Nismo GT-R LMP1
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RobGT81 said:
Not a massive surprise, Silverstone 2016 it is!
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/10/01/nissan-lm...
If it makes the Prologue...http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/10/01/nissan-lm...
Autosport said:
"The first dyno tests are expected before the end of the year and it will then do a complete dyno cycle before it goes in the car."
The powertrain needs to be in the front of the car now, putting miles on the whole vehicle. Can't help but thinking they are leaving it too late again. Which is a pity, I liked him. I realise some people will be all "but LMP1 was a fail", and overlook Nismo GT Acadmy,but that's a game changer in the sport. Nissan have dominated LMP2, have the LMP3 engine, wins in N24, Blancpain, GT500, etc etc.
I'm just hoping that the "Leaving the Navy to become a Pirate" is some sort of twiter clue as to his next destination... Proton to buy Lotus rumour FTW?
I'm just hoping that the "Leaving the Navy to become a Pirate" is some sort of twiter clue as to his next destination... Proton to buy Lotus rumour FTW?
I want to agree with you.
Have you seen the video of the boxer who gives it the full Billy-Big-Potatoes on his way to the ring, goading the crowd, high-fiving everyone and then squaring up to his opponent - an opponent who walked quietly to the ring, took of his gown and waited patiently - who then knocks him out with the first punch?
It feels a bit like that.
Have you seen the video of the boxer who gives it the full Billy-Big-Potatoes on his way to the ring, goading the crowd, high-fiving everyone and then squaring up to his opponent - an opponent who walked quietly to the ring, took of his gown and waited patiently - who then knocks him out with the first punch?
It feels a bit like that.
I did think (and hope) they'd come back with a heavily reworked effort for next year to see how they'd get on.
Was it so flawed it wasn't worth the effort?.... Or... now a case of, can't be bothered?
I wonder if they did any extra work on it and still found it wouldn't do what they hoped it might.
Oh well, maybe they'll be back with something more convention in the future.
So now only porsche, audi with 2 cars each and Toyota. Hopefully Toyota can up their pace for a 3 way fight. Looking a bit thin in LMP 1 now.
Was it so flawed it wasn't worth the effort?.... Or... now a case of, can't be bothered?
I wonder if they did any extra work on it and still found it wouldn't do what they hoped it might.
Oh well, maybe they'll be back with something more convention in the future.
So now only porsche, audi with 2 cars each and Toyota. Hopefully Toyota can up their pace for a 3 way fight. Looking a bit thin in LMP 1 now.
that's a real shame.
the body was off when i went down to the pit walk at LM this year and i remember thinking that the cars looked unbelievably complex 'under the bonnet' ... not like most race cars which are beautifully neat and structured inside. i guess that was an indication of the complexity of what they were trying to achieve.
hope it doesn't deter other manufacturers from trying to do something different in the future
and perhaps Nissan did shoot themselves in the foot a bit with the mega PR effort ...
the body was off when i went down to the pit walk at LM this year and i remember thinking that the cars looked unbelievably complex 'under the bonnet' ... not like most race cars which are beautifully neat and structured inside. i guess that was an indication of the complexity of what they were trying to achieve.
hope it doesn't deter other manufacturers from trying to do something different in the future
and perhaps Nissan did shoot themselves in the foot a bit with the mega PR effort ...
SimoN138 said:
that's a real shame.
the body was off when i went down to the pit walk at LM this year and i remember thinking that the cars looked unbelievably complex 'under the bonnet' ... not like most race cars which are beautifully neat and structured inside. i guess that was an indication of the complexity of what they were trying to achieve.
Funnily enough the same thought occurred to me when I was exploring the 'Forza Vista' feature on Forza Motorsport 6. Beneath the bodywork was a mass of wiring which looked so messy and complex compared to other cars I've seen.the body was off when i went down to the pit walk at LM this year and i remember thinking that the cars looked unbelievably complex 'under the bonnet' ... not like most race cars which are beautifully neat and structured inside. i guess that was an indication of the complexity of what they were trying to achieve.
24lemons said:
Funnily enough the same thought occurred to me when I was exploring the 'Forza Vista' feature on Forza Motorsport 6. Beneath the bodywork was a mass of wiring which looked so messy and complex compared to other cars I've seen.
Perhaps less a reflection on the concept than the state of development.I'm disappointed it will never be fully developed and raced, but equally not at all surprised by this point.
I hope Bowlby isn't fatally damaged, career wise, by this as I believe the motorsport world needs someone as imaginative as him...
I guess we have to hope that Toyota have upped their game and/or that VAG's current emission woes will hamper their programmes enough to have some decent racing this year or we could be looking at 3.5L Group C all over again...
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marcosgt said:
I guess we have to hope that Toyota have upped their game and/or that VAG's current emission woes will hamper their programmes enough to have some decent racing this year...
While there isn't enough money down the back of a sofa for 3 cars at next year's Le Mans there's still enough for Audi to be testing the 2016 R18 at Sebring at the start of the month.Output Flange said:
The hybrid system was significantly worse than expected (spectacular fails on the bench apparently) plus the rear body failed the FIA crash test.
I wonder if Renault splurging out on F1 has anything to do with it too...
The lack of a decent hybrid power system does seem to have killed of this project.I wonder if Renault splurging out on F1 has anything to do with it too...
I guess if Nissan don't have a working hybrid system they cannot even do a conventional LMP1 car.
bsdnazz said:
The lack of a decent hybrid power system does seem to have killed of this project.
I guess if Nissan don't have a working hybrid system they cannot even do a conventional LMP1 car.
As a manufacturer they have to enter the LMP1-H category.I guess if Nissan don't have a working hybrid system they cannot even do a conventional LMP1 car.
The initial flybrid system didn't achieve the desired figures, but did reportedly achieve some spectacular failures on the bench. The new Renault system seemingly underperformed and required a redesign of the rear end, which subsequently failed a mandatory crash test, meaning yet another redesign, which it seems Nissan were unwilling to sign off on as they'd have been in the same position as 2015, developing the car at the same time as racing it with all the potential nastiness that entails.
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