2010 Australian GT...

**gomick** · 15 Mar 2010, 01:03 (Ref:2652301)

Round 1 of the championship was held over the weekend at Adelaide as a support to the V8 Supercar category. Defending champion David Wall won all 3 races in his Porsche. There where some awesome cars out there & the big crowd loved hearing the noise other than v8's

- Dodge Vipers, Lamborghini's, Audi R8, Moslers, Maserati's & Ascari's just to name a few. Around 30 cars entered, am really looking forward to the next round at Albert Park when the F1 boys are in town

2010 Results/Points

tux1234 · 15 Mar 2010, 15:25 (Ref:2652731)

How come all the Aussie Gt3 cars have stunning paint jobs? Wish the British series was as well supported as the Australians.

**gomick** · 19 Mar 2010, 09:01 (Ref:2655419)

Paint jobs are good - maybe the British cars just need to lift there game!

cdsvg · 19 Mar 2010, 12:45 (Ref:2655539)

Seems that there was zero TV coverage, if I am not mistaken. This stuff is so much more interesting than the V8 Supertaxis.

KSM86 · 19 Mar 2010, 19:50 (Ref:2655957)

yep if only the bogans knew! anyway ive converted a few friends and we will be going to see them race at eastern creek.

**gomick** · 25 Mar 2010, 07:37 (Ref:2659640)

38 cars qualified for round 2 at Albert Park - F1 fans should be in for a good show

**gomick** · 31 Mar 2010, 10:55 (Ref:2664076)

Max Twigg & Porshe won 2 of the 3 races at the Albert Park GP round - race 2 was red flagged due to a start line incident involving an Aston Martin & some Lamborghini's, $1 million damage supposebly... Was action a plenty though, 40 cars on the grid, really is going great guns so far this year. Hopefully the fields remain large for the rest of the season...

Points

Birddog07 · 31 Mar 2010, 12:53 (Ref:2664153)

I've seen a few races in the past, and if I can get my hands on them I still watch them. Got race 3 to watch tomorrow, should be good.

SALEEN S7R · 31 Mar 2010, 22:10 (Ref:2664496)

How much slower was the pole time than the Aussie V8s times? Im guessing maybe 1.5-2.0 seconds?

cptkablamo · 1 Apr 2010, 02:27 (Ref:2664557)

Yeah, about that - if we take Fri Quali from both Series we have pole time of:

Australian GT:
1:59.2988* - Theo Koundouris (ACT) Porsche GT3 997 Cup

Australian V8
1:57.9308* - Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VE

mildura1963 · 1 Apr 2010, 02:40 (Ref:2664559)

I wonder what the Porsche's qualifying time would be if Whincup was steering it?

Tourer · 1 Apr 2010, 06:30 (Ref:2664592)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mildura1963

I wonder what the Porsche's qualifying time would be if Whincup was steering it?

Probably not much quicker coz GT management would ballast, air restrict & ride height the hell out it with Jamie as the driver.

porsche91722 · 1 Apr 2010, 06:51 (Ref:2664604)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mildura1963

I wonder what the Porsche's qualifying time would be if Whincup was steering it?

Considerably quicker. With no disrespect to the other guy, I would be thinking of somewhere in the vicinity of 5+ seconds.

kingers · 1 Apr 2010, 07:21 (Ref:2664616)

5 seconds?? Your not serious? Whincup would not be faster than David Wall in the same Porsche, Alex Davision would be about the only one who might be able to take it up to Wall at the moment & be a little bit quicker but it would only be 2 or 3 tenths at best. You have to remember how much weight David is carrying at the moment.

You have to remember that a V8supercar & a Porsche require a totally different driving style.

cheers

porsche91722 · 1 Apr 2010, 09:30 (Ref:2664676)

You're probably right with the 5 secs. My point was that, with all the variables aside, Jamie, given time to get used to the car would kick their collective arse's. A bit of a useless argument really, we won't be seeing it happen anytime shortly, which is a shame really. I would like to see the best of the v8 drivers get into some current GT2/3 cars on a regular basis and see how they would go. Just as a matter of interest, there is a time difference of many seconds a lap (depending on the track obviously) on a lot of the ALMS tracks between the pro's and the gentlemen drivers.

**gomick** · 31 May 2010, 08:55 (Ref:2701628)

Defending champion David Wall won both races at Eastern Creek over the weekend to extend his lead in the Championship Standings - once again there where good #'s with different marques competing....

AUSRSR · 1 Jun 2010, 01:23 (Ref:2702217)

How many cars did they write off this weekend?

cptkablamo · 1 Jun 2010, 05:13 (Ref:2702276)

Cars damaged, yes but I doubt any were written off...I stand to be corrected. They were foolish off the start line...

B24 · 1 Jun 2010, 09:52 (Ref:2702390)

It was a shame there was an accident as the rest of the day provided good clean racing.
Cant wait for the 12hr!

AUSRSR · 1 Jun 2010, 12:31 (Ref:2702473)

Quote:

Originally Posted by cptkablamo

Cars damaged, yes but I doubt any were written off...I stand to be corrected. They were foolish off the start line...

Absolutely. I was at turn 1 and I was almost in tears. They just don't think sometimes. However I think the Porsche running into the parked Ascari was scarier...Bowe was NOT impressed.

Good to see them running proper GT race lengths too. Bout bloody time.

**gomick** · 1 Jun 2010, 12:35 (Ref:2702478)

Yeah, the 2 x 1 hr races are a goer

- Pity about some of the amatuer accidents... Still, great to see the series building!

MillRat · 1 Jun 2010, 22:47 (Ref:2702862)

The beauty about Australian GT is that it is geared towards non-professional drivers, I.e. business owners who can afford to compete in the series. As such, only 2 professional "seeded" drivers are permitted at each event (I think the extended 1 hour races are different), and are heavily penalised with weight and air restrictors.

The downside to this catagory structuring of the GT championship is that the quality of the field is not as high as a fully professional catagory. On the flip side, this series would not exist in Australia if it wasn't for the non-professional owner-drivers, who are flooding to the sport in droves. It also means that nearly every driver is advertising their own business, and this is reflected by the wonderfully presented cars and paint schemes.

Lastly, the bogan, super taxi loving population in Australia are unfortunately a majority, and as such the Aussie GT series will probably never reach the heights of the V8 series. That being said, the catagory is better than it has ever been thanks to some excellent management by the series organisers, the cars competing at many top level national events (the F1's in Melbourne for example) and the decision to adopt international GT3 spec regulations.

With regards to lap times, sure the GT cars a little slower than the V8 rivals, however it must be remembered that the V8's cost about $1 million each, compared to the $500-600k for the GT cars. 1.5-2 seconds difference is nothing considering the difference in cost. Also, many of the regular GT drivers here in Australia also compete in international endruances racing, so they are not inexperienced, only non-professional (that is their main income is from another source other than racing cars).

In summary, Australian GT is booming, and by far the best catagory in Australia.

MillRat · 1 Jun 2010, 22:53 (Ref:2702864)

Also, some may remember in 2008 there was a 3.5hour GT race at Sandown. The race was a cracker and very, very enjoyable as a spectator. When the GT series then adopted the 2 x 1 hour race format I emailed the GT director to question why. The response was a cost saving excersise to keep the competors involved. The higher costs associated with the 3.5hour race were extra pit staff and fire proof equipment for the pit lane refuelling and tyre changes. Also, the cars had to be fitted with proper refuelling setup, which at that time not all the cars had.

I am very excited that the 12 race at Bathurst has allowed the GT cars to compete, as it will not only make the race interesting (the showroom cars were boring to watch over 12 hours), but will hopefully attract a few interenational entrants as well. Might be a great excuse to venture over to NSW for a weekend.

AUSRSR · 2 Jun 2010, 10:50 (Ref:2703109)

Absolutely no doubt about it that it's booming. Great for us enthusiasts. Now I've just gotta start saving for that DBRS9..

rich07 · 3 Jun 2010, 02:42 (Ref:2703579)

It would be nice to see more pro drivers in the category but I think its geared more towards gentlemen drivers at the moment. Good to see John Bowe out and about in the Ascari though. Speaking of Sandown, I still remember when there was a 500km Nations Cup race at Sandown which was televised live on SBS, ah that was some years ago..

Cant wait for the 12hrs next year, hopefully we get a good mix of entries, not just a bunch of Porsches..

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