WEC Kolles Prototype - Page 39

gustavobamba · 9 May 2017, 18:53 (Ref:3732527)

My bet is a sub 3:27 lap at Le Mans this year.

Are they going to introduce a new front end?!?!?

TF110 · 9 May 2017, 19:15 (Ref:3732528)

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Originally Posted by J Jay

The-LMP1-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named also managed very high top speeds ... hopefully Kolles will continue to not follow that effort and pick up lap time while maintaining good reliability.

The engine was never the problem in that said car

That was probably the best thing about it! Now it has a new life inside the CLM and it's fast. Got to say that Rossiter did an amazing job in the car after not running the first two practices!

bentley speed 8 · 9 May 2017, 19:18 (Ref:3732529)

I wonder what Rebellion could have done with that engine in the R-One. Surely a bit faster than the Bykolles?

BRG · 10 May 2017, 15:43 (Ref:3732673)

"I wonder what Rebellion could have done with that engine in the R-One. Surely a bit faster than the Bykolles?"

Well done Kolles you have done what rebelion could not. I.E stick a new engine into a car and not mis a bunch of races

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117580/

Akrapovic · 10 May 2017, 16:51 (Ref:3732685)

I don't think that's much of a consolation when they could never beat Rebellion.

TF110 · 10 May 2017, 20:31 (Ref:3732721)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

I don't think that's much of a consolation when they could never beat Rebellion.

Except, they did beat them. Twice in 2016 at Spa and Shanghai.

Akrapovic · 12 May 2017, 13:39 (Ref:3733005)

Rebellion finished 3rd and 4th at Spa in 2016, on the podium. ByKolles certainly didn't. I had to Google for the Shanghai result, and the one Rebellion there had serious reliability issues. A Corvette can beat a Toyota P1 car too under those circumstances, but it doesn't really count on beating it does it? ByKolles have never once looked like a challenge to Rebellion. Rebellion may have missed races, but they were always a step ahead and had the advantage of a car that didn't burst into flames at every opportunity.

TF110 · 12 May 2017, 21:47 (Ref:3733073)

They beat them, how they did it wasn't the issue. I was making a point that this argument is not really related. BRG only said that at least Kolles got a new engine and didn't miss races by switching. I think that says a lot for them. BRG's example proves his point. They did something Rebellion didn't, good for them!

Akrapovic · 12 May 2017, 22:50 (Ref:3733082)

If that's the only praise that we can give ByKolles then it's almost insulting tbh. That's like giving the kid who finished last in the race a sticker because he tied his shoes better than the others. I was pleasantly surprised that ByKolles suffered no major issues at Spa, but we're clutching at straws for the praise and it shows the different scales they and rebellion were measured against.

TF110 · 12 May 2017, 23:41 (Ref:3733089)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

If that's the only praise that we can give ByKolles then it's almost insulting tbh. That's like giving the kid who finished last in the race a sticker because he tied his shoes better than the others. I was pleasantly surprised that ByKolles suffered no major issues at Spa, but we're clutching at straws for the praise and it shows the different scales they and rebellion were measured against.

To me, it doesn't matter what kind of praise they get. They were nowhere at the Prologue. Everyone pretty much wrote them off and figured they'd be behind all the lmp2's if they even finished. They deserve more praise than just getting a new engine to work for the first race when Rebellion couldn't do the feat years back.

GT6 · 13 May 2017, 05:48 (Ref:3733124)

Well they are still there, what ever anyone on here says, the cheer they got at Spa from the 60k fans says it all, let us just hope that next year they will still be there and have some competition.

TF110 · 16 May 2017, 19:33 (Ref:3733920)

Short onboard camera from Silverstone. The Nissan engine has a distinct grumble to it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5iESEh3yyg

canaglia · 16 May 2017, 19:53 (Ref:3733927)

interesting feature:
nissan lmp1 engine in the CLM has a 6 speed gearbox (very likely the same used for the old AER, that surely could be the same used since 2013 for the judd lmp2 engine). Nissan gt-r lmp1 had only 5 speeds

TF110 · 25 May 2017, 05:27 (Ref:3735809)

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Originally Posted by canaglia

interesting feature:
nissan lmp1 engine in the CLM has a 6 speed gearbox (very likely the same used for the old AER, that surely could be the same used since 2013 for the judd lmp2 engine). Nissan gt-r lmp1 had only 5 speeds

Make that a 7 speed! You can see it on the info on the steering wheel in this video Kraihaimer put on twitter yesterday from Spa testing https://twitter.com/DodoKraihamer/st...31413175418881

canaglia · 25 May 2017, 07:31 (Ref:3735833)

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Originally Posted by TF110

Make that a 7 speed! You can see it on the info on the steering wheel in this video Kraihaimer put on twitter yesterday from Spa testing https://twitter.com/DodoKraihamer/st...31413175418881

good to know! maybe they switched for the x-trac 7 speed transmission used by r-one during their AER years

TF110 · 1 Jun 2017, 19:11 (Ref:3737996)

Rossiter officially out for Le Mans, doing a Super GT test. So Bonanomi will take his place https://www.bykolles.com/news/125-by...mans-2017.html!

Mike E · 2 Jun 2017, 11:32 (Ref:3738110)

ByKolles unlikely to continue past Nurburgring WEC round

https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/...-round-913479/

chernaudi · 2 Jun 2017, 15:44 (Ref:3738156)

May as well not. They're alone in class, and will need a new car next year to have a shot at being competitive with new entries coming in.

TF110 · 2 Jun 2017, 18:14 (Ref:3738191)

Ambitious of them to say they want to run 2 cars next year and sell some. I hope they succeed in that.

tigas · 18 Jun 2017, 19:52 (Ref:3744954)

Is there an official explanation for only running a couple of laps at LeMans, having lots of Japanese technicians around the rear of the car and then closing the door and being the first car to DNF?

The little off at Tertre Rouge in the first lap couldn't have made that much damage...

Akrapovic · 18 Jun 2017, 19:55 (Ref:3744956)

The theory RLM had was the the front end damage blocked the cooling vents to the radiators, which cooked the engine. Just a theory though.

tigas · 18 Jun 2017, 19:56 (Ref:3744957)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

The theory RLM had was the the front end damage blocked the cooling vents to the radiators, which cooked the engine. Just a theory though.

Damn, if this year's LeMans hadn't been cruel enough already

tux · 18 Jun 2017, 20:12 (Ref:3744960)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

The theory RLM had was the the front end damage blocked the cooling vents to the radiators, which cooked the engine. Just a theory though.

Oli webb told the same story too.

AndyN · 18 Jun 2017, 20:15 (Ref:3744962)

Big shame, hope they stick around

tigas · 18 Jun 2017, 20:15 (Ref:3744963)

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Originally Posted by tux

Oli webb told the same story too.

I'll never look at a loose nose on a prototype the same way...

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