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25 Feb 2013, 16:13 (Ref:3210536) | #126 | ||
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Headline over on DSC reads ..... Nissan to announce ..... means its , wait for it , its about Nissan .
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Here are the announcement notes as listed a couple of pages back. Look at what's top of the agenda:
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25 Feb 2013, 16:14 (Ref:3210537) | #128 | ||
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I just hope it does not turn out to be dissapointing fingers crossed for a full LMP1 programme
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25 Feb 2013, 16:17 (Ref:3210538) | #129 | ||
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He has proven he still has what it takes winning the FIA GT title and he was quick in the DeltaWing as well |
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25 Feb 2013, 16:19 (Ref:3210539) | #130 | ||
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The DSC article speculates it may be an F1 announcement, who knows? Glad we don't have to wait much longer to find out!
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If it's anything other then a LMP2 or LMP1 factory effort i'm disappointed... |
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25 Feb 2013, 16:32 (Ref:3210544) | #132 | |
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Nissan Motorsport twitted two days ago: "Thanks for all the comments about Tuesday's announcement. Here's a thought. Do we ever do what everyone expects us to do?"
That's not a speculation, not a rumor. It is direct statement that tells a lot. They absolutely did not have to say that, but they did. Think about it, if this is them making an LPM1 car (for example), it would not fit in the above statement. |
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25 Feb 2013, 16:32 (Ref:3210545) | #133 | ||
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http://www.dailysportscar.com/viewAr...1D687F68377DB2 What do Graham and the RLM crew have? Excellent links with Darren Cox, who has surely tipped them off about something here. It's all adding up to a P1 announcement and if it doesn't I'll be absolutely gutted. |
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25 Feb 2013, 16:35 (Ref:3210546) | #134 | |
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edit: Simmi is faster than me (pitlane radio voice)
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25 Feb 2013, 16:37 (Ref:3210548) | #135 | ||
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But why would RLM hype this up this much? This would probably leave a lot of people rather ****ed. |
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25 Feb 2013, 16:40 (Ref:3210550) | #136 | ||
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They are taking joy that fans are guessing. Darren Cox said that himself in reply to me and JAG on Twitter. A bit of mis-direction and smoke and mirrors just adds to the anticipation. |
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25 Feb 2013, 16:42 (Ref:3210551) | #137 | |
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For what it's worth,and while I haven't confirmed this, it's my understanding that Ben Bowlby is an employee of Nissan.
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25 Feb 2013, 16:42 (Ref:3210552) | #138 | ||
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How about a full on factory assault on the 24 hours at the 'Ring?
Nissan make a big deal out of the GT-R's 'Ring performance, RLM hold that race in very high regard and IIRC both RLM and DSC as well as the 24 hour race are sponsored by them. |
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25 Feb 2013, 16:48 (Ref:3210553) | #139 | ||
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Plus if it was that I don't see why the WEC would be plugging it on their Twitter feeds? |
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25 Feb 2013, 16:54 (Ref:3210557) | #140 | |
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If this is about P1, for sure some people at FIA/ACO has to be aware of it, but the PR people behind the tweeting might not be. Also, retweeting doesn't necessarily mean anything...
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25 Feb 2013, 17:02 (Ref:3210559) | #141 | ||
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I bet once they paint the full picture in a few hours, it will be like "Ah well, if I knew X and then Y, I would have figured out right away they are going to do Z". But this is great so far - a large company is going to make big announcement and everyone is excited and is waiting for the moment, like it should be. I am glad no one spilled the beans upfront, even if I suspect when it gets real close, say couple of hours before the announcement, someone somewhere is going to "leak" it just because they can . |
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25 Feb 2013, 17:03 (Ref:3210561) | #142 | ||
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It all adds to the sense of anticipation, which is surely what Nissan PR guys are paid to provide
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25 Feb 2013, 17:17 (Ref:3210567) | #144 | ||
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Now I am wondering if one could get the DeltaWing into Nürburgring EX-P1? Probably would need a limited run of road cars, but I think that could actually work.
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25 Feb 2013, 17:28 (Ref:3210577) | #146 | ||
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I think it can only be LMP1 or GTE. As mentioned in the DTM thread, I doubt that they'll (just?) announce competition in a German touring car series in a Japanese press conference. It would be funny too see the RLM-crowd freaking out, if Nissan was just announcing a DTM programme, though.
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25 Feb 2013, 18:21 (Ref:3210589) | #147 | |
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Nissan live stream:
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NISS...torsports.html Link was here: http://www.nissan-live.com/nismoglobal/ Last edited by deggis; 25 Feb 2013 at 18:30. |
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25 Feb 2013, 18:32 (Ref:3210594) | #148 | |
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They keep using "The Next Generation Of Performance" and that could be another hint. IF we assume the words are used correctly, "Next Generation" is a strong statement that should mean something really new and different, not just another house making an LMP1 car and competing with the rest following existing rules...
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25 Feb 2013, 18:41 (Ref:3210599) | #150 | |
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Well a 2014-spec LMP1 is per definition "next generation".
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