Le Mans Series 2010 - Page 12

TheNewBob · 21 Nov 2009, 21:10 (Ref:2586637)

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Originally Posted by Graham Goodwin

Yes and no - some of those guys plus a number of additional people

Nice to see some more British teams having a go. It didn't say which kind of Lola, however. Are we talking open or closed top?

The Badger · 21 Nov 2009, 21:28 (Ref:2586652)

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Originally Posted by cmk

national prototype championships in the early part of the decade, actually.

Yes ..... exactly what you wrote . I wasnt refering to the Scc as national , just the last part of your statement .

WMUCarGuy · 21 Nov 2009, 21:53 (Ref:2586671)

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Originally Posted by TheNewBob

Nice to see some more British teams having a go. It didn't say which kind of Lola, however. Are we talking open or closed top?

At this point, I doubt we'd see any new entries with the open car.

isynge · 22 Nov 2009, 00:31 (Ref:2586729)

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Originally Posted by WMUCarGuy

At this point, I doubt we'd see any new entries with the open car.

I'd generally tend to agree, but Lola have been clear that they're still offering the open car as a product, and if they didn't think it was salable I suspect they wouldn't.

There is also the whole aircon issue - while I fundamentally think the complaints from AMR and Peugeot are largely canards, it might be that something start to tilt people back towards the barchetta.

The Badger · 23 Nov 2009, 06:37 (Ref:2587595)

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Originally Posted by cmk

So did I! Just turned 25 today, so I guess I'm also officially not that young?

Happy belated birthday mate ..... hope you had a good one .

Oh , Im not riled up !!!

Tom908V12 · 23 Nov 2009, 10:55 (Ref:2587724)

Mmmmmh...interesting if we have a Speedy Sebah Lola with Cindy Alemann-Natacha Gachnang !!!

ASRoma · 23 Nov 2009, 12:28 (Ref:2587795)

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Originally Posted by isynge

I'd generally tend to agree, but Lola have been clear that they're still offering the open car as a product, and if they didn't think it was salable I suspect they wouldn't.

There is also the whole aircon issue - while I fundamentally think the complaints from AMR and Peugeot are largely canards, it might be that something start to tilt people back towards the barchetta.

The problem is that developping a closed car is mcuh more expensive and complicated that an open car (aircon, wipers, fog, doors, etc...) so if there is no incentive there is no point in running a closed car

dj choc ice · 23 Nov 2009, 14:28 (Ref:2587833)

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Originally Posted by isynge

I'd generally tend to agree, but Lola have been clear that they're still offering the open car as a product, and if they didn't think it was salable I suspect they wouldn't.

There is also the whole aircon issue - while I fundamentally think the complaints from AMR and Peugeot are largely canards, it might be that something start to tilt people back towards the barchetta.

Putting the arcon isses to one side, i wonder. How much development has the Barchetta Lola had since development of the coupe car's in 2008?
I personally can not see it being that much, the open car is outdated now. I would think to be competitive the open Lola would need a pretty heavy rework, especially against the RS Spyder's, Acura's and Zytek's of this world.

Mal · 24 Nov 2009, 09:46 (Ref:2588311)

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Originally Posted by dj choc ice

Putting the arcon isses to one side, i wonder. How much development has the Barchetta Lola had since development of the coupe car's in 2008?
I personally can not see it being that much, the open car is outdated now. I would think to be competitive the open Lola would need a pretty heavy rework, especially against the RS Spyder's, Acura's and Zytek's of this world.

Is is not beyond the pale that the major developments for 2010 are an open car??

HORNDAWG · 24 Nov 2009, 21:56 (Ref:2588676)

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Originally Posted by Graham Goodwin

More to come in a week or so on RLR - nowt to do with the BMW mob in ALMS btw

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Originally Posted by ger80

Is it this team? http://www.rlrmsportltd.co.uk/
So a step up from SpeedUK?

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Originally Posted by Graham Goodwin

Yes and no - some of those guys plus a number of additional people

Well it is up on their site now as confirmation, not that it needed any, considering the source.
RLR, RML and very similar liveries on nearly identical cars could end up being quite confusing, when trying to keep track of them come race action time.

L.P.

Dauer 962 · 25 Nov 2009, 08:57 (Ref:2588896)

According to www.SPEEDWEEK.ch Team Felbermayr-Proton will defend their LMS-GT2-championship with two Porsche and hope again for Lieb/Lietz as drivers. They also hope to get a second Le Mans entry.

http://translate.google.de/translate...hl=de&ie=UTF-8

ger80 · 27 Nov 2009, 19:05 (Ref:2590341)

R10 for sale
http://www.racingcars24.com/index.ph...&adtitle=11882

**Bentley03** · 27 Nov 2009, 21:02 (Ref:2590393)

Le Mans Series regulation updates for 2010 have been published:

Link

Stefvh · 27 Nov 2009, 21:07 (Ref:2590400)

I don't like this driver classification

ger80 · 27 Nov 2009, 21:34 (Ref:2590415)

Where are the FLM cars gone?

JAG · 27 Nov 2009, 23:15 (Ref:2590469)

If someones on the ball they'll sign up Alex Zanardi, not only is he media/sponsor friendly, he's a fantastic, thoughtful driver who will suit sportscar racing down to the ground.

Back in the day he also hustled the all dominant Mclaren F1 GTR's with a GT2 Lotus Esprit.

deggis · 27 Nov 2009, 23:23 (Ref:2590474)

Don't you forget Alex Zanardi's special needs...

isynge · 27 Nov 2009, 23:27 (Ref:2590477)

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Originally Posted by deggis

Don't you forget Alex Zanardi's special needs...

I would like to think that Paul Drayson's example - i.e. if you can show that your disability has no effect on your driving - would hold true for Alex Zanardi. Obviously there's the engineering challenge to make it work for him, but I challenge anyone to say he's lacking in the talent department.

JAG · 27 Nov 2009, 23:37 (Ref:2590481)

Seeing as he's been a factory BMW WTCC driver for the last however many years, I don't see any problem.

deggis · 27 Nov 2009, 23:39 (Ref:2590483)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awp-S-QiiXk

But they don't share cars in WTCC.

Wims · 27 Nov 2009, 23:43 (Ref:2590486)

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Originally Posted by JAG

Seeing as he's been a factory BMW WTCC driver for the last however many years, I don't see any problem.

The difference is of course that there are driver changes in endurance racing. Also designing a car for use for both a driver with and without legs must be an engineering nightmare.

isynge · 28 Nov 2009, 00:15 (Ref:2590506)

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Originally Posted by Wim Sjøholm

The difference is of course that there are driver changes in endurance racing. Also designing a car for use for both a driver with and without legs must be an engineering nightmare.

None of this should be insurmountable - indeed changing the driver is allowed while the fuel goes in, one could imagine that it's not beyond the wit of man to draft a rule that if driver is physically hampered then an additional pit crew could be allowed to assist - much in the same way as screen cleaning is allowed over and above the usual list of 'car touchers'.

Re the car itself, in these days of fly by wire brakes/transmission/throttle it can't be that out of this world as a concept.

The359 · 28 Nov 2009, 05:20 (Ref:2590581)

What do they mean by the double points for races 50% beyond 1000km? Are they planning 1500+km races?

Wims · 28 Nov 2009, 05:37 (Ref:2590586)

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Originally Posted by The359

What do they mean by the double points for races 50% beyond 1000km? Are they planning 1500+km races?

Le Mans i guess

Mike_Wooshy · 28 Nov 2009, 06:37 (Ref:2590599)

Or lets hope they make Silverstone 1000 miles rather than a 1000 kilometres to co-inside with the Interconteintal trophy..... hey I can dream cant I ?

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