New Aero For All in 2015..

[GTRMagic]

..presuming they want to rehomologate..

Story Here

Perhaps Ford can get their aero package right this time

[one five five]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Perhaps Ford can get their aero package right this time

Are Ford interested in bothering?

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by one five five

Are Ford interested in bothering?

The article says a team is nominated for each marque to do the homologating... presumably that means FPR/prodrive will be the team that leads the process for Ford.. into the FG X program hopefully..

Or not..



Maybe Penske can/should do it for them

[one five five]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

The article says a team is nominated for each marque to do the homologating... presumably that means FPR/prodrive will be the team that leads the process for Ford.. into the FG X program hopefully..

Or not..



Maybe Penske can/should do it for them

Is Ford required to fund any of it though, or fund the production of new aerokits? Or does that fall on the team that conducts the testing for that marque?

[Mixer]

Its interesting that they said the new testing validated last year's data, so hopefully they learned what it was that was anomalous with the Ford's rear aero...

[kittle]

Apparently the Fords had an unfair advantage and the wing had to be clipped...

[bluesport]

Originally Posted by kittle

Apparently the Fords had an unfair advantage and the wing had to be clipped...

That'd be right, and who was the beneficiary of that?

[kittle]

Originally Posted by bluesport

That'd be right, and who was the beneficiary of that?

Not Erebus...

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by bluesport

That'd be right, and who was the beneficiary of that?

The series - gives all a better chance of winning, which the Ford factory team was doing before they lost their way.

[Umai Naa]

FPR were doing just fine at the start of the year, post wing clip.

[bluesport]

Originally Posted by Tourer

The series - gives all a better chance of winning, which the Ford factory team was doing before they lost their way.

Same old pathetic rhetoric from you.

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by bluesport

Same old pathetic rhetoric from you.

Not really, just the honest truth.

Mind you, I was having a bit of fun at your expense.

Seriously though, trying to blame the poor performance of any team (regardless of the car make they campaign) on the rules when that same team was winning this year and leading the championship I'm sorry to say is illogical.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Tourer

Not really, just the honest truth.

Mind you, I was having a bit of fun at your expense.

Seriously though, trying to blame the poor performance of any team (regardless of the car make they campaign) on the rules when that same team was winning this year and leading the championship I'm sorry to say is illogical.

There are other performance related components that are apparently in 5 cars in the series (and 4 from one brand & team) that are said to be not maximised to their full potential by the teams running them, which is said to be influencing the run of poor form far more than any aero imperfection..

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

There are other performance related components that are apparently in 5 cars in the series (and 4 from one brand & team) that are said to be not maximised to their full potential by the teams running them, which is said to be influencing the run of poor form far more than any aero imperfection..

Sounds about right GTR, if it was simply engineering themselves backwards with setup alone they could go back to the setup they ran earlier in the year and start from a good baseline again.

Hopefully they get themselves & those components sorted pronto and there's a genuine multi-team, multi-brand competition for the title through to the end of the season.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Tourer

Sounds about right GTR, if it was simply engineering themselves backwards with setup alone they could go back to the setup they ran earlier in the year and start from a good baseline again.

Hopefully they get themselves & those components sorted pronto and there's a genuine multi-team, multi-brand competition for the title through to the end of the season.

Do they still have an arrangement for the supply of those components with the local dealer? Or did that kinda stop when they chose a different brand?

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Do they still have an arrangement for the supply of those components with the local dealer? Or did that kinda stop when they chose a different brand?

No idea but you'd reckon with Bathurst and the end of the season looming, they'd be leaving no stone unturned.

[bluesport]

Originally Posted by Tourer

Not really, just the honest truth.

Mind you, I was having a bit of fun at your expense.

Seriously though, trying to blame the poor performance of any team (regardless of the car make they campaign) on the rules when that same team was winning this year and leading the championship I'm sorry to say is illogical.

I didn't mention any teams poor performance, I asked who were the beneficiaries.

Which team are you affiliated with, or what position within supercars do you hold?

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by bluesport

I didn't mention any teams poor performance, I asked who were the beneficiaries.

Which team are you affiliated with, or what position within supercars do you hold?

You commented on a post re the Fords' wings being clipped - that only applies to a couple of teams.

I stand by my original point, if the aero is equalised, it benefits the series.

Not going to respond to your second para - none of your business.

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by kittle

Apparently the Fords had an unfair advantage and the wing had to be clipped...

This is ****ing rubbish. The FG had more rear aero than the VF, which had less than the VE.

So the FG was clipped to match the VF and the others had to hit that mark.

There's no conspiracy here...

[bluesport]

Originally Posted by Tourer

You commented on a post re the Fords' wings being clipped - that only applies to a couple of teams.

I stand by my original point, if the aero is equalised, it benefits the series.

Not going to respond to your second para - none of your business.

Well, refusal to answer the question is an admission of guilt, that you are biased due to affiliation with a team or the series.

[Umai Naa]

Or he's not buying into an argument.

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by bluesport

Well, refusal to answer the question is an admission of guilt, that you are biased due to affiliation with a team or the series.

You would have done well working for Stalin with that attitude, or maybe in Salem, or in Spain during the inquisition.

Like most on here, I enjoy my anonymity and will continue to do so. End of story in regard to your question without merit.

[bluesport]

Originally Posted by Tourer

You would have done well working for Stalin with that attitude, or maybe in Salem, or in Spain during the inquisition.

Like most on here, I enjoy my anonymity and will continue to do so. End of story in regard to your question without merit.

It's just been established that you are affiliated in some way to a team (and that is not a Ford team) or the series and therefore your comments are biased and should be disregarded.

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by bluesport

It's just been established that you are affiliated in some way to a team (and that is not a Ford team) or the series and therefore your comments are biased and should be disregarded.

Nah, hasn't been established at all - I'm having a really good laugh now at how anyone could draw such a ridiculous conclusion.

[Umai Naa]

I can think of far worse examples of bias on here than what you're suggesting.

Perhaps you could go lynch those who refuse to write the word 'Ford', and the like?