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19 May 2003, 20:44 (Ref:603928)
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A World Sports Car Championship - how about this for a idea?
A World Sports Car Championship - how about this for a idea?
Right I was thinking about this at work today. The idea is quite simple IMO. This is this idea - The ALMS and the New Le Mans Tournmant run as two standalone championships, and each round counts towards the respective championship. The world championship would be made up of 4 rounds from each championship. So this rounds would be worth double points. This would make up an 8 round world championship. Now this would mean that the calander needs to be worked out so that races do clash, this is so teams can do all the races or just some of them. What do people think? |
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19 May 2003, 20:51 (Ref:603935)
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*flashbacks to the irl/cart topics*
i have some similar proposals which may appear in the cart/irl forums......anyways...back to the gts |
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20 May 2003, 12:18 (Ref:604606)
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Re: A World Sports Car Championship - how about this for a idea?
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Do you imagine how much does it cost to trasfer cars, material and personnel over the ocean? It's a very important cost for F1 teams... just think how much of the budget of a normal Sportscar team it will take... It will be marvellous, but, for this economical period, impossible to organize. Last edited by Fulvio; 20 May 2003 at 12:18. |
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20 May 2003, 12:33 (Ref:604632)
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How about NO separate ALMS or LM Tournament, but a Proper 8 race World Championship of 1000km ,12 or 24 Hr races. Just Imagine, a calendar like this;
Sebring Silverstone 1000km Le Mans Monza 1000km Spa 1000km Old Nurburgring 1000km ( i know i'm dreaming now ) Petits Le Mans Well a man can dream ......................... |
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20 May 2003, 12:37 (Ref:604643)
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I left off Kyalami 6 hrs, but as this track is not what it once was , how about Fuji, or Brands Hatch, or even Mexico
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20 May 2003, 13:28 (Ref:604707)
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How about the Sandown 1000km.......maybe it could be successful 3rd time around.
A WSC is what everyone desires, but the question has to be asked that if it was going to happen would it have happened by now? Especially as the we aren't in a boom period for Sportscars at the moment like we were a few years ago. |
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20 May 2003, 13:42 (Ref:604737)
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we've said it before- Sebring, claim daytona again, 12 hours at the glen,- Fuji-Suzuka-Lemans Spa, Monza petit lemans and the bathurst 24
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20 May 2003, 15:48 (Ref:604913)
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Re: Re: A World Sports Car Championship - how about this for a idea?
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20 May 2003, 18:30 (Ref:605139)
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On many threads concerning or related to this subject, Fulvio's main point about the high international transport costs would not only be difficult in these economic times, but would limit participation to only the high-budget teams that currently race...
As I have said on many occasions, there is only one way around this.... Whoever the governing body would be (ACO or whoever) would have to cut big sponsorship deals with a large multi-national corp. air freight company, major cargo aircraft builder, or whatever to make it worth their while to be the "Official Tarnsporter" of the Series to ship the teams to wherever in the world to race..... Otherwise, just for economic reasons alone, not to mention increased participation among teams, builders, etc, I like the route they are seeming to go with it in reality for next year...but I would like to see a European Series that would get the same perks (Outside of the Tournament) that ALMS Season champions in the various classes will seem to get concerning Le Mans invites... |
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22 May 2003, 09:45 (Ref:606619)
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If it can get built up into a world event, such as F1 i would love it, especially if more road cars are involved, and it gets on TV. and not at some stupid time...why is C4 against putting the GTs on at a resonable time? i think there would be the interest...
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22 May 2003, 18:58 (Ref:607139)
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Absolutely. I also agree with LC2guy's list of venues, though whilst we're at it, let's revive the Targa!!!
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22 May 2003, 19:40 (Ref:607165)
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I Guess we can dream....let's start looking for the air freight carrier, or the fields will look like the FIA-SCC races...teams just won't have the $$$ to travel that far that often over the course of the season...
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22 May 2003, 23:43 (Ref:607325)
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If they could fly thru the ocean in 70s and 80s why they cannot do it now??
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23 May 2003, 00:16 (Ref:607330)
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Easy answer... in the '70s and in the '80 it was possible to have important championships differents from F1, so there was a lot more money for the teams racing in SportsCar.. and, with the money, everything become easy.
Audi and Bentley are able to race in LM and in the ALMS.. no one more... just ask yourself why... probably becouse they're the only SportsCar team with the amount of budget necessary for flying over the ocean.... No money, no racing ... it's an easy equation. Last edited by Fulvio; 23 May 2003 at 00:20. |
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23 May 2003, 09:55 (Ref:607576)
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Still be a great idea though...
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23 May 2003, 12:12 (Ref:607745)
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Sad future, but nice discussion for us 
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27 May 2003, 10:22 (Ref:611276)
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Maybe not such a sad future because like youn said it can be discussed here and then it will be discussed elsewhere. If enough interest is generated sooner or later it will pick up in the way that we want it to.
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27 May 2003, 14:48 (Ref:611522)
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I would agree that the seeds usually get planted in places like here...and it is obvious that racers, owners, and others check out this site, so it is not like the fans alone are reading and sharing...
Putting if forward may get the "in-speak" groups in racing itself talking... Anybody got a phone number for Federal Express, UPS, DHL Courier, or any other air freight or air cargo carriers??? |
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