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Originally Posted by Akrapovic
No. Wayne (and Mr Risi) are the same - if they don't win then they tell everyone they could never have won no matter what. Wayne even forgot he had a second car in the race after the 10 ran into issues.
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The Acura never seemed fast at this race meeting. What was needed to have a quick car on the current BOP? Better drivers? Better setup?
Unfortunately it's easy to point the finger at 20kg or 40kg difference in minimum weight when there is a direct correlation between weight and lap time -- hence why competition categories like Formula One have a fixed minimum weight, as did LMP675 and LMP900 if I recall correctly (675kg and 900kg was precisely the minimum weight?).
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Originally Posted by Adam43
The logic is all a bit mixed up.
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Not at all. The WTR Acura came second last year with a 20kg lighter car and was fast -- it was quick, it was attacking. Now it has 20kg more on it, more than the competition, and is slower. Basically it was always falling behind in every single stint, especially if the Cadillac and Porsche were pushing.
Weight directly affects the performance of a racing car. The 0.6s/lap deficit would almost certainly be less with less penalty weight.