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- scoobyonline2000
Hey check this site out: http://jgtcusa.net/ -- The JGTC Cars are coming here....to California Speedway!!!! AWESOME!!! and the Whole pass is only 50 BUCKS!!!
Jgtc In Us Soil!!!
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It's about twenty minutes from my house.Viper Zero
This is old news. It's also a long time away, in mid-late December. I hope the weather is nice, but for now, I'll hold off from buying the tickets.
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Yes, this event was known for about a year, and the venue for several months now. In some of the press releases they allude to "local entries", which I'm uncertain of what they are talking about. Perhaps we can be hopeful to see the ALMS GTS and GT cars mix it up with the JGTC cars?
Cap'n Jack
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Tosk
I think the JGTC group 2 cars can enter the Bathurst 24 hour. So maybe we could see some of them racing in November.
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- scoobyonline2000
I didnt know it was old news...I bearly found out when I posted the Post..um, well anyways. If it wastes space just lock the thread or something. 
........how about some: 
........how about some: 
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- JMarine25
I've mentioned this before in my revived thread:
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=37282
I'm sorry. I still say they could have and should have raced Laguna Seca, but Fontana is fine.
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=37282
I'm sorry. I still say they could have and should have raced Laguna Seca, but Fontana is fine.
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I was there a couple of weeks ago for the Historical Race and the course layout was pretty good. But, you are right about something being off about that place. I think it's just too much of a high speed Indy, or NASCAR, track.Dorifto
Here's a discription of the course.
A Lap Around the Circuit
A run through California Speedway's auto competition course may not be as nostalgic as a trip around Watkins Glen International or the late Riverside International Raceway, but many of the well-remembered joys of road racing are here. Whether it is gaining access to the cars and heroes or getting close-up views of drivers working to turn right as well as left, this 21-turn, 2.88-mile course is unique in it's own right.
The Southern California Historic Sports Car Festival presented by RACER attracts drivers with a diversity of backgrounds and a wildly eclectic array of machinery. Depending on the amount of horsepower and stopping power available, different spots on this infield road course take on different characteristics. Take a ride through the course and you'll see what we mean.
Turns 1-2 - The guys in the Big Bore classes, Historic Stock Cars and BOSS Super Cup have to pay pretty close attention here. For everyone else, unless you're in a big pack, this "corner" may seem simple - not much to do except hold the throttle down and steer gently. These turns are the speedway's 2-mile, D-shaped oval Turns 1 and 2.
Turns 3-4 - Pretty tough for everyone, Turns 3 and 4 are fully 90-degrees and slow. You're on the brakes hard for 3, worried about someone passing you on the left (inside) and about sliding off the outside of 4, like falling into a hole given the change of surfaces there.
Turns 5-6 - Smooth drivers make Turns 5-6 into one long, double-apex turn; there's tons of room here. Really aggressive drivers stick their noses in going into 5 and can sometimes pull off a daring pass.
Turns 7-9 - Perhaps the most fun section of the infield, trickier than it looks because it is fast and because the track bends right (toward Turn 9) away from you just when you really need it, drifting to the left exiting 8. The car is never settled; braking for 9, but you have to get through it correctly for a fast lap time.
Turns 10-11 - More like a "chicane" than two corners, taken flat by most everyone since being "stretched" in 2003.
Turns 12-17 - One long, slow tricky section that, except for Turn 12, is not particularly critical. The entry to 12 is one of the best overtaking spots on the track.
Turns 18-21 - Critical that you do this series of gentle bends correctly, getting on the power early and sweeping through 20-21 carrying as much momentum onto the oval as possible. The "bump" in 21 transitioning from the apron up onto the banked track also demands a heightened level of concentration.
Checkered Flag - Finish the lap at the speedway's Start/Finish line, the same used for every spectator event at California Speedway. This is also the same location you began your lap approximately two-minutes ago, depending on what type of historic sports car you toured the 21-turn, 2.88-mile auto competition course in.
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- elschrodelodo
There have been rumours going around that the JGTC will race at the new circuit in Perth when it is up and running. http://www.pimm.org/final.html
The GT300 cars are eligible for the Bathurst 24 Hour although there have been no press releases about whether or not any of them will be coming. The Nurburgring 24hr winning factory BMWs have shown interest.
There was about seven hours coverage last year but there will be less this year because PROCAR is a bit strapped for cash and it has decided to cut back on the coverage to save money.
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Dorifto
How about Barber Motorsport Park? its a great track, no?
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