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Renault R5 Turbo '80
The vanguard of the first turbo era. This car's F1 heritage is apparent in its drivetrain layout and 1.5L Turbo engine displacement and aspiration. For those of you not versed in F1 lore; the 70's were dominated by the Ford Cosworth 3.0L V8, with the only other competitive engine being the Ferrari Flat-12. The regulations also permitted 1.5L Forced Induction motors; but the costs associated with making them reliable and powerful meant that the teams, mostly privateers ("
garagisti,") ignored them. In 1977, Renault brought it's money and an army of engineers to the table and set about developing it's own 1.5L V6 Turbo for the World Championship. (Incidentally, I think this is the same army that decended on Alain Prost's house and torched his Mercedes when he criticized the car and the team a few years later. ) The car was largely tested and developed by driver/engineer Jean-Pierre Jabouille; and was at first both unreliable and undriveable. The
garagisti derided it as the "
teapot" (it blew up a lot,)
forgetting that they had been scoffed at a decade earlier by Enzo Ferrari. They were afraid. By 1979, the engine was reliable (sort of) and powerful (though still quite a handful, but hey, F1, bro,)
and appropriately, Jabouille scored it's first victory at the French Grand Prix in Dijon that year.
That race is remembered mostly for the epic scrap for second place between Gilles Villeneuve, in the Ferrari; and Jabouille's teammate Rene Arnoux. This is a truly great duel, fought with the highest honor and mutual respect.
This car is a product of Renault's efforts during those early days of the first turbo era; and as such is something very special.
Edit: I know, I know Jean Ragnotti, Group B, maxi turbo, blah, blah, blah...I've already talked about Group B before and thought it would be interesting to talk about one of my favorite eras of F1. Also, clearly the programs were related. As my friend Pete05 stated previously: "Group B: F1 in the forests with no margin for error. "
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498pp
344hp
888kg
Sport Soft Tires
Rims +1
No driving aids except ABS 1
Ride height
85 91
Springs
4.96 7.56
Dampers
C 3 6
E 4 3
ARB
4 2
Camber
0.0 0.0
Toe
0.03 0.07
Racing Brakes
3 2
Transmission
Set final to 5.000
Set top speed to 112 mph
Set top gear to 1.068
Set final to 3.370
Set gears
1:2.827
2:2.080
3:1.634
4:1.313
5:1.068
Final 3.370
LSD
11
9
22
Triple plate clutch
Power
Stage 3 tuning
Sports comp
Racing exhaust
Isometric manifold
Sports cats
Intake tuning
High rpm turbo
Nitrous- yes 50%
Weight
Stage 3 reduction
Carbon hood
Window weight reduction
Rigidity up
Ballast 40kg
Position (-50)
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