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Sounds like both the team and the series were hamstrung by the way the rules are written:
http://www.racer.com/pwc/item/120555...ler-withdrawal Team planning to return at Sonoma. |
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“We’re trying to close the doors without embarrassing ourselves, the France family and embarrassing (the) Grand American Series,” he said in the deposition. “There is no money. There is no purse. There’s nothing.” |
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I think it was a protest. They said their car couldn't run in the spec dictated by bop. I'm sure they could make it run, but would be so far off the pace they decided not to waste their time. This is the only real thing a team can do to protest bop. With no other cars running McLaren, we have to consider politics as well as engineering.
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http://www.world-challenge.com/image...x-A-Ver-93.pdf
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I guess their other option would have been to run with illegal body levels and torch the competition! Probably wouldn't have made a lot of friends that way though....
I understand the need to adjust boost for altitude, but can't we just accept the fact that some cars are better for some tracks? Why does the bop have to make things equal on every single track? I like the idea of some tracks being good for Porsche, some for McLaren, and others for Ferrari. Does it make it less exciting for fans knowing each car has strengths and weaknesses? OK, rant over. |
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GT races were pretty good, though missing the McLarens, a nice job by Johnny O on the double.
GTS races were fantastic, doesn't get much closer than the race for third between Clucas and Baldwin in race 2. |
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