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19 Apr 2018, 23:31 (Ref:3816577) | #1901 | |
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I don't think that solves anything for the international teams. Ride buyers can always buy locally, the guest appearances on the other hand are well funded teams that only run Ams out of obligation in Europe and are hunting for overall wins.
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20 Apr 2018, 03:38 (Ref:3816590) | #1902 | |
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If DPi were equal to lmp1-private, teams like this and Rebellion and Kolles and those Manor squads could jump in and compete. Lmp2 doesn't have to be the top class's speed. Next year with Michelin on board I expect the lap times to drop even more and being honest, DPi is being held back to no avail because they're still faster than lmp2 by some margin.
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20 Apr 2018, 07:59 (Ref:3816614) | #1903 | |
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That's a extremely large "if" that just isn't happening with the current generation of cars (even if it was plausible on a performance level there's no way anyone on the IMSA side would agree to having their cars compete against such technically different cars). Michelin makes no difference, those tires will still be slower than what's on a WEC car in either prototype class and won't change the performance relative to P2.
The stuff Cheng is talking about isn't any kind of fundamental chassis advantage either, it's just being able to optimize the car for local conditions. There's no design magic to the Acuras riding better at Sebring, it's Penske's shock program finding a better set up than ORECA made available with the homologated parts. The Cadillac is basically running the Dallara high downforce kit because they don't have to worry about Le Mans and can BoP away any speed deficit at Daytona and Road America. |
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21 Apr 2018, 01:06 (Ref:3816720) | #1906 | |
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As long as the #86 Acura NSX runs well and stays in title contention, there will be funding for the team. First bad run, then it might end.
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21 Apr 2018, 14:34 (Ref:3816799) | #1909 | |
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Which team was that again?
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21 Apr 2018, 17:16 (Ref:3816813) | #1910 | |
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BAR1. That may be the end of the Riley Multimatic LMP2 story. Only chassis now in use are the Mazda ones.
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21 Apr 2018, 18:24 (Ref:3816818) | #1911 | |
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So that's another LMP2 team gone from the series.
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24 Apr 2018, 15:30 (Ref:3817187) | #1919 | |
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Brian Alder seems to disagree.
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24 Apr 2018, 16:10 (Ref:3817193) | #1920 | |
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No, he's saying exactly what Coach EP said as well, BAR1 has always raced what others, the paying clients, wanted. This client no longer wanted to run the Riley and frankly a dumb choice before the season. I think he also thought they'd get an Am award going. But the Riley is a dog and the Am trophy isn't happening so the owner of the chassis, not BAR1, are selling it. If another driver(s) approached with funds and a chassis they'd be right back in the series.
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Anyone starting to think it's a good idea for IMSA to eventually split DPI and LMP2 given that DPIs are being slowed for the fourth time in as many races with BOP?
IMO, big problem is that DPIs are allowed development, LMP2s aren't due to ACO homologation. So BOP automatically becomes a moving target every race. |
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I'd be ok with it if it meant the dpi were allowed to go as fast as they could. But you'd jeed more than 3-4 full season entrants in p2. Maybe keep it like this at least one more year after this one so p2 teams get a few years of use, then fold p2 into p3 as a second prototype class, with pro-am requirements?
Or just allow development or improvements to the p2s in imsa, to keep up with the dpi rather than slowing down some pretty cool cars. |
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Can't really allow development of LMP2s due to agreement with the ACO and the ACO's own homologation of LMP2s.
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28 Apr 2018, 14:20 (Ref:3817902) | #1925 | |
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They can't, they have an agreement with the ACO for the use of the P2 cars.
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