[gsmith2424]

Originally Posted by skycafe

At the risk of going too far off topic, can you elaborate on the constraints IMSA has on corner workers?

I agree about the draw on workers and potentially drivers, but also the contingency support people, i.e. tires, brakes, lubricants, electronics, etc.

Basically we are not allowed to respond to any incident on track and are to be kept behind the wall at all times except between on-track sessions even then its at race controls discretion. Most SCCA races/tracks allow for us to respond and VIR is one of them. One example of this is the GTD Viper fire in 2014 at Sebring. Workers were nearby and were ready to respond but couldn't because of IMSA's rules. The same applies to debris on track when we would have more than enough of a gap to get it but aren't allowed to. Another is that in SCCA is if the car was far enough off track and in a safe area (usually from a mechanical) we would leave the car till the next needed caution in an endurance race or would get the car between on-track sessions. All of these examples are some of the NASCARification of the series to allow for more cautions to allow for closer (i.e. manufactured) racing which is taking the endurance aspect out.