ALMS Challenge
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What's happening with this? 5 cars at LRP? Seems like an expensive/dangerous way to get seat time with those P1 cars whizzing around you. What's the point?? I'm assuming the Patron GT3 (IMSA) Challenge is still going strong?
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I guess the point is to get on TV (sponsors love that) and to race for a class win in one of the best series in the world. If I had a fuel cell I would have been out there. The GT3 cups did ok, stayed out of the way and except for a sticking throttle and cold tires after Guy Cosmo got out of his, there were no problems.
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The ALMS cars come from the IMSA GT3 Challenge series. To run with those guys you can't worry too much about a couple grand here or there. You can run a season with PCA for the cost of an IMSA weekend. Fun racing though.
I'd love to do an ALMS Challenge race if I had the car and was willing to spend the cash.
I'd love to do an ALMS Challenge race if I had the car and was willing to spend the cash.
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The ALMS cars come from the IMSA GT3 Challenge series. To run with those guys you can't worry too much about a couple grand here or there. You can run a season with PCA for the cost of an IMSA weekend. Fun racing though.
I'd love to do an ALMS Challenge race if I had the car and was willing to spend the cash.
I'd love to do an ALMS Challenge race if I had the car and was willing to spend the cash.
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I don't know what YOU spend on a PCA race weekend, but it sure aint coming cheap for me. In what areas are the IMSA costs higher? More consumables (tires, brakes, gas, etc)? I go through 1.5 sets of tires every race weekend in PCA and close to $1k in gas...+ support+race fees + transportation...and then there's the checkover and setup ahead of the race. Aint cheap!
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It might not be as much as a PCA season but it's a hefty bill for a weekend of fun.
The racing is great though. I wish I had the time and the money to do more of it.