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Old 6 Mar 2014, 10:38 (Ref:3375716)   #3026
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How soon can see hybrids in GTE or GT3?
That's when the GT regs will tentatively merge and revise in 2017.
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Old 6 Mar 2014, 14:31 (Ref:3375805)   #3027
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That's when the GT regs will tentatively merge and revise in 2017.
Hopefully that is 2016, but you never know for sure till the day gets here.
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 16:26 (Ref:3390574)   #3028
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The first drawings of the new HPD P2 are out:
http://racer.com/imsa/item/102592-ne...2-car-unveiled

quite the looker if you ask me!
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 16:30 (Ref:3390577)   #3029
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Hybrids in GTE is just one big can of worms...
However, hybrids in the new GT+ class for 2016 might not be, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

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The first drawings of the new HPD P2 are out:
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quite the looker if you ask me!
If only Highcroft Racing was still about to pick up this car. The good days...
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 16:31 (Ref:3390578)   #3030
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quite the looker if you ask me!
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 16:40 (Ref:3390581)   #3031
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I like it a lot, there's something CN-eqsue about it with the front end making the wheels look smaller. I'm not sure all those smooth lines will survive the wind tunnel though!
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 16:57 (Ref:3390585)   #3032
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Shot from the back:

(source: Sportscar365.com)

Squarish but nice
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 17:11 (Ref:3390588)   #3033
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Is it significant that it is branded 'Honda Racing' and not just 'HPD'
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 17:30 (Ref:3390596)   #3034
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Is it significant that it is branded 'Honda Racing' and not just 'HPD'
Nah, Pickett's car had the same logo last year.
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 17:39 (Ref:3390602)   #3035
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i am not sure about the look of this a bit to angular like the current LMP1 cars
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 17:51 (Ref:3390604)   #3036
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i am not sure about the look of this a bit to angular like the current LMP1 cars
This car is supposed to be the Honda LMP1 by "Wirth research"… I think
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 18:03 (Ref:3390606)   #3037
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I'm not sure all those smooth lines will survive the wind tunnel though!
I was thinking the same thing about the swept looking front windscreen.
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 19:00 (Ref:3390617)   #3038
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That front nosecone looks huge with its 'nostrils' for brake cooling I assume, but the rest of the car looks good.
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 21:12 (Ref:3390652)   #3039
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I was thinking the same thing about the swept looking front windscreen.
Don't forget that this is a Wirth car so it will never see a windtunnel.
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Old 9 Apr 2014, 22:05 (Ref:3390660)   #3040
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Nice car indeed. Just wondering whether the absence of mirrors is on purpose...
Future will tell.
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Old 10 Apr 2014, 11:37 (Ref:3390756)   #3041
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Nice car indeed. Just wondering whether the absence of mirrors is on purpose...
Future will tell.
Come to think of it, I wonder if the FIA, ACO, and IMSA will allow side cameras as replacement for side mirrors?
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Old 10 Apr 2014, 16:09 (Ref:3390818)   #3042
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The side pods and rear of the car look a little underdeveloped. But I suppose it's only a CAD model.

I'm not sure I'd put money down on a car that looks as primitive as this one on the sides and rear.
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Considering what Mr. Wirth has created in the past, I am pretty sure I'd trust this one. Not so sure about the motor, but the chassis will probably be as good as or better than the rest.
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The side pods and rear of the car look a little underdeveloped. But I suppose it's only a CAD model.

I'm not sure I'd put money down on a car that looks as primitive as this one on the sides and rear.

Interesting post.

That reminds me of the Pescarolo 03 and how the bodywork surrounding the number plate was very, very flat and dull.

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The way the windscreen meets the front bodywork is very interesting and reminds me of the first Peugeot 908 prototype:
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Does having a windscreen like that distort the drivers view a bit? I seem to remember hearing that certain shapes are difficult to view from.
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Old 15 Apr 2014, 19:29 (Ref:3392960)   #3047
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Bit of a tangent from the P2 car, but some news that de Ferran has had his role expanded at HPD
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Old 11 Jul 2014, 03:00 (Ref:3432658)   #3048
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So what is HPD's endgame with this DP powerplant? Are they really just content to stick a TT V6 in the back of a Riley DP? Is NSX bodywork on the horizon? If Honda put their weight behind their P2 car, IMSA could be forced to make real changes to the BOP. Another 2 starworks P2's would be nice for next year.

Since we have 2 ESM's, 1-2 Andretti Autosport.
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So what is HPD's endgame with this DP powerplant? Are they really just content to stick a TT V6 in the back of a Riley DP? Is NSX bodywork on the horizon? If Honda put their weight behind their P2 car, IMSA could be forced to make real changes to the BOP. Another 2 starworks P2's would be nice for next year.

Since we have 2 ESM's, 1-2 Andretti Autosport.
Good question. If I recall the DP version of the engine is slightly larger in displacement than the P2 version. That being said, I think the new coupe for next year will use the current P2 engine, which leads me to believe there is little HPD involvement in the DP project. Has this info been clarified anywhere?
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There was some news on DSC that I saw yesterday which sparked my question (http://www.dailysportscar.com/?p=36146). It seems the DP Honda engine programme is HPD supported.

Their P2 motor is the 2.8 liter and the DP one is a 3.5liter.

It's one thing for Porsche and Audi to compete in P1. It's something entirely different for HPD to develop this all new P2 coupe, and then go on to support a DP programme which is in direct competition with their own halo racecar.

However to develop and NSX bodied DP to compete with the ARX-03b would be even more silly. So that begs the question. Who called for this program?
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