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Juntos · 1 Dec 2015, 14:47 (Ref:3594750)

Riley will take a lot of time to catch up. The euro fell to an eight-month low yesterday against the dollar amid the prospect that the European Central Bank will announce further stimulus measures later this week to boost the Eurozone economy. This is not going to help Riley to meet the cost cap.

**joeb** · 1 Dec 2015, 14:58 (Ref:3594757)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juntos

Riley will take a lot of time to catch up. The euro fell to an eight-month low yesterday against the dollar amid the prospect that the European Central Bank will announce further stimulus measures later this week to boost the Eurozone economy. This is not going to help Riley to meet the cost cap.

That is actually an interesting point. The price cap is based on Euros, and the exchange rates can fluctuate so there will always be difficulties building in different currency. Same will go for the Dome P3 project.

Bcarr6 · 22 Jan 2016, 15:41 (Ref:3607130)

Anyone got a list of LMP3 entries for 2016?

Seems like we are going to see a pretty big influx of these machines in a number of series:

-ELMS (supposedly at 25 car capacity)
-VdeV series
-FFSA prototypes
-Asian Le Mans Series
-Asian Summer series
-Dunlop Prototype series
-GT3 Cup LM support race

Deleted · 22 Jan 2016, 18:04 (Ref:3607167)

Plus oneoff events like Thunderhill 25 and Abu Dhabi 12

Bcarr6 · 22 Jan 2016, 19:22 (Ref:3607181)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chiana

Plus oneoff events like Thunderhill 25 and Abu Dhabi 12

Didn't know Thunderhill were allowing P3! Would love to have better coverage of that event..

Deleted · 22 Jan 2016, 19:33 (Ref:3607187)

Silverstone 24 allowed them too, but the event will now become for touring cars only.

I'd assume the class allowance rate to multiply as rapidly as it did with GT3 a decade ago

FormulaFox · 22 Jan 2016, 20:37 (Ref:3607208)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bcarr6

Didn't know Thunderhill were allowing P3! Would love to have better coverage of that event..

ANYTHING can race at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill.

Deleted · 22 Jan 2016, 20:43 (Ref:3607211)

Could you enter Peugeot 908, Porsche 911 GT1 and Jaguar XJR-12 for it?

Mike Hedlund · 22 Jan 2016, 21:31 (Ref:3607220)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chiana

Could you enter Peugeot 908, Porsche 911 GT1 and Jaguar XJR-12 for it?

Yes.

-mike

wdave0 · 22 Jan 2016, 21:34 (Ref:3607221)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chiana

Could you enter Peugeot 908, Porsche 911 GT1 and Jaguar XJR-12 for it?

I think they run by the rule we had in EMRA - if you have a safe car we'll find a class for it.

Deleted · 22 Jan 2016, 21:43 (Ref:3607222)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Hedlund

Yes.

-mike

Nice.

Deleted · 25 Jan 2016, 14:27 (Ref:3607854)

Yet another Ginetta killed off for Onroak switch
http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/vil...-ligier-js-p3/

Ginetta in LMP3 is pretty much dead meat at this stage.

And the class is transforming into Coupe LMPC 2.0 with everyone seemingly choosing same supplier.

TheMightyM · 26 Jan 2016, 04:01 (Ref:3608013)

Apparently not all of the announced ELMS LMP3 programs will actually happen. From DSC:

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With senior ELMS sources suggesting 12-15 cars for the full season there’s a fair number of declared programmes that may not be making it to the full season entry list announced on 5 February, though yet another new, and as yet unannounced effort has been in touch with the DSC Ed in the past few days as they prepare their full season entry.

Deleted · 26 Jan 2016, 08:52 (Ref:3608044)

Sincerely hope it's not ACO artificially gapping it and that's the reason for "not actually happening". The waiting lista comment by Kox seems to support that there is a limit somewhere, but what would that be.

BullMan · 26 Jan 2016, 15:49 (Ref:3608153)

It wouldn't be sportscar racing if some percentage of announced plans never happen.

Coach Ep · 26 Jan 2016, 16:34 (Ref:3608176)

up to 50%?

The number of announced/intended cars over the last couple of months is close to 30 with another dozen or so possible cars from interested teams potentially looming around the corner.

**joeb** · 26 Jan 2016, 18:25 (Ref:3608213)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coach Ep

up to 50%?

The number of announced/intended cars over the last couple of months is close to 30 with another dozen or so possible cars from interested teams potentially looming around the corner.

Perhaps these cars aren't lost, just switched series? LMP3 can run in a handful of places now so maybe other series work better for some teams.

Deleted · 26 Jan 2016, 18:30 (Ref:3608215)

But they can't gain Le Mans auto entries, or enter the LM support race, by racing in FFSA GT or vdev or wherever alone. Oh well I guess some have other plans.

FormulaFox · 26 Jan 2016, 19:20 (Ref:3608229)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chiana

But they can't gain Le Mans auto entries, or enter the LM support race, by racing in FFSA GT or vdev or wherever alone. Oh well I guess some have other plans.

This may come as a surprise to some, but not everyone is interested in going to Le Mans.

Deleted · 26 Jan 2016, 19:27 (Ref:3608231)

Perhaps not but usually when you purchase a chassis with initials of "LM-" on side of it, there tends to be some underlying desire for that direction at some point.

Oh well they're much cheaper than GT3, and CN never took off from small circles. And they're easy to acquire from the French Monopoly Masterminds.

Coach Ep · 27 Jan 2016, 14:58 (Ref:3608474)

Has the new Riley-Ave car been seen outside yet?

**joeb** · 27 Jan 2016, 15:10 (Ref:3608482)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coach Ep

Has the new Riley-Ave car been seen outside yet?

This is the last I saw of it:

Deleted · 27 Jan 2016, 15:14 (Ref:3608483)

They must be glad on IMSA decision to block the only market area where they could have realistic chance of beating the Onroak monopoly, or at least coming to even. Beaten by Onroak LMP3 monopoly to retain the Oreca monopoly in LMPC.

Marcel ten Caat · 27 Jan 2016, 22:52 (Ref:3608565)

Wouldn't be surprised at all to see teams failing to get the money in Onroak's account and cars being reassigned to the next in line.

As for entries & drivers...some potentially interesting ones still TBA/TBC ;-)

Mike E · 2 Feb 2016, 13:07 (Ref:3610877)

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/0...3-in-elms.html

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