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Considering how interesting GT2 will be this year in both ALMS and LMS, it is certainly a shame that SRO fouled it up for FIA-GT. I can't believe the Spa 24 hours is being left to rot. The Vitaphone/Phoenix and Vitaphone/PeKa/SRT clashes of the last few years will be hard to recreate with the planned crop of participants for this years race. My only hope is that lots of good GT2 teams show up to have some fun.
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My bet is that a GT3 will win that race, probably the Audi Excellent piece by Graham G on DSC |
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I do wonder why the ACO kept GT1 on board this year- maybe to give themselves an opportunity to see Ratel's 'Brave New World' at first hand in the context of an ACO endurance race, rather than a 1-hour sprint, to help them decide whether they want anything further to do with it, or whether the future of ACO GT racing will be purely GT2-based.... Could this spell the demise of GT2 altogether in FIA form?- Ratel might think he can revive the class for 2011, but as Graham suggests in the excellent DSC piece, if the competitors have jumped ship this year for LMS and GT Open, will he be able to get them back? If GT1 at Le Mans this year is a bust, with a handful of finishers well down the field, could we end up with a total split in GT racing in Europe beyond 2011, with Ratel and the FIA going the GT1 and GT3/4 route, while the ACO and Le Mans opt for a GT2-based class, maybe with GT Open aligning themselves more with the ACO as a means of qualifying for a LM entry? Last edited by KA; 6 Mar 2010 at 15:50. |
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The Spa organisers must be eyeing this situation nervously- they could be staring down the barrel of a future running essentially a Belgian national event with a gridful of gentleman amateurs in GT3/4 cars....No disrespect to that, but Spa ought to be one of the major dates of the season, and a low-profile GT3/4 grid won't give them that...
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Another idea could be that the ACO took the 24 Hours of Spa as a "revenge race" after the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the same non-championship status. Or it could partner with other 8-12 hour GT2 / GT3 / GT4 races across Europe at a less professional level than the Euro LMS (say GT Open). |
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As a consequence, I'd expect to see large gaps instead of drivers names on entry lists until very late in the day. Hopefully... |
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If worked right, they could attract some of the 'out of date' GT1 cars? There are loads of them around, and nowhere to race...
Given the current state of GT3, I'd happily watch them for 24 hours, if they were certain to keep going! Fast, close racing, BIG fields. I'd love Spa to become the GT 24 hours, with GT1/2/3/4 all running together. Could make for a fascinating race. |
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Very strange, because as far as I can tell, only Porsche seems to be interested in using hybrid technology to GT racing. Ratel has different things in mind for GT2 than the ACO who is in favor of cost saving. |
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I personally believe the P1 hybrid rules will be applied to GTE when the new regulations come into froce in 2014.
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