2015 Creventic 24H Series

[NaBUru38]

Creventic announced the 24 Hours of Paul Ricard to be held on 3-5 July 2015. It will join the Dubai 24h, Barcelona 24h, Zandvoort 12h, Mugello 12h and Hungary 12h races.

[GT6]

Link does not work

[Hawkwood]

Here you go
http://sportscar365.com/gt/24-hours-...ard-announced/

[GT6]

That is better

[NaBUru38]

I meant this link: www.24hpaulricard.com

[Coach Ep]

Creventic has posted a request to become a FIA international series:

http://sportscar365.com/gt/24hdubai/...series-status/

Another GT3 'golden era on the horizon' or is getting the FIA involved 'the beginning of the end'?

P.S. mods: can this topic be changed into 'Creventic 24H series 2015'?

[MagVanisher]

Hmm, I wonder if they'll add some more races like the Merdaka 12 Hours and Bathurst 12 Hours? Of course, that'll result in having 8 races.

[Graham Goodwin]

Originally Posted by MagVanisher

Hmm, I wonder if they'll add some more races like the Merdaka 12 Hours and Bathurst 12 Hours? Of course, that'll result in having 8 races.

Creventic have already had an involvement with the Bathurst 12 Hours but no longer do so

[Deleted]

Originally Posted by Graham Goodwin

Creventic have already had an involvement with the Bathurst 12 Hours but no longer do so

Is that how they managed to make main classes free again of the stupid minimum reference lap times and post qualifying BoP penalties?

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by Chiana

Is that how they managed to make main classes free again of the stupid minimum reference lap times and post qualifying BoP penalties?

I think it has more to do with the "upgrade" of the race itself. The race is open for GT3 and has become more important. They don't need Creventic anymore.

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by FIRE

I think it has more to do with the "upgrade" of the race itself. The race is open for GT3 and has become more important. They don't need Creventic anymore.

Yup, Bathurst is actually bigger than all the Creventic races bar maybe Dubai... all the others are very much amateur only events with only single digit GT3-numbers. Which is kinda cool in its own right, as it gives the whole thing an old-school endurance racing flair with races being won by several laps and with comeback drives from mechanical or accident challenge still possible, but that isn't what Bathurst is about anymore.

[TheDude]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

Yup, Bathurst is actually bigger than all the Creventic races bar maybe Dubai... all the others are very much amateur only events with only single digit GT3-numbers. Which is kinda cool in its own right, as it gives the whole thing an old-school endurance racing flair with races being won by several laps and with comeback drives from mechanical or accident challenge still possible, but that isn't what Bathurst is about anymore.

Have you seen the Dubai 24H entry list ?

20+ A6 cars, most of them GT3

[Rodger Davies]

He does say 'bar Dubai'. And he is right.

[Deleted]

RLM + full live streaming planned for the new Paul Ricard 24H:
http://www.creventic.com/uploads/pre...ICARD%20GB.doc

Detuned GT1 Corvette (C6.R-006) still eglible for A6

[Deleted]

http://sportscar365.com/gt/24hseries...tional-status/

They've received unternational FIA status and stuff, but get this - there's separate Ladies Cup for female drivers! Ehh

One of the things that always separated motor racing from majority of other sports was that there were no separate divisions for gender...

[andy97]

Perhaps they should take over the running of the Dunlop Silverstone 24????

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by andy97

Perhaps they should take over the running of the Dunlop Silverstone 24????

Why?

Creventic seem to have their plate quite full by now with 3 24h and 3 12h races.

And I really don't mind a few 24h events staying independent.

[Coach Ep]

FIA status is the beginning of the end, we won't see 95 cars or so at the start of the Dubai 24H in 2016....

[Deleted]

Originally Posted by Coach Ep

FIA status is the beginning of the end, we won't see 95 cars or so at the start of the Dubai 24H in 2016....

But there is no danger of FIA demanding there to be more asphalt runoff for these cars at Dubai

Anyway, VLN did the same, that's more worrysome

[andy97]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

Why?

Creventic seem to have their plate quite full by now with 3 24h and 3 12h races.

And I really don't mind a few 24h events staying independent.

To have a consistent set of regs internationally and to encourage their data base of international teams to come to thee UK.

[NaBUru38]

The 2015 Dubai 24h entry list has been updated.

There's 27 entries in the A6 / GT3 class, which include:

#2 Black Falcon Mercedes - O Webb, Y Buurman, A Al Fasal, H Haput.
#3 Black Falcon Mercedes - B Schneider, J Bleekemolen, K Al Qubisi, A Simonsen.
#4 Praha Ferrari - P Kox, M Malucelli, Jirik, Pisarik.
#12 Fach Porsche - M Ragginer, C de Philippi, O Klohs, J Richter.
#19 V8 Corvette - N Pastorelli, M Ramos, Van t'Hoff, Abresch, Nathan.
#23 Nissan Academy - F Strauss, R Sánchez, A Bin Khanen, G Paletou.
#28 KPM Aston Martin - S Mücke, P White.
#30 Ram Mercedes - T Onslow-Cole, A Christodolou, T Jaeger, C Arya.
#69 Gulf Lamborghini - J Campbell-Walter, S Hall, R Goethe, F Fatien.

Other notable drivers are Jörg Müller (#74 BMW M235i) and Cyndie Allemann (#90 Seat León Supercopa).

[Deleted]

Has V8 Racing/SRT abandoned the downtuned GT1 C6.R?

[Planty]

Calendar now got Brno finale - takes The Epilog, wich is tratitional venue from its original 6 to 12 hours. (Altrough last year there in was only 2hrs due to lack of entries.)
Previous winners includes drivers like Dieter Quester, Jan Charouz, Adam Lacko, Stefan Rosina, Thed Bjork, Tomas Enge, Stefan Mucke, Michele Rugolo, Nicola Cadei, Michael Vorba, Andrej Studenic and cars like Mercedes CLK DTM, Audi A4 DTM, Corvette GT1 (where else DTM cars finished in 6hr race? ))

Of course DTM cars are now prohibited from starting.

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by Planty

(where else DTM cars finished in 6hr race? ))

A modified DTM car won the 2003 Nurburgring 24h.

[JorritVD]

Originally Posted by Chiana

Has V8 Racing/SRT abandoned the downtuned GT1 C6.R?

No