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ByKolles are switching to Nissan's leftover LMP1 engine (without the hybrid) for the WEC this season in their quest for reliability. Hopefully it includes a working fuel pump since they burned through around 8 of them at Le Mans.
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harperdc posted:Marshall Pruett has been doing write-ups on the new P2 / DP chassis in the lead up to Daytona this weekend, one thing I didn't realize about the Oreca is that the tub is based off the prior P1/P2 tub...aka the tub a lot of teams were using last year, including Rebellion's P1 car. So it's really no shock they wound up in P2 this year. Yeah, of the "old" closed top P2s the Oreca 05 was the only one designed after the 2017 regs were released, which let them build the tubs to the new narrower maximum width so the cars could be upgraded into 07s rather than replaced. It's also (partially) why they dominated Le Mans over the Ligiers because less width = less drag.
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The lower tiers of the racing ladder are a place where drivers can hone their skills and learn important strategies such as: "don't drive into a stationary car"
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Cygni posted:Speaking of LeMans, entry list is out: The new P2 regulations working exactly as intended then
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Human Grand Prix posted:Also is the P1 that certainly will be a failure actually backed by Nissan or no? Customer engine deal only, the chassis is essentially an enhanced bootleg version of the Lotus P2 car (the ones that had their steering wheels reposesed the day before the race a couple of years ago) built by the people who ran the team but without any involvement from Adess who designed it originally.
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iospace posted:so how did ORECA manage to get so many cars, better pricing, better performance? Both? Timing and politics. Basically Ligier, HPD and SMP/BR Engineering built new P2 cars to the "old" closed top regs first, then ORECA freaked at the idea a single team (SMP specifically) could essentially build a car for themselves with unlimited budget and undermine the cost cap rules. The ACO agreed and decided that they would limit the class to 4 chassis only and they had to have the same maximum width as the new P1s. They awarded the contracts to Ligier, who had just built and sold a lot of cars that were going to be too wide and would need replacing, Dallara and Riley, who had no recent experience in P2 or a customer base to build on, and ORECA, who then built a P2 car that could be upgraded to the new spec this year.
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Feb 4, 2017 20:06
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iospace posted:There's a GT3 Corvette actually, but I don't think it has "official" Chevy backing (as in an aftermarket shop is modifying them to GT3 standards but I don't know how much GM is supporting the effort, if at all). Callaway have an official licence to make the GT3 C7 but the agreement forbids them from selling it in the US. There's already a GT3 Camaro, built by Reiter with a similar arrangement. The GT3 rules mean only 1 race car design per base street car model can be homologated, so if GM want to make a new GT3 Corvette or Camaro they'll have to make a new variant of the road car to go along with it. The only GM GT3 car that they build in house is the Cadillac and even then they don't sell them to anyone.
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iospace posted:So if the C7.R is based off the Z06 (or base model, not sure which one), can't they say the GT3 is based off the grand sport? Maybe? I'm not sure what constitutes a different model in the eyes of SRO/FIA but I'd guess the answer probably has something to do with how big a sack of cash comes with the question. The official line is something like they don't want to confuse people by having a GTLM/GTE Corvette blast past a GT3/GTD on track.
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Feb 9, 2017 22:45
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The door of that Ford is going to open and a dozen clowns are going to jump out.
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Also here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L18PgyyT7mM
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Apr 15, 2017 14:53
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Well there's one broken but I don't think it was either of the two you were hoping for.
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Apr 16, 2017 15:19
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CactusWeasle posted:Are you loving serious Toyota. Goddammit you dont deserve anything.
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njsykora posted:See your problem there is you expected WTCC to fix something. Countdown to Green in 2 hours, race start in 3 hours according to RLM schedule.
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May 27, 2017 11:29
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iospace posted:D-D-D-D-DOUBLE POST: Oh thank god it's Tockwith, for a moment there I thought Gulf Racing were coming back to smash into everything again.
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May 30, 2017 19:11
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They switched to having all the cameras manned overnight in... 2015 I think, not seen anything about it this year so I'd guess it's the same.
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track day bro! posted:Wait so the WEC stream doesn't have radio lemans audio anymore? I know hindy wasn't at the Spa 6hrs, but i'm pretty sure some of the RLM people were on the WEC feed? Thought it was just because they now cover so many events nowadays. The WEC have taken it in house this year and RLM have some issue with one of the networks or websites the WEC have partnered up with (I think Motorsport.com) with so they're just doing radio now. The Eurosport player gives you an ad-free, commentary-free feed which is great for syncing to the RLM audio. Xisticide fucked around with this message at 15:29 on Jun 7, 2017 |
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Saw someone on Twitter say the driver was Erik Maris, which would make it the #33 Eurasia Car.
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wicka posted:Anyone know if the WEC blocks simultaneous streams? They definitely didn't last year, don't have any reason to believe that's changed but you never know with these French racing organisations
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Jun 15, 2017 22:01
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At least it's only a puncture rather than their usual fuel pump fire
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Jun 17, 2017 14:05
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Shumagorath posted:How synced up are the RLM team with what I'll see on the main broadcast? Not going to stream from any one car unless a knife fight starts between Ford and Ferrari, but if even if they're significantly better than the new team I'd like to have the video match up at least a little. Pull up their YouTube stream, it has the race clock on it so you can sync them up Here https://youtu.be/eHofZruKgTQ
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Wirth1000 posted:Oh, ok. What's a Gazoo? It's the name of a car info and sales website made by one of the Toyota higher ups which they now use as part of the name of all of their factory teams
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Possible oil leak on the 2nd place #8 Toyota
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Jun 18, 2017 00:17
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Remember the P2 cars are all new and unproven over this kind of distance... GTE car on the podium?
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Basticle posted:It was Lapierrre's own fault for trying to push it 100% back to the pits. It was stuck in 5th, so he couldn't really drive it slow enough. It's his own fault for driving into the Manor car in the first place though
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If this goes slow zone to clear up the #1 then the #2 will be hosed
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Jun 18, 2017 10:26
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Long stop for the #38, changing the rear clip because the lights aren't on
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jacteh posted:It certainly didn't help but I think the extra couple stops would have killed them anyway. Well Nelson just got into the Rebellion...
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Nelson "safety car on demand" Piquet
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CactusWeasle posted:gently caress that Larbre car Hey, it's only "human"
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