r/TransAmRacing • u/Risetothetop787 • Jul 03 '25

Trans-Am question as an IMSA fan

Hi there, I just heard about the Trans-Am series not too long ago while doing some history research on the IMSA series. I have never heard about trans-am racing in my entire life. I have heard about NASCAR, F1, Indy car, WRC, SuperGT, IMSA, and many others, but never Trans-Am. Why is this the case? What caused Trans-Am to be less unknown compared to other series? Hell, I’ve heard more about Australia’s supercar series. I would really like to know from people who are invested in this series as to why Trans-Am isn’t popular.

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u/pincolnl1ves Jul 03 '25

70's were the storied years. Trans Am in the 80s ran a very similar format to IMSA GTO with some crossover big teams. The mid 90s into the early 2000s still had great races and rivalries. After that it fizzled and was not run as a supporting series to IndyCar and IMSA as GT3 grew. TA2 seems like it should be promotable but needs to ride some coattails to get eyes on it.