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« on: January 10, 2007, 01:18:33 pm » |
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Peugeot confirmed this morning that they will contest all 6 LMS races and the Le Mans 24 Hours with two cars. Drivers will be Nicolas Minassian, Stéphane Sarrazin, Pedro Lamy and Marc Gene. Sébastien Bourdais and Jacques Villeneuve will drive in the Le Mans 24 Hours only. Eric Hélary will be test and reserve driver.
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Werner
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« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2007, 01:33:51 pm » |
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... all 6 LMS races, wow, let's hope the Audi guys will also compete. I've read they have built 6 Audi-R10 chassis by now, so should be enough for both ALMS and LMS.
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"… to be honest, I did it purely for the money at first. I went to Le Mans
hoping that the car would break down. I came away in love with the place." - Eddie Irvine
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Werner
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« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2007, 01:58:00 pm » |
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"… to be honest, I did it purely for the money at first. I went to Le Mans
hoping that the car would break down. I came away in love with the place." - Eddie Irvine
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Bob U
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« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2007, 02:00:44 pm » |
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I like that. Lets hope that Jack Newtown can reach the pedals  |
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There is a corner of a foreign field that will be forever England ------ Houx Annexe
And the bastards have built on it.
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fagey
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« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2007, 02:19:46 pm » |
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yup..looks good to me.. just need an MP3 player attached to it playing proper fuel noise- mazda/lambo?
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Paddy_NL
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« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2007, 02:52:34 pm » |
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Still no mirrors or doors to be seen |
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Paddy's 2009: Spa LMS • NBR 24 • Le Mans 24 • Spa24 • NBR LMS • Silverstone LMS =( Drinking for Holland  |
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Kpy
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« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2007, 03:17:04 pm » |
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« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2007, 03:29:35 pm » |
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Eehrr, I call those WINDOWS You think they got some escalating piece of machinery to get the drivers out?   |
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« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2007, 04:19:47 pm » |
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I can't see villeneuve doing a Dukes of Hazzard style entry into the car yee haaaw!!
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"The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It's nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It's about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."
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« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2007, 04:43:16 pm » |
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"… to be honest, I did it purely for the money at first. I went to Le Mans
hoping that the car would break down. I came away in love with the place." - Eddie Irvine
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« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2007, 06:49:24 pm » |
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I recall the early 90's Pug 905 had similar vestigial 'doors', with a secondary flap cut into the side pod to make entry and egress less of a contortionists trick. I think Dassault designed it - the whole windscreen/roof had a very 'aircraft canopy' look to it. The 908 does look quite petite and the small frontal area (particularly the windscreen) must give it some aero-advantage.
Good to see something different - good on 'em.
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If it\'s good and fast, it won\'t be cheap. If it\'s fast and cheap, it won\'t be good. If it\'s good and cheap, it won\'t be fast.
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« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2007, 06:59:50 pm » |
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If you look at the overhead shot of the car on KPY's post, it looks like the doors extend into the sidepods.
Very slippery looking car, if the ACO rules allow no wing mirrors, then why not replace them with cameras, might increase weight a bit, but the aero advantage might be a plus.
Agree with Matt, good on 'em.
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Boorish Grobian
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« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2007, 07:13:04 pm » |
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Have to admit it looks much better than the original artist rendering posted a few month's back. It has more than a few similarities to a R10 with a lid, but as they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Good for them for having the stones to get out there and take on Audi, 'bout time someone did. Agreed, the drivers are going to need the flexiblilty of a spider monkey to get in & out of the thing though. Guess they won't have to worry about some punter climbing into one while no one's looking...most of our butts would get stuck trying to get through the door opening Fax |
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