Thread: IMSA DPi Discussion
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Old 25 Mar 2016, 09:27 (Ref:3627005)   #158
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Originally Posted by Rcz View Post
You know we could just, not have protoypes at all.

Ask me this question, can the GT cars carry the series?
Not with PWC hanging around, sticking it's toe in the door of endurance racing with the Sprint X concept....

WC Vision -the series' operators- have got things dialed in with GT racing in this country - the fields are so big they're actually causing problems. This is the sort of problem you WANT to have - it's easier to fix the problems stemming from oversized fields than undersized, after all(don't be surprised to see changes in the race groupings next year unless a lot of teams drop out).

I have no doubt that PWC could take on and defeat IMSA in a GT-only environment.

Besides that, there's just enough interest in prototype racing to support a series if it's well-run and well-promoted, even if it will never be the top dog of US motorsport. The only reason I see GT being a good top class for IMSA is if it were an in-name-only sort of class like late 90s GT1 or the 1970s GTX/Group 5 cars.
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