Le Mans Series 2007 - Page 34

Marcel ten Caat · 12 Feb 2007, 20:51 (Ref:1839746)

my guess is that there will be a lot of changes between now and the first race at Monza.

Johansson and Enge will be racing in the ALMS at Long Beach when Monza is on. Both Spyker and Speedy are evaluating drivers this week (as reported in another topic).

Jeroen Bleekemolen and Jan Lammers have an A1GP race in China on April 15 (unless that race is off, date is changed or another driver takes the Team NED seat).

Satorian · 12 Feb 2007, 21:03 (Ref:1839758)

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Originally Posted by cmk

As opposed to the drivers they've had in previous seasons? Please. Janis, while I think he's a real talent, has had only one season (2006 in the Zakspeed Saleen) where he has consistently shone. Other than that? Flashes of speed in MenX cars.

However, Dumbreck, Kane, Kox, Hezemans, Coronel, etc. etc. are all, demonstrably, talents sufficient to warrant the tag "quick and reliable" and worthy of judging the car's potential.

No doubt, but back then the car just wasn't as up to snuff as I expect it to be now. Spyker expanded their operation considerably and some of their F1 tech was supposed to trickle down into the GT effort. I would have been delighted if at least Kox and Dumbreck had made a comeback, but having a new talent on board isn't bad either.

I'm saying that I'm just happy they found suitable talent again to match their car's progress. It would have been a bummer to have nicely rebuilt GT2R Spykers with no proper drivers this year.

dj choc ice · 12 Feb 2007, 21:54 (Ref:1839799)

WOW, great to see tom chilton back in the zytek, must admit im surprised since he is commited with a works drive in the BTCC with VXR.

his performance with hayanari shimoda in 2005 showed that he was a force to be reckoned with.

will chilton be doing the full season or just selected rounds?

peckadj · 12 Feb 2007, 22:02 (Ref:1839808)

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Originally Posted by Stranger

my guess is that there will be a lot of changes between now and the first race at Monza.

Johansson and Enge will be racing in the ALMS at Long Beach when Monza is on. Both Spyker and Speedy are evaluating drivers this week (as reported in another topic).

maybe ducan d step in for stefan

cmk · 12 Feb 2007, 22:22 (Ref:1839822)

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Originally Posted by peckadj

maybe ducan d step in for stefan

If Stefan feels this Zytek programme is more important than a factory Honda seat, I will judge him truly off his rocker.

cmk · 12 Feb 2007, 22:24 (Ref:1839824)

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Originally Posted by Francesco

hahaha great Goldentime racing, i think that with those pitbabes they'll beat all the competition in the paddock hahahaha

Hilarious. Still, fast cars, fast women...the marketing tie-in to the target market is excellent.

I seem to remember hearing that MenX had off-the-hook parties in its day, what business was that associated with?!

cmk · 12 Feb 2007, 22:26 (Ref:1839826)

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Originally Posted by Satorian

No doubt, but back then the car just wasn't as up to snuff as I expect it to be now. Spyker expanded their operation considerably and some of their F1 tech was supposed to trickle down into the GT effort. I would have been delighted if at least Kox and Dumbreck had made a comeback, but having a new talent on board isn't bad either.

I'm saying that I'm just happy they found suitable talent again to match their car's progress. It would have been a bummer to have nicely rebuilt GT2R Spykers with no proper drivers this year.

OK, I'll definitely give you that. I wasn't really expecting driver quality to go down. They haven't really "had" Kox at any point, he sorta moonlit for them amidst other projects. Hopefully the driver lineups are not set in stone, though, as Stranger is suggesting. Alexander-David was ok but no match for Tim Sugden in the JMB 430 this year. Chisea isn't a bad pick however.

The359 · 12 Feb 2007, 22:29 (Ref:1839828)

I wonder if Goldentime's Ferrari 550 is an old model or if its one of the newer Care Racing "Evo"s?

cmk · 12 Feb 2007, 22:42 (Ref:1839838)

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Originally Posted by The359

I wonder if Goldentime's Ferrari 550 is an old model or if its one of the newer Care Racing "Evo"s?

An interesting question I hadn't considered. Of course, that's just an engine change so any available chassis could theoretically run in either config as I understand it.

The Badger · 12 Feb 2007, 22:45 (Ref:1839843)

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Originally Posted by The359

I wonder if Goldentime's Ferrari 550 is an old model or if its one of the newer Care Racing "Evo"s?

I wonder if they have tied up with MenX ?

The Badger · 12 Feb 2007, 22:47 (Ref:1839846)

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Originally Posted by Stranger

Jeroen Bleekemolen and Jan Lammers have an A1GP race in China on April 15 (unless that race is off, date is changed or another driver takes the Team NED seat).

Bleekamolen and Lammers dont have to be there , at the A1GP race , do they ?

Drivers are changed quite frequently , and im sure that Lammers team could manage itself for the race .

Satorian · 12 Feb 2007, 23:04 (Ref:1839853)

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Originally Posted by The359

I wonder if Goldentime's Ferrari 550 is an old model or if its one of the newer Care Racing "Evo"s?

I've read it's the Wieth car and indeed run by Wieth.

The Badger · 12 Feb 2007, 23:28 (Ref:1839864)

Your kidding !!!

Why would they run the Weith car , when there is Prodrive 550's available ?

I sincerly hope not !!!

Marcel ten Caat · 12 Feb 2007, 23:35 (Ref:1839867)

GT-Eins is indeed reporting it is the Wieth Racing car.

Satorian · 12 Feb 2007, 23:37 (Ref:1839870)

GT-Eins says so.

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Und als komplette „Wild Card“ in diesem kleinen Feld ist der Ferrari 550 von Goldentime Racing zu werten, dahinter verbergen sich Norbert Walchhofer und die Truppe von Wieth-Racing. Das Auto ist auch der altbekannte, von Wieth gebaute Maranello.

"And as complete wild card, the Ferrari 550 by Goldentime Racing, behind which Norbert Walchofer and the Wieth-Racing crew conceal themselves. The car is the well-known, Wieth-built Maranello."

The359 · 12 Feb 2007, 23:39 (Ref:1839871)

Wow. I would have figured Oreca would have gotten a 2nd entry ahead of this fossil.

The Real DMN · 13 Feb 2007, 01:30 (Ref:1839910)

You mean the fossil that did so well in the last FIA GT race of 2006?

cmk · 13 Feb 2007, 01:43 (Ref:1839915)

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Originally Posted by The Real DMN

You mean the fossil that did so well in the last FIA GT race of 2006?

God only knows what you're talking about, but it isn't reality. Actually, I do know what you're talking about: the 550 Maranello that performed well in the FIAGT finale last year was a Prodrive chassis which had been modified by CARE Racing with an electronically regulated unrestricted powerplant as a testbed/demonstration car for FIA approval.

This chassis is not a Prodrive chassis. It is a Wieth chassis. Out of all 550s made, the Prodrive examples were of course the most stunningly successful. The Italtechnica cars and derivatives as variously campaigned by Rafanelli, DART, Force One, JMB were not nearly as well-developed. Even poorer were the 2(?) chassis built by the Wieth family: even in the capable hands of Wolfgang Kaufmann they have appeared only semi-respectable. So yes, this is an old fossil, and no, it should not have received an entry over something like a second Oreca Saleen.

Aerodynamic · 13 Feb 2007, 02:12 (Ref:1839922)

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Originally Posted by cmk

If Stefan feels this Zytek programme is more important than a factory Honda seat, I will judge him truly off his rocker.

I should think that the Arena 07S's driver line-ups may change a fair bit....with one driver being a permanent - although due to their other commitments Chilton and SJ are unlikely to be the permanent one.......watch this space!

Fogelhund · 13 Feb 2007, 02:36 (Ref:1839929)

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Originally Posted by Aerodynamic

I should think that the Arena 07S's driver line-ups may change a fair bit....with one driver being a permanent - although due to their other commitments Chilton and SJ are unlikely to be the permanent one.......watch this space!

I can't possibly imagine whom you might think would be suitable.

The359 · 13 Feb 2007, 04:07 (Ref:1839953)

Looking at the Courage Competition presentation, what's the difference between the red car and the blue car? I notice the blue car has two turbo intakes and the red car has only one...

cmk · 13 Feb 2007, 05:08 (Ref:1839969)

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Originally Posted by The359

Looking at the Courage Competition presentation, what's the difference between the red car and the blue car? I notice the blue car has two turbo intakes and the red car has only one...

Strange, isn't it? 2 intakes should be the setup for the AER V8, and certainly is on the "runner" chassis. So either a) the red car's not completely prepared to latest spec or b) it's an LC75 with an AER 4-cyl turbo?

The359 · 13 Feb 2007, 05:29 (Ref:1839977)

My thinking is maybe the red car is Noel del Bello's LC75, which does have an AER 2.0L Turbo.

Graham Goodwin · 13 Feb 2007, 09:14 (Ref:1840177)

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Originally Posted by The359

Wow. I would have figured Oreca would have gotten a 2nd entry ahead of this fossil.

That would assume that they asked for a second entry!

Aerodynamic · 13 Feb 2007, 09:35 (Ref:1840200)

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Originally Posted by Fogelhund

I can't possibly imagine whom you might think would be suitable.

Nor can I.......................although I can imagine who might be very fast indeed......

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