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28 Jul 2002, 23:59
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BTCC street race, possible?
Just thinking of ways to spice up the BTCC and spark new interest in the series, and ive always thought a street race would do just that.
The BTCC had a few years at the Birmingham Super Prix from 1987 - 91? approx and I went to 3 of them (only living 8 miles from bham).
Would this not be a viable option?
Would the BTCC organisers consider it as a feasable scenario?
Lastly, do you think the old Birmingham Super Prix circuit would meet todays safety standards?
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29 Jul 2002, 07:07
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A man with the same dreams as I. I envisaged a street racing tour with a mobile circuit which could be dismantled and reassembled in a different city for each round.
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29 Jul 2002, 08:03
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That would be fantastic! They used to have kart races through the streets of some cities a while back.
I doubt it would happen because of safety issues and insurance? And the problems of stopping and diverting traffic? And where on earth would all those team huge transporter vans etc park up? I guess it depends which cities are best suited for such a thing.
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29 Jul 2002, 10:29
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I also love the idea, and would like to see a Revival, but I think its a lost dream.
I've always thought somewhere like docklands could be a possibility. Other than that somewhere like the Albert Dock complex or Maybe the NEC site?
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29 Jul 2002, 18:35
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I would love to see what Touring Cars are like on a street circuit because the Birmingham Superprix was before I started actually going to races.
In reality, I can't see it happening. Surely the logistics of organising such an event would be enormous, as I imagine would be the cost as well.
I'm sure that safety standards would be much tighter today and would make such an event a nightmare to try to organise.
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29 Jul 2002, 19:21
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They are very successful in USA & Canada. Think,Toronto,Montreal,Vancouver,Trois Rivieres,Long Beach,Washington,Miami,St.Petersbrg,Denver
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29 Jul 2002, 19:58
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I saw a post over on the TOCA tour website forum a couple of months ago about a street race, and from what I read I think the Richard West siad was that it will not happen due to the expence.
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29 Jul 2002, 22:01
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That would be cool to have BTCC cars race at a street course. I think it really puts the idea of touring cars into perspective. Every day grocery getter cars with a little time, love and car can be turned into racing cars.
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31 Jul 2002, 23:01
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The race has to be in the right place it would have to be where people cared, NOT LONDON,(don't ask me why, but I don't htink a London race would be successful0 Birmingham, Mnachester, or even Newcastle, sport and competition will bring fans out in their drobes in these places.
Street racing would show case the sport very well, and would attract new fans.
It's easy enough to close of cities for gay rallies, so why not racing?
Unfortunately the old route has a hell of a lot of speed bumps on it now, but I think the problems are pollitical rather than cost wise.
What about an air field race the DTM have done it before and all the races have been great to watch at such venues. So I suggest east Midlands airport, and it wouldn't affect the airport so much as it has masses of Apron, and abondoned runways, it's not so busy and the cargo terminal which is huge in terms of space goes days without use, and if it could advantage DHL who own it that it would advantage them then I think this could be viable.
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1 Aug 2002, 08:31
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East Midlands Airport is right next to Donington Park,so I can't see any point in going there. Germans used NATO bases,because they were available.Just had to get the base comanders approval.Since new circuits at Oschersleben,Lausitz & Saschenring were built the airfields have all been abandoned.
London Docklands seems a good place to look at.Excellent public transport links and the Dome could serve as the paddock!
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1 Aug 2002, 08:34
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It is in Autosport! Richard West says he wants one and the locations under consideration are Manchester, Liverpool and Belfast
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1 Aug 2002, 19:07
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Wow, just call me mystic Ben.
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1 Aug 2002, 20:45
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In that case, can we have Manchester please 
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1 Aug 2002, 21:21
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one round piccadily would be amazing!
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1 Aug 2002, 22:18
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How about no Street race! (stupid idea!, but Mr West hasn't been short of them in the past) and a meeting a Rockingham.
Beats me why TOCA arent concentrating on returning the BTCC to its former glory days of the mid 90's than silly ideas such as this.
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