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Really think so? 1000hp P1 couldn't beat a ~450hp P2 because of part of the design being a tad compromised?
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It has more power than a P2 but it gives up some time in the corners. The whole point of the design was to have a whole lot of nothing at the back, so it could be kind of a teardrop shape as far as the air flow is concerned. Put some big tires on the back, losing a significant portion of that teardrop shape and all the compromises the design made to achieve that Holy Grail of ultra low drag kill the lap time of what's left of the design. It would also understeer like a pig. It's a finely balanced machine. The original DW was as well, and the struggles the Panoz bunch has had getting performance out of it shows that Ben Bowlby has some pretty slick ideas, but execution is critical to making them work. The DW almost effected by how much the driver had for lunch! This one won't be that sensitive, but mess with a key part of the concept, and it won't perform very well. |
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2 Mar 2015, 04:28 (Ref:3510569) | #2478 | |
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Its over 550hp minus the hybrid and weighs ~880kg. A couple more inches of tire wouldnt kill the concept, but maybe itd be less effective.
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The front tires are 14" wide. The rears are nine. That's five inches more each. So "a proper all wheels same width" version would lose five inches out of the tunnels on each side, and five inches wider fenders on the top of the bodywork, and that would take its sliver arrow away, and leave the car with a bunch of bad compromises.
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2 Mar 2015, 08:10 (Ref:3510604) | #2480 | |
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Max Chilton and Alex Buncombe have completed Nissan’s squad for the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO.
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As a driver, you can see if the engines blows up, or burst into flames. That is not always the case with a rear engined car. Also the engine provides extra crash structure to the front, but with a chassis so stiff that the engine will break off instead of entering the cabin. |
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That also rules out any more GT500 drivers like JPdO or Quintarelli. It's a shame for them IMO but it looks like Nissan wanted to keep them focused on Super GT/Super Formula. Edit: Here's the customary video. For once, "ever since I was a little boy" actually means something! Last edited by J Jay; 2 Mar 2015 at 09:32. |
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I wasn't expect those 2 names, however I do remember being blown away by a 16 year old Max Chilton's speed when drove the Zytek with his brother at Silverstone a couple of years ago.
I also make that 4 Brit's in there driver line. |
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2 Mar 2015, 09:58 (Ref:3510647) | #2484 | |
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There we go then nine new LMP1 drivers confirmed.
I'd be very interested to see how closely this line-up matched with Nissan's wishlist. They've only actually added four drivers to their books. Okay having such a big stable of talent to fall back on does give you a safety net - but I don't think this is a line-up that will have their opposition particularly worried. Have they left their best guys in SuperGT? That said, I'm very happy that they've given Al Buncombe a shot. He so often gets over-looked in the whole GT Academy fanfare. I don't particularly rate the notion in the press release that he's some sort of YouTube star. But they are looking for new/interesting hooks I suppose. Chilton will bring some good PR (and money?). Regardless of what you think of him another ex-F1 driver makes the WEC even harder to ignore. |
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They've left their best Super GT drivers in Super GT, that much is certain. The domestic championships are still of great importance to the big three Japanese manufacturers. Perhaps one of the two drivers mentioned was going to be announced but when Chilton (and his money) became available Nissan saw no need to split their focus/season. I know it's not exactly the same but Nakajima could have won another title last year had he been able to concentrate on two instead of triple-shifting.
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I'm a bit disappointed if I'm honest. GT Academy drivers aside, there's absolutely no "wow" factor to the driver line up at all.
Don't get me wrong, some of the signings are very sensible. I was just kind of expecting them to pull a rabbit out of the bag. |
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Wasn't Nissan saying that they will try to lure away drivers from the big three?
That obviously didn't work out for them, they got Gene but in all honesty, he wasn't one of the first-grade guys at Audi. Other than that and the logical conclusion of finally giving Pla his P1 ride I feel like Nissan's lineup is lacking of both punch and P1 experience. They will surely market the hell out of the whole GT Academy guys and the idea behind that but on track the choices will most likely cost them. I'm not sure if all this was a deliberate decision or if they couldn't get bigger drivers for some reason but if it was made on purpose it is another sign that Nissan ultimately values the PR aspect of the whole thing over the sporting side. |
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Whilst this might not have the 'WOW' factor for some I see this as a big opportunity for a number of drivers to really make a name for themselves.
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Flywheel shaft entry at the bottom of the heat shielding? Nissan seems to be very 'amateurish' in the way they work, for example the engine is just a heap on the floor with bits of tissue or cloth hanging out of inlets etc also on other photos I've seen wires and tools left around. I do hope they have some sort of strategy and methods in the pit garage when racing.. Can see it been chaotic if the car comes in damaged at Lemans. The 6 P's! |
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About the "wow" factor, let's remember that Mr. Le Mans, Tom K, didn't have any particular wow factor when arriving at Audi
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Bigger credentials then what 3/4 of the Nissan squad have to offer. |
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Rumours and stories fly about and we've all heard about Nissan struggling initially. That, coupled with the fact the car is an unproven concept anyway, I can see why a lot of big names might be put off. But let's set the record straight - Ordonez and Mardenborough are competent drivers, and with the rate of Jann's development, one of them might even be a very good driver. A lot of "big" names from other series have let manufacturers down before (Jacques Villeneuve, anyone?). I'm disappointed that they haven't got a big name and Pla and possibly Tincknell aside, there's no one I'd say I'm on the edge of my seat to see throw the GT-R LM Nismo about in a qualifying session. But taking a step back, there's so much more to a driver roster than that. Peugeot made the mistake of going for ex-F1 drivers when they first came back and in the end, their greatest moment came at the hands of the more sensible of their three line-ups. It's going to take more than a couple of GT Academy graduates (the two best ones) to convince me that Nissan haven't been anything other than sensible for a manufacturer in their first year. |
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Really? Maybe you should ask a driver that was involved in a high speed (front end) crash that before putting out such a comment. I'm sure anyone you talk to would have been glad to change places with you (if they had the opportunity) and let you take the hit!
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Gingers4Justice I completely agree on Nissan playing a more sensible game with the driver roster, I'll be very interested to see whether they adopt a sensible game plan for Le Mans for at least one of the cars. If we have a race like last year then staying out of trouble and running clean could get a good result.
However obviously there are loads of 'ifs' and making a car last 24 hours at the required pace is going to be a challenge I definitely hope the new car is competitive as is makes for some potentially mouth watering racing to come! |
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But Toyota will already know about RQ & JPdO (and be sick of the sight of both, for slightly different reasons!) so if there was any chance of pinching them I think it would have happened by now. While they may not be as well know to Audi & Porsche, those two teams already have bulging driver rosters to placate and we've seen one driver already jump factories to climb the prototype ladder that much quicker. I think the main consideration would have been to keep Ronnie & João Paulo focused on the domestic series rather than keeping them away from the WEC. |
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This is obviously a one-truck operation for the test. They needed room for parts, and bodywork. I don't see a single issue with anything here. |
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What? I dont need to ask drivers to know the crash structures are there to handle the loads, not a firewall behind the engine. Ive been in an accident before in a road car nearly head on and was unharmed. They have crumple zones in front to absorb the energy. These race cars have even better materials and even higher standards. I think you misunderstood me. Hcl seemed like he was saying the firewall was there to prevent the engine intruding the cockpit on a collision. Then my reply was he'd be uninjured from the engine because of other safety features.
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That's possible, or it could actually be the output shaft supposed to lead from the flywheel unit to the rear drive train. I would love to see the other end of the engine to understand if the flywheel unit is directly attached to the rear face of the engine or possibly sitting behind that heat shield. According to the information released by Nissan, the flywheel unit is supposed to sit below the driver's legs in the "keel" section. That would mean that the flywheel unit should indeed be located behind that heat shield.
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