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Originally Posted by alexkiller8
reading this on official fia site
http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/430/$FILE/12-D0004-LMGTE_BOP.pdf?Openelement
will really AMR run again in 2012 with all those waivers that vantage got last year, even if they will use a new and developed car?
then, why did corvette obtain a so large increase of their restrictors size? last year the car has always been competitive
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Good find, that is a very interesting document. I too am puzzled as why the Corvettes received a larger restrictor. Below I have attached an edited form of that FIA document to show how the cars will compare this season. This includes the 2011 changes which are carried-over and the new changes are in
Bold. I put a question mark for the lotus on fuel capacity because they left that spot blank. Also I am wondering if there is a typo on their chart for rear wing height for the Porsche and Ferrari, are they required to run with a lower wing than everyone else?
| LMGTE-PRO | Weight | | 2_Restrictors (mm) | | Gurney (mm) | | Fuel_capacity (litre) | | Rear_wing height | below_roof (mm) |
| | Base | 2012 | Base | 2012 | Base | 2012 | Base | 2012 | Base | 2012 |
| Porsche_GT3RSR | 1245 | 1220 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 25 | 25 | 90 | 90 | -100 | -200 |
| Ferrari_458 | 1245 | 1245 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 25 | 25 | 90 | 90 | -100 | -200 |
| Corvette_C6R | 1245 | 1245 | 27.9 | 29.2 | 25 | 25 | 90 | 90 | -100 | -125 |
| BMW_M3 | 1245 | 1245 | 28.6 | 29.4 | 25 | 25 | 90 | 90 | -100 | -100 |
| Aston_Martin_Vantage | 1245 | 1195 | 28.3 | 29.7 | 25 | 15 | 90 | 95 | -100 | -100 |
| Lotus_Evora | 1245 | 1195 | 28.6 | 30.0 | 25 | 25 | 90 | ? | -100 | -100 |