"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
02/03/2015 at 00:05 • Filed to: None
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"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
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Is !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . The take I've been most looking forward to reading. He concedes that he was off on the engine spec a bit, and has all but given up on a wingless aero spec for Le Mans, but does offer some interesting speculation on the weight distribution and aero balance based on tire sizes, among other useful insights.
this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
> RallyWrench
02/03/2015 at 02:20 |
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Nothing has been said about what MJ energy class the GT-R LMP1 will run in
Published just a little early on that one, bud.
NISMO guy Darren Cox is very clear about 8MJ being the target in his interview with RACER , posted the same day.
What's the biggest technical challenge?
Hybrid systems because we've been building the V6 twin turbos for a while, the wheels are round, the tires are round, the aero works or it doesn't work. The KERS system, especially the direction we've gone, is brand-new. We are running for 8MJ .
It's a very complex, 3D, seesaw. Anything in life is weight versus performance in some respect, whether that is reliability, durability, or whatever. There's another component in terms of balance, you've got the balance between the megajoules and the fuel you are using. Do you want more liquid fuel or do you want more kinetic fuel, if you like? We think, the rules have been written, supposedly to say if you're running 8MJ you'll have an advantage. Which means that Audi have been doing a pretty good job with the 2MJ that they've got.
8MJ improves your overtaking ability. We all know at Le Mans that you don't want to be overtaking a dentist from Germany or a Hollywood actor and his Porsche in the corners. You want to be able to take him in the straight. If you can fire the thing out of the corner and get past people on the straight, then that is a much better thing.
Ben Bowlby goes into even greater detail .
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RallyWrench
> this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/03/2015 at 11:59 |
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Yeah, I saw that too & forgot to mention it. I thought I remembered it being pretty clearly 8MJ in the Racer article, but didn't have time to go back & reread it to confirm my memory. Thanks for making the point.