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27 Feb 2017, 15:55 (Ref:3715132) | #2351 | ||
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Could it be hinting to increased backing from Toyota?
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the mounting of the wing to the bootlid is exactly the same. teams can always adjust the tilt angle of the wing within a set range to adjust it to suit different tracks. thats why suttons mg at silverstone last year got excluded, because the rear wing was angled outside of that range.
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27 Feb 2017, 16:12 (Ref:3715136) | #2353 | ||
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2 different boot mounts...
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27 Feb 2017, 16:47 (Ref:3715144) | #2354 | |
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ok perhaps i should have been more precise. we were talking about the mounting position on the bootlid. my point is that where the wing is mounted on the bootlid cant change from where it has been regulated and located as toca set it in the wind tunnel.
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27 Feb 2017, 17:59 (Ref:3715160) | #2359 | ||
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Agreed, just that the initial point was that the 2017 Toyota rear wing looks like it is mounted differently. Same place, but different mounting.
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27 Feb 2017, 18:41 (Ref:3715174) | #2360 | ||
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27 Feb 2017, 19:25 (Ref:3715183) | #2361 | |
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It's not impossible, although I doubt anything more than cheaper parts perhaps. Didn't Toyota give some support to the Toyota teams in the early NGTC years? A few of the cars had Toyota windscreen banners IIRC.
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28 Feb 2017, 09:56 (Ref:3715276) | #2363 | |
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Now all we need is Motorbase to facelift the Focus's which has been long overdue!
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28 Feb 2017, 10:26 (Ref:3715284) | #2364 | ||
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Yes they did, for teams running the Toyota engine, things were getting interesting. But the Toyota engine development seemed to fade away with the demise of an orange car and so did the Toyota banners.
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28 Feb 2017, 10:37 (Ref:3715289) | #2366 | ||
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I'm not particuarly keen on the big thick rear wing mounts seen on some of the cars (the Passat for instance). I much prefer the thinner, more elegant mounts as seen on the PMR Cruze's.
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Has anyone else noticed that all the e-spares branding appears to have vanished from recent pictures of the Motorbase Focus? (in Spain)
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Never mind, it's still there on at least one car - although at least one does not with larger duo sponsorship on the front so maybe only Depper will run with e-spares branding.
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I'm glad to see them getting a new car, the old one was getting long in the tooth and now in their 7th season, Speedworks are now a consistent front runner. A far cry from Tony Hughes' struggles in 2011
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I thought their car was a new one anyway, new for 2015. Or have I missed something?!
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Which Avensis is the original James Thompson test mule that ran at Brands Hatch?
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