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9th October 2012, 02:38 #1
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WEC schedule for 2010
With Sebring being left out, now none of the major US endurance races are part of the WEC. For many years all of us sports car fans were hoping the the US scene and the European scene would somehow work together to produce one major series. Now I see it can't happen, because the organizers in Europe don't want it to.
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12th October 2012, 16:04 #2
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Don't you mean next year?
I wonder if the ALMS/Grand Am tie up had anything to do with it.The world according to Taki Inoue: https://mobile.twitter.com/takiinoue/st ... 7249326080
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13th October 2012, 20:20 #3
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Originally Posted by wedge"Risk sweetens everything" - Peter Revson (1939 - 1974)
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16th October 2012, 12:54 #4
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Well, European and Asians can still attend Sebring. Not WEC's 30 entries, but hopefully a couple of P1s and a bunch of P2s and GTE-Pros.
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16th October 2012, 14:42 #5
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Originally Posted by NaBUru38
Wouldn't quite have the same allure if it featured factory cars.The world according to Taki Inoue: https://mobile.twitter.com/takiinoue/st ... 7249326080
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23rd October 2012, 02:05 #6
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This merger with Grand Am is going to kill any hopes of the North American side of the sport getting any kind of merger of any form with the European side of the sport. ALMS worked off LeMans regs, but now....well it will maybe try to, but the Euro's like running their own show, and they consider any FIA World championships to be their domain...no Americans or god forbid, Canadians need apply.
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24th October 2012, 04:32 #7
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I'm not sure the WEC rules would be good for the US and Canada anyway. P1 is way too expensive. I don't know the economics of P2, but that would make for a decent top level class. For that matter, since you can get a 650 hp crate motor these days, you could come up with something that has a fairly low cost engine system and an up to date chassis that would go at near P1 speeds for a lot less money.
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26th October 2012, 15:20 #8
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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
No point having a war over Sebring 12hrs & PLM.The world according to Taki Inoue: https://mobile.twitter.com/takiinoue/st ... 7249326080
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