Nissan LMP1 Announcement.. probably
Discussion
I think everyone is presuming this will be the official announcement of the Nissan P1 effort. Hopefully it will at least look like a proper car.
14:00 UK time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRHmqhGcw0M
14:00 UK time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRHmqhGcw0M
Could be, although wasn't there eventually some bad blood/legal posturing between AAR and Ben Bowlby/Nissan over the Deltawing/ZEOD design? Saying that, it might have been Panoz. (upon checking, yep, Panoz vs Nissan).
Would it serve their interests to go GTE, especially now that the combined regs have been ditched? I certainly hope they go P1 over GTE
Would it serve their interests to go GTE, especially now that the combined regs have been ditched? I certainly hope they go P1 over GTE
RobGT81 said:
LMP1 it is then and they are predicting victory within 2 years - brave!Nissan said:
Believe me, I think this is the car that will go down in the annals of time and be one of those cars which will be long remembered, not only for the fact that it will have won Le Mans but also that it reset the real meaning of NISMO as a link between success on the track and success on the road.
They're a confident lot eh?Edited by Vocal Minority on Friday 23 May 16:29
Nissan said:
Believe me, I think this is the car that will go down in the annals of time and be one of those cars which will be long remembered, not only for the fact that it will have won Le Mans but also that it reset the real meaning of NISMO as a link between success on the track and success on the road.
They're a confident lot eh?Edited by Vocal Minority on Friday 23 May 16:30
Brave maybe, but I think they've been building very carefully for quite some years, the level of marketing alone going back more than a couple of years has been significant and growing. Look at the number of engines across the board, was it 16 supplied last year (may have been more), I certainly don't think it's half-baked...
Cool.
I'll really start to look forwards to 2015 because of this, once 2014 is over. IMO they've miss-timed the announcement though - they should have announced after LM2014, not before.
Why divert attention away from ZEOD? I realise seeing everyone talk about the big battle between Audi / Toyota / Porsche must annoy them, but they've not really stopped that. An announcement after the race would have got the column inches swinging their way - for now all most of us are bothered about is who reigns supreme in 2014..
I'll really start to look forwards to 2015 because of this, once 2014 is over. IMO they've miss-timed the announcement though - they should have announced after LM2014, not before.
Why divert attention away from ZEOD? I realise seeing everyone talk about the big battle between Audi / Toyota / Porsche must annoy them, but they've not really stopped that. An announcement after the race would have got the column inches swinging their way - for now all most of us are bothered about is who reigns supreme in 2014..
Some Gump said:
Cool.
I'll really start to look forwards to 2015 because of this, once 2014 is over. IMO they've miss-timed the announcement though - they should have announced after LM2014, not before.
Why divert attention away from ZEOD? I realise seeing everyone talk about the big battle between Audi / Toyota / Porsche must annoy them, but they've not really stopped that. An announcement after the race would have got the column inches swinging their way - for now all most of us are bothered about is who reigns supreme in 2014..
Very specific reason that May 23 was they date they announced. '2' in Japanese is pronounced 'Ni' and 3 is pronounced 'San'. There's also something about the meaning of 'May' but I was doing other stuff during that bit of the announcement.I'll really start to look forwards to 2015 because of this, once 2014 is over. IMO they've miss-timed the announcement though - they should have announced after LM2014, not before.
Why divert attention away from ZEOD? I realise seeing everyone talk about the big battle between Audi / Toyota / Porsche must annoy them, but they've not really stopped that. An announcement after the race would have got the column inches swinging their way - for now all most of us are bothered about is who reigns supreme in 2014..
Plus, it's been effectively known since December last year.
Red Firecracker said:
Very specific reason that May 23 was they date they announced. '2' in Japanese is pronounced 'Ni' and 3 is pronounced 'San'. There's also something about the meaning of 'May' but I was doing other stuff during that bit of the announcement.
Plus, it's been effectively known since December last year.
May translates to 'Go'Plus, it's been effectively known since December last year.
So 'Go Nissan'
Excellent news, the prospect of four major manufacturers battling for LMP1 honours next year is really something to look forward to!
Not sure what this comment is all about though!
Not sure what this comment is all about though!
Nissan Bloke said:
"We wont be turning up in a vehicle which is a basically another hybrid that looks like another Porsche, Audi or Toyota they all look the same to me our intention is to do something that is a little bit different.
Gassing Station | Le Mans | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff