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5 Jul 2018, 15:52 (Ref:3834835) | #301 | |
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If there is a prototype class split in 2019. Then maybe the class color codes can go back to what the ALMS had and WEC has now. DPI = red, LMP2 = blue, GTLM = green, GTD = orange.
At first I was skeptical of this happening and I prefer prototype to be just 1 class race. Despite the #99 Oreca winning Watkins Glen. I seem to feel after this race that the class split will happen. |
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5 Jul 2018, 17:16 (Ref:3834854) | #302 | ||
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I'd think if anything P2 would become a dedicated Pro-Am class .... with maybe Hyundai coming in to supply motors to the poorer teams who wanted to run DPi but couldn't cut deals with the established factories. |
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5 Jul 2018, 18:12 (Ref:3834866) | #304 | ||
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Here is the latest on class separation, now the teams all want it:
https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/t...-lmp2-classes/ the main change is JDC liking their odds of a DPi program. This is fine, but I really don't see any additional entries coming from a split, especially in P2. |
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5 Jul 2018, 18:20 (Ref:3834869) | #305 | ||
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Bit of a strange argument from Wayne (when is he not strange) asking how you balance cars with an Am driver. Quite easy - balance it against the pro in the car. And there's some DPis with less than Pro drivers too...so that wouldn't solve the problem.
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5 Jul 2018, 18:32 (Ref:3834875) | #306 | ||
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Cindric says things are fine. Wayne Taylor wants the rules tilted his way. Church from JDC-Miller changed his mind when he got a line on a possible DPi deal—and might change it again if the deal falls through. Oergel at PR1 wants to go back to the old days. The headline makes it sound like team owners nearly unanimously want the split … when in fact the team owners mentioned are all over the map, and how many more were not interviewed? (Or, if interviewed, didn’t support the narrative?) The one thing I see here is the Atherton comment—the big deal would be IMSA telling FIA to pound sand. It seems IMSA worked its butt off to try to get some agreement with FIA on class structure so Euro teams might want to play along … and now after one season they are ready to toss the idea? As I understand it, FIA wanted P2 teams to be part of the top class at IMSA because IMSA is not a WEC-level series—it is subordinate, like ELMS and AsLMS. But … the new WEC regs (2020) might completely undermine everything IMSA has built anyway, which I think is why IMSA is considering changing its class structure. I am not saying Daguys is wrong … but he does need to write stories which get readers. I kind of imagine what Oergel suggests—P2 becomes the new PC, and WEC can stay on its own (Pro-Am ELMS and AsLMS teams would still be eligible, but how many would come to run for fourth or sixth?) Anyway …. Much ado, little fact. Interesting to watch unfold. Personally, I’d love to see the Oergel/Taylor solution—Make P2 into a Pro-Am class, and let DPis run as fast as they can. I cannot imagine that a lot of P2 teams would object—it isn’t like they have any chance of winning overall anyway. But … I could be wrong. |
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6 Jul 2018, 02:27 (Ref:3834927) | #308 | ||
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You're right that it's kind of dishonest to say you wanted this class because it was your ticket to still getting factory funding then turn around and support making it something else but I think he realizes what he's doing. |
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For the P2 teams, they have to sell seats. How easy is it to sell a seat when you say, look we can battle against these factory teams when your codriver is in the seat, but when it is your turn we will lose and hopefully finish 6-8th. If you could instead say, look, we have this awesome, fast, internationally relevant race car that you can race here, or in the ELMS, or Le Mans, where you will be fighting against other teams who have to fill a seat with an am just like you. You could win! That is how I see it at least. DPi's don't want their speeds cut to run against am's and the P2 teams want to offer a chance for victory - even if it is a class victory. |
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6 Jul 2018, 16:56 (Ref:3835025) | #310 | |
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They can still be a bop class that's faster than lmp2's class, if they separate the classes!
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The Pro-Am argument is a weird one, because ESM are Pro-Am. So you're trying to balance the cars based on the fastest driver in each car, and that includes ESM and LMP2. The LMP2s will largely fall off the DPis when the Am driver is in - the exception being when cautions bunch them up again. That's something Core played brilliantly at the Glen. So ok, they want more speed. Not sure why. They still won't be running at full blast because it's a BoP class, so they'll all still be slowed down, just a few seconds up the road? And if they let them do that, then you have the potential of costs going up. So really don't understand what that does. Quote:
The LMP2 class would just be Core, Performance Tech, PR1 and 2 JDCs. Many here have been very vocal about how small the LMP1 grids in WEC have been, yet we're talking about splitting classes and ending up with one that's equal to the smallest LMP1 field in recent years. And 10 DPi. Sounds fine, except ESM are absolutely all over the place, and as much as I love Mazda, they're so far off it's embarrassing. And SoD may not last. So you're down to 3 Caddy and 2 Acura that are worth talking about. I mean, I see the argument, I'm just not sure it's really worth much other than a few seconds a lap. IMSA finally got something good, and now we're going to mess with it? |
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The big problem with splitting the class is I think the P2 class would shrink to less than 5 cars. JDC wants out, they want to go to dpi. So that leaves Core, PR1 and Performance tech? Maybe some other P2 teams could come over for big events, but like you say, what is the draw to play second class? Although, P2 teams came over in the ALMS days, so who knows. I think a split cas would make the 3 aforementioned teams happy, but ultimately not attract any new entrants. |
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6 Jul 2018, 19:15 (Ref:3835056) | #313 | ||
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To me, this just seems like a giant strop. There have been 16 Prototype races in the new generation on IMSA Prototypes. LMP2s have won 2. So now there needs to be a split. Aye...ok. IMSA is awesome. I wish we could just be happy with this awesome product rather than constantly tinkering with it. |
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6 Jul 2018, 20:04 (Ref:3835060) | #314 | |
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The split needs to happen because the DPi's are not getting their roi. What's the point in buying one or developing one if a cheap(er) p2 can get the win for them? That's what IMSA needs to worry about. They did this to themselves though. You're not going to keep everyone happy but I think the bigger players will be happier if they don't have pro-am teams running faster because one of their drivers 'suck' and gives the indication the team needs help so they slow dpi down too much. I think that's one of the things going on currently.
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6 Jul 2018, 20:07 (Ref:3835061) | #315 | |
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But that's what a BoP class is? You could also argue why should ESM be allowed to fight with Caddy - Caddy put more money into it. But...that's what a BoP class is.
So we're after BoP, without the BoP. |
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still need to split them up?
i await the excuses. |
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8 Jul 2018, 21:21 (Ref:3835558) | #321 | |
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I thought you said CORE was too amateur to win in IMSA though?
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I'm not aware of anyone around here saying any of the LMP2 teams are "too amateur to win." I AM, however, aware of NUMEROUS people stating that the pro-am lineups of the LMP2 teams put them at a distinct disadvantage in most cases. Which is completely true - all other things being equal, experienced all-pro lineups will always have a distinct advantage. It doesn't mean they'll ALWAYS win, just that they will the overwhelming majority of the time |
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With split classes you risk the P2 class ending up like the old PC class. Keeping the P2's in with the DPI's forces them to up their game and create results like we have seen at the last two races. |
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