The Le Mans General Discussion Thread

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

And my name is Chuck Norris, very funny. -_-

It does if you do your research, its being driven to the track being powered by a twin turbo v12 at which point they will switch to a twin turbo v6 for the race and after the race they are switch back to the twin turbo v12 and driving to paris.

 

[Furinkazen]

@catamount39 what @Holdenhsvgtsr says is correct, can confirm that.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Hate the idea of a front engine LMP1 from Nissan. It basically says, we know we cant build a car fast enough to win, so we're going to show up with slower alternate technology (like the Zeod), so we get attention not for being fast but for being different. If so I hope it fails like the Zeod

Well the guy who designed the Deltawing is head of this project too, so what do you expect? Believe me, when you all see the specs you will give them at least a little credit for being different.

 

[catamount39]

It does if you do your research, its being driven to the track being powered by a twin turbo v12 at which point they will switch to a twin turbo v6 for the race and after the race they are switch back to the twin turbo v12 and driving to paris.

Hold on a sec...huh...well dam, that's impressive.

So in other words, this is a road car, that comes with a race conversion kit to make it a race car? Man, that's crazy cool. And you can reassemble it as a road car and drive home...holy ****.

 

[Furinkazen]

Hate the idea of a front engine LMP1 from Nissan. It basically says, we know we cant build a car fast enough to win, so we're going to show up with slower alternate technology (like the Zeod), so we get attention not for being fast but for being different. If so I hope it fails like the Zeod

Missed this one. The ZEOD actually succeeded as far as demonstrating its electric technologies. It was piece of conventional kit that failed and put them out.

Also, tell Don Panoz front-engined cars cannot win or do well.

@Earth, considering your somewhat odd and twisted knowledge of sportscars (or rather just finding something to complain about all the time.), how about you actually wait to see what it looks like and more importantly runs like before making such judgemental comments?

 

[Brutaka]

Hate the idea of a front engine LMP1 from Nissan. It basically says, we know we cant build a car fast enough to win, so we're going to show up with slower alternate technology (like the Zeod), so we get attention not for being fast but for being different. If so I hope it fails like the Zeod

What's wrong with diversity?

 

[RACECAR]

Hate the idea of a front engine LMP1 from Nissan. It basically says, we know we cant build a car fast enough to win, so we're going to show up with slower alternate technology (like the Zeod), so we get attention not for being fast but for being different. If so I hope it fails like the Zeod

That's rather out there considering nothing about it has been released yet.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

 

[catamount39]

Ha! XD

 

[trustjab]

Rumor going around the Nissan may be fwd according to Japanese autosport...

 

[Mt. Lynx]

Actually more awd. But that the ICE power the front wheels.
No rear wing is also a possibilty (!)

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

I heard that it has 4 wheels a roof and headlights.

 

[Legro]

I heard that it's made by Nissan.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

I heard that it's made by Nissan.

Which part as the engine is cosworth

 

[catamount39]

I heard it has the driver on the left side of the car.

 

[Roger the Horse]

I've heard that it has the driver on the right side of the car.

 

[catamount39]

I heard that it sounds like an old F1 car....

 

[ProjectWHaT]

I heard it'll compete at Le Mans.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

I heard it'll compete at Le Mans.

Do you mind we are trying to be realist here, no room for your ludicrous claims.

 

[AJ]

I haven't heard anything. I've read and seen a fair bit though.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I heard that it has 4 wheels a roof and headlights.

I heard this too.

 

[catamount39]

There's a rumor that it uses spoked wheels.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

I also heard it'll run on unicorn farts.

 

[catamount39]

I also heard it'll run on unicorn farts.

Really? Because I read somewhere it'll be powered by coal and water.

 

[Roger the Horse]

I've heard that it is not an appropriate environment for dogs.

 

[RACECAR]

I could've sworn I heard Pixie dust was going to be its powersource.

 

[Legro]

I also heard it'll run on unicorn farts.

Really? Because I read somewhere it'll be powered by coal and water.

I could've sworn I heard Pixie dust was going to be its powersource.

Well, those make the rumor of it being powered by tears of homesick polar bears impossible.

 

[AJ]

Right, in the words of @Famine, enough is enough. This speculation has been going on for far too long and it ends here. Here is the 'insider knowledge' regarding the NISSAN GT-R LM NISMO.


- No parts of the car are made from metallic materials which have a specific modulus of elasticity greater than 40GPa / (g/cm3).

- No part of the bodywork is taller than 1050 mm above the reference surface.

- The doors provide a normal access to the cockpit through the opening specified. Opening (hinges) or locking (locks) devices are designed to allow a quick release of the entire door in case of emergency from the interior as from the exterior of the cockpit. Hinges and locks are marked in a signal colour.

- The windscreen is made of one piece of laminated glass or polycarbonate. The upper edge of the windscreen is lower than the highest point of the roof (excluding the air inlet), at a minimum of 950 mm in height from the reference surface over a minimum width of 300 mm.In addition it can be removed with the use of a #4 Allen key.

- It has no movable bodywork parts/elements when the car is in motion.

- It does not have a blown diffuser.

- The engine cover quick-release fixings are visible from the outside and clearly indicated.

- The rear wing is made up of the following elements : wing, vertical supports and end plates. The wing is the primary device and is is a single aerodynamic device, adjustable, mounted at the rear of the car, with two aerodynamic profiles as a maximum (mainplane and flap). It is framed by a volume measuring 250 mm horizontally x 150 mm vertically x 1800 mm transversally. It is not adjustable from within the cockpit.

- It has a vertical fin, which is longitudinal and parallel to the car centerline, which is perfectly located on the longitudinal axis of the car with equal thickness either side of the centerline. It has a constant thickness. With the car on its wheels, the visible area (in lateral view) of the fin is greater than 3000cm2 from both sides. The fin is continuous without any holes or openings. No other device is attached to this fin.



That's enough for now. If people are interested I will share details about the engine later.

 

[R0ssingt0n]

I don't want to cause too much controversy but I heard there's room for an actual human to get in and drive it.

 

[Furinkazen]

Right, in the words of @Famine, enough is enough. This speculation has been going on for far too long and it ends here. Here is the 'insider knowledge' regarding the NISSAN GT-R LM NISMO.


- No parts of the car are made from metallic materials which have a specific modulus of elasticity greater than 40GPa / (g/cm3).

- No part of the bodywork is taller than 1050 mm above the reference surface.

- The doors provide a normal access to the cockpit through the opening specified. Opening (hinges) or locking (locks) devices are designed to allow a quick release of the entire door in case of emergency from the interior as from the exterior of the cockpit. Hinges and locks are marked in a signal colour.

- The windscreen is made of one piece of laminated glass or polycarbonate. The upper edge of the windscreen is lower than the highest point of the roof (excluding the air inlet), at a minimum of 950 mm in height from the reference surface over a minimum width of 300 mm.In addition it can be removed with the use of a #4 Allen key.

- It has no movable bodywork parts/elements when the car is in motion.

- It does not have a blown diffuser.

- The engine cover quick-release fixings are visible from the outside and clearly indicated.

- The rear wing is made up of the following elements : wing, vertical supports and end plates. The wing is the primary device and is is a single aerodynamic device, adjustable, mounted at the rear of the car, with two aerodynamic profiles as a maximum (mainplane and flap). It is framed by a volume measuring 250 mm horizontally x 150 mm vertically x 1800 mm transversally. It is not adjustable from within the cockpit.

- It has a vertical fin, which is longitudinal and parallel to the car centerline, which is perfectly located on the longitudinal axis of the car with equal thickness either side of the centerline. It has a constant thickness. With the car on its wheels, the visible area (in lateral view) of the fin is greater than 3000cm2 from both sides. The fin is continuous without any holes or openings. No other device is attached to this fin.



That's enough for now. If people are interested I will share details about the engine later.

I didn;t know you were a moderator - people are allowed to have a little bit of humour sometimes. And if you look down at Mulsanne Corner, there is speculation the car may not even require a rear wing.