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All - Focus on Encouraging More Team Based MotorsportsGerard Tobin, GerardTobin@wcma.ca
NASCC, Director Motorsport Development WCMA.ca
Spec Miata Road Racer
Specifically promote, give examples of and develop processes and event structures that encourage team-based entries and championships
In a tough economy, a team sharing one vehicle lowers the barrier for entry. There is less driving time per event per driver, but they are still involved where they may not be able to participate otherwise. Team-based sport allows competitors to pool other required resources such as mechanical knowledge, time, space,cost of crew etc. This is a big reason why Chumpcar is successful. It's not just because of the $500 car idea.
While some say we already allow this, we need to do a better job of promoting it and creating a rules and event environment which supports it. For those who have the money and skills to have their own team entry, of course that remains an option, but even two top competitors with money, skills and time can find additional synergies by working together both off and sometimes also on the track.
http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/teams.aspx Rather than encouraging people to build more chumpcars, we can have a structure that promotes building more touring cars (i.e. a whole lot less chumpy). An enduro series embedded within our regular road race events might help as long as there is a lower entry fee per team available if for example they don't run in the sprint races.
I can see the same idea applying to various disciplines. Might be helpful to supply a sample racing partnership document.
