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Old 9 May 2020, 22:29 (Ref:3975319)   #14
DanielVieceli
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DanielVieceli should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
As you can see, there will be a variety of cars racing in P1, with the grid dominated by the Metalmoro JLM AJR. This is not by chance, as the AJR is the current car to beat in Brazil, This car is the result of a development made by Juliano Moro, former F3 driver and JLM Racing team principal. Taking advantage of the design freedom of the P1 class, the team had the aero development conducted by British firm Dynamic Flow Solutions, while the chassis and all the manufacturing was done in house at Metalmoro, traditional Brazilian race car and go-kart manufacturer, owned by Juliano’s father, Ademar Moro. Ever since it was launched, the AJR captured the pole position in every race it participated, and is a car that accepts a wide range of engines. In summary, the AJR is a tubeframe prototype with a carbon fiber body, using a Xtrac P1152 LMP3 gearbox and LMP2 spec carbon brakes, while the chassis allow a wide range of engines to be used.

The first ever car used a Honda K20 Turbo engine, but reliability really appeared when the car received a Chevrolet LS3 V8 similar to those used in the Brazilian Stock Cars. These engines are based on the Camaro powerplant, and can produce up to 550 HP in qualify trim, being limited to 450 HP in races to keep reliability and fuel consumption at hand. With the revamp of the rules in 2019 allowing more fuel per stint, the teams started to seek ways to improve power of the V8. Some migrated to Motorcar Racing, a famous engine tuner in Brazil, while Giaffone Racing (the company responsible to build and run all Brazilian Stock Car, engine included) developed an evolution engine called Gen2 for the Endurance Racing. Now power levels range between 600 HP to 700 HP in qualifying trim, with the more powerful car believed to be the #65 car from NC Racing, which uses a custom built LS3 V8 with the displacement enlarged to 6.9 liter and tuned by Motorcar Racing.

Other engines in use/used were:

Audi 2 liter turbo engine in the #46 car of Mottin Racing (now they are expected to bring a Chevy LS7 7 liter engine);

Honda K24 Turbo on the #11 car from Emilio Padron (for 2020 he will switch to a Chevy LS3 by Motorcar);
Nissan VQ35 V6 from the Power Imports Racing Team, initially naturally aspirated and now equipped with a Vortech supercharger;

Chassis wise the AJR received numerous updates, especially in 2019, with the introduction of a new new front wing design, DRS and various aerodynamic bits added throughout the season.
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