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So it would presumably be an ALMS race in 2012 before Le Mans. Could you imagine that thing trying to navigate the hairpin at Long Beach?
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According to the designers it makes the hairpin at LB no problem, almost sounded like they felt it was better than the current Indy cars at it. Although I'm not sure how, didn't look like the animated any front wheel movement in the LM lap video and nothing there is nearly so tight and it supposedly has 4" wide front tires.
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ORECA Nissan P1 coupe story is correct.
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Not clear, I guess if it's called an ORECA-Nissan it's a continuation of what they're doing in P2, if it's outright called a Nissan, they must have increased their involvment.
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Somewhere in a dark dark garage? They had a fantastic chance to showacase their car in front of the whole world this year but decided against taking it. It's not like Honda are completely bust and couldn't afford to sponsor Highcroft and have an all white Honda-branded P1 at Le Mans.
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The good news is Nissan are apparently not the only new manufactuer.
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Anyway, the ARX-01e is a project of the HPD division now. They probably don't have the funding to pay for a significant amount of a Le Mans trip. I'm sure higher ups at Honda know about the project, but they aren't biting for whatever reason. |
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Aparantly Katech no longer do the Corvette engines , they are done inhouse now , and its not running as smoothly as it has done with Katech .
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Martin Haven mentioned Nissan too just before the start. Seems like a widely spread rumour in the paddock.
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On Eurosport's telecast at the start of the race, they mentioned that Mazda is in talks with ACO as well...
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Eurosport also say some Wirth personel have gone to work for Toyota in Cologne.
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Taking their CFD know-how to Toyota huh? Interesting if that's the case. They already have one of the best windtunnels in the business. What's this about Hyundai though? P1? Also on the speed broadcast they were talking with Patrick Dempsey and he said that Mazda plan on being there next year in P2.
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I donno what the link was supposed to show, but I don't see anything on any projects for next year from any new Manufacturers. Is that what the link is for? Or something else?
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JAG meant the Hyundai part. In the middle of the page.
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