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Not seen too many late entries generate as of late. Too bad as well. Thought the Lime Rock/VIR combo would be appealing to some GT teams or gentleman drivers who would find running in IMSA with no protos appealing. I think there just is not enough teams in the USA/Canada who own GT3 machinery at this point in time. LMP3 and GT4 is stealing a lot of potential runners who would otherwise run GT3. So yeah the popularity of series such as Prototype Challenge, soon-to-be Michelin Sportscar Challenge, and PWC GTS hurts a category like IMSA GTD for sure. The reason are obvious financially speaking.
Thought this would be the race Risi returns but not the case. So yeah seems like the talk is more about who is NOT at the race than who is.
Recall that Porsche really sucked egg in 2017. Can they make a comeback and be competitive this time? Maybe but I think Ford and Corvette battle for the win here. BMW is not quite there yet.
Got to think the favorite to win in GTD is Sellers/Snow again.
The smaller grid will be compensated somewhat though if we get another safety car/full course yellow free race. Count on it! The large grass run offs allows cars to slow the car down before they hit anything and to get back on the track and into the pit lane. Wish more tracks where like that.
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