Thread: LM24 Top Speeds: Le Mans
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Old 27 May 2006, 21:37 (Ref:1620311)   #13
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JAG should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridJAG should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridJAG should be qualifying in the top 3 on the grid
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Originally Posted by canam
The pesca (last year's polesitter) will have very little difference in horsepower.. The new GV5 may have a bit more but only maginal from a top speed perspective (maybe 1 kph)

I just noticed that the cars are running a small Gurney as part of the regs. That will reduce top speed by a lot. Was the Gurney mandatory last year? If so, I will have to lower my own estimates by roughly 5 clicks.
I'm glad to see the ACO are intorducing things like the gurney to cut top speeds at Le Mans.

It's a clever way to cap top speeds at this unique circuit while having little effect, if any, on regular, slower, higher downforce tracks.
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