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Originally Posted by CTD
The way Toyota has chosen to attack Le Mans this time indicates clearly that Toyota needed help.
Partnering up with Oreca (the team who took the Mazda to victory, the only japanese victory) clearly shows that Toyota needed
The similarities in cockpit design also indicates that Dome been copied.
Dome only builds cars which are either ordered or potential for sale, and since the S102 never has been up for sale, leaves only one option.
And there was strong rumors of Toyota running the Supra Hybrid engine in both a S101.5 and the S102.
In general i don't think there is much doubt in that Toyota and Dome started this together, but Dome was kicked out when Toyota got what they wanted.
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Mr. Mike seems to disagree with you-
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/newsjan12.html here's what was said-
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Dailysportscar.com muddies the water and indicates that "very good" sources say the Toyota TS030 features a Dome designed "chassis." Depending on the definition of chassis, it's too broad a word for our tastes as it could define either the entire car or just the monocoque, our sources say absolutely not as the entire car was designed and manufactured at Toyota Motorsports Group's Cologne Germany facility and no parts can even be transferred between the TS030 or S102 (yes, we've asked that question just to insure it wasn't an issue of semantics). While we know there was a Dome-Toyota connection, it wasn't something as basic as utilizing a S102 monocoque (taking that narrower definition of "chassis" this time). And ultimately it would be far too easy to verify if indeed the TS030 was on a S102 tub. No, we're confident that the TS030 sits on a bespoke monocoque manufactured from TMG machined patterns derived from TMG designed surfaces.
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I don't think they don't NEED Oreca, they partnered with them.