SHIFTIN' GEARS: Xmas and New Year - Looking Forward to 2011...

Thursday 23 December 2010

Looking Forward to 2011 - Hoping and Wishing…

HOPING

F1 - I…

hope the new technical regulations (no F-duct, no twin diffusers, but new movable rear wings, the return of KERS, and an overtake button) aid overtaking and enable the cars to actually race closely together!
hope the FIA has plugged the inevitable “holes” in the rule book, stopping the teams from gaining back any lost downforce!
hope Ross Brawn can give Mercedes a good car! Three teams up front in 2010 was good, one more would be even bettter!
hope the FIA rule makers have sorted the restart regulations!

NASCAR - I…

hope new fronts on the cars do not change quality of the racing!
hope the Nationwide only teams can afford to develop their new cars enough to take the fight to the Cup Series interlopers!
hope Dale Jr. finally gets his act together, as it's what the sport needs to boost the ratings and attendances!
hope Richard Petty can sort his team out and give AJ and Marcos, both good drivers, a shot at the Chase!
hope Richard Childress Racing can carry the momentum, and form, into next year!
hope for some races to be shortened!
hope for a new Sprint Cup Champion!!
hope Chevy change their mind and race the Camaro in the Nationwide Series!
hope the American fans return to the tracks and TV coverage in 2011 as the product is worth it!
hope NASCAR is on UK TV next year... and on a channel I can afford!!

INDYCAR - I…

hope somebody puts Hornish and Wheldon together, and goes racing!
hope the PR people can create enough interest in the 2011 season for people to actually care about the introduction of the new car in 2012!

BTCC - I...

hope the championship and the racing will not suffer in the “cross-over- year” as the teams change from the old cars and engines to the new NGTC spec cars, ready for the full 2012 introduction!

WISHING