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6 Jun 2013, 02:03 (Ref:3258329) | #1 | |
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Bathurst 12 Hour Benchmark Lap Time Gone!
For next year's 12 Hours of Bathurst, the benchmark qualifying lap time will be removed.
The cars can go flat out! I saw this posted in John Dagys twitter. |
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6 Jun 2013, 02:36 (Ref:3258343) | #2 | ||
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YESS! That's good news.
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6 Jun 2013, 03:01 (Ref:3258347) | #3 | |
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Hopefully it will encourage some more teams from overseas
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6 Jun 2013, 04:17 (Ref:3258357) | #4 | |
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Good. That Simonsen situation this year was an absolute joke and a black stain for sportscar racing. Such regulations brought into question the validity of the Bathurst 12H for me, can't have that sort of thing in any discipline of motorsport.
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6 Jun 2013, 04:42 (Ref:3258359) | #5 | ||
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Woot! Great news. Now just to get rid of the minimum lap time in Dubai
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6 Jun 2013, 04:49 (Ref:3258361) | #6 | ||
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GT3 teams can choose to obey the rule or not, they can take a fuel and ballast hit in exchange for running flat-out... and a GT3 car running to the minimum laptime still finished 4th in the race.
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It's probably common knowledge, although worth restating, regardless: The rule only existed due to regulatory shenanigans on CAMS behalf. There's a CAMS requirement which dictates that the margin between all competitors qualifying for an event be no greater than 130%. Instead of being a proactive regulator, CAMS opted to disregard the impracticality of the rule's blanket application to all events. The restructuring of classes is a move to avoid dealing with the steaming turd that's been dealt by CAMS, rather than a fix for the issue itself. |
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