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Originally Posted by Race Face
Too true Juntos! Asian Le Mans Sprint Cup is an expensive joke.
Nothing wrong with the original idea - to bring new drivers and money in to Le Mans-style racing by pairing quick young (FIA Silver) drivers with slower gentlemen (FIA Bronze) drivers. The rules say seasoned pros (FIA Gold and Platinum) are banned and every driver pairing must include a Bronze driver. Fair enough.
Trouble is, somewhere along the line, the ACO decided it would also be a good idea to let Silver drivers race solo - these are only 1 hour sprints remember - putting the Silver/Bronze pairings at a huge disadvantage.
Then when WINEURASIA Motorsport rocked up at Sepang last weekend with two quick Silver drivers and one LMP3 car, the ACO trashed the rules and let them race - with predictable results. Aidan Read and Matthew Solomon easily ‘won’ both races and already have a virtually unassailable championship lead.
Don’t suppose the legitimate Bronze/Silver drivers from Nexus Infinity, PRT Racing and DC Racing - or their sponsors - are too happy about that!
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Read's silver rating was as surprising to him and the team as to anyone else and they were only made aware of that eating days before the event, so it wasn't possible to change the driver lineup, thus the aco allowing them to race. Given Read's experience he's definitely not a silver which is why it was surprising. Apparently in future they'll be adding pit stop times to dual silver line-ups.