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WindyMan posted:The DeltaWing was a cool and good car. Anyone that disagrees with this is a bad and wrong person. The DeltaWing was a cool and good idea. It was a terrible car that needed like a decade to work out the kinks in it's execution.
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Nov 7, 2017 22:58
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I miss the stupid front engine Nissan
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Nov 7, 2017 23:00
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Remember when they were trying to sell the DeltaWing as the new IndyCar chassis
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Nov 7, 2017 23:02
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Feels Villeneuve posted:It stank and looked dumb Hey look, a bad and wrong person
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Nov 7, 2017 23:03
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Norns posted:I miss the stupid front engine Nissan That thing was a trip hazard!
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Nov 7, 2017 23:05
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Norns posted:I miss the stupid front engine Nissan Same
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Nov 7, 2017 23:18
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MazeOfTzeentch posted:
I thought I was in the NASCAR thread for a second...
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Nov 7, 2017 23:20
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DW gone too soon
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WindyMan posted:The DeltaWing was a cool and good car. Anyone that disagrees with this is a bad and wrong person. It looked like this: 
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Nov 7, 2017 23:28
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harperdc posted:Same That thing was an embarrassment and it probably ruined any credibility the GT-R badge had.
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Nov 7, 2017 23:38
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Human Grand Prix posted:That thing was an embarrassment and it probably ruined any credibility the GT-R badge had. The project was overly ambitious. The design was different, because they needed to do something entirely different; the problem was they needed another 12 months of testing before even sniffing a real race, but instead got maaaaaybe three? It never to my knowledge ran with the hybrid system, and beyond that had the kind of teething problems that usually get sorted by thousands of miles of running. But that never happened before they were missing race entries and then limping through Le Mans. I’m sure we’ll get more of the story in a year or two, since Darren Cox has resurfaced. But it was pretty crazy as a gamble and backfired.
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Nov 7, 2017 23:42
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Whoever decided to make a front-wheel drive front engine prototype to compete against rationally designed other cars should be blacklisted for life from motorsport. The Delta Wing was also super retarded, too and it was garbage.
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Nov 7, 2017 23:54
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Delta Wing was cool, not surprised a bunch of euros are terrified by a large penis.
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Nov 7, 2017 23:58
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I'm Canadian, ese.
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Nov 8, 2017 00:06
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Now, delta wing configurations for planes... those are fuckin' awesome. Concorde owns.
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Nov 8, 2017 00:06
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Wirth1000 posted:Now, delta wing configurations for planes... those are fuckin' awesome. Concorde owns. We are in Concorde Agreement
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Nov 8, 2017 00:08
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iospace posted:It looked like this: I'll have you know that penises are cool and good. As if you'd know!!!!!!!!!
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Nov 8, 2017 00:14
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Wirth1000 posted:Whoever decided to make a front-wheel drive front engine prototype to compete against rationally designed other cars should be blacklisted for life from motorsport. Two reasons they went that direction according to interviews at the time: -Audi, Toyota, Porsche, etc had spent years developing and perfecting the MR sports prototype; they felt they had to be unique, and wanted that as well. -The way the rules were written, there’s more capability for underbody aero if you are front-engined versus mid. With much more downforce from the underbody, you can be clean on top, and maximize top speed at Le Mans. As well, the design and production work was done by guys at AAR who had experience with underbody monsters like that AAR Eagle Mk III. I’m not saying it was the correct route. I think they were brave (if stupid) for trying something new. But they didn’t develop it in secret for two years like Porsche; it was public almost as soon as they were doing initial shakedowns, never mind extensive testing. They needed at least another year of testing that they never received. Hell, look at the old Panoz prototypes for proof you can do something different and succeed. Or at least not be embarrassing.
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Nov 8, 2017 00:20
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Wirth1000 posted:I'm Canadian, ese. Canada IS europe, ain't you ever looked at a map???
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Nov 8, 2017 00:26
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harperdc posted:Two reasons they went that direction according to interviews at the time: I don't disagree with their reasoning but it probably would've been less embarrassing if they hadn't constantly claimed to have discovered the true secret to unstoppable downforce and that all the other teams were making GBS threads themselves at the thought of the mighty Nissan and it's certain victory at Le Mans in the first year.
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Nov 8, 2017 00:31
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It reminded me of the time Reynard said BAR would win it's first ever F1 race.
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Nov 8, 2017 00:45
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Xisticide posted:I don't disagree with their reasoning but it probably would've been less embarrassing if they hadn't constantly claimed to have discovered the true secret to unstoppable downforce and that all the other teams were making GBS threads themselves at the thought of the mighty Nissan and it's certain victory at Le Mans in the first year. Their marketing plan and/or execs did the racing guys absolutely zero favors.
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Human Grand Prix posted:It reminded me of the time Reynard said BAR would win it's first ever F1 race. In fairness to Reynard that was basically a chance comment IIRC that the press blew up
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Nov 8, 2017 01:31
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The DeltaWing looked stupid but most of it's offs were nobody else being able to see the thing and thus running it over. I miss it, regardless. The FWD Nissan def needed a year of testing to be worth a poo poo and they should've tried it at Sebring first (I don't remember if the ACO was being extra stupid about prototypes or rules in general that year or not). wicka posted:We are in Concorde Agreement 
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Nov 8, 2017 01:45
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oC8goRJHis
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Nov 8, 2017 04:14
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The Nissan was bad but nothing will ever be a bigger disaster than the AMR-One.
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Nov 8, 2017 04:25
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Feels Villeneuve posted:In fairness to Reynard that was basically a chance comment IIRC that the press blew up Ah. As and aside I hate the BAR 01 and I hold it responsible for grenading his entire company.
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Nov 8, 2017 04:36
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See also, T97/00 (although Birrane brought Lola back from the dead).
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Nov 8, 2017 04:36
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Norns posted:I miss the stupid front engine Nissan
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Nov 8, 2017 04:37
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Human Grand Prix posted:Ah. As and aside I hate the BAR 01 and I hold it responsible for grenading his entire company. IIRC he made a throwaway quote about how Reynard had won their first F3000 and first CART races (which was true) and the press ran with it
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Nov 8, 2017 04:38
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Also first FF race, and I think F3 race as well. I miss Reynard.
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Nov 8, 2017 04:40
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Pretty sure the old mechanic dude at the kart track has a Reynard Formula Ford. Isn't there still some rump organisation left for parts support?
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Nov 8, 2017 04:42
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I'm not sure but there is this; http://www.ralt.co.uk/Main.htm
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Nov 8, 2017 04:52
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Wirth1000 posted:Whoever decided to make a front-wheel drive front engine prototype to compete against rationally designed other cars should be blacklisted for life from motorsport. Would it surprise you to know that they were designed by the same guy?
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Nov 8, 2017 06:24
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Minto Took posted:The DeltaWing looked stupid but most of it's offs were nobody else being able to see the thing and thus running it over. I miss it, regardless. Sebring at that time was either handicapped LMP2s or the ol proto-turtle Daytona Prototypes. There’s no way it would’ve been eligible. Moreover, that “we’ll try it before Le Mans” trial was supposed to be Silverstone and Spa in the WEC, but, welp.
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Nov 8, 2017 07:55
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God, Daytona Prototypes were piss ugly.
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Nov 8, 2017 08:25
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Wasn't the Nissan actually 4wd, but it was the always broken hybrid system that was supposed to drive the rears?
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Nov 8, 2017 09:28
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RIP
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Nov 8, 2017 09:40
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Dudley posted:Wasn't the Nissan actually 4wd, but it was the always broken hybrid system that was supposed to drive the rears? Yeah, it was a 75% front bias on it though. An Aussie I follow on YouTube did a good video on it. https://youtu.be/G6E9P3bEaTs
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gret posted:Would it surprise you to know that they were designed by the same guy? loving lol
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