ALMS 2011 Discussion

[Jonerz]

Originally Posted by Fogelhund

Hopefully they tell Henry-Bibaud he can go ...... himself.

Amen.

Chris

[Danske]

Originally Posted by courageous

so there you go - unless they run 2 of them, 2012 will be the last time ALMS has the Sebring 12hr

Now, now. What's the minimum duration for a WEC event? If it couldn't be fit in Sunday afternoon then perhaps on Friday?

[JAG]

From a teams perspective I don't see what difference such a change would make. Sebring is treated as a standalone event like Le Mans, Daytona and Nurburgring over and above their relevance to any series.

From a fans perspective I would think the only concern is Sebring retaining it's status as second only to Le Mans.

Bottom line is Sebring and the ALMS currently have the same ownership, could that change, or could Sebring become a cash cow to subsidise the ALMS? Whatever the case it appears there are major discussions going on about all manner of things in private.

[WolfsburgRS]

Seems like IMSA should take this chance to go tell the WEC to shove it and be pro-active and not reactive to this sort of news. No need to wait for 2013, no need to get dumped on, make your own call.

Rather than being told they need a WEC exclusive grid, they need to tell the WEC that if they want the honor of having Sebring in the WEC, they can choose to play by IMSA rules and have a mixed grid, with a WEC class, or they don't get to have Sebring.

[JAG]

Originally Posted by WolfsburgRS

Rather than being told they need a WEC exclusive grid, they need to tell the WEC that if they want the honor of having Sebring in the WEC, they can choose to play by IMSA rules and have a mixed grid, with a WEC class, or they don't get to have Sebring.

It wouldn't be a WEC exclusive grid but would only count for WEC points.

[WolfsburgRS]

Originally Posted by JAG

It wouldn't be a WEC exclusive grid but would only count for WEC points.

Ah, thanks I didn't catch that

[arakis]

Originally Posted by Guardian

Not sure about that. The 458 seemed to have plenty of torque to me while I was at the race. It's problem was getting the power down. As I noted in the race thread, the 458 was breaking the back end loose coming out of just about every hard corner of the track, especially the hairpin. None of the other cars seemed to have the same traction problems.

that was because the second gear died during the race,

BTW unrestricted that engine makes 570 hp in street trim

[Guardian]

Originally Posted by arakis

that was because the second gear died during the race,

BTW unrestricted that engine makes 570 hp in street trim

All 3 Ferraris behaved similarly, during practice, qualifying, and race...

[arakis]

Originally Posted by Guardian

All 3 Ferraris behaved similarly, during practice, qualifying, and race...

then lack of setup time would be my next gues, because in all othe races they seemed rock solid trough corrners

[NightStalk3r]

Originally Posted by arakis

then lack of setup time would be my next gues, because in all othe races they seemed rock solid trough corrners

The same lack of setup time every one had.

[arakis]

yeah but everyone didn't have a brand new car, with a brand new suspension now did they, what other explanation do you have since, no such problem was present at any other track, and it sure as hell doesn't seem to be showing up at silverstone

[JHamilton]

Originally Posted by WolfsburgRS

Seems like IMSA should take this chance to go tell the WEC to shove it and be pro-active and not reactive to this sort of news. No need to wait for 2013, no need to get dumped on, make your own call.

Rather than being told they need a WEC exclusive grid, they need to tell the WEC that if they want the honor of having Sebring in the WEC, they can choose to play by IMSA rules and have a mixed grid, with a WEC class, or they don't get to have Sebring.

I agree. "If you would like to take part in our event and incorporate it into your series, you're more than welcome."