The new LMP2 machines that are dressed to impress as Daytona Prototype international contenders certainly look the part.
The ability of manufacturers to give their cars a distinctive look is a significant reason why the DPi class seems set to flourish in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
But does it have a future elsewhere? Could it even be the future of top-flight prototype racing around the world?
Gary Watkins has, for reasons best known to himself, devoted all his working life to covering sportscar racing. This season is his 29th as a motorsport journalist, during which time he has reported on major long-distance events on four continents and approaching 70 24-hour races. He reckons a degree in political philosophy makes him well qualified for covering the sometimes Machiavellian world of international sportscars.
Gary, who also writes for Autoweek, Motor Sport, Autocourse, RACER and others, lives in Surbiton but spends more time on the road than at home for most of the year.
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