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"A car that is restricted can possibly beat a car that's also restricted" is a completely pointless discussion. Just throwing that out there. Based on the current rules, the Cadillac DPi is nowhere near the speed of even the old Rebellion R-One. And that's just fine, because it isn't meant to be.
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5 Mar 2018, 21:15 (Ref:3806072) | #5477 | ||
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At all. Others come close(Aston Martin's V12 springs to mind, for instance), but in this era of fuel flow restriction I think the LT4 is the only road car engine that can produce the necessary power within the ACO's fuel consumption goals.
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What’s so special about it (and also that old Aston engine)?
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6 Mar 2018, 02:28 (Ref:3806116) | #5480 | ||
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TF110 may jest about it, but he's right. I seriously don't know either. I only know that everything I've seen points towards the conclusion I come to. Even amongst a line of engines that is rapidly becoming legendary, the LT4 stands out as a particularly capable unit.
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6 Mar 2018, 12:47 (Ref:3806231) | #5482 | ||
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The new Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro should be the model to follow for the future 2020-21 rules.
It looks really incredible !!! I want this style of cars for LMP1. http://sportscar365.com/autos/aston-...kyrie-amr-pro/ |
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6 Mar 2018, 23:31 (Ref:3806384) | #5485 | |
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Put usable headlights and mirrors, a plank, sloped floor, cheese wedges, anhedral splitter, proper fin, fender holes, and LMP spec roll over strucutre on it like you'd need to have an actual safe race car and there won't be much there for you to be wanting over what we have. Pretty much just a Mazda without legality panels, actually.
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7 Mar 2018, 05:13 (Ref:3806490) | #5488 | |
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I like it but I think the chance of it racing is slim to none. It definitely doesn't fit in any series. It'd be cool to see a lmp1 version but the wild aero would be lost.
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8 Mar 2018, 17:09 (Ref:3806889) | #5489 | ||
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More of the Aston Martin Valkyrie here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8gLhcEyU7w |
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11 Mar 2018, 11:49 (Ref:3807346) | #5490 | ||
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So I missed that the Rebellion R13 was unveiled at the tail end of our recent debate regarding the viability of DPi in LMP1-L(I don't care that LMP1-L doesn't specifically exist anymore, it's easier than typing LMP1 nonhybrid and everyone still knows what I mean).
And I have to say...If Oreca and Rebellion hadn't been very clear that it's a whole new car and tub, I'd just assume they threw a new engine in the back of an 07. There's literally nothing obviously different. |
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Type it twenty more times and it’ll end up being more efficient. Assuming you don’t have to respond to some idiot asking you why you did it or being silly about it.
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Aside from:
-The splitter -Dive planes -Rear brake ducts now on top of the side pod -New shape to the rear wheel pontoons -Exhaust now on the rear deck, which also neccessitated a change to the bodywork just in front of the rear wheels -New wing endplates. |
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11 Mar 2018, 13:17 (Ref:3807357) | #5493 | |
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Well apart from the obvious, there's nothing obvious!
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So, no, the differences AREN'T obvious, and the point still stands: It looks like an upgraded 07, not a completely new car. |
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12 Mar 2018, 04:20 (Ref:3807451) | #5495 | |
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Ooh, ooh; don't forget the headlights!
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12 Mar 2018, 05:22 (Ref:3807456) | #5496 | |
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The R13 is based on an LMP1 car to start with, that's like pointing out the LMP2 Zyteks were similar to the LMP1s when it started as a 675. None of the other LMP2 cars were designed with the lower weight limit in mind, or anything else.
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16 Mar 2018, 16:49 (Ref:3808383) | #5498 | ||
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Ford has continued its push for a common set of global prototype regulations that would allow the American manufacturer to step up to the top levels of both the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/f...e-regulations/ |
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17 Mar 2018, 09:03 (Ref:3808483) | #5499 | |
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These guys might be a big key in IMSA accepting hybrid. They're balancing non-hybrid and hybrid in lmp1 this year, lets see how it goes. If it turns out ok there's no reason IMSA should say no to them.
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But Ford alone isn't enough if GM and the other rebranding-OEMs insist on fielding spec cars or they'll bail out. Plus the former Grand-Am teams have a lot of bargaining power, anytime I think of budgets related to North America I see the red face of Wayne Taylor banging fist to the table and screaming "I'm not spending a penny more!"
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