Yes, why not? Oh, yes, I forgot, that would be far too simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
Whilst I dislike the weight penalties, it's probably just about acceptable in a National race series - but not in a World Series, I;e the WTCC.
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Yes, why not? Oh, yes, I forgot, that would be far too simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
Whilst I dislike the weight penalties, it's probably just about acceptable in a National race series - but not in a World Series, I;e the WTCC.
In fairness, weight penalties have been around for years, unduly affecting car performance, and they've always been messed about with — look at how the penalty given to the BMWs merely for being rear-drive was lessened mid-way through the 1994 season when BMW complained.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
What I can't understand is why TOCA is, seemingly, afraid of allowing a truly level playing field unaffected by boost changes, weight penalties and so forth. I am convinced the racing would be little affected.
I am convinced that TOCA care more about "the show" than the racing, sadly. I can understand the appeal to the mass audience, with short attention spans and a desire to see thrills and spills, but increasingly it's not for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
Well, the apparent efforts to clean up the racing via new penalties, as announced this week, would seem to work against the desire for 'thrills and spills' to some extent. But still I won't be satisfied as an enthusiast with racing that's good and clean but also inherently false as a result of forced equalisation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
I'm the same, I never used to miss a race. Now I'll watch the first race of the series....then do something else more entertaining.
I would still much rather watch the BTCC than any other form of current motorsport — F1 I feel is even worse for gimmicks (utterly inappropriate given the standing of the series) and generally leaves me cold, the DTM is as dull as ditchwater, I don't care one iota about the WTCC, and the less said about the WRC the better — but do so with the nagging feeling that it's not what it could be.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
From those links, everything was "unanimously agreed" by the teams, therefore there shouldn't be any moaning about boost or whatever. The tyre rule is odd though, we've already seen some cars can't make the "harder" tyre last a full race so where is the advantage of running the soft ones?
The odd rule for me is the banning of mixed slick/wet tyres on a car, I don't understand the logic of that one.
I can't see that the new rules regarding boost changes can possibly see the championship rid of arguments over boost.Quote:
Originally Posted by christophulus
I wonder if performance equalisation actually puts off potential works entrants. Why would a company want to show off their engineering brilliance if they are just going to be handicapped?
A gimmick indeed. Sprint races do not need such things and this combined with the seemingly constant boost alterations is likely to put me off the series. It has reached the point where I enjoy the spectacle of an F1 race more than the BTCC, something that I didn't think I'd ever be saying back in the mid nineties.