Intelligent Money British GT Championship
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jurbie said:
A little chat here with Scott Malvern who will be stepping up from GT4 to GT3 in 2020 taking a seat in the Team Parker Racing Bentley.
https://www.gt-report.com/2020/03/08/scott-malvern...
An interesting read and looking good! https://www.gt-report.com/2020/03/08/scott-malvern...
jeff666 said:
Good news for IM,well done Julian and team,
Got to be a good advert for the company, just looked at the entrant list and noticed only 14 cars entered so far , hopefully more will join later.
Also noticed that young lad kelvin Fletcher is racing a Bentley, I met him once of all places at Silverstone on the pit wall, he comes across as a very nice down to earth chap.
My missus didn't believe I had met him and being an old fart I am not really in to the whole selfie with celebs thing
I had a long chat with Kelvin on Friday, he is an absolutely cracking bloke.Got to be a good advert for the company, just looked at the entrant list and noticed only 14 cars entered so far , hopefully more will join later.
Also noticed that young lad kelvin Fletcher is racing a Bentley, I met him once of all places at Silverstone on the pit wall, he comes across as a very nice down to earth chap.
My missus didn't believe I had met him and being an old fart I am not really in to the whole selfie with celebs thing
We are meeting up in the next week or so to see if there is anything we can do together in the future.
Graham Davidson is also a total gent who I have a huge amount of time and respect for. I am really looking forward to working with him this year.
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jurbie said:
Cheers! 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.
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.
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. 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.
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)
I picked a brilliant year to start sponsoring it, didn't I?
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?
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 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.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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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. Julian - I feel for you and hope the whole thing is resolved well.
Brads67 said:
So is that Spa officially s
tcanned ?
Gutted. Had a big weekend planned for it.
Shame as well, as there was likely to be a convoy of idiots all wearing fancy new jackets and caps , hammering sausages into Belgian lawns all weekend.
I am waiting to find out and will let you know when I do mate.tcanned ?Gutted. Had a big weekend planned for it.
Shame as well, as there was likely to be a convoy of idiots all wearing fancy new jackets and caps , hammering sausages into Belgian lawns all weekend.
Gallons Per Mile said:
Bugger! I was looking forwards to Spa too Maybe next year.
Morning mate Maybe next year.Me too, we will have to wait until next year now.
This has reminded me, I need to get a few hundred jackets and caps sorted!
The original requests are now burried all over the place between here, Nik and my email, so I will post here and on the IM thread with a new IM emails address for everyone so we can get it all in one place and have them sent out!
samdale said:
Gallons Per Mile said:
Bugger! I was looking forwards to Spa too Maybe next year.
Same. Though reminding myself I am only missing out on something that was graciously given for free takes the edge off Maybe next year.
. Only thing I'd paid for was the air BnB and got a full refund so nothing lost Gallons Per Mile said:
Yes exactly, it was a very generous offer in the first place. I think Julian's got more to be upset about sponsoring an event that's not fully going ahead!
Not the best timing, I have to admit!I should stick to stock markets!
Edited by JulianPH on Friday 29th May 12:08
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