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New Caddy BOP incoming...:D
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The Cadillac will lose 29 Kilos in Detroit, while also gaining an increase of 11 kW (15 HP) in Stage 1 (under 200kph). The Acura gets a much larger buff in power at 21 kW (28 HP) in Stage 1, while shedding 22 Kilos from Laguna Seca.

Now, I very much believe that both the Cadillac and the Acura GTPs were in desperate need of a break when it came to BoP, but this seems a tad extreme imo. The Acura will have the strongest BoP on the grid, similar to where BMW was in Daytona and Sebring, while the Porsche (if my head math is correct) will now be both the heaviest and least powerful GTP car on the grid (in fact, I believe that it'll be slightly heavier in Detroit compared to its BoP in WEC).

If it were up to me, I would've just given the Acura and Cadillac reduced weight, and maybe a slight bump in power to boot. As it stands, this just feels like IMSA going out of their way to stop Porsche Penske from winning again.
 
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That was a painful broadcast to watch, a lot of lag, no sound, poor microphones etc...

R.Taylor can consider himself lucky with his move on Nasr.
A stunning overtake from Van Der Zande for the lead! Oh my...
 
Thats weird they had streaming issues because Peacock was fine and only had a few breaks so I didnt need the Hindy feed. Acura makes the most of the BOP change and beats GM in their driveway and Ford gets a win from pole over Corvette.
 
Most likely just bits and pieces, as always. Races should be during the week, I could watch them while working :)
Lol that would be the best! Me too, just playing it in the background while doing other stuff.

Waiting for this and the Indycar @ Road America. Acura vs Cadillac should dominate with their BOP, the Porsches look to have the same pace as the Aston and Lambo.
Probably, I was really surprised to see the 963‘s so far behind in qualifying. Great lap by van der Zande, though.
 
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Burning Freak Out GIF by Jin
 
Dumb question but why is that? Do heavier cars have better traction?

Edit: Damn, that maneuver by Felipe Nasr was amazing!
More traction, less drift, and more heat in the tires (quicker at least). Of course, too much weight will cancel out this slight advantage
 
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Dumb question but why is that? Do heavier cars have better traction?
F = µN

F is the friction (traction), µ is the coefficient of friction, and N is the normal force... or in static conditions the weight of the car × gravity. For any given µ, the higher the weight, the higher the friction/traction.
 
If the usual happens we're just about to have a massive amount of rain and probably a red flag soon.

Drivers need to just survive this next phase
 
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