- 9,089
- Scotland
At least the Aston sounded good....
Unlike the Nissan.
Unlike the Nissan.
The Le Mans General Discussion Thread
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- 44,185
- Blackburn
- Furinkazen_54
Nissan sounds pretty decent imo. Certainly been much worse in the past. Nissan sounds better than the Audis or old 908s for one (and I don't mind the Audis).
- 9,554
- Vermont
- catamount39
Yeah the Nissan ain't ba....WHAT ON EARTH IS THIS?! o-o
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- Arizona
- HamiltonMP427
Eh both six cylinder turbos they don't sound all that different to me but then again exhaust layout is quite different so probably why you have preference.
Yeah the Nissan ain't ba....WHAT ON EARTH IS THIS?! o-o
Get out...
- 44,185
- Blackburn
- Furinkazen_54
- 9,554
- Vermont
- catamount39
I figured as much...made me do a double take like: "Da **** is that?!" O-o
- 9,089
- Scotland
Ones a V6 another's a straight 6
- 22,551
- Arizona
- HamiltonMP427
Yes and ones a 2.0 and the other is a 3.0...I still don't feel one sounds all that much more glorious than the other.
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To each their own, I like the deep snarl of the V6 paired with the fantastic spool out the exhaust from the turbos.
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- Vermont
- catamount39
But both are only half as good as the Aston Martin B09/60 LMP1. 
Get it? Half as good? Straight-6T and V6T have half the cylinders of a V12? Get it? Ge...okay I'll leave now.
Get it? Half as good? Straight-6T and V6T have half the cylinders of a V12? Get it? Ge...okay I'll leave now.
- 3,019
- Essex
I remember hearing the Lola Aston flat out down the pit straight at Le Mans for the first time like it was yesterday. Still gives me chills down my spine! Can't wait to see it again in the support race.
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Theres questions over the Porsche and Audi rear wing legality! http://www.racecar-engineering.com/news/revealed-audi-porsches-le-mans-rear-wing-trick/
It appears as if the questions over them are about the layered nature of the endplates.
It appears as if the questions over them are about the layered nature of the endplates.
- 4,101
- California
- Sk8er913
Summary of the article in 2 sentences.
"The designs do indeed seem to comply with the letter of the rules."
"A rumour inside the paddock claims that the reason that both Porsche and Audi have the concept at the same time is that staff have gone from one to the other taking information with them."
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- Addison,Texas
- GTP_RACECAR
Remember when it was Toyota and their Questionable Wing last year? Funny how this seems to swing back and forth.
Yeah the Nissan ain't ba....WHAT ON EARTH IS THIS?! o-o
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- Paul2007
I am really interested to see what the GT-R LM Nismo can do come qualifying next week on low fuel and soft tyres. It is the most fascinating racing car in years and I wish Nissan all the best come Le Mans this year.
What it could be capable of in 2016 with 8MJ and 4WD is the really scary thought...
What it could be capable of in 2016 with 8MJ and 4WD is the really scary thought...
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- danardif1
I said specifically they weren't at the point of incremental gains, they are still at that point where they will gain huge chunks of time with every session they complete.
And as for whether the other P1 cars were pushing or not, here's a link to a rather intriguing thought from Dailysportscar http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/06/01/le-mans-test-day-heres-a-thought.html
Basically if you factor in the headwind and green track the cars were facing down the straights on test day, a 5 second loss of time can be found... which looks like the Porsche/Audi/Toyota guys were doing some qualifying-pace laps on their best efforts. It certainly seems like they were pushing the cars early on knowing the weather would disrupt things later on in the day. So again, do you honestly think Nissan were running at their full pace when their stated aim was to get miles on the car and run through their own test program. The laptimes just don't suggest so, especially from what we've seen in the small amount of video evidence of Nissan's testing in the States. In those videos we've seen the car attacking corners, achieving fantastic straight line speeds (which were the only thing confirmed at Le Mans) and generally looking like the car is fast enough to think that they are quicker than a 3.43 at Le Mans.
It was testing, not all teams run the same programs, especially when they are at wildly different stages of development. We will see what the Nissan achieves in qualifying in little over a week's time. All things going to plan, I reckon we'll see them well under 3.25.000... that's a conservative estimate as well as that's about 9-10 seconds slower than the expected fastest time for the other P1 cars.
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- Didcot, Oxfordshire
- danardif1
It's a combination of track conditions (so rubber on the track as well as atmospheric conditions) and the headwind that was directly in the drivers face down the main straights. Over a 8.5 mile lap these otherwise more insignificant laptime factors add up. Don't be surprised to see a 3.15... I'm certainly looking forward to seeing one of those Porsches crank it up in the night session when the air is cool and the track is rubbered in...
- 3,019
- Essex
The Stickers have arrived! pinched one for the mini too... Will post a picture of the car later.
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- high_five_city
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- Scotland
I hope it rains so it throws everyone's predictions out the window.
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- Vermont
- catamount39
I like watching 24 Hour races with rain...I don't know what it is...just makes it seem more epic.
- 9,089
- Scotland
I don't like it when it starts to rain when you're in the helicopter above the race......
- 9,554
- Vermont
- catamount39
Hey I can only speak from watching it on the TV.
- 698
- Didcot, Oxfordshire
- danardif1
Whatever happens it'll be to fun to watch.
- 2,969
- Curitiba
Humm, rain and dry weather alternating wildly is more epic, imo.
With current standards, they would probably red flag the race in a persistent rain scenario.
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- Vermont
- catamount39
Well yeah I do mean the alternating kind of weather. Goes from cloudy, to raining, to cloudy, to sunny, to rain...and so on and so fourth.
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