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[Volcano70]

This is for GT-based series like

• Blancpain
• PWC
• GT4 Euro Cup
• Trans-Am
• International GT Open
• Super GT
• ADAC GT Masters
• Aussie GT cup
• British GT
• European and Asian Super Trofeo's

And many more! Discussion for all these series' 2016 seasons can be chat about here.

[Vettelari]

I have recently began to follow the Blancpain series in the last few years. I really enjoy the racing, but wish we had better TV coverage in the US.

 

One reason I love it so much is the ridiculous collection of manufacturers involved. BMW, Bentley, Audi, Lamborghini, Mercedes, Ferrari, Nissan, McLaren, and Aston Martin. That has to be the greatest collection of sports car manufacturers involved in any racing series. How do they continue to appeal to all of those companies? I can't even imagine what LMP1 or F1 would be like with that kind of involvement.

Edited by Vettelari, 24 December 2015 - 03:45.

[Volcano70]

Blancpain USA tv is pretty bad, but at least there is some coverage

[Stephane]

you don't have the official  live streaming in the US ?

[Silverstone96]

Gt racing is now the best form of sports car racing in my view especially blancpain

Sound like racing cars should too

[Viryfan]

Will be interesting to see if HTP Motorsport will revert to Mercedes AMG cars since they left Bentley.

 

Also , if Mercedes will send some of their DTM drivers in Blancpain into on their semi-factories cars.

 

I could easily see Maximilian Gotz going back in GT where he shined most.

[OvDrone]

Hey Volcano, thanks for making all these smaller series threads. Helps keep 'em in the spotlight.

 

I love Blancpain and last season was top notch GT racing. Lots of variety, lots of talent and you get to hear John Watson foam at the mouth when some wealthy Russian dude does something moronic.

 

Also PWC! Are there any recaps / full races of last season on Youtube? That series looks gold too.

[WhiteSGPlayer]

A GT thread with more than 2 replies? We're hitting the big time boys!

 

I'm so looking forward to this season, there's so many new cars coming out and so many great races to watch. First stop, 24 Hours of Dubai!

[Silverstone96]

For me Laurens Vanthoor is still pound for pound the best GT driver in the world

I wonder if he will look to try and get into audis WEC team though at some point

[OvDrone]

A GT thread with more than 2 replies? We're hitting the big time boys!

 

I'm so looking forward to this season, there's so many new cars coming out and so many great races to watch. First stop, 24 Hours of Dubai!

 

Wait, is the 24h of Dubai in the 15-17 Jan weekend?

[WhiteSGPlayer]

Wait, is the 24h of Dubai in the 15-17 Jan weekend?

 

14-16, yeah

[Victor_RO]

14-16, yeah

 

And clear your schedules appropriately, because it's a Friday-Saturday race. (!!!) If you want to watch, this cannot be stressed enough.

[OvDrone]

Great, I have a cabin office party right then. But I'll be on the chat/thread. Hope there's some live commentary for the race.

[Victor_RO]

Radio Le Mans have been doing the event commentary (radio + circuit PA + video stream) for the last few years, they've been confirmed ages ago for 2016 too.

[Stephane]

For me Laurens Vanthoor is still pound for pound the best GT driver in the world

I wonder if he will look to try and get into audis WEC team though at some point

With only two LMP1s, it will be even harder than before to drive one.

[MNader]

I am actually excited for next year's GT races. Want to see how P Engg would do after strangely Porsche Let him go and BMW signed him.

 

Also were will Vanthoor go from here after winning nearly everything these past 2 years, a lot of the GT guys were doing LMP2 at lemans. Interesting times

[BRG]

That has to be the greatest collection of sports car manufacturers involved in any racing series. How do they continue to appeal to all of those companies? I can't even imagine what LMP1 or F1 would be like with that kind of involvement.

One reason is perhaps that, whilst some are manufacturer approved, they are not works teams (except perhaps Bentley?).  

 

The kiss of death would be an official Audi Sport team or a genuine Ferrari works entry or whatever.  Whilst they are operating at arm's length, the big boys can bask in any success whilst overlooking any defeats.  A serious works entry would quickly gives us a Mercedes F1 or Citroen WTCC style walkover with the privateers soon pulling out.

[Volcano70]

You're welcome for the people who enjoy these threads, every series deserves some kind of recognition!

Bentley I think is a work team in BEC, in the sprint series it was Bentley Team HTP.

Unsure about livestreams, I try to catch the recaps on TV but if they had the races live it would be awesome.

Here is PWC's official youtube channel, only highlights it appears but there are probably full races somewhere on YT.

https://www.youtube....ngeTV/featured 

World Challenge, even though it is North America only, is our Blancpain pretty much.

[OvDrone]

Just read this: http://www.motorspor...he-past-664789/

 

Thoughts anyone?

[ezequiel]

Teo Martín Motorsport has confirmed they merge with Emilio de Villota's team and that they plan to run a couple of BMW M6 GT3s in the International GT Open next year, so no McLaren connection for them anymore.

[Prost1997T]

Teams representing "more than 100 entries" are threatening to boycott races at the Nurburgring Nordschleife after regulation changes: http://www.motorspor...h-races-665306/

[Volcano70]

Soon to be halfway at dubai24h

http://www.24hseries.com/live

[Volcano70]

Code 60 with just over 5 hrs to go

[Volcano70]

Vanthoor leads at 2 hour mark

[Volcano70]

Vanthoor brought home the victory

[WhiteSGPlayer]

Says a lot about WRT when they have an amateur, a 60 year old, and a rookie to the team driving with Vanthoor and they still manage to win, and that is why they are my favourite GT team

Edited by WhiteSGPlayer, 16 January 2016 - 10:04.

[Stephane]

And it is not even the better (yet ?) of the Vanthoors.

[Prost1997T]

Scuderia Praha get a one race ban: http://www.autosport...t.php/id/122506

 

 

"Due to the accident (avoidable collision) during the Hankook 24H Dubai, as well as several incidents in previous races or the 24H Series, organiser Creventic has decided team Scruderia Praha is not to welcome in the next round of the 24H Series, the Hankook 12H Italy-Mugello," the statement read.

[Imateria]

Strange that it's the team and not the driver that gets the ban.

[alfista]

Strange that it's the team and not the driver that gets the ban.

It is not strange, entrant has the responsibility for its drivers.

But Creventic has had the balls unlike SRO, which didn't ban Vadim Kogay after 2014 Monza antics. It is worth of reminding that Kogay was later that year involved in collision at Spa, which sent Marcus Mahy to intensive care with neck injuries. So banning Scuderia Praha seems to be a rather adequate measure.

Edited by alfista, 22 January 2016 - 14:41.

[Volcano70]

The 6 hours of COTA on the 4-race Intercontinental GT Cup  calendar is dropped

[muramasa]

• Super GT

 

 

Everyone hates Prius!

2016 sees brand new Prius GT for GT300 class!

 

 

 

[Kev00]

That Prius looks more like a GT500 car. It will look pretty weird next to all the European GT3 cars.

[Volcano70]

The Prius will remain ugly as hell until the rest of time.

[MikeV1987]

Everyone hates Prius!

2016 sees brand new Prius GT for GT300 class!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[WhiteSGPlayer]

McLaren GT unveil their roster:

 

http://www.dailyspor...ver-roster.html

 

Notable lack of Senna and Van Gisbergen, although i don't know if they've left or are doing one offs or whatever.

 

Aside from that, am I the only one that thinks the lineup is a little weak? After losing Estre, Parente is the only 'A level' driver they have, no disrepect to Bell or any of the others.

[Volcano70]

Japanese F3 camp Nick Cassidy will join Super GT

http://www.motorspor...uper-gt-671737/

The article mentioned he will still be racing in single seaters, so maybe SF?

Acura will move to a RWD base for their PWC campaign for 2016.

[Cig35]

Felix Rosenqvist is in for a busy 2016. In addition to Indy Lights he's also gonna take part in the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup for AKKA-ASP and has landed the role as test and reserve driver for AMG-Mercedes in DTM.

 

 

 

 

[Volcano70]

WRT announced their drivers, younger Vanthoor in, Monocans out

[Marklar]

Bentley #8 (Andy Soucek/Maxime Soulet) surprisingly wins the first sprint of the Blancpain season and could lose it again

 

Bianca Leppert ‏@janci1612  1m1 minute ago

Pit stop of winning Bentley is under investigation. Heard that they have a bit o discuss in general in race control #BlancpainGT

[TheRacingElf]

 

Bentley #8 (Andy Soucek/Maxime Soulet) surprisingly wins the first sprint of the Blancpain season and could lose it again

 

Bianca Leppert ‏@janci1612  1m1 minute ago

Pit stop of winning Bentley is under investigation. Heard that they have a bit o discuss in general in race control #BlancpainGT

 

Have to say that I found that "debris" caution a bit strange, we never saw where the debris was and it handed the race perfectly into the hands of the Rowe BMW and M-sport Bentley.

 

Btw, impressed by Dries Vanthoor!

Edited by TheRacingElf, 09 April 2016 - 21:43.

[KingTiger]

Anybody watching Super GT?

[Marklar]

The Bentley yesterday is cleared btw. Just a fine because they didn't gained any advantage. Oh well....

 

Anybody watching Super GT?

After I saw the pink Lamborghini not anymore.

[muramasa]

there are some black mercedeses and one anime mercedes

[Stephane]

Just saw the end. A bit disappointed by the result.

[muramasa]

black mercedes won

[LeClerc]

How 'bout that Bernd Schneider !?!??! (and his co-driver Jules Szymkowiak)

 

37th to 7th in a one hour sprint race. That's insane!

[MikeV1987]

Blancpain

 

https://streamable.com/j2v1

Edited by MikeV1987, 10 April 2016 - 16:19.

[Kev00]

So Bentley failed to change a tyre at the pit stop in qualifying race and didn't get a penalty, just a fine? That's just not right.

Also, bet Frinjs is gutted he's been lumbered with the younger Vanthoor. Don't think he will be challanging for titles this year.

[yasushi888]

So Bentley failed to change a tyre at the pit stop in qualifying race and didn't get a penalty, just a fine? That's just not right.

What was the reason why they didn't change the tyre? surely they couldn't have forgotten about it! A safety car for debris that we never saw was all a bit Nascar aswell.