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Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 10:11AM
Bit of a slow day on the news front. Which fits where the ALMS Sportscar Series is at. Despite a month layoff and a race starting in a couple of days there is no coverage of it except on its own web page. Sort of tells you something. Without Audi or Peugeot the series is about as interesting as a bread sandwich, no offence to the Highcroft boys. It will be interesting to see if they can pull off another win against their LMP1 rivals Aston Martin and the Drayson Lola, not now distracted with running England (into the ground). GT2 will be the best class to watch, but let's hope we see a better end than last year.
Renault announcing it will provide engines to two more teams next year. Considered the engine not to have last year it has come alive as apparently the most user friendly engine for cars and drivers. Is this the Renault factory or the team badged as Renault? Does anyone know the deal there? Is the team now building the engines or is Renault a supplier to them as it is with Red Bull?
Toyota have come out saying F1 is too elitist for their brand. maybe they should have run as Lexus? They are now considering entering touring car racing as more fan friendly, putting the recent Nurburgring 24 hour as an example. Maybe Toyota could do better being more car owner friendly?
Last but not least on this, yawn, no news day, the Singapore Grand Prix announces it is ramping up the excitement! Are they improving the track to allow overtaking? Putting a section through the harbor as in Peter Ustonov's classic Grand Prix of Gibraltar? (If you have never heard this you must find a copy!) No, none of those. They are setting up a stunt motorcycle display and bringing in some Brazilian macho's to do something. I was so excited by this I could not read any further. Wow, that is going to make me rush to the computer and book a plane right now, not. Obviously racing under the lights just ain't enough, us fans actually want to see some racing, much to Bernie's disgust. I know we just clutter the place up and make it hard to get in and out for his traveling circus, but we do actually provide the reason any of this exists.
Renault announcing it will provide engines to two more teams next year. Considered the engine not to have last year it has come alive as apparently the most user friendly engine for cars and drivers. Is this the Renault factory or the team badged as Renault? Does anyone know the deal there? Is the team now building the engines or is Renault a supplier to them as it is with Red Bull?
Toyota have come out saying F1 is too elitist for their brand. maybe they should have run as Lexus? They are now considering entering touring car racing as more fan friendly, putting the recent Nurburgring 24 hour as an example. Maybe Toyota could do better being more car owner friendly?
Last but not least on this, yawn, no news day, the Singapore Grand Prix announces it is ramping up the excitement! Are they improving the track to allow overtaking? Putting a section through the harbor as in Peter Ustonov's classic Grand Prix of Gibraltar? (If you have never heard this you must find a copy!) No, none of those. They are setting up a stunt motorcycle display and bringing in some Brazilian macho's to do something. I was so excited by this I could not read any further. Wow, that is going to make me rush to the computer and book a plane right now, not. Obviously racing under the lights just ain't enough, us fans actually want to see some racing, much to Bernie's disgust. I know we just clutter the place up and make it hard to get in and out for his traveling circus, but we do actually provide the reason any of this exists.
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