USCC (leave your axe outside)

[Lagunaseca_4life]

I have the foxsports go app on my iPad.i login with my xfinity account and I only get access to programming of the fox sports channels on my cable package.FS2 is not offered by comcast xfinity on any package so far. So unless it's streamed on Imsa.com,or fox sports does the same as Le Mans and streams petit with out any restrictions on FSG,then looks like I'm going to miss out on watching PETIT LE MANS.

[pederb]

Originally Posted by Lagunaseca_4life

I have the foxsports go app on my iPad.i login with my xfinity account and I only get access to programming of the fox sports channels on my cable package.FS2 is not offered by comcast xfinity on any package so far. So unless it's streamed on Imsa.com,or fox sports does the same as Le Mans and streams petit with out any restrictions on FSG,then looks like I'm going to miss out on watching PETIT LE MANS.

Use the international feed

[Deleted]

Yeah just proxy it.

Originally Posted by Matt

There is actually a series in the USA called the 24 Hours of LeMons, where aside from safey aspects and wheels/tires/brakes, the limit on purchasing and prepping a car to compete is $500.

I know that.

[WolfsburgRS]

"Barfield Set to Become New IMSA Race Director"

Boom. Think this is a team-initiated move? I thought he did a great job pre-indy car work.

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/ctscc/b...race-director/

[David Land]

Other major news... wonder what it could be.

This is an old ALMS guy... holding some hope for what the other announcements might be.

[Coach Ep]

I'm praying they're getting rid off those crappy FCY procedures!

Not sure if Barfield can make an impact on the series - IMSA/Nascar is probably offering a bigger check for his services than Indycar ever could.

[nkoske]

Been a bit of a shuffle at IMSA

Simon Hodgson will be IMSA’s Managing Director, Racing Operations
Scot Elkins, becomes Managing Director, Technical Regulations
Paul Walter moves into the role of Director, Racing Operations
Beaux Barfield will become Race Director for the TUDOR Championship and Continental Tire Challenge

Wonder if Beaux left IndyCar, was fired, or little of both? Articles seem to suggest Beaux left, but you never know.

[Coach Ep]

Let's just hope that Beau knows the difference between #912 and #22!

[Danske]

Just remember that if he makes any decision you disagree with HE'S DOING IT WRONG ON PURPOSE!!!

[Coach Ep]

Originally Posted by Danske

Just remember that if he makes any decision you disagree with HE'S DOING IT WRONG ON PURPOSE!!!

I'm sure it won't take him long...

[Coach Ep]

Originally Posted by nkoske

Wonder if Beaux left IndyCar, was fired, or little of both? Articles seem to suggest Beaux left, but you never know.

Sounds like it was his own decision:

“But decisions and explanations by committee send an unclear message and I think it’s a very archaic way of officiating.”

from http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/10...return-to-imsa

Didn't IMSA have a committee installed after Sebring as well? Might they be dismissed or going to operate in a different role cause otherwise Barfield's comment won't make a lot of sense.

[Gulf]

Originally Posted by Coach Ep

Sounds like it was his own decision:



from http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/10...return-to-imsa

Didn't IMSA have a committee installed after Sebring as well? Might they be dismissed or going to operate in a different role cause otherwise Barfield's comment won't make a lot of sense.

I thought the whole committee thing was the excuse for it taking 3 hours after the Rolex 24 to get the right GTD winner.

[Coach Ep]

Originally Posted by Gulf

I thought the whole committee thing was the excuse for it taking 3 hours after the Rolex 24 to get the right GTD winner.

Could be.

In the meantime I've found the answer I was looking for:

Comprised of Elkins, IMSA CEO Ed Bennett, President and COO Scott Atherton, as well as Richard Buck*, Mark Raffauf, Gary Cummings, Steve Sewell, Jeff Smallwood, Charlie Cook and Race Director Paul Walter, not all members on the supervisory board are typically involved in the process, Elkins said.

Elkins said the supervisory board is similar to the stewards in the ALMS, which made independent rulings following a review of a particular incident.

* Richard Buck has left IMSA after Daytona.

from http://sportscar365.com/imsa/ctscc/e...es-procedures/ (January 29, 2014)

Also, after Sebring, more changes were made:

*Addition of a third driver advisor to work alongside the IMSA Race Director and two driver advisors to assist with evaluating responsibility in incidents and other on-track situations.

from http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/im...on-procedures/ (April 2, 2014)

One can only imagine how crowded race control's room must be nowadays...

[chernaudi]

Getting Barfield back into the fold was the smartest thing that IMSA's done as far as management in along time.

And Walter getting "promoted" to Director of Race Operations reminds me of guys at Hendrick Motorsports in NASCAR getting "promoted" to their R&D office...

[MoMedic9019]

These are nothing but positives for TUDOR.....

Maybe NASCAR finally understands they are waaaaaay in over their heads.

[MagVanisher]

Originally Posted by MoMedic9019

Maybe NASCAR finally understands they are waaaaaay in over their heads.

I don't count with those changes yet 'cause IMSA/NASCAR has so much fixing to do in terms of balance, dealing with cautions, etc.

[MoMedic9019]

Originally Posted by MagVanisher

I don't count with those changes yet 'cause IMSA/NASCAR has so much fixing to do in terms of balance, dealing with cautions, etc.

Small victories.

If they can get the bulk of the race management under control, reduce the FCY's, re-institute local yellows etc...it's all going to make things better.

November testing will see further P2/DP balancing work. Hoping for big wins there.

[Lagunaseca_4life]

And yet in the SC365 article today under Scott Elkins it referred to BoP as Adjusment oF Preformance! What a joke! Well at least they know nothing is anywhere near being balanced and call it what it is......lame

[Rcz]

The price of a P2 car is going up it seems...

http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/10827...price-for-2015

[MagVanisher]

There's no surprise there considering that the LMP2 class re-instated All-Pro drivers, but it seems that there's no speed increase to get away from GTE.

[TheMightyM]

Originally Posted by MagVanisher

There's no surprise there considering that the LMP2 class re-instated All-Pro drivers, but it seems that there's no speed increase to get away from GTE.

Presumably the speed increase would come with the new design guidelines for P2 from 2017 on. And a speed increase will likely be required as GTEs are probably going to get a bit faster to help them get away from GT3s.

[Bob Riebe]

Originally Posted by MoMedic9019

These are nothing but positives for TUDOR.....

Maybe NASCAR finally understands they are waaaaaay in over their heads.

NASCAR created the contrived competition balancing act long before the ACO event thought of it.

[Maelochs]

But it has been decades since NASCAR officiated over a series with unmanaged racing, which TUSC officials hopefully are elarning, they cannot sell to the existing fan base and with which they cannot attract any new fans.

Hiring Beaux Barfield back, and the other management changes, make me think the Rolex guys said, "Okay, our way isn't working, let's see what you can do."

Or maybe (hopefully) "Let's try to do this any way which actually works, because our way hasn't been."

[Fogelhund]

Originally Posted by Maelochs

Hiring Beaux Barfield back, and the other management changes, make me think the Rolex guys said, "Okay, our way isn't working, let's see what you can do."

So you believe the main problem lately has been race control?

[Deleted]

You need to start somewhere don't you.