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Old 11 Nov 2022, 14:27 (Ref:4133283)   #26
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And on the GT front, nobody is ready to admit defeat yet and the ACO won't just say they are going for standard GT3.


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Old 11 Nov 2022, 14:33 (Ref:4133286)   #27
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They would be better off spending $50,000 on reducing the cars weight.
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Old 11 Nov 2022, 14:41 (Ref:4133287)   #28
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There's certainly a lot of time and money wasted on a ready-to-pull-from-the-shelf product.

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Old 12 Nov 2022, 07:23 (Ref:4133337)   #29
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Please, no. This isn't IMSA. Closing the pits during FCY would remove one of the few performance/strategy variables left in the age of BoP and super reliability.

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Old 12 Nov 2022, 11:16 (Ref:4133344)   #30
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Please, no. This isn't IMSA. Closing the pits during FCY would remove one of the few performance/strategy variables left in the age of BoP and super reliability.

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Ant just said he's a fan of this on the commentary. Not entirely sure Haven was supposed to confirm it on air but okay.

I'm struggling to see the rationale for the change after all these years? One thing I haven't loved is FCY's been extended longer than needed to ensure all cars get a chance to pit. That kind of removed the tactical edge anyway as it let slower teams react. So in theory it should lead to quicker FCYs/more green time. That's the only thing I can think of.

But a knock-on will be there needs to be some sort of emergency service provision now like in IMSA. So some teams will get nailed due to that.

As long as they don't mess around with Le Mans too much I don't mind I guess.
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Old 16 Nov 2022, 11:47 (Ref:4133935)   #31
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LMP2 could be dropped from WEC as early as 2024

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Old 19 Nov 2022, 02:57 (Ref:4134194)   #32
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I don't have the subscription to Endurance-info, but the headline looks very interesting:

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WEC - A new BoP in Hypercar from 2023
To avoid having to justify any changes and to avoid another 24 Hours of Le Mans being polluted by endless debate, the ACO is working on a 2.0 Balance of Performance for its Hypercar category. What is it ? Endurance-Info investigated...
https://en.endurance-info.com/auto/a...eR3MKFO1Sfgwkk
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Old 19 Nov 2022, 03:37 (Ref:4134197)   #33
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Solution to that is dead simple. Just have a separate thread for it. The ACO aren’t very bright.

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Old 25 Nov 2022, 18:40 (Ref:4134906)   #35
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Owner is President of FIA Endurance Commission ???

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And?? LMP2 is spec so the least able to bend the rules and just because YOU can't separate operations and have managers under you perform work doesn't mean others can't
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Early 2024 calendar rumours (Paywall):

https://www.endurance-info.com/auto/...ricaine-du-wec

Sebring out. Replaced as season opener by Qatar (*vomits*)

Alternate American rounds being looked at.
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Wow. Swapping Sebring for Qatar. That is a serious downgrade.
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Wow. Swapping Sebring for Qatar. That is a serious downpayment.
An equally accurate statement to yours, Mike.

Should this come to pass, I, for one, look forward to Pierre Fillon insisting the billiard-smooth Losail is as much of a test as Sebring with a straight face.
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Interesting time for the rumor to come out. The views of having sporting events in Qatar aren’t completely favorable.
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Sebring is in the DNA of sportscars. Its like the ACO take one step forwards, then two steps back.

The 3 "must have" rounds are Sebring, Spa, LeMans, surely?
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Early 2024 calendar rumours (Paywall):

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Sebring out. Replaced as season opener by Qatar (*vomits*)

Alternate American rounds being looked at.
I'm sure the usual people will be here to defend this, but if that ends up happening it's an utter disgrace. They really absolutely don't care about the results in the fan surveys.
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The FIA and the ACO don't care if WEC races are held in the middle of nowhere, and that's sad.
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Middle of nowhere pays the bills, ugh
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WEC is not normally on my radar, as most of my motorsport is attending more parochial stuff . But I thought it was about time I saw a round again, as it is over twenty years since I did . So what happened ? I look at the calendar , and see rounds at venues steeped in sports car history, not , like Portimao and (FFS) Bahrain . And nothing in the UK .How long haven't we had a race and why don't we have one any more ?
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I believe there were Silverstone representatives at the Bahrain round. Fingers crossed they throw us a bone.
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Sebring is in the DNA of sportscars. Its like the ACO take one step forwards, then two steps back.

The 3 "must have" rounds are Sebring, Spa, LeMans, surely?
While I wish this were true, there is only one must-have round - Le Mans.

Every other venue is negotiable, and goodwill doesn't add as many zeros to the account balance.
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Yep this.

Pretty gutted as was looking at attending Super Sebring again in '24. Was lucky enough to be at the first one it was superb for the fans.
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Sebring out. Replaced as season opener by Qatar (*vomits*)

Alternate American rounds being looked at.
Probably scheduled on the same weekend as the 12H.

Indy comes to mind.

I'm probably one of few that actually wouldn't be sad to see the FIA disappear from the historic airport site.
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