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Originally Posted by Danathar
Why would you say that? It depends on the AIM.
Mazda's prototype effort is a serious LAB experiment. Ambitious but the goal is less winning and more being able to prove what off the shelf parts can do.
A fully funded P1 effort is about WINNING at the top level of research and effort. I have no doubt that either GM or Ford could compete with the likes of Audi, Porsche, Toyota and next year Nissan.
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Because they're not able/willing to spend the amount of money necessary to beat Audi/Toyota/Porsche. They might be able to finish ahead of Nissan though but that won't justify any of their expenses in the top category.
I'm aware of the content of the Mazda program, just not sure if TUSC prototype category is the ideal platform to run it in, imo GTD, Conti Challenge or PWC would be better suited for it because of the higher relevance to road cars.