DBR races Panoz O7 Mugen

LMP900 · 18 Dec 2001, 23:33 (Ref:187484)

Dick barbour racing will enter two Panoz LMP-07 equiped with the mugen engine for the ALMS season, while Didier de Radigues and john Graham are named as drivers

SL · 19 Dec 2001, 00:15 (Ref:187496)

Will they be at Le Mans ???

SL

BobN · 19 Dec 2001, 04:07 (Ref:187528)

SL, Yes they will be at Le Mans with 2 cars.

The link gives the whole press release.

http://www.endurancesportscar.com/alms.htm

Bob

clk-lm · 19 Dec 2001, 05:50 (Ref:187544)

excellent. id first though that panoz did not give that car the chance it deserved. it proved very quick early on, but it seemed like the problems became more apparent as time passed. note the very low frontal area, good for le mans providing there is enough power behind it. lets see if DBR can exposed the real potential of the 07. i also cant wait to hear that mugen engine.

H16 · 19 Dec 2001, 08:40 (Ref:187567)

At the risk of sounding cynical, I think Dick Barbour is asking for trouble. I think the LMP 07's natural climate is that of a show car.

KC · 19 Dec 2001, 14:48 (Ref:187636)

They have also signed a deal to be techinical partners with Multimatic Racing. Hopefully DBR and Mutlimatic can solve the pitch sensitivity problems with the LMP07.

Heeltoe6 · 19 Dec 2001, 15:52 (Ref:187653)

i think the new mugen engine will make the car much less of a sled than it was and hopefully allow what should be a very fst aero design to show itself

Liz · 19 Dec 2001, 17:54 (Ref:187707)

David Brabham seemed to think that the real underlying problem with the Batmobile was the sissybaby engine -- it was WAY underpowered for what they were asking it to do. But then came all the other problems -- I agree with those who think this car should have been left in the museum. It's pretty but it can't type.

KC · 19 Dec 2001, 18:48 (Ref:187738)

In a RACER article Brabham has said the engine needed more development but the biggest problem was that under braking the chassis wuld lose around 1/2 of its aerodynamic downforce as the ground effect was lost due to excess chassis pitch. He said the car was very nervous under braking and this resulted in slower cornering speed and too much work for the smaller engine to make up for it on the straight.

mickj · 20 Dec 2001, 03:54 (Ref:187906)

i think Dick Barbours results speak for themselves..He will make it work

AllonFS · 20 Dec 2001, 08:36 (Ref:187935)

Nobody has mentioned the real problem with the LMP 07 - it wasn't loud enough. Previous Panoz cars made a noise like no other, it hurt just watching them, what is was like to drive one for hours I can't begin to imagine. I am worried that however good the Mugen engines are, they may fail the ear-bleeding test...

H16 · 20 Dec 2001, 11:01 (Ref:187956)

Quote:

Originally posted by mickj
i think Dick Barbours results speak for themselves..He will make it work

Barbour runs a first class racing effort, but remember that one car burned at Le Mans this year while the other was eliminated in an accident. Then there was his DQ from the GT class the season before at Le Mans...

I assume the Panoz red will be replaced by Barbour's silver paint scheme with red and blue mixed in.

Splatz the Cow · 22 Dec 2001, 09:33 (Ref:188653)

The LMP07 ran well in Adelaide, but did not last to show any real race consistancy. It's lap-times weren't too bad first up but it seemed underpowered and definitely below 600hp which is around the Roadster S specs. It's dynamics may be out somehow because it just seemed slower everywhere, each corner and of course, the straights.
I hope DBR can make it work.

enemy-ace · 22 Dec 2001, 15:00 (Ref:188725)

Multimatic had one on display up here in Toronto a couple of weeks back, I think you might see Scott Maxwell piloting the second car in some of the enduros such as Sebring, Le mans and Petit Le mans. I think a lot of the cars problems stemmed from the engine and an ungodly vibration that just wanted to shake the car apart.

Bluebottle · 23 Dec 2001, 22:32 (Ref:189208)

Quote:

Originally posted by AllonFS
Nobody has mentioned the real problem with the LMP 07 - it wasn't loud enough. Previous Panoz cars made a noise like no other, it hurt just watching them, what is was like to drive one for hours I can't begin to imagine. I am worried that however good the Mugen engines are, they may fail the ear-bleeding test...

I think the sound of the Panoz is designed to increase lap times- the faster a driver drives the car, the sooner he can get out and let his ears recover!!
It's a sound I absolutely love- the LMP07 was a real dissapointment in that area!

Es Nes · 24 Dec 2001, 22:59 (Ref:189493)

but, it looks much better than the lmp01. and that counts more than sound

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