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GTPorsche
Because it's completely normal to fully disassemble an engine, find nothing wrong, put it back together, and then find something wrong. :rolleyes:
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I can tell you haven't been involved in Motorsport.
 
Either way, the series is run by the same family that owns NASCAR. The penalties are made up and the rules don't matter.
 
GTPorsche
Either way, the series is run by the same family that owns NASCAR. The penalties are made up and the rules don't matter.
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Not true when a car is tech inspected it will go back to the team to prep it for the race.

I've seen it in the past were cars have been inspected pre race with legal parts and then went back to the team to be prep'd for the race and fitted with illegal parts.

Because all cars get impounded straight away after a race it's more difficult to then fit the legal part back on because of how hard it is to get access to the car.
 
GTPorsche
Because it's completely normal to fully disassemble an engine, find nothing wrong, put it back together, and then find something wrong. :rolleyes:
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Thing is, look at how easy that there makes for a team to slap on illegal parts. If the advantage isn't obvious, the officials will hardly notice. I know this is owned by NASCAR and believe me when I say I agree with you on how NASCAR runs things (I could write a book with the amount of examples over the past seven years) but this series management isn't a clone of NASCAR officials.
 
Found what I was looking for to back up what I had been saying.

TheElbows
This caught me...

"Also yet to be determined is the configuration of the Lamborghini Huracan GT3, with IMSA still evaluating the engines it impounded following last month’s Rolex 24."
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Then there is a serious clash of info then.
 
GTPorsche
Found what I was looking for to back up what I had been saying.
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That was in relation to bop changes for Sebring that they hadn't determined the configuration going forward due to the cars being impounded for investigation.

Now they have the results they will make the relevant changes.
 
GTPorsche
Found what I was looking for to back up what I had been saying.
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The article from which that is quoted is about the Sebring BOP. Daytona has it's own unique BOP, much like LeMans.
 
I read that all the cars were fitted with an illegal air intake part. That's not good.

I also interpreted the finalized spec is still yet to be determined going forward. I think it was decided by IMSA what the spec should be before Daytona and now IMSA is looking at ways to balance it
 
Well, I hope Lamborghini wasn't completely legit in the race, because that'd be a big name smear by IMSA if they let them pass testing with those parts/etc.
 
Probably didnt go thru the tech line like this then.

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Isn't it more IMSA fault then? Because they used audi's old restrictors from 2014.
 
TheKitten
Isn't it more IMSA fault then? Because they used audi's old restrictors from 2014.
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They were disguised as new parts but were the old spec which is why they took a Audi engine to the dyno too so they could compare the results.
 
IforceV8
They were disguised as new parts but were the old spec which is why they took a Audi engine to the dyno too so they could compare the results.
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Thanks for clearing up 👍
 
In terms of this testing at Sebring, the P-class looks better, maybe the Deltawing being an exception (and the poor Riley BMW :lol:), but we'll have to see. The GT classes look hood. Maybe a few slower cars, but overall fairly balanced.

Also, I will be at Sebring for qualifying and the race. Gonna try and take the best photos I can. If anyone wants to meet up, I'm all for it 👍
 
GTPorsche
Uploads and titles video as Sebring Test.

Thumbnail is Daytona. GG youtube uploader, GG.
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It could have pink unicorns on it and the video of the cars entering the last turn would still be awesome.
 
Between the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finale last year and this, I'm starting to think Sebring hates the raging bull.
 
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