this I can appreciate. It's fine for Argentina, but I just might take time to get used to the idea if such a thing happened in europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by NaBUru38
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this I can appreciate. It's fine for Argentina, but I just might take time to get used to the idea if such a thing happened in europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by NaBUru38
That, basically depends on the series in question, be it BTCC, WTCC, STCC, DTM, etc. One has to check the Techinical Regulations in order to acertain the basis and differences between them. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by wbcobrar
A DTM/V8esque World Championship is an interesting thought.
But when it comes to WTCC (or UTCC :D ) my personal thought and addition to all of that would be longer races. A thought of a short 10-lap race doesn't remind me a World Championship, but more likely a local hobby kart racing. Also they should have one race per weekend like they have in major series (F1, IndyCar, NASCAR), which lasts at least for an hour or 1,5 hours. Also in the interest of marketing it would be good if the races were in alternative weekends compared to F1. Then FIA could promote it: "One weekend you watch world class open-wheel racing, the other one world-class closed-wheel racing."
This would personally attract me to watch the races. Multiple races with 10-15 lap sprints with little time to happen much doesn't excite. But a proper Touring Car Grands Prix concept would. A nice proper build-up for the whole weekend: FP's on Friday, qualifying on Saturday, the long race on Sunday. Lots of races per weekend just devalues the importance of a race - such method may be conceivable for a support series for a bigger one or even local series, but not for something that aims to be a World Championship.
I agree. current WTCC races just aren't world championship enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
I like the alternate weekends with F1 thing, and I personally think the 'TC Grands Prix' idea is good; an earlier and similar thought of mine was that you could have the 'Touring Car Grand National' for U/WTCC events.
Saying this, I would have a range of race lengths and race formats. some events with proper endurance races, others with races about 200-250km long maybe with maybe 2 races per weekend and one or two 300km races in the season. for some reason, I was quite keen on the one off 4-race format in V8SC Surfers '09. maybe a one off 4 race event would work, if it were dubbed the ______ 600, with each race 150km long. I am quite fond of how the V8SC name some of their races based on the entire km race lengths over the weekend, that or the 'Grand National/Prix' concept could work.
following on from this race wins should be presented and celebrated like GP wins (yeah, that means full length national anthems on a proper podium like F1, currently unlike WTCC) and proper F1-scale pre race presentation. A U/WTCC race should be a massive thing.