[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Sorry but your previous post is complete nonsense and shows you have ZERO clue about racing, costs and how things are done.

There's a better chance of me driving a Toyota hybrid the rest of the season than Penske accepting an invite to le Mans any time soon. Penske ran a P2 car because he was PAID to run the same P2 chassis he would be running with Acura this season as the DPi. Penske does not, and has never, spent his own money to race. That's why Penske has done the impossible and made a big fortune out of a small one racing. Acura has less than zero interest in le Mans any time soon so there's no chance he's going.

As for the small changes needed claim, it's a HUGE endeavor to change a P2 to a P1 non hybrid. First thing is, you buy a new car. None of the cars are upgraded P2s right now, information from building the P2s has influenced the P1s but they are not swappable chassis. Please listen to Hugh and others when they talked about building the Rebellion car, it's not the P2 with a new engine. The Dallara for the base of the BR Engineering is not the base Dallara P2, thankfully cause that's a dud again. It's a major investment which is why the teams who stuck with a P2 car in IMSA choose to go that route. Second thing is, the tires are also a HUGE change, Corvette had a problem with the Michelin confidential LM tires a couple years ago and they run Michelin in IMSA. Now you want teams to go Conti bricks to Michelin (P1) or Michelin or Dunlop (P2) without testing or info? Seems a might bit optimistic on your part there.

Great post, and just to add a little bit more to it - current LMP1 regulations do not permit factory-backed cars to run non-hybrids. Since all the addy teams are factory-backed, it'd be a farce to let them run against true private teams anyway.