2012 Grand-Am (Rolex and Continental Tire)

According to the Endurance-Info Facebook page, the Audi R8 LMS has been homologated for Grand-Am racing.

How would the R8 LMS be balanced to be equal with the Grand AM 458 that is slower than the road going 458?

Isn't the R8 LMS the same car that Audi races against the GTE spec 458 at the Nurburgring?

The Grand-Am cars are slower cause they're stuffed with an American driver. WWHOOOAA!!!!!

Aye, but the GT3 cars that raced at the Nurburgring were definitely juicing much more fruit at a higher rate than normal..

If that analogy makes any sense at all.

GT3 cars tend to be packed with driver aids, and with the right tyres, they can match a GT2 car easily. In 2009, the GT3 cars were lapping quicker than the GT2 class cars in the FIA GT, all thanks to driver aids and tyres.

For Grand-Am, the car will have much less aero, no driver aids, less power and possibly skinnier, less grippy tyres.

wut.

Conner wrote:

WANT.

fixed it for you

XTI Nightrider wrote:

Conner wrote:

WANT.

fixed it for you

HAHA! That made me laugh

OMG looks like they have used a mosler orignal design lol

i think they'd be better off with a Mosler! That Corvette 'DP' is the (Comic Book Guy voice again) Ugliest Corvette Ever!

i like it

me too

on second look, I think its going to rise up and change into a giant robot at any moment now, still like it though

its true the front says Corvette, but to me, the rest says, "What the [Censored] Did you do?!?!?!"

That looks derp-ier than anything Pixar came up with for Cars.

1 word = Awful

The only way that car is going to look good is if they put a paintjob like this on it.

I don't understand how people don't like it. Oh well

Simon wrote:I don't understand how people don't like it. Oh well

Youre not the only one who dislikes it.

I really like it! Has the late-90's GT1 look about it, reminds me of the LMP Evo proposal from a few years ago too, which is a great thing. I can't wait to see what other DP's we'll get!

EDIT: That LMP Vette I was talking about:


And, you all know FINE well that this is much better looking than the previous itteration of the Daytona Prototype.

Are Lola building a new one? I'd quite like to see this car shape with the Lola style nose.

nickyf1 wrote:I really like it! Has the late-90's GT1 look about it, reminds me of the LMP Evo proposal from a few years ago too, which is a great thing. I can't wait to see what other DP's we'll get!

EDIT: That LMP Vette I was talking about:


And, you all know FINE well that this is much better looking than the previous itteration of the Daytona Prototype.

Are Lola building a new one? I'd quite like to see this car shape with the Lola style nose.

I'll be admitant, I agree on the basis that it looks alot better than the previous itteration.

Rolex Sports Car Series
1/28 - Rolex 24 at Daytona
4/1 - Barber
4/29 - Homestead
5/13 - New Jersey
6/3 - Belle Isle
6/10 - Mid-Ohio
6/24 - Road America
7/1 - 6 Hours of The Glen
7/29 - Indianapolis
8/12 - Watkins Glen (short)
8/19 - Montreal
9/9 - Laguna Seca
9/30 - Lime Rock Park

Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
1/27 - Daytona
3/30 - Barber
4/28 - Homestead
5/12 - New Jersey
6/10 - Mid-Ohio
6/24 - Road America
6/30 - Watkins Glen
7/28 - Indianapolis
9/8 - Laguna Seca
9/29 - Lime Rock Park

All Rolex races are 2h45m unless noted.
All Continental Tire races are 2h30m.

Rolex 24 starts in just over 90 minutes.

http://www.grand-am.com/news/index.cfm?series=r&cid=51049

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Hate speed pre-race. Wish the race would just start

gen3ral ts0 wrote:http://www.grand-am.com/news/index.cfm?series=r&cid=51049

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Actually read about that a few months ago in Grassroots Motorsports. Looks quite interesting.