RSRs getting creamed at the Roar Before the Rolex
#49
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Don't the GTLM cars run AC? They used to when ALMS was around and I think it was a rule adopted from the FIA. I didn't pay attention at the Roar but will make it a point to look in 2 weeks
#51
Three Wheelin'
I stand corrected. I was not up on the 2016 class rule change. The last I read in October it was the Metzger engine. Highest praise to Porsche for getting the new engine in a new car and ready to race in less than 3 months.
http://www.porsche.com/usa/eventsand...bdfa3b&lang=en
http://www.porsche.com/usa/eventsand...bdfa3b&lang=en
Don't mind the troll. That guy thinks he owns the forum.
Dan (thinks your signature rocks )
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pro endurance racing requires about 6 crew per car. Sure, some teams will take your money and run less crew but my team wins. A reason we win is because we have fantastic pit stops, and overall have great team chemistry. if you run a skeleton crew or have 6 guys for 4 cars (I am not naming names but this is reality) then WHEN something goes wrong you are hosed.
so- for those six guys, we need 5 round trip plane tickets per weekend (one drives the rig)
we need 3 hotel rooms for 6 guys.
we need one 12 passenger van for the crew.
we need diesel, and insurance for our big rig.
so, once you pay the crew, fuel the insured rig, fly them out, put them into a hotel, feed them, your basic cost is around 20k. That is not including anything on the car (tires, wear items, etc). Typically we run 2 cars and can spread some of the costs better that way.
so, a sprint series (world challenge, GT3 cup) requires less stuff and costs less for staffing as a result of only needing 2-3 guys per car (no refueling, no changing tires etc)-
the crew costs go up incredibly with different types of cars- you need more engineer type guys for GTLM or P2 etc.
the car costs go up a ton for races like the Daytona 24HR- a tire bill for a team will be 40k or more for that race.
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"Racing is just a way to turn money into noise."