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i believe this is a good thing for sportscars and i have to say i am dissapointed with the direction formula one has taken. i became a racing fanatic after i saw michael schumacher win the european grand prix in jerez in 94, but i can honestly say that i no longer care to watch F1 at this point as there is really no guess work involved. axing silverstone in my mind is akin to running the 24 hours of lemans on the bugatti circuit. how can you have a world championship involving 17 races and not a single race is run in great britain???
i know a lot of people feel the same way and i think there will definitely be people coming to the LMES event because they want to see CARS race at silverstone. F1 is gone so I think the LMES will pick up the flag. |
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Well guys, everyone is rambling about no BGP next year. However, hasn't it been the same in the last few years? Yet, every year, the BGP has been stagged at Silva-stun
Not wanting to go OT, the thing is, if BRDC is not making money from the GP, then why the hell should they pay those 8 million pounds (hum, that's something like 11 million euros if i'm not completely mistaken ) to that greedy english guy??? Financelly wise, it's an awful deal, which makes the BRDC pump money from the club meetings (or the LMES event) to the "rich-boys playground". So will it be better to Sportscars? Well, it "should" be better, granted the BRDC puts moke money to attract bigger crowds to the LMES event. |
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Is The LMES on the calander for Silverstone next year?
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As far as I am aware, yes.
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why not rename the silverstone 1000kms as the british grand prix as it probably will be the biggest international race in the uk next year. monaco did a similar thing in 1952.
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I have my doubts about attracting more people to the LMES race after loosing the F1 race. There are a lott of F1 fans who are not aware that there are other forms of autosport beside F1.
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Thing is, the British Grand Prix is still most likely to go ahead.
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I agree KB, this is just a Bernie negotiating ploy. There is just no way that the British GP will be allowed to fall away.
Besides, do you really want to see F1 die for sports cars to become more popular? There's more at stake here than just losing a race. Almost the whole motorsports industry in Europe is based in Great Britain, and the loss of this race could prove to be devastating to them in the long run. |
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im not so sure fellas, bernie has said that there is no way the british gp will go ahead for at least 2005... from the language of the BRDC and bernie it sounds like the chances of the british gp being held in 2005 is about zilch. keep in mind that bernie has to drop at least one race to get the turkish gp in for 2005 and keep the amount of races down to 17 as mandated by the concorde agreement.
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the ammount of races can be more than 17 if the teams agree. this is where Bernie is gambling: he wants to put the new circuits in and to have the maximum number of races, so he puts has the races that need aproval from the teams races like the British GP, which the teams cannot afford to lose.
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ahh good point cadete
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Well said Cadete.
(PS: hope to see you at the historic meeting Cadete ) Last edited by 917Addicted; 3 Oct 2004 at 22:31. |
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I can't really see Sportscars becoming the "new F1" to be honest.
I think, without the promotion, publicity, merchandising etc. of F1, people won't be attracted just by the racing. Because of the often endurance nature of sportscars, the casual viewing will probably find it "boring", and won't give it a chance. Personally I love sportscar racing, along with all other racing. The great thing about going to an endurace event is the "relaxed atmosphere". Take the LMES at Silverstone this year, I was able to walk round the track a couple of times, take photos from loads of different vantage points, sit in the grandstands, walk round the paddock, and have a couple of pints in the bar, all while the race was going on. There was plenty of time to fit everything in, and still see plenty of racing, and at a relaxed pace. But I don't think it's for everybody. |
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i definitely dont think anyone was trying to say the sportscars would become the "new f1"... there are too many factors to even explain this, but i do think that people will take a second look at sportscars in the future due to the direction F1 is taking.
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How about many thousands of British fans / consumers contacting F1 advertisers and informing them that unless the British Grand Prix remains on the schedule we will boycott their brands of petrol, oil, tabs, beer, office equipment, cars etc
Money talks, and a bit of pressure from worried sponsors may focus minds |
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The loss of the BGP will not benefit sportscars (LMES) hugely, in terms of spectator numbers.
What will boost attendances is what is happening now, i.e. getting back to the classic events of the past that are known around the world. Sportscars are not suited to the rough and tumble sprint races that single seaters and touring cars excel at. The appeal of sportscar racing is the long distance events and the atmosphere that is unique to sportscars. Its taken a hell of a long time, after many, many misguided attempts to chase TV ratings with 'sprint' sportscar races, but at last we are returning to sports racings endurance routes with the LMES. The teams, drivers and hardcore fans have embraced the series this year, and in time the manufactuers and a 'relatively' mainstream audience will also return to the sport. Last edited by JAG; 8 Oct 2004 at 05:22. |
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