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Even if they decide not to compete next year, I do hope we see them at least complete this season so they can get a proper send off
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Cannon fodder now Not only its a complete lack of respect for himself but for the engineers, mechanics and drivers and other people involved in this project. Mechanics and drivers could talk about monkey money and price of risk I think. Lets salute his coomunication skills, with two words he can insult a large part of the racing world if not more. He says cannon? Fired!
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Yes, to me it sounds like Jim would be happy to continue to run the team but only if they can get an influx of cash to help develop and run the cars next season. I also don't think he is talking about a huge sum of money here. They have shown to be very efficient with the investments they have made so far.
I'm surprised there hasn't been somebody with a small fortune wanting to drive at the top level take on this project. Maybe that person doesn't exist and maybe banning bronze drivers from the class has reduced the pool of potential candidates here. |
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BTW, are bronze drivers still prohibited in hypercar ? It was the case in LMP1 (and did not prevent Henrik Hedman from racing in the class) but now hypercars are not faster than LMP2 in their original 2017 guise. Experienced bronze drivers could perfectly drive them very sensibly (I am talking about you Ben Keating , and some others of course)
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I think Glickenhaus is not taking WEC seriously.
They subscribed to enter 2022 and abandoned the last races. They subscribe 2023 and promise to compete whole season and then want to abandon too the last races? I think they risk not be there in 2024 if they not compete. Why let them if they do not want compete full season and others want! I think that Italian car (I think Isotta is called) has better chance to be in WEC in 2024 because they probably do full season and not run away 2 in a row! |
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I agree. This man wants to use big words and be rude when talking. Maybe American way, I do not know? But he not seem very nice that way and I not like him much. I like small constructor and small team but not this man. Maybe Isotta can take over as small team and be nice about it too? |
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However I don't believe it's correct to say he disrespects his own team and technical partners, there have been also plenty of comments from him where he is proud of the team's accomplishments compared to Toyota in previous WEC seasons even though they have less budget. The use of cannon fodder here is more like the acknowledgement that their current investment in the car would not be enough to keep pace in the arms race to come, which is probably already clear enough. |
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Part of Glickenhaus failing to attract ample sponsorship might be the name itself, it's hardly a recognizable brand and add Jim's sometimes not-so-subtle comments and it's not hard to understand why potential investors aren't going crazy about his project. Compare Jota-Hertz-Brady for instance, much more of a marketing dream (and it's all about marketing nowadays)! |
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I also wonder if Jim would be accepting of a rebrand? Say a different outfit wanted to buy a couple of cars and modify/update them but rebrand the cars as something other than SCG 007, would that be possible? The tub wouldn't have to be crash tested again, so that is an advantage. Engine has proved pretty reliable over 24 hours so developing a different aero, or suspension, etc. would be relatively less complex than going through the entire crash test program again to get the car homologated. |
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Perrodo don't think is at his level, although he does ok in LMP2. regarding Bronze.. with Sarah Bovy stay as Bronze? do IronDames intend to run Lambo LMDh? Last edited by DasModell; 12 Jul 2023 at 17:52. Reason: added age as a reason? |
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Fine, Andew, fine. I've been pushy. Let keep, when possible, the good ambiance here. Its quite a challenge, always on the tight rope when passion and enthousiasm are involved. Everything is OK. At least, between you and me!
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Yeah, great to have people speakin' their truth. Espèce en voie de disparition mesay.
Ha, haaa, we have something here. Good looking, already collector. No tentenths shirt or sticker? Tsss. |
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But the team does need more investment. We've see it. They didn't have the funds to do a big testing program coming into the season (unlike those big teams firing the canons). At Sebring they were 3.3% off the pace (and behind Vanwall), by Monza after more running they are only 1.2%. Quote:
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