"TheBaron2112" (TheBaron2112)
09/20/2013 at 13:48 Filed to: None
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"TheBaron2112" (TheBaron2112)
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http://sportscar365.com/imsa/uscc/2014
Jan. 25-26 Rolex 24 at Daytona
March 15 Twelve Hours of Sebring
April 12 Long Beach (Prototype and GTLM only)
May 4 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
May 31 Detroit Belle Isle (P, PC and GTD only)
June 29 Six Hours of The Glen
July 13 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
July 25 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
August 10 Road America
August 24 Virginia International Raceway
September 20 Circuit of The Americas
October 4 Petit Le Mans
I'm curious as to why they split up the classes for Long Beach and Belle Isle.
Bakkster, touring car driver
> TheBaron2112
09/20/2013 at 14:23 |
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http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/official-tudor
Long Beach doesn't have a lot of paddock space, so splitting it up and not bringing the Pro-Am classes makes sense.
Detroit is Le Mans test weekend, and at least 4 of the top GTE cars will be going. Splitting them off means there won't be championship implications to racing at Le Mans.
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TheBaron2112
> Bakkster, touring car driver
09/20/2013 at 14:29 |
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Darn, I missed your post. Sorry. And I completely forgot about Le Mans test weekend. I heard the reason was because of Le Mans but I knew Le Mans wasn't THAT weekend.
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Bakkster, touring car driver
> TheBaron2112
09/20/2013 at 14:40 |
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I think the transit time is more important. Corvette were tight this year, shipped a bunch of spares before Laguna Seca by sea, then had to quickly pack up the cars after the race and send them air freight. Had they wrecked either car at Laguna they would have been in big trouble.
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TheBaron2112
> Bakkster, touring car driver
09/20/2013 at 14:43 |
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I wonder what air freight is on two Corvettes...
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Bakkster, touring car driver
> TheBaron2112
09/20/2013 at 14:44 |
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Significant, which is why most international racing series prefer to have enough of a gap to send all the cars by ship together.