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Actually they sort of came true for 07
http://www.imsaracing.net/2007/alms/...in%2007-01.pdf * During the season, changes will be made first to weight, and only if the changes required exceed the available weight changes, will Engine restrictor / boost be used. * During the season, the maximum single weight step for any single car shall be 25kg * [Minimum restrictor BoP] Engine restrictor / boost pressure change up to +/- 10% restrictor area and / or 9% of absolute permitted pressure * [Minimum weight BoP] Up to plus 50kg and minus 50kg (GT1 cars), Up to plus 50kg and minus 25kg (GT2 cars) - The above changes are the total maximums that could be applied in the season, not the maximum change per adjustment. [two in-season adjustments allowed] * [Basis for making changes] Being outside approximately 1% of the fastest average green flag race stint lap time of the reference car during each race in the evaluation period Way more acceptable than any of the GTE years |
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Was just listening to Motorsport magazines podcast with Emmanuale Pirro. Hilarious. What a character
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7 Aug 2014, 17:24 (Ref:3442277) | #428 | |
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Just learned there's new massive asphalt runoff @ Parapolica of Monza. Drop of interest for having WEC in there personally...
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7 Aug 2014, 18:09 (Ref:3442289) | #430 | |
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very smart to use that kind of runoff there... is just a corner where f1 cars come at >330km/h... if brakes fail it will be insanely dangerous without gravel...
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7 Aug 2014, 20:33 (Ref:3442314) | #431 | |
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Doesnt ruin the track if theres still some gravel. Think its likely theyre doing this because Bernie has been talking of dropping monza? Gotta do something to host F1 I guess.
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I heard that the initial reason for the change was actually better run-off area for WSBK, not F1.
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7 Aug 2014, 21:05 (Ref:3442322) | #433 | |
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Itd be safer for riders to have asphalt if an accident happened there?
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7 Aug 2014, 23:26 (Ref:3442345) | #435 | |
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If youre in a slide off the bike, it seems like asphalt would prolong it. It sure isnt as tough a surface though.
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7 Aug 2014, 23:33 (Ref:3442348) | #436 | |
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The gravel causes the drivers to tumble violently. They can get thrown back in the air and so on. Sliding along the tarmac in full riding gear is much safer. That being said why do the bikes have to race Monza. Can't they go to Vallelunga or Mugello? If accommodating bike racing is what is turning many great tracks into colored car parks, then....
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Meh.
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Anyway Monza was one of the last remaining active F1 tracks with minimal asphalt runoff, now it is probably on par with Suzuka as holding 2nd least amount. Albert Park is obviously the sole remaining one without them (except the single urban street car park that does not count + somewhat widened corner entries at places) Last edited by Deleted; 8 Aug 2014 at 07:40. |
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http://www.bikesportnews.com/news-de...n&newsid=11132 It's extra annoying as WSBK already has two Italian rounds... I've seen pics where the new runoff extends to the end of the Parabolica now as well (lead up to the start finish straight), so expect further track violations. Last edited by Deleted; 10 Aug 2014 at 09:32. |
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So I see that the Nationwide is using the actual start/finish straight at Mid-Ohio for their race starts and re-starts. ALMS (and ICS) have traditonally used the iconic backstretch for their starts.
I'm not sure I follow the logic here. I understand that the reasoning for using the secondary start straight is for safety - surely 40 something car NASCAR field qualifies for that... As for Mid-Ohio otherwise, it's kinda strange as it was never one of my favourites in ALMS, but now that it's gone I miss seeing it. |
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Some '14 attendance figures from Truswell's blog:
Le Mans ACO 263,300 N24 ADAC 205,000 Spa24 SRO 60,000 Issued by the organizers and calculated by whatever methods so don't take too seriously |
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20 Aug 2014, 18:42 (Ref:3445772) | #444 | |
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World Challenge also started from the actual s/f straight but it makes sense for a series with standing starts. However, the flying re-starts were performed there as well - strange for a gigantic field like that again
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20 Aug 2014, 19:43 (Ref:3445800) | #445 | |
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restarts in PWC are all single file, causing less havoc.
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20 Aug 2014, 21:06 (Ref:3445820) | #446 | |
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PWC makes up for it with the havoc of its standing starts.
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Come to think of it, that leaves me the question of why this event was not picked up and revived by Super Taikyu after its demise back in 2008?
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Can't sayit with any certainty, but even Super GT had to shorten their races when money was tight at the height of the financial crisis for some years, so maybe that's alson why there wasn't a lot of support for a 24h-race in Japan anymore.
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DSC should really work on making their articles and formatting look like they are from this century, copypaste lists like these laid out as plain text rows are some of the messiest I've ever seen http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/0...ntry-list.html
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