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The Le Mans General Discussion Thread
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Here are my pics for the Audi's next year (Bold is for endurance-only). This is assuming the Porsche drivers are off-limits.
1: André Lotterer, Marcel Fässler, Benoît Tréluyer
2: Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish, Mike Rockenfeller
3: Marc Gene, Loic Duval, Marco Bonanomi
BMW- No pics? Come on. Although I expect it to be painted similarly to the one in my Avatar...
1: André Lotterer, Marcel Fässler, Benoît Tréluyer
2: Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish, Mike Rockenfeller
3: Marc Gene, Loic Duval, Marco Bonanomi
BMW- No pics? Come on. Although I expect it to be painted similarly to the one in my Avatar...
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http://www.porsche.com/usa/eventsandracing/motorsport/workdrivers/
He's been an Audi driver for a bit I think...
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Sweet! But as much as I love that car BMW NA now needs to grow some ballz and start selling a V8 Z4 in the US!!
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I was unaware that BMW even made a V8 Z4.... I know they made one with the old M3 I6 in it. How is that legal for homologation?
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They don't make a street Z4 with a V8... yet(?)
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Then how is that legal for GTE? Didn't they get in trouble for the M3 GTR a few years back?
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Thought that was what essentially the iDrive was.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Z4_(E89)
Doesnt appear so. The sDrive means it has their trick gearbox in it.
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Well, GTE homolagation tends to be abit more strict on the car being related to the Road car if I recall (Though historically the ALMS has tended to be alittle more relaxed then the ACO).
Meant to say the iDrive version as for whatever reason, the Z4 the GT3 car is based on has been reffered to by the idrive and not by the normal E nomenclature.
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Lol! Did I do that?? No they do not sell a V8 Z4, they need to though!
Yes they did! But thank's to the Viper we will start to see some very very flexible rules and concessions in GT-E.
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Interesting post I found on speedTV.com:
So in other words, It would appear the GTE would basically be 90% of the GT3, the other 10% would be GTE specific (whcih would be the inline 6 I presume).
So in other words, It would appear the GTE would basically be 90% of the GT3, the other 10% would be GTE specific (whcih would be the inline 6 I presume).
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Can you link me to the rest of the article? Im curious now...
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Yep. A link, this sounds like a good read.
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That story is from July. There's no new information there. The car has been talked about before this season was halfway over when they announced it was the last year for the M3. New information would be whether the ACO and not just ALMS allow this car to partake in their events (WEC/LeMans).
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Well that's the closest I could find about anything Z4 and GTE related.
The quarry is just dry I suppose on this news front.
The quarry is just dry I suppose on this news front.
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Any other news? Scott Tucker suddenly put in jail, for instance?
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Its here.
Should've said this before, but its one of the comments. Thought it was interesting enough to share with everyone.
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I'm pretty sure they'll be running the big motor on the C7.R, Pratt & Miller already hinted at it on their FaceBook about a month or so ago!
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If that's the case, then there really isn't a Max displacement...
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If the ACO let them into Le Mans with that...
I mean seriously, whats the point of even having regulations? If they just go back to having V-1 Million, 12 liter engines, they're going to drive Ferrari, BMW, and Porsche out. They dont have any engines bigger than 5.5.
On a more positive note- Maybe Aston Martin can lobby to run the V12 Vantage. Its only 500cc's over, where as the Viper is more than 1500 over.
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It was the ACO who gave the Viper it's blessing to run it's 8.0 liter V10! They should abolish the rule of displacement that way it won't be a 'waiver'.
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