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Old 11 Feb 2018, 01:01 (Ref:3800379)   #1076
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Last years Fuji race was a weird one with all the stopping but it was wet for the whole thing. I don't remember the Dunlop performance in the wet, was it better than the Michelin just in lmp2 or GTE?
I recall JMW on Dunlops being occasionally better suited in the wet than the Michelin-runners but that was years ago when I still followed GTE/GT2. In any case, I think whenever there is tire war in the category, you can at least hope for your entry that's equipped with the "underdog tires" to perform differently than competition in unexpected conditions... just like Falken in ALMS showed years ago with their ludicrously better traction on wet (and certain street circuits).

Anyway, Le Mans 2016 with the disgraced one hour SC start (not to mention them even proposing stopping the race which had never ever been done before) which continued until the track was near bone dry just like in F1 is the one I'm always going to be referring as the "not allowed to race in the rain anymore" example
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Old 13 Feb 2018, 15:56 (Ref:3800986)   #1077
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Manfredi Ravetto joins ByKOLLES Racing

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Manfredi Ravetto joins LMP1 constructor and race-operation ByKOLLES Racing, taking the position of team principal with immediate effect.

42 years old Italian Ravetto has previously had intensive involvement in all Colin Kolles-led projects, from F1 to DTM, and now extends the cooperation to prototypes with an eye to expanding ByKOLLES' activities to additional programs as well as giving his personal push for the 2018/19 WEC Superseason.
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Old 19 Feb 2018, 14:52 (Ref:3802417)   #1078
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Manfredi Ravetto (ByKolles Racing): "Our expectations are great"


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Old 19 Feb 2018, 15:30 (Ref:3802423)   #1079
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Not so impossible, as far I know CLM is still built around the adess lmp2 monocoque used for lotus T128 back in 2013.
Kolles had 2 cars.... actually is just about to produce enough spare parts and get enough supplies (gearboxes, electronics, engines etc...) to be used on a second car.

Anyway, the main problem for them is budget shortage.... if you ask to me, it will be already a great achievement if one CLM will be fielded outside europe.
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Old 19 Feb 2018, 16:55 (Ref:3802445)   #1080
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They already talked about in in the winter of 2014-15 (?) IIRC, about it being a test mule if not sold to anyone.

Anyway I guess if they could get the thing running by the end of the year, second entry request for Le Mans 2019 pretty much quaranteed?
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Old 20 Feb 2018, 09:48 (Ref:3802574)   #1081
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Hope they can be competitive. Their record so far has been less than wonderful. They have about 3 years start on all the other Lmp1 Privateers however! I am really looking forward o the 2018/2019 Superseason however and I hope to be at one of the Spa Rounds and at the Sebring IMSA/WEc double header.
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Old 20 Feb 2018, 21:21 (Ref:3802773)   #1082
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If I am correct they will introduce a new aero package in March... so i think they will improve a lot... let´s see what happens :-)
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Old 21 Feb 2018, 17:44 (Ref:3802977)   #1083
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Old 21 Feb 2018, 19:22 (Ref:3802997)   #1084
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Kolles team & drivers continually tell us how quick it is in a straight line which is undoubtedly impressive...however what would be more impressive if the car could do a WEC race without any problems and show good race pace, my fingers are crossed because they certainly seem to try again and again
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Some engine trouble on day 2 for ByKolles apparently. Anyone know if Cosworth are still involved? Heard whispers they had walked away.
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Old 21 Feb 2018, 20:21 (Ref:3803006)   #1086
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Interesting info by the onboard, as rumored their v6 revs up <7000rpm, the amount of torque released by that beast should be quite ridiculous

shame speed'o meter in the dashboard is barely visible.
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Old 21 Feb 2018, 20:27 (Ref:3803010)   #1087
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Some engine trouble on day 2 for ByKolles apparently. Anyone know if Cosworth are still involved? Heard whispers they had walked away.
as far I know nismo projected a future road use destinated prototye TT v6, cosworth developed the actual nissan lmp1 starting from that.
Considering the 2015 nissan 3 cars effort, there should be at least 9 engines produced..... don't think fresh new engines have been made exclusively for CLM, guess there's still some engine left for kolles.
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as far I know nismo projected a future road use destinated prototye TT v6, cosworth developed the actual nissan lmp1 starting from that.
Considering the 2015 nissan 3 cars effort, there should be at least 9 engines produced..... don't think fresh new engines have been made exclusively for CLM, guess there's still some engine left for kolles.
If you check Nissan's motorsports program announcements, they talk about the engine in the ByKolles and how it's been changed from the GTR lmp1. So they are still making them for the team/customer lmp1's.
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I support this team if only for the simple fact they actually manage to get a car on the track year after year. In contrast to some other programmes that promise big things but never turn a wheel...
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It looks like the car will change a lot before the first race

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Team ByKolles will hold a roll-out of its LMP1 prototype on Friday the 30th of March 2018 on the airfield in Donauwoerth (D): this shakedown is finalised to a functioning check of the 2018-spec Nismo engine and software. Additionally, the car will be fitted with all the new components which recently passed FIA tests and will deliver an overall saving of weight as well as ByKolles' new aero-development parts including 2018 splitter and flaps, underfloor and suspension covers as an anticipation to the full 2018 aero-package which will be run in Paul Ricard at the coming WEC Prologue on 6/7th of April.

The roll-out will see Dominik Kraihamer at the steering-wheel of the ByKolles Enso-Nismo LMP1.

ByKolles announces a cooperation with the polish Fundacja Wierczuk, led by former F.3000/F.Nippon driver and F.1 tester Jaroslaw Wierczuk, for scouting new talents in motorsport.

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Passing FIA tests... That means new crashbox and/or new tub ? A good way to improve weight and suspensions as well as aerodynamics. We'll see sooner than later !
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Passing FIA tests... That means new crashbox and/or new tub ? A good way to improve weight and suspensions as well as aerodynamics. We'll see sooner than later !
As you said, it looks like the car will be at least different.

The question I make myself is: why they did so much test with a configuration of the car that will be discarded and not with the car that they will be racing?
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Old 28 Mar 2018, 21:20 (Ref:3811620)   #1097
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Testing underbody packaging changes, mechanical reliability, tires and drivers. I think it's always a better thing to be able to test on track rather than shaking down cars on race weekend.
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F1 cars do the same thing. Big upgrade packages are in the windtunnel and they test the fundamentals of the car first. I'm interested in seeing if these guys actually make the minimum weight. We know they've been heavier so if they've dropped weight, they should be really good.
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Is this the new version of the Kolles? From italiaracing.net

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Is this the new version of the Kolles? From italiaracing.net

Yes it is. Only slight changes on the splitter and front suspension covers on the first sight.

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