The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVII)

[tenfour]

ferrisbueller said:

Only in CS derivatives? And then the extinguisher was optional I think.

Only CS. Standard kit.

[NomduJour]

ferrisbueller said:

though the Ferrari wasn't far off.

Both GT and 488 built to fit the rules. Think the BoP business is flawed.

[Output Flange]

How so the 488?

[wst]

The only cars built to the 2016 regulations were the 488 and GT, according to Bernard Niclot (FIA technical director). The 2016 regs may result in cars that are inherently faster.

[ferrisbueller]

tenfour said:

ferrisbueller said:

Only in CS derivatives? And then the extinguisher was optional I think.

Only CS. Standard kit.

Yeah. My point was you could get buckets as an option in non-CS, so the weight of sports seats wasn't always offset by the cage.

And the extinguisher was part of the Clubsport pack, but you didn't have to have it.

Interestingly, the brochure doesn't mention weights other than GT3 vs GT3 RS.

[ferrisbueller]

NomduJour said:

ferrisbueller said:

though the Ferrari wasn't far off.

Both GT and 488 built to fit the rules. Think the BoP business is flawed.

Agreed, but I guess that's not news. Nor the fact that they're easy to swindle.

[Justayellowbadge]

The winning GT arrived at Goodwood today.

As did the Porsche.

The 919 went on stand with the correct level of grime.

Ford polished the GT.

[Diesel Meister]

Justayellowbadge said:

The 919 went on stand with the correct level of grime.

Five o'clock shadow FTW.

Justayellowbadge said:

Ford polished the GT.

Pognophobia sucks.

[NomduJour]

Fine by me, getting a bit bored of deification by dirt.

[Diesel Meister]

NomduJour said:

Fine by me, getting a bit bored of deification by dirt.

I take your point but I think most racing cars (especially of the endurance variety) are more interesting for some texture.

Plus, tongue firmly in cheek

[ferrisbueller]

NomduJour said:

Fine by me, getting a bit bored of deification by dirt.

Tough call.

Personally, I think they'll regret that. They could have wheeled out any shiny replica. If they wanted to maintain the "historical" aspect of the LM, they should have left it IMO, and put it in their museum, wherever that is - Dearborn one assumes.

[tenfour]

ferrisbueller said:

Tough call.

Personally, I think they'll regret that. They could have wheeled out any shiny replica. If they wanted to maintain the "historical" aspect of the LM, they should have left it IMO, and put it in their museum, wherever that is - Dearborn one assumes.

I like my cars same as I like my women: wearing the patina of being absolutely pounded to oblivion for 24hrs by three men.

[Diesel Meister]

tenfour said:

I like my cars same as I like my women: wearing the patina of being absolutely pounded to oblivion for 24hrs by three men.

i.e. Frickin' Filthy (TM)

[ferrisbueller]

tenfour said:

ferrisbueller said:

Tough call.

Personally, I think they'll regret that. They could have wheeled out any shiny replica. If they wanted to maintain the "historical" aspect of the LM, they should have left it IMO, and put it in their museum, wherever that is - Dearborn one assumes.

I like my cars same as I like my women: wearing the patina of being absolutely pounded to oblivion for 24hrs by three men.

And serviced by a further 12.

[ferrisbueller]

Got to love a Diablo

[ferrisbueller]

'kin 'ell

[olly755]

ferrisbueller said:

'kin 'ell

What's in that?? Sounds like a DFV on acid

[braddo]

ferrisbueller said:

'kin 'ell

There does seem to be some fantastically batst crazy stuff in the European hillclimb scene. I've seen a vid in the past of a similar car and I think the engine was a Judd V8.

[ATM]

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