Panoz Abruzzi - Page 12

d.rocky · 22 Mar 2011, 13:24 (Ref:2851221)

article from planetlemans.com explains a bit more - http://www.planetlemans.com/2011/03/...race-premiere/

gttouring · 22 Mar 2011, 14:10 (Ref:2851260)

I know it wasn't official.but any lap times? How fast. Was it?

arakis · 22 Mar 2011, 14:22 (Ref:2851270)

18Laps, bst lap 2:07, some 5 seconds off pace in a cless where tenths decide winers

JHamilton · 22 Mar 2011, 16:57 (Ref:2851350)

It looked like a solid effort at the track. It looked good off the corners and seemed to handle well down the straits. Seems that they need to work on braking and corner speed.

I think the car looks okay on track. It has some proportion problems that prevent it from being a cool car. It's too long in the back and there is too much fender above the tires. Makes it look much larger than it really is. The front is cool though.

WolfsburgRS · 23 Mar 2011, 16:01 (Ref:2851932)

Oddly enough, looking at it up close in the paddock with the front hood section removed I kind of liked it, but on the track it's decidedly less graceful than anything else out there...just looks a bit odd. The wheels and tires look tiny. It is however loud and distinctive!

The biggest issue I saw dynamically was that it appeared to be a handful under braking. Going into turn 7 it was all over the place in qualifying, with the front splitter on the ground under braking...maybe not quite the right balance has been found in terms of spring / damper rates, ride height, etc. Out of 4-5 laps, I only saw them hit the apex and get through the corner smoothly once, every other time was too deep into the corner or out of shape.

Final verdict: Better than I expected and better than it looks in pictures but still a bit of an ugly duckling of sorts...

TerribleWone · 23 Mar 2011, 17:32 (Ref:2851980)

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Originally Posted by JHamilton

seemed to handle well down the straits.

As appose to not handling well in the straits?

johncho · 23 Mar 2011, 19:24 (Ref:2852062)

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Originally Posted by TerribleWone

As appose to not handling well in the straits?

It looked like it was on rails down the straits. Even with some 5-10 mph wind gusts.

JHamilton · 24 Mar 2011, 00:01 (Ref:2852197)

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Originally Posted by TerribleWone

As appose to not handling well in the straits?

A term, maybe an Americanism, that means it had plenty of power.

Audi Racer · 22 Jun 2011, 10:41 (Ref:2903386)

sooo.. what happened to this car...

Deleted · 22 Jun 2011, 11:03 (Ref:2903400)

Tom Milner was a guest on Eurosport's LM24 broadcast, and he insisted that the car is still being developed, and will (probably) make another appearance later this season. Not sure when thou.

HJJ · 27 Jun 2011, 21:33 (Ref:2907046)

Set for return at Mosport.

http://americanlemans.com/primary1.php?cat=news|15867

And now I see this the ALMS thread.

anthonyvop · 28 Jun 2011, 03:04 (Ref:2907114)

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Originally Posted by HJJ

Set for return at Mosport.

http://americanlemans.com/primary1.php?cat=news|15867

And now I see this the ALMS thread.

Lies!!! All Lies!!!

Murphy is never wrong!!!

wouterwolfs · 28 Jun 2011, 04:01 (Ref:2907119)

I doing research to have a front engined LMP01/02 Racecar?

Could this be a step to far with the current ACO regulations or not?
Or is it time not worth to investigate!

Wouter Wolfs

Audi Racer · 28 Jun 2011, 07:02 (Ref:2907164)

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Originally Posted by wouterwolfs

I doing research to have a front engined LMP01/02 Racecar?

Could this be a step to far with the current ACO regulations or not?
Or is it time not worth to investigate!

Wouter Wolfs

I believe Panoz did a recent study(1 years ago?) about building a Front engined LMP1 and decided that it was an unfeasable especially giving the disadvantageous weight balance of a front engine and the added weight of drivetrain from the front mounted engine to the rear wheels.

definetly stick with the mid engine. If front engines provided any advantage everyone whould be doing it lol. Gues what everyone;s doing-Mid engined

extramundane · 28 Jun 2011, 12:22 (Ref:2907311)

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

Lies!!! All Lies!!!

Murphy is never wrong!!!

Maybe he was reading the SFMR "Insider" column? I understand it's got some hot news about Gil de Ferran considering an IRL team alongside his LMP1.

Catingaround · 28 Jun 2011, 23:25 (Ref:2907649)

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Originally Posted by Audi Racer

I believe Panoz did a recent study(1 years ago?) about building a Front engined LMP1 and decided that it was an unfeasable especially giving the disadvantageous weight balance of a front engine and the added weight of drivetrain from the front mounted engine to the rear wheels.

definetly stick with the mid engine. If front engines provided any advantage everyone whould be doing it lol. Gues what everyone;s doing-Mid engined

Weren't they mid engined, just that the driver sat behind the engine? Yeah it may not be the best layout but the cool factor was off the chain, Phaeton would have been proud

Matt · 29 Jun 2011, 06:47 (Ref:2907757)

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Originally Posted by Catingaround

Weren't they mid engined, just that the driver sat behind the engine? Yeah it may not be the best layout but the cool factor was off the chain, Phaeton would have been proud

Indeed, that was an unbelievably cool car.

WMUCarGuy · 29 Jun 2011, 22:44 (Ref:2908311)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Audi Racer

I believe Panoz did a recent study(1 years ago?) about building a Front engined LMP1 and decided that it was an unfeasable especially giving the disadvantageous weight balance of a front engine and the added weight of drivetrain from the front mounted engine to the rear wheels.

definetly stick with the mid engine. If front engines provided any advantage everyone whould be doing it lol. Gues what everyone;s doing-Mid engined

I think it had more to do with a lack of investors paying for the project than it being a disadvantageous setup.

Tom908V12 · 15 Aug 2011, 09:45 (Ref:2939846)

End of program, according to Murphythebear

AGD · 15 Aug 2011, 10:00 (Ref:2939859)

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Originally Posted by Tom908V12

End of program, according to Murphythebear

That's the hot rumor. Then again, there have been a lot of false rumors regarding this program (people said it was dead before it showed up for Sebring and then again for Mosport, last year people said PTG stopped being involved, etc.) so I don't know for sure.

MitchZ06 · 15 Aug 2011, 10:02 (Ref:2939862)

Pulled the plug to focus on the worlds fastest phallus?

picchiofan · 15 Aug 2011, 13:50 (Ref:2939976)

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Originally Posted by MitchZ06

Pulled the plug to focus on the worlds fastest phallus?

The road car program is dead, Panoz's street operations have been shuttered, and the current car won't pass Euro regs even even if they did build the minimum. Basically it's a slow car on an old Esperante chassis that can't run in any classes. AKA it be dead.

sil350 · 15 Aug 2011, 17:04 (Ref:2940081)

i personally liked it. it held its own at Mosport. hopefully it is still being developed. I've always like Panoz Group

The Badger · 15 Aug 2011, 18:01 (Ref:2940108)

I'd love to see a Panoz back too , but not with that abortion !!!

Fogelhund · 15 Aug 2011, 18:56 (Ref:2940130)

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Originally Posted by The Badger

I'd love to see a Panoz back too , but not with that abortion !!!

Time to retire that name from racing.

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