DTM series coming to USA

[Dino Scuderia]

Strange bedfellows.

AUTO-RACING - GRAND-AM: US-Based DTM Series Confirmed - SPEEDtv.com

[Wouter Melissen]

Why are they strange bedfellows?

[Dino Scuderia]

The point of the Grand Am spear is the Daytona Prototype series...great racing but ugly cars that could attract more spectators if the cars were cool.

Introducing the DTM cars will inject the coolness factor into Grand Am and I can see the popularity of the DTM cars far surpassing that of the DP's. I don't know if they see it that way, but if I'm right you can't control it.

On the good side of the ledger, for Grand Am, it will create more competition for ALMS.

As the article says, DTM sought out Grand Am which I think they see as having the big marketing guns. Will they package it right? We'll see.

[Wouter Melissen]

The Daytona Prototypes are up for a substantial redesigns, addressing the problems you stated.

DTM is also due a complete rule reshuffle in 2012, so perhaps the two sets of rules can get more aligned.

[Dino Scuderia]

If the pics of the DP redesign are any indication they will look better...too bad it's taken them since 2003 to do something about the styling.

[carspres]

I can see it now, debris cautions abound ...

[Commodore GS/E]

I'm offically awed now. BMW rejoining was amazing enough, but this is too much for me. Looks like the next seasons will be much more interesting .

[Cobrafan427]

Sry if this is a dumb question but i didn't read the whole article. Are the DTM cars gonna be a new class in Grand-Am, like out on the track at the same time w/ the DPs and GTs, or are they gonna have their own seperate race during Grand-Am weekend at the track?

[NSXType-R]

Why couldn't they incorporate DTM into NASCAR, so that you know, NASCAR isn't so boring anymore?

I actually would enjoy NASCAR if they raced on real tracks more often. I remember channel flipping and one time they did a road race in Mexico I think once.

DTM v. NASCAR! That'd be interesting.

[Dino Scuderia]

Sry if this is a dumb question but i didn't read the whole article. Are the DTM cars gonna be a new class in Grand-Am, like out on the track at the same time w/ the DPs and GTs, or are they gonna have their own seperate race during Grand-Am weekend at the track?

No, because they will blow the DP's away...they won't let that happen. They will be a separate support race.

[Cobrafan427]

Why couldn't they incorporate DTM into NASCAR, so that you know, NASCAR isn't so boring anymore?

I actually would enjoy NASCAR if they raced on real tracks more often. I remember channel flipping and one time they did a road race in Mexico I think once.

DTM v. NASCAR! That'd be interesting.

Yeah that was the Nationwide series that ran there and was personally my fav. race of the season, it was more fun to watch than Sprint Cup at Infineon and Watkins Glen. They also run at Circuit du Gilles Villenueve in Montreal and this yr was their first yr at Road America. I was so disappointed i missed the latter

[RacingManiac]

I think its actually their 2nd time at Road America....

Both the Montreal and Road America race were pretty good...

I don't know how the DTM 2013 rule will be like though so far it sounds like Super GT might adopt the rule book also...

[Farnsworth]

I wonder where the US based DTM teams are going to pool their drivers? I can't imagine that that Audi, Merc and BMW want drivers who have limited experience in those expensive silhouettes.

[Dino Scuderia]

According to Peter De Lorenzo it's a bunch of BS. He's very good at inside auto related news.

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[forager]

Well, I'm really looking forward to this. I hope the Seriers gets it's own programing.