2017 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship - General Season Discussion ThreadSports Cars
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No garage for the 82, down to 32 cars from 35 at LB. http://competitors.imsa.com/sites/d...ownloads/2017_cota_garage_assignments_v_2.pdf
No Alergra, TRG, or Change racing.
No Alergra, TRG, or Change racing.
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40 cars entered but only 32 garages. Maybe IMSA charges more $$$ for teams that want garage space? http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/f...howdown/2017_iwsc_cota_preevent_entrylist.pdf
Still no 82 GTD, the car is still in Italy.
Still no 82 GTD, the car is still in Italy.
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Hmm.... I'm not sure I like the idea of having wires in the door....
Oh, well. It's not for more than one race at a time.
Oh, well. It's not for more than one race at a time.
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As a whole, and across the varying series that use this numberboard system, it's a 50/50 mix on where manufacturers mount these things so who knows lol.
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There are already electronics in the door, the numberplates are illuminated. (For the endurance races anyway)
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Jordan Taylor with another gem. 
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And he class position lights (those green LED circles) on the door too.
The main thing that I was meaning is that after every race, most components are replaced. I seriously doubt that those wires stay in there all season! (Or at least without a VERY careful inspection.
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Mounting of the LCD boards is done by each individual team, rather than manufactures.
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So it's not gonna change?
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It's kinda sad drivers still abuse the track limits of this place over 5 years after its debut. Bloody ridiculous. Though that's the fault too of Tilk style tracks, so much runoff entices abuse of limits. Though I'm glad IMSA is at least attempting to nail it into the drivers heads.
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- mwoodski
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The past few years they've had zero track limits here. They ran the track like a ski slalom. Couldn't cut the inside of the corners but anything outside was fair game.
Way I see it, and way most racers see it, if you don't want them to use it, don't pave it. There's currently zero affect to the car if you run it wide on the pavement. Have like 3m of grass before the rest of the pavement and you'd see these issues fix themselves real quick. ..and actual grass, not that turf they bolted to the ground a few years ago that all came up.
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Yep, the whole "safety" aspect of the paint (isn't it supposed to be grippy paint or something?) is why the aesthetic is boring here like Paul Ricard, and I guess more prone to abuse. If it's that bad..put some damn old school safety cones out there. Bollards, something. Much easier than trying to monitor every car the entire race for infractions of certain track sections.
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