IMSA: USCR 2018

[TF110]

Originally Posted by JLGarcia

You should probably see a medic, as I'm sure you've torn a rotator cuff with a reach like that.

And you should get your 'funny bone' checked, I guess you missed the joke

Originally Posted by JLGarcia

Hmmm...last year a Nissan DPi and a Ligier P2 also won races (and an Oreca missed out only due to poor strategy). How many non-Toyotas do you think will win this year?

Defensive much? Two wins from a non-Cadillac in how many races? Amazing! I don't try to predict the future. But like I said, at least in lmp1 you know who did the best job because the rules are actually equalized. Unlike the bop lottery which can be gamed.

Originally Posted by JLGarcia

I guess that's one way of saying "has the power and budget of top-tier global automaker and is competing against privateers in unproven (and in some cases rushed) customer cars-slash-vanity projects."

Again, just like DPi. I'm sounding like a broken record here. Cadillac had the Dallara nearly half a year before any other DPi team, even more than some other lmp2's. They get a pass? Are they not a top-tier global automaker competing against privateers in unproven and rushed customer cars? (Riley, Ligier, 'Mazda')

Originally Posted by JLGarcia

As I said, without a full-on Toyota meltdown, the rest of the P1 field is spending astronomical amounts of cash to fight for 3rd.

You know their budget figures? Fighting for 3rd is what most if not all of the teams in DPi/prototype are doing. Hoping one or more Cadillac's have an off day is pretty much comparable to the situation your criticizing in the WEC. That's the point I'm making. Both series have nearly the same issue, but one series is supposed to be much more equal in a competitor's view with bop. In the WEC it's up to the team to make their car better. In IMSA it's the rule makers bop decisions.

Originally Posted by Matt

TF110 is a Toyota/Lexus fanboy though.

I'd expect his tune to do a 180 if Toyota pulls out and a Lexus DPi happens.

I'm an lmp1 fanboy, not just a Toyota fanboy. It is my favorite brand, but I like more than only them. I guess you missed the smiley face, indicating it was a joke? BTW, I didn't like when Lexus was in DP before with Scott Pruett winning all the time because the car was ugly and not really a 'Lexus'.