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The Le Mans General Discussion Thread
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http://sportscar365.com/wec/onroak-ligier-announce-partnership/
OAK come to a deal which leads to the Ligier name returning.
OAK come to a deal which leads to the Ligier name returning.
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Apologies for triple post, but surely enough time has passed? Besides this morning see's the new look Audi R18 e-tron quattro being shown to the world 
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Who cares about triple posting when it's Audi related 
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It'd be nice if it actually happens, too many times have I heard them talk about assessing the rules. They don't want to join unless a win is assured, but this isn't the 50s or early 60s anymore.
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I have no idea how anyone is supposed to beat Audi when they keep making such incredible looking cars. I think it looks nothing short of amazing when you compare it to how LMP cars looked 10 years ago.
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As an Audi fanboy, I love the new design. This upcoming Le Mans will be freakin' amazing with all three big players going for a win in the class with equally competent drivers and hardware!
Phalluses are aerodynamic, what do you want 'em to do?
Phalluses are aerodynamic, what do you want 'em to do?
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Looks beautiful.. Less front. More rear please . Looks like they widened the areas around the brake duct intakes (fits more with the curvature of the design). Finally, a grill for the roof intake (Fuji...). Front lip looks the same. Can't wait to see the improvements to their blown diffuser design.
. Looks like they widened the areas around the brake duct intakes (fits more with the curvature of the design). Finally, a grill for the roof intake (Fuji...). Front lip looks the same. Can't wait to see the improvements to their blown diffuser design.
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Apologies for triple post, but surely enough time has passed? Besides this morning see's the new look Audi R18 e-tron quattro being shown to the world
More menacing than it's predecessor! Comparison with the previous R18:
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I thought 2014 cars can only have tires of the same width that current LMP2 cars are using?
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Man, those Audis get more and more beautiful each year. Does it have a name already? And the new Porsche?
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They reused the same name actually.
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On this more I just got some designs I did back from a local embroidery place to add to my team wear for next year.
1 or 2 things I did to tidy up on them.
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It used to be that a lot of the teams that were going to lemans would test before/after the week of the 12 hours of Sebring. The past few years it's only been the really really big teams (primarily those with new cars that aren't based in France) that would test extensively at Sebring as a final race prep for spa (ILMC/WEC) and then lemans. They would usually go in this order:
Feb. test Sebring, race Sebring, test Sebring... March/April test le castolett, May race le castolett/spa, final shakedown with 24-48 hour race simulations at le castolett... June LeMans.
A work of warning though, the pre Sebring tests are usually closed, and I'd really expect them to be this year because of the competition that Porsche will bring to the WEC/LeMans. They play for keeps, and don't much about when they have something new up their sleeves. That said, they are known for doing light-years of testing when they have a new car, and the fact that they are joining the premier class in the WEC/lemans will mean the testing regimen will be even more extreme.
Yes, a lot of it will be done in Europe (and allegedly in Portugal recently, but the common wisdom is, if your car can stay together at Sebring, it might just stay together at lemans. So in the beginning of next year, it may be worth a drive to Sebring. Look around the carparks at local hotels for a bunch of vw group cars with dealer or paper plates. Rent a room there for the night, and hit the continental breakfast as soon as it opens. Then just look for Audi/Porsche jackets, and ask them if you can tag along.
If they say yes (or no), promise you won't bring your telephoto lens or a stopwatch and emphasize that you are just a "casual fan" (that just happened to drive to Sebring and rent a hotel room on the off chance you may get to check out a day of testing.) If you are a circuit worker, or have any sort of racing license, offer to be a corner worker (you will have a better view this way, and they have to have corner workers to test.)
Feb. test Sebring, race Sebring, test Sebring... March/April test le castolett, May race le castolett/spa, final shakedown with 24-48 hour race simulations at le castolett... June LeMans.
A work of warning though, the pre Sebring tests are usually closed, and I'd really expect them to be this year because of the competition that Porsche will bring to the WEC/LeMans. They play for keeps, and don't much about when they have something new up their sleeves. That said, they are known for doing light-years of testing when they have a new car, and the fact that they are joining the premier class in the WEC/lemans will mean the testing regimen will be even more extreme.
Yes, a lot of it will be done in Europe (and allegedly in Portugal recently, but the common wisdom is, if your car can stay together at Sebring, it might just stay together at lemans. So in the beginning of next year, it may be worth a drive to Sebring. Look around the carparks at local hotels for a bunch of vw group cars with dealer or paper plates. Rent a room there for the night, and hit the continental breakfast as soon as it opens. Then just look for Audi/Porsche jackets, and ask them if you can tag along.
If they say yes (or no), promise you won't bring your telephoto lens or a stopwatch and emphasize that you are just a "casual fan" (that just happened to drive to Sebring and rent a hotel room on the off chance you may get to check out a day of testing.) If you are a circuit worker, or have any sort of racing license, offer to be a corner worker (you will have a better view this way, and they have to have corner workers to test.)
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http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/12/corvette-c7r-debut-detroit-race-rolex-24/
Just put this right here.
Just put this right here.
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A slightly more echoing higher pitch exhaust note and we got the "reeeowwwaaaarrrr" TIE sound as well.
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I like the the new Jake.
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Will it still go WHHOOOOOOOOSSSHHH!! Or will it sound like this?
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