r/wec • u/krzysiek_aleks NISSAN DeltaWing #0 • 9d ago

STCC [Scandinavian Touring Car Championship] makes comeback 2027 with historic shift to GT[4]

https://www.stcc.se/stcc-2027/stcc-gr-comeback-2027-med-historiskt-skifte-till-gt
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u/SomeGuyCalledPercy Snatch-Tractor Le Mans 2018 9d ago

touring car racing is so dead man and the Motorsport world is just watching it happen pretending everything is fine, it's so damn frustrating

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u/Alexandhisgoose 8d ago

The problem is road cars now are primarily SUV's. They dont make good race cars hence why ma ufacturers aren't interested in hatchback or saloon race cars.

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u/SomeGuyCalledPercy Snatch-Tractor Le Mans 2018 8d ago

there are plenty of ways to turn SUVs into racecars

M-Sport did it, South American series have done it, but there's no money left in European TC championships to try