Shifty Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Yet another departure? http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/aston-martin-racing-unlikely-to-continue-in-naec/ I'd say that teh series, should it survive, will see a lot LMP cars, since only teh "Corvettes" and teh one Fjord are allowed to win, even on tracks that should favor teh LMP design. If they lose one GTLM Manufacturer, they are in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOTV8 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Paul Dalla Lana is such a flake, he always quits after getting his butt kicked once or twice. I was so hoping Larbre would crush him in WEC. I still contend BMW will have a new GT3 platform and will leave GTLM unless IMSA bends all teh way over again! Certainly interesting watching this all shake out..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Hmmm. Teh way I read it, they were only dropping out of teh Patron Endurance races, and you would get your wish of teh in that case.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOTV8 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Some good shots for vadering today: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 I like that second one quite a bit, but teh mirrors must fallen off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOTV8 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 LOL, that must be the low-drag Le Mans configuration..... Hey if Audi can have their own Le Mans aero package, so can CR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 I think CR's "LeMans Package" ought to include chaff and flares, and a rear firing 30mm electric chain gun for those pesky P1 cars, fekk that radar camera, teh best defense is a good offense.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51tj Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I think CR's "LeMans Package" ought to include chaff and flares, and a rear firing 30mm electric chain gun for those pesky P1 cars, Now we are talkin, Bigfeets and I can load and maintain the systems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Caltrops... Nuff said !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Caltrops... Nuff said !!! Meh, knowing Audi and Toyota, they probably are equipped with a sweeper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 And just like that *boom* http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/falken-tire-set-to-withdraw-from-imsa-at-end-of-year/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOTV8 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 O M G What we will do without teh Falken Tire girls? Good riddance, is my first take, but that is biased by their decision to hire Pat Long to fill in as third shoe this year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 I understand completely about teh Pillow-nibbling Patty, but losing GTLM cars sucks....we may bitch and moan about how CR is being abused with teh BoP idiocy, but what happens when TUDOR is gone? Will GM pull teh Cads, and put teh Corvettes in PWC, or WEC or what? I'd be all right with WEC, now that they are televising it, even if it is Fux Spurts. The arrival of teh Ford GT's will help, but I can see Risi pulling out, maybe even teh Core Porsches, and then there is still teh BMW fags. It wouldn"t be much of a series with so few cars in class... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOTV8 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 but what happens when TUDOR is gone? ..... and then there is still teh BMW fags. It wouldn"t be much of a series with so few cars in class... What happens? Teh sun will rise, teh birds will sing, Dawg's vette will still be orange. Teh bloated pig will be dead, and it has been my wishful vision for some time. I see teh inevitable death of GTLM as teh only way to force mother GM to take teh CR program to WEC full time. On MWM Graham & Hindu said, matter of factly, BMW are pulling out at the end of the year. Done. Stick a fork in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Hmmmm....the only problem I have with TUDOR dying is loss of my favorite tracks and street races, and accessability should I ever have the chance to make one of the closer races. Other than that, I'm ok with TUDOR/NASCAR going away. Dr. Panoz must be laughing all the way to the bank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOTV8 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I hear ya. In 2006 I "convinced" teh wife that we should book teh timeshare for Park City, UT under teh ruse of a family vacation. Really it was just so I could attend teh ALMS race in lovely Tooele, UT that first year Miller Motorsports Park opened up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 I just had a horrible thought....what if Callaway gets those GT3 cars built and into teh WEC before CR can get there...what will happen then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOTV8 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I just had a horrible thought....what if Callaway gets those GT3 cars built and into teh WEC before CR can get there...what will happen then? Relax. WEC does not run GT3 class cars. GTE is teh old GT2. I know, it's confusing as hell. Here's a handy guide: http://jalopnik.com/5949938/understanding-gt-sports-car-racing-a-class-by-class-guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 I thought that FIA had mandated that all cars had to be brought to GT3 spec? Damn, my head hurts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOTV8 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 This'll help... Timmeh! More #chevy aero....from 2012 at teh 'Ring https://vine.co/v/eKr6TImWerw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51tj Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 That's a killer shot...ALMOST looked like she was ready to blow on over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOTV8 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 BMW begins teh "bend-over IMSA" process I warned of, and if IMSA allows a GT3 BMW in, then Bentley and Ferrari will be bringing their GT3s in with tons of waivers as well since they are all turbo-charged GT3 cars, not GTE's: http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/bmw-pursuing-gtlm-homologation-of-m6-gt3/ and http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/dagys-gtlm-class-poised-for-significant-growth-in-2016/ They should just quit pretending, and make it a GT3 class, end their ACO affiliation, and send Corvette to WEC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 I think letting Fjord bring teh GT40 opened teh door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOTV8 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 And now for something completely different...... Go ahead, explain that. And don't say: "Ancient Aliens" either..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 "Ancient Aliens" either..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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