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LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 21 Apr 2011, 23:16
by Sebp
Couldn't find a thread about this years' race. So here goes.
Any predictions on class wins? Apart from Peugeot or Audi winning LMP1?
Is anyone here going to France to see it live? (I am
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Re: LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 21 Apr 2011, 23:17
by Sebp
Re: LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 21 Apr 2011, 23:28
by Holm86
Its going to be exiting.
I hope one of the Honda cars will win LMP2.
Re: LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 21 Apr 2011, 23:36
by ESPImperium
Entries that intrest me are the following:
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REBELLION RACING
CHE
MICHELIN
LOLA B 10/60 COUPE-TOYOTA
Nicolas PROST
FRA
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REBELLION RACING
CHE
MICHELIN
LOLA B 10/60 COUPE-TOYOTA
Andrea BELICCHI
ITA
I can see that post F1 things are already starting to look up for Toyota.
Re: LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 22 Apr 2011, 02:06
by govind112
BMW M3 will take gt1 i think
Re: LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 22 Apr 2011, 02:15
by govind112
is that an f duct i can see
Re: LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 22 Apr 2011, 02:21
by Saribro
No :p.
If you'll look at the wing angle, there'd be very little point in a duct even if there were room in the regulations. (At LM, all cars have been hitting the limiter on the straights for years anyway)
Re: LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 26 Apr 2011, 09:19
by Sebp
Re: LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 26 Apr 2011, 09:55
by Formula None
The team has entrusted veteran sportscar outfit Lehmann as the tuner of the two-liter turbo engine. Further details of the power plant, including its branding, is expected at a later date.
Unlike Corsa Motorsports’ battery-based KERS system seen in the American Le Mans Seres in 2008, Hope PoleVision’s Flybrid system is of a flywheel construction, similar to that used in Porsche’s 911 GT3 R Hybrid.
Re: LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 26 Apr 2011, 17:19
by Pandamasque
So far it failed tech, after not being able to run the length of the pitlane using solely electric power.
Re: LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 26 Apr 2011, 18:49
by Sebp
Pandamasque wrote:So far it failed tech, after not being able to run the length of the pitlane using solely electric power.
Electric power in a flywheel system? Please explain.
Re: LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 26 Apr 2011, 19:52
by RacingManiac
Sebp wrote:Pandamasque wrote:So far it failed tech, after not being able to run the length of the pitlane using solely electric power.
Electric power in a flywheel system? Please explain.
They don't use the flywheel to output directly to mechanical drivetrain, but use it to power an electrical motor to drive the wheels....like the Porsche GT3 Hybrid, which is the Williams system....
Though I thought Flybrid is actually a mechanical system...
Re: LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 26 Apr 2011, 20:24
by Sebp
thanx
Re: LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 27 Apr 2011, 01:38
by Pandamasque
AFAIK their excuse was, that they were made to do only a lap of the Bugatti circuit before 'electri-pitting' (LOL) so the car couldn't store as much energy as it would on a full lap.
Re: LeMans 24 hours 2011
Posted: 14 May 2011, 23:11
by HampusA
BMW Motosport is out for revenge!
I hope Audi can fix their problems, Peugot was superior in race pace at Spa.
