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So far the new rules shall be a spec engine for all cars and the number of manufactures limited to 4.
First problem is the single spec engine which displeases every LMP2 fan is we won't have various different engine sounds. We've Judd who use a V8 4ltr engine which gives us sportscar fans a fantastic noise to listen to as they scream through the Le Mans forest. With these new rules we won't be hearing this awesome engine no more.. HPD develop a engine for LMP2 as well as chassis which means they will be hugely affected in these new rules as we won't see either the HPD engine nor car racing no more. Nissan could be affected too even though they are by far the most popular engine for the reliability.
Cars we have now or in the near future: Gibson ( Zytek ), Oreca, HPD, Dome, Ligier, SMP, Morgan, Pilbeam, Tiga, Lola, Wolf, Alpine. If you bring in this new rule of only 4 manufactures this wipes out 8+ manufactures. Can you see a good side to this new rule? We certainly can't. Sportscar fans love seeing various different manufactures both in engine and chassis competing against each other as its what sportcar racing is all about!
You take away the main reasons why we love sportscar racing then what are we here for? To watch spec racing? That isn't why we love sportscar racing as we'd watch Indy car for that kind of racing.
We are here to hear the different sounds and to see various cars compete for wins.
Whats wrong with the current rules? The loop holes in the rules is the problem which FIA/ACO is trying to fix. The main loop hole is the cost capping which you can work your way around by making your own car. But their is many ways to fix that rule! Bringing the manufactures down isn't the right choice.
If you want to protect LMP2 please sign this petition!
Updates
March 22, 2015
The growth of this campaign has caught the attention of several automotive industry publications. I am currently coordinating interviews with two journalists who specialize in endurance series coverage to ensure our technical objections reach a wider audience.
Reached 100 supporters
March 22, 2015
59 Comments
PLEASE do not follow through with these regulations, limiting the LMP2 class to a single engine supplier takes away the very thing that makes the class (and sports car racing as a whole) intinteresting—VARIETY! Regardless of whether or not there are underlying reasons related to "encroaching" on Formula One, I and endurance racing fans like myself will abandon the FIA and WEC altogether rather than become F1 fans should the WEC become a spec-racing series.
Why? P2 is one of the best supported series outside GT3, this is going to jepodise teams' futures and jobs.
La diversité est le maître mot de l'endurance ! Pourquoi vouloir en faire une coupe monotype et rejeter par la même occasion tout les " artisans " Châssis/Moteur pour que VW puisse avoir le monopole ? FIA, vous me dégouttez ! Laissez les rennes de l'Endurance aux personnes compétentes !
no to limited chassis constructors .... and no to spec engines . ive been to Le Mans 24 hours 22 times . you go spec engines and chassis .... I will go Nurburgring instead .
Diversity has always been a key ingredient in sportscar racing. Please find another way to keep costs sensible and affordable. This restriction probably isn't the answer, certainly not the ONLY answer. Without the fans onside, what's the point of keeping any costs in check?
Killing the sport completely with dull regulations.
Autosport article on the new LMP2s http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118190
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First of all when you sign this petition do not have to donate money! Its optional as it goes to this website, not to me or this campaign.
So far the new rules shall be a spec engine for all cars and the number of manufactures limited to 4.
First problem is the single spec engine which displeases every LMP2 fan is we won't have various different engine sounds. We've Judd who use a V8 4ltr engine which gives us sportscar fans a fantastic noise to listen to as they scream through the Le Mans forest. With these new rules we won't be hearing this awesome engine no more.. HPD develop a engine for LMP2 as well as chassis which means they will be hugely affected in these new rules as we won't see either the HPD engine nor car racing no more. Nissan could be affected too even though they are by far the most popular engine for the reliability.
Cars we have now or in the near future: Gibson ( Zytek ), Oreca, HPD, Dome, Ligier, SMP, Morgan, Pilbeam, Tiga, Lola, Wolf, Alpine. If you bring in this new rule of only 4 manufactures this wipes out 8+ manufactures. Can you see a good side to this new rule? We certainly can't. Sportscar fans love seeing various different manufactures both in engine and chassis competing against each other as its what sportcar racing is all about!
You take away the main reasons why we love sportscar racing then what are we here for? To watch spec racing? That isn't why we love sportscar racing as we'd watch Indy car for that kind of racing.
We are here to hear the different sounds and to see various cars compete for wins.
Whats wrong with the current rules? The loop holes in the rules is the problem which FIA/ACO is trying to fix. The main loop hole is the cost capping which you can work your way around by making your own car. But their is many ways to fix that rule! Bringing the manufactures down isn't the right choice.
If you want to protect LMP2 please sign this petition!
Updates
March 22, 2015
The growth of this campaign has caught the attention of several automotive industry publications. I am currently coordinating interviews with two journalists who specialize in endurance series coverage to ensure our technical objections reach a wider audience.
Reached 100 supporters
March 22, 2015
59 Comments
These regulations destroy fair and open competition, strangling the LMP2 class and corrupting everything that Le Mans has stood for since 1923. They prevent innovation and creativity: the purpose of Le Mans. Furthermore, they are selective and pander to a privileged few rather than benefitting the entire sportscar community as a whole. I literally hope and expect them to be disastrous.
PLEASE do not follow through with these regulations, limiting the LMP2 class to a single engine supplier takes away the very thing that makes the class (and sports car racing as a whole) intinteresting—VARIETY! Regardless of whether or not there are underlying reasons related to "encroaching" on Formula One, I and endurance racing fans like myself will abandon the FIA and WEC altogether rather than become F1 fans should the WEC become a spec-racing series.
Why? P2 is one of the best supported series outside GT3, this is going to jepodise teams' futures and jobs.
La diversité est le maître mot de l'endurance ! Pourquoi vouloir en faire une coupe monotype et rejeter par la même occasion tout les " artisans " Châssis/Moteur pour que VW puisse avoir le monopole ? FIA, vous me dégouttez ! Laissez les rennes de l'Endurance aux personnes compétentes !
no to limited chassis constructors .... and no to spec engines . ive been to Le Mans 24 hours 22 times . you go spec engines and chassis .... I will go Nurburgring instead .
Diversity has always been a key ingredient in sportscar racing. Please find another way to keep costs sensible and affordable. This restriction probably isn't the answer, certainly not the ONLY answer. Without the fans onside, what's the point of keeping any costs in check?
Killing the sport completely with dull regulations.
Autosport article on the new LMP2s http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118190
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These regulations destroy fair and open competition, strangling the LMP2 class and corrupting everything that Le Mans has stood for since 1923. They prevent innovation and creativity: the purpose of Le Mans. Furthermore, they are selective and pander to a privileged few rather than benefitting the entire sportscar community as a whole. I literally hope and expect them to be disastrous.