IMSA Race 2017 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic(IMSA @ Detroit) - June 02-03

[DistortedSmile]

Originally Posted by Maelochs

I worked outside all day, came home, collapsed ... got called back to work ... came home, collapsed ... then crawled to my computer ... and completely forgot that there would be spoilers everywhere.

About to watch the race ... I don't know which Cadillac won but I know the Mazdas finished ... and congrats to Acura!

If you're watching it online mind sharing a link? The IMSA youtube channel only has the qualifying session.

[JHamilton]

I'm not sure what the idea behind the #31's strategy was... I can't even come up with a bizarre instance that would have made that work.

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by JHamilton

I'm not sure what the idea behind the #31's strategy was... I can't even come up with a bizarre instance that would have made that work.

I think the logic was that by waiting longer they'd have a short fuel fill, and save 5-10 seconds on the fuel fill. Didn't work because they didn't have the speed obviously.

Best chance they would have had was pit early when the gap was big and try and defend.

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

I think the logic was that by waiting longer they'd have a short fuel fill, and save 5-10 seconds on the fuel fill. Didn't work because they didn't have the speed obviously.

Best chance they would have had was pit early when the gap was big and try and defend.

Even that doesn't make sense.... the others had a short fuel as well, since their tanks were still pretty full from the FCY around the 1h mark.

[Akrapovic]

That's true. And any FCY would've completely destroyed it too.

[chernaudi]

In road racing (outside of the WEC at least because of how they still do the VSC/FCY and LM because of track length), it's usually an advantage to pit first because of track position. Why AXR still did what they did knowing the conventional wisdom of what I said still baffles me. Seems like a hail Mary that had no chance of working.