"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone)
11/30/2016 at 13:57 • Filed to: None
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"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone)
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That’s nice, but let’s not get too excited. It’s an outsourced chassis with an old Corvette engine inside.
It’s a good start, but it’s a far cry from what’s happening at Le Mans these days. Doing Sportscars without doing Le Mans is like doing a world hockey tournament, without North American teams.
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/30/2016 at 14:06 |
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Well he did specify north america and LMP1 isn’t a thing here. Regulations mandate that they use a production based engine and an FIA LMP2 chassis.
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> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
11/30/2016 at 14:09 |
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This engine is perfectly fine.
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/30/2016 at 14:10 |
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Why develop a new engine when they have been winning with the vette engine for years?
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> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
11/30/2016 at 14:12 |
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For the expertise you get by doing it.
MultiplaOrgasms
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
11/30/2016 at 14:30 |
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Because Turbos have a competitive advantage.
Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
> El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/30/2016 at 15:26 |
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Man, that’s almost exactly what LMP2 is at this point, except that we’ll be able to tell the DPi cars from one another sans livery. And LMP1 is in an awfully precarious position at the moment in its homeland, so it’s not particularly relevant.
I’d prefer that IMSA and WEC be playing on the same page, but even when the regs were aligned US teams going over for Le Mans was (generally) a novelty more than it was the norm, and with the struggles that sports cars have had in this country over the past couple of years I think a strong DPi field with manufacturer involvement and identifiable cars is something worth celebrating.
random001
> El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/30/2016 at 15:29 |
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“It’s a standardized chassis with a proven, completely reliable and dominate Corvette engine inside.”
FTFY