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6 Nov 2012, 07:03 (Ref:3163204) | #26 | ||
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Ummm... Great chance for Michelin to show off their snowtires, but I'm not certain you'd get many spectators camping.
In no particular order. Daytona 24 Sebring 12 Mosport Spa Fuji/Suzuka Silverstone Monza Throw in a couple more, and I'm happy |
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6 Nov 2012, 07:31 (Ref:3163218) | #27 | ||
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6 Nov 2012, 07:49 (Ref:3163228) | #28 | ||
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Feb: Daytona 24 Hours March: Sebring 12 Hours March: Mexico City 6 Hours/Mil Milhas Brazil April: Monza 6 Hours May: Spa 6 Hours June: Le Mans 24 Hours July: Nurburgring 6 Hours August: Silverstone 6 Hours Sep: Zhuhai 6 Hours Oct: Suzuka 6 Hours Oct: Dubai 12 Hours It would be nice if the were decent alternatives to Nurburgring and Silverstone, but with Hockenheim having been savaged and the restrictions at Brands, there aren't really. |
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6 Nov 2012, 22:45 (Ref:3163535) | #29 | ||
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Sebring is just a stupid, old tradition IMHO. An WWII airbase street circuit's claim to fame... I would have never guessed it in a million years when cars first started racing at Sebring.
My ideal schedule... 15 races spread across the globe. 1. March - Nurburgring (24 hrs circuit) - 24 hrs 2. April - Silverstone - 6 hrs 3. April - Portimao - 3 hrs 4. May - Catalunya - 3 hrs 5. May - Spa - 24 hrs 6. June - Le Mans - 24 hrs 7. July - Hungaroring - 3 hrs 8. August - Fuji - 3 hrs 9. August - Bahrain - 3 hrs 10. September - Sao Paulo - 1000 miles 11. September - Austin - 10 hrs 12. October - Yas Marina - 3 hrs 13. October - Istanbul Park - 3 hrs 14. November - Shanghai - 3 hrs 15. November - Monza - 12 hrs Imagine ending the season at Monza in November... classic. Could also have Brno, San Luis, or Phillip Island in there as well... those would be great. I guess we could do an 18 race schedule... |
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Have you ever been? No one who has gone and felt the history, the passion, and watched the cars racing into the sunset could possibly say that. If not, please do before you write it off, it is a magical place knowing the great drivers and historic cars that have run on those hallowed grounds. Part of the mystique is that cars SHOULDN'T race there. It is equally as emotional to me as Monza, and I LOVE Monza.
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6 Nov 2012, 23:28 (Ref:3163552) | #31 | |
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I hate things like this because they force me to choose between Mosport and Mont-Tremblant!
In no order: Le Mans Mosport Watkins Glen (as if they'd ever) Silverstone Red Bull Ring Interlagos Fuji Bahrain Spa Slovakiaring |
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7 Nov 2012, 00:15 (Ref:3163562) | #32 | |
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Daytona 24H
Sebring 12H Mexico 1000km Imola 1000km Le Mans 24 Nurburgring 1000km Silverstone 1000km Spa 1000km Bathurst 1000km Fuji 6 hours Mosport 6 hours Sao Paulo 1000 km Portrero 12H Go big or go home. |
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7 Nov 2012, 01:49 (Ref:3163579) | #33 | ||
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Daytona - 24hr Sebring - 12hr Silverstone - 6 hrs Spa - 6 hrs Le Mans - 24hr Monza - 1000km Abu Dhabi - 6hrs Suzuka - 500km Nurburgring - 1000km Petit Le Mans - 1000mi México City 1000 km Interlagos - 1000 Mi |
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7 Nov 2012, 02:36 (Ref:3163583) | #34 | ||
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Best one yet except change Mexico City to Mosport
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7 Nov 2012, 08:36 (Ref:3163645) | #37 | ||
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I have to say that I think Yas marina has great potential for an Endurance race into the night. I think the nature of the circuit and the hotels and stands etc could create a great atmosphere and event if done well - a far better prospect for WEC than Bahrain
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7 Nov 2012, 09:51 (Ref:3163674) | #38 | ||
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Sebring - 12hr
Silverstone - 6 hrs Spa - 6 hrs Le Mans - 24hr Dubai - 6hrs Suzuka - 1000km Monza - 1000km Lausitzring endurance layout - 1000km (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcNDpJtHon8) Petit Le Mans - 1000mi Potrero De Los Funes - 12hr Interlagos - 1000mi |
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7 Nov 2012, 11:47 (Ref:3163718) | #39 | ||
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6h Monza 6h Spa 24h Le Mans 6h Silverstone 10h Petit Le Mans 6h Phillip Island 6h Suzuka I'd leave Daytona, Road America, Watkins Glen, etc to the North American championship. I'd leave the Nürburgring Nordschleife to GTs, it's too dangerous for prototypes these days. |
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I'd agree with this, not so much that the Nordschleife is too dangerous, more that Prototypes are too fast, and too stiff, for it. Interesting reading in Autosport a bit back Stefan Johansson and Jonathan Palmer talking about the last 1000km there in '83 saying that the cars then were too stiff and fast, and the steering got kicked out of your hands in the bumps. The cars won't have got any better in this regard. If they were being driven around under 100% like some sort of demonstration it wouldn't be worth it.
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7 Nov 2012, 19:32 (Ref:3163835) | #41 | ||
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Not in order, but here's my 2 cents. i think its pretty important for the series to focus on older races such as sebring, targa florio etc for the obvious reasons.
Daytona 24 Hours Sebring 12 Hours Silverstone 1000km Mille Miglia - at monza? Targa Florio - at Imola or misano circuit Maro Simonchelli? Spa 1000km Le Mans 24 Hours Carrera Panamericana - Portero de los Funes Circuit infenion raceway Montreal Spa Fuji Sao Paulo - interlagos Bathurst 1000km Petit Le Mans or Austin? |
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7 Nov 2012, 19:36 (Ref:3163836) | #42 | ||
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Daytona 24 Hours
Sebring 12 Hours Monza 1000km Spa 1000km Le Mans 24 Hours (non championship) Nurburgring 1000km / Silverstone 1000km (alt. years) Road Atlanta 1000mi Interlagos 1000mi Suzuka 1000km / Fuji 1000km (alt. years) |
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This one isn't as much in dreamland:
1. Sebring 12 Hours 2. Monza 1000km (no first chicane) 3. Spa 1000km (start/restart after La Source) 4. Le Mans 24 Hours 5. Sachsenring 1000km 6. Brands Hatch 1000km 7. Road America 500 Miles 8. Interlagos 6 Hours 9. Potrero de los Funes 8 Hours (ending in twilight) 10. Autopolis 6 Hours 11. Autopia 6 Hours 12. Philip Island 1000km This one is in fantasyland, just for the hell of it: 1. Daytona 24 Hours (pre-1984 layout) 2. Sebring 12 Hours (1967-82 layout) 3. Monza 1000 Miles (Mille Miglia, no first chicane, eased second chicane) 4. Spa 1000km (1979-80 layout, with necessary gravel run-offs) 5. Le Mans 24 Hours (Dunlop and Mulsanne Chicanes removed) 6. Nurburgring 1000km (Nordschleife 12.944 miles) 7. Brands Hatch 1000km (with the old Graham Hill Bend) 8. Enna Pergusa 1000km (Targa Florio, 1971-75 layout) 9. Interlagos 6 Hours (full 4.946-mile course) 10. Potrero de los Funes 8 Hours (ending in twilight, both chicanes removed) 11. Suzuka 1000km 12. Macau 4 Hours 13. Bathurst 12 Hours (no Chase on Conrod) I did say fantasyland. Anyway, that's one roval, one real airport circuit, one serious street circuit, and a load of great road courses. You have a mix of power circuits and handling circuits, with several that will require compromise to accommodate some of both. (Also, I think 4 hours at Macau will be plenty.) And in this dream scenario, I'd like to see the start at Le Mans done like it was in 1970; the cars are lined up echelon-style, with the drivers strapped in, and when 4:00p.m. rolls around, they drop the tri-color, engines fire, and they take off. |
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8 Nov 2012, 02:24 (Ref:3163961) | #45 | ||
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People dream about the past too much
I guess my schedule would be: Mid Mar - Sebring 12 Hours Ear Apr - Monza 6 Hours Lat Apr - Silverstone 6 Hours Ear May - Spa 6 Hours Lat May - Algarve 6 Hours Mid Jun - Le Mans 24 Hours Ear Jul - Red Bull Ring 6 Hours *BREAK TIME* Ear Aug - Fuji 6 Hours Lat Aug - Zhuhai 6 Hours Ear Sep - Interlagos Mil Milhas Lat Sep - Petit Le Mans Ear Oct - Mosport 6 Hours Ear Nov - Dubai 6 Hours |
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[QUOTE=Purist;3163934]This one isn't as much in dreamland:
1. Sebring 12 Hours 2. Monza 1000km (no first chicane) 3. Spa 1000km (start/restart after La Source) 4. Le Mans 24 Hours 5. Sachsenring 1000km 6. Brands Hatch 1000km 7. Road America 500 Miles 8. Interlagos 6 Hours 9. Potrero de los Funes 8 Hours (ending in twilight) 10. Autopolis 6 Hours 11. Autopia 6 Hours 12. Philip Island 1000km This one is in fantasyland, just for the hell of it: 1. Daytona 24 Hours (pre-1984 layout) 2. Sebring 12 Hours (1967-82 layout) 3. Monza 1000 Miles (Mille Miglia, no first chicane, eased second chicane) 4. Spa 1000km (1979-80 layout, with necessary gravel run-offs) 5. Le Mans 24 Hours (Dunlop and Mulsanne Chicanes removed) 6. Nurburgring 1000km (Nordschleife 12.944 miles) 7. Brands Hatch 1000km (with the old Graham Hill Bend) 8. Enna Pergusa 1000km (Targa Florio, 1971-75 layout) 9. Interlagos 6 Hours (full 4.946-mile course) 10. Potrero de los Funes 8 Hours (ending in twilight, both chicanes removed) 11. Suzuka 1000km 12. Macau 4 Hours 13. Bathurst 12 Hours (no Chase on Conrod) QUOTE] I like your more realistic schedule, that would be a cracking championship, but where/what is Autopia? Also, from your less realistic one, what was the 1979/80 Spa layout? Thanks |
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Trickyd, Autopia is the new track being built in South Korea that is slated to host a round of the 2013 AsLMS. It is also known as Inj(a)e, owing to the name of that region of Korea. The track is an Alan Wilson design, but doesn't look like a conventional Alan Wilson design, and is definitely one of his best efforts. Autopia has some quite dramatic elevation changes around its 2.61-mile lap. Also, unlike Wilson's regular designs 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 (Note that the first course diagram in the link is the original proposal for the layout. The two below it show a modified layout, which I would imagine is what they are building. This modification opens some sections up, and addresses a few possible trouble spots from the original plan.) As for Spa 1979-80, that was the original shortened layout coming from the old 8.762-mile circuit. The Bus Stop had not been added, so they were using the old Clubhouse bend. The new pits (where F1 is now) had not been built yet (so still the old start line after La Source), and Eau Rouge had not yet been reprofiled, as happened following the 1994 season. Blanchimont through Clubhouse to La Source had the old alignment of the road. It was the old curved stretches to and from La Source, and the narrower roads with the cambered corners throughout the lap. The forest still encroached right up by the track around much of the course. Yes, it would be faster than the present layout. Then again, probably not as much faster as some are thinking. The removal of a few slower turns, and the cambers in the road, would speed things up by several seconds. On the other hand, the narrower track, narrower curbs, and NO paved run-offs would add some seconds back on to the total. For instance, the amount of short-cutting and running wide (which gains you time, obviously) that can be done at Eau Rouge now is ridiculous. The running wide part also certainly applies to La Source, Pouhon, Stavelot, and Blanchimont, not to mention the parking lot they have set up now at the final two turns. Last edited by Purist; 8 Nov 2012 at 21:46. |
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Here is My "Dream Schedule" But not just endurance events, some sprint races aswell. I doubt it would ever happen but we can dream......
1. 24 hours of Dubai 2. Losail 500 km 3. 24 Hours of Daytona 4. Sebring 12 hours 5. Monza 6 hours 6. Spa 6 hours 7. Brands hatch 500km 8. Le Mans 24 hours 9. Norrisring 500km 10. Silverstone 10 hours 11. Suzuka 1000 kilometres 12. Interlagos 1000 miles (Mil Milhas Brasil) 13. Buenos Aires 500km 14. Mexico City 500km 15. Petit Le mans 1000 miles 16. Shanghai 6 hours 17. South Korea 500km (inje circuit) 18. Fuji 6 hours I know theres alot of races in the line up. But its just mess about. I know it would never happen. |
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