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Old 1 Oct 2013, 15:13 (Ref:3311499)   #3651
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AER has built a new LMP1 engine and would like to run it.

Dyson has some degree of ownership in AER.

Dyson is undecided as to what they'll do next year.

Call it a long shot.

Maybe Greaves provides an opportunity to run a second Zytek for Dyson besides the Christian Zugel sponsored car...
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Old 1 Oct 2013, 15:23 (Ref:3311505)   #3652
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Maybe Greaves provides an opportunity to run a second Zytek for Dyson besides the Christian Zugel sponsored car...
Is the Zytek P1 compliant?
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Old 1 Oct 2013, 15:26 (Ref:3311507)   #3653
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Indeed agree, to be realistic about the LM P1 car grid: 8-10 cars

2x Audi Sport
2x Toyota Racing
2x Porsche Motorsport

1x Rebellion Racing
1x Oak Racing

1x Strakka
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Old 1 Oct 2013, 19:49 (Ref:3311627)   #3654
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Rebellion plan on two cars. Not from the get go but eventually.
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Old 1 Oct 2013, 19:55 (Ref:3311629)   #3655
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Rebellion plan on two cars. Not from the get go but eventually.
Hopefully they'll have two cars from Le Mans onwards. Fingers crossed.
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Old 1 Oct 2013, 20:15 (Ref:3311638)   #3656
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Following a proposal from a number of GTE-Am teams, the category will now enforce a minimum of two Silver or Bronze-ranked drivers per car.

The previous policy, which limited each car to only one Gold or Platinum-ranked driver, had allowed teams with a two-driver lineup to use their professional driver for a longer period of time, as the minimum drive time in GTE-Am is 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Aston Martin Racing scored class victories in the last two rounds with Platinum-rated Jamie Campbell-Walter and Silver-ranked driver Stuart Hall, without their regular third driver, Roald Goethe, who is a Bronze.

8Star Motorsports team principal Enzo Potolicchio was among the drivers who spoke out over the loophole in the rules, in which he threatened to pull out of the series.

The Committee also confirmed Tuesday two Balance of Performance adjustments. The GTE-Pro class Aston Martin loses its 5-liter fuel capacity advantage it had on the competition, while the Corvette C6.R, which runs in GTE-Am, has gained a 0.6 mm larger air restrictor.

The GTE-Am class Astons remain unchanged and will be allowed to carry a maximum capacity of 95 liters.
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Old 1 Oct 2013, 23:20 (Ref:3311702)   #3657
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I wonder if it wasn't a better idea to say "GTE-Am teams must run amateurs during at least 3.5 hours per race". That would allow two-driver pro-am pairs.
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Old 3 Oct 2013, 18:54 (Ref:3312480)   #3658
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I think at Fuji that Toyota is going to take this one.
That would be nice ! But assuming situation normal it would be good for Toyota top brass to see the TMG's car could do with some Turbo's!
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I think they just need to turbocharge the funding for 2014!
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Old 4 Oct 2013, 15:38 (Ref:3312786)   #3660
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@FiAWEC gte Am to be single tyre manufacturer from next season. Tender to be issued shortly.
My first question is why?
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Old 4 Oct 2013, 16:50 (Ref:3312817)   #3662
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Grand-Am fans certainly wouldn't take issue with that.
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Old 4 Oct 2013, 19:25 (Ref:3312867)   #3663
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Aston Martin and Ferrari use the same compound Michelin in GTE. So wouldn't be surprised if its them. Possibly Dunlop, Yokohama? Pirelli ?
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One reason for going with a spec tire is to make money. A tire manufacturer gets the sponsorship rights in return for cheaper tires.

The teams get better deals, the series gets a few extra bucks, and it is only GTD anyway. No one ever seemed to care that PC or GTD used spec tires, and the racing was not negativley affected.
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My first question is why?
ACO is a sandwich short of a picnic. Do you want to bet that Michelin won the tender even before the start? French connection.
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One reason for going with a spec tire is to make money. A tire manufacturer gets the sponsorship rights in return for cheaper tires.

The teams get better deals, the series gets a few extra bucks, and it is only GTD anyway. No one ever seemed to care that PC or GTD used spec tires, and the racing was not negativley affected.
Wouldn't be quite so sure of that. A couple of people in British teams I've spoken to in the past mentioned that the tyres actually cost them more, as the manufacturer has to make back their sponsorship fee and has a monopoly on the market. Think about what Dallara charge Indycar teams for their spare parts and you realise that it's just a triangle that doesn't really have a winner, apart from any publicity gained by the sponsor/constructor and the series not being so dependent on entries to cover its costs.

In a pro-am series (ie; not dependent on tv money), the Tyre co pay the series for the rights
Series no longer charges as much for entry as the tender covered costs (or no longer needs as many entrants)
Teams pay less for the championship but more for the entry

That's my perception anyway, I may well be wrong.
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Nope, you are not. Issue with spec tires and non spec cars is that some fit better to a certain car than others ...
If you really want to reduce cost, you have to cap them ...
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Another downside is that other tyre manufacturers can't do a works program, as have Dunlop, Yokohama, Falken and Hankook.
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Another downside is that other tyre manufacturers can't do a works program, as have Dunlop, Yokohama, Falken and Hankook.
Sure they can! They just can't be in the Amatuer class.
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LMP1 to be split into LMP1-L (privateer non-hybrid) and LMP1-H (factory and privateer hybrids).

So basically we have two privateer LMP classes?? (LMP1-L & LMP2)
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LMP1 to be split into LMP1-L (privateer non-hybrid) and LMP1-H (factory and privateer hybrids).

So basically we have two privateer LMP classes?? (LMP1-L & LMP2)
It is kind of interesting that they are basically acknowledging the non hybrid cars can't compete with the hybrid cars. Or is this just a privateers trophy type situation? I have no problem with the creation on a privateers class or cup or something similar, but if a privateer wants to race a hybrid they can't win such a thing. Oh well, I guess we will see who signs up and with what machinery.
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Looking ahead to Fuji, with both Toyota's going head to head again. And looking further ahead to next season...looking forward to Toyota having some proper Racing Engined rivals...that won't Sound & Smell like Tractors!
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I'm hoping this allows them to equalize the two more liberally through having two classes.
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