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Toyota on track in the morning at Castellet - will have video up tomorrow. if Toyota opt for 4 wheel drive the front motor only kicks in above 120kph by regulation.
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They are good shots. I used the one from Racecar engineering's site because it didn't have the LeMans.org watermark on the left.
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From the press release it is obvious "Toyota Racing" will be the team name (pending major sponsor deal).
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I read in the technical specifications that the steering is hydraulically assisted. Can you ask whether the gearbox is also operated hydraulically? TMG has a lot of experience with hydraulics from their F1 time. The specs also state that the gearbox casing is aluminium. Why is it not made in carbon fibre? |
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Mods could freely change the thread's topic to "Toyota TS030 talk" or smth
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Maybe aluminum (for the gearbox) is for reliability reasons? I'm not up to speed with the tech on the gearbox casings. I know Audi uses CF for it though.
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Surprise, What do we know about this all new 3.4l v8 engine they are using?
Also the rear deck of that car is so low. Probably lower than on the Audi |
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So with the diesels being dialed down again, do you think this car can take advantage and maybe be the first petrol car to outpace a diesel?
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Also...I think we can agree now that this is heavily F1 inspired
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Japanese Autosport web says that
-TS030 is scheduled to participate in Spa (one car participation?). -LM24, Silverstone, and Fuji may be two-car participation. -Japanese driver Hiroaki Ishiura had participated in the shakedown test at Paul Ricard. http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=6&no=38715 |
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I hope it's two cars at every round they enter. I don't see why not. Double the mileage, double the exposure, double the results.
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"will make its race debut on 5 May in the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps" "intends to enter two TS030 HYBRID cars in the subsequent Le Mans 24 Hours (16-17 June. Participation in further rounds is yet to be confirmed" "Intends" - probably because of the entry selection process... |
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Illegal in a different form(see renault's mass damper) in F1.
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