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1 Nov 2017, 07:30 (Ref:3777913) | #26 | ||
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But yes we will know next year, we already have one team suggesting who has been a constant competitor suggesting that is what they are going to do. Would suggest the one pushing the barrow is the one in denial about that Last edited by peckstar; 1 Nov 2017 at 07:35. |
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Does seem that the organisers may be looking for change and they probably feel that they can secure the class with some certainty of who is running it etc. |
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Tony Quinn was interviewed on the Inside Supercars podcast on Tuesday evening and shed some light on the current position and developments.
http://www.insidesupercars.com.au/ Quinn's comments showed that it all isn't doom & gloom - citing amongst many things that the 2018 calendar is pretty much finalised - inclusive of the Australian Grand Prix, Tailem Bend, Hampton Downs, Phillip Island etc. Roughly 5 sprints and 3 Endurance events. He also suggested that losing Clipsal wasn't a big loss from his point of view. Confirmed that he is still running the series in 2018 and that CAMS, VASC and Australian GT were still friends but said he wasn't fussed now that Australian GT and VASC would not be joining together. |
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I think if they are to do an AEC next year outside of the APac 36, keep it in Aus with PI and others (why don't they include the B12Hr in this - I know its not an AusGT event but they all turn up anyway), and those that want to/can afford to venture to NZ can do the APac 36 event. |
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R8 cup cars are GT3 with a few bits changed. OD Racing used the same car in Blancpain Asia and R8 cup this year, so I assume it's a simple adjustment Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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He touched on a few things in the podcast around the costs associated with the VASC program, costs being passed onto entrants and 'whinging' about the entrant fees. Further to that point - he suggested that VASC have their hands full in 2018 and didnt believe that joining the series would magically appease all the concerns/expectations. Time will tell how this plays out - however this does show there is a relatively progressed plan & schedule for 2018 which dispels some of the fears shared by posters earlier in the thread |
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The 2018 Australian GT season will take in a brand-new event as part of a revamped eight event calendar. Australian GT will enjoy strong coverage, with free to air, subscription, and live stream options allowing fans to enjoy every round of the 2018 campaign.
http://australiangt.com.au/2017/11/2...endar-for-2018 CAMS Australian GT Championship Rnd Date Venue Format 1 March 22-25 Rolex Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, VIC Sprint 2 April 14-15 The Bend Motorsport Park, SA Endurance 3 May 12-13 Sandown Park Raceway, VIC Sprint 4 June 2-3 Phillip Island, VIC Endurance 5 August 4-5 Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW Sprint 6 October 13-14 Hampton Downs, NZ Endurance CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series Rnd Date Venue 1 March 22-25 Rolex Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, VIC 2 May 12-13 Sandown Park Raceway, VIC 3 June 1-2 Phillip Island, VIC 4 August 4-5 Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW 5 September 1-2 Winton Motor Raceway, VIC |
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2017 14 events
2018 8 events Probably a wise move to increase some fields, but still massive reduction in events |
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Where is the sacrificing of quality?
They are amalgamating 3 separate championships into 2 (or more than likely 1.5) with the co share between Trophy & Championships across some of the sprint events. |
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Class racing with multiple classes - GT3 and GT4 sounds pretty good? It seems to work well for Bathurst 12 Hour?
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The field is dictated by the 'gentleman" driver/owner who wants to participate, basically it comes down bang for buck and therein is the problem
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The feedback from 2017 was that there wasnt the depth of field (accident, budget etc) for enough teams to run Sprint, Endurance and Trophy.
Some played in Sprint only, some in Endurance and some in Trophy. 2018 addresses this and consolidates the 3 streams into 1 Australian GT Championship. Quality in terms of competitors and reduction in quantity of the number of events . |
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You can try and word things however you want, but this is a major backward step for Aust GT. necessary however, but still a major backward step. |
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Personally I think it's a good move. 14 was probably way too many to get good size fields consistently.
Doing less events and being either the headline act or one of the headline acts at most of them sounds like a sensible approach to me. 2017 made it look like 14 was over-reach and it's a smart move to take heed of that. |
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