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BSS does two one hour races per weekend...and if you do it that way the savings are quite significant as you don't need to refuel or change tires, (though BSS does) and can really cut down on fly-in pit crew.
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With PWC there as well that weekend, this may be the article that makes me go ahead and get the hotel reserved. The museum is great there too. Have you been to Barber yet? |
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Well Ive been think about split races since Laguna Seca, but I wouldn't have based it on Pro-Pro and Pro-Am.
I would based it on the classes instead. 1st race would be Protos-P,PC 2hours 2nd race would be GT -GTLM,GTD 2hours With exception at the enduros of course. and maybe Road America too. It would be more easier to manged on TV. Slower classes would get more spotlight Possibly less cautions They race would be easier to manage so less weird pit stop rules and easier to make calls for penalties. Somewhat less expensive. It could be done on one day with or split between Saturday and Sunday. |
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I haven't been yet, but my April race schedule already includes a trip to NOLA for Indy car. Seeing PWC would be nice though.
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Even though Spend Am is more closer to to IMSA right now. Spend into oblivion. |
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This is so exciting after a whole year we have finally come up with a fix United Sports Car.... Un-unite! Un-Merge! |
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http://www.imsa.com/articles/prototy...validate-cache
Let's see if the naysayers can find something bad about this one... |
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Here's the piece from Racer about it.
http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/11042...event-for-2015 Having the third class, even if car counts are similar, will complicate the traffic situation over 2014. Maybe, that will be eased slightly by the planned straightening of the latter portion of the back stretch at Belle Isle. I'm glad they will be leaving the GTs in peace from the PCs at VIR. Funny though, I thought the PC guys didn't want a cost increase. Hmm, maybe they could take them out of Mosport, and swap GTD back in at Mosport. Make the other street race P/PC, also, and put GTLM in with GTD at Lime Rock. |
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Fine.
(I can't see well enough to skim text, so unless I read both in their entirety, I can't be sure that they're simply the identical thing.) |
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The 100-minute race will require a pit stop, and all that that entails with regards to team logistics. Twin 45-minute races don't demand that same level of involvement, in a number of areas.
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Maybe little saving in personnel or whatever but pretty sure they still swapped tires for the second race, and obviously re-fueled them as well as fixed whatever there was to fix in between rounds
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Exactly what I was thinking. Plus it guarantees an all GT race at VIR now which is the best news. I predicted this in a previous message a few days ago by the way. Maybe IMSA read it
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I might be planning a trip to VIR next year. Too bad the Vipers are gone.
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For all the talk about new LMP2 entries. All we got so far is a NAEC Krohn Ligier (ACO based LMP2 cars) Does anybody know what is up with Oak, 8Star, and/or Starworks speculation?
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Rumour is that the only full season P2 will be the Mazolas.
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