The Le Mans General Discussion Thread

[Bo]

Like where would I?

Here, or Twitter, or Facebook, or anywhere on the internet. Especially since you've already offered to post them yourself, which seemed a serious proposal.

 

[FoolKiller]

But can you Pm me what you know? I was never gonna post them. Like where would I?

I'm going to guess no. Even if he wanted to. This stuff is multimillion dollar secrets that cause these guys to keep their cars completely hidden until they pull it out of the paddock for the first time.


To put it another way: The Corvette plant here in Kentucky has been known to hire heavily armed security when working on new models. If he says more than he has, to anyone, he would be gone.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

I'm going to guess no. Even if he wanted to. This stuff is multimillion dollar secrets that cause these guys to keep their cars completely hidden until they pull it out of the paddock for the first time.


To put it another way: The Corvette plant here in Kentucky has been known to hire heavily armed security when working on new models. If he says more than he has, to anyone, he would be gone.

And noone in the industry will give him a job again.

If you have an issue then no ones asking you to believe him it's up to you to choose wether you do or don't.

Some of us have been around here long enough to know who's involved with who and who has contacts where to know if it will be reliable or not.

 

[RACECAR]

Of course it doesn't stop us from trolling them every once in a while, after all they do it to us with their teasing

 

[CodeRedR51]

Of course it doesn't stop us from trolling them every once in a while, after all they do it to us with their teasing

Here's a photo of the car.

You might need x-ray glasses to see it though.

From here:

http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/111000-wec-nissan-lmp1-embarks-on-first-test

 

[RACECAR]

Dammit, stop playing with mah emotions.


Ok here's a subjective question that can't be Contractually endangering: Soundwise, what would you say its close to?

 

[CodeRedR51]

Dammit, stop playing with mah emotions.


Ok here's a subjective question that can't be Contractually endangering: Soundwise, what would you say its close to?

Couldn't tell ya, I didn't do much testing last week so I wasn't out there when it ran.

 

[Bo]

Ok here's a subjective question that can't be Contractually endangering: Soundwise, what would you say its close to?

A car.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Can you confirm it doesn't run on lasers?

 

[RACECAR]

Couldn't tell ya, I didn't do much testing last week so I wasn't out there when it ran.

Blast!

Guess we'll have to wait for confirmation if there are any lasers coming out of it.

 

[Roger the Horse]

@R1600Turbo can you confirm that the new car will deliberately fit entirely with the LMP1 regulations set down by the ACO and the FIA?

 

[CodeRedR51]

I don't see why not or they wouldn't be able to run it.

 

[Roo]

Porsche to run a third 919 at Le Mans next year.

 

[Furinkazen]

Porsche to run a third 919 at Le Mans next year.

INB4 JENSON BUTTON TALK.

3rd 919 will debut at Spa, and probably some of the GTE drivers who have tested the car (Tandy etc)

 

[mikeerfol]

Anthony Rowlinson @Rowlinson_F1
Rumour at #AbuDhabiGP is that @alo_oficial will be at #LeMans in this: Porsche LMP1 http://ow.ly/2R8pxx

 

[Furinkazen]

Anthony Rowlinson @Rowlinson_F1
Rumour at #AbuDhabiGP is that @alo_oficial will be at #LeMans in this: Porsche LMP1 http://ow.ly/2R8pxx

Rumour mill central.

 

[SD180sx]

Here's a photo of the car.

You might need x-ray glasses to see it though.

From here:

http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/111000-wec-nissan-lmp1-embarks-on-first-test

Does it look anything like this?

 

[cnd01]

My prediction:

laser powered with 4 wheel steering and the driver is in a base jumping position

May as well spill the beans - it's powered by lasers! And the driver wears the car like a suit! A-oh wait.

Beat you to it

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

I see Emerson Fittipaldi is on the WEC entry list for Sao Paulo, that makes him the only Bronze rated double F1 champion in GTE-AM (driving the #61 AF Corse).

Spotter guide: http://www.spotterguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/WEC_14_SaoPaulo_v1.jpg

 

[TDZdave]

Did the Kelly boys from V8SC drop it ages ago that the whole point of Nissan financing them was to build the 5.0 V8 that would be a base for their Le Mans program?

 

[Furinkazen]

Does it look anything like this?

Jeez drop it man. That is a fictional render. No photos (or at least public) pictures exist.

 

[Swagger897]

Does it look anything like this?

Looks more like a rebellion re-skin. I'd take it b/c of the GT logo in the back..

 

[catamount39]

Jeez drop it man. That is a fictional render. No photos (or at least public) pictures exist.

Watch it ends up looking like that almost. XD

 

[SagarisGTB]

Porsche to run a third 919 at Le Mans next year.

Mako, Tandy and... someone. Doubt it'll be Alonso, though that would be a pleasant surprise.

 

[RACECAR]

Looks more like a rebellion re-skin. I'd take it b/c of the GT logo in the back..

That seemed more like an edited Oreca Nissan with just a coupe canopy added to it.

 

[Swagger897]

That seemed more like an edited Oreca Nissan with just a coupe canopy added to it.

something like that... it just looked like a re-skin

 

[CodeRedR51]

Watch it ends up looking like that almost. XD

Yeah, almost.

 

[Swagger897]

I just don't want to see a commercial of this doing some 720 back-kick-side-front rotation on a half-pipe and call that innovation....

 

[cnd01]

Here is a few preliminary spy shots of the car...

Le Mans trim

Full downforce

 

[RACECAR]

Someone please show this thread to the Nissan guys, they'll get a kick out of this totally nutty speculation.