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ALMS Rnd 7: Mid Ohio 20-22 July 2007
Well with about a week and a half till the race, I thought I would start the race thread.
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Ya think the long straights will appeal to the R10's , over the Spyder's ?
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Is there anymore information on the Woodhouse Viper? I would love to see what IMSA is doing to start getting these cars our there.
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What are the lap times of Speed Gt cars compared to GT2? I have no Idea.
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Because FIA GT is generally better
We'll ignore some odd decisions. Then again, ALMS organisers have made some odd ones. |
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FIA GT3 times comparison are better examples, as the relative performance differential should be closer. In my opinion, the Michelin tires used in FIA GT3, will offer better performance than the Toyo's in SWC. The Viper's in SWC are also more restricted. |
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Fogelhund definitely hit the nail on the head with the tyre difference. Aren't the SWC Toyos high-performance road tyres or cut slicks or something? They're not true racing slicks, that's for sure. SWC cars are already fairly close to GT2 times, but the GT3 times in Europe are almost identical. IIRC the Ludwig Corvette outqualified the Mullen 430 at Monza during the FIA-GT meeting, had they been on the same grid. Is the CC legal in the ALMS because it's running in 'GTS2' like the M3s last year, ie. effectively on a special IMSA dispensation? |
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The car will be in GT2-S for sure; and there is no reason that it cannot be competitive. The questions are: 1) has the team made all of the allowable changes under the rules? 2) are the drivers and teams capable of hanging with other cars? 3) what type of tyre is Kumho going to bring to the table (have the serviced a GT2 team elsemhere?)?
BTW - the Toyos used in SWC are DOT (i.e. Street Legal) tires that have the treads shaved off. They work really well for what they are, but they just don't compare to a true racing slick. Around a track like Mid-Ohio, that's likely to be worth a couple of seconds. |
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The #22 PTG Panoz has been withdrawn.
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Talk about the program being on life support, as the bear implied. Embarrassing for Panoz.
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Even more embarassing for PTG.
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Woodhouse Viper livery
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Nice lookin car hope it goes as well as it looks!!
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Same paintjob they use in SpeedGT.
AUTOart is planning a diecast of their SpeedGT car soon. |
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Was the Maxwell Paper Products branding associated with Ross Smith? Despite the name of the lead driver in that car, I didn't think Scotty brought sponsorship with him, so maybe that second car was funded by Smith and, let's face it, he drove like a bit of a hack. Quote:
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I figured it might be a spare chassis the team had. Bit of a pain to modify it to GT2 spec then modify it back to SpeedGT to finish off the season?
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This Viper won't be used in SWC on that weekend. The number of modifications being made on this car are not significant, and the car probably doesn't need many anyway. Having said that, don't expect alot from it.
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