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Originally Posted by somebodysb2
The previous BMW M3 GT2 had just as many waivers and it actually ran at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (ACO, 2010/11) and the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ACO, 2010/11). The lack of participation in 2012 and now, 2013 is due to their commitments to DTM.
BMW Motorsport Official Statement:
AFAIK, the ACO does not have an "intolerance" for waivers as you suggest. The SRT Viper GTS-R's engine is 8.0L instead of being 8.4L in the road car, and it still manages to be 2.5L over the maximum amount of 5.5L. Other modifications include transmission placement. Lets not forget that this car is going to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (ACO, 2013).
There goes your argument.
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I am fully aware that other cars have waivers such as the massive engine in the Viper. I could be wrong, but from what i have heard the Z4 is on another level.
And i also have no doubt that we will be likely be seeing the Z4 at Le Mans next year. At least i hope it will. Though i didn't think it has been homologated by the ACO just yet.
Maybe i am wrong but my main point was the car is not originally designed and built to be a GTE car as all the other cars mentioned have been. BMW have just changed their GT3 to be more like a GTE car. It marks a significant step away from the GTE regs and maybe its the future. But you may as well just throw out the rulebook if people aren't going to abide by it.
And i think this is probably what will happen, that the ACO GT class will become something similar to GT3, you make your car and it will be performance balanced.
The purist in me would like to see cars built to the same rules racing and the car with the best engineering solution to the rules would win. The realist and the fan sees that not all cars were made equal, money is obviously and issue and everyone likes close racing.