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Originally Posted by MaskedRacer
The Shank Acura team is very good. I think HPD should give them a shot to race as a full factory squad still. GTLM would be the place though. With BMW moving to GTE compliance. There is space for someone to get that special waiver that BMW has had the last couple of years. Maybe it could be the Acura NSX.
What would it take to get that car to run a couple seconds a lap faster to get into GTLM speed range? Michelin tires, and some aero like rear wing enhancements and a diffuser would instantly move that car ahead of the GTD's comfortably and into the GTLM range. The speed gap between GTLM and GTD is as small as it has been since the ALMS/GA merger. So it could be done I think.
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Acura already goes to DPI, I do not think they want to have another factory program.
Lexus was the one that had interest in GTLM, but TRD President and General Manager Dave Wilson said:
"Prospects of a move into the GT Le Mans class have been put on hold, at least for the time being, despite having shown interest in the class earlier this year.
“What I’ll say about GTLM is that it’s GT racing but it’s a big step from where we are today. Yes we can be a ‘factory team’ but you really have to have the commitment.
“I think you’d have to have a car that’s suited to go racing in GTLM and the organization with a very purposeful determination to go GTLM racing. I don’t foresee that any time in the near future.
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