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Post by speedstew on Jun 15, 2018 5:42:43 GMT -8
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Post by chernaudi on Jun 15, 2018 8:12:51 GMT -8
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Post by speedstew on Jun 21, 2018 6:43:43 GMT -8
I started a separate thread when the ACO/FIA announcement came out for a new formula of "Hyper-cars". Not sure whether to put these comments/questions here or in the "news" section?
First, I could find nothing in the ACO/FIA announcement of a new formula for 2020, about a secondary class of cars, as the P2s are now. There may not be an official answer to these questions yet; just speculation on our part. What happens to P2? What about a "Gentleman's" Class, (Gentleperson's Class?)for amateurs? Will there be a secondary group? "Hyper-car Lite"? There is mention in the new formula that manufacturers will have to make cars available to privateers. Is this expected to fulfill the function of P2? Will the budgets for privateers still need to be in the $30 million dollar range?
These later questions have a more or less direct baring for IMSA. The DPis, even as manufacturer cars, are still based on P2 cars. What if P2 goes away as a global formula? will Oreca, etc still produce chassis just for IMSA teams? Will IMSA have to become customer teams of the big manufacturers under the new formula?
Once again, I done not expect IMSA to be able to get together with the ACO/FIA. This issue has dragged on long enough and the ACO never gives. I can understand their wanting a more exotic formula for their global platform. But it seems that this will once again conflict with North American sportscar racing.
I would say it is time for IMSA to get it over with and cut the cord. But will IMSA itself now have to come up with a new, non-P2 based formula?
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Post by gturner38 on Jun 27, 2018 18:41:40 GMT -8
I suspect LMP2 would just continue for the ACO. There's no particular reason why the privateer cost capped prototypes have to look like the faster class. There's also the reality that ELMS teams are not operating in the $30 million range by any stretch of the imagination, so they'll still be looking at something like LMP2. If they try too hard to go to something that looks like a hypercar but is relatively cheap, they'll just end out with GT3.
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