Acura/HPD's future plans - Page 6

HORNDAWG · 14 May 2008, 17:27 (Ref:2202338)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

The white/red car looks better as the black/red car.

Isn't Panasonic a longtime partner of Toyota (Dan Gurney's AAR CART team?, Toyota F1)?

So are you saying that your avatar is ugly?

L.P.

HORNDAWG · 21 May 2008, 16:22 (Ref:2208416)

Well with the performance of the de Ferran car (WOW) and the pace that Highcroft and Fernandez cars have shown of late things look pretty bright from where I'm looking. Fernandez was very competitive at MMP until he got clipped by the Dyson Spyders bone headed move. Highcroft car...well not much to say there. AGR seems to be in a slump or something, we know the car can be a rocket, with Marco at Sebring as example, so I hope they can find the issue and excise it. With the improvements to the car =01b seeming to be very effective it would indicate to me that Nick should have a monster ready to enter into P-1 with!

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The Badger · 21 May 2008, 16:30 (Ref:2208424)

I hope they let some teams play about with their LMP2 car , once the LMP1 is up and running . I mean , why not , they are already there .

HORNDAWG · 21 May 2008, 16:39 (Ref:2208434)

The teams that run the current cars own them! I will agree with the thought that when/if any of the current teams go to P-1 that they will sell their cars to other teams to run.

L.P.

The Badger · 21 May 2008, 16:42 (Ref:2208436)

Oh right , I wasnt aware that the cars were owned by the teams . In that case , it sounds logical that there will be a few of them about then .

vorsprung · 21 May 2008, 16:45 (Ref:2208440)

According to latest Murphy only de Ferran had the latest engine at Miller and one of the Acura teams might not be back in 09.

dj4monie · 23 May 2008, 05:14 (Ref:2209530)

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Originally Posted by vorsprung

According to latest Murphy only de Ferran had the latest engine at Miller and one of the Acura teams might not be back in 09.

Anybody wanna venture a guess on WHO that is?

Let's play a game of elimination...

Highcroft came into this with the least to loose and the most to gain. They are staying, Duncan couldn't have started to take the modern/pro side of racing more seriously then he did, success in business is mostly about TIMING!

De Farran just got here, has deep connections to Honda, staying...

Fernandez had ties to Honda as well, most likey the best team overall in terms of overall pace. Once they stop with the small errors, they'll win more than a handful of events, staying.

I'd say A-G is the most likely to expand to say 4 cars in the unified IRL and focus on that series.

dj4monie · 23 May 2008, 05:22 (Ref:2209531)

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Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

The teams that run the current cars own them! I will agree with the thought that when/if any of the current teams go to P-1 that they will sell their cars to other teams to run.

L.P.

This is the hope of many fans including myself is that Acura doesn't leave a vacuum when the move up to P1. I wouldn't count on another OEM coming into their place, I say yes, sell these cars to new teams that wanna move into a position of at least Semi-works support.

We shouldn't need a cycle of loosing cars in one class to gain them in another in net effect gaining NOTHING, status quo continues, only the competition gets stronger in one class and weaker in another.

Speed-King · 23 May 2008, 08:58 (Ref:2209624)

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Originally Posted by dj4monie

I'd say A-G is the most likely to expand to say 4 cars in the unified IRL and focus on that series.

AGR already have four full-time Indycars for Patrick, Andretti, Kanaan and Mutoh.

cmk · 23 May 2008, 15:20 (Ref:2209869)

The speculation about which team may not return with Acura needs to focus (if it even exists) on the reason that the bear mentions for the disquiet. THat is not necessarily related to performance. I believe it is AGR that will be gone as well, but not really for the reasons you mention, DJ.

HORNDAWG · 23 May 2008, 15:30 (Ref:2209875)

Some silly wild Burro prognostication.

Well with the hint that someone is not pleased with the level of expenditures vs returns, the proficient yet somewhat lacking performance of the drivers, and the recent merger of the two open wheel series along with becoming a more involved venue promoter for the IRL, maybe Michael, Kim and Kevin feel that they should just ride the year out and concentrate on their open wheel business as a whole in 09. (?) Unless of course they become an Acura "Works" P-1 team in 09!

L.P.

dj4monie · 23 May 2008, 21:05 (Ref:2210048)

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Originally Posted by cmk

The speculation about which team may not return with Acura needs to focus (if it even exists) on the reason that the bear mentions for the disquiet. THat is not necessarily related to performance. I believe it is AGR that will be gone as well, but not really for the reasons you mention, DJ.

I didn't directly relate it to performance, per-se

I just thought of the most likely to quit ALMS.

Fernandez and Highcroft had the most to gain from it, as neither had factory supported programs otherwise.

De Ferran already had deep ties to Honda

That leaves ONLY one...

deggis · 4 Jun 2008, 01:40 (Ref:2219266)

Pruett has a small "rumour":

"With the confirmation of an Acura LMP1 program, at least in the CAD design stages, by HPD..."

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...ay-blog-part-2

broadrun96 · 4 Jun 2008, 04:11 (Ref:2219299)

Any guesses spyder vs coupe?

HORNDAWG · 4 Jun 2008, 04:28 (Ref:2219304)

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Originally Posted by broadrun96

Any guesses spyder vs coupe?

EVO Coupe (NSX).

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ThePenguin · 4 Jun 2008, 15:43 (Ref:2219741)

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Originally Posted by broadrun96

Any guesses spyder vs coupe?

I think that it will be a coupe.

JAG · 4 Jun 2008, 17:40 (Ref:2219821)

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Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

EVO Coupe (NSX).

L.P.

Is it Acura NSX in the US?

Satorian · 4 Jun 2008, 18:06 (Ref:2219836)

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Originally Posted by JAG

Is it Acura NSX in the US?

Yes. But the NSX hasn't been built now for three years, so if at all it'd have to be based on the successor, which hasn't been presented to the public yet (except for in some various concept guises).

HORNDAWG · 4 Jun 2008, 18:33 (Ref:2219852)

I was thinking two birds with one stone. Homologate an NSX GT car, with the street car release, and use the homologated engine in the P-1 EVO coupe.

link

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Zurbert82 · 4 Jun 2008, 18:50 (Ref:2219867)

Doesn't the NSX use a V6?

HORNDAWG · 4 Jun 2008, 18:53 (Ref:2219870)

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Originally Posted by Zurbert82

Doesn't the NSX use a V6?

Hmm, I wonder where that link leads???

L.P.

Zurbert82 · 4 Jun 2008, 19:07 (Ref:2219885)

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Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

Hmm, I wonder where that link leads???

L.P.

zac510 · 4 Jun 2008, 21:07 (Ref:2219982)

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Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

I was thinking two birds with one stone. Homologate an NSX GT car, with the street car release, and use the homologated engine in the P-1 EVO coupe.

link

Why not diesel NSX

deggis · 13 Jun 2008, 20:51 (Ref:2228067)

Audi's Jürgen Pippig: "Audi is very good in endurance, especially after the arrival of other major manufacturers such as Peugeot and Honda soon."

Oops!

http://endurance-info.com/article.php?sid=5826

Crappy google translation: http://translate.google.com/translat...F8&sl=fr&tl=en

WMUCarGuy · 14 Jun 2008, 01:00 (Ref:2228169)

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Originally Posted by Zurbert82

Doesn't the NSX use a V6?

The NSX does. It's replacement will not.

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