Production Car Racing (GT4, CTSCC, PWC GTS/TC, MX-5 Cup, etc)Touring Cars

[05XR8]

http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/03/16/new-bmw-m4-sherrin-racing-team/

Nice.

 

[Hearse]

I havent seen this posted
http://gt4series.com/romain-sarazin-joins-sean-walkinshaw-racing-at-misano/

Nissan GT Academy driver Romain Sarazin will join the GT4 European Series Northern Cup at the opening round at Misano next month. The French driver will share the wheel of the Sean Walkinshaw Racing Nissan 370Z GT4 with Charlie Fagg.

Sarazin, who raced in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup with Nissan GT Academy Team RJN last season, is set to help Fagg and Sean Walkinshaw Racing in Italy when the British team makes its series debut. In 2016 Sarazin was Walkinshaw’s team mate in the Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3.

“I am really happy to join Sean Walkinshaw Racing for the first race of the GT4 European Series Northern Cup alongside Charlie. I will do my best to bring my Blancpain Endurance experience to the team and try and get a good result,” said Sarazin.

Fagg is hoping to benefit from Sarazin’s GT3 experience and looks forward to having the Frenchman as his team mate in Italy. “He obviously has a fair amount of experience in GT racing and, coming from the NISMO background from Blancpain, it’s perfect for me as I will have great advice about these cars and tracks,” Fagg said.

“It’s going to be very good to be able to compare myself again Romain too and learn as much as possible from his experience, it will really help me start my journey towards being a professional GT driver.”

Team owner Sean Walkinshaw is happy to have Sarazin on the team for the opening round of the 2017 season. “It really is fantastic to have Romain onboard for the season-opener, we’re all thrilled he’s going to be partnering Charlie on his debut in endurance racing,” he said.

“His approach is extremely professional, he’s fast and a great team-mate for any driver to have, so we know it’s only going to be positive for Charlie as he takes his first steps with us in GT4. Romain has worked hard to put this deal together, we’re all very much looking forward to Misano.”

 

[05XR8]

Nice. Going to be a good year for GT4, everywhere.

 

[05XR8]

http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/03/22/super-cup-driver-tackle-bathurst-6-hour/
That'll be a good ride, first time on the mountain.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Not sure if this was posted anywhere else, but...

Jaguar's Reportedly Working On An F-Type GT4 Racer

And, to go with it:

Could Jaguar's F-Type GT4 Racer Look Like This?

To me, that is a little GT3-ish and I would expect it to be a little more mellow than that.

 

[catamount39]

This is great news!

 

[05XR8]

http://gt4series.com/sofia-cars-motorsport-confirms-sin-r1-gt4-for-antonanton/

 

[05XR8]

http://gt4series.com/freddie-hunt-joins-steven-liquorish-at-brookspeed-international-motorsport/

 

[CodeRedR51]

GT4 European Series races this weekend. Streamed live on their YouTube page for those interested.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLKDc9r7EjOtfOpytVbpDyg

 

[05XR8]

GT4 European Series races this weekend. Streamed live on their YouTube page for those interested.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLKDc9r7EjOtfOpytVbpDyg

Can't wait. I'm hyped for GT4 all over the world.

 

[05XR8]

Just a recap on the teams/cars:
http://gt4series.com/record-grid-for-the-gt4-european-series-northern-cup-at-misano/

 

[psychoazubi]

Just a recap on the teams/cars:
http://gt4series.com/record-grid-for-the-gt4-european-series-northern-cup-at-misano/

Finally it's time for the gt4 series to start again. We'll head of to misano on Thursday morning. I'm there with Reiter engineering and an army of 8 Ktm xbows in the Reiter young stars cup.

 

[05XR8]

Clarification about eligibility for APC
http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/03/28/production-car-eligibility-aligned-apc-changes/

Group 3E regulations stipulate that cars must be certified for road use in Australia, be subject to a list price less than $150,000, and have a minimum 100 units registered in Australia.

“Opening up the Series to all 3E production cars at a value of less than $150,000 is another huge step for us this year,” said category manager Iain Sherrin.

“This will see us able to be fully inclusive to all production cars that fit within the CAMS 3E regulations as the national category – including two-seater production sports cars and utes.

“With more cars both new and current that haven’t been able to race with us before now able to come and join in, we are really looking forward to seeing how our grid develops across the year.”

 

[CodeRedR51]

 

[Pete05]

Ah the memories from back when Australian Production Car racing was fun to watch 👍

 

[TheElbows]

IMSA posted the CTSCC round from Sebring (Radio LeMans Announce Team)

 

[CodeRedR51]

Good, now I have this, European GT4 and Formula Drift to keep me busy this weekend.

 

[TheElbows]

Yeah, it's a good'n (easily my favourite racing series for the past few years).

 

[IforceV8]

Good, now I have this, European GT4 and Formula Drift to keep me busy this weekend.

Dont forget 24hr Silverstone http://www.24htceseries.com/2017/24h-silverstone-2017/live

 

[psychoazubi]

Reiter engineering has quite a strong line up for the GT4 series, including PWC class champion Brett Sandberg and KTM works driver Reinhard Kofler
http://gt4series.com/reiter-engineering-announces-young-stars-for-misano/

 

[05XR8]

Reiter engineering has quite a strong line up for the GT4 series, including PWC class champion Brett Sandberg and KTM works driver Reinhard Kofler
http://gt4series.com/reiter-engineering-announces-young-stars-for-misano/

I can see an action packed season ahead.


Whoa, ho ho now...
http://www.supercars.com/news/champ...e-ford-focus-in-bathurst-6-hour/?sf66738145=1

 

[05XR8]

https://north.gt4series.com/album/28/
The grid is going to look crazy when the Mustang, Camaro and AMG GT R arrive.

 

[Tired Tyres]

Th stream for the GT4 race is live

 

[05XR8]

http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/04/02/team-srm-interested-bmw-gt4-program/

BMW Team SRM is keen to expand its motorsport program with a move into the burgeoning GT4 category.

GT4 racing is enjoying a boom period with BMW the latest manufacturer to embrace the class following in the footsteps of Aston Martin, McLaren, Mercedes, Porsche, KTM and Ford.

BMW is planning to send an example of its latest M4 GT4 to Australia for prospective buyers to test later this year, although a date for its arrival is yet to be confirmed.

The M4 GT4, based around M4 GT4 production sedan, is powered by a three litre, six cylinder engine, producing more than 300kW of power.

BMW debuted its all-new race car at the Dubai 24 Hours in January ahead of a full customer racing program scheduled for 2018.

GT4 race cars are cheaper, less modified and slower machines compared to its bigger brother GT3.

The class is beginning to take off in Australia with a handful of cars already in the country. The vehicles are currently eligible to contest the Australian GT Trophy Series.

The BMW Australia supported Team SRM outfit currently runs two M6 GT3s in the Australian GT Championship and is among those interested in the M4 GT4.

“We will be interested for sure to see if there any people keen in running in GT4,” Team SRM boss Steven Richards told Speedcafe.com.

“BMW Australia are interested in the product itself for some of their motorsport customers.

“We would love to see four or five of them in the country and we are happy to facilitate the ability for a customer to be able to run in those cars.

“There are a few GT4 cars in the country and while there is no specific class for them currently, you would think there would be plans to move in that direction in the future.”

Following rapid growth in Europe, it is expected GT4 racing will undergo a resurgence in Australia this year.

 

[05XR8]

http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/04/02/baird-lead-gwr-bathurst-6-hour-attack/

It'd be cool to get a couple more cars like the MX-5 RF, 370Z and maybe a Q50 GT diesel, Mazda 3 diesel and IS350F Sport.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

I had a thought today. How come CTSCC and PWC aren't using the newer generations for cars like the Miata, Altima, etc.?

 

[Northstar]

I had a thought today. How come CTSCC and PWC aren't using the newer generations for cars like the Miata, Altima, etc.?

All the cars below GT4 are built by the teams so they're probably waiting to see what happens with TCR before sinking money getting a new car up to spec.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I had a thought today. How come CTSCC and PWC aren't using the newer generations for cars like the Miata, Altima, etc.?

The Altima is a midsize sedan, not really suited for stuff like this to be honest. The Coupe was smaller in size, but hasn't been in production since 2013. It's also due for a redesign shortly so using the current car would be outdated quickly.

 

[ElBarto86]

I had a thought today. How come CTSCC and PWC aren't using the newer generations for cars like the Miata, Altima, etc.?

The new Miata isn't used because most race series require a hardtop and Mazda didn't offer a hardtop. They added a hardtop option to Miata Cup car this year:

http://jalopnik.com/heres-why-you-cant-have-this-sweet-new-miata-hardtop-1793539696

The hardtop makes the car eligible for PWC TCA class but they didn't mention CTSCC.

 

[Mac K]

John Doonan of Mazda also said the new 2.0 in the ND MX-5 would have a power and torque deficit to other cars in the class, at least in comparison to the 2.5 they run in the NC now.. I can't quote that but I remember hearing it before so take it with a grain of salt at the moment..