Acura/HPD's future plans - Page 4

The Badger · 22 Jan 2008, 19:37 (Ref:2111437)

Certainly not !!!

The Real DMN · 22 Jan 2008, 21:21 (Ref:2111513)

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Originally Posted by Hammerdown

anyone looked at an F1 car lately!

My thoughts exactly, it looks very much like an F1 rear wing. Have they been getting adivce?

brielga · 22 Jan 2008, 21:49 (Ref:2111546)

Scott Sharp to join Highcroft (with new sponsorship) http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/...-to-join-team/

Félix · 23 Jan 2008, 00:28 (Ref:2111671)

This cut-out lets the air escape more easily. I've read it creates vortices and "energizes the airflow".

The rest of the body seems standard, which certainly won't be enough to catch up with Porsche. Let's hope the rest of the bodykit is coming up.

The Real DMN · 23 Jan 2008, 01:49 (Ref:2111698)

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Originally Posted by Félix

The rest of the body seems standard, which certainly won't be enough to catch up with Porsche.

From what I have been able to gather, last years AX-01a was heavier than the Spyder (by at least 40/50kg). IMSA has implemented an increase of 25Kg to the minimum weight for LMP2 cars (half of the ACO implemented 50Kg). Which means Porsche will have to add weight to its cars, while Acura only has to shift around half of what it needed to this time last year. These changes seem much more in favour of the Acura than the Porsche, while still playing to Audi's whims of only LMP1's being able to go for the overall win.

That is of course not that I'm saying the Spyder won't be faster, but with the rule changes in places, Acura (and Audi as a result of) has more to gain from them.

gwyllion · 24 Jan 2008, 09:24 (Ref:2112490)

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/news.html has an analysis of the new aerodynamics.

AU N EGL · 24 Jan 2008, 13:13 (Ref:2112630)

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Originally Posted by gwyllion

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/news.html has an analysis of the new aerodynamics.

Great pictures. Makes one drool over these cars.

veeten · 24 Jan 2008, 13:35 (Ref:2112646)

Paper towel for AU N EGL...

HORNDAWG · 24 Jan 2008, 17:20 (Ref:2112744)

Well since I have not seen it yet. During a broadcast from the NEC with N.Damon, Bruce Jones and S.Collins, I heard Sam state that with Ross Brawn taking over the Honda F-1 top dog position that the Acura Sports Car program had a very high likelyhood of being killed as it interfered with the struggling F-1 program! Now to my knowledge of how it breaks down the Sports Car program is a product of HPD which is a subsidiary of Honda Cars N.America and is conducted wholely in the States.(?) So how would it interfere with the F-1 program based out of Brackley Northhamptonshire?

L.P.

**FIRE** · 24 Jan 2008, 18:05 (Ref:2112780)

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Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

Well since I have not seen it yet. During a broadcast from the NEC with N.Damon, Bruce Jones and S.Collins, I heard Sam state that with Ross Brawn taking over the Honda F-1 top dog position that the Acura Sports Car program had a very high likelyhood of being killed as it interfered with the struggling F-1 program! Now to my knowledge of how it breaks down the Sports Car program is a product of HPD which is a subsidiary of Honda Cars N.America and is conducted wholely in the States.(?) So how would it interfere with the F-1 program based out of Brackley Northhamptonshire?

L.P.

They need someone to blame for their poor results in F1...

But indeed it makes no sense to kill a NA project because of F1.

aeroehl · 24 Jan 2008, 23:01 (Ref:2112975)

They should kill the F1 project and focus on Lemans. It costs less by a factor of a lot and they already have a completive car. No, but really, the teams have nothing in common with each other. I see Honda ending their IRL program before they end their ALMS effort.

The Badger · 27 Jan 2008, 07:29 (Ref:2114504)

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Originally Posted by aeroehl

They should kill the F1 project and focus on Lemans

Exactly ..... now your talkin !!!

canam · 27 Jan 2008, 11:55 (Ref:2114607)

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Originally Posted by The Badger

Exactly ..... now your talkin !!!

Yeah but it will probably be the other way round. Look at Toyota. Too big a loss of face. Put even more money into the failures in the hope of an improvement.

HORNDAWG · 29 Jan 2008, 17:39 (Ref:2116451)

Well with the addition of a 4th Acura ARX-01b being fielded by Gil de Ferran and his ties to Honda, ex- F1 Sporting Director, I believe that the sentiment put forth about the demise of the Acura Sports Car program is probably misplaced. I do not see Gil wasting his and Honda's effort in fielding a team if it where truly being axed!

Future looks pretty bright at the moment!!

L.P.

JAG · 29 Jan 2008, 18:04 (Ref:2116463)

I wonder if De Ferrans team is earmarked as one of the expected P1 factory teams in '09, seeing as he was the F1 team boss, and is setting up a team from scratch.

Seems a big hassle just to compete for class wins (longer term).

deggis · 17 Mar 2008, 20:48 (Ref:2155059)

Is the Robert Clarke interview at endurance-info.com in December (here if you don't remember) still the last information about the "P1 in 2009" plan? Any paddock rumours recently?

chernaudi · 18 Mar 2008, 13:04 (Ref:2155599)

At Sebring, the LMP1 rumor was brought up when de Ferran was interviewed.

chocmonster7 · 19 Mar 2008, 10:47 (Ref:2156378)

The rumour I heard mentioned on the coverage was that Robert Clarke was going to be working with De Ferran on the P1 project.

HORNDAWG · 9 Apr 2008, 16:50 (Ref:2173981)

I know it is a little dated but here is an interview with Nick Wirth on the ARX-01b and a mention of the P-1. link

L.P.

Hugewally · 9 Apr 2008, 18:12 (Ref:2174028)

I'm happy that the race chassis now have ID plates on them...

HORNDAWG · 9 Apr 2008, 18:20 (Ref:2174041)

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Originally Posted by Hugewally

I'm happy that the race chassis now have ID plates on them...

So do you suppose that there are three -01a's sitting around that could be sold?

L.P.

Hugewally · 10 Apr 2008, 01:31 (Ref:2174222)

If not more...

**joeb** · 10 Apr 2008, 02:33 (Ref:2174234)

For some reason I was under the impression that they were using the same tubs as last year but upgraded everything else.

If not, how many Courage's did they buy?

Hugewally · 10 Apr 2008, 02:36 (Ref:2174236)

New tubs for this year. No idea how many they have.

deggis · 11 Apr 2008, 01:55 (Ref:2174945)

If Acura goes P1 (which seems like pretty sure thing), do you think it will do Le Mans? It's totally American brand. Of course winning 24 Le Mans would have meaning in US too, but Acura has no value regarding European market... unless it's somehow rebadged as Honda - but then it's not an Acura anymore. Obviously would be pity if there's new maker in P1 and then it wouldn't do 24 LM. :|

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