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Perhaps RML will switch back from AER to Judd.
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I think Kruse might be a legit candidate also, plus the team might very well welcome the opportunity considering.....
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My bet would be on Embassy As for the germanic engineering element....do they run bilstein or sachs dampers ?
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From Endurance Mag,
Martin Birranni confirmed Lola are very close to a manufacturer deal. Michelin state endurance racing is their priority. They are working directly with the organisors to ensure marketing, promotion, media coverage and the technical level of the series is improved hugely in order to take the series to the next level . TBH it sounded like they are done with F1, while the WRC is a lesser priority, now it's time to bring the series as a whole upto this level, not just Le Mans, and plan for a long term future. |
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Quifel ASM is looking for other car in 2008. Firstly the Lola B05/40 AER was rumored to be substituted by a Porsche RS Spyder (it was a strong rumour even the last winter) but now a LMP1 looks more likely, Porsche Spyder is too expensive and with European restrictors doesn´t seem a good choice. Talks with Pescarolo and Zytek are in the way, mainy with the French team to buy a P1.
Of course the money coming from Miguel PaÃ*s do Amaral will help this new adventure. Source: www.sportmotores.es |
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I don't think so. After all the Oreca Courage deal means one car less overall when they give up the Saleen and Embassy have one car now as well. Add to this the Dutch Spyder and we have two cars more. Nothing earth shattering as by now...
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Ok, now I'm lost in the rumours
I know there's the Dutch Spyder next year, but which teams are currently rumoured to buy one as well? And will there be an LMP2 Acura next year? |
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BMS were supposed to get either 1 or 2 but i think its on hold till 2008 .
Uwe Alzen was supposed to get his hands on 1 , i think it was owned by SPS or something like that , but thats gone quite too . Talk about ASM still being interested . |
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I remember reading ASM wants to go LMP1?
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The Badgers's quote below is from the Interlagos thread.......didn't want to take it off topic!
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Someone mentioned that they struggle to get a big crowd even for the WTCC here. Well, given how small Le Mans Series crowds appear to be anyway, I don't see this as a major problem in the run of things. I'm not sure of their stature in their homeland, but could there be a 'Charouz factor' which could help in terms of attracting spectators. |
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IIRC Brno will only have a chance to get on the calendar if the Nürburgring can't find a suitable date.
I think it was GT-Eins which mentioned that the Ring has a 70% chance to return at this point. |
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My thoughts for 2008 are as follows:
Keep the 4 'Classic' tracks, i.e. Spa, Silverstone etc. 5th round to be held at Brno, subject to 50+ cars on the grid, or Zandvoort. The Dutch know how to party and Holland is easy for most 'Europeans' to get to. Absolutely stay with the 4 different classes. Great to see the different levels of performance on the same piece of tarmac at the one time. Also stick with 1000kms per race. Better support races at Silverstone. World Series and 911s were awesome at Spa. Sort out the safety car so that it doesn't end a class battle after 30 minutes like happened at Silverstone. There really was no excuse for not letting 4th place and lower in GT2 past before they did. I'm sure I've left something out, I'll come back if I think of anything else. |
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