Saturday, October 12, 2013

Earlier this week I put together a list of possible full season TUSC entries.  I then looked at a track like Laguna Seca, which is on the schedule, and realized the had an issue.  Apparently, the fellows at TUSC realized that as well.  So they came up with some nonsense class car count limits and kicked Prototype Challenge out of Mosport and sent them them to the Kansas roval (with a 10 car limit on the class) for a standalone race.  John Dagys has details on the mess.  Also Conti schedule is out and includes Lime Rock in May.

My List, First group in each class are based on team press release as very likely to enter. Second group is either stated as tentative to enter or expected based on history only.




prototypelimit 19
1Ganassi
2Michael Shank
3Wayne Taylor
4Wayne Taylor
5Team Sahlen
6Team Sahlen
7ESM
8ESM
9Deltawing
108Star (P2)
118Star (DP)
12Marsh
13Spirit of Daytona?
14Gainsco?
15Lotus?
16Action Express?
17Action Express -2?
18Michael Shank -2?
pclimit 10
1CORE
2RSR
3BAR1
4PR1
5Performance Tech
6Dragon Speed
7Starworks
88Star
9Level 5?
10Level 5 -2?
11RSR - 2?
12Starworks -2?
13PR1 - 2?
148Star -2?
gtllimit 12
1CORE
2CORE
3Corvette
4Corvette
5SRT
6SRT
7Rahal
8Rahal
9Risi?
10Alex Job?
11Falken?
12AMR?
gtdlimit 19
1Paul Miller
2Magnus
3JDX
4Alex Job
5Alex Job
6NGT
7Flying Lizard
8Flying Lizard
9Muehlner
10Muehlner
11Park Place
12Park Place
13Keating (GT3 Viper)
14Dempsey?
15Dempsey?
16NGT?
17Mazda?
18Mazda?
19Ferrari?
20Ferrari?
21Audi?
22Audi?
23Turner?
24Turner?
25Lotus?
26TRG?
27Flying Lizard -3?

I see only 15 full time cars likely in protoype (limit 19).  I expect minimum 10 cars for PC with another 4 very possible for the full season (limit 10!), nonsense.  A limit of 12 cars and 8 full time cars for GTL with up to 4 possible.  For GTD 13 confirmed entries (12 Porsche!) and lots more likely (mostly Porsche)  with a silly limit for a class of field fillers of 19.  There is high demand for PC cars because the mess that will be prototypes next year (still no rules).  So they are packing the field with Porsche GT3 cup cars and leaving no room for European teams at Daytona or Sebring, and hanging PC out to dry (a lot of teams already ordered extra cars and sold seats).  Yikes.

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