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Some thoughts after Daytona and Sebring tests.
- The P2 cars (not the Riley) and Nissan cars seems to be matched against each other (if the Nissan engine resist). That means that the Oreca and Ligier are at the same level.
- The Mazdas and the Riley seems to be slower than the other cars. At first sight we could say that the Mazda engine is powerfull, but it could be the custom aero that gives the Mazda a 5mph final speed superiority over the Riley P2. The Mazda reachs the same final speed that the other cars, but the Riley is always 5 mph slower. Then we have the lap times, and here both cars seems to be 0.5 or 1 seconds slower than the other cars (don't count the Cadillacs). So, the Riley base chassis looks strong, but slow.
- Finally we have the Cadillacs. And here is where I would love to have the data of the Dunlop tests at Sebring, because we could compare the Dallara chassis of the Cadillac against the Oreca and Ligier all with the same engine. That way we could put the Cadillac engine aside of the equation. I doubt that the engine is the only reason of the speed of the Cadillac cars. Sebring is not Daytona, and even with a air restriction, the Cadillac cars are 1 second faster all the time. Two different tracks, two different kind of tyres and two different BoP.
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