[FIA GT] GT4 - The future...?

[dj4monie]

Originally Posted by fasteric

As a part time competitor in the grand am conti series here in the US i've looked at competing in europe in GT4..over the years it started out being a good series with mustangs and bmw z4 and such and competing at great tracks..now it seems its high end cars, other than ginettas, at low profile tracks..also its gone with two drivers in an endurance format (2 hr races)to share the costs. Maybe GT open would look to add a conti like series to their weekend?

International GT Open (Spanish GT) has two classes already (GT2 and GT3-ish).

Average entry looks like 30-35 cars. Its also a spec tire series as well (Dunlop)

GT4 would work much better if it looked like the Conti Challenge and was its own stand alone series. Keep it in Continental Europe and run to a 2-3 hour format. Run it as a support series to GT3 or GP3 when possible but run a couple of races as a headliner to other spec series. Running it as a Round of the other GT4 series in Europe would give you automatic entries as a replacement for teams that don't have the budget to travel say to Netherlands or Germany.

Adding a Touring or Hot Hatch class would bolster grids and you can use off the shelf race cars at a reduced cost to teams.