USCR’S Future: Learn From What Worked in the Past

The new merged series could be the next Golden Age of sports car racing, or it could be the next Dark Ages—Why not take a look at what made the last Golden Age?

The 2013 Daytona Prototypes are a bit more aesthetically appealing than the Gen 2 cars but are still nearly identical and tightly regulated under the skin. Besides which even the new Gen 3 versions are primitive in both aero and engineering, and overweight. There is no way the DPs could pass ACO/FIA crash safety tests. Chris Jasurek/The Epoch Times

So, the new North American Sports car series, created from the merger of the nearly bankrupt American Le Mans Series (unofficial motto: “Best racing in North America—help us keep it secret”) and the financially failing NASCAR-owned Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series (“There is some actual racing here, but we try to restrain it as best we can”) has announced its name: USCR, the United Sports Car Racing series.

The series has also announced the bare framework of its 2014 rules: basically, the top class from each series will be balanced (how, no one knows—not even the management.)