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After suggesting Ferrari teams wouldn’t field 2009 F430’s while waiting for new cars, Murphy was told to expect the Italian cars on the Sebring grid. (The Bear doesn’t bury his corrections.)
2010 Schedule and other Relevant Stuff
Murphy wrote about schedule rumors in his last Poop. Did you connect the dots? (more…)
Restrictor Stealth
IMSA Memo 9-13 reduces the minimum weight of Porsche’s GT3 RSR to 1245 kilos. That should raise eyebrows, since it’s previous minimum was 1250. Five Kg? A reduction for the car that’s won four in a row? Murphy’s smarter friends think they have it figured out. The ACO’s restrictor table breaks at 1245, meaning that a car running that minimum is required to use smaller restrictors (28.6 versus 29.1). So by taking off weight, the Porsche loses power. Everybody else – including Corvette – gets closer to the leader on the track. (more…)