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23 Aug 2009, 18:27 (Ref:2526815) | #1 | ||
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LM Intercontinental Cup (thread closed)
It's a while off (and I'm yet to be convinced it's going to happen) yet, but this deserves a thread of its own. The ACO are going to launch the "WLMS", or Intercontinental Cup.
I'd like to know what would make/will make the calendar for 2011 (?) I'd love a calendar like this: Sebring 12 Hours (double points) Zandvoort/Assen (2hrs) Donnington 1000km Nurburgring (2 hrs) Spa 1000km ----Break for Le Mans---- Suzuka (2hrs) Fuji (2hrs) Estern Creek (2hrs - probably the least likely on this calendar!) Road America (2hrs) Mid-Ohio (2hrs) Petit Le Mans, Season finale. (double points) And is to be just for LMP1 cars? Last edited by Gingers4Justice; 23 Aug 2009 at 18:57. |
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Why 2 hour races in Europe? Thats not really attractive for LMS teams
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This Intercontinental Cup will only really compromise of the top LMP1 teams, and the LMS and ALMS would continue? Oh, and I forgot Donnington. |
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23 Aug 2009, 19:20 (Ref:2526828) | #4 | ||
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I'd think any Asian rounds would be after Petit Le Mans.
I'd think the LMS and ALMS would continue as regional championships for those that choose not to go continental. There's quite a few cars on the grid that probably wouldn't have the budget to race intercontinental so there should be a championship to accommodate them. |
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[own opinion alert on] I did not like when FIA-GT introduced their sprint style racing and I don't like it ewhen it comes to le mans prototypes especially. So much for my own opinion. [own opinion alert off] Your schedule makes no sense at all distance wise during the european rounds. As much as I may hurt dutch feelings now but Zandvoort and Assen are the not really suited for prototype racing. Well Assen maybe with its parking lot like runoffs but thats another topic. Donington is becoming a bad formula 1 joke. While it suited LMS races very well on the "old" layouts the new one provocates sprint style racing. So it would suit your idea but not the racing at all. 1000km there ? Come on. 2 hours would be really enough. Sebring 12h are also there just because of its own tradition. Why not turning it into a 6 heat / 3 per day and 2h long each race over a saturday and sunday? So the odd spectator still can do other things and racing aint so important at all. Why has Spa a 1000km slot? just because a tradition you dumped with the 2h idea ? I go with Andrew here mainly. And I too think that not each and all racing should run after what a tv station dictates. An intercontinental cup could be run even now. Some teams move between ALMS and LMS back and forth even now. the asian challenge is another topic on the desk there. Proposed for two years now but only ending in a two heat race at Okayama so far. If it takes place that is. I am sorry. If LMS and GT classes there turn F1 sprint style I 'll be turned off completely. I just wait for races to be decided in pitlane then |
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Some good points there Andy.
I can see it being more like this: Sebring - 12hour Spa - 6 Hour Le Mans - 24 Hour Petite Le Mans - 10 Hour Fuji (or other) - 6 Hour That way the big three are in plus Asia gets a race too and Spa fills a gap. The ALMS, LMS and Asian LMS fit in around these. |
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Why Donington over Silverstone? Donington was good but it cant match Silverstone imo, i would love the calender to look something like this:
Daytona 24 hours Sebring 12 hours Monza 1000km Long Beach 500km Mid Ohio 500km ------ LM 24 hours ------ Algarve Portimao 4 hour twilight race Fuji 1000km Bathurst 1000km Spa 1000km Silverstone 1000km Petit Le Mans 500 miles of Zolder it would never happen, but boy oh boy would it be good, Bathurst and the LMP's would be automotive heaven. |
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I hate to say it, but Silverstone just doesn't do it for me in certain ways like Donington does. Donington actually has hills, and trees within sight of the track. Also, while the number of corners at Silverstone has more than doubled since 1950 (8 to 17 now), the only pre-existing corner that matters that will be altered is Coppice. In plan form, I think the new configuration is something of an improvement in that it gets rid of the ridiculously obvious slap-on "International Loop" that was added to bring the track up to 2.5 miles (4km). Also, Silverstone looks relatively "flat and easy" because everything has been pushed back so far from the track itself that it's hard to get real perspective around much of the lap.
DJ, Assen would be a better LMP/GT circuit than Zolder. They've added too many extra chicanes and esse bends to that particular Belgian circuit for it to provide much scope for actual racing. |
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Having been to LMS races at both Donington and Silverstone I can honestly say that whilst Donington is probably a slighty more picturesque circuit cos it has a few trees and some inclines, the garages, paddock, grandstands and facilities are 3rd rate at best (I know that might change if they ever get the money to do the work for the GP), but Silverstone is head and shoulders above Donington in all of those respects, and for those that can walk around the circuit there are some great viewing (and photo) opportunities, it's just that sooo many people can't be bothered to walk around the circuit, and in a 1000k's race there is plenty of time! And those that have walked around will know that the circuit isn't completely flat, it just doesn't have the obvious gradient changes that Donington has.
Anyway, back to topic, I presume the intercontinental cup will be made of existing races, plus an Asian one or two of some description. There is no point in creating races just for a new cup, I guess the idea is to try and encourage teams from Europe and America to compete against each other more often than Sebring, LM and PLM. And again, I guess, the class winners will each recieve an auto entry to the following years LM. |
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24 Aug 2009, 08:33 (Ref:2527125) | #11 | |
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Sebring 12 hours
Long Beach 500km Spa 1000km Norisring 2x 500km races Algarve Portimao 1000km (Like dj said a twilight race..) ------ LM 24 hours ------ Road America 1000 km Silverstone 1000km Assen 2x 500 km races Petit Le Mans Fuji 1000km That would do |
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The Intercontinental Cup will probably consist of the ACO giving out points for Sebring, Petit a couple of Asian Le Mans rounds (assuming they come to be ) and a couple of LMS rounds + Le Mans.
However if I was to put together a Le Mans World Series this is what I would propose: 1. Daytona 24 Hours 2. Sebring 12 Hours 3. Philip Island 1000km 4. Monza 1000km 5. Spa 1000km 6. Le Mans 24 Hours 7. Norisring 200 miles 8. Silverstone 1000km 9. Nurburgring 1000km 10. Fuji 1000km 11. Petit Le Mans 12. Mil Milhas (Interlagos) The series would be run with P1 cars only, racing in a class called P1/W, a seperate class to the P1 cars in the LMS/ALMS/Asian championships. The Daytona 24 will operate like Le Mans with cars coming from all kinds of series to compete in it, same goes for the Mil Milhas. The Norising 200 miles will be for P1/W cars only. |
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Assen ain't gonna happen, they only have the opportunity to hold international racing on 4 different weekends and those have already been given to the TT, WSBK, ETRC and A1GP. Zandvoort however is possible so you're still getting what you'd want. Zandvoort has the possebility to hold racing of any loudness on 12 days every year, on all other days the "average noise" must not exceed a certain maximum.
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here's part of an article telling us more.
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A calendar for the Intercontinental Cup would be composed of major ALMS, LMS and Asian LMS rounds. |
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The interview mentions a 3rd venue as ideal. Road America? Which circuits would have a paddock that could hold 40+ cars, for example?
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Mosport may be able to hold a large grid, and has a history. Certainly Road America could, and if Miller stayed on the calendar, it would be a perfect facility for the IC + ALMS event, but promotion would need to be fixed to keep it on the schedule. I'd like to see the addition of Brands Hatch for a 1000km event. Hearken back to the old world sports car championships of old. Now if Daytona could be loosened from the grip of NASCAR and Grand-Am, along with Watkins we'd be cooking with gas!
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Little has been mentioned publicaly but plenty of manufactuer's and team's seem to be banking on this LM 'World' Series.
I don't think it can consist of much more than half a dozen races, otherwise all but the very best funded teams could compete. I'd go for- Silverstone Spa Sebring PLM .......plus two Asian events. I'd hope such a small calender would encourage the likes of P&M and Dyson to take part, with Peugeot, Oreca, Pescarolo etc. going to the US. |
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interesting, this idea....
a 500 miler at RoadAmerica instead of this 1000K stuff...what's a "K" anyways. RoadATL's paddock was pretty stacked last year but you must keep in mind that roadcourse's paddock areas in the states are vastly different than europe's. they'll find some room and pave a bit more of the infield, if needed. i've only seen the paddock area at Brands' in person, and it was NICE compared. speaking of Brands Hatch: Quote:
i think we are all dreaming if Daytona will be involved....but let's see what they come up with....sure it will be wonderful i'm all for the world championship again...i hate this 2 or 3 separate series'. seems like we're trying to isolate ourselves again... right now, can't blame some other countries wanting to seperate themselves from the United States |
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What's wrong with Laguna Seca?
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Formula BMW, Cooper Atlantic by Mazda, Patron GT3, Star Mazda, Jetta TDi Cup, and IMSA Lites this weekend with the ALMS at Mosport. That is six, isn't it? Add World Challenge GT and TC, IRL, Indy Lights, and a few other regular support events, and filling time on an ALMS weekend isn't hard to do. Car counts are a whole 'nother story.
Of course, given my taste of IRL at Toronto, I have seen the worst and I can assume if the IRL promotes St. Pete (AGR), Long Beach, and Mid-O, maybe your point gains more traction. But LB seems to be pretty stacked with World Challenge, ALMS, drifting, Lites and IndyCars... but I guess this is getting off topic. As far as Classic Endurance Racing goes, the ALMS needs to align themselves with historic racing series, especially historic F1 and Sports Cars, because they are very much in the same vein as the ALMS. Not to mention, for the ALMS fan it would be a spectacular opportunity to see those historic cars, because on balance the little money I have would go to an ALMS weekend over an historic weekend. I think Laguna would be cool for the IC, but along with Road America I don't it on the calendar. Of course, convincing teams and the ACO of my schedule may be tough. Ideally I'd like to see: (Daytona 24h - dreaming) Sebring 12h Spa 1000km Brands 1000km (Silverstone [Tourist Trophy], then Donnington in order of replacement) (Le Mans - part of the Cup?) Nurburgring 1000km Mosport 1000km (despite the fact drivers are scared of 1000k's at Mosport) Petit Le Mans 10h or 1000miles Suzuka 1000km (or Okayama, but were this the Poka 1000, that would be very cool!) Chris |
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