USCC (leave your axe outside)

[Mechanic Z]

Originally Posted by Lanky Turtle

http://www.imsaracing.net/2013/alms/...MO%2014-05.pdf

Not sure if it had been previously announced but this also confirms the leader lights system and use of car number panels for next year.

They announced it a few months back, but there hadn't been a mention of it for a while.
Wonder what they'll look like?

[jeast]

Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

More 2014 regs;
Entry fees:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2013/alms/...MO%2014-05.pdf

Prize money distribution:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2013/alms/...MO%2014-04.pdf

Class capacity bulletin:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2013/alms/...MO%2014-03.pdf

Is it really that hard to get their logo in focus?

[Danathar]

Originally Posted by jasonjessica09

Accidents can occur when the cars are the same speed or if they are going at different speeds. It makes no difference. To see DP/P2/PC/GTLM all mixed together potentially racing for overall positions in addition to class is a great thing I think.

Yea, the first year is going to be insane interesting. I still worry though that the casual fan can't tell the difference between GTD and GTLM. I think it would be better to just have one GT class, not sure how you do it though unless the ACO/FIA go with GT3 for all GT cars at LeMans.

Also, I'm afraid that once it's established which prototype (DP or LMP2) is the dominant type we'll see a drop off of teams or cars of the type that is disadvantaged. I'm sure they'll try and BoP things, but with P2 cars pretty much set for 3 years it means that if DP cars can't cut it the GA DP teams have a future of increasing upgrades and cost.

I'd heard that the class leader lights are no longer on the cars (I was at Sebring a couple years back and that is very helpful to the fan)? Is that true? They REALLY need that for the new series considering how many cars there are.

[Fogelhund]

The leader lights will be incorporated in the new series.

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by Fogelhund

The leader lights will be incorporate in the new series.

Except that it won't be the old three-lights system, it will be two seven-segment displays that show class position all the way down the field. Think the first race where we actually saw the system was the Baku City Challenge last year.

[fanta4]

Originally Posted by Victor_RO

Except that it won't be the old three-lights system, it will be two seven-segment displays that show class position all the way down the field. Think the first race where we actually saw the system was the Baku City Challenge last year.

It this the system that the Lizards were testing at Laguna Seca?

[FstrthnU]

it should be similar to the one running at the Spa 24 this year

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by fanta4

It this the system that the Lizards were testing at Laguna Seca?

Originally Posted by FstrthnU

it should be similar to the one running at the Spa 24 this year

As far as I'm aware, yes and yes.

[canciaro]

Still nothing on the regs for these DPs, come on guys lets go enough already.

[Danathar]

Originally Posted by canciaro

Still nothing on the regs for these DPs, come on guys lets go enough already.

My bet is that we'll hear something announced at Petit...but then again maybe not.

[Danathar]

Originally Posted by Fogelhund

The leader lights will be incorporated in the new series.

thanks!

[Danathar]

Originally Posted by Victor_RO

Except that it won't be the old three-lights system, it will be two seven-segment displays that show class position all the way down the field. Think the first race where we actually saw the system was the Baku City Challenge last year.

eh? How does that work?

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by Danathar

eh? How does that work?

It doesn't. They used that in the BES round at the Nürburgring, but it was very hard to read. To make matters worse, the system was on right side of the windscreen, which at the Nürburgring is the circuit inside, while most of the grandstands are on the circuit outside. I was really glad one of my friends had his Iphone along so we could use the Blancpain app for T&S.

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

It doesn't. They used that in the BES round at the Nürburgring, but it was very hard to read. To make matters worse, the system was on right side of the windscreen, which at the Nürburgring is the circuit inside, while most of the grandstands are on the circuit outside. I was really glad one of my friends had his Iphone along so we could use the Blancpain app for T&S.

Didn't the ALMS test-run the number panel on the outside of the car though, instead of inside the windscreen?

[ThatGuy]

Originally Posted by Victor_RO

Didn't the ALMS test-run the number panel on the outside of the car though, instead of inside the windscreen?

The Flying Lizard #45 ran it at Laguna Seca on both rear quarter panels. I couldn't find a picture, but you can get a good look from here.

[EricS]

[Dyson Mazda]

Originally Posted by canciaro

Still nothing on the regs for these DPs, come on guys lets go enough already.

If Starworks cars are currently at the shops being upgraded, something tells me that the people who care about the rules know what is going on. It is sort of hard to upgrade a car when you do not know what to upgrade.

[Danske]

Originally Posted by Dyson Mazda

If Starworks cars are currently at the shops being upgraded, something tells me that the people who care about the rules know what is going on. It is sort of hard to upgrade a car when you do not know what to upgrade.

Wayne Taylor has also said they have a car at P&M for the upgrades, and that anyone who doesn't know anything about what's going on isn't doing their job as a team owner.

[jasonjessica09]

In reference to the sportscar365 article about the pending regulations, what are examples that show what the difference between technical regulations and balance of performance are?

[FstrthnU]

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/in...o-be-released/

The article Jasonjessica09 was talking about (incoming DP technical regulations).

To answer the question, technical regulations are how you can "build" the car whereas Balance of Performance is forced modifications/lower limits to your current build.

[Danathar]

Originally Posted by Dyson Mazda

If Starworks cars are currently at the shops being upgraded, something tells me that the people who care about the rules know what is going on. It is sort of hard to upgrade a car when you do not know what to upgrade.

You can make some basic educated guesses. Bigger Wing, carbon brakes, etc.

I'm really going to be interested as to how this changes DP in regards to getting the fastest lap. One of the corvette drivers had said that in comparison the DP cars could be thrown around corners where the corvette GT was more about precision. His observation was that if you tried to drive a GT corvette like the DP you would encounter a lot of oversteer.

Increasing the downforce, carbon brakes...makes me think that the DP is NOT going to be the same beast to drive with better performance. The changes will probably change RADICALLY how you drive it.

[jasonjessica09]

Originally Posted by FstrthnU

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/in...o-be-released/

The article Jasonjessica09 was talking about (incoming DP technical regulations).

To answer the question, technical regulations are how you can "build" the car whereas Balance of Performance is forced modifications/lower limits to your current build.

Ok so to say that the LMP2 technical regulations will be the same is not saying much becasue there is a lot of significant ways you can speed or slow a car through BoP then?

[Lanky Turtle]

Originally Posted by jasonjessica09

Ok so to say that the LMP2 technical regulations will be the same is not saying much becasue there is a lot of significant ways you can speed or slow a car through BoP then?

I guess technically a car could be BoP'ed with 500lbs of ballast and a 50% air flow restriction so I see your point.

[MrBloodmuffins]

News just in!

Pickett is looking at both a p2 and a GTLM car
http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/ex...ng-gt-program/

[Maelochs]

Filed under Interesting Trivia—I met the guy who thought up the name for the series at Turn Six right before night practice. He said he didn’t care what they called the series so long as they got rid of the “Dumb Prototypes.”

USCC was conceived in the mind of an ALMS fan.