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4 Feb 2009, 21:55
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European Formula 3 Open 2009 (Spanish F3)
Stuff I receive now from GT Sport is headed "European Formula 3 Open" so I guess the final decision on a new name has been made and approved.
Anyway, for those that are interested, confirmed calendar as follows:
VALENCIA May 02 - 03
JARAMA June 06 - 07
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS June 27- 28
DONINGTON PARK July 04 - 05
MAGNY COURS September 19 - 20
MONZA October 03 - 04
JEREZ October 17 - 18
BARCELONA October 31 - November 01
Four weekends in Spain, four weekends across Europe. Almost all F1/GP2 tracks.
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5 Feb 2009, 01:17
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Heard anything about engine badging? FPT or still Toyota? People say different versions of a story.
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5 Feb 2009, 07:39
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that series name is ridiculous - what are they trying to do/prove 
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5 Feb 2009, 09:02
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that series name is ridiculous - what are they trying to do/prove |
It goes with the GT Open, which is where they got it from and with only half the rounds in Spain it's hardly "Spanish" either.
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5 Feb 2009, 09:47
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Originally Posted by Alex K
Heard anything about engine badging? FPT or still Toyota? People say different versions of a story.
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Well, according to Campos, it's Fiat Spain thing that is holding the deal back.
Very dissapointed to see Imola's April meeting gone, it could have been an attractive warm up for some drivers. On the other hand, Monza's "Spanish" date falls very conviniently a couple of weeks before the final Monza race of the Italian series. I would think "Spanish" teams will make some nice deals out of this 
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5 Feb 2009, 10:56
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from what I understood it will be FTP but the deal is not signed yet...
Will only F3 miss Imola or also GT Open?
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5 Feb 2009, 11:56
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Very interesting the new changes for 2009
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6 Feb 2009, 07:30
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It goes with the GT Open, which is where they got it from and with only half the rounds in Spain it's hardly "Spanish" either.
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and a third of the british f3 championship rounds are held in europe, maybe they could put euro in there title name too
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6 Feb 2009, 08:12
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That's right - and is why it is called the British International F3 Championship.
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6 Feb 2009, 23:39
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very true JohnMiller...
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7 Feb 2009, 09:30
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FIAT Powertrain vice-president comments that there is no dial now in place even if FIAT could agree to sign one in the future. Anyhow, he says, times are extremely tight to put everything in place for 2009 and suggeststo think about in 2010 trying to find a way to link the Spanish and the Italian Championships.
www.italiaracing.net
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8 Feb 2009, 12:51
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mr.miller, does ma qing hua gonna keep his wheel on your team? so damn conscious. martin is skilled and can hoven sucess in spain for china drivers.
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8 Feb 2009, 15:22
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That link-up of Spanish and Italian series could very much affect British series I am affraid. Spanish series look good, if they can stay on low budgets after the link-up they will be threat...
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23 Feb 2009, 23:01
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23 Feb 2009, 23:34
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Some interesting British sounding names amongst them, but none I'm familiar with. Anyone know anything about Colin Smith, Andrew Taylor, or Tom Brown? Or are these suspiciously anonymous names all pseudonyms??
Edit: well, bit of googling and there seem to be drivers by all those names in karting this decade (excuse my ignorance of the karting scene).
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