|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
23 Mar 2005, 17:16 (Ref:1259933) | #1 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,313
|
Aussies at Le Mans
Emotional Engineering are looking for Holden V8 Supercar drivers to run a second car at Le Mans, who do you think would be the prime candidates for the drive.
|
||
__________________
Ignorance is the easy way out, and the easy way out is rarely the best. Fighting ignorance takes dedication, desire, and effort. |
23 Mar 2005, 17:22 (Ref:1259944) | #2 | |
Racer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 115
|
Its more long term than that. I think the plan would be to try and get the Monaro to Le Mans at some point in the future, and from a marketing point of view it makes sense to get a V8 driver involved as part of the driver line-up. But I don't think it would be in a second car, it would be as part of the line-up in the single car as EE only run one car in the British GT series.
|
|
|
23 Mar 2005, 17:27 (Ref:1259956) | #3 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,313
|
Thanks for the extra info Matt, much appreciated
|
||
__________________
Ignorance is the easy way out, and the easy way out is rarely the best. Fighting ignorance takes dedication, desire, and effort. |
23 Mar 2005, 17:33 (Ref:1259968) | #4 | |
Racer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 115
|
Not a problem - the Monaro has only had one season in the British GT championship and 2004 was not an easy year for the team by any means, so 2005 will be a season where the focus is firmly on moving the car further up the field and establishing it as more of a known quantity.
Towards the end of last season it did show flashes of pace, and it would be good if this season it could emerge as a serious challenger to the Ferraris and Porsches in the field - and the team are confident that that could well be the case. I'm only guessing, but I'd say it will be 2006 at least before the team looks at Le Mans, as i'd imagine they would want to ensure the Monaro is running to the best of its abilities before they take it to the 24 Hours, but it would certainly be an interesting addition to the field in my opinion. |
|
|
24 Mar 2005, 00:49 (Ref:1260320) | #5 | |
Racer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 177
|
what are the specs of the '2nd gen' monaro? will it use the 7 litre engine? i remember reading about it last year, they'll keep the first year car and make the 2nd year car a mongrel like the one that raced in nations cup in australia
|
|
|
24 Mar 2005, 01:33 (Ref:1260332) | #6 | ||
Racer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 172
|
|||
|
24 Mar 2005, 15:18 (Ref:1260775) | #7 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2001
Posts: 8,963
|
Quote:
|
|||
__________________
Upon entry into the Bathurst 1000, it should be mandatory to view the compelling "Moffat - Man and the Mountain" film |
26 Mar 2005, 10:06 (Ref:1262167) | #8 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 615
|
Quote:
|
|||
|
26 Mar 2005, 10:34 (Ref:1262180) | #9 | |||
Race Official
1% Club
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 47,326
|
Quote:
... but it would make sense to get someone aboard who isnt troubled by a local racing program, and can devote time and effort on improving this particular vehicle. |
|||
__________________
Go woke, Go broke… Here’s hoping a random universe works out in your favour… The meaning of life… ENJOYING THE PASSAGE OF TIME! #CANCERSUCKS |
26 Mar 2005, 10:47 (Ref:1262191) | #10 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,561
|
FWIW, Allan Simonsen is off to uk on Monday for Donington and Croft Brit GT rounds, and in the gap will be trying to lock in a Le-Mans drive.
|
||
|
26 Mar 2005, 10:49 (Ref:1262193) | #11 | |||
Race Official
1% Club
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 47,326
|
Quote:
|
|||
__________________
Go woke, Go broke… Here’s hoping a random universe works out in your favour… The meaning of life… ENJOYING THE PASSAGE OF TIME! #CANCERSUCKS |
26 Mar 2005, 12:41 (Ref:1262265) | #12 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,940
|
Would this be an opportunity for Team Dynamik to resolve their issue of having too many drivers for this year? Will and Wills have both driven in the UK....
|
||
__________________
HSV - Sideways cars from an upside down country. |
26 Mar 2005, 22:10 (Ref:1262571) | #13 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 3,549
|
If Holden Motorsport were to get involved that Walkinshaw fellow knows a bit about winning at Le Mans.
|
||
__________________
more torque than a climate change conference |
27 Mar 2005, 00:48 (Ref:1262647) | #14 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 1,767
|
That was a while ago. Maybe he forgot by now?
|
||
__________________
"...full of sound and fury, yet signifying nothing...." |
27 Mar 2005, 04:51 (Ref:1262680) | #15 | ||
Rookie
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 5
|
Quote:
|
||
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Aussies | Edmonton | Sportscar & GT Racing | 9 | 25 Mar 2004 16:15 |
Aussies on the Rise! | Vandas | Formula One | 34 | 23 Dec 2002 09:12 |
Q. for Aussies riders | bingman | Bike Racing | 1 | 20 Nov 2002 20:24 |
Any Aussies see that? | Crash Test | Bike Racing | 1 | 10 Dec 2001 01:19 |