Re: Boom!
Whoopsy:Spyderidol:Whoopsy:Aren't they suppose to pull out of racing factory backed cars after this season?
Anyways their cars aren't competitive. The RSR are still quicker in the twisties but their usual advantage out of corners are gone. the 488s are leaving the RSR in the dust every corner exit. They never had the top speed advantage ever but now instead of others chasing them to make up for corner exit now they simply lost the whole straight from the beginning.
Their IMSA program is shutting down, but not the WEC program.
I agree. the RSR is now part of the problem, but the future is not clear for the GT-Pro class once the LMdH and LMH rules come into play.
Everything is up in the air. With the current BoP the RSR isn't competitive. There is no point in continuing the program, it would just be a waste of money. They are down on power compared to everything else because of the restrictor, you can only improve handling so much as they are already at the top of the game in that part.
Only direction would be to switch to a turbo engine to gain low end torque.
I also understand the RSR has been struggling with tire wear issues in the IMSA series. BMW announced they will most likely shut down their IMSA program if no new manufacturers join the GTLM class. At present only Corvette and BMW are confirmed for next year.
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