2017 General WEC/ELMS/AsLMS Discussion ThreadSports Cars

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

But have you noticed your drivers aging yet?

No older than the wind bags in the top P1 teams, with age comes wisdom and all that

 

[Furinkazen]

Norma get to LMP3.

Wonder if this opens door to more potential LMP2 chassis makers in future?

 

[catamount39]

LMP2 is being destroyed by the FIA/ACO (gonna be good as IMSA DPi though)...meanwhile LMP3 is becoming interesting. Just allow different engines and it'll be LMP2.5.

 

[trustjab]

Two high-res images of Toyota's low downforce aero package. You can see the changed rear fender exits in good detail

http://www.leblogauto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/tag_Ravitaillement.jpg

http://www.leblogauto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/tag__026-Alain.jpg

EDIT- can't hotlink to images

 

[Snaeper]

Norma get to LMP3.

Wonder if this opens door to more potential LMP2 chassis makers in future?

I sincerely believe this is a result of Ginetta and ORECA's fight. Since you now have to buy the Ginetta, then get the powertrain seperately, it became 4.5 chassis makers instead of 5.

With Norma being in, you now go back to five turn-key options, with Ginetta being around in case anyone hates time and/or money.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

The TS050 reminds me of an R10 nose with Porsche everything else, it's really nice in low down force form, I think it's one of the more beautiful LMP cars over the years.

 

[IforceV8]

WEC Silverstone entry list.

P2 is stacked, other than the 30 and 35 car I would not be surprised if any of the other 9 cars won the race.

 

[Scuderia Paul]

New headlights for the 919 Hybrid as seen during it's recent test at Spa-Francorchamps. They don't look right and are like a chopped down version of those from the 2013 Audi R18 e-tron quattro.

Apparently, they are only for night races though.

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[catamount39]

I do like the special night light setup idea though.

 

[AudiMan2011]

Chris Hoy to race at Le Mans for Algarve Pro Racing in LMP2.

 

[trustjab]

FLAT OUT through Eau Rouge, not even a hint of lift

 

[IforceV8]

ELMS Silverstone entry list.

 

[trustjab]

Alex Wurz feels Toyota has more to come http://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/w...s-on-a-new-role-at-toyota_2_2_1746_24094.html

"This Prologue is promising. We conducted rather extreme tests during the first day yesterday that did not show theperformance level of the car. That will also be the case today for the second day. There is a lot to gain in terms of time. We are back in the game, but we will have to wait until the first race to realize our potential!"

 

[Furinkazen]

Not long to go...

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Extra Aston on that list there, also le mans now paid and hotel for silverstone.

Noticed something rather interesting on that list too......

 

[R0ssingt0n]

Buying tickets for silverstone next week, should have Le Mans paid for soon too. Mega excited!!

 

[aarror]

Anyone here going to COTA? They have a deal for a 3 day pass for $59 until May 1, and I'm seriously tempted.

 

[fortbo]

Anyone here going to COTA? They have a deal for a 3 day pass for $59 until May 1, and I'm seriously tempted.

DO IT!! The Lonestar Lemans is amazing. 2 Endurance races in one day with one going into the night. Also, get a car corral ticket if you're driving, and you get to do a lap of the track! I'm taking my car down there this year. Last year I did the lap in a rented A4.

 

[trustjab]

I might go. Depends on if my brother and I have enough saved up for a 4-day trip.

 

[R0ssingt0n]

Anyone here going to COTA? They have a deal for a 3 day pass for $59 until May 1, and I'm seriously tempted.

I don't even live in America and I'm pretty tempted by that hahaha

 

[SK8RBOI]

Only 2 more weeks till we are off to Silverstone!

 

[[Nor]MclarenF1]

FLAT OUT through Eau Rouge, not even a hint of lift

Impressive. You don't have to go far back in time to find that F1 cars where the only cars that could do that at those speeds. Shows how extreme LMP1s have become lately.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Anyone here going to COTA? They have a deal for a 3 day pass for $59 until May 1, and I'm seriously tempted.

What is the usual price for that?

 

[Tired Tyres]

Impressive. You don't have to go far back in time to find that F1 cars where the only cars that could do that at those speeds. Shows how extreme LMP1s have become lately.

You do realise lmp1 cars with minimum downforce le mans setup have more downforce that an F1 car with maximum downforce Monaco setup font you?

 

[[Nor]MclarenF1]

You do realise lmp1 cars with minimum downforce le mans setup have more downforce that an F1 car with maximum downforce Monaco setup font you?

Haven't followed WEC very close over time, so no. But does make sense since they have so much more surface area to work with.

 

[Kamuifanboy]

Anyone here going to COTA? They have a deal for a 3 day pass for $59 until May 1, and I'm seriously tempted.

I'll be there! Just racing though haha. I told all of my friends to come to that race so they can see the P1 cars and how ridiculously fast they are

 

[RACECAR]

ELMS Silverstone entry list.

Isn't there supposed to be two alpines competing as well?

 

[IforceV8]

Isn't there supposed to be two alpines competing as well?

In WEC.

 

[wowbaggerBR]

The hybridpanzer blasting about Spa with the new lights:

 

[trustjab]

WTCC champion Jose (Pechito) Maria Lopez wants to switch to lmp1. Reports from endurance-info that he ran a test in the Toyota (TS040?).