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2017 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship - General Season Discussion ThreadSports Cars
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- catamount39
So much for the GM bias tin foil hatters. 
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So much for the GM bias tin foil hatters.
The only appreciated GM cars on the IMSA field right now are the Corvettes XD
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Just as it should be, all is right in the world again.
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Caddy will be OK, they can take the wedge's that prevent the gas pedal from pushed 100% out now.
Bruni http://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/03/31/bruni-set-to-replace-estre-in-porsche-imsa-line-up.html
Bruni http://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/03/31/bruni-set-to-replace-estre-in-porsche-imsa-line-up.html
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3 minutes.
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I love Mazda. I like the Miata. I like that Mazda supports auto-racing and provides an excellent platform for entry level racing.
But if I have to hear John Doonan (with new hair or not) spout the same "We're working toward progressing..." one more damn time. They've been "just sorting the car out" for about eight years now.
I genuinely feel for the drivers who have become Mazda factory drivers (I met Tom Long in college actually - he was a dick back then but he seems pretty cool now!)...because I feel they've got a solid employment for the past few years but they're hurting their own resume for future pursuits. I think on one hand it's great that they've brought guys up from the CTSCC ST miatas into the RX-8s briefly and now into genuine prototype stuff. They've had a solid employer - but at some point you need to win or get a damn podium in your new car.
I would like to cheer for Mazda. Just not when they're 8 laps down by 20 minutes into the race.
But if I have to hear John Doonan (with new hair or not) spout the same "We're working toward progressing..." one more damn time. They've been "just sorting the car out" for about eight years now.
I genuinely feel for the drivers who have become Mazda factory drivers (I met Tom Long in college actually - he was a dick back then but he seems pretty cool now!)...because I feel they've got a solid employment for the past few years but they're hurting their own resume for future pursuits. I think on one hand it's great that they've brought guys up from the CTSCC ST miatas into the RX-8s briefly and now into genuine prototype stuff. They've had a solid employer - but at some point you need to win or get a damn podium in your new car.
I would like to cheer for Mazda. Just not when they're 8 laps down by 20 minutes into the race.
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Multi-tab time for these BOP tables.
Riley fuel restrictor change puts it back to the same level as the rest of the P2 cars. They increased it 2mm for Sebring for some reason and now taken it back.
Mazda boost level up to 6500 rpm is back to the level it was at Daytona.
Nissan is closer to Daytona levels of boost but still less throughout the rpm range.
GTLM
BMW and Ferrari should both be much quicker with their increases in boost.
GTD
Look for the Acura's to be quick at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Riley fuel restrictor change puts it back to the same level as the rest of the P2 cars. They increased it 2mm for Sebring for some reason and now taken it back.
Mazda boost level up to 6500 rpm is back to the level it was at Daytona.
Nissan is closer to Daytona levels of boost but still less throughout the rpm range.
GTLM
BMW and Ferrari should both be much quicker with their increases in boost.
GTD
Look for the Acura's to be quick at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
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Just as it should be, all is right in the world again.
Multi-tab time for these BOP tables.
Riley fuel restrictor change puts it back to the same level as the rest of the P2 cars. They increased it 2mm for Sebring for some reason and now taken it back.
Mazda boost level up to 6500 rpm is back to the level it was at Daytona.
Nissan is closer to Daytona levels of boost but still less throughout the rpm range.
GTLM
BMW and Ferrari should both be much quicker with their increases in boost.
GTD
Look for the Acura's to be quick at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
But think of the Porsches ;_;...
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AER is definitely the problem, chassis and aero don't suddenly burst into flames. Which the Mazda's have done a lot of.
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I wonder if the R26B would be an option for Mazda. I know that it won't exactly be practical for them to bring back that engine, but even attempting to use that (or damn near any other engine for that matter) seems like a better idea than sticking with the AER engine.
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Gotta love the first day of April.
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/04/01/volvo-dpi-project-breaks-cover.html
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If AER is supposedly the problem, then why were the Rebellions just fine in the WEC? Why were Intersport not blowing up left and right, or RML in the ELMS? If anything, I seem to notice whenever they are in the back of a prototype badged "Mazda" (In the states specifically), That's where it starts.
B-K Motorsports:
Dyson Racing (who started to become a joke at this point) in both Diesel:
and Petrol flavor
And now Speedsource, also in both Diesel:
and Petrol flavor:
Sorry to say, but this is looking less like an AER problem and more of Mazda North America Problem. Probably doesn't help that the teams that run these are...not all that great (or at least used to be, but then became jokes.
B-K Motorsports: Gone
Dyson Racing: Gone
That's a pretty grim pattern if I'm honest.
B-K Motorsports:
Dyson Racing (who started to become a joke at this point) in both Diesel:
and Petrol flavor
And now Speedsource, also in both Diesel:
and Petrol flavor:
Sorry to say, but this is looking less like an AER problem and more of Mazda North America Problem. Probably doesn't help that the teams that run these are...not all that great (or at least used to be, but then became jokes.
B-K Motorsports: Gone
Dyson Racing: Gone
That's a pretty grim pattern if I'm honest.
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Once again in a perfect world the actual company from Japan would be on top of it delegating to Mazda NA so something strong actually would come about. This always strikes me as a half ass effort and it's quite sad considering how much time and money wasted and teams it's killed off.
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One more flaw to the "Its AER's fault" theory: Dyson ran with AER V4s for a long while before Mazda came along and they were fine, they were reliable and were able to last (same with Intersport). Every year Dyson has ran that "MZR" engine, there's been a guaranteed chance of it blowing up a least once (Usually happening more then once).
And what's in the back of this beautiful R24-P running this year? Another "MZ" engine.
Again, looking less like an AER problem (especially considering the Rebellions could run the distance with their Turbo V4s and not blow up).
And what's in the back of this beautiful R24-P running this year? Another "MZ" engine.
Again, looking less like an AER problem (especially considering the Rebellions could run the distance with their Turbo V4s and not blow up).
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Gotta love the first day of April.
Not cool. Would totally want that to happen.
