IMSA Should we be worried about the future of GTD?

[FormulaFox]

Originally Posted by hondafan37

In my opinion the GTE / GT3 convergence will finally be successful, if finally the ACO concrete the GTproto / GT1 idea for the Top class in 2021, then perhaps some GTE Teams decide to hit the jump to the Top category, and in this way a GTE category has no sense.

GTE barely makes sense as-is with how big GT3 has gotten. Some GT3 cars could approach previous-generation LMP2 speeds if they ran unrestricted.

In the big picture, the only benefit GTE has is that it's not quite as pricey as GT3. All GTE has to offer is an indication of what areas the SRO/FIA should put some limits on development in order to reign in GT3 costs. Aerodynamically the only difference between GT3 and GTE is the front splitter and rear wing. ESPECIALLY the rear wing.

The GTE/GT3 convergence is less of a convergence and more of a "figure out where to put some cost saving restrictions on GT3 and convince the ACO to shut down GTE." And the realization is probably what caused talks to break down in the last effort. But as things have made it all the more clear that GT3 has a brighter future than GTE, some egos had to be set aside for the future.

But they certainly don't need to rush it, and clearly aren't. If we hear any confirmation of convergence before 2020, unless it's merely as an experiment by IMSA, I'll be stunned.