Sportscar/GT (and Le Mans) Rumours and Repetition

[kvenom]

Fair play, that looks pretty incredible for an April fool's joke.

[seanyb505]

Monster truck doesn't work? Time to go to dp!

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Bentley03

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/0...aks-cover.html

Shame, because that looks amazing.

Plus I'm a bit of a Volvo nut so yeah.

[kurski]

Koiranen GP boss Marko Koiranen said that he is interested in Le Mans-type of cars. Perhaps his team next step would be the LMP or GT.

[joeb]

Panoz to debut a new project at Le Mans. I can't even begin to guess.....


https://twitter.com/dailysportscar/s...97623017406464

[GT6]

Another delta wing perhaps or even a version of those gloriously sounding original panoz cars

[PorscheFanNo1]

Please, no more delta.... Hoping for an all-electric car though. Either LMP2 chassie or some Panoz GT car based

[GT6]

Please not an all electric car, if you want that sort of thing then go watch formula E,

[Aysedasi]

I'm not a fan at all of the all-electric idea, but I'm realistic enough to accept that it's going to happen one day soon..... The ACO can always stipulate the use of lolly sticks, I guess.....

[FormulaFox]

Much as I liked the Delta Wing, I don't think a new one is going to be allowed in. It'll probably be a GTE version of their "new" car.

[Akrapovic]

DSC is hinting at a Garage 56 entry. Doesn't that mean alternative technology? I don't think tarting up their GT4 car to GTE spec (or any other new ("new" indeed) car) will really cut it.

I'm sure they were talking about hybrids before, but can't remember much. Maybe a hybrid GT car?

[TF110]

Hope it's not their dw street car thing with some electric motor slapped on it to be labelled 'innovative'.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by FormulaFox

Much as I liked the Delta Wing, I don't think a new one is going to be allowed in. It'll probably be a GTE version of their "new" car.

Not so sure, however I wonder just how much Nissan blotted their copybooks with the Zeod and GTR-LM debacles..... If it was up to me, I certainly wouldn't be giving them a Garage 56 entry....

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by TF110

Hope it's not their dw street car thing with some electric motor slapped on it to be labelled 'innovative'.

Could be worse, could just be some AAA batteries strapped together.

[TF110]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Could be worse, could just be some AAA batteries strapped together.

Give them some credit, they will use 9V batteries at least!

If it is something in G56, it needs to be new. And I'm a little cynical about that. I have a feeling it's going to be a rehash of an old idea. If the ACO allow something like that, they're desperate or Don must be promising a future entry. I'd hope!

[Adam43]

No evidence it will be any of this. However I'm up for electric. As long as it's fast. LMP2 fast is good enough and it doesn't matter if it is helped by relaxed regs - that's kind of the point - it is encouraging regs.

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by Adam43

No evidence it will be any of this. However I'm up for electric. As long as it's fast. LMP2 fast is good enough and it doesn't matter if it is helped by relaxed regs - that's kind of the point - it is encouraging regs.

They did state the intent to run a DeltaWing Hybrid GTE car a couple of years back.

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/06/22/p...-ev-garage-56/

[GT6]

hybrid yes, all electric no, perhaps fuel cells

[TF110]

Well, it won't be long until their announcement. I hope for the best or something that's not the DW (which I have nothing against except it's already been used in g56).

[GasperG]

Perhaps no MJ limit hybrid? You could run engine as generator and use only electric motors for drive. Such a engine would have to produce 15 kWh electiricty over a lap at LeMans, so it could run at constant 260 kW, that would make it a smaller engine.

I know the sound would be a constant annoying thing, but it would be something new not tried before.

[PorscheFanNo1]

Originally Posted by GT6

Please not an all electric car, if you want that sort of thing then go watch formula E,

Theres too many wrongs with Formula E for it to be worth watching, sadly. But an all electric LMP or GT car trying to run 24h straight is something compleatly different.

[GT6]

Originally Posted by PorscheFanNo1

Theres too many wrongs with Formula E for it to be worth watching, sadly. But an all electric LMP or GT car trying to run 24h straight is something compleatly different.

Perhaps they could put overhead electric cables above the entire track and charging bars attached to the cars and room for passengers, oh sorry that was trolley buses

[GasperG]

All electric is no-go, you would need 180kWh battery just for a normal stint, but then what? Recharge it or replace it in seconds?

[TF110]

Originally Posted by GasperG

All electric is no-go, you would need 180kWh battery just for a normal stint, but then what? Recharge it or replace it in seconds?

Quick change batteries. Instead of a fuel fill up you change to another battery pack. I'd wager the pit stops would be a bit longer but it's feasible imo. Limit the amount of batteries they use. They can recharge them during the stint so they're not being wasteful. See if they can do a whole race on 3 or 4 battery packs. Should be a good show for the 'greenies'

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by TF110

Quick change batteries. Instead of a fuel fill up you change to another battery pack. I'd wager the pit stops would be a bit longer but it's feasible imo. Limit the amount of batteries they use. They can recharge them during the stint so they're not being wasteful. See if they can do a whole race on 3 or 4 battery packs. Should be a good show for the 'greenies'

Completely agree. It's even in development -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZU0wnpyhF8

I think some people forget that Garage 56 is meant to be for experimental technology, and it is understood that it won't be winning races and will be a long way from maturity. All electric might not be as exciting as a traditional engine, but it is certainly an idea that can be adapted into a Garage 56 entry in the very near future.