Porsche has taken victory at the Le Mans 24 hours race with the #19 car driven across the finish line by current Formula One driver Nico Hulkenberg. He was joint driving the car with Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy.
How can a front engine (front-mid?) car like this with large diffuser and rear wing create enough df at the front to balance out the car with that little splitter? Front splitters just make really good use of ground effect? I am a layman, obviously. But I've always wondered how they set up a car like this to win (BMW GTE cars are the same way, and Corvette....)Saykas wrote:
Most (If not all) of these cars have a rear heavy weight balance thanks to the use of a transaxle.BanMeToo wrote:How can a front engine (front-mid?) car like this with large diffuser and rear wing create enough df at the front to balance out the car with that little splitter? Front splitters just make really good use of ground effect? I am a layman, obviously. But I've always wondered how they set up a car like this to win (BMW GTE cars are the same way, and Corvette....)Saykas wrote:http://i.imgur.com/XaP5JE6.jpg
If they keep increasing the wheel holes they'll eventually end up with an open wheeler.mikeerfol wrote:It's only for Le Mans though http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121123
To finish first, first you must finish.Cold Fussion wrote:Shame the 17 car was seemingly gifted the win, the 18 car drove the better race.
Sorry I haven't seen the race yet, you gave me the impression that it was something other than team orders.Cold Fussion wrote:What are you talking about? The 18 car finished second after being swapped out of the lead.
The race being talked about is Fuji that happened this weekend, not Texas.djos wrote:Sorry I haven't seen the race yet, you gave me the impression that it was something other than team orders.Cold Fussion wrote:What are you talking about? The 18 car finished second after being swapped out of the lead.
Edit: I'm confused, I'm hearing Audi came 2nd and 3rd so how exactly did #17 have it gifted to them?
Actually it's because that front splitter has a diffuser hidden underneath all gte cars use front diffusers.SteveRacer wrote:Most (If not all) of these cars have a rear heavy weight balance thanks to the use of a transaxle.BanMeToo wrote:How can a front engine (front-mid?) car like this with large diffuser and rear wing create enough df at the front to balance out the car with that little splitter? Front splitters just make really good use of ground effect? I am a layman, obviously. But I've always wondered how they set up a car like this to win (BMW GTE cars are the same way, and Corvette....)Saykas wrote:http://i.imgur.com/XaP5JE6.jpg
Yeah 4wd is nice in slower corners.Jonnycraig wrote:The #17 Porsche just set a time fast enough to qualify for the 2015 Chinese GP and only 0.5 off the fastest race lap....
Sorry can't help you with torrents, but they have a 50min race review on the FIA WEC youtube channeltok-tokkie wrote:I have looked but can't find torrents for WEC. Anyone with a source?
