Just to be fair....
On my first trip to the LM 24 hrs I had the good fortune to walk around the rear of the pit area while the race was in progress with a German Ford development engineer, as we stopped at the rear of the Audi tented area that they used to extend their parts storage, I noted rear subframes with gearbox suspension brakes etc fully assembled therein... and was told it takes less time to swap the set up than mess around trying to fit individual items. At the time I also commented on the lack of sound as the Audi`s approached through the esses to the Dunlop Bridge... compared to the flame spitting and roaring Corvettes which I very much enjoyed. Again my guide explained that not only were the Corvettes wasting fuel, which in a 24 hr race could make the difference betwixt winning or not, and as for the the exhaust popping and banging, it was subjecting their exhaust systems to unnecessary explosions and vibrations which may reduce relability and never more so in a 24 hr race... Can`t argue against the logic of a race engineer..
