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What's the better option, building a new car from the ground up and POSSIBLY going out of business after one season, or developing a Lola or Courage as Pescarolo, Acura and Aston Martin have, then taking the next step.
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Using a Courage or Lola chassis doesn't mean you can learn nothing. That's why I used the Pescarolo example. They started with the Courage C60 and over the years developed it to their current car.
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I wonder how far they've even gotten on the ee2, or if they've abandoned that as well.
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Because the whole idea of the school is to teach students every aspect of design and construction of race cars.
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Add to that the Japanese and their school that ran a LMP1 last year, totally off the shelf Courage with a YGK engine. They learn, just as other purchasers learn, how to install and service any part of the car. Just because you are not building the car initially, does not mean you don't rebuild any part you deem necessary. (again the Pesca example) I admire the Euskadi effort, I had hoped they would have a been able to continue. Just like I had big hopes for the Embassy WFO1s. Somehow the WR continues...has anyone noticed how much the new Audi looks like an amalgamation of the old flat nosed WRs and the newer one, Take the nose from the old WR, mate it to the shark gilled new WR and POOF! You almost have the R15.....hmmmmmm |
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Sad news on Epsilon , hopefully this is a temporary withdrawal, hoping this hasnt got anything to do with the economy but as it is wouldnt be surprised.
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I'm noticing on the official LM entry list, there's a bold black line separating R5 and R6 on the reserve entry list. What is that line for?
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Does Epsilon need more funding in order to race? They had planned to debut the new ee2 coupe at Le Mans. Last edited by bil588; 4 Apr 2009 at 03:33. Reason: sponsors? |
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Thats very sad news, EE is not just another team. Best of hope for them, loved their copue last year!
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Such a shame it is a beautiful looking car, I envy those students Does anyone know if there is a die cast or plastic model available or in the works for this car? I am thinking it's probably a long shot but I would love to add this to my collection.
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Acura, ORECA, Pescarolo and Aston Martin are all major manufacturers or racing car constructors, all with their own designers and engineers at the top of their profession. Quite obviously Epsilon saw some value in competing for more than one season and developing an evolution of the EE1, as a major part of the industry is the development and running of a car, learn from your mistakes. I'm saying with hindsight it may have been more cost effective to follow the route of said manufacturer's, learn from and improve on the best. The real long term learning and knowledge is gained over many years, that's how the expertise is gained at the likes of Audi Sport, Mclaren, ORECA etc. Last edited by Aysedasi; 7 Apr 2009 at 19:41. |
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+ Don't EE run single seater formula that would suit all the off the shelf learning requirements???
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Is the development of the EE-2 still going on or is the whole project cancelled?
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Don't you think it's slightly ridiculous to suggest a race program that was intended to continue into this year and beyond, together with the development of a new car, wasn't integral to the learning process?
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