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Originally Posted by Anyopenroad
Whatever the rationale and shenanigans, the effect is an ELMS field with:
A two-make race in LMP2 (one lone Dallara in a sea of Oreca and Ligier the exception to prove the rule)
A two-make race in LMP3
A two-make race in GTE
With spec engines in LMP2 and LMP3 cars in each class sound identical and frankly it takes an expert eye to tell them apart visually.
A 41-entry field cannot cover up that this is a poor show. I am more and more coming to the view that diversity > numbers. A 16-car field with 8 manufacturers in the Laguna Seca 8 Hours (for example) is much preferable to ELMS's stream of identikit cars.
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You also forgot spec tires in LMP3 and GTE and pro-am in all of them
But yes it's pretty funny that the infamous 13 car field in the "Nightmare on ELMS street" had more variety than the field today lol
2019 HTTT 4 Hours - 41 entries
Oreca 07 Zytek
Onroak JSP17 Zytek
Onroak JSP3 Nissan
Dallara P217 Zytek
Norma M30 Nissan
Ferrari 488 GTE
Porsche 911 RSR
2012 Donington 6 Hours - 13 entries
Oreca 03 Nissan
Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet
Oak Pescarolo Nissan
Oak Pescarolo Judd
Zytek Z11SN Nissan
Lola B12/80 Judd
Ferrari 458 Italia
Porsche 997 GT3 RSR