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Looks like RLR's Lola and RML's HPD are up for sale.
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DSC say Jota are entering a P2 Zytek in the ELMS, read elsewhere the factory Lotus team and Manthey will be in the series too.
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19 Jan 2012, 10:06 (Ref:3014008) | #207 | |
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Maybe where Lotus choose to race might depend on who's running the programme and paying the bills- If they've got a 2012 sponsor whose business is mainly European-based, with little interest in the US, Asia or Middle East, then perhaps ELMS makes more sense to them- We've already seen Mike Newton and RML make the decision that the long-haul trips for the WEC aren't justifiable for them.
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MtC with some news...
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So apart from Strakka (moving to WEC) and RML (sabbatical) looks like the LMP2 field is set to keep a majority of its 2011 entrants. (Before anyone mentions Pecom, they'll be doing both the WEC and ELMS) |
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20 Jan 2012, 11:50 (Ref:3014507) | #209 | |
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Yup, including RLR and Extreme Limite plus (possible) additions from Jota, Status, Pegasus and Sbarta/Bailey. I expect a total of around 10 cars which is not too bad.
And there are still a couple of announcement to be made. Might we see one or two new programs? |
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Are they actually planning to use the Mistral chicane @ Paul Ricard this year? I hope not, but the track profile on the ELMS site shows it:
http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s52_...php?circuit=19 |
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http://www.circuitpaulricard.com/vie...s-de-piste.pdf Page 9. Full Mistral straight, but they use the tighter section of esses for the first two corners. From the codes that the versions get, seems as if all the 1A configurations use the Mistral uninterrupted. |
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22 Jan 2012, 00:19 (Ref:3015157) | #212 | ||
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Partially correct - he has gone on record saying the 2nd half of the WEC would mean he would have to be permenantly away from the day job at home & those races are not in his market area so no benefit.
A long-shot suggestion that he would run the 1st half then lease the car to someone else who is interested in the asia rounds. the Euro LMS is a no go because of concerns over media coverage (or lack there-of) Believe it or not, Britcar looks like the main beneficiery of Le Mans going global - Pescarolo, RML & Rollcentre have all been talking about wheeling out their not-yet-historic cars |
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22 Jan 2012, 12:05 (Ref:3015268) | #213 | |
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I doubt they lodged an entry for the WEC. Might see the car at a ELMS race, maybe Donington?
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22 Jan 2012, 21:08 (Ref:3015450) | #214 | ||
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I try to make an effort to see at least one Britcar race per season nowadays, I'll be there for the Donington race in April, I certainly hope a few LMPs can join in! With such a small number of championships supporting ACO-rules LMP cars I think its a very good idea indeed to entice future potential entries into prototype racing. Certainly a series like ELMS should be supportive of this.
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We have an Extreme Limite confirmation now on twitter for ELMS and LM24 posted entry. Via DSC.
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23 Jan 2012, 19:41 (Ref:3015833) | #217 | ||
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That's good to see. I was worried that the ELMS field would be terrible after the changes and the delay in putting out a schedule. But so far it seems both P2 and GT will have pretty good fields.
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Agreed, it's not looking that grim after all. And the irony is that the Motors TV coverage of the series is likely to be more comprehensive than what Eurosport will show of WEC...
Seeing how many GTE-AM Ferrari teams in WEC are switching from F430 to 458, I wonder how many ELMS teams are opting for the same upgrade now? If the 430 is completely phased out of GTE then the GTC category - which allows you to run much cheaper 430 Challenge - could actually turn out to be the last place we can see them in ACO-sanctioned racing! Speaking of which, could someone give me a short summary of teams that have shown interest in participating the GTC class this year? If any? |
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Chiana, the only one I've heard about is the Portuguese team Oasis Motorsport, who announced a month or so ago an interest in entering exactly the 430 Challenge.
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Really happy to see the ELMS will be on Motors. Great to be able to Sky+ a race if you work on weekends.
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23 Jan 2012, 21:47 (Ref:3015908) | #225 | |
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Thanks, that's interesting. The power-to-weight formula may eliminate the need for BoP. That would make it more interesting than ACO P2, but I don't know if Britcar has any other layers of BoP. Like I said, I'm not familiar with the series, but I may need to keep an eye on it. They run spec Dunlop tires, yes?
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