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Saykas 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....)

BanMeToo wrote:

Saykas wrote:http://i.imgur.com/XaP5JE6.jpg

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....)

Most (If not all) of these cars have a rear heavy weight balance thanks to the use of a transaxle.

mikeerfol wrote:It's only for Le Mans though http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121123

If they keep increasing the wheel holes they'll eventually end up with an open wheeler.

Great job by Timo and Mark to put the #17 on pole again!

Shame the 17 car was seemingly gifted the win, the 18 car drove the better race.

Cold Fussion wrote:Shame the 17 car was seemingly gifted the win, the 18 car drove the better race.

To finish first, first you must finish.

What are you talking about? The 18 car finished second after being swapped out of the lead.

Cold Fussion wrote:What are you talking about? The 18 car finished second after being swapped out of the lead.

Sorry I haven't seen the race yet, you gave me the impression that it was something other than team orders.

Edit: I'm confused, I'm hearing Audi came 2nd and 3rd so how exactly did #17 have it gifted to them?

djos wrote:

Cold Fussion wrote:What are you talking about? The 18 car finished second after being swapped out of the lead.

Sorry I haven't seen the race yet, you gave me the impression that it was something other than team orders.

Edit: I'm confused, I'm hearing Audi came 2nd and 3rd so how exactly did #17 have it gifted to them?

The race being talked about is Fuji that happened this weekend, not Texas.

Porsche 1-2 followed by the Audi's, both teams inverted their lead cars both the #17 Porsche and #7 Audi had help from their team-mates to finish first and third respectively.

SteveRacer wrote:

BanMeToo wrote:

Saykas wrote:http://i.imgur.com/XaP5JE6.jpg

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....)

Most (If not all) of these cars have a rear heavy weight balance thanks to the use of a transaxle.

Actually it's because that front splitter has a diffuser hidden underneath all gte cars use front diffusers.

Good race to watch, would have been nice to see the 18 take the win, but that's life in a 2 car team
Start of race was interesting with all the slipping and sliding, had a little trouble trying to keep up with who was were.
The last hour or so was more like a demolition derby, especially in LMP2 every time I saw the #47 KCMG ORECA car
it was in a shoving match with one of the G-Drive cars, didn't end to well for the #47 though.

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....

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....

Yeah 4wd is nice in slower corners.

I have looked but can't find torrents for WEC. Anyone with a source?

tok-tokkie wrote:I have looked but can't find torrents for WEC. Anyone with a source?

Sorry can't help you with torrents, but they have a 50min race review on the FIA WEC youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwU7U7 ... LjDJTnANjw