun 2011, 19:42 (Ref:2905446) | #242 | |
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What do you mean with the FIA inspection/certifying? The circuit grading system? Both Sebring and Road Atlanta are Grade 2 circuits. Grade 1 is only required for F1 anyway.
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btw... my information on Sebring came from Sebring this morning... it is not currently certified. |
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edit: what other tracks would be good (by FIA track rating standards) for a WEC round? Utah? Watkins Glen? Laguna? |
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24 Jun 2011, 21:29 (Ref:2905491) | #246 | |
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Probably none are 'good enough' to please the FIA, but they'll race them anyway. My guess is the new track in Texas will be 1 of the American tracks.
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24 Jun 2011, 22:29 (Ref:2905511) | #247 | ||
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My apology, Sebring is Level 2. It is Road Atlanta that isn't currently certified.
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25 Jun 2011, 12:21 (Ref:2905686) | #249 | ||
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The circuit licence list is/was on FPAK (the Portuguese ASN's) website.
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