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Originally Posted by TheNewBob
It's off-topic, but most of this thread generally is at the minute so I'll ask this anyway. Grand Am you say is pretty popular - what do it's real fans think of the DP's looks? It's been said a lot on this forum, and I personally agree, that DP's are amongst the ugliest racing cars around. Therefore they've certainly created a lot of controversial chat, but surely anyone will admit there are much better looking machines out there?
I ask this because part of the appeal of sportscar racing is the good looks. There are some stunning machines out there, which is one of the reasons why I really enjoy championships like the LMS, and would watch them over Grand Am machines any day.
I suppose I could make this on-topic and tie it in with the new coupe rules - as in who'll be running with them in '07, and who's thinking about it...?
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Fans want to see sports car racing. Fans what to see Daytona Prototype or Prototype cars cars. Grand AM - is Professional Racing on a budget ( sic).
Rules makes dictated how the cars should look to a dregee, height, width and power plants. The engines, yes are race prep Porshce, BMW, Lexus ( Toyota / TRD) and slightly more then stock Corvette ( badged as Pontiac) engines.
The cars are good. Fast?? well on three circuits in the US that Grand-Am and ALMS run the Fastest Grand Am Daytona Prototypes and just a bit faster then the 3rd to 5th place GT2 cars. ALMS P1, P2 and GT1 cars would lap at 3 to5 secs faster. But then again ALMS is much higher dollar racing too.
ANd when your a pro driver, any race car that pays you will do
