WEC Porsche Prototype Discussion - Page 96

PorscheFanNo1 · 26 Aug 2013, 14:50 (Ref:3294227)

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Originally Posted by Spyderman

Oh The Fin!! I weep at seeing a Porsche with that unsightly growth.

**Aysedasi** · 26 Aug 2013, 15:14 (Ref:3294236)

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Originally Posted by Spyderman

...but you are not really a Porsche fan.

Really? Says who?

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Originally Posted by Spyderman

Well;One thing is for sure. It isn't beautiful!

I completely disagree. It looks mighty fine to me.

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Originally Posted by Spyderman

If that is true , then at least we wont see some hideous colors (ahem .. horrible DHL yellow)

Gimme yellow. Anything but more Red Bull - if anything is overplayed to death it's Red Bull......

Articus · 26 Aug 2013, 15:21 (Ref:3294239)

LOL. I loved the DHL yellow!! So many memories!

MyNameIsNigel · 26 Aug 2013, 15:32 (Ref:3294242)

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Originally Posted by avvelenamento

or maybe blowing exhausts?

Exhaust-blown diffusers are supposed to be banned as of 2014. I understand that the exhaust outlet(s) will now have to be located on the upper side of the rear bodywork (as is e.g. currently the case of the TS030) or on the sides (as this used to be the case e.g. with the 2006-2010 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP).

The exhaust outlet cannot be located near to the trailing edge of the rear bodywork (as this used to be the case e.g. with the 2011-2012 Audi R18).

I don't see any exhaust outlet(s) on the sides. The outlet in the rear bodywork, on the left-hand side of the "shark's fin", which is visible on this picture does seem to correspond to an exhaust outlet. I believe the exhaust outlet is reasonably visible on this high-resolution (2048x2048 pixels) picture.

silente · 26 Aug 2013, 15:37 (Ref:3294243)

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Originally Posted by MyNameIsNigel

Exhaust-blown diffusers are supposed to be banned as of 2014. I understand that the exhaust outlet(s) will now have to be located on the upper side of the rear bodywork (as is e.g. currently the case of the TS030) or on the sides (as this used to be the case e.g. with the 2006-2010 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP).

The exhaust outlet cannot be located near to the trailing edge of the rear bodywork (as this used to be the case e.g. with the 2011-2012 Audi R18).

I don't see any exhaust outlet(s) on the sides. The outlet in the rear bodywork, on the left-hand side of the "shark's fin", which is visible on this picture does seem to correspond to an exhaust outlet. I believe the exhaust outlet is reasonably visible on this high-resolution (2048x2048 pixels) picture.

Yes i see your point...and i think you are right...it really looks like an exhaust exit...

jeast · 26 Aug 2013, 16:10 (Ref:3294259)

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Originally Posted by MyNameIsNigel

Exhaust-blown diffusers are supposed to be banned as of 2014. I understand that the exhaust outlet(s) will now have to be located on the upper side of the rear bodywork (as is e.g. currently the case of the TS030) or on the sides (as this used to be the case e.g. with the 2006-2010 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP).

The exhaust outlet cannot be located near to the trailing edge of the rear bodywork (as this used to be the case e.g. with the 2011-2012 Audi R18).

I don't see any exhaust outlet(s) on the sides. The outlet in the rear bodywork, on the left-hand side of the "shark's fin", which is visible on this picture does seem to correspond to an exhaust outlet. I believe the exhaust outlet is reasonably visible on this high-resolution (2048x2048 pixels) picture.

Why did they ban it?

MyNameIsNigel · 26 Aug 2013, 16:16 (Ref:3294262)

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Originally Posted by jeast

Why did they ban it?

For the same reasons the FIA banned it in F1 I guess...

Maelochs · 26 Aug 2013, 16:28 (Ref:3294266)

This lends credence to the I4-singleturbo rumors ....

Mike E · 26 Aug 2013, 17:39 (Ref:3294295)

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Originally Posted by Maelochs

This lends credence to the I4-singleturbo rumors ....

Or a single turbo flat 4? Please.

NelisB · 26 Aug 2013, 17:58 (Ref:3294305)

Don't know if you guys've seen this but there is a movie with a small sounds clip of the car and a couple of shots of the engine on the porsche site.

Here: http://www.porsche.com/microsite/mis...x?#/philosophy

Click on "our mission".

A still taken from the clip shows this

Coach Ep · 26 Aug 2013, 18:16 (Ref:3294312)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Gimme yellow. Anything but more Red Bull - if anything is overplayed to death it's Red Bull......

Or Gulf...

Mal · 26 Aug 2013, 18:25 (Ref:3294316)

Why knock those that spend money supporting our favourite sport?

Thaw Daggerslash · 26 Aug 2013, 18:47 (Ref:3294323)

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Originally Posted by Mal

Why knock those that spend money supporting our favourite sport?

I take my hat off to Red Bull for what they do. I think we should all be thankful that they support motorsport like no other sport around...but, at the same time, I do wish they'd change their livery a little bit.

If Red Bull will be Porsche's sponsor, I hope Andy Blackmore is in charge of designing the livery.

MyNameIsNigel · 26 Aug 2013, 18:52 (Ref:3294325)

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Originally Posted by NelisB

A still taken from the clip shows this

This can't be the engine, can it ???

Victor_RO · 26 Aug 2013, 18:55 (Ref:3294327)

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Originally Posted by MyNameIsNigel

This can't be the engine, can it ???

Didn't one of Peugeot's videos from the early development of the original 908 show that they used a single-cylinder mule at the start of the engine development? Maybe it's the same thing here.

NelisB · 26 Aug 2013, 18:58 (Ref:3294329)

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Originally Posted by Victor_RO

Didn't one of Peugeot's videos from the early development of the original 908 show that they used a single-cylinder mule at the start of the engine development? Maybe it's the same thing here.

After looking closely it does look like a single cylinder test engine.

**Aysedasi** · 26 Aug 2013, 19:09 (Ref:3294334)

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Originally Posted by Mal

Why knock those that spend money supporting our favourite sport?

Like everything else in life, it gets dull Mal. Simple fact of life, We all accept what we get, doesn't mean we have to like it!

deggis · 26 Aug 2013, 20:10 (Ref:3294364)

In future there bashing Red Bull (and others like Monster - very visible elsewhere in rallying especially) might become easier when more studies are made about the effects of energy drinks. Wouldn't compare to tobacco, but in principle similar thing.

deggis · 26 Aug 2013, 21:13 (Ref:3294400)

Bandicoot17 · 26 Aug 2013, 21:17 (Ref:3294403)

Re. Drivers: What about Alguersuari?? Red Bull driver, no F1 drive, ready to try his hand at SportsCars perhaps?

deggis · 26 Aug 2013, 21:58 (Ref:3294417)

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Originally Posted by NelisB

Don't know if you guys've seen this but there is a movie with a small sounds clip of the car and a couple of shots of the engine on the porsche site.

Here: http://www.porsche.com/microsite/mis...x?#/philosophy

Click on "our mission".

A still taken from the clip shows this

Digged up downloadable link to the video: http://www.porsche.com/microsite/mis...enzingeren.flv

The sound clip is of course carefully picked... doesn't reveal much.

isynge · 26 Aug 2013, 22:21 (Ref:3294423)

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Originally Posted by Mal

Why knock those that spend money supporting our favourite sport?

Entirely agree, but in the case of Gulf Oil International I'm really not sure there's actually a huge amount of cash floating into the sport with it - indeed I'd be intrigued about what actual realities of what having "Gulf" written on the side of your sportscar actually entails.

Red Bull? Until it's prominently written on the side of a prototype (and I can't recall this happening so far) I'm not sure we can call it especially hackneyed?

Beetle · 27 Aug 2013, 01:27 (Ref:3294476)

Red Bull is good at what they do: advertising to a very large group of people. Everything from Felix Baumgartner's space jump to my local kart racing event to the most successful F1 team of the day; it's clear that the potential fanbase is every expanding and is formidable already.

Some of the frustration comes from the absolute monopoly they and Gulf have on cars. Gulf more so with sportscars, Red Bull is generally everywhere when it comes to extreme sporting/gaming.

No one likes a monopoly, but would you rather have a Red Bull or Gulf-funded Porsche P1 or none at all?

Lagunaseca_4life · 27 Aug 2013, 04:14 (Ref:3294520)

That single exhaust exit is driving my imagination.rather than worrying if its an exhaust exit or not, im thinking why a single,what can it be.two banks can feed a single turbo via a y pipe and have a single exit like audi.what can it be?v8 single turbo,v6 single turbo,inline six single turbo,na inline six,na inline 4,single turbo inline four, or compound turbos?

Muppetdave901 · 27 Aug 2013, 08:52 (Ref:3294594)

What has Robert Kilroy-Silk got to do with the Porsche project?! (UK-joke!)

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