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Originally Posted by Maelochs
We all hate to see race cars made slower. Thing is, there probably isn't a lot more to be had from the P2 engines, and probably not a lot of weight which could be stripped off.
Let us all remember that P2s were Considerably faster than DPs before DPs were cranked up (at huge expense.) Trying to now boost the P2s would only cost even more money and it would be to compensate for overdoing the DPs.
Backing off the DP power by 50 bhp wouldn't make them a Lot slower---and it would still leave them about 100 bhp over where they were in Rolex.
It is by far the cheapest and simplest solution. And it would still leave DPs monumentally faster than they were last year.
All of this goes back to TUSC management not being willing to line up a P2 and DP for serious side-by-side testing back last summer or fall. That's the part that really rankles. if TUSC had taken this series as seriously as the fans and teams do, all the BoP adjustments could have been right from the start, and we wouldn't be having this four-month debate.
Oh, well.
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Wouldnt 50 HP be worth almost a second over a standard 90 second lap? Are P2s really that far off outside of Daytona?
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Originally Posted by Fogelhund
Grand Am had big events, NASCAR money, and TV..... and no real fanbase.
There is no reason to believe Grand Am 2.0 will be any different, as nothing much has changed.
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They have all the big events now. Daytona, Sebring, Petit. And the best GT battle in the world. Its only been 3 races, and there has been changes from top to bottom along the way