EXCLUSIVE: GT Series to run at Mondello Park in 2013
January 23, 2013 by Leo Nulty
Hopefully this will be the scene once more at Mondello Park with the new GT Class
Mondello Park have announced a new 3 round GT series for 2013- the idea behind it being to get some idle cars out on track again and add to them and provide a race for varied machinery in the Mondello Park GT Series. The target is for;
- Supercars
- Porsche
- Ex ITCC cars
- Time Attack
- Lotus
- Specials
- Abarths
“Ideally we will sub-divide the entry into 2, 3 or 4 classes, so a guy in an Abarth isn’t actually racing a 500bhp Sierra Cosworth or a Honda powered Lotus! There will be an overall 1st, 2nd & 3rd presented along with individual class awards. Entry fees are expected to remain at the reduced 2012 levels and we hope to land a sponsor to ensure this and cover trophy costs etc.” said John Morris of Mondello Park.
With the Abarth series having just ended after a 10 year run, and a number of the former RT2000/Dunlop Supercars still knocking around, as well as numerous Porsches, this class could provide some very interesting racing, especially as the organisers intend to introduce a few novel additions, such a two driver races, pit stops, handicap systems etc!
The plan is to run over 3 events which are;
June 9th – National Circuit
August 25th – National Circuit
September 14th/15th – International Circuit
It is planned to run each of the events to a different format and the proposal is;
June 9th: (Standard Format)
- 1 X 15minute qualifying
- 2 X 15 minute races.
- Race one will be a scratch start
- Race two will have an element of reverse grid TBA.
August 25th: (Two Driver 30 Minute Race)
- 2 X 10 minute qualifying sessions (one per driver)
- 1 X 30 minute race
- Car can be 1 or 2 driver with a mandatory controlled Pit Stop.
- The pit stop lap will be decided on by the organisers.
September 14th/15th: (1 X qualifying Scratch Race & 1 handicap race)
- 1 x 15 minute qualifying session – Saturday
- 1 x 15 minute race – Saturday
- Sunday – Qualifying times taken from Saturday scratch race
- 1 x 20 minute (possibly longer) with handicap starts – Sunday
- Staggered start should see all cars cross line together
Great idea…! I am sure there are a lot of eligible cars in sheds all over the country! Maybe have different colour race numbers so that spectators can differentiate between classes when the cars are on track!