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Originally Posted by TWK
In my opinion, probably not. But then again, there was that Mercedes stock-block entered by Penske at Indianapolis, wasn't there? If they can make the Cd and weight of that motor work with the chassis, who knows?
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Tom
As you well know, the last bastion of non-spec racing - LMS/ALMS - certainly provides a platform to find out... If history's on Prodrive side, BMW made the process work last time, taking Le Mans winning Mclaren/BMW Paul Rosche's V-12 masterpiece and placed it in the LMR prototype, beating the pants off some heavy opposition in 1999. I recall drivers complaining how top-heavy the F1 felt. Bill Auberlen told me - who'd driven both cars - that the difference was like night and day. Then again, big difference there as BMW's Williams-built chassis was designed around the V-12. Evidently Lola's B08/60 isn't.... So, like you say, question marks remain.
Todd