Five Best Defunct Racing Series

"Margin Of Error" (marginoferror) 07/22/2015 at 12:34 • Filed to: MOTORSPORTS HISTORY, LISTS, FC

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Today we are looking at the 5 best defunct racing series in the world. Buckle up and join me in this emotional roller coaster.

5 - Superleague Formula

Years : 2008-2011

Engines :3.5L V12 - Spec

Notable drivers : Sébastien Bourdais, Ho-Pin Tung

4 - A1 Grand Prix

Years : 2005-2010

Engines :4.5L V8 Ferrari - Spec

Notable drivers : Nico Hulkenberg, Ho-Pin Tung

3 - Speedcar Series

Years : 2008-2009

Engines :6.0L Pushrod V8 - Spec

Notable drivers : Jean Alesi, Jacques Villeneuve, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Johnny Herbert

2 - German Formula 3 Championship

Years : 1950-2014

Engines :2,000 cc 4 cylinder engines

Notable drivers : Michael Schumacher, Nico Hulkenberg, Ho-Pin Tung

1 - SCCA Atlantic Formula

Years : 1965-2011

Engines :Various 4 bangers over the years, notably Toyota, Cosworth and Mazda.

Notable drivers : James Hunt, Gilles Villeneuve, David Empringham, Memo Gidley

LongbowMkII > Margin Of Error 07/22/2015 at 12:51

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Formula Atlantic was a great formula

BigBlock440 > Margin Of Error 07/22/2015 at 13:04

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Obvious omission, NABRR:

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Margin Of Error 07/22/2015 at 13:12

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MArio Kart shell launcher???

tromoly > Margin Of Error 07/22/2015 at 13:17

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No Can-Am? No Mickey Thompson Off-Road Championship? (SST doesn’t count....)

ceanderson920 > Margin Of Error 07/22/2015 at 13:29

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What is this for?

Leon711 > ceanderson920 07/22/2015 at 14:02

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It’s the air intake, feeding ITBs

ceanderson920 > Leon711 07/22/2015 at 14:49

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Oooo that makes sense! thanks for the answer

kanadanmajava1 > Margin Of Error 07/22/2015 at 16:37

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The old DTM (briefly ITCS and ITCC) was awesome. Sadly it went away as the organizer went crazy with the calendar as they thought that it would be nice idea to “globalize” the series. It was already terribly expensive to keep the cars racing and traveling all around the world was the final thing that got the teams to withdraw in the end of 1996.

I did hear them racing in Helsinki in 1996 but wasn’t able to go and see them. One of the worst mistakes in my life.

Fred Smith > Margin Of Error 07/22/2015 at 17:53

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Atlantics are still around (Just no longer sanctioned by IMSA after getting replaced on the IndyCar ladder by Star Mazda, so it’s SCCA-only now) and German F3 became Formula 3 Euroseries when it merged with the French F3 championship, for what it’s worth

BRyan31122 > Margin Of Error 07/23/2015 at 17:47

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Speaking of Jean Alesi:

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Margin Of Error > BRyan31122 07/27/2015 at 09:19

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LOL that’s a Forza kind of move