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"We haven't tried to reinvent the wheel"
You don't say! The car looks sooo generic, and also makes me realize just how much I dislike those gigantic front fenders. |
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Can't say I really like it, particularly the rear decklid, but the more LMP1s available the better!
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I'm looking forward to seeing this rendering on the track.
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I hope it makes it to the track!
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The regs do not force them to have those ugly bulbous 'pontoons' in front of the front wheels that start nearly vertical on all new LMP cars. I was hoping new narrower front tires would revert the trend back to sharp and slim front fenders, but everything looks like a fat version Lister LMP these days.
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I like it
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nice i like it so far, hope it makes it on track and sells some to replace lola.maybe rebellions announcement? as for them all looking the same, hasnt there been many points in time were the top wining cars looked like each other and others followed?theres not much freedom in regulations anymore for much self expression, if audi designs something that works then others will follow, look at toyota and their fender wing extension now audi and rebellion run them. also toyotas ran at the 750mm tails now audi does and its a magical long tail, i bet toyota is already working on an exhaust blown defuser.
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Analysis by Mike of the Perrinn LMP1: http://www.mulsannescorner.com/newsmay13.html
Mike explains in great detail why the engine cover is much larger and higher than in current LMP1s. |
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I think the bulkiness will be hidden better with other cars. Seems like the rules are making for some not so pretty cars. I like the holes inside the rear fenders, looks better than on top.
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“The regs do not force them to have those ugly bulbous 'pontoons' in front of the front wheels that start nearly vertical on all new LMP cars.”
No, Physics forces that. Either you use what works best, or lose. “They talk about the importance of lower drag but they choose an open front splitter, isn't a closed one better for that purpose ?” I think that is so if the car porpoises the front end doesn’t seal to the pavement which would kill all airflow out the diffuser and make the rear end weightless. What I think is interesting is that there are still people out there with the passion to produce P1 cars. Perrin has to be making significant investments just to get as far as he has. As the economy heals (assuming it does, globally) companies like Perrinn, Multimatic/Lola, Oak will be invaluable. We cannot count on another Porsche 956/962 to come along, and even if it did, options and variety are wonderful things. |
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Thanks, captain obvious. If that's really the case, it may be worth adding that the laws of physics remained largely unchanged over the last 10 years
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The laws of fysics might be unchanged over the last 10 years, but the understanding of them and implementing that understanding in building a racecar surely has changed fast and a lot the last 10 years!
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The fin is still ugly.
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Not having one on the LMPC makes the fin pretty obvious on LMP1 and LMP2. I probably shouldn't be giving anyone any ideas though.
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me neither! i think its because of that awesome huge engine cover behind the cockpit, in part thats why the current cars look so ridiculous, the engine cover is way too small (r18 for example). Its because of the mandatory rear roll over structures, says Mulsanne Mike, so heres hoping that all the lmp1s will have this feature. About the front fenders - I kinda hoped that the smaller wheels will also make the fenders smaller but apparently they havent :/
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