Pirelli (SCCA) World Challenge 2012 - General Discussion

[CodeRedR51]

Just a heads up to racing fans in the USA.

http://www.world-challenge.com/news/story.php?story=2346

2012 Pirelli World Challenge Championships television schedule on NBC Sports Network:

Streets of St. Petersburg
Sunday, April 8 at 4:30 p.m.
(re-air Friday, April 13 at 4:30 p.m.)

Streets of Long Beach
Sunday, April 29 at 3 p.m.
(re-air Tuesday, May 1 at 3:30 p.m.)

Miller Motorsports Park / Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Sunday, May 27 at 11 p.m.
(re-air Friday, June 1 at 3 p.m.)

Streets of Detroit / Mosport International Raceway
Saturday, July 7 at 5 p.m.
(re-air Friday, July 27 at 4 p.m.)

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Saturday, August 25 at 1:30 p.m.
(re-air Friday, August 31 at 4:30 p.m.)

Infineon Raceway
Sunday, September 9 at 3 p.m.
(re-air Friday, September 14 at 3 p.m.)

Schedule subject to change. All times listed are Eastern.

 

[Tornado]

This is the same one that used to be shown on Speed, isn't it?

 

[CodeRedR51]

Yeah, was formerly the "SPEED World Challenge".

 

[Tornado]

Cool. Based on the schedule it looks like NBC will actually care about it, too. It's not live, but a couple week delay isn't bad compared to what Speed was doing with it in the last few years they had it.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I should be at the Miller Motorsports Park race in April.

 

[LongbowX]

This looks pretty decent actually. I'll be at the Mosport event as per usual most likely.

 

[Mac K]

I'll be watching these for sure,it'll be nice watching a race on tv that isn't NASCAR.

 

[nitrorocks]

It was versus, but NBC sports bought it out.

 

[jmb27]

I should be at the Miller Motorsports Park race in April.

I saw SPEED World Challenge from Miller a couple of years age (I think 07). They accompanied the ALMS, that was back in the day before the series started going downhill. It was great fun, hope you enjoy it and I hope the series contiues to get better after the slump they were in a couple of years ago.

 

[nitrorocks]

They have a good selection of cars. I mean Vipers, Vettes, CTS-V's, Mustangs, Camaro's, etc. Kind of like the old BPR Global GT series.

EDIT: My friend races karts at Miller because he lives so close. I envy him as my track has only 8 variations when his has a minumum of 10!

 

[CodeRedR51]

I saw SPEED World Challenge from Miller a couple of years age (I think 07). They accompanied the ALMS, that was back in the day before the series started going downhill. It was great fun, hope you enjoy it and I hope the series contiues to get better after the slump they were in a couple of years ago.

There's more to the weekend that just the World Challenge stuff, but it's racing so it doesn't really matter to me.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Nissan is teaming up with CRP Racing to field a pair of GT-R's in the GT Class for 2012. Drivers yet to be announced, however I have a feeling some future GTA graduates may end up here...

http://www.racer.com/nissan-gtrs-for-world-challenge/article/225645/

 

[IforceV8]

Mike Skeen will be the driver for the 1st car

https://www.competitionraceparts.com/CRP_Nissan_Partnership.html

 

[Snaeper]

Does anyone know whatever happened to that awesome TRG Mercedes 722 GT?

And are the Brass Monkey GT-R's sill active in the GTS class? Were they ever competitive?

 

[Diehardracer]

Are these the 2012 entries so far?

http://www.world-challenge.com/drivers/index.php

 

[Bottoz]

Sweet... I'll be watching Scott Bove and Robert Prilika. We've shared some track time.

 

[Mac K]

Wow talk about a mixed bag of entries, that'll be great to watch, I like variety.

 

[nitrorocks]

Are they going to Mosport again? That'd be cool if they went to Montreal.....

 

[CodeRedR51]

Schedule is in the first post....doesn't look like it.

 

[Tornado]

Wow. A lot of variety there.

I'm actually pretty curious about the GT-R.

 

[Snaeper]

I would agree that there's a lot of variety, but thanks to Mt. Lynx for introducing me to the Dutch Supercar Challenge... a series who's variety is unmatched (though World Challenge comes close).

WTCC BMW, GT3 DBRS9 and Viper Competition Coupe, DTM Audi TT and Opel Astra, Porsche GT3 Cup, Marcos Mantis GT...

Back on topic though... Someone is gonna be racing an AMG Black Series? Dayum.

 

[Mac K]

Schedule is in the first post....doesn't look like it.

According to Mosport's website and the 2012 brochure I got in the mail the other day, they are.

 

[CodeRedR51]

According to Mosport's website and the 2012 brochure I got in the mail the other day, they are.

Must not be televised then.

 

[nitrorocks]

I would agree that there's a lot of variety, but thanks to Mt. Lynx for introducing me to the Dutch Supercar Challenge... a series who's variety is unmatched (though World Challenge comes close).

WTCC BMW, GT3 DBRS9 and Viper Competition Coupe, DTM Audi TT and Opel Astra, Porsche GT3 Cup, Marcos Mantis GT...

Back on topic though... Someone is gonna be racing an AMG Black Series? Dayum.

That is a weird series. It has old GT cars and such. It's an odd mix of cars.

 

[LongbowX]

Must not be televised then.

...You wrote in your first post when they are televising Mosport. Haha. It's together with the Detroit round, Saturday, July 7th at 5-7PM Eastern. It's the only one that got "paired" with another round during the same broadcast though, so it's easy to miss.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Doh.

 

[Mac K]

GT: World Challenge Set For GT3 Expansion

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/gt-world-challenge-set-for-gt3-expansion/\

Woo hoo! 👍


Oh Yes, GT3 Cars Are Coming To World Challenge

http://jalopnik.com/5961529/oh-yes-gt3-cars-are-coming-to-world-challenge

 

[nitrorocks]

GT: World Challenge Set For GT3 Expansion

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/gt-world-challenge-set-for-gt3-expansion/\

Woo hoo! 👍

Oh Yes, GT3 Cars Are Coming To World Challenge

http://jalopnik.com/5961529/oh-yes-gt3-cars-are-coming-to-world-challenge

That's what I'm talking about!

 

[Mac K]

I've got to bump this up. The first race of the 2013 season is taking place this upcoming weekend and some teams are already in GT3 spec cars, Green Hornet namely in an SLS GT3. Any link to live streaming or anything like that? I'd like to watch this one..

http://www.greenhornetracing.com/index.php/team

 

[Northstar]

Any link to live streaming or anything like that? I'd like to watch this one..

Supposedly they will stream it on their website.