EuroSeries Champion Comes to the US for Daytona

turnbaugh · 14 Oct 2012, 15:13 (Ref:3151631)

http://www.grand-am.com/News/GA_News...challenge.aspx

The Euroseries is also trying to establish a similar series in the US working with GrandAm/IMSA.

NaBUru38 · 14 Oct 2012, 16:37 (Ref:3151689)

SCCA Trans-Am seem very similar to that kind of racing, doesn't it? It would be easier to get them on the Grand-Am schedule.

**FIRE** · 14 Oct 2012, 17:02 (Ref:3151715)

So the Europeans are going to tell the Americans how to run a stock car series?

Speed-King · 14 Oct 2012, 17:44 (Ref:3151736)

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Originally Posted by NaBUru38

SCCA Trans-Am seem very similar to that kind of racing, doesn't it? It would be easier to get them on the Grand-Am schedule.

Wait, isn't Speed Euroseries for 2l CN prototypes?

**FIRE** · 14 Oct 2012, 18:27 (Ref:3151762)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

So the Europeans are going to tell the Americans how to run a stock car series?

Sorry I was confused with the Racecar Euro Series.

turnbaugh · 15 Oct 2012, 01:17 (Ref:3151944)

They are CN cars like this.

www.wolfracingcars.com

1180 pounds. Open cockpit. Two seater. 2 liter 255 HP Honda K20 engines. Sequential 6 speed gearbox. Carbon fiber tub. Headlights for night racing.

Fogelhund · 15 Oct 2012, 06:17 (Ref:3152008)

I guess the question being, why another series, so similar to the IMSA Lites. IMSA Lites is a series that the sanction has built the cars, and sells the parts. Why replace that with cars made by someone else, and lose the revenue?

NaBUru38 · 15 Oct 2012, 13:59 (Ref:3152216)

Oops, I also got confused.

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Originally Posted by turnbaugh

The Euroseries is also trying to establish a similar series in the US working with GrandAm/IMSA.

If IMSA is involved, then it means that the IMSA Lites would get revemped, don't you think?

MagVanisher · 15 Oct 2012, 14:25 (Ref:3152249)

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Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Oops, I also got confused.

If IMSA is involved, then it means that the IMSA Lites would get revemped, don't you think?

I have a feeling that it's gonna turn into Can-Am Lites if the EuroSeries brought those CN cars to IMSA Lites.

turnbaugh · 17 Oct 2012, 02:35 (Ref:3153161)

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Originally Posted by Fogelhund

I guess the question being, why another series, so similar to the IMSA Lites. IMSA Lites is a series that the sanction has built the cars, and sells the parts. Why replace that with cars made by someone else, and lose the revenue?

I think that is exactly the point. IMSA Lites limits the car types to only Elan cars (Panoz business) and West cars. West is a neighbor business in Georgia.

If the objective is to protect Elan revenue then they are doing the right thing. If the objective is to increase racing of sports racers in the US they need to open it up. In Europe in the Euroseries, V de V and other prototype series, there are regularly 40 to 50 cars fields. We have nothing like that here with contemporary fast cars.

IMSA Lites currently will not allow any other cars in, especially faster cars that may make their brands look bad.

For me personally, I want to race a two seat car so I can also use the car for track days and also have a coach in the other seat.

The IMSA Lites rules limit the car counts because you can only run those two brands.

IMSA Lites may not be the place to have a more open environment to allow more types of faster cars. Of course the new GrandAm/IMSA management team may want to expand car counts and may open up the fields.

tux · 17 Oct 2012, 03:03 (Ref:3153169)

Ive read the article 3 times and have not seen any indication they are planning to start a new series in America, where are you getting this information from?

NaBUru38 · 17 Oct 2012, 16:48 (Ref:3153422)

Perhaps this new championship could form a Road to Daytona:

o- USF2000
o- Star Mazda
o- IMSA Lites
o- Speed Daytona Challenge
o- Daytona Prototypes (or whatever they run in 2015)

Fogelhund · 17 Oct 2012, 16:55 (Ref:3153427)

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Originally Posted by turnbaugh

IMSA Lites may not be the place to have a more open environment to allow more types of faster cars. Of course the new GrandAm/IMSA management team may want to expand car counts and may open up the fields.

IMSA Lites came about as a result of a proposal to Braselton, to run a V de V series as a support. They liked the idea, and found a way to increase their revenues, car counts being a bit irrelevant to money. Don't know how Daytona will view this, been there, done that with Braselton.

DeathOrGlory · 17 Oct 2012, 17:17 (Ref:3153442)

Why not CN prototypes? Europe's teeming with 'em!

lms · 17 Oct 2012, 21:29 (Ref:3153568)

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Originally Posted by DeathOrGlory

Why not CN prototypes? Europe's teeming with 'em!

not ugly enough

turnbaugh · 18 Oct 2012, 03:34 (Ref:3153669)

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Originally Posted by tux

Ive read the article 3 times and have not seen any indication they are planning to start a new series in America, where are you getting this information from?

From a conversation with Euroseries in Europe last month.

Ken_T · 19 Oct 2012, 14:58 (Ref:3154400)

There was also another article detailing the trip the head of the Euroseries made to Daytona a few months ago to have a meeting with Alana France. They mentioned a strengthing of the partnership and possibilities.

Ken

Ken_T · 20 Oct 2012, 14:52 (Ref:3154852)

http://www.esportsracer.com/news_inf...e6224c303bc6a2

Found it.

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