2018 Australian GT Championship

[D.R.T.]

Originally Posted by peckstar

I was out so only saw the last few laps, why did it finish early? an incident or weather or other issues?

Time certain finish peckstar. Plenty of categories to fit in and the GTs had already been granted an increase of Sunday track time with the overnight changes.

All that said - I think they completed 81 of 85 laps. Not a big issue

[D.R.T.]

Miedecke Motorsport thanks to their facebook account announced their new Aston Martin.

Both George and Andrew Miedeke are giving the brand new car its first hit out this weekend at Sydney Motorsport Park and Round 2 of the NSW Production Sports Car Championship.

Look forward to seeing the car at future Australian GT Championship rounds.

[nafe!]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

Miedecke Motorsport thanks to their facebook account announced their new Aston Martin.

Both George and Andrew Miedeke are giving the brand new car its first hit out this weekend at Sydney Motorsport Park and Round 2 of the NSW Production Sports Car Championship.

Look forward to seeing the car at future Australian GT Championship rounds.

I have become accustomed to hoping to see these ghost GT3 and GT4 Aston Martins appear at many of the events they claim their intention to attend

[D.R.T.]

The CAMS Australian GT Championship heads to Sandown Park Raceway this weekend for Round 3 of the season, with a field of 29-cars.

European LMP3 race winner Ricky Capo will line up alongside Steven Richards in the BMW Team SRM M6 GT3 at the Sandown’s third round of the Australian GT Championship this weekend.

The AGT action at Sandown kicks off with practice on Friday afternoon, before three 40-minute races split across Saturday and Sunday.

https://australiangt.com.au/2018/05/...driver-line-up

[D.R.T.]

29 car entry list confirmed for Sandown this weekend

https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/05/09...wn-entry-list/

[peckstar]

Pit stop parity system means John Martin wont race

[D.R.T.]

You get to see more of Liam Talbot though

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

You get to see more of Liam Talbot though

wont see anymore or see any less

wont be spending my mothers day streaming a race where they have this dodgy driver penalty system

[D.R.T.]

The beauty is the coverage is archived and you can stream it on Monday.

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

The beauty is the coverage is archived and you can stream it on Monday.

sorry, washing my hair.

fake pit stop system reduces almost any interest apart from reading a report

last year the two events for trophy series and Championship series saw 28 cars, this year we are currently 1 more with 29 but in one event

[Bcarr6]

Originally Posted by peckstar

sorry, washing my hair.

fake pit stop system reduces almost any interest apart from reading a report

last year the two events for trophy series and Championship series saw 28 cars, this year we are currently 1 more with 29 but in one event

What about tuesday?

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by Bcarr6

What about tuesday?

I imagine i will read the report on sunday, highly doubtful i will re-read it on tuesday

[D.R.T.]

Originally Posted by peckstar

fake pit stop system reduces almost any interest apart from reading a report

Looking at the entry - apart from Steven Richards the rest of the cars are Am drivers so the pit stop times should be similar if not the same providing for an entertaining race.

Peter Edwards rolling out the 458 at Sandown, not doubt whilst the 488 receives some TLC from JBs Bends bingle

[D.R.T.]

Live Timing (Friday to Sunday) and Free Live Streaming on Sunday via http://www.thenationals.com.au/

[D.R.T.]

Broadcast of Race 2 from Sandown can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuFNTsET7I8

[Tourer]

New owner for Aus GT?
Remains to be seen if CAMS rubber stamp the change of ownership I guess.

Quinny's given it a good shake but time for someone else to have a go. Wonder if it'll be a "steady as she goes" approach or a paradigm shift (assuming it goes ahead).

[D.R.T.]

Originally Posted by Tourer

New owner for Aus GT?
Remains to be seen if CAMS rubber stamp the change of ownership I guess.

Quinny's given it a good shake but time for someone else to have a go. Wonder if it'll be a "steady as she goes" approach or a paradigm shift (assuming it goes ahead).

All seems pretty positive for the sale to go through.

I think the current format is sound so hopefully no paradigm shifts are in order.

Sad to see Quinn go - he did a lot for the category but seems to have lost the fight in the last 12 months

[Bcarr6]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

All seems pretty positive for the sale to go through.

I think the current format is sound so hopefully no paradigm shifts are in order.

Sad to see Quinn go - he did a lot for the category but seems to have lost the fight in the last 12 months

Wonder if he'll stay on and race

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

All seems pretty positive for the sale to go through.

I think the current format is sound so hopefully no paradigm shifts are in order.

Sad to see Quinn go - he did a lot for the category but seems to have lost the fight in the last 12 months

Agree -will be sad to see TQ go but he seems to have lost that edge of enthusiasm re managing the category & if the deal is right, he can leave it in the hands of someone who'll keep it rolling.

Also agree on format generally, I'm not personally a fan at all of the variable timed pit stops but it is what it is.

[D.R.T.]

Originally Posted by Tourer

Agree -will be sad to see TQ go but he seems to have lost that edge of enthusiasm re managing the category & if the deal is right, he can leave it in the hands of someone who'll keep it rolling.

Also agree on format generally, I'm not personally a fan at all of the variable timed pit stops but it is what it is.

It’s Pro/Am racing. What is the alternative for the current business model the series has set up?

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

It’s Pro/Am racing. What is the alternative for the current business model the series has set up?

GT3 racing all around the world is Pro/Am racing and nobody has such an excessively complicated penalty system.

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

It’s Pro/Am racing. What is the alternative for the current business model the series has set up?

like Speed-King says, GT3 pretty much everywhere is pro/am and gets by. Like I say, personally I don't like the variable timed pitstops but it may be what they need to do so that some competitors keep taking part.

[D.R.T.]

Originally Posted by Tourer

like Speed-King says, GT3 pretty much everywhere is pro/am and gets by. Like I say, personally I don't like the variable timed pitstops but it may be what they need to do so that some competitors keep taking part.

And that’s it - this is Australia and not the rest of the world.

Australian GT exits because of the AM’s and they want a chance to win. Rightly or wrongly - the Championship exists because of this.

Full Pro /Am would be ideal but it’s not realistic at the current time

[GROUPA]

Where does Jim Manolios get his funds from other than tyres & winery - it's certainly not from car racing wins for he is a mobile sped hump

[nafe!]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

GT3 racing all around the world is Pro/Am racing and nobody has such an excessively complicated penalty system.

+1

Essentially every gt category in the world exists due to the AM part of the equation providing the numbers and funds to keep the series going.

But it seems like the rest of the world has multiple examples of systems and race formats that actually make watching the racing worth while.

Aus Gt wanted to take on the establishment and going by how active they are on social media they want spectators and the sponsorship exposure that comes with them. Problem is that the racing generally isn't genuine particularly in the sprint events. You start to get invested in the where the race is headed in the first stint and then bam the stupid pit stop times completely throw the race into a lottery and we have to watch potentially undeserving winners come through for a win when they weren't even in the picture prior to the pit stop. If theres a safety car the race is a complete farce with the handicap times still being applied. It doesn't make for good racing and a good portion of the best fans of gt racing in australia I've spoken to pretty much agree that aus gt is a average show atm.

If they want fans they are going to have to adopt a stronger pro am format system from an overseas formula.

Its a frustrating situation as a fan when you have a product that could be an amazing alternative to supercars but is currently held back by being so heavily waited towards the gentleman driver side of things. Like others have said they pay the bills and they are there for their own enjoyment not ours but i do hope that new management finds a way to strike a better balance that suits everyone in the end.