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View Poll Results: Which track will be added to the 2016 WEC calendar? | |||
Montreal | 10 | 16.13% | |
Mexico City | 9 | 14.52% | |
Monza | 23 | 37.10% | |
Interlagos | 14 | 22.58% | |
Other, .... [please name] | 6 | 9.68% | |
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21 Aug 2015, 22:21 (Ref:3567585) | #76 | ||
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22 Aug 2015, 00:43 (Ref:3567602) | #77 | ||
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22 Aug 2015, 01:29 (Ref:3567609) | #78 | ||
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Be nice if Porsche rebuilt/refurbished and upgraded Kyalami. Hold an F-1 round, a WEC round and use it for their driving experience when not being used for competition. De Beers would be a good sponsor for those races and fits well into their Global advertising/reach.
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22 Aug 2015, 06:27 (Ref:3567637) | #79 | |
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Daytona, for the lulz.
But seriously, I've said this before, but why not Watkins Glen? It's getting a repaved, got run off, grade 2. New garages wouldn't be out of their budget being own by ISC. |
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22 Aug 2015, 06:46 (Ref:3567638) | #80 | ||
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22 Aug 2015, 15:21 (Ref:3567698) | #81 | |||
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There is a ton of stuff that goes into selections of a new venue. Not just a repave and some garages. |
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“We’re trying to close the doors without embarrassing ourselves, the France family and embarrassing (the) Grand American Series,” he said in the deposition. “There is no money. There is no purse. There’s nothing.” |
22 Aug 2015, 19:03 (Ref:3567728) | #82 | ||
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22 Aug 2015, 19:59 (Ref:3567735) | #83 | |
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22 Aug 2015, 21:36 (Ref:3567764) | #84 | |
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Monza again in danger of being dropped from F1 calendar:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120405 I think it is time for Neveu to strike. Also in that story: if/when German GP returns, it sounds like it will be Hockenheim without alternation with Nurburgring. |
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22 Aug 2015, 22:03 (Ref:3567776) | #85 | ||
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Bahrain is a small state, and has high population density (looks like 7h in the world). Would make more sense to compare just to Shangai alone. Altough, like I just said, this is nearly irrelevant because the average Bahrainian probably has bigger problems than to be interested in moving adboards. |
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23 Aug 2015, 02:57 (Ref:3567812) | #86 | |
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That was part of my point. Not so many native people have the means to attend a race in Bahrain. And theres no 'culture' of motorsports there. Its a wonder even that many show up. China is probably not quite as bad but why even compare the differences, right?
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23 Aug 2015, 11:19 (Ref:3567888) | #87 | ||
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23 Aug 2015, 11:56 (Ref:3567900) | #88 | ||
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Random thoughts:
1. Cost containment matters a lot if the series is going to expand to nine or even 10 races. The WEC needs P2 and GTE-Am entries to keep the grid large enough. Yet P2 and GTE-Am teams have two options of getting to Le Mans: The WEC or ELMS. The longer the WEC schedule becomes (and thus more costly and time consuming for the amateur drivers cover a big portion of the costs), the greater the tendency for some teams to go to the ELMS instead. 2. So whatever happened to the WEC becoming a winter series, beginning the season in the fall with the last race being at Le Mans and then taking a long summer break? The WEC were talking that up a year or two ago, now they seem to have gone in the complete opposite direction with the mention of a possible race in July... 3. We apparently have the (strong?) potential for Road America to replace COTA in 2017. Road America's traditional IMSA date is in early August. Does this factor into the WEC's planning for 2016? Are any new additions in 2016 one year deal(s) like the Nurburgring this year or is the series entering into longer-term commitments? If longer-term deals, do they accommodate a Road America date in 2017? |
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23 Aug 2015, 15:48 (Ref:3567939) | #89 | |||
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Without a signed contract, there may be a further delay. But, now with the WEC honestly looking and in talks, it may move things forward. It's extremely fluid right now, though, 2017 is still a good target. |
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23 Aug 2015, 17:17 (Ref:3567957) | #90 | ||
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If LMP1 Non Hybrid was allowed in ELMS and those teams would choose it instead of WEC, that'd be different because ACO would still 100% grant them LM entries in this day and age, but alas, that's not the case. LMP2 team running in regionals has like 75-90% chance of getting in (with one car, second lower), and non-factory/non-AFCorse GTE 50-75% I'd say (--). This year the amateur Oak entry seems to have given up immediately post-LM, which tells where their priorities are just like with many teams folding after June, but obviously ACO isn't going to punish them because of the connections and being the future $$$ supplier |
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28 Aug 2015, 18:16 (Ref:3569426) | #91 | |
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Porsche apparently still undecided on continuing their GTE-Pro effort next year:
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/p...te-pro-return/ To me it sounds like a No - especially with Ford raising the bar quite a bit. |
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28 Aug 2015, 18:29 (Ref:3569429) | #92 | ||
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Hope they will come back strong in 2017. |
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28 Aug 2015, 19:07 (Ref:3569435) | #93 | |
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DSC thinks I'm wrong - both on the Porsche GTE-Pro return and the possible calendar expansion. Even the dreaded post LM summer break might continue (I can't help thinking about all that potential being wasted there....).
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/0...ment-more.html |
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29 Aug 2015, 13:51 (Ref:3569623) | #94 | |
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Apparently stability is good and needed even when it's faulty stability.
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29 Aug 2015, 16:57 (Ref:3569653) | #95 | |||
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Porsche should be back in GTE, there is zero reason to belive otherwise currently. |
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30 Aug 2015, 04:47 (Ref:3569762) | #96 | |||
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The latest per John Dagys:
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30 Aug 2015, 06:20 (Ref:3569774) | #97 | |
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Monza as the opener? If Silverstone is then moved to July/early August, then two problems fixed at once.
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30 Aug 2015, 12:40 (Ref:3569896) | #98 | |
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30 Aug 2015, 12:54 (Ref:3569899) | #99 | ||
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I dunno, maybe there's a requirement that any US track can only be considered for the WEC if it expects to get <10% of their maximum capacity in attendance
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30 Aug 2015, 13:37 (Ref:3569920) | #100 | |
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Does Road Atlanta have consiredably less hotel capacity in the vicinity than say Road Atlanta when it was part of the ILMC, or can we just safely slot this in the excuses locker as usual when it comes to NA choices?
Well at least the comment finally and undeniably proves that only grade 1 level of standard is now good enough, if that wasn't clear before... |
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