LMES entry list, including Oreca Dallaras news ( merged threads)

[thebear]

Hopefully they won't run short of funds by the time the series gets to the UK in August.

[JAG]

Originally posted by SALEEN S7R
Maybe nobody will - Id have thought that a deal would have been done by now if this was the case. Time is running out, both for Care Racing and any potential teams, then of course they have to assemble suitable drivers.

You can never be 100% certain, but it is still over 2 months until the first race, and many, many programs have yet to be concluded in all series.

[SALEEN S7R]

Sorry Jag but I dont agree, most teams that will be racing this year have begun testing, whether its FIA GT/LMES/ALMS or whatever series. And yes Im aware the first round is over 2 months away, although only just but the fact remains that Dams will have a very short period of time to prepare the cars and to get the drivers familarised to the cars. So the drivers and team will have a maximum of 2 months to get familar with the cars, providing of course a deal can be sorted with Care Racing immidetly.

By the way, Jag yes Im aware that there are many teams programmes that have yet to be concluded, but "concluded" being the word, Dams and Care Racing havent even started pre season testing yet, let alone concluding it!

[JAG]

I meant concluding a deal to race.

Its not like F1 were you have to build and test your new car early to iron out the bugs, these teams will be running customer cars, with only a little testing needed to sort them out.

Look at what short notice the Labre Panoz deal happened.

[SALEEN S7R]

Yes look at the Labre Panoz deal lol, I bet they will do well. If they are lucky they might even be battling with the lead GTS cars. I wonder too how reliable it will be? Hopefully better than it was at the LM 1000KM. And yes sportscar racing is like F1, although perhaps not to quite the same degree, the teams do need to test to make sure the cars are reliable and to iron out any bugs, or do u think teams like Maserati Corse, Lister, JMB, BCR etc test a lot because they have nothing better to do? If the truth be known every team would be out testing all the time if they had the cash.

IF a deal between Dams and Care Racing happens it needs to happen soon, and they will find it tough i imagine to get good quality drivers at this short notice. Lets not forget too that Dams main focus is Formula Renault V6 eurocup.

[JAG]

Take your point, but we are talking about off the shelf machines, that have been developed by the manufactuers. a week or so testing prior to the first race is sufficiant, and all many teams can afford.

The non works teams test to get there set-ups correct and get used to the running/maintenance of the car. The works teams and manufactuers as well as the above, will be testing new parts etc.

Teams would test 24 hours a day if budgets allowed.

As for the Panoz, I would expect a top 8 qualifying spot.

[The Badger]

Wouldnt surprise me to see Goossens, Bernard,Tinseau doing the driving in the DAMS car .....

[Fab]

More tests at Estoril, for Rollcentre Racing, Creation Autosportif and RHF...

[Fieldgate]

amazing - didn't even realise I'd been photograph'd. However, the entire Portugese national journalism association must have been there yesterday - their only National in Sportscars.

Good day's testing for Rollcentre - lots coming out and lots more to come !

[Cadete]

Damn meetings at school, completely ruined my chance to quickly go to Estoril and see and listen to those cars

[Fab]

Originally posted by Fieldgate
amazing - didn't even realise I'd been photograph'd. However, the entire Portugese national journalism association must have been there yesterday - their only National in Sportscars.

Good day's testing for Rollcentre - lots coming out and lots more to come !

So we have to understand that you're involved in the project ! How ? Team manager ? Pilot ? Give details!

And a great welcome to the Sportscars Ten-Tenths Forum ! That's wonderful how teams seem to come here to meet the fans - Alfonso de Orleans is not far

[Fieldgate]

They're much too glamourous a description, I'm more of a coffee-drinker-cum-Frederic-Dorr-esque-type-person-in-the-background.

But anyway, paddle-shift is on; Sachs dampers are off and iffy geometry now beginning to be sorted.

Yesterday, Minassion set a 1:32 (I think) on a track quite suited to a 675 with the multitude of hairpins. I think Mr Barbosa will be up-holding Portugese pride before the end of the test & if it's wet today, Barff(osa) will have pootled away into the distance.

[Fab]

Originally posted by Fieldgate
They're much too glamourous a description, I'm more of a coffee-drinker-cum-Frederic-Dorr-esque-type-person-in-the-background.

Perfect ! We need you right here ! Here is the coffee

Originally posted by Fieldgate
But anyway, paddle-shift is on; Sachs dampers are off and iffy geometry now beginning to be sorted.

Yesterday, Minassion set a 1:32 (I think) on a track quite suited to a 675 with the multitude of hairpins. I think Mr Barbosa will be up-holding Portugese pride before the end of the test & if it's wet today, Barff(osa) will have pootled away into the distance.

That's very good news indeed ; is Nicolas Minassian up to a drive at LM with Mr Barbosa and Mr Barff-osa ?

Is Nicolas able to make a comparaison with what he drove before (LMP1, I mean) ? What about the rear wing ? Did you test the shorter one (180 cm) ? *drool*

[BSchneiderFan]

Wasn't Minassian driving the Creation Zytek? Or have I got that completely wrong?

[Fieldgate]

Sorry - clarify - Minny was in the Creation Zytek and set time....he wasn't in the Dallara (& no plans to be; though he has given verbal feedback historically). That was our bench-mark to get near (beat !)

Wing - no not yet - running the 200 for Sebring with plates to sort base-line. 180 will be post tunnel-work... and fortunately, Monza as the 1st LMES, is also a low-down-force circuit.