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<blockquote data-quote="DBK" data-source="post: 15804695" data-attributes="member: 4088"><p>I have no overriding race-to-race bitch on the BoP beyond it often makes the racing poor. You can't effectively equalize for both acceleration and top speed between disparate platforms at different circuits. A car like the GT ends up running hilariously low HP depending on the race, (375 hp in Mexico City) qualifies well because of it's ability to use momentum through the corners, but then gets totally ****ed in the race when there is actual traffic because it crawls at a snails pace when the driver puts his foot to the floor. IMSA does a much better job than the WEC. WEC two years ago was a joke. Cars would alternate between utterly dominant and totally uncompetitive.</p><p></p><p>More philosophically, I would complain that BoP is applied unevenly purely to keep cars in the series. Yes, no manufacturer will show up to get their ****ing heads beat in with uncompetitive cars week after week. But the Vantage whooped ass in several races last year. When a car that painfully old can dominate wire-to-wire in races, there is zero incentive to build or bring cool new shit to the races. Which is why that car was basically the same for over a decade. </p><p></p><p>If it were up to me, they would make GTE-Pro a cost unlimited non-hybrid, road-car based class and you could race bonkers uncorked homologation specials. Would still cost a fraction of LMP1 and consumers would recognize the product in the field.</p><p></p><p>Otherwise, it's just annoying to read comments from people like mrslrlsds1 who just don't understand what they're looking at.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DBK, post: 15804695, member: 4088"] I have no overriding race-to-race bitch on the BoP beyond it often makes the racing poor. You can't effectively equalize for both acceleration and top speed between disparate platforms at different circuits. A car like the GT ends up running hilariously low HP depending on the race, (375 hp in Mexico City) qualifies well because of it's ability to use momentum through the corners, but then gets totally ****ed in the race when there is actual traffic because it crawls at a snails pace when the driver puts his foot to the floor. IMSA does a much better job than the WEC. WEC two years ago was a joke. Cars would alternate between utterly dominant and totally uncompetitive. More philosophically, I would complain that BoP is applied unevenly purely to keep cars in the series. Yes, no manufacturer will show up to get their ****ing heads beat in with uncompetitive cars week after week. But the Vantage whooped ass in several races last year. When a car that painfully old can dominate wire-to-wire in races, there is zero incentive to build or bring cool new shit to the races. Which is why that car was basically the same for over a decade. If it were up to me, they would make GTE-Pro a cost unlimited non-hybrid, road-car based class and you could race bonkers uncorked homologation specials. Would still cost a fraction of LMP1 and consumers would recognize the product in the field. Otherwise, it's just annoying to read comments from people like mrslrlsds1 who just don't understand what they're looking at. [/QUOTE]
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