IMSA 2022: Looking to the present?

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by joeb

Dang! So close!

How much underweight were they I wonder? Just seems like an odd one because they would have been weighed during tech inspection at the track, and if they passed that, what happened?

I remember the previous Acuras were caught out once with bodywork that cost them being underweight. Replacement part and they ended up with a slightly lighter part and thus under

[S griffin]

Yes, I'm sure that has happened quite a few times to various competitors. It's always better to check that the spare parts are of the same quality as the main parts

[Adam43]

Just caught up.

Originally Posted by joeb

I enjoyed the race and couldn't believe all those GT3 cars made it to the end without a splash. I was sure the top 5 were going to have to come in but somehow they made it work. And super big congrats to Inception for taking the McLaren to it's maiden IMSA win! And you can look forward to reduced fuel capacity and boost levels next round!

Me too. That was fun. Do you think it was ideal that Pepper was passed but the leader on the last lap? (Not that it counted )

Great stuff.

Oh, and JPM

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Do you think it was ideal that Pepper was passed but the leader on the last lap? (Not that it counted )

I wondered if the team had done the calculations with the leaders lap times to figure out they could make the end on fuel if the leader passed them before the end.



In other news.... P2 team Era motorsports now has a partnership with former Bentley GT3 runners M Sport to run their IMSA program. Hope to expand to 2 cars and possibly LMP3 and GTD.

https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/e...2-partnership/

[Coach Ep]

Significant hint to why some of the teams and their pay-drivers prefer to run P2 in IMSA over ELMS/WEC:

It’s nice to run the car on the full aero and power and on Michelins.

[canaglia]

How are ELMS lmp2 restricted? 560hp/8700rpm like IMSA or 600hp/>9000rpm ?

[Coach Ep]

Sounds like the Lexus GTP prospects are as good as done, for 2023 at least: https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/...DSi-sb5c8cFxUw

[joeb]

Nunez has been replaced at Action Express by Pla.

https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/p...est-of-season/

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by joeb

Nunez has been replaced at Action Express by Pla.

https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/p...est-of-season/

As the active driver, it seems Nunez wasn't let go but rather back to reserve role. Guessing Pipo talked him up as they're in the Glickenhaus together. Wonder if our man on the ground locally heard the test day at Road Atlanta last week

[S griffin]

It's good Nunez is still available just in case, he can still be useful. Pipo has plenty of experience to do the job. Interesting times ahead

[joeb]

Interesting IMSA pole was only 3.5 seconds of the Indy pole time. Guess the Caddy torque helps on the tight circuit

[S griffin]

Maybe it being a tight street circuit helps, although it is still impressive. Maybe the torque helps a little bit, but I wouldn’t have thought it would have helped that much?

[Adam43]

Pipo trying something a little different in Detroit.

[canaglia]

Originally Posted by joeb

Interesting IMSA pole was only 3.5 seconds of the Indy pole time. Guess the Caddy torque helps on the tight circuit

Months ago before sebring 12 hours, ricky taylor revealed acura/cadillac differences during an interview... according to him, acura has more downforce but is more rude on tyres forcing acura drivers to manage tyres with more caution... if I recall well he basically said that arx-05 drivers need to choose if go faster soon and manage later or manage at the beginning of stint to push harder by the end. Cadillac has less downforce but is way stiffer than acura, making it a better balanced car that doesn't stress tyres as much as acura. Because of this, tracks with slow corners like sebring, detroit and long beach are cadillac kingdom.
About torque, I think that cadillac lost its torque edge when they shifted to the smaller 5.5L, considering similiar rpm redline of 7000-7500rpm, I think acura and cadillac have a more or less similiar torque curve.

[J Jay]

If Derani pulls this off, it'll be the best drive I've seen this year.

[broadrun96]

He's pulling seconds a lap from the leaders, it's an insane pace by himself on the track.

Uh oh, everyone will be looking backwards now, he's on the rear deck of Bamber

[broadrun96]

Bamber doesn't mind contact at all does he? Pipo is often offline sticking his nose in but Earl, learn who's next to you. He's not gonna yield there and you had the bad line, drop in and follow his line through everyone else

Think that pass cost him getting to the front but NBC doesn't think we need to know about it. Instead replays not of that and 37 ads in the last 15 min. Unless the 01 or 60 need fuel it's going to finish as they are on track it seems

And coverage sucks so no he has caught up and the 01 needs the fuel number so 12 min left could be interesting

[Adam43]

I’ve been surprised a couple of times he hasn’t had a lunge. Also he is pretty cautious in traffic, not following through immediately if there is any risk.

[Adam43]

But then the patience deserted him. And Bamber got him back.

[J Jay]

Bamber and Derani may as well declare their relationship now, with the amount of time they've spent holding hands.

Derani seems to have come off worst though, down to 4th.

[Adam43]

I fear for the final lap and Derani and Bamber.

[broadrun96]

Fuel save for the 60 ruined the end of the race, the 01 as well slowly the pace so much.

[Adam43]

But they were good boys

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by Adam43

I fear for the final lap and Derani and Bamber.

I think they both know it's the pink car in front doing 5 seconds slower on track that did them both in. And Barnicoat, caught him just wrong or both would have steamed past Jarvis.

And I think GM came over the radio and said enough guys to both of them

[Adam43]

Shame we didn’t get a yellow, but it was a fun race nonetheless.