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Now then, I love the exchange of opinions, but again I'll remind everyone of the thread title and the fact that we are consistently drifting off-topic with the GT1 debate. Either we stick to 'Toyota in Le Mans 2011' or I start splitting GT1 based replies off to another thread.......
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Not great news in Autosport today regarding Toyota. Apparently they have deferred their decision on motorsport activity until March due to current economic factors.
Autosport are still saying it is most likely a customer-driven GT2 project. But this completely flies in the face of other reports (can't remember the name of the guy) who seemed to think Toyota were underway developing an LMP1. Either way, you gotta love the Japanese. Make a decision boys! |
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Toyota announced that in a few weeks they'll make a statement on their motorsports project.
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But still, i'm a bit more pessimistic this time around. Last time, we did also have a silhouette of a Lmp racer. |
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It's going to be something with the LFA, or with LeMans, maybe both. I doubt it'll be F1 again anytime soon. Toyota is up to something, and their facilities in Cologne are big enough for multiple projects to be going on. I wonder though, what about the guy that moved on to take Mario Theissen's place at BMW, if he knows something and is going to BMW to help with the challenge. The only thing I've heard about him is the M3 and DTM project.
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A while back Autosport said a new program needed to pay for itself with customer car sales hence WRC and GTE being considered.
That may still be the case but the rumours about an LMP at Cologne seem to have substance. Given the way the regs are moving with hybrids it would seem a perfect fit. |
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I dont think they would ever make huge amounts of money off a customer programme. It just had to fund itself.
So many conflicting stories flying around it's very hard to say. Cologne is one thing but it is very much the men in the Japanese boardroom that hold the power. The engine is there, that has to be a positive. Beyond that who knows. I have said before I believe if they do announce an LMP1 programme it will bring even more manufacturers to the table. |
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I say they're gauging the success of their engine and from there maybe something else will come in the form of an LMP project. The TS020 was a winning car save for the tire blowouts. I'm sure Toyota have unfinished business they'd like to settle. But I think the LFA project will be moving forward. We'll have to wait to be certain. That's just my guess.
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The problem with any LFA program is the car could be yesterdays news by the time a race car launches, let alone three years into any such program.
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As Richard Hammond said, it's the engineers wet dream (might be wrong), nothing more. Lexus/Toyota has nothing really to brand with that car as it's not a car they will make any money on. a car with GT potential could be the upcoming replacement for the Celica/Mr-2?. (Se the FT-86 and FT-HS concepts) Is there any date on the announcement yet?, and/or where should we look for it? |
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For all we know, rather then doing sports cars, they could be planning a touring car program or a rally program.
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Last year, they did their official announcement as to their motorsport activities in march as well IIRC.
Aren't they providing an LMP1 engine for Rebellion? |
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Yes, although neither party is admitting it officially. On the SPEED online sportscar-related chat last weekend there were some news (I think from Marcel ten Caat of Planetlemans.com) about the team doing engine durability testing in recent weeks at an undisclosed Iberian racing circuit.
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Yes the above is true - the Toyota engine has been testing for some time
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The story was originally leaked to Autosport about 5-6 weeks ago, if I remember correctly it came from a technician working with Lola... they should know some of the details, of course, since they should be working with the team on matters of engine installation (and a lot of other things too).
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What you're saying here isn't true. The car (production) is to be released in February. It's basically done. A race version wouldn't be too hard to have ready by next year either. They already had a race version based on the production car run at the 24hours of the Ring earlier this year.
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