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View Poll Results: Which is better? | |||
Gt1 | 7 | 70.00% | |
LMP 900 | 3 | 30.00% | |
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26 Jun 2001, 23:38 (Ref:110125) | #1 | ||
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Which is better , GT1 or LMP 900?
Two different fields of cars , GT1 and LMPs.Both in the same class really but which is better? Each have their benefits and disadvantages. LMPs can keep their drivers cool while in Gt1's the temp can sore , and LMPs tend to be a little lighter and have the bigger tyres. But if it rains the pedals will get wet unlike in Gt1s but which is the better of the two? I'd say LMP in dry conditions and GT1 if it is wet!
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27 Jun 2001, 02:28 (Ref:110169) | #2 | ||
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about the wet, OTOH, lmp drivers will have better visibility. But, another point, gt1 cars will be better aerodynamically. I still vote for lmp, though, its benefits, all told, are greater
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27 Jun 2001, 19:54 (Ref:110422) | #3 | ||
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GT1 is better. Remember such cars as McLaren F1, Mercedes CLK, Porsche 911, Panoz GTR-1, Lister Storm GT1, Quaife R4, Nissan R390, Toyota GT-ONE?
It would be good to have bith GT1 and LMP900 together in a championship, it would bring the great sportscars days back. |
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28 Jun 2001, 10:38 (Ref:110686) | #4 | |
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GT1 - for the simple fact they look better, are based (very loosely) on road cars, and more manufacturers are interested.
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28 Jun 2001, 23:00 (Ref:110962) | #5 | ||
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I f I have to choose between the two, I would choose GT1- simply because they look cool!!
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29 Jun 2001, 20:58 (Ref:111267) | #6 | |
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I have to disagree with all of you there. The prototypes proved to be much cheaper to build and race, the GT1's were dinasours that killed themselves because of spiralling costs. The cars were supposed to be woth no more than a millon dollars US, but cars like the Porsche GT1-98 and Toyota GT1 were clearly stretching that. The rule saying that manufacturers had to produce at least one road registered version of their racer, seemed not to apply to those two, or Mercedes custom flying car which nearly killed Mark Webber twice.
I challenge anyone to find a picture of the Toyota road car, which is hard because it doesn't exist. At least Nissan built a +300kmh road car ( in electric blue duco, with fog lamps and all ,) even though it has been kept in house. Really most of the cars after the McLaren were technically dubious ragarding the rules. So really you have to go back to the BPR spec cars of 95/96 with the XJ220, F40, McLaren, Viper and so forth, and that was a fabulous time. But nobody bettered the McLaren after that on road or track. Once the rules were bent by their competitors, in the next year the series was dead. Bringing it back wouldn't change anything either. Now, it seems, Don Panoz for ALMS, and the Le Mans board for their stuff, and what ever the FIA does, they have a better control of their respective series and the situation is more stable. Although people got mighty worried by Saleen trying to race the S7R under different manufacturing specs, which had been disallowed to Chevrolet for example. In my view Sportscar Racing will probably last about five more years before being completely trashed and overhauled. Well we had Group C then, BPR/GT spec, then LM/GT1 spec cars, now LMP900 spec cars... It doesn't look so rosy a history, lets hope the future is more sound. |
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4 Jul 2001, 18:50 (Ref:113070) | #7 | ||
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I don't think there is a requirement for a road registered example of the GT1 cars, although I have seen examples of the Porsche GT1 98 and the old Panoz GTR1 (great looking car- metalic purple, reg no. DPR 10, if I remember right..)
One of the great things about Le Mans is multi class racing, it wouldn't be the same if, for example, there were only LMP900's in the race! |
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9 Jul 2001, 16:43 (Ref:114874) | #8 | ||
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GT1 are best, and whats a few million $$$ for the big car companies anyway?
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