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22 Apr 2016, 00:04 (Ref:3635561) | #6951 | |
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Have Porsche ever tested their 919 under "extreme" heat? Just curious to know if very high temperatures would be a concern for Le Mans, especially this year when all three factory teams use batteries.
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22 Apr 2016, 01:08 (Ref:3635569) | #6952 | |
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I wonder how all 3 manufactures are cooling their cells...
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22 Apr 2016, 05:20 (Ref:3635595) | #6953 | ||
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Porsche have tested in Bahrain ....during the winter. I am sure that "extreme" heat would have a negative impact, but I think that the risk of having those temperatures in Northern France in June with El Nino now collapsed and El Nina beginning to bloom is a slim one.
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26 Apr 2016, 20:11 (Ref:3636535) | #6955 | |
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All 3 teams have liquid cooled batteries, but different concepts and cooling liquids.
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27 Apr 2016, 05:35 (Ref:3636610) | #6956 | ||
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Porsche testing in Aragon.
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27 Apr 2016, 16:13 (Ref:3636706) | #6957 | |
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Porsche is in no hurry to replace Alex Hitzinger who left recently. His replacement will probably not be known until after Le Mans and will then start on the 2018 car.
http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/p...zinger-692218/ |
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28 Apr 2016, 12:35 (Ref:3636887) | #6958 | |
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I didn't know things have come far enough that Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) is mentioned in F1 and surprise, surprise in combination with MAHLE:
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/an...le-690156/?s=1 http://www.f1technical.net/news/20316 More older technical info: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2010...-20101027.html http://www.greencarcongress.com/2011...-20110414.html Is there a possibility that Porsche is using similar tricks? Are they allowed under current regulations? How could this be regulated if this is not allowed? |
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28 Apr 2016, 15:54 (Ref:3636938) | #6959 | ||
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29 Apr 2016, 21:27 (Ref:3637223) | #6960 | ||
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Are laser spark plugs still banned?
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29 Apr 2016, 22:30 (Ref:3637233) | #6961 | |
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7642km covered in their 4 days at Aragon https://twitter.com/LMPone/status/726088156022370304
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30 Apr 2016, 03:41 (Ref:3637267) | #6962 | ||
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From Hartley's twitter post, I get that the LDF package will only be used for Le Mans. I could be wrong.
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30 Apr 2016, 08:35 (Ref:3637288) | #6963 | ||
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If you're in the mood for a porsche worship story and feel like revisiting Bahrain 2015 and the #17 issues with a grain of heroism and whatnot, read the MST (ger) article about pliers & ductape carrying Porsche to the title
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2 May 2016, 12:22 (Ref:3637810) | #6964 | ||
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2 May 2016, 13:27 (Ref:3637839) | #6965 | |
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Which is the reasonable thing to do as Spa has many fast corners. Toyota will basically do the same as their "HD" car isn't that HD but rather a more medium spec package
But I bet this LM aero elements will be almost invisible to our eyes, ie, very subtle changes to the 919 that raced on Silverstone. |
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2 May 2016, 14:41 (Ref:3637860) | #6966 | |
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maybe they will introduce the new led lights. those look quite different that what we got used to with the 919. not too nice though, to my eyes...
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2 May 2016, 20:10 (Ref:3637936) | #6967 | |
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They look better than the originals imo.
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3 May 2016, 04:58 (Ref:3638026) | #6968 | ||
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I wonder if the ACO will count the Porsche hybrid LM/sprint aero as a separate kit or an upgrade of an existing body kit.
I'd like to know definitively what is and isn't allowed with the 3/2 body kit rules. I know that upgrades and tweaks are allowed, but where do upgrades/tweaks end and a whole standalone kit beings? |
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My best guess is that the regulation above that says "general shape of the bodywork elements must be maintained" is the real key. That is VERY vague, but I guess to a degree it’s up to the scrutineers to determine if a car that is presented matches the "general shape" of one of the existing homologated bodyworks (I assume the scrutineers would have copies of the homologation forms). And of course, other teams can protest if they feel something is not correct. Richard |
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3 May 2016, 16:34 (Ref:3638175) | #6970 | |
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Wolfgang Hatz is to leave Porsche, another one of the top team who brought Porsche back to top flight sportscars has left.
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4 May 2016, 18:46 (Ref:3638520) | #6972 | |
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4 May 2016, 19:45 (Ref:3638533) | #6973 | |
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Looks far uglier. It gives a more boxy visual into it rather than a beautiful and fluid shape.
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4 May 2016, 19:55 (Ref:3638538) | #6974 | |
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4 May 2016, 20:15 (Ref:3638544) | #6975 | ||
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This is suposed to be air friendly...not eye friendly
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