IMSA DPi Discussion

[BrentJackson]

Originally Posted by TF110

It's too bad that both parties cant come together on this.

There is no 'come together' on this. The two sides were far apart from minute one - the ACO wants a LMPC on a bit of a steroids, IMSA wants a new top class. Both agreed that they could do so based on a common central chassis, and IMSA enacted massive restrictions of the bodywork changes to make this easier for everyone who makes new bodywork. But now, months from the debut of this new platform, out comes the boneheads in France telling IMSA that they are doing things wrong by allowing exactly what the rules were designed to do in the first place. What does this tell IMSA? What is IMSA supposed to do in this scenario if they want to retain the Le Mans link?

Seriously gentlemen, the single solitary reason this is happening is because General Motors, Volkswagen-Audi, Mazda and Nissan have showed major interest in racing IMSA-spec prototypes rather than spending tens of millions of Euros on Le Mans. So, the ACO, having agreed to this in an attempt to allow IMSA to stay working with them despite the fact that these moronic rules are going to put at least two of the builders who have sustained IMSA for years out of business (to be fair, one kinda goofed it in any case), is now objecting because IMSA might just show up the mighty Automobile Club de L'Ouest. IMSA, if they really are looking to advance their series, need to tell the ACO to shove off in this case, because running their psuedo-spec cars is gonna make a mockery of IMSA's top class and not running them it seems slams the door shut for those who actually do want to race at Le Mans. To heck with them, what happens here matters more to those who race here.