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The funny thing is Mazda RX-8 competing with Porsche 911!Quote:
Originally Posted by Oli_M
I would pay to see Audi race 2 cars then spec grand am 30 cars side by side. That,s me and I love high tech cars and competicion therefore ALMS is perfect fit for my taste.
Grand-Am is not officially spec, but the rulebook is so airtight it creates a spec-like series, and to save time we just go ahead and call it spec. There are 2 dominant chassis, though i think it's down to better funding than the others. The biggest difference is the engines, there's two types of Porsche engines, the 6 and the V8 (Cayenne), and there are clear differences in the advantages of each.
Wedge is right, the GT class is even harder to explain...koni challenge is better.
(sorry for hijacking the thread a bit...I'll behave I promise)
Just like the IMSA they are spec. equalized because otherwise it would not be fair.(It used to be racing improved the product, but hell, it is easier to simply dummy all down to a common denominator)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Roy
I am waiting for them to take the next step in fairness like they are starting to do in grade school ballgames; not keep score so no one is hurt.
I agree completely.Quote:
Originally Posted by FIAT1
Well, more precisely, something like 1 Audi vs 1 908 vs 1 Aston Martin (or any 2 of these!) would have me watching it.
However, that has happened at what, Le Mans, Sebring, Spa and possibly will be at PLM. Anyway, enough of the past, let's look forward to 2010 now, hopefully the new rules will encourage teams, sponsors and, most importantly, fans.
Which I believe is actually built on the same Riley and Scott GT chassis as raced under the Pontiac G6.Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
not to be Ned Nit"Pickey but The Pontiacs are built byPratt and Miller the Mazda is built by RileyQuote:
Originally Posted by nigelred5
Le Mans and ALMS also do equalizations through the rules. Why is it okay for them and not for Grand Am?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Riebe
Prejudicial blinders.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Roy
I am not fond of what the France family did to the Daytona 24 hrs., but some IMSA fans speak of allowing the DP cars in and making them a special slow class.
Their tech. ignorance is only over whelmed by their prejudice .
The only thing keeping the DPs as slow as they are, are the silly GARRA rules; as if one would remove the GARRA spec. engine and put in a plain old non-restricted NASCAR V-8. what the DP so powered would do to the vaunted Audi or Peugot would be a very sad day for either of the euro car makers.