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This rule applies to Dubai 24 Hours, and (in some form) to Bathurst 12 hours. But since it clearly needed some explaining, I quote Victor and myself:
For those of us who don't follow every pro-am sportscar race on the planet, can someone explain what they do at the Dubai 24 Hours?
The rule used to apply to all cars, but now no longer applies to selected A6(GT3) cars (basically the fastest cars in the class in qualifying). Each class in the race is given a reference lap time based on the average performance of the cars in the class, and depending on the class, drivers are allowed to go only as fast as that reference lap time, or are allowed to go faster than it for a set number of times. If you go faster than your reference lap time and you are either in a class that doesn't allow you to, or you have used up your "joker" lap time allocation (i.e. 10-20 laps faster than the reference lap time in a race that lasts around 600 laps), you get a drive-through penalty.
And to put it mildly, if you have a problem that means the car needs to spend time in the garage, you are ****ed, because you cannot drive flat-out to catch up, you have to keep driving to a reference time and pray the ones in front of you break down too.
Basically this is the entire process Risil
Dubai 2012
1) All cars in GT3 have been performance balanced prior to event, of course
2) After qualifying the qualifiers that were "too fast" receive weight, fuel tank and ride height BoP penalties for the race (severity of adjustments is higher the faster you were)
3) What Victor explained above BUT every A6 entry must follow the rule
Dubai 2013
1) All cars in GT3 have been performance balanced prior to event, of course
2) After qualifying "PRO" cars receive weight, fuel tank and ride height BoP penalties for the race, "AM" cars nothing
3) What Victor explained above
It's absolutely ridiculous
What do you think?
Edited by SonnyViceR, 18 January 2013 - 12:42.