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New season testing: Norma LMP3

Members have asked me to include the Norma LMP3 in the next Endurance series.
For the new season I have tested the Norma LMP3 with the GTE on Road America to see how they compair.

The straight line speed is almost the same. The faster laptime from the LMP3 comes from braking later and a bit higher cornering speed.
But the difference is very small on overall laptime compaired to the LMP2. On average the LMP3 is only 2 to 3 seconds faster if you're fast.
If an average LMP3 driver is behind a fast GTE driver, he will not be able to overtake.

The Norma LMP3 is a great car to drive, very raw without boost or TC. Great fun, but everybody has to be prepaired that the LMP3 and GTE classes will be mixed up through out the field for the whole race. There will be LMP3 drivers that can not brake free from the GTE's and fast GTE drivers will be hard to pass.

So, do you want me to include the LMP3?

Field:
6 LMP2
8 LMP3
16 GTE

 

I say include LMP3 will be interesting to see the response.