Door opens to 'all Am' crews in LMGTE Am class?

[Grand_Fromage]

It was announced today that the FIA/WEC regs have been modified by the FIA Endurance Committee. It may seem a subtle change but it has important implications.

"c) For the LMGTE Am category only, the rule governing the composition of the crews derives from the categorisations
of the drivers: a crew of 2 or 3 drivers must include at most one Gold or Platinum driver at least 2 Silver or Bronze"

[lofty]

the aco need to adjust the performance of the gt cars,at paul ricard they were out dragging lmp2.very embarrasing.ok lmp2 got them on downforce in the corners but a little tweek may be needed.

[Grand_Fromage]

Paul Ricard is not at all typical, also the 2014 regs are already set in stone. This makes any adjustment inadvisable right now.

The FIA/WEC BOP regs for GTE were adjusted at the same time as the driver regs, but nothing significant.

[lofty]

the elms regs state balance of performance may be made at any point during the year.

[Grand_Fromage]

The same is true for all ACO/FIA sanctioned series, but the BOP measures are very carefully and gently tweaked, no big mid-season changes. If you have the situation of the faster LMGTE cars out-dragging prototypes, it is a situation that is probably beyond the scope of BOP measures.

the elms regs state balance of performance may be made at any point during the year.

[geoffd]

the aco need to adjust the performance of the gt cars,at paul ricard they were out dragging lmp2.very embarrasing.ok lmp2 got them on downforce in the corners but a little tweek may be needed.

This is nothing new, the old full fat GT1 cars were way quicker in a straightline than LMP2 cars, and probably not far off some of the slower LMP1 cars too.

I thought BOP was only for balancing within a class, not overall balancing anyway.