neilsie
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« Reply #30 on: January 11, 2007, 04:01:47 pm » |
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like the look of this. don't care about petrol v diesel. reckon the racing community need to be pushing forward with fuels of the future, even if that means electric cars.
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« Reply #31 on: January 11, 2007, 04:09:10 pm » |
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even if that means electric cars.
They would have to be British Racing Green |
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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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Barry
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« Reply #32 on: January 11, 2007, 05:17:05 pm » |
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Looks very slipery indeed, shame we won't hear it.
Daft question, I know, but are we certain it won't sound like a Parisien Taxi?  Hope it's not driven like one, or there won't be any of the field left by 9am Sunday |
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termietermite
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« Reply #34 on: January 13, 2007, 03:19:54 pm » |
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"I couldn't sleep very well last night. Some noisy buggers going around in automobiles kept me awake." Ken Miles
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« Reply #35 on: January 13, 2007, 04:44:41 pm » |
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My Frogeye sounds loud on its own, and I still think it's sounds quieter than the petrol engined cars.
Wouldn't the Audi sound like that going round a circuit on its own?
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termietermite
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« Reply #36 on: January 13, 2007, 07:48:35 pm » |
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My Frogeye sounds loud on its own, and I still think it's sounds quieter than the petrol engined cars.
Wouldn't the Audi sound like that going round a circuit on its own?
Well, I heard (or didn't) the Audi on its own and no, it didn't. But as you say, never easy to tell the effect for certain from a bit of video footage. Will be interesting to compare them in the flesh. |
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"I couldn't sleep very well last night. Some noisy buggers going around in automobiles kept me awake." Ken Miles
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Christopher
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« Reply #37 on: January 22, 2007, 08:17:07 am » |
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According to Autosport the ACO have changed their mind on the fact that LMP1 will be closed cock pit from 2010. It would appear that Audi and Pescarolo have been lobbying to get the rules changed as it would cost them more to develop a closed car.
The reason the ACO made the change initially was to try and control lap times (or the FIA would enforce further track changes), the ACO thought they could do this by making the top flight cars less aero efficient……hence the closed car with tight controls on the size and shape of the roof.
Without the closed car rules the ACO will have to control the speed via other means, like the air restrictors and maybe mechanical grip from the tyres.
So it looks like the Pug might be the only closed car we see for sometime…….
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Le Mans is for the week......not just 24hrs!
When life throws you lemons, bring out the tequila!!
Vodka! Cheaper than Botox and paralyses more muscles!
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« Reply #39 on: January 22, 2007, 11:29:07 pm » |
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wasn't Dome right on track on developing a closed car as well? hopefully they work it out and have a RFH squad fit out with it. more room for a giant drinking lion  |
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« Reply #40 on: January 23, 2007, 10:46:54 am » |
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wasn't Dome right on track on developing a closed car as well? Radical, also. Is there a lik to the Autosport story somewhere? I can't find anything on it. |
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I stole DelBoy's lighter and lived to tell the tale.
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termietermite
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« Reply #41 on: January 23, 2007, 12:21:38 pm » |
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wasn't Dome right on track on developing a closed car as well? Radical, also. Is there a lik to the Autosport story somewhere? I can't find anything on it. I cannot find it either although there was a piece in l'Equipe about M. P lobbying for this. No confirmation that I have seen anywhere that he has got his way though. |
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"I couldn't sleep very well last night. Some noisy buggers going around in automobiles kept me awake." Ken Miles
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Christopher
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« Reply #42 on: January 23, 2007, 05:53:28 pm » |
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It is not on their website, it is in this weeks magazine.
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Le Mans is for the week......not just 24hrs!
When life throws you lemons, bring out the tequila!!
Vodka! Cheaper than Botox and paralyses more muscles!
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termietermite
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« Reply #43 on: January 23, 2007, 07:06:30 pm » |
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It is not on their website, it is in this weeks magazine.
My copy of which I managed to leave in a Jersey hotel! However, nobody else I've found seems to have this as fact yet. Anybody got an insider in any of the teams affected by this? |
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"I couldn't sleep very well last night. Some noisy buggers going around in automobiles kept me awake." Ken Miles
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Christopher
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« Reply #44 on: February 12, 2007, 01:59:11 pm » |
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I know its been hinted at before.......but driver line up is confirmed, from Autosport.
Peugeot confirm Le Mans line-up.
Peugeot have announced their driver line-ups for this year's Le Mans Series and Le Mans 24 Hours.
Jacques Villeneuve will join Marc Gene and Nicolas Minassian in June, while Sebastien Bourdais will race with Pedro Lamy and Stephane Sarrazin, who have been teammates in the past at Aston Martin.
Team manager Serge Saulnier said: "It didn't take long to realise that it would be difficult to split Pedro Lamy and Stephane Sarrazin.
"Sebastien's feedback concerning the 908 is quite similar and his build is not unlike Stephane's."
Saulnier also believes that it makes sense for Gene and Minassian to be paired up for the LMS.
He added: "Marc and Nicolas have a great deal in common too, beginning with their driving style.
"They both know Jacques from Formula One and Nicolas even tested Jacques title-winning car in 1997."
Peugeot Sport Director Michel Barge is confident that the team have two line-ups capable of winning this year.
"In terms of both performance and analysis of the car, all these drivers are of an extremely high calibre," he said.
"Choosing who drove with whom was based on simple criteria and the two cars are consequently on an equal footing with respect to the results we can expect."
Peugeot have conducted three tests in recent weeks to allow their drivers to become familiar with the team and the car.
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Le Mans is for the week......not just 24hrs!
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