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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 10:25 am 
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BoP has killed the idea of letting the best car win that I feel rather disillusioned.


Not to mention I'll be very surprised if ACO BoP isn't skewed towards LMH and IMSA towards LMDh


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It's either that or we have a development race which blows costs out and eventually kills off the current set of regulations

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Juihi wrote:
It's either that or we have a development race which blows costs out and eventually kills off the current set of regulations


That's how sportscar racing generally goes. We'll get 2-3 years of awesome, then a decade of waste until regs come around again to where the manufacturers jump in.

97-99 with the LMP vs GT1/LMGT

2007-2010 with Audi vs Peugeot (and others)

2014-2017 with Audi vs Porsche vs Toyota.

So, it's not exactly a 10 year cycle, but we'll get roughly 3-4 years of this new formula.

2023-2027 LMH vs LMDh.

Enjoy it while we can.


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Schumifan wrote:
deggis wrote:
BoP has killed the idea of letting the best car win that I feel rather disillusioned.


Not to mention I'll be very surprised if ACO BoP isn't skewed towards LMH and IMSA towards LMDh

Likely at least initially (altough looks like IMSA won't have this problem for now, as there are no known LMH entries). More politicking and sandbagging incoming.


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Juihi wrote:
It's either that or we have a development race which blows costs out and eventually kills off the current set of regulations

I'm just disappointed that even after all the simplification and cost cutting manufacturers were still so scared of genuine competition that half of the rules are now BoP parameters (exaggeration, but BoP has been extended to cover more areas).


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deggis wrote:
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https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/cad ... s-rollout/

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It looks like every sportscar in history, so nothing spectacular

Nice curved front splitter though, expecting many Le Mans 99 style blowovers with all the air that gets under there :whistling:

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Caddy sounds nasty on the downshifts.

You can see the headlight cut out mark on the Caddy. Very similar to the pre-production version.

I like where this is going.


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it appears IMSA will race at the Chicago Street Circuit on July 1st

The official announcement for the event will take place at 2:30pm CT later today, which also features a NASCAR Cup Series race on July 2.

The official site was live for a few moments, however it redirects to a picture of the Chicagoland Speedway logo presently.


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BMW shakedown + confirmation of joining WEC in 2024 (until now only IMSA 2023 was confirmed)

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/bmw ... its-track/

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And last week Acura:

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https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/acur ... gny-cours/



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2023 schedule:

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Detroit dropped but will instead have Pilot Challenge:

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https://www.imsa.com/news/2022/08/05/st ... a-in-2023/


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IMSA teams playing "cat and mouse game" in combined LMDh tests

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Cadillac driver Sebastien Bourdais feels LMDh manufacturers are playing a “cat and mouse game” in testing for the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season as they try to understand where they stand relative to competition.


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That was a big hit at Long Beach


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Both those cars have withdrawn.


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Bourdais crashed under braking for turn 1


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