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21 Jun 2021, 16:45 (Ref:4057653) | #451 | ||
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In hindsight, very optimistic for year one, but there could be more possibilities of this nature in future years. |
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21 Jun 2021, 16:49 (Ref:4057654) | #452 | |
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It wasn’t likely to go far without factory backing. Especially if the actual manufacturer didn’t consider LM a priority. I never thought it was going to happen this year anyway. We’ll just have to get through the next few years and see what happens
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21 Jun 2021, 19:20 (Ref:4057673) | #454 | ||
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Other than Oreca, all the other LMP2 cars were flawed in one way or another. Angelelli seems confident this wouldn't happen again, but he doesn't say why. Is he implying there'll be BoP in P2 now? I don't know if that's the solution, but it's quite clear that any concept of a prototype with arrested development (an oxymoron, I know) is likely to produce problematic machines. The one car that turned out just fine is the result of a development process that began before the rule set was even carried over to P2, and that development involved actual racing and a lot of troubleshooting. Who knew that having an exclusive opportunity to rehearse a job interview and knowing all the questions in advance may give you an edge vs. other candidates, right?
PS: I wonder how many separate articles can John Dagys produce in the coming weeks and months based on a single talk with Angelelli |
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5 Jul 2021, 13:47 (Ref:4059949) | #455 | ||
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Excited to see the Peugeot tomorrow!
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5 Jul 2021, 13:51 (Ref:4059951) | #456 | ||
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It'll be good to see it, but all of this silly video hype is actually getting pretty annoying....
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8 Jul 2021, 17:19 (Ref:4060427) | #457 | ||
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Not sure this really tells us anything but maybe there will be a useful announcement some time soon.
https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...h-convergence/ |
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8 Jul 2021, 19:03 (Ref:4060446) | #458 | ||
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The article implies IMSA was concerned that LMH hybrids under current regs would outperform LMDh cars. So they'll be slowed down some more and, of course, fans will once again blame Aston Martin
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9 Jul 2021, 08:49 (Ref:4060485) | #459 | ||
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Considering IMSA and WEC will have different bop, I think LMH will get a more favourable bop in WEC, the oppoiste in IMSA |
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9 Jul 2021, 14:06 (Ref:4060512) | #460 | ||
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9 Jul 2021, 18:07 (Ref:4060530) | #461 | ||
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Great news!
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9 Jul 2021, 22:13 (Ref:4060557) | #462 | |||
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Isn't this what Napolis very cynically said all along? |
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9 Jul 2021, 23:24 (Ref:4060564) | #463 | |
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I can't speak about peugeot because we don't even know their real interest for anything but le mans, but I find really unlikely toyota would be happy to accept the possibility to be beaten by a lmp2+ with spec parts.
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10 Jul 2021, 03:06 (Ref:4060577) | #464 | ||
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I think all of them are looking forward to a big healthy sportscar world championship. As for racing in IMSA? Hmm. Probably depends on Toyota US operations, which isn’t a simple thing! They’ve been there before. So, who knows? It’s a bonus for the program if they do.
Maybe major races? Peugeot are unlikely to want to do much IMSA as it’s just not their market. More generally what about Sebring? Part of the world championship proper? Or still two races? |
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10 Jul 2021, 07:28 (Ref:4060593) | #465 | |
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At least it means we might see a team or manufacturer run a duel program in the WEC and IMSA. Anything that helps both series boost numbers can’t be a bad thing
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10 Jul 2021, 07:48 (Ref:4060595) | #466 | ||
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I feel this will benefit wec and le mans more than imsa. I'd like to think glickenhaus would run some imsa races, but I struggle to think the other lmh manufacturers interested in anything beyond Sebring anyway.
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I am possitive about this and sure a goof balance will be found. Until now we have only seen good sporting interest from all parties. |
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10 Jul 2021, 13:20 (Ref:4060627) | #468 | ||
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In the past 20 years, when ACO-centric manufacturers could cherry pick IMSA races, they went to Sebring and Petit. Of course, now Daytona will be the top pick. But there's an argument that if you add just one more race (Glen) to those three you can come away with a NAEC trophy.
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10 Jul 2021, 14:20 (Ref:4060639) | #469 | ||
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I guess it must be easier to do something interesting with underbody aero like Pug seem to be doing if you go down the LMH route rather than LMDh. Bigger investment means bigger marketing potential.
I am really looking forward to seeing these cars lined up together to see what is possible from the two approaches. |
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But as I've grown up I've moved more to Sebring being the one I see as the blue ribboned event. Even at half the distance. That has had more recentish history, but I also see it as being more historic overall now. Interesting how I've changed there. I guess it helps that the race is the main event to be held at that venue, where it isn't at Daytona. I'll get to Sebring next year, not so bothered about Daytona. Although this is a pointless exercise ranking two top events. |
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10 Jul 2021, 18:39 (Ref:4060655) | #472 | ||
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As a spectacle/circuit I much prefer Sebring. But I'm under the impression that Daytona 24h is more of a household name (a stretch, I know), especially now that it came out of the isolationist Grand Am era.
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10 Jul 2021, 19:32 (Ref:4060660) | #473 | |
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do daytona and sebring I imagine it like a logistical nightmare for an european team, even for an european based manufacturer actually... because it means ship the cars on december, race daytona on january, to park the cars somewhere in florida and run sebring in march to ship everything back in europe.
Considering also that european based LMH manufacturers spend winter months to do dozen of test sessions.... Let's say that a WEC LMH manufacturers should ship the cars on plane to run daytona on january, come back europe by plane to test on february and then ship the cars on plane again to run sebring and get back in europe... is possible of course, but damn... it must really have a great desire to run in USA... |
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10 Jul 2021, 22:00 (Ref:4060671) | #475 | |
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toyota tested at sebring only in february - early march 2019 because needed to be there anyhow because of WEC sebring race. It's the only time toyota ever tested in USA since 2012, it was basically a necessity, logistic issues or not.
TMG usually tests at paul ricard and aragon, recently at portimao too. It was audi that used sebring as main track for R18 test, having sessions over sessions from late november to march |
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