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Ffs someone’s gone off literally leaving the pits 🤔
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The Riley looks absolutely undrivable. Every time you see it, it's oversteering, understeering and not steering.
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This is literally just knocking a class completely out of the IMSA hierarchy. Teams that want to run cheap prototypes but can't afford a P3(which, frankly, barely counts as a "cheap" prototype) literally have no option within IMSA anymore. And there are very few options for them outside of IMSA - unless you have a Radical, the only option outside of club racing are a couple of small regional championships. And let's be honest... Look at the field size of each class. LMP3 does not need a boost to it's car count, and MPC was not struggling for sufficient entries. (not for a two-class series, at least) |
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9 Jan 2018, 16:30 (Ref:3791567) | #1434 | |
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The car is actually coming a long way. I'm one of the drivers of the Riley, and after the pit stops we were consistently the quickest car on track until I got hit by Cassels which damaged the diffuser rather badly (missed setup before that a bit). I've coached in the Ligier last year, and the cars are different. The Riley is close, but needs development from having a pro level driver in the car. We'll be there pretty darn soon
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9 Jan 2018, 17:22 (Ref:3791581) | #1435 | ||
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The LMP3 looks miles better than last year for sure. The LMP2 looks still stuck at the back of the grid unfortunately. |
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9 Jan 2018, 17:43 (Ref:3791583) | #1436 | |
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In some ways it's easier. The loss of grip is more progressive than the ligier, which is why you see us move around more, you can without it killing you. We're def a lower drag car (at Daytona we were more trimmed out than anyone) so high speed is a bit tough. There's still some work to be done to get the front working how I want in really slow corners, but it seems achievable. I feel the setup window is wider for the car, but right now the optimum pace isn't quite as quick on twisty circuits. With very little pro time in the car I feel we have more dev room.
Daytona we were MUCH quicker than all the ligiers at the test, but 3 days before the race the ACO told IMSA the ligier was allowed to lose 11 mm of wicker for Daytona only, and can revert back for other rounds, where we have to run the same package year long, so there's a bit of a struggle there. |
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12 Jan 2018, 22:35 (Ref:3792380) | #1437 | ||
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The Ligier JS P4 was presented at the Birmingham Autosport Show.
Equipped with a Ford V6 3.7-liter engine that develops 420 horsepower, this car is homologated in the FIA Free Formula Sports Cars category (Group E). It is positioned between the CN and the LM P3. This car would be allow in Prototype Challenge. http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/la-...de-birmingham/ |
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23 May 2018, 20:36 (Ref:3824294) | #1438 | ||
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2020 LMP3 constructors confirmed
No Dome or Ave-Riley, which is hardly a surprise. I wonder if Ginetta and Adess will do any work on their cars.
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/0...ion-cycle.html |
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That’s up to the rulemakers with their constantly changing rules
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24 May 2018, 11:37 (Ref:3824382) | #1443 | ||
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Well, maybe they could do that, but will they? They have emphasised selling G57s and G58s for a profit rather than pursuing the cost-capped LMP3 route.
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The only real question about the idea is how the engine cover fits with the Nissan engine compared to the Chevy engine used in the G57/58. |
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some news on the IMSA prototype challenge series:
Conquest is getting back into racing with a Ligier: https://sportscar365.com/imsa/ipc/co...est-provoledo/ And Robillard/Muelhner have a Norma (or two) for the year: https://sportscar365.com/imsa/ipc/ro...-breaks-cover/ This series kicks off at the Roar next week, and I am unsure of what type of grids to expect for the season. Good to see some announcements though. |
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Here is the Roar schedule as well - https://competitors.imsa.com/sites/d...r_121218_1.pdf Last edited by Nick Woodbury; 28 Dec 2018 at 21:28. |
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So the Atlantic Racing ADESS didn't materialize after all, no big surprise :/ well it was a DISASTER at Sebring 4 Hours after all (despite okay pace)
The weird thing about the schedule is that the Proto Challenge race at CTMP is longer than the 'feature event'... the 3 hours should've gone to otherwise prototype-less VIR where they run to the sunset anyway. The Roar also gets weak TV production (less cameras) due to no other series having TV coverage that weekend, at least that was the case last year Anyway Sebring will be interesting for LMP1, LMP2 and DPi pace comparisons with LMP3 Last edited by Deleted; 28 Dec 2018 at 23:05. |
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