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Well we know that Toyota previously have done testing in a more "un-restricted" form. So why not Ginetta?
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Ginetta are looking good so far, so that's encouraging, just need good reliability to back it up
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They have been doing some testing, but you have to wonder over the long races what will happen? At least the engine seems to be a strong point now instead of a cause for concern. I'm optimistic they can take on Rebellion, and be around if a Toyota has an issue.
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I'm just pleased they've stuck with it.
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Don't see the gain in doing that, unless they're struggling to find a team to run the cars. But from the articles out there from DSC to Racer.com that's not the case.
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The scenario that I can think of when running an unrestricted engine at Paul Richard is higher temperatures in weather combined with a higher output will heat stress the components to a higher degree. However it is easy to test this in a restricted fashion, by simply reduce the air-cooling with equal lessening amount, which would also simulate the effect of rubber build up in the radiators - an aspect often forgotten for new manufactures (not saying that Ginetta have forgotten this, but we seen it with Audi, Pescarolo, Peugeot and Toyota in the first years) |
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I never said it tests engine reliability. I used it as an example of going over and above what is required. You run at Sebring because simulated numbers need real world validation, and if you're testing at Sebring, you test extremes. If your car isn't well built enough to survive Le Mans, Sebring will find it.
The same applies for engine reliability. You should be running it over the maximum theoretical values that you would run to during an event because it finds issues. If you only test to what you consider you'll use, then you'll never know if the engine will fail catastrophically at 1% over that. See Peugeot, 2010. In Toyotas position I'd absolutely be running the car well outside the standard performance window to see how far it can go. They have easily enough performance advantage over the other cars. The only thing they can lose on is reliability. So they really should be going over and above on that. |
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I just don't see a purpose of running the car outside its eot at the first wec sanctioned running for their first real season. Unless they want to get a team that believes it can win but that'd be false advertising imo. And if you think about it, it won't gain them any favors in terms of the eot. Being a little bit more behind might sway the rule makers of giving them a bit more favorable 'balance' on their car.
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The BR1 (not to mention ByKolles) was often significantly faster through speed traps with equivalent configurations. Nothing seems odd about that, we're only talking about 6kph difference in event maximum speed when the slower Rebellion is 8kph up from Toyota, and they're like half a second slower in sector 2 as you would expect with less downforce.
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Looks like all is going ahead. Although I would be very surprised if they are on pace with Rebellion within half a season, if at all....
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Aren't they as fast as Toyota?
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I wonder if Orudzhev will be bringing any SMP backing.
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Well within a second of Toyota. Have been for 18 months now said the boss.
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Good to see they have their lineup sorted. It looks like they are a lot more prepared than last time
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ginetta top speed is nuts, bottas got 319km/h during his pole position time at montmelo; both ginetta's got 312-313km/h during the test! way faster than anyone or anything else in grid.... unfortunately high top speed - low downforce isn't exactly what you need at silvertone.... BTW forget the test.... toyota was just joking.... don't pretend to see toyota, rebellion and ginetta in just one second. |
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Do they have a low downforce kit yet? Or did Mecachrome ruin it?
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Lots of fan involvement opportunities from Team LNT.
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offer only works if you are on twitter, but will see what they say at silverstone. might even see if they will do a ten tenths visit at le mans. Worth asking
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