[STCC] 2015 STCC news & rumours

[Motorsportfreak]

Bernadotte will miss Mantorp.
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/...-to-honeymoon/

[thetool]

All a bit sad now really the Scandinavian scene. Have they decided to ditch the TTA cars yet?

[Metzo]

why is STCC racing on a Thursday and not on Saturday like usually?

[kurski]

Thed Björk beats Fredrik Larsson to win first Mantorp twilight race.
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/...ce-at-mantorp/
Fredrik Ekblom claimed his first victory of 2015 in a chaotic final STCC race of the twilight event at Mantorp Park as the leading duo of Daniel Haglöf and Erik Johansson crashed five laps from the end. The Björk was second race 2 and Emma Kimiläinen was third.

[Motorsportfreak]

Race 2 was really good...

[kurski]

Fredrik Larsson claimed a dominant victory in the first STCC race of the weekend in Falkenberg.

Prince Carl Philip Bernadotte wins his first ever STCC (Falkenberg) 2 race as Fredrik Larsson gets a 30 second penalty.

[Motorsportfreak]

Weddingpresent for the Prince...

[FIRE]

Polestar now 100% owned by Volvo.

[Motorsportfreak]

Originally Posted by FIRE

Polestar now 100% owned by Volvo.

The racingteam will be owned from Christian Dahl and not from Volvo!
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/...from-polestar/

[kurski]

STCC organisation has announced the introduction of penalty weights for the final three races of the 2015 season.

[kurski]

Big chance that Volvo/Polestar will withdraw from STCC next season. Polestar will reform into new name.

Emma Kimiläinen told reporters this week hope that the STCC should the visit in the future, at least in Denmark and Norway, at least one of races, preferably also in Finland, meaning by Kymi Ring

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by kurski

Big chance that Volvo/Polestar will withdraw from STCC next season. Polestar will reform into new name.

Without Volvo STCC as we know it is pretty much dead in the water, isn't it?

[Metzo]

depending on if volvo would sell their cars and let them be entered by independent teams, i think stcc could survive for one season without a manufacturer, then maybe they could adopt the tcr rules.

though i don't how it would be about organisation or the fan and media interests without volvo.

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by Metzo

depending on if volvo would sell their cars and let them be entered by independent teams, i think stcc could survive for one season without a manufacturer, then maybe they could adopt the tcr rules.

though i don't how it would be about organisation or the fan and media interests without volvo.

They seem to have lost most of that with the TTA-split anyway, so I guess it won't make much of a difference.

[DS"]

Originally Posted by DS"

Well, if Volvo makes true on their "promise" to "reconsider their motorsport activities", then we might have our nosedive here.

Originally Posted by kurski

Big chance that Volvo/Polestar will withdraw from STCC next season. Polestar will reform into new name.

I guess it has begun then. I just hope that Volvo pulling out of STCC isn't the end of it then. Perhaps some teams can form a TCR-Series that rises out of the ashes. The Kristoffersons could run a VW Golf for example, Westcoast Racing has Civics, so the ingredients could or in some cases are already there.

[porsche962fan]

can someone give the STCC its mercy bullet in the head already ?

[Metzo]

Originally Posted by porsche962fan

can someone give the STCC its mercy bullet in the head already ?

why?

[Speed-King]

Because it's very clearly a dead-end and sometimes the old things have to die to make way for new ideas.

[kurski]

Originally Posted by FIRE

Smart decision.

Keep an eye on the development of TCR and than decide in 2017 what rules are used in 2018.

Emma said the cars will change next year or 2017. She said also perhaps the BTCC car and it brings again a lot of new*teams

[Metzo]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

Because it's very clearly a dead-end and sometimes the old things have to die to make way for new ideas.

i agree that the current regulations are a dead end but that doesnt mean the entire series doesnt have a future, it would be better if the would use the tcr regulations from 2016 or 17 on instead of folding the stcc completly.

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by Metzo

i agree that the current regulations are a dead end but that doesnt mean the entire series doesnt have a future, it would be better if the would use the tcr regulations from 2016 or 17 on instead of folding the stcc completly.

What is "STCC", though?

Does the brand name still carry any positive connotations for Swedish spectators?
And what about the current leadership team? Do they need to go for people to believe that things will get better?!

If "No" is the answer for the first and "Yes" the answer for the second question, there's no need to keep the STCC-name or the people.

[DS"]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

What is "STCC", though?

Does the brand name still carry any positive connotations for Swedish spectators?
And what about the current leadership team? Do they need to go for people to believe that things will get better?!

If "No" is the answer for the first and "Yes" the answer for the second question, there's no need to keep the STCC-name or the people.

I guess it's like DTM in Germany: Fond memories that can't really hold up to today's product.

[PorscheFanNo1]

Lots of spectators this weekend at Gelleråsen, which is positive. Grandstand looked packed and lots of spectators in the grass hill. I guess the fact that STCC did not run here last year and that the Prince won the last race at Falkenberg contributed to more spectators showing up. Strange thing is that I havent heard any numbers on it, one would guess that when the spectator numbers for once is on a high they would like to use that.

[kurski]

Fredrik Ekblom wins final race at Knutstorp while Thed Björk secures the 2015 STCC title.

[Adamcas87]

any news or rumours on next year seems quiet