De voormalige F1 coureur Jonathan Palmer is van plan om volgend seizoen in Engeland met een nieuw toerwagen kampioenschap te starten: Touring 1
Naar mijn mening lijken de plannen veel op die van de Nederlander Harry Maessen met zijn BRL-V6 kampioenschap.
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The T1 series, which could see Ford Mondeos, Jaguar X-Types, Alfa 156s, Honda Accords, Mercedes C-Class and even Kia Carens, lining up alongside each other, is the brainchild of circuit owner, MotorSport Vision (MSV).
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T1 will see readily identifiable versions of everyday saloon cars visually spectacularly modified with big flared wheel arches, wings and bumpers. Using the manufacturers standard 2-litre engine with little modification, the cars will also be fitted with identical turbocharger kits developed by MSV to boost standard output to a controlled 275bhp. The kit, complete with roll cage, can be fitted to a standard road car for 60,000.
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In order to guarantee the most important ingredient in motor racing - the feat of overtaking - every car will include an over-boost button to deliver an extra 50bhp during a six second burst. Further encouragement to stamp out any chance of a processional race will come from the introduction of reversed grids for every race.
"That means championship leaders will have to fight their way to the podium from the back of a 20 car field," explains Palmer. "For too long much of motorsport has kidded itself that it is providing scintillating entertainment. It is not. If we expect spectators to come in their masses we need to be providing captivating excitement that keeps spectators enthralled from the start of a race to the flag.
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The target cost of running a car on the 10-weekend calendar is £100,000 to £200,000. Combined with a £15,000 registration fee (which includes 10 test days) and the cost of the kits, Palmer estimates a full season for under £250,000 per car.
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The T1 Championship will begin in April 2005 with a maximum of 4 cars per manufacturer permitted on the grids of 20.
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Ben benieuwd of dit kampioenschap van de grond komt. Vorig jaar waren er in Engeland ook al plannen voor een soorgelijk kampioenschap, namelijk het SCV8.
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05-08-2004, 17:45
