Re: 2013 Endurance Talk

by XPR Roadrunner Fri 1 Mar 2013 - 22:28

ESM out of Le Mans, another AMR Team comes in:

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-esm-withdraws-from-lm24/

by XPR Roadrunner Wed 6 Mar 2013 - 3:12

Renault to supply LMP2 engines this year and MAYBE COMING TO LMP1 NEXT YEAR!!!!

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-renault-poised-for-prototype-return/

by theboomeranga Wed 6 Mar 2013 - 5:16

nice!

by ShrinkingSteven Wed 6 Mar 2013 - 11:25

XPR Roadrunner wrote:ESM out of Le Mans, another AMR Team comes in:

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-esm-withdraws-from-lm24/

Should have been Prospeed to balance out the Aston/Corvette/Ferrari fight.

by XPR Roadrunner Wed 6 Mar 2013 - 16:56

XPR Roadrunner wrote:Renault to supply LMP2 engines this year and MAYBE COMING TO LMP1 NEXT YEAR!!!!

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-renault-poised-for-prototype-return/

I'll add for those who didn't read the article, the Engine's would be badged as....

ALPINE!

by XPR Roadrunner Fri 8 Mar 2013 - 17:48

FIA makes new BoP adjustments for LeMans and WEC.

Following a recent meeting of the Endurance Committee in Paris, the Balance of Performance adjustments for both the GTE Pro and Am classes of the FIA World Endurance Championship have been set. These adjustments are made against the base figures set in the 2013 Technical Regulations; these come into immediate effect and are equally applicable for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

“The Balance of Performance for the LMGTE Pro and Am cars has been unveiled for the new season," said Vincent Beaumesnil, Sporting Director of the ACO. "The Balance of Performance for 2013 for each car entered for the FIA WEC and for Le Mans has been arrived at using data from various sources. Of course the performance of the cars will be monitored throughout the season and the BoP will be adjusted if necessary.”

Taking into account data provided by the manufacturers, adjustments can be made to any, or all, of five different areas of the car: weight, the diameter of air restrictors, the size of the gurney on the rear wing, fuel tank capacity and the size of the distance between the top of the rear wing and the roof of the car.

For the GTE Pro category, the Porsche GT3 RSR (997) and the Porsche GT3 RSR (991) will receive an adjustment of weight (-35kg) from the baseline 1245 kg, and +0.7mm to the two restrictors (28.6mm). The same modifications apply to the GTE Am Porsche 997. The Porsche GT3 RSR (991) will also have a reduction of -100mm in the height of the rear wing from the roof of the car.

The Ferrari F458 Italia will also receive an adjustment, applicable to both Pro and Am classes, of weight (-10kg), a reduction of -5 litres from the standard 90 litre fuel tank capacity and a reduction of -100mm in the height of the rear wing from the roof of the car.

Aston Martin Racing’s Vantage V8s will benefit from -40kg in weight, balanced with +1.4mm on the restrictors (28.3mm). The British cars have also received an adjustment to the rear wing Gurney (-10mm) and +5 litres to the fuel tank capacity. Again, these changes are applicable for both Pro and Am entries.

The final FIA WEC car featured in the latest decisions from the Endurance Committee is the LMGTE Am Corvette C6R which receives +5 kg in weight, +1.3mm in diameter of restrictors (27.9mm) and a reduction of -25mm in the height of the rear wing from the roof of the car.

Viper not inlcuded in the list. Sounds like it was the baseline! wooo

by XPR Roadrunner Fri 8 Mar 2013 - 18:04

Renault confirms Alpine return:

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-renault-confirms-lm24-return-with-alpine/

Signatech to race an Alpine powered Oreca 03 chassis (expected to be rebadged as an Alpine). The Alpine motor will be based on the current Nissan V8 used in LMP2.

by XPR Roadrunner Mon 11 Mar 2013 - 19:08

Audi R18 gets inspiration from a.....submarine?

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-adds-periscope-video-system-to-r18-e-tron-quattros

by **CQR Rogue** Mon 11 Mar 2013 - 19:23

by Stonewall458 Mon 11 Mar 2013 - 23:18

Kamui Kobayashi going to AF Corse in WEC

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105958

by **LMR DarthMario** Mon 11 Mar 2013 - 23:21

look who it is!!! someone hasn't posted here in quite a while, eh Conner?

by The Posimosh Tue 12 Mar 2013 - 1:59

Stonewall458 wrote:Kamui Kobayashi going to AF Corse in WEC

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105958

Nice to see you stranger... Don't be such a stranger. Stranger.

by theboomeranga Tue 12 Mar 2013 - 2:18

Stonewall458 wrote:Kamui Kobayashi going to AF Corse in WEC

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105958

by ShrinkingSteven Tue 12 Mar 2013 - 11:50

Not sure if 1-2hour races counts as enduro but British GT has a epic grid this year for once. 35 GT3 cars Yes please cant wait untill easter weekend for round 1 going to be sweet =)

by XPR Roadrunner Thu 14 Mar 2013 - 18:12

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ugliest thing I've ever seen

by **Ax4x Bandit** Thu 14 Mar 2013 - 19:19

XPR Roadrunner wrote:

ugliest thing I've ever seen

Which one's the car and which one's the ground?

by **LMR DarthMario** Thu 14 Mar 2013 - 19:19

looks like they just glued the top of the Lola Honda/Mazda onto the DeltaWing. Vehicle looks better as an open-top. if they are designing the thing after a fighter jet, the 'coupe' version should match

by **CQR Rogue** Thu 14 Mar 2013 - 19:24

oh dear

by ShrinkingSteven Thu 14 Mar 2013 - 23:16

It looks like a old the Batmobile lol!

by TMG Lapierre 7x Fri 15 Mar 2013 - 11:33

Hate the delta wing with a passion and I hate the coupe even more, it's not even following any rule books. A all, there is rumours its an actually single seater.... Just wow.

by CredibleWizard Fri 15 Mar 2013 - 14:19

XPR Roadrunner wrote:

ugliest thing I've ever seen

It looks like something you could buy from Anne Summers!!

don't like it.

by ShrinkingSteven Fri 15 Mar 2013 - 14:37

by XPR Roadrunner Fri 15 Mar 2013 - 14:53

IRT Davidson 8x wrote:Hate the delta wing with a passion and I hate the coupe even more, it's not even following any rule books. A all, there is rumours its an actually single seater.... Just wow.

It's not rumoured....its TRUE. Driver sits in the middle. Completely disregards the number one rule in sports car racing.

by CreamyTastey Fri 15 Mar 2013 - 16:19

XPR Roadrunner wrote:

ugliest thing I've ever seen

ROCKET CAR!!!

by F4H Lotterer Fri 15 Mar 2013 - 16:36

im still in shock the fagwing is even classed what a joke.

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