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7 Apr 2012, 09:36
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This is more of an Indy news piece (if you can call it that when Miller is talking) but good read nevertheless:
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--They told Mid-Ohio and Sonoma, ‘you need to make some changes to the race track, so we can keep coming back.’ Those tracks were built 60 years ago and are narrow with limited braking zones, and no real straightaways. They both assured IndyCar they would make the changes but if they don’t, then it could be Laguna Seca (Monterey, Calif.) and Portland. Laguna Seca is certainly interested in maybe having a doubleheader someday with ALMS
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Laguna double-header would certainly fit, assuming that ALMS could still keep it's 6 (or 4) hour distance on Saturday.
Unfortunately no major series go to Portland anymore, but if Indy makes the deal someday, I hope we could follow.
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7 Apr 2012, 10:37
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No, they ran the exact same spec of car as the "factory" team (i.e. Morgan-badged OAK Pescarolo with Judd HK engine).
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If they changed to Nissan , could they still run as a Morgan then ?
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7 Apr 2012, 10:40
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If they changed to Nissan , could they still run as a Morgan then ?
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Why not, if you offered enough cash you could probably re-badge Peugeot 908 as Lotus 908 nowadays...
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7 Apr 2012, 12:05
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The Morgan thing is a deal between OAK and Morgan, so it would be independent of the engine that is in the car.
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7 Apr 2012, 14:58
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Hey I like that Morgan/OAK-Nissan combo. OAK is a good enough chassis, the Nissan a known quantity.
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7 Apr 2012, 16:00
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Too many Nissan P2 doing the rounds ..... turning into near enough a one make engine series .
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7 Apr 2012, 17:03
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Too many Nissan P2 doing the rounds ..... turning into near enough a one make engine series .
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Not in the alms! This is the only nissan engine. I do agree with you in wec though. But i dont think we are in a position to complain about any alms lmp entries at this point. The more the merrier.
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7 Apr 2012, 17:42
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Originally Posted by Chiana
Laguna double-header would certainly fit, assuming that ALMS could still keep it's 6 (or 4) hour distance on Saturday.
Unfortunately no major series go to Portland anymore, but if Indy makes the deal someday, I hope we could follow.
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Double header would have to drop other support races, I think. The Laguna paddock would be pretty cramped with just ALMS and Indy. The ALMS weekend with WC, Porsche series, etc., fills the available paddock space. It should allow more more track time for ALMS and Indy cars, though.
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7 Apr 2012, 20:06
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Doesn't Black Swan lease their car or engine from Level 5? Could this cause problems for that team as well?
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Black Swan still has their car. They get a small BoP adjustment (-20 kg) and a new livery for Long Beach. See http://twitter.com/#!/jbleekemolen/s.../photo/1/large
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7 Apr 2012, 20:38
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Not in the alms! This is the only nissan engine. I do agree with you in wec though. But i dont think we are in a position to complain about any alms lmp entries at this point. The more the merrier.
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I was talkin about the WEC ..... but a nice reliable edition for the ALMS .
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10 Apr 2012, 16:28
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I think that is an exciting possibility for ALMS and would be an upgrade in my opinion.
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10 Apr 2012, 17:01
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Would be nice to see a WEC event at CoTA with the ALMS minus the challenge cars. If The WEC moves from Sebring to CoTA we may get to see some of the factory teams show for Sebring as a season prep in addition to the US WEC round.
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10 Apr 2012, 18:13
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No more WEC combined events please. The series needs to build (rebuild) itself on it's own merits.
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10 Apr 2012, 18:37
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No more WEC combined events please. The series needs to build (rebuild) itself on it's own merits.
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I like the combined events for the chance to see the other teams but if it comes at the cost of growing the ALMS, well I would choose to see the ALMS flourish instead.
Does the WEC combined events hurt the ALMS? I wouldn't think so beyond some car count finger pointing from a few GA fans. Maybe if there were No WEC events in North America, Audi, Toyota, Aston etc may choose to add something to the ALMS ranks?
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