{"id":5223,"date":"2021-01-10T00:50:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T00:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.abuelsamid.com\/?p=5223"},"modified":"2021-01-10T18:29:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T18:29:43","slug":"report-super-gt-moving-closer-to-dtm-may-adopt-kers-grand-am-to-join-as-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.abuelsamid.com\/?p=5223","title":{"rendered":"Report: Super GT moving closer to DTM, may adopt KERS; Grand Am to join as well?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an attempt to reduce costs and get more brands into the field, it&#x27;s beginning to look like as many as three different race series in Europe, Asia and the United States may adopt a more-or-less common set of rules. The German Touring Car Championship (shown above) is set to introduced a new rules package for the 2012 season and the Japanese SuperGT series looks to be on-board for its GT500 class. Here in the States,. the NASCAR-owned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/pontiac\/grand+am\/\">Grand Am<\/a> series is also considering jumping in, presumably to replace the current GT class.<\/p>\n<p>The proposals being considered by the DTM organizers clearly show some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/nascar\/\">NASCAR<\/a> influence, although with more modern technology. A common carbon-fiber chassis could be mandated with an agreed-upon wheelbase and overhangs for all cars. DTM is considering &#8220;Introduction of &#8220;design line&#8221; where on one side all cars are common&#8221; which sounds an awful lot like NASCAR&#x27;s dreaded common templates. Along with the V8 powerplants, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/hybrid\/\">hybrid<\/a> kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) could be part of the picture. The goal is to cut the cost of these cars in half from current levels.<\/p>\n<p>If the new rules are adopted by all three groups, it could result in cross-pollination of cars between the series with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/lexus\/\">Lexus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/nissan\/\">Nissan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/honda\/\">Honda<\/a> joining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/audi\/\">Audi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/mercedes+benz\/\">Mercedes-Benz<\/a> in DTM and possibly the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/mustang\">Ford Mustang<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/camaro\">Chevrolet Camaro<\/a> mixing it up with the Germans and Japanese.<\/p>\n<p>[Sources: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.racecar-engineering.com\/news\/cars\/495063\/super-gt-moves-closer-to-dtm-for-2012.html\">RaceCar Engineering<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.touringcartimes.com\/news.php?id=4326\">Touring Car Times<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dtm.com\/newsausgabe.php?id=9472\">DTM<\/a> | Image: Bongarts\/Getty]<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/08\/19\/report-super-gt-moving-closer-to-dtm-may-adopt-kers-grand-am\/<\/p>\n<p>2010-08-19T17:59:00+00:00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an attempt to reduce costs and get more brands into the field, it&#x27;s beginning to look like as many as three different race series in Europe, Asia and the United States may adopt a more-or-less common set of rules. 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