This is a revealing story about the Ford GT it seems they are being allowed to compete in IMSA while disregarding the rules. To be brief the cars competing in IMSA and other racing series is supposed to be factory produced cars that you and I can buy. in racing vernacular that means the car is homologated. But it seems that is not really the case with the latest Ford GT. While on paper and a review of the specifications of the car make appear a formidable sports car. Presently it has one weakness that has been revealed several times and that is it's ability to compete in endurance racing which is the true test of a car. After Road Racing is not about how fast can go for point A to point B. It about the reliability of the car at constant and punishing speed. The article below is long but worth the read especially to us Corvette fans. There are also links to many major car magazines that supporting the opinion expressed in the article.

http://carys-corvettes.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-fraud-gt.html?m=1

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