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2023 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
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Author:  StanV [ Thu Feb 05, 2015 4:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
I'm expecting at least 2 out of Mardenborough, Reip and Ordonez to join Nissan as well.
Author:  Cheeveer [ Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
In the meantime, Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber has been confirmed alongside Hülkenberg at Spa and Le Mans. That is surprising to me at least! All the talk of Mako (who have experience of high-power, high-downforce cars from Super GT) and Michael Christensen must've made this very disappointing for them. On the other hand, they're in for the WEC championship.

Ryan Briscoe will run Le Mans for Corvette, which is cool.
Author:  fede999 [ Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
dicksplaash wrote:
In the meantime, Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber has been confirmed alongside Hülkenberg at Spa and Le Mans. That is surprising to me at least! All the talk of Mako (who have experience of high-power, high-downforce cars from Super GT) and Michael Christensen must've made this very disappointing for them. On the other hand, they're in for the WEC championship.

Ryan Briscoe will run Le Mans for Corvette, which is cool.


A pity not to see Mako in a LMP1. I guess this alters the GTE lineup as well. Tandy isn't going to race at Le Mans against Bill Auberlen, is he? :mrgreen:
Author:  StanV [ Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Pretty sure Sean Edwards would have been on that P1 if not for, yeah.

If

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Author:  Artur Craft [ Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
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Much more(4928x3280 res) in:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nissan-racing/

Incredible how open they are
Author:  deggis [ Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Quote:
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Hot rod :mrgreen:
Author:  Gaara [ Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Really is nice to see a manufacturer that open.
Author:  deggis [ Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
"This year the Automobile Club de l’Ouest has not awarded an automatic invitation for a place on the grid to a team proposing an innovative technological project in the context of the 56th garage, as it did not receive any entries corresponding to the aims and principles established by the ACO. However, entries for 2016 are now open."

:thumbsup:

Entry lists in pdf:

http://www.fiawec.com/wpphpFichiers/1/p ... 300115.pdf
http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers ... s-2015.pdf

Yet another forgettable poster with weird perspectives and subpar photoshopping:

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Author:  Juihi [ Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Wow, didn't think Earl Bamber would get an LMP1 drive so soon!, single seaters were always his speciality so he should excel in the LMP1
Author:  the ost [ Fri Feb 06, 2015 4:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Yeah that's really cool for him.
Author:  Artur Craft [ Fri Feb 06, 2015 9:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Hmmm, the colours are the same but the proportions aren't quite exact.

Is the RTL there for the German broadcaster?
Author:  maclauren [ Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
It's for the official LM24H radio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTL_%28French_radio%29
Author:  deggis [ Sat Feb 07, 2015 6:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Sarthe asphalt shoulders in finished form:

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Knowing how harshly race direction has so far punished cutting... :slaphead:
Author:  StanV [ Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
deggis wrote:
Sarthe asphalt shoulders in finished form:

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Knowing how harshly race direction has so far punished cutting... :slaphead:


Guardrails look safe and in a good shape as ever!
Author:  deggis [ Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Optimum driving line resembles straight.
Author:  westracing01 [ Mon Feb 09, 2015 5:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Thought it would be worse than that actually.
Author:  deggis [ Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Two more Nissan drivers: Ordonez & Mardenborough. Begs the question how much of a PR decision this was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrZke23dw1E
Author:  ptclaus98 [ Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
deggis wrote:
Two more Nissan drivers: Ordonez & Mardenborough. Begs the question how much of a PR decision this was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrZke23dw1E

Why? They've been grooming Jann, and Ordonez has the most experience of the GTA guys, and is a very good driver in his own right. Cox has said he wants an American for 2016. Now THAT is a PR decision.
Author:  StanV [ Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Pretty sure they dropped Mardenboroug in GP3 and LMP2 to get him prepared for this.

Michael Krumm has been confirmed as well
Author:  ellis [ Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2014 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
I'd rather they give the drives to works Nissan drivers than do what Porsche did, and ignore the scores of drivers who deserved a shot to go get some F1 drivers.

Questions can be raised on whether or not someone like Ordonez is good enough, but the fact is, he's a Nissan driver and he'll be driving a Nissan car. Maybe one or two drivers with recent LMP1 history would be advisable, but that's why Gene has a seat. And tbh, I'd rather have Mardenboroug and Krumm over Gene any day.
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