[WEC] Ginetta LMP1

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by TF110

Official Images- 3D Printed model

Nice Dallara...

[canaglia]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

Nice Dallara...

yeah.... considering that SMP lmp1 too will be based on dallara lmp2

[TF110]

Originally Posted by canaglia

yeah.... considering that SMP lmp1 too will be based on dallara lmp2

Dallara claim there's no relation. We'll see though. As long as there's new competitive lmp1's, to me it doesn't matter. Lets just hope they go for a different color scheme than red white and black

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by TF110

Lets just hope they go for a different color scheme than red white and black

Quite. I was starting to think it was a regulation.....

[canaglia]

Originally Posted by TF110

Dallara claim there's no relation. We'll see though. As long as there's new competitive lmp1's, to me it doesn't matter. Lets just hope they go for a different color scheme than red white and black

question is: will ginetta or smp lmp1 be as fast as lmp2? (considering that in 2018 will improve at least 1 second at silverstone?)

what's the deal then to pay 3x for a package that at worst must to run in 1.42

[silente]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

Nice Dallara...

= Nice 2014-2015 Porsche 919!

[knighty]

Overall some good points raised guys, the 90 and 60 degree motors from Nissan-Cosworth, Honda and Nissan-GT, numerous V8's have all been massaged into the Adess, Oreca and Ligier chassis, so squeezing in the 72 degree bank angle of the V10 should not be a problem for an LMP1

Then I guess its just a case of length.......the V10 is 622mm long......as a guide the DB V8 is 516mm......the HK V8 is 584mm.......so it sounds doable.

I'm surprised of no mention about direct injection as its worth about 5% fuel save.......a biggy for WEC type racing, it will need to be implemented at some point.

Overall I would love to see this V10 motor back in endurance racing, hopefully a new LMP1 customer will take the plunge once the chassis orders start to flow for Oreca, Ginetta and BR-Dallara.

[Damian Baldi]

Originally Posted by knighty

Overall I would love to see this V10 motor back in endurance racing, hopefully a new LMP1 customer will take the plunge once the chassis orders start to flow for Oreca, Ginetta and BR-Dallara.

It would be great to have Judd back and the sound of a v10. At the moment the only available engines for P1 that I know are Nissan v6 turbo, Mecachrome v6 turbo, AER v6 turbo and the Judd v10.

Cosworth said years ago that they have a v8 turbo (build over the base of the old IRL v8 NA engine), but it needed money (from the customer) to finish the development.