Paul Ricard HTTT LMS Test .

[isynge]

Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

The only place I see where Dunlop may suffer is with the diesels, due to the experience that Michelin has with the amount of torque put down, as compared to the petrol P-1s.





L.P.

Think you may be getting to the heart of this here Horndawg - Michelin, having produced the index tyre for years, have focused on building something for Audi and Peugeot, and haven't been pushing elsewhere (the comments from them on the Acura situation are thought provoking) and development of tyres for petrol cars may have lagged a bit.

Looking at the LMS, with the diesels being a bit further reined in overall, Oreca being new to the 908, and the potential for Dunlop stealing a march I'm actually starting to get quite excited about not knowing with absolute certainty who's going to win on any given weekend.

[boesel]

Hi everybody,
at this address an analyze about the 2 days tests. From tomorrow will be available also a gallery of about 140 pics.
http://www.connectingrod.it/LeMansSe...icard_eng.html

[KA]

Originally Posted by AndrewF31

Schnitzer didn't start out that well. I sure hope they get their acts into it or else ACO and BMW will be a bit embarrassed that the 'new' team poked out Rahal and then couldn't handle it. Early jitters though. I think they'll eventually get there. Do we know if the Schnitzer BMW and Rahal's BMW are based on the same cars? I'd guess both are tweaked differently by each team, also taking into account the type of circuits in each championship.

Comments from Schnitzer boss Charly Lamm on DSC- the M3 at the test wasn't the 2010-spec LMS car, it was the 2009 ALMS test car- the new cars are still in the final stages of being built, and have new rear suspension, a new aero package and a different engine spec.

The problem was a misfire caused by an electrical problem- Lamm desrcibed it as 'a problem with engine fuel management' Apparently they could trace the cause but not solve it at the track