Intelligent Money British GT Championship

[jurbie]

Loads more media day pics here:

https://www.gt-report.com/2020/03/05/british-gt-me...

[JulianPH]

jurbie said:

Loads more media day pics here:

https://www.gt-report.com/2020/03/05/british-gt-me...

Cheers!

[JonChalk]

British GT going online:

https://twitter.com/BritishGT/status/1243826941637...

https://www.britishgt.com/news/593/virtual-gt-raci...

(OK, it's the European GT series / GT World thing, but close enough for some)


edit: Sorry - IM British GT going online :-)

Edited by JonChalk on Saturday 28th March 09:24

[JulianPH]

JonChalk said:

British GT going online:

edit: Sorry - IM British GT going online :-)

Thank you!

[JulianPH]

Not looking like a good start.

https://www.britishgt.com/news/590/british-gt-seas...

https://www.britishgt.com/news/592/further-british...

We are currently being told by SRO that they still intent to run all 7 weekends though, just with some postponements.

[Brads67]

Awful news but to be honest , not many would expect anything different.

I really hope they manage to run all the rounds.

[JulianPH]

Brads67 said:

Awful news but to be honest , not many would expect anything different.

I really hope they manage to run all the rounds.

Hello mate

Same here. I am sure they will, just with delays.

Cheers

[Drumroll]

JulianPH said:

Not looking like a good start.

https://www.britishgt.com/news/590/british-gt-seas...

https://www.britishgt.com/news/592/further-british...

We are currently being told by SRO that they still intent to run all 7 weekends though, just with some postponements.

Even IF we get racing in July, trying to get 7 rounds in may be a tall order. I have no doubt all other series are thinking the same as are all the bike championships. As well as all the other forms of motorsport The problem is all these series rely on the same marshals and medics etc.

Whilst I miss my motorsport, I would not be out every weekend from July to October (later for rallies) and I know lots of others feel the same. That is without all those who will need to work all the hours they can, to make up for lost income (or just not have the money to follow their hobby)

[JulianPH]

Drumroll said:

JulianPH said:

Not looking like a good start.

https://www.britishgt.com/news/590/british-gt-seas...

https://www.britishgt.com/news/592/further-british...

We are currently being told by SRO that they still intent to run all 7 weekends though, just with some postponements.

Even IF we get racing in July, trying to get 7 rounds in may be a tall order. I have no doubt all other series are thinking the same as are all the bike championships. As well as all the other forms of motorsport The problem is all these series rely on the same marshals and medics etc.

Whilst I miss my motorsport, I would not be out every weekend from July to October (later for rallies) and I know lots of others feel the same. That is without all those who will need to work all the hours they can, to make up for lost income (or just not have the money to follow their hobby)

Given the government's medical adviser on this has just said that we could be in lock down until June and still have social distancing until November I have a horrible feeling you may be right.

I picked a brilliant year to start sponsoring it, didn't I?

[CharlesdeGaulle]

JulianPH said:

I picked a brilliant year to start sponsoring it, didn't I?

Proof, as if it were ever needed, that investments can fall as well as rise.

On a more serious note, is there any sort of insurance or limitations in place to offset the pain? It's incredibly bad luck, but not entirely unknown albeit on smaller scales. You must be terribly disappointed. Hopefully the pent-up demand will help further downstream?

[JulianPH]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

JulianPH said:

I picked a brilliant year to start sponsoring it, didn't I?

Proof, as if it were ever needed, that investments can fall as well as rise.

On a more serious note, is there any sort of insurance or limitations in place to offset the pain? It's incredibly bad luck, but not entirely unknown albeit on smaller scales. You must be terribly disappointed. Hopefully the pent-up demand will help further downstream?

Exactly, and don't try to time the markets!

I've not checked on insurance yet, but I doubt it.

If it is called off this year (which I am guessing it will be now) then SRO are a decent bunch and I would imagine they would roll the contract over until next year.

Yep, I am gutted mate.

[Drumroll]

You can insure for anything.

When taking out event insurance you generally have to be specific as to what you want to insure against.

As an example you can insure against the event being cancelled if the monarch dies. But it wont cover if any other member of the royal family die. (Think Diana's funeral)

From my own experience this sort of insurance is very specific. It has to be, or events would look at the books and say this event isn't going to make money lets just cancel and claim on the insurance.

[JulianPH]

Drumroll said:

You can insure for anything.

When taking out event insurance you generally have to be specific as to what you want to insure against.

As an example you can insure against the event being cancelled if the monarch dies. But it wont cover if any other member of the royal family die. (Think Diana's funeral)

From my own experience this sort of insurance is very specific. It has to be, or events would look at the books and say this event isn't going to make money lets just cancel and claim on the insurance.

Sorry, I was saying I didn't believe our existing insurance would have covered this.

I actually had a call from SRO on Friday letting me know they are planning to still run all the weekend, but starting in Auguse and going on to November.

Let's hope this new calendar can now go ahead.

[JonChalk]

JulianPH said:

Sorry, I was saying I didn't believe our existing insurance would have covered this.

I actually had a call from SRO on Friday letting me know they are planning to still run all the weekend, but starting in Auguse and going on to November.

Let's hope this new calendar can now go ahead.

Let's hope so, Julian - this would be good news.

[JulianPH]

JonChalk said:

Let's hope so, Julian - this would be good news.

Cheers Jon, I seem to have chosen a bad year to start sponsoring it!

[Pericoloso]

Some good news at last.

Not the same calibre but back in the 80s or 90s ,there used to be "Winter warmer " meets at Brands Hatch during November

and December ,with a GT race of sorts on the bill.

Mostly bonkers space frame cars at the sharp end ,some had F2 engines fitted.

[Drumroll]

JulianPH said:

Sorry, I was saying I didn't believe our existing insurance would have covered this.

I actually had a call from SRO on Friday letting me know they are planning to still run all the weekend, but starting in Auguse and going on to November.

Let's hope this new calendar can now go ahead.

Much as I admire the optimisum, I struggle to see how any series will run a full season starting in August. The problem is everybody else will want to run their series as well. Have alredy seen this with a few other series saying we intend to this, without really thinking it through.

We were seeing critiism of to many events happening on a weekend before all this started leading to a shortage of marshals and medics.

Don't forget a lot of marshals don't just do circuits, but hillclimb and sprints as well as few who also do rallies. All of whom will want to run.

Edited by Drumroll on Sunday 26th April 13:38

[Ranger 6]

Drumroll said:

.....We were seeing critiism of to many events happening on a weekend before all this started leading to a shortage of marshals and medics.

Don't forget a lot of marshals don't just do circuits, but hillclimb and sprints as well as few who also do rallies. All of whom will want to run.

As a chief marshal of a different British Championship event, I really hope MUK take a sensible view on re-allocating permits. Ours is in September (and has always been) and I'm concerned that our crews will be tempted away by other events.

Julian - I feel for you and hope the whole thing is resolved well.

[JulianPH]

Drumroll said:

JulianPH said:

Sorry, I was saying I didn't believe our existing insurance would have covered this.

I actually had a call from SRO on Friday letting me know they are planning to still run all the weekend, but starting in Auguse and going on to November.

Let's hope this new calendar can now go ahead.

Much as I admire the optimisum, I struggle to see how any series will run a full season starting in August. The problem is everybody else will want to run their series as well. Have alredy seen this with a few other series saying we intend to this, without really thinking it through.

We were seeing critiism of to many events happening on a weekend before all this started leading to a shortage of marshals and medics.

Don't forget a lot of marshals don't just do circuits, but hillclimb and sprints as well as few who also do rallies. All of whom will want to run.

I'm just the messenger!

[JulianPH]

Ranger 6 said:

As a chief marshal of a different British Championship event, I really hope MUK take a sensible view on re-allocating permits. Ours is in September (and has always been) and I'm concerned that our crews will be tempted away by other events.

Julian - I feel for you and hope the whole thing is resolved well.

Cheers Ranger 6.