The Le Mans General Discussion Thread

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

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.




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


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How wrong you are.

 

[CodeRedR51]

And if you look down at Mulsanne Corner, there is speculation the car may not even require a rear wing.

I wouldn't follow their speculation too closely.

 

[Tired Tyres]

I know nothing about this Nissan other than it's called a

Spoiler

Nissan

Honest.

 

[AJ]

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.

Unfortunately there isn't a smiley for 'you have missed the joke'.
In all seriousness, whilst I bow to Mr.Fuller's expertise, I bow lower to the letter of the regulations.

How wrong you are.

There is a difference between 'movable' and 'flexible', and it's open to the stewards interpretation.
For example the ZEOD's flaps were 'movable', and that was fine in G56. Whereas the TS040's Le Mans rear wing was considered 'flexible'. [edit - I am not certain, but I think the 'in motion' bit has been added for 2015 to cover this very instance.]

 

[trustjab]

Japanese Autosport interviewed the head of Dome industries and he said there are benefits to the front engine like braking regen. If its fwd or even front engine, it will be advantaged in efficiency of that area. If its fwd, drivetrain losses will be lessened.

 

[RACECAR]

WEC: Indianapolis open to 2016 date


Not sure if want...

 

[Roger the Horse]

If it's Indy alongside COTA then that can't be a bad thing, in my opinion.

 

[Brutaka]

I would love to have an Indy WEC round, It would be the cheapest way for me to go to one.

 

[Panoz]

I'm planning to attend the Austin race in '15 but if the Indy event comes to fruition it be even better for me traveling wise.

 

[SagarisGTB]

Indy is a drab and featureless race track. Prefer Montreal.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Indy is a drab and featureless race track. Prefer Montreal.

Gee I wonder why...

Though I agree in some degree and considering it had a history of being a Sportscar racing track prior it wouldn't be a bad idea.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Japanese Autosport interviewed the head of Dome industries and he said there are benefits to the front engine like braking regen. If its fwd or even front engine, it will be advantaged in efficiency of that area. If its fwd, drivetrain losses will be lessened.

...and aero advantages...

 

[trustjab]

...and aero advantages...

Thats what I mean by efficiency. Not 100% on if they'll do it, but the exhaust gasses could speed up the airflow through the front wing(s).

 

[CodeRedR51]

Thats what I mean by efficiency. Not 100% on if they'll do it, but the exhaust gasses could speed up the airflow through the front wing(s).

I will say they have done nothing unique or special with the exhaust.

 

[DK]

I very much doubt it's going to be FWD, I'd say that'd be a nightmare with wheelspin and understeer.

 

[Furinkazen]

Gee I wonder why...

Though I agree in some degree and considering it had a history of being a Sportscar racing track prior it wouldn't be a bad idea.

Montreal is just a genuinely better track. Indy Road is so artificial and mine numbing. No flow to it.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I very much doubt it's going to be FWD, I'd say that'd be a nightmare with wheelspin and understeer.

There's ways of dealing with it.

 

[Mt. Lynx]

A good e-diff and a well balanced traction control system. Is torque vectoring allowed?

 

[CodeRedR51]

A good e-diff and a well balanced traction control system. Is torque vectoring allowed?

Yes.

 

[Roger the Horse]

I still think it's going to be left wheel drive.

 

[Mt. Lynx]

Yes.

I'll go out on a limb and say that the GT-R will utilise torque vectoring. On all four wheels.
Why? I'm guessing that it has two gearboxes, and - like the roadgoing GT-R - two prop shafts.

 

[catamount39]

I think they based the carbon tub off of the GT-R chassis.

 

[TheBook]

Dumb idea: front-biased AWD? Maybe FF with a petrol powerplant plus electric power to the rear wheels? High-speed stability would be good, at LM for example, but I could see aerodynamic drag being an issue with the required frontal area.

 

[catamount39]

FWD? Well uh...I wish them luck with that.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Gee I wonder why..

Because building a road circuit in the middle of an oval after that oval is built - rather than planning road circuit and oval together - and treating the oval as a boundary seriously limits what you can do in the first place.

Although I suppose the merits of racing at Indianapolis depend on the configuration used. IMS have made tweaks for MotoGP and IndyCar, so if they're interested in a 2016 date, they could do the same for the WEC.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Does seem to becoming more and more likely that this Nissan is very FWD bias.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

My favourite Aston Martin livery

 

[Jav]

WEC: Indianapolis open to 2016 date


Not sure if want...

That's silly, WEC needs Sebring back! No matter what it takes!!

 

[catamount39]

If only IMSA had used an LMP1/LMP2/GTE/GT3 setup...could have had a combo WEC/Tudor event at Sebring...

Riley is trying to get the Viper to Le Mans:
http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/112138-lm24-riley-aiming-for-le-mans-viper-return

 

[Jav]

Riley is trying to get the Viper to Le Mans:
http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/112138-lm24-riley-aiming-for-le-mans-viper-return

Oh man I hope it happens! Can you imagine those Vipers at LeMans wearing Red White and Blue!!!?