Official LMS Test Days - Paul Ricard - 8/9 March

[Bentley03]

Originally Posted by FIRE

The front of the car looks great! Thanks to this redesign and livery it has still some similarity with the DBR9.

x2

Roll on June!

[airbusA346]

Originally Posted by gino

Aston LMP1:

http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...rance-332.html

Tom.

[airbusA346]

More Photos - Off the LMS Site.

http://www.lemans-series.com/ml/imag...S_2009_640.jpg

http://www.lemans-series.com/ml/imag...S_2009_640.jpg

http://www.lemans-series.com/ml/imag...S_2009_640.jpg

http://www.lemans-series.com/ml/imag...S_2009_640.jpg

http://www.lemans-series.com/ml/imag...S_2009_640.jpg

Tom.

[mariantic]

Originally Posted by spectre200

The front looks different to the drawings we've seen before, scalloped out where the dive planes are. I hope there is a low downforce insert for LM, it looks 'wrong' somehow. Love the paint job though!

Indeed they ran this scalloped front with dive planes in LMS last year:

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/pic.p...21&carnum=3557

But filled them in for Le Mans

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/pic.p...=3&carnum=3557

Mariantic

[CTD]

Wow it's looking good!
When i saw it i immediately thought of the 917!

If Porsche makes a P1 it should have looked something like that!

[Audi Racer]

http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...s/DSC00001.jpg

[dj choc ice]

On observation Oreca still have the 2008 rear wing on their car in that picture, The Aston Martin is such a great looking car though, it does look like a modern interpretation of the Porsche 917 though, a great looking car, looks very much like a Group C proto. The OAK racing Pesca paint scheme as well looks like a corker but its not as nice as last year White, Green and Black.

[deggis]

What's with the blue (or almost violet, or then its just the JPG compression) colour? Not the Gulf blue, but air intake and those stripes.

[airbusA346]

Originally Posted by deggis

What's with the blue (or almost violet, or then its just the JPG compression) colour? Not the Gulf blue, but air intake and those stripes.

The stripes on the DBR9 also had the blue/purple outline.

http://www.astonmartinracing.com/con...61731a9085.jpg

Tom.

[Bentley03]

Hugues De Chaunac has told Endurance-Info.com to expect a surprise addition to Oreca's driver line-up tomorrow. Sounds like it's a big name, but I may be wrong.

[deggis]

Originally Posted by airbusA346

The stripes on the DBR9 also had the blue/purple outline.

http://www.astonmartinracing.com/con...61731a9085.jpg

Tom.

I was just looking at those pics from AMR website... Seems to be same colour on DBR9 but stripes are a lot thinner. But why is the air intake in this colour? In most pics of 917 this stripe colour looks darker. But I guess Gulf representatives and whoever painted that bodywork knew the right tone. Maybe more "oldskool" adaptation than the DBR9 had.

ps. Not that this REALLY matters, even if it's the most iconic livery ever.

[airbusA346]

Originally Posted by deggis

I was just looking at those pics from AMR website... Seems to be same colour on DBR9 but stripes are a lot thinner. But why is the air intake in this colour?

Maybe they want the air intake to stand out.

Tom.

[airbusA346]

On DSC there is picture of the LAA Corvette with green LMS number plates and the IMSA Porsche and Modena Ferrari with yellow LMS number plates, is this a new reg for LMS?

Tom.

[MulsanneMike]

Originally Posted by mariantic

Indeed they ran this scalloped front with dive planes in LMS last year:

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/pic.p...21&carnum=3557

But filled them in for Le Mans

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/pic.p...=3&carnum=3557

Mariantic

But then this scallop has been on every Lola LMP since the B2K/40...

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/lolab2k40-1.html
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/Lola675-2.html
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/LolaB0540-3.html

[whitec21]

Originally Posted by airbusA346

On DSC there is picture of the LAA Corvette with green LMS number plates and the IMSA Porsche and Modena Ferrari with yellow LMS number plates, is this a new reg for LMS?

Tom.

I believe that I do remember hearing about that being new for this season. I believe that the P1 cars will have red and P2 cars will have blue. It's the same colors we've been running in the ALMS to differentiate the classes. We also have the same color scheme for the leader lights, so that will likely carry-over as well.

[airbusA346]

Originally Posted by whitec21

I believe that I do remember hearing about that being new for this season. I believe that the P1 cars will have red and P2 cars will have blue. It's the same colors we've been running in the ALMS to differentiate the classes. We also have the same color scheme for the leader lights, so that will likely carry-over as well.

Cool, would prefer to have the numbers coloured like on the new Lola-Aston and how the teams ran at Le Mans 2008.

Tom.

[JayBMS]

good looking car,m dont like the bit that was thr nose on the old lola makes it look likes it has goofy teeth

looks like Charouz will be n the 007 car from the sponsors

[porsche91722]

From the Paul Rickard site :-
"During the 2 test days, some cars will be carrying out a 24 hour simulation.

Be an exclusive guest on the first test day.

"

[airbusA346]

Originally Posted by JayBMS

looks like Charouz will be n the 007 car from the sponsors

Charouz has been in 007 since the entry list was released. With Enge and Mucke.

Tom.

[airbusA346]

More pictures on Endurance-Info.

http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...rance-334.html

http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...rance-335.html

Tom.

[FGE]

Still a lot of cars with the old wings - strange...

[The359]

Pegasus' car? Are they really on Avons?

http://www.endurance-info.com/2009_L...00_Test_08.jpg

I notice Luc Alphand is on Dunlop again, I presume this means they've decided to stick with them?

[nasdriv87]

btw, there will be any live video streaming from tests days?!?!?!

i loved this AMR LMP1...

[dj choc ice]

hmmmmmm, Some cars dont look to have changed that much, only notable difference's on some car's is the narrower rear wing's, The Oreca's look the same as last year, bar the addition and from video's of the 09 car's testing one of them having a side exit exhaust, instead of rear facing exhausts.

What's the news on the Oreca announcement tomorrow?
It might just be Solberg as one of Oreca's 2009 driver's unless they have secured someone like Gounon or Montagny which would be fantastic news.

[Bentley03]

Originally Posted by dj choc ice

hmmmmmm, Some cars dont look to have changed that much, only notable difference's on some car's is the narrower rear wing's, The Oreca's look the same as last year, bar the addition and from video's of the 09 car's testing one of them having a side exit exhaust, instead of rear facing exhausts.

What's the news on the Oreca announcement tomorrow?
It might just be Solberg as one of Oreca's 2009 driver's unless they have secured someone like Gounon or Montagny which would be fantastic news.

Oreca will retain just the tub from the 2008 car, the rest will be new (although the introduction of the 2009 developments is being staggered).

As to the identity of the 5th Oreca driver at Paul Ricard, the only clues given by Hugues de Chaunac were that he was talented and that these would be his first laps in a prototype (which rules out all three of those you mentioned).