Asian Le Mans Series - Page 8

tbz · 21 Aug 2012, 14:56 (Ref:3122559)

NaBUru38 · 21 Aug 2012, 17:33 (Ref:3122639)

Allowing GT300 cars next to GTC / GT3 cars is awesome. And I'm very happy that the ACO and GTA are cooperating.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juntos

They don't have to buy en equivalent car. The "Asians" have to go to Europe and rent one GTE car from an European (perhaps French) team to take part in the big race.

Exactly, it's a reasonable system.

NaBUru38 · 21 Aug 2012, 17:35 (Ref:3122641)

Wow! The 6 Hours of Fuji will score points to the Super GT300 championship. That will help to fill the grid. Awesome!

adam46 · 21 Aug 2012, 20:29 (Ref:3122704)

I don't like how when Autosport reported on this GT300 in GTC thing, every car in the picture alongside was a GT500.

Deleted · 21 Aug 2012, 21:26 (Ref:3122722)

Quote:

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Wow! The 6 Hours of Fuji will score points to the Super GT300 championship. That will help to fill the grid. Awesome!

Yeah, so I guess they'll have one decent-ish GTC grid for the season then. I don't see the appeal of entering GT300s/GT3s for the other rounds, except someone might field a Cup Porsche or two for Chinese rounds or something (this is all assuming that the season actually happens)

GT300 is kinda meh now that they've somehat ruined the class, now joining GT500 would've been something actually exciting and exotic. ACO could've temporarily renamed it GT1 or something...

Purist · 21 Aug 2012, 22:17 (Ref:3122740)

Maybe they should have made Interlagos a round of the GT Brasil series while they were at it.

TF110 · 22 Aug 2012, 08:43 (Ref:3122878)

GT500s are faster than DTM and just as fast or faster than LMP2s. If they added that class to LM, who knows where it'd fit. They already carry ballast to reach 1100kg, they'd have to add even more to get to GTE levels (~1245kg) They'd be better off in a new class or just leave it to their own series. GT300's are about the same in weight, but not as powerful or developed aerodynamically. Why GTC though, and why force them to buy a current GTE? Just accept them as they are and let them try their hand with some equalization.

NaBUru38 · 22 Aug 2012, 14:17 (Ref:3123047)

Actually, this year there are two Brazilian grand touring championships, since some teams defected the GT Brasil and formed the Top Series. They have television coverage on Band, so they joined IndyCar at the Anhembi street race. Some of the drivers are Xandy and Xandinho Negrao, Daniel Serra and Max Wilson. Plus, they do 3-hour races rather than sprints like in the GT Brasil.

FordCosworthPanoz · 22 Aug 2012, 17:18 (Ref:3123106)

Prediction: The Fuji round will be amazing thanks to GT300, everything else will suck.

kurski · 2 Oct 2012, 12:39 (Ref:3145176)

The calendar of the first Asian Le Mans Series in 2013 will consist of six events in four countries including South Korea with a race at the brand-new Autopia circuit.

DeathOrGlory · 2 Oct 2012, 12:48 (Ref:3145183)

Not Yeongnam, eh? A Korean team will field a GT300 Genesis Coupe in Super GT next year, and the AsLMS allowing GT300 cars... Where is this Autopia circuit, lemme google that one.

kober · 2 Oct 2012, 12:53 (Ref:3145189)

So, the 2013 calendar might look as the following:

Ordos - ?
Zhuhai - ?
Autopia - 4 Aug
Fuji - 20 Oct ? (together with WEC?)
Shanghai - 10 Nov ? (together with WEC?)
Sentul - 8 Dec

Monkey Head · 2 Oct 2012, 12:53 (Ref:3145188)

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeathOrGlory

Not Yeongnam, eh? A Korean team will field a GT300 Genesis Coupe in Super GT next year, and the AsLMS allowing GT300 cars... Where is this Autopia circuit, lemme google that one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inje

Monkey Head · 2 Oct 2012, 12:54 (Ref:3145193)

Quote:

Originally Posted by kober

So, the 2013 calendar will look as the following (in no particular order):

Ordos - ?
Zhuhai - ?
Autopia - 4 Aug
Fuji - 20 Oct ? (together with WEC?)
Shanghai - 10 Nov ? (together with WEC?)
Sentul - 8 Dec

Fuji Race will be take place on 21-22 Sept

kober · 2 Oct 2012, 12:56 (Ref:3145196)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monkey Head

Fuji Race will be take place on 21-22 Sept

Same weekend as Austin WEC?

Monkey Head · 2 Oct 2012, 13:11 (Ref:3145205)

Quote:

Originally Posted by kober

Same weekend as Austin WEC?

well just discovered,but that's what JAF announced on August.
Actually it is on the same weekend of Super Formula (FN) Sugo race too.Which is even more serious IMO.

http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=4&no=42780

Coach Ep · 2 Oct 2012, 13:16 (Ref:3145208)

dp

Coach Ep · 2 Oct 2012, 13:17 (Ref:3145210)

AsLMS not likely to join WEC judging by this quote from Gerard Neveu in DSC interview:

Quote:

Is there an opportunity for there to be a third Super Endurance Weekend in 2013, incorporating the Asian Le Mans Series?
GN “It’s possible but we want to see how well the new Series does in their first year, perhaps 2014 might be more realistic for that.”

Purist · 2 Oct 2012, 15:04 (Ref:3145238)

As best as I can tell, it's the Injae circuit designed by Alan Wilson. So far though, I've found precious little information about it.

DeathOrGlory · 2 Oct 2012, 16:26 (Ref:3145279)

Dagys posted an article, 2.61 miles, lots of elevation changes. Builders claim its an "Asian Road Atlanta".

Juntos · 2 Oct 2012, 16:39 (Ref:3145286)

Inje? Another senseless choice made by ACO.

MagVanisher · 2 Oct 2012, 16:46 (Ref:3145293)

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeathOrGlory

Dagys posted an article, 2.61 miles, lots of elevation changes. Builders claim its an "Asian Road Atlanta".

Oh please, I fear that Alan Wilson would be another Tilke...

Purist · 2 Oct 2012, 18:59 (Ref:3145333)

Well, it doesn't look like a straight, conventional Alan Wilson design. For starters, there is actually an infield, as the paddock and pit lane are inside the track perimeter. The track seems to be more open in layout than quite a few of his others as well.

Here's one piece on the track, but someone else will have to translate the Korean symbols.
http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?b...No=40143395549

Here's an earlier press release about the track.
http://a1gp1.com/2009/04/15/a1gp-korea-race-soon/

Obviously, there was a delay of a couple of years somewhere in the interim, since it didn't open in 2011.

This is the Dagys article from Speed.
http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...-korean-round/

From that photo, the facilities look well on their way.

KlBD · 2 Oct 2012, 19:19 (Ref:3145340)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Purist

Well, it doesn't look like a straight, conventional Alan Wilson design. For starters, there is actually an infield, as the paddock and pit lane are inside the track perimeter. The track seems to be more open in layout than quite a few of his others as well.

Here's one piece on the track, but someone else will have to translate the Korean symbols.
http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?b...No=40143395549

Here's an earlier press release about the track.
http://a1gp1.com/2009/04/15/a1gp-korea-race-soon/

Obviously, there was a delay of a couple of years somewhere in the interim, since it didn't open in 2011.

This is the Dagys article from Speed.
http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...-korean-round/

From that photo, the facilities look well on their way.

For some reason I get a vibe of Okayama + Buddh from looking at that circuit...

NaBUru38 · 3 Oct 2012, 01:47 (Ref:3145486)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monkey Head

Actually it is on the same weekend of Super Formula (FN) Sugo race too.Which is even more serious IMO.

Wow! That's cool!

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Asian Le Mans series?	TCR	ACO Regulated Series	225	20 Oct 2009 20:30
Le Mans Series 2009	JAG	ACO Regulated Series	1704	8 Sep 2009 15:59
Le Mans Series at Silverstone	Down F0rce	Trackside	3	6 Mar 2008 16:43
[LM24] Le Mans Endurance Series	Bruno G. fan	24 Heures du Mans	6	16 Apr 2004 17:40