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DPi isn't looking as subscribed as people were making it out to be. This is on top of the fact that we're losing 1 unique car/chassis. Then no talk of customer cars from anyone else but Caddy and even they're cutting back. Maybe we'll get another Mazda, but it doesn't seem like a full-time thing. Hopefully dpi 2.0 or whatever they name it interests some new parties. I think they should talk more with the ACO and have them come together more than 90% in the rules so they can run freely in either series.
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2 mazdas 2 acuras 1 AXR 1 WTR 2 JDC jdc is however a paying drivers business team, their program is about how much and if will be funded by drivers... that basically is the same reason why AXR will field only #31 since barbosa and fittipaldi will retire. About WTR doubt jordan taylor ever received a salary to drive for his father team, likely he got a % from team revenue... now it's just about to know if wayne taylor will have a 2 hired pro drivers or not for the future. Acura penske and mazda joest are basically backed work teams, but I don't expect to see mazdas or acuras in private hands. A huge step behind for the class at all, making the dp-lmp2 class split even sillier |
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Core-funded by rich guy and company he owned JDC-funded by rich guys and companies they own Juncos-funded by rich guy and assuming pay drivers without any exterior sponsor markings WTR-funded by contacts rich guy has with minimal sponsorship Penske Acura and Multimatic Mazda-fully funded by factory with minimal/zero non-factory markings Leaves us AXR with Whelen and Mustang Sampling. Sonny Whelen has sponsored various forms of racing for YEARS and has connections with a few drivers and Mr France, team owner. Mustang Sampling apparently had a discounted rate with some team owner money contributed, both have cut back so it couldn't continue in current form. Previous DP and LMP2/ALMS teams weren't any better with funding. Dyson used companies owned by Dyson family, Audi almost exclusively used Audi branding after the R8, Porsche had Penske's role in bringing in DHL, various team owner business or small contract sections of cars scattered through remaining cars. The biggest sponsor anything has run is Coke on the RSRs and Porsche would fund that team regardless of costs to run. |
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John Doonan of Mazda Motorsports to be new IMSA President: https://racer.com/2019/10/15/doonan-...msa-president/
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I'm thinking a good choice, he definitely lives and breathes sportscars.
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Some one at Multimatic will be taking over I'm guessing, or a Mazda holdover from Speedsource days.
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Is Mazda sticking with Joest? I know their contract is up, and multimatic have stepped up involvement considerably.
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Hopefully the Mazda programme doesn’t suffer without someone as passionate as Doonan in their corner.
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So 8 cars in DPi and 6 in GTLM? Doesn't look promising.
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I'd guess a few partials across both classes but yes, it's another 20ish entry season ahead. But of the cars on track, it's a strong field.
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Seriously the Penske Acura guys need to go to work this off season on one main thing: their liveries. So far the 2018 and 2019 ones have not done it. Those Acura DPIs are ugly. Maybe the liveries don't do it justice.
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Well one addition to GTD so far, Grasser has decided to join full time with 2 cars it appears.
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GTD competition will have to step it up big time. Grassar will instantly be the favorite for every race and we don't even know who their 'silver' driver will be. I imagine Mirko Bertolotti will be there. Hope Land/Monteplast can do the same thing and run full time. But it looks like Starworks is going to be aligned with Grassar now. Both Land and Grassar are regular front runners in ADAC. As far as SRO GT goes. I guess FFF is the Lambo team now there.
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On a unrelated note, just a thought. If there is a worry for the VIR all-GT race grid to be under 20 cars for the 2020 season, then maybe the GS class from the Pilot Challenge could be added for that one race only? 16-18 cars for Lime Rock is fine due to the small track size, but at VIR it starts to look empty when you get sub-20 like in 2018. |
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