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25 Apr 2008, 18:50 (Ref:2186886) | #101 | |
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Fastest Oreca:- 1:36.121
Fastest Pescarolo:- 1:37.516 1.4 seconds difference, yet one is a new kid on the block, the other has been running in similar spec/aero for 3-4 years. |
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What happened to the GT2 AM V8? changed it back to a Porsche?
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I'm kind of surpised that the Pugs are so fast when you consider that they're much heavier than the R10s-could it be the coupe bodywork, or is the R10 just godawful on F1 type circuits?
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25 Apr 2008, 19:51 (Ref:2186930) | #105 | ||
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Let me ask this, does one think that Audi trying to make the R10 competitive with the LMP2 cars in the ALMS compormised it's effectiveness in the LMS?
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26 Apr 2008, 00:43 (Ref:2187038) | #109 | ||
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I think maybe it has- but then again, they could run in a hyrbid Le Mans/ALMS spec for LMS. Or just Le Mans spec for Monza.
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The R10s in the few photos I've seen are still running the ALMS high downforce bodywork. And that's what I'm getting at-has Audi's(so far successful) attempts to re-establish their ALMS dominance on the tight twist tracks hurt them on the LMS' F1 circuits, where straightline speed matters more than downforce(example, Monza and Mosport are probably about as fast, but at Mosport, cornering speed pays the dividends, and at Monza, straightline speed is the key)?
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And a more serious question, the 908 supposidly uses the same tire sizes as the R10, correct? Well, back in '03, Bentley wasn't afforded the luxury of having a lot of rubber on the Speed 8-they had to use LMP2/LMP675 tires on their car. But their performance didn't suffer, and they triple and quadruple stinted their narrow tires.
Is the fact that the Peugeot is a diesel behind why they can run LMP1 spec tire on their car, since the Pug is technically a GTP car(like the Bentley), or has the equilvalent GTP class been dead since '03? |
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Hmmm WR is 14 seconds off the leading LMP2's pace in both sessions. Might have to go back to the drawing board. Yes, it's a new chassis and the drivers aren't really up to par (as far as I can tell) and all that but still...
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26 Apr 2008, 08:52 (Ref:2187217) | #116 | |
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Minassian just did 1:32.478 Audi must be getting scared.
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Dindo improves to 1.33.4
I was almost ready to change my GT2 pole prediction from Porsche to Ferrari, but then Davison put up a nice lap. |
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Dindo just replied with 1:33.407.
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Peugot into 1:31.
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Mic: 1m31.6s!!!!
Lamy: 1m32.5s Dindo: 1m33.0s |
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Minassian 1:31.606
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Some rough calculation: that lap was an impressive average of 227.66 km/h!
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Barcelona: 1. Lamy/Sarrazin Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP 1:31.875
2. Gene/Minassian Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP 1:32.454 3. Capello/McNish Audi R10 TDI 1:33.250 5. Premat/Rockenfeller Audi R10 TDI 1:34.671Monza: 1. Gene/Minassian Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP 1:31.606 2. Lamy/Sarrazin Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP 1:32.555 3. Capello/McNish Audi R10 TDI 1:33.055 4. Premat/Rockenfeller Audi R10 TDI 1:34.581 the times at monza now look very similar to those at barcelona. now we'll see if audi have managed to close some of that gap from catalunya on. |
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