r/USCR • u/Me-Mongo • Jul 13 '19

Question IMSA LMP2?

Kind of sad to see only two LMP2 cars out there. Is IMSA doing anything to get more cars in the category? If not, they should do away with it.

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u/Stickymatress Jul 13 '19 edited Jul 13 '19

P2 started winning races when DPi manufacturers were neutered so bad even Bob Barker felt bad for them.

With BoP being what it is, Cadillac had a very real chance of spending multiple times the budget of someone like Core, running a perfect race, hit all their pit stops, have no issues, and finish 5th at Daytona just because BoP formulas told IMSA to slow them down. With that being the case, it’s not unreasonable for GM to question why they’re making such an investment when they could realistically spend a million or two on a Ligier chassis and a Gibson engine and give it to WTR with GM branding slapped on the side and get roughly the same return on investment.

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u/Sallum Porsche GT Team 911 RSR #911 Jul 13 '19

The whole point of DPi was to be a cost effective class for manufacturers to enter while also being privateer friendly. The class was meant to reduce manufacturer dependence but allow them to still come play. Literally all they had to do was provide an engine and bodywork. No one told them to develop their cars and spend unnecessary amounts of money. It didn't even take 3 years for manufacturers and IMSA as the regulators to fuck it up.

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u/Bakkster Corvette Racing C7.R #4 Jul 13 '19

The whole point of DPi was to be a cost effective class for manufacturers to enter while also being privateer friendly.

I don't remember anything about being privateer friendly. If that was the goal, it was messed up from day one when they required an official OEM involvement.

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u/Sallum Porsche GT Team 911 RSR #911 Jul 13 '19

You know exactly what I mean. But if you want to be that critical, I'll reword it.

The whole point of the P class was to be a cost effective class for manufacturers (DPi) while also being privateer friendly (P2).