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Originally Posted by phefner
Do keep in mind gents that the M8 is going head to head against Porsches 911 GT3-RS in the Weather tech series.
Been some fantastic racing this yr.
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No, it is racing against the 911 RSR, which is a mid engined car. BOP helps the M8 immensely. Because in real life, a 911 GT3 or in this case, a mid engines 911 road car (Which would be a Cayman, if you think about it) would walk away from an M8. The M8 is a sports GT, the 911 is a sports car.
But, I think that the M8 will be outclassed next year, as the next 911 RSRs are being tested with some funky looking aero, and then there is the Corvette C8. So that is the Ford GT, Ferrari 488, Porsche 911 RSR, Corvette C8 which are mid engined. And the Aston Martin Vantage and M8 which are left as front engined. So, what’s happening is that the GTLM class is starting to shape up like a quasi-GT1 class, with purpose built mid engined cars for racing. That is until the supposedly upcoming GT1-like class, which may feature the new Toyota
Super Sport Concept—-a mid engined twin turbo V6 HyperCar.
Which begs the question, will BMW be lured to that as well, or stick only with the M8 in GTLM?