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Old 23 Jan 2017, 20:29 (Ref:3704562)   #901
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This is a video from Le Mans 2015, it's in german, and it shows some details of the car as telemetry (you can see the engine aside), but more interesting is to see the back of the box.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InoBKqTB8FY
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Old 25 Jan 2017, 12:40 (Ref:3704985)   #902
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Well, It looks like we will have a CLM P1/01 Nissan this year

http://www.bykolles.com/news/114-byk...s-updates.html
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Old 25 Jan 2017, 12:47 (Ref:3704987)   #903
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Will this solve their reliability issues? As I remember, the engine was one of the only few strong points of the GTR LM Nismo. How will it work in a more conventional chassis?
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Old 25 Jan 2017, 14:33 (Ref:3705007)   #904
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Will this solve their reliability issues? As I remember, the engine was one of the only few strong points of the GTR LM Nismo. How will it work in a more conventional chassis?
I wonder if the Nissan engine deal also includes some Nissan backed drivers, like Mardenborough or Sir Chris Hoy?....... it would be great exposure fro Nissan with some named drivers?...
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Old 25 Jan 2017, 14:35 (Ref:3705008)   #905
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I wonder if the Nissan engine deal also includes some Nissan backed drivers, like Mardenborough or Sir Chris Hoy?....... it would be great exposure fro Nissan with some named drivers?...
It would be great to have two cars this year to have some competition and to accommodate those drivers.
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Old 25 Jan 2017, 16:11 (Ref:3705028)   #906
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Great news for the lmp1 class. If they can improve as much as they feel then we won't be see them stuck with lmp2's. Sounds like they're improving on the car in weight. That was a big thing for them.
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Old 25 Jan 2017, 16:53 (Ref:3705044)   #907
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I wonder if the Nissan engine deal also includes some Nissan backed drivers, like Mardenborough or Sir Chris Hoy?....... it would be great exposure fro Nissan with some named drivers?...
Hoy has a Bronze driver rating, so he is not allowed in LMP1.
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Old 26 Jan 2017, 00:32 (Ref:3705115)   #908
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Great news for the lmp1 class. If they can improve as much as they feel then we won't be see them stuck with lmp2's. Sounds like they're improving on the car in weight. That was a big thing for them.
It's striking how much this car has come on leaps and bounds. Looking at it at Silverstone in 2015 it resembled a 1990s throwback, and race by race it's changed to the extent that it's now a perfectly respectable looking bit of kit.

Have to applaud this latest development - certainly raised a smile with me when the news percolated through.
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Old 26 Jan 2017, 10:40 (Ref:3705195)   #909
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It seems strange to say this about Kolles, but (assuming that engine is reliable), they should be aiming for a podium at Le Mans this year.
They only need 2 factory cars to crash/retire etc. and going off recent years, that is entirely possible.

Just imagine it!
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Old 26 Jan 2017, 11:58 (Ref:3705202)   #910
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It seems strange to say this about Kolles, but (assuming that engine is reliable), they should be aiming for a podium at Le Mans this year.
They only need 2 factory cars to crash/retire etc. and going off recent years, that is entirely possible.

Just imagine it!
Just imagine Bart Hayden's face if that happens.
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Old 26 Jan 2017, 12:00 (Ref:3705203)   #911
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Bart needs the same thing for the factories, and then just kolles too.
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Old 26 Jan 2017, 12:23 (Ref:3705205)   #912
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It seems strange to say this about Kolles, but (assuming that engine is reliable), they should be aiming for a podium at Le Mans this year.
They only need 2 factory cars to crash/retire etc. and going off recent years, that is entirely possible.

Just imagine it!
But it's equally likely that Rebellion could overall podium in P2. 2 Factory cars retiring, and the Kolles will schedule a good combustion incident in somewhere, and P2s could run for the podium.
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Old 26 Jan 2017, 13:36 (Ref:3705215)   #913
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It seems strange to say this about Kolles, but (assuming that engine is reliable), they should be aiming for a podium at Le Mans this year.
They only need 2 factory cars to crash/retire etc. and going off recent years, that is entirely possible.

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but if the factory cars have 3 each which looks likely then 4 will have to drop out
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Old 26 Jan 2017, 13:45 (Ref:3705219)   #914
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but if the factory cars have 3 each which looks likely then 4 will have to drop out
With four factory cars, there is no need of two of them to retire, if they have some problems that take 15 laps to be solved, it's enough to Kolles to take a podium.
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Old 26 Jan 2017, 15:29 (Ref:3705245)   #915
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But it's equally likely that Rebellion could overall podium in P2. 2 Factory cars retiring, and the Kolles will schedule a good combustion incident in somewhere, and P2s could run for the podium.
I was thinking the same thing. A P2 on the podium is way more likely than the Kolles car in my opinion. Unless that new Nissan unit proves up to the task that is.....
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but if the factory cars have 3 each which looks likely then 4 will have to drop out
Ah yeah, I forgot to take 3rd cars into account
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Right now it doesn't look like Porsche will run 3 cars at any time this year. So if that's the case then Kolles is at or near top 5 if they're trouble free. I think the Nissan engine is a lot better kit than the AER and iirc, that had no issues in the GTR LMP.
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Old 3 May 2017, 21:53 (Ref:3730857)   #918
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Oli Webb has a few good things to say about the new engine and feels like a podium at Le Mans is not "ridiculous".
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I agree the Le Mans podium is not ridiculous, but unfortunately this privateer LMP1 probably is.
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I agree the Le Mans podium is not ridiculous, but unfortunately this privateer LMP1 probably is.
They actually did well on reliability. What took them out the race was that goofy crash entering pit lane If it's not one thing it's another it seems.
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For a podium they'd have to actually beat the LMP2 grid. I don't see that happening, either on pace or reliability.
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For a podium they'd have to actually beat the LMP2 grid. I don't see that happening, either on pace or reliability.
I completely agree, but it is nice to hear a driver say something positive about the car. Well i guess it was about the engine, but close enough!
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I don't know about being on the podium, but I think they will eventually be faster than lmp2.
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The Nissan engine is apparently working for them. This was their best so far IMHO
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