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Originally Posted by Akrapovic
I don't think anybody is wrong for wanting a more diverse grid.
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I've came fresh from watching Brazilian Endurance race - and I'll easily swap the whole season of ELMS monocup for a single event with those cars. No spec engine, chassis suppliers modify their cars if clients want to use different engine. And a local Metalmoro prototype - making it's lap time completely differently - hold off a track version of JS P320. Not saying about more national Gaucho championship with even more prototype variety.
Why on Earth do we have to enjoy a monocup as the pinacle of the whole Europe sportscar racing?
I have absolutely nothing against Gibson, because I remember those days when they compete against Lola, HPD and other minor manufacturers. And those battles (with different engines) is the main thing that attracted me in this type of racing. All that tech talks from Racecar Engineering. It was mind blowing to chat before the race and after with so much stuff to discuss. That was the driving force. Real life variety.
If it would have been a modern like nonsense - I'd stick to F1 boredom better. For example, the same Brazil, but their Touring series. They've introduced a new type of "stock-cars" with lots of structural parts from road going chassis and enormous 6L engines. Not "spec" ones. The wave of interest was huge. But for 2025 they return to roll cage soap boxes with spec engines. Do you believe it will be that successful abroad?
I always thought that sportscar racing were all about cars, not drivers. If you want to support "pilots" then some formulae monocups are you premium choice. Lots of fans can say which car won Le Mans in a mentioned year, but few of them are able to name all the winning drivers. And it's enormously frustrating when people who depressed by the fact of loosing a proper racing are always being treated like grumbling idiots.
Why do Brazilians or Argentinians (their TC from tech perspective is way more interesting than a spec monocup) are blessed to have a proper championship and in Europe you have to pray for some lower leagues decide to stream their club events - just to enjoy some racing? Just annoyed by people who are talking "you don't understand, it's going the best possible way out of the economical situation etc" 24/7. If Brazil or Argentina can afford normal variety in racing - then, what - they have better economical situation? Or, maybe, they just love proper racing?
I know, I know. "What a pathetic pathos". Local optimists should be happy. I'm not going to waste time onto this nonsense for another 5 years. But someone from those optimists should have take lessons from Markus Schurig who is not afraid of asking uncomfortable questions.