[WEC] Porsche Prototype Discussion

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Originally Posted by Speed-King

One would think, though, that the manufacturers develop and test these new parts before petitioning the powers that be to approve them, right?

Here's a more detailed response from Jens Walther, the President of Porsche Motorsport North America:
"After analyzing the date from Sebring and WEC, Porsche Motorsport determined that modifications to the car were necessary to improve performance. The Porsche engineers at Weissach realized there was limited time as the season had already begun, and modifications must be incremental – not too radical - in order to meet the approval of the sanctioning body.

Porsche also knew that it was in everyone’s best interest for the class to be competitive, so they were confident that the sanctioning bodies would give any modifications fair consideration. So the engineers developed and tested a combination of aerodynamic and balance improvements, combined with a proposal for less restriction, and then presented to IMSA, with the understanding from the ACO that they would take data from Sebring/Long Beach with Laguna data and then determine what the Le Mans rules would be."