Dave_W
Cones - not just for ice cream
Early into the race (Saturday afternoon), the rear decklids on both GTD Pro cars failed, peeling up from the front edge and buckling, though staying attached to the rear of the car.I think itwas the deck lids that failed, the wings, splitters and misc aero crap are still CF
On Sunday morning (maybe around 8-9 am?), the passenger-side rear wing upright on one of the GTD Pro cars "slumped" a few inches at the wing end, so the wing had about 10-15 degrees tilt down from left to right (from behind). It was on the TV coverage shortly, and I was able to pause as the car rolled by a camera while going back to the garage. The upright seemed solid from the C-pillar out to the wing, just at a different angle than the other. I've tried looking at the Ford GT3 videos, and couldn't find a good picture of how the uprights are mounted to the car - do they bolt to the C-pillar itself, or pass through the skin and bolt to structure inside?
I believe the lone GTD Mustang retired early Sunday morning but I don't know why.
Hadn't realized it at the time, but a Corvette effectively took out the rear diffusers on 2 of the 3 Mustangs in an amazing carom shot with one hit. That put at least the GTD Pro car a few laps down while fixing, and affected the lap times of both cars for the rest of their running. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/rushbrook-ford-learned-a-lot-in-mustang-gt3-debut/