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Don't forget Castle Combe held the F3/ British GT package for many years , only losing it when their noise levels were reduced after a Court case.Whether that would be a problem I don't know , but depending on the level of the series , I could see the series headlining the July meeting organised by the BRSCC .
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Would love to see the British GT package and TCR-UK race at Anglesey on the Coastal circuit. The best circuit to race on in the country and views to die for.
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Superstars came to UK at least once as Autosport sent me to Donington Park to cover it as a photographer.
It was quite an interesting mix of big engined saloons, and I think deserved better. |
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https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017...un-alone-2018/
So no grid limit and championship will be stand alone. I don't think this no grid limit is good thing. In TCR International even with 20 cars they have big crashes at the races start, and in TCR Germany with 40+ they have half race under safety car. |
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https://www.touringcartimes.com/2017...un-alone-2018/
TCR UK to run alone and will have no entry limits. Apparently there been "more than 50 serious enquiries from teams and drivers". No wonder they can't race with any other series. It could be a TCR festival each time they race. |
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Hmm surprising, but I admire their bravery.
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or they could adopt the old DTM format from around 1990 -1992 in that format the 16 fastest qualifiers were granted automatic main race entries the rest of them had to do a "qualification race" before the actual race and only the top 18 finishers or so were allowed to take part in the main race Last edited by porsche962fan; 21 Aug 2017 at 21:37. |
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with standalone events they will get just a few hundred spectators, like club racing.
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I guess that means we could have a few guest appearances in the championship
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Wow, it looks like this is going to really snowball in to something potentially quite special. Would be great to see it tie in with the TOCA package at some point in the future (I'm guessing the reason being that at the moment, the TOCA support package is full).
I can see the success of this series having a big impact on stuff like Mini Challenge and Clios, which I think would be a shame as I've always liked a good competitive one make series. Perhaps they will have to readjust the type of driver they're aiming for (by slowing cars down and reducing budgets) just to make sure there is a large enough gap between themselves and TCR. Basically resulting in a tin top career ladder of: Clios/Minis>TCR>BTCC It seems like Clios and Minis are pretty sophisticated bits of kit, maybe it would be wise to allow them to regress a little as they aren't a million miles away from a BTCC car and squeezing TCR between the two IMO will be unsustainable for all series to co-exist easily together. Anyway, I was dubious at first but this looks like it could be a great addition to the UK Motorsport scene, hopefully without denting the BTCC too much (which I don't think it will). |
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If it's using a business model similar to Creventic, where the drivers are the main focus as an income, rather than fans, then having 20 spectators won't matter.
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So from those '50' serious enquiries how many does anyone reckon will hit?
Taking into account it being its first year, with some making a final call to wait and see how it goes, I'd say a 25 car grid could be pretty possible. I'd be happy with anything above 22. I know TCR Germany gets a lot of safety car action due to the mega grids, but it really is a great spectacle Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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The Toca 32 car limit is due to that being the smallest maximum grid for the circuits they attend. Knockhilll and I think one other have a max of 32.
Does that split heat format as mentioned in the article mean a ball draw heat 1 or 2 and no qualifying with top half of each into A final bottom half into B final. Or will they qualify (possibly in more than one group) with odds and evens from the overall timing screen going to Heats 1 or 2, with the finals as above? If it's the latter, they would be taking up a fair chunk of a single day meeting. It's little wonder they would be running standalone, I can't see many other series allowing that much track time. Of course inviting locally based supports would help to attract series following spectators whilst building their own fanbase. Last edited by ScotsBrutesFan; 22 Aug 2017 at 22:41. |
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Just the fact that it'll be a British touring car championship without the constant bickering about FWD vs. RWD makes it an exiting prospect already
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Getting TCR in the minds of the general public will be the point where BTCC is at threat, and this could happen if people have 'names' to follow. If Team Dynamics and WSR are serious about their concerns over NGTC BoP, adopting TCR could see the likes of Shedden, Turkington and Jordan (all former BTCC champions) considering a move. If that were to happen, then overnight the TCR package would become a serious threat to BTCC. Motorbase are also struggling for results in BTCC, and have expressed an interest in TCR. There are already TCR Ford (and Hondas) so the switch could be relatively easy. I don't think it is far from feasible (given talk already being made) to see the following in TCR within 3 yrs: WSR BMW - Turkington and Jordan TD Honda - Shedden and Simpson Motorbase Ford - Jackson and Butcher 888 Subaru (WRX) - Sutton and Taylor-Smith |
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so those teams would walk away from their successful campaigns in by far the biggest series in the UK with massive spectators and TV and profile to one that doesnt have any of that, and doesn't allow their manufacturer support or even allow RWD? lol.
oh and teams are constantly complaining in TCR about balance of performance issues! i dont think youve thought this through very well. |
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What I imagine is most likely is BTCC teams playing it safe by entering TCR while staying in BTCC.
Yeh it might cost a little more but TCR budgets are reasonable and they could even enter several cars with a mix of paying Am's, and new talent to test for their BTCC future seats. With feet in both BTCC and TCR UK, teams can let the racing determine the success of either. The way I see it there's 3 possible outcomes: 1- TCR struggles to gain momentum and BTCC stays dominant (seems less likely with the '50 interested parties' statement but will count on them til they're on the grid) 2- TCR establishes itself well as a viable option between Mini/VW Cups and BTCC. BTCC remains dominant 3- TCR establishes itself as a cheaper alternative to BTCC, and with lower budgets eventually brings more runners over to TCR, and TCR UK becomes more dominant over time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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the amount of car numbers doesn't actually mean anything. there are all sorts of series in the UK that have huge grids and close racing but that doesn't make them massively popular with the public or manufacturers or major sponsors.
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Motorbase are already looking at TCR, and have struggled to make a full BTCC season previously, WSR haven't always been BTCC only. A number of TCR cars are already Manufacturer backed and developed. The next 1-series is FWD, and there is already a Subaru WRX TCR car. The reasons for some of the top teams to not leave BTCC only have limited influence in the long term. Assuming that BTCC teams won't leave is the threat to BTCC. |
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