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Old 18 May 2019, 10:03 (Ref:3904487)   #10
gtcapri
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gtcapri should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Originally Posted by JAFA851 View Post
I don't understand your fascination with 888 ( or any other competitor for that matter ) supplying CONTROL PARTS. All control parts are the same, have to be the same, and there will be massive consequences if they aren't the same. Supercars dictates the part, and that's it. So to infer that 888 manufacturing and selling control items would give them some kind of advantage is just ludicrous.

I would rather buy control parts from 888 than say Teckno / Team18 / MSR as they are a much bigger outfit and have the proper facilities and capabilities to manufacture the control parts to a high quality, and cheaper ( scale of economy ).
I might be misunderstanding both sides here but I think he's alluding to the perception that 888 may operate and supply in a way that best suits them, not necessarily towards the needs of the category as a whole. I don't believe the quality of the control parts supplied by 888 would be inferior to their ones for their own useage. I haven't heard of any accusations before.

I do like the idea of an independent supplier with no ties to a team. But would there be measures in place to prevent 888 or DJR/Penske for example to pass on recommendations in development to suit their particular needs that the whole category must use?
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