09/02/2014
DTM and Super GT: 2015 first event possible
Venue Japan or China
09/02/2014 Motorsport Magazin.com
DTM and Super GT: 2015 first event possible - Venue for Japan or China
The Steering Committee of DTM , SUPER GT and IMSA met as part of the 24 Hours of Daytona and began among others, the first joint planning events.
The Steering Committee of DTM , Super GT and the International Motor Sports Association ( IMSA )
Within the framework of the 52nd Edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona , the season opening of the United SportsCar Championship and the North American Endurance Championship , his second joint meeting after the premiere in July 2013 held at the Norisring in the DTM race .
The Committee members from the three regions , among others, the planning for the first joint events have begun. In the fall of 2012 , representatives of the DTM and the SUPER GT signed a cooperation agreement on the use of the technical regulations . In March 2013, the IMSA joined as the other partner . The Joint Steering Committee and the Technical Working Group since then pursue the goal of a common technical regulations to formulate so that future identical cars for touring car races on the highest Level can be used both in Europe and Japan and in North America .
The committee has now envisaged that 2015 will be held a joint event of the DTM and the SUPER GT in Japan or China for the first time . In addition, the Committee discussed an over Event in America 2016 - a harbinger of the possible start of a new touring car series in 2017 , which is based on the same technical regulations . In addition, representatives of the three want
Series to find a new name for the used in all three regions Technical Regulations.
This name will take into account the three different markets and cultures. After the DTM , the SUPER GT will use these rules already this year in many areas. The third meeting of the Steering Committee will take place in a rotational basis in Japan. The SUPER GT 29 August 2014 to host as part of their race in Suzuka .
" We carry our parties continue to have a good dialogue and discuss this future possibility for the North American motorsports landscape, although we are still very are strong in the learning phase , "said Ed Bennett , Managing Director of IMSA and host the meeting in Daytona Beach: " How would expect our shareholders , we have at IMSA in the past 18 months, but primarily on the United TUDOR SportsCar Championship and on the 52nd Edition of the Rolex 24 at Daytona focused this weekend. The unique opportunity to continue with the same racing car after a common technical regulations on three continents , is highly interesting. The Steering Committee will continue to work towards this goal. "
"It 's a good feeling that representatives of serial operators, associations, automobile manufacturers from three different continents and cultures so intense joint on a project working . With the planned first joint appearances on the track the first results of this constructive cooperation will then be for the fans palpable , "said Hans Werner Aufrecht , chairman of the DTM rights holder and promoter ITR eV
" In this Steering Committee , we can state that the cooperation by a further in-depth cross-cultural communication , we were able to build between our three regions , a new level has been reached.
The complete unification of the Technical Regulations of this three very successful in their regions Series will go down as a fundamental event in the history of world motorsport. We want cooperation between ITR , IMSA and strengthen GTA - up to a standard cross- mastery of our three series, not least of all our race fans , "said Masaaki Bandoh , Chairman of the SUPER GT marketer.
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