2023 TCR Australia Season

[mikeamerica84]

Only 13 cars? I'll be honest I didn't keep up with the news in the off season but no Luke King, James Moffat, Jay Hansen, Michael Caruso, Dylan O'Keeffe, Nathan Morcom... All big names in TCR who have not come back. I wonder why...

Low car count, for sure.  Lack of spare parts, too.  BUT the season is off and running.  I am sure it will build and get better.

[Sonic]

Only 13 cars? I'll be honest I didn't keep up with the news in the off season but no Luke King, James Moffat, Jay Hansen, Michael Caruso, Dylan O'Keeffe, Nathan Morcom... All big names in TCR who have not come back. I wonder why...

Low car count, for sure.  Lack of spare parts, too.  BUT the season is off and running.  I am sure it will build and get better.

I saw a little of it and the numbers are seriously disappointing... even allowing for those who fell aside over the course of the weekend.

[stevo qld]

People still complain about 25 cars in that other series. 

The numbers in S5000 were also disappointing, as was TCM.

[TheArrow]

None of the racing broadcast over the weekend had more than 20 cars.

Most had few more than 10.

Is this just another case of the current financial climate?

[Sonic]

None of the racing broadcast over the weekend had more than 20 cars.

Most had few more than 10.

Is this just another case of the current financial climate?

not even the Excels? I didn't catch any of their races but surprised if they had less than 20?

[mikeamerica84]

What happened in the hairpin that caused the TCRs to run through the oil dry throughout Race 2 and make it a timed race?  Must have been one hell of an engine detonation.  They said it happened in the Trans-Am race?

[TheArrow]

None of the racing broadcast over the weekend had more than 20 cars.

Most had few more than 10.

Is this just another case of the current financial climate?

not even the Excels? I didn't catch any of their races but surprised if they had less than 20?

As I said, none of the racing *broadcast* over the weekend had more than 20.

Excels weren't broadcast.

[Sonic]

None of the racing broadcast over the weekend had more than 20 cars.

Most had few more than 10.

Is this just another case of the current financial climate?

not even the Excels? I didn't catch any of their races but surprised if they had less than 20?

As I said, none of the racing *broadcast* over the weekend had more than 20.

Excels weren't broadcast.

ah thank you. didn't know what had/hadn't been shown.

[Alan59]

The 7 car grid for the TCM race on tv Saturday was worse than pathetic.
Failure to address cost control issues over the past years has lead them into this swamp.Personally doubt it is salvageable.
As for TCR the numbers better be up when they next race in 3 months time or the long term future of that is not looking good.Also the World Tour only has 4 entries so suspecting that will be still born.

[Roadways6]

The ridiculous calendar that had TCR going to Tassie in February and then waiting until May for the next round is the cause of the low numbers, as a number of competitors just thought they’d wait for round 2 on the mainland.

The coverage said a Lynk & Co team is coming, and its been alluded that Clemente will change to a Cupra. Not sure on King and Nathan Morcom.

ARG shot themselves in the foot with this meeting. Why schedule TCM at Symmons last week and then Newcastle next week?

Also the World Tour only has 4 entries so suspecting that will be still born.

At the moment there’s four Audi’s, four Lynk & CO’s and two works Hyundai’s announced, with JAS Honda still to confirm their program but outwardly their social media is reporting on TCR World Tour news so you’d assume they are in.

[mikeamerica84]

https://tcraustralia.com/2023/03/03/australian-drivers-make-big-moves-in-kumho-tcr-world-rankings/

This is an *ahem* interesting formula they have here.  Tony D'Alberto had two podiums out of three races and lost an overall spot (22nd to 23rd).  Will Brown scored the pole and albeit had mechanical issues, only started Race 2 and had a DNF.  And he stayed even - lost/gained no spots (25th).

Apparently qually ranks high.