Sportscar/GT (and Le Mans) Rumours and Repetition - Page 251

Rodger Davies · 24 Jan 2015, 22:47 (Ref:3496376)

Good racing by those 'amateur' Silvers at the front of GTD

Rodger Davies · 25 Jan 2015, 00:42 (Ref:3496451)

Oops, wrong thread. It's late.

ger80 · 25 Jan 2015, 11:55 (Ref:3496836)

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Originally Posted by Articus

AND the next generation Ferrari 458 Italia

Any confirmations that GTE turbo cars will not need an air restrictor and will alternatively be restricted by electronic means?

**joeb** · 25 Jan 2015, 13:27 (Ref:3496922)

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Originally Posted by ger80

Any confirmations that GTE turbo cars will not need an air restrictor and will alternatively be restricted by electronic means?

I think we are pretty much in the dark on the direction of the next gte regulations.

deggis · 25 Jan 2015, 21:26 (Ref:3497378)

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Originally Posted by ger80

Any confirmations that GTE turbo cars will not need an air restrictor and will alternatively be restricted by electronic means?

Are you talking about the now rejected torque sensor BoP idea which was part of the GT convergence talks?

(http://sportscar365.com/gt/gt-convergence-called-off/)

Mt. Lynx · 27 Jan 2015, 09:28 (Ref:3497930)

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Originally Posted by Bobby_status

IMO If Honda were to enter WEC, why would they settle for GTE? Honda always competes in the top pinnacle class in a series. An example would be F1 and MotoGP. So naturally LMP1 would make more sense.

Honda raced the NSX in both GT1 and GT2 in the mid nineties.

GT6 · 27 Jan 2015, 09:53 (Ref:3497937)

If the WEC think that a GTE class including hybrid technology is likely to attract the likes of mclaren, porsche, honda and Ferrari then expect that class to around in 2016

Mt. Lynx · 27 Jan 2015, 11:39 (Ref:3497957)

Ford would'nt be very happy about that...

Maelochs · 27 Jan 2015, 15:42 (Ref:3498020)

I haven't thought about it much but my immediate thought is that there won't be KERS rules for GTE for at least a couple years. FIA is stuill struggling to work out GTE/GT3 to the satisfaction of the various manufacturers, and there aren't yet enough ERS-equipped mass-produced sports cars to make it an immediate necessity. I expect case-by-case waivers for the next few years.

BullMan · 27 Jan 2015, 18:14 (Ref:3498043)

And in the unsurprising news of the day, Wayne Taylor Racing isn't going to Le Mans. It was idiotic of IMSA to give them an invite to begin with.

http://sportscar365.com/lemans/leman...ff-lm24-entry/

Rodger Davies · 27 Jan 2015, 18:21 (Ref:3498046)

I don't see why. I hope Scuderia Corsa are guaranteed an entry, but so long as that's the case there's no harm in them giving it to an interested party in order for them to try to raise the budget.

**Aysedasi** · 27 Jan 2015, 18:22 (Ref:3498047)

But it wasn't a budget issue..... Just how interested was Taylor really.......?

Deleted · 27 Jan 2015, 18:24 (Ref:3498050)

Hey, it's now become a noble tradition for North American prototype entries to cancel their auto invites at the start of the year, brings a fuzzy cozy feeling!

But more excitingly, Scuderia Corsa is finalizing their GTE... AM... Ferrari... effo...

Bobby_status · 28 Jan 2015, 04:08 (Ref:3498182)

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Originally Posted by Mt. Lynx

Honda raced the NSX in both GT1 and GT2 in the mid nineties.

Honda raced the NSX in GT1 because it was the top class in 1995. Now LMP1 is king. Besides Honda would love to take out Toyota because that there main rival.

Samoan Attorney · 28 Jan 2015, 07:50 (Ref:3498214)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

But it wasn't a budget issue..... Just how interested was Taylor really.......?

They were very....................

Mike E · 28 Jan 2015, 12:31 (Ref:3498250)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samoan Attorney

They were very....................

....interested in running a Greaves Zytek/Gibson?

Samoan Attorney · 28 Jan 2015, 12:37 (Ref:3498251)

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Originally Posted by Mike E

....interested in running a Greaves Zytek/Gibson?

All in the past................

wdave0 · 28 Jan 2015, 15:51 (Ref:3498299)

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Originally Posted by BullMan

And in the unsurprising news of the day, Wayne Taylor Racing isn't going to Le Mans. It was idiotic of IMSA to give them an invite to begin with.

http://sportscar365.com/lemans/leman...ff-lm24-entry/

It is a PR move by the ACO/IMSA sanctioning bodies - see - we honor our rules, isn't the cooperation wonderful, the Champion gets an invite.
Just because Taylor don't have an eligible car, any experience with an eligible car and thus a snowball's chance in hell, plus the invite comes with no financial incentive, don't think they didn't mean it.

Acid09 · 28 Jan 2015, 16:49 (Ref:3498318)

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Originally Posted by wdave0

Just because Taylor don't have an eligible car, any experience with an eligible car and thus a snowball's chance in hell, plus the invite comes with no financial incentive, don't think they didn't mean it.

It's not exactly the ACO's problem that Taylor is racing a car that is illegal in ACO-competition, is it?

Nobody keeps him from racing a LMP2 in the states to gain more experience for a Le Mans venture.

Samoan Attorney · 28 Jan 2015, 17:20 (Ref:3498325)

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Originally Posted by Acid09

It's not exactly the ACO's problem that Taylor is racing a car that is illegal in ACO-competition, is it?

Nobody keeps him from racing a LMP2 in the states to gain more experience for a Le Mans venture.

That is hardly a rational approach. Last year the BoP in Tudor Prototypes went in broadly favour of the DP element. It is to the credit of TUSCC that they have been able to gradually change that but if you were sitting down at the end of the 2014 Tudor season and had a successful DP team already in place, the smart move would be to maintain the status quo, both in terms of competition and finance.

The IMSA invitation was issued in December, presumably they discussed it with WTR before that. That leaves just a few weeks before the Roar and the Rolex, the most important race on the schedule for WTR and probably the event that most favours the current DPs. There is also the position of Corvette to consider, jumping to a Nissan or HPD powered LM P2 car would mean that important revenue stream being lost by the team.

The situation is not easy for the US teams, whose sponsors and partners are focussed on the North American market. I do know that WTR have made considerable efforts to race in Le Mans this year, sometimes you cannot make all the pieces fit.

wdave0 · 28 Jan 2015, 18:22 (Ref:3498350)

The Champion gets the invite period, doesn't matter if they use it or not.

Simmi · 28 Jan 2015, 18:23 (Ref:3498352)

Quote:

Originally Posted by wdave0

The Champion gets the invite period, doesn't matter if they use it or not.

No they don't.

tjh8402 · 28 Jan 2015, 18:27 (Ref:3498356)

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Originally Posted by Bobby_status

Honda raced the NSX in GT1 because it was the top class in 1995. Now LMP1 is king. Besides Honda would love to take out Toyota because that there main rival.

I imagine HPD has it's hands full with the LMP2 car's development and the new IRL aero kits, so probably no resources for a full LMP1 effort there, not to mention there may be some bad taste left over after the ARX-02 program. Seeing as Honda has already comitted to F1, I imagine their pride vs Toyota will be satisfied if/when they and Mclaren score their first win, seeing as no Toyota powered driver ever did manage to stand atop an F1 podium.

If they did want to go LMP1, I would think their best would be to work with their F1 engine partner. Recall that Toyota's Le Mans program is being run by their old Germany based F1 team, not out of Japan. Mclaren should have the chassis and KERS expertise to make a competitive LMP1 car if they wanted, and Honda could supply the engine. Williams did the same thing for their then soon to be F1 engine supplier BMW with the V12 LMR. That would seem to be the easiest way to go about it.

Samoan Attorney · 28 Jan 2015, 18:37 (Ref:3498358)

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Originally Posted by Simmi

No they don't.

Correct. Action Express won the Teams' title last year, IMSA
has the discretion over who gets their two invites to Le Mans.

Coach Ep · 28 Jan 2015, 18:55 (Ref:3498361)

Has this actually been implemented?

http://sportscar365.com/lemans/leman...uemanakin-cup/

Also, Shank (again) expressing interest in running at LM next year: http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/ite...-entry-in-2016

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