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Paul Ricard might not have strict track limits, but you could never just go flying an extra track width wide every corner like CotA because it would munch the tires on the pavement they use for the runoffs.
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DPi was a rush job for everyone but Cadillac, namely WTR who did most if not all of the testing for the car. Didn't they get the Cadillac's version of the Dallara at the same time or before the Dallara p2? If Nissan did that they'd be in the same ballpark. But they didn't and they're not.
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And, axr has one car with a couple 40-somethings and another with a clear weaker driver (i like Eric curran, tho), while wtr have two 20-something very talented driver's coming into their own and are good enough to warrant consideration for factory drives in a top gtlm team. So on the whole, I would expect wtr to be slightly better more consistently than axr. And while axr is no slouch, they were about equal with the rest of the prototype field, as shown by all times during race, qualifying and practice, for those who look for those sessions for equality....
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I've never understood this "they're winning so they must suddenly be the best driver now" way of thinking. Also a curious argument that AXR's drivers were top tier when they were beating Rebellion but crap now that they're losing to the Taylor brothers. That kind of thing gets old.
WTR was already the GM factory team, AXR was the Coyote factory team. Or more like it is Coyote. |
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This track makes Prototypes and GT cars look slow.
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My memory is faulty .... the #5 got beat by a gigantic margin at the Rolex, right .... because it just isn't as good? Blown right off the track?
Well ... it got off the track Somehow, eh? AXR was faster at Daytona. Enough faster that even facing backwards with seven minutes to go, they were catching up when the flag waved. The #5 was second at Sebring, got nailed by a GTD car at Long Beach, 3rd at CotA, and is second in points. The #31 has also finished second twice. Big electrical issues at Daytona, third at Sebring. As I hear it WTR has more time with the car, but AXR has not forgotten everything it knew in January. No clue what WTR found at CotA. I'd say the Taylors have matured as drivers. They are consistently fast, and far less often stupid, and don't lose concentration--I always looked at Ricky as fast but crazy, and Jordan pretty fast and stable. Both are fast and stable. now. But Christian Fittipladi and Joao Barbosa haven't aged a decade since January. Not sure there is a "factory" GM team. I think GM pretty much doesn't care so long as all its cars are at the front. No one said anything about all that after the Rolex or Sebring. WTR got lucky/forceful a few times, really nailed the set-up once, and now suddenly we are rewriting history? |
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The Angelelli/Taylor family also have a longstanding relationship with Dallara, so even if GM smiles equally on the two teams, perhaps they have an edge with Dallara?
Now would that explain the domination the team displayed at COTA? Perhaps it's a combination of seeing the Taylor brothers enter their prime (which has been a pleasure to watch), extra testing and development time with Cadillac, and a better relationship with Dallara. Also keep in mind, Long Beach and COTA are sprint races. Perhaps WTR dialed things back at the endurance races, and is unleashing the beast now. AXR has the reputation of a very conservative group focused on execution, perhaps at the expense of ultimate pace. Chris |
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