RE: McLaren P1 GTR - full details
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PBDirector said:
What an odd thing to say?! Are you able to explain why you think that?
Rich_W said:
Grand
Tourismo
Race
When F1 GTR was launched it was as a race car. GTR on a road car which will likely never race (and it needs to race BEFORE the road variant gets that moniker) is as stupid as Ferrari and their 599 GTO. A badge special with no racing history.
They could have called that 599 Scuderia and it would have been fine. But
to GTO
I'm with the original poster. P1 GT would have been fine. Even P1 GTX or even dafter P1 Team Edition.
But GTR is because race car and must always be!
As for the Harrods livery. Makes no odds to me on this mock up. Though you'd think they would use the Ueno Clinic colours since that was the car that actually won in 95.
What Rich said. Tourismo
Race
When F1 GTR was launched it was as a race car. GTR on a road car which will likely never race (and it needs to race BEFORE the road variant gets that moniker) is as stupid as Ferrari and their 599 GTO. A badge special with no racing history.
They could have called that 599 Scuderia and it would have been fine. But
to GTOI'm with the original poster. P1 GT would have been fine. Even P1 GTX or even dafter P1 Team Edition.
But GTR is because race car and must always be!As for the Harrods livery. Makes no odds to me on this mock up. Though you'd think they would use the Ueno Clinic colours since that was the car that actually won in 95.
With regards to the livery, I think it looks great. I actually really like many homages to classic liveries, this one included. To answer the specific 918 Martini that was raised: I think that it doesn't look very good.
GRBF430F1 said:
McLaren really have things nailed down these days and are leading the way.
Good to see a GREAT British brand bringing out fantastic product like this and the 650S
Putting the GREAT back into Britain
Whilst I'm proud to be British. I wouldn't go as far that its putting the 'Great' in Great Britain. The product they sell doesn't represent the majority of the people of Britain and its a multi national employer where parts are made abroad and shipped over.Good to see a GREAT British brand bringing out fantastic product like this and the 650S
Putting the GREAT back into Britain
Just a little bug bear of mine, its not like the 60's - 70's where a company made all parts in house or other British firms and all British people, companies are much bigger than that now. They employee the best people for the price they can afford no matter where they are from and rightly so to get the best products out there.
Unless you work for McLaren in which case I can understand plugging the 650s as well as them being great
Coldfuse said:
bubney72 said:
Sacrilege to mention this car in the same paragraph as the FXXK. The Ferrari is leagues above the P1 in looks, sound and performance.
What.McAndy said:
NRS said:
Huh? It's a track only car, not a road car. It will race, just not in a more "competitive" series. If you're going to have a problem with the name it should be the Grand Turismmo part surely?!
Not in any series that I've seen; it will simply be driven only on circuits.NRS said:
I was meaning between the owners on track, not a main series, which is why I had phrased it as "competitive" series.
Perhaps my misunderstanding then: are they actually going to be competing against each other? I was under the impressions that it would be the wealthy having a track toy that McLaren could feed data back into their GT3 programme from.
McAndy said:
NRS said:
I was meaning between the owners on track, not a main series, which is why I had phrased it as "competitive" series.
Perhaps my misunderstanding then: are they actually going to be competing against each other? I was under the impressions that it would be the wealthy having a track toy that McLaren could feed data back into their GT3 programme from.
McAndy said:
I'm sorry, but for me to have my cynicism removed it needs to actually have racing pedigree. It looks good and I'm sure it is an excellent piece of engineering, but they've sullied the GTR name for me.
As an aside, is there actually a current race series that would take it, since GT1 has died?
+1As an aside, is there actually a current race series that would take it, since GT1 has died?
007 VXR said:
iirc its the 650s that will go to LeMans ??
I haven't seen anything mentioned regarding this. I know they have a 650S "le Mans" special edition road car, which is fine if you like that sort of thing. But is the GT3 version even eligible for LM? I know 911 RSR and F458 GTE are but they are slightly different to GT3 spec IIRCPW said:
They already did with the 650S Le Mans, although you seem like you'll be able to find a complaint about them doing that too.
I'm not complaining about the Harrods livery?!?! 
Hence why I posted that render of an imaginary 12C GTR in Ueno colours, which looks really good IMO. I just found Harrods an odd choice when they have other liveries to choose from with more cachet.Saying that, do you really think 650s Le Mans bears any resemblance livery wise to the mighty F1GTR that won in 95?
Well aside from the roof scoop and 5 spokes.
Seems a bit of marketing nonsense to badge a version of 650s Le Mans anyway. But there you go. We all know that McLarens marketing dept are doing a laughable job at the moment. hence #blackswan daftness.
Let the cars do the talking!
Couple more versions from Jonsibal: https://www.facebook.com/jonsibal
Gulf
Marlboro
I asked Jon about doing a Lark version but he said he said that he had tried and that it did not work well on the P1.
Gulf
Marlboro
I asked Jon about doing a Lark version but he said he said that he had tried and that it did not work well on the P1.
For those people wanting desktop images, full size photos over here http://thesupercarkids.com/mclaren-p1-gtr-producti...
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