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2015 GTP Endurance Series: General Discussion
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I'll throw my hat in the I like P2 ring because....unlike P1 and F1 they are more about the driver than the tecno whiz bang car that bears absolutely no resemblance to any car in the world ( under 500 K
)....and the class, in the real world , is growing, world wide, at an astonishing rate. And some of them are really stunning.
And to say bad things about OTHER classes...its the OTHER CLASSES that make up the numbers so that the 10 LMP1 cars at Le Mans look like they are in a race instead of a time trial
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You all missed the point.
3'45 is around 6-8 seconds off what pace should be for LMP2.
I was calling my skill pathetic, not the class.
3'45 is around 6-8 seconds off what pace should be for LMP2.
I was calling my skill pathetic, not the class.
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A race car and power plant are only as good as the rules they are allowed to exist in. We only have such respect for the F1 or Le Mans engines of the past because the rules allowed them to exist, and mad engineers made them awesome. The V10 F1 engines, the R26B Quad Rotor, the 7.0L NA V12 in a Jaguar XJR-9, the 400km/h capable Mercedes 5.0L Twin Turbo V8.
We like hybrid now because the rules allow freedom of design, and few limitations means cool things get made, like the 1000hp on boost TS040. 10 years ago when "I drive a hybrid" meant "I drive a Prius", nobody liked it. It was bound to 'economy' and 'environmentalism', seen as a gimmick to make the auto industry appear green. But in a race series looking to develop the technology... well, that's a much more interesting prospect. I hope we will get to look back on hybrid LMP racers with just as much respect and admiration, not just "some gimmick" but an actual turning point in automotive history.
We like hybrid now because the rules allow freedom of design, and few limitations means cool things get made, like the 1000hp on boost TS040. 10 years ago when "I drive a hybrid" meant "I drive a Prius", nobody liked it. It was bound to 'economy' and 'environmentalism', seen as a gimmick to make the auto industry appear green. But in a race series looking to develop the technology... well, that's a much more interesting prospect. I hope we will get to look back on hybrid LMP racers with just as much respect and admiration, not just "some gimmick" but an actual turning point in automotive history.
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"10 years ago when 'I drive a hybrid' meant 'I drive a Prius'"
Well, 17 years ago there was this.
From wikipedia:
Q9 Hybrid
For 1998, Panoz reached an agreement with English firm Zytek to develop a hybrid electric motor for the Esperante GTR-1. The idea was that the car would be able to gain better fuel mileage by using an electric motor that would help drive the rear wheels during acceleration, thus requiring less power from the gasoline engine and consuming less fuel. The car would of course require a set of batteries to power the electric motor. To recharge the batteries, a regenerative braking system would be used, the same electric motor now being used to generate electricity. This would reduce the wastage of energy normally emitted as heat from the brakes.
By using less fuel, the car would thus be able to make fewer pit stops in endurance races, such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and thus would be able to spend more time on the track and achieve a farther distance. The car, referred to as Q9, was constructed by Panoz, Reynard, and Zytek and developed by David Price Racing for the 1998 season. In honor of its electric power, the car received a unique purple paint job with large yellow lightning bolts.
David Price Racing tested the GTR-1 Q9 throughout the season, making its first competition appearance at the test days for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Unfortunately the car was only able to achieve the 39th fastest time, well behind the two Panoz factory entries. It was found that the car was too overweight and slowed down by the addition of the batteries necessary to run the hybrid system. Thus plans for competing at Le Mans were abandoned. The car would make one more appearance later on in the initial Petit Le Mans, part of the IMSA schedule. The car managed to finish 12th overall. After this, the Q9 project was cancelled.
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- When BoPing the classes we aim for a realistic target lap time.
- At its maximum specification the TS030 was unable to meet the target lap time for LM P1 by a significant margin. The car in game is a high downforce spec, and there are no power train upgrades (I believe this to have been a licensing condition).
- We hoped to address this by moving the class to Race Soft tyres, however we recently decided against this option.
your GTP anniversary is 7th April.
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