IMSA Race Oak Tree Grand Prix at VIR Aug 21-23

[seanyb505]

Yes...something happened two years ago...

[kyoung]

Originally Posted by Accident

I wasn't quite on the "this is all contrived BS!" train about the BoP thing for seasons before 2014, but these last 2 years have been pretty goofy with the BoP messes.

Ultimately it ended up spoiling this race a fair bit as it felt like it was hard to avoid noticing the huge gaps throughout the duration. Otherwise it wasn't too bad, the track is nice and the cars looked good going around it (I thought the softer GT3 cars looked particularly good rolling through the esses and up to Oak Tree), mostly good driving and a few alright little fights even if they weren't for the lead, and it ran out nicely with no cautions.

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[jasonjessica09]

Question: What happened to the land at VIR between 1974 and 2000. Was it just empty space with weeds growing everywhere?

[Coach Ep]

It was a cow pasture (farmland): http://www.virhistory.com/vir/modern/interregnum.htm

Glad it got saved!