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If the Hyper car regulations are eventually put in place, whats the chances of the privateers currently in P1 actually pulling out after the end of this superseason?
I mean, why spend another season developing a car and spending money if they cant then use it in a hypercar season? |
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26 Sep 2018, 13:07 (Ref:3852764) | #77 | |
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Think you'd see a no improvement or upgrade season over pulling out completely but there's always that supply of cash to fund the season dilemma. Rebellion for 2019-2020 champs like Toyota this season?
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I was pretty sure that the talk was about manufacturers selling the car or the powertrain for privateers. I thought that was in the rules at least being part of them.
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I write, BTW, as someone who thinks anything less than 8 hours is a sprint race. Were Silverstone a standalone WEC event I’d be very unhappy, but in the context of the multi-series event we have the reduction to 4 hours isn’t such a blow. IMHO of course. |
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Excluding Le Mans
Next season will have 4 hours more racing than the 'super season' with 2 races shorter than 6 hours, 2 longer (both by 2 hours) So despite Silverstone having ELMS as well, everyone seems focussed on that race being cut rather than Shanghai (or the good news of some longer races) What's the opposite of NIMBY? I for one won't be happy until the entire season is fortnightly 24 hour races at my local track |
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With Le Mans 2010 ILMC: 3600km 2011 ILMC: 70 Hours * 2012 WEC: 72 Hours 2013 WEC: 66 Hours 2014 WEC: 66 Hours 2015 WEC: 66 Hours 2016 WEC: 72 Hours 2017 WEC: 72 Hours 2018-19 WEC: 86 Hours ** 2019-20 WEC: 66 Hours ** Without Le Mans 2010 ILMC: 3600km 2011 ILMC: 46 Hours * 2012 WEC: 48 Hours 2013 WEC: 42 Hours 2014 WEC: 42 Hours 2015 WEC: 42 Hours 2016 WEC: 48 Hours 2017 WEC: 48 Hours 2018-19 WEC: 38 Hours ** 2019-20 WEC: 42 Hours ** * Minus PLM distance completion ** Minus (theoretical) Sebring distance completion Last edited by Deleted; 26 Sep 2018 at 18:26. |
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Each to their own, obviously, but for me the WEC race is the main event. The rest of the weekend's activity is a bonus, no more (though if I want to watch a 4 hour race I'd probably get a better one from the ELMS). Ultimately, again for me, they choose to remove 2 hours from the race - I choose not to give them money.... |
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I agree Greg, the WEC is the main event, but losing 2 hours isn't good enough reason for me to boycott the only chance I'll have to see the cars outside Le Mans next year. Aside from that, it's also 3 days with some good mates, some much needed exercise and a break from the norm. I'll be there (tickets already booked).
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That's fair enough - I will freely admit I am still feeling quite sulky about it! Plenty of time to change my mind of course...
It's also affected by the fact I'm going to my first Le Mans next year, so I won't be missing out on seeing the cars in action by not going to Silverstone. |
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Ah well, you should have said! Well done you on taking the plunge, the one thing I know is that you won't regret it. Trouble is, having experienced Le Mans you may well find it impossible to resist Silverstone in August!
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You still selling what is left of your life for money? surely you have enough of that by now, and you can never buy time back, been retired now over 6 years and never regretted it, and i am younger than you i think.
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You're right, I need to go. Bit the missus and I wanted to downsize first and that just isn't happening..… But I'd despair if I'm not out of it by this time next year….
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2019/20 Prologue and Rookie Test dates and venues announced:
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/1...okie-test.html |
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Barcelona for the Prologue. What did Pail Ricard do? Is it the time of year, or did all those years of campaigning from Montserrat Caballé finally and fittingly pay off?
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I was thinking maybe the French GP had something to do with it, but that's a month prior. So the logical conclusion is it's because of Alonso being Spanish
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It doesn't but as you can read here Neveu and co. might have different ideas after March:
(scroll down to second part) https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...020-21-season/ |
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Because Sebring is the opposite of everything that the WEC has done up to this point (Grade 1 tracks, VIP facilities, shared events, etc.).
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It is indeed unique, next to Le Mans. But seeing as how the tickets were sold out in record time there seems to be enough interest anyway and I don't see why they would just keep it to one event if the points you mention are any consideration.
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