Any news on Toyota's progress?

[coogy]

As title really. Not heard much since their announcement. How are they progressing with their LMP1 project? Also on a side note, how about Aston Martin?

[FredericRobinson]

Aston have abandoned prototypes, George Howard-Chapple has left. They're saying they'll still be around in GT but I don't think they've said if it will be as AMR or as customer supported teams

[Great Dane]

Baretsky was so right

[robmlufc]

coogy said:

As title really. Not heard much since their announcement. How are they progressing with their LMP1 project? Also on a side note, how about Aston Martin?

Wurz tweeted the other day that he was in a top secret location with a very nice looking car but couldnt say more than that. IMHO it will be fairly well progressed.

Aston are running in GTE next year.

[Naithan]

V13 Vantage is there aint it?

love to see some spy stuff of the toyota...

[GrahamG]

The GTE car will be a V8 again - The new GT3 is a V12

[FredericRobinson]

Will it be an AMR entry Graham?

[Great Dane]

The new car will be unveiled on 24th January @ Ricard and will be tested for three days afterwards

Edited by Great Dane on Saturday 24th December 00:50

[coogy]

Excellent. Looks like 2012 at Le Mans is gonna be good

Shame about Aston though

[robmlufc]

I dont suppose there is any recent R18 times are Ricard to compare to? Mostly irrelevent though if Audi are using the new Hybrid. Cant wait to see the Toyota!

[robmlufc]

Apparently the car will be doing its first laps at Paul Ricard today, with long runs planned for tomorrow

[Great Dane]

PICTURES??????

[robmlufc]

Great Dane said:

PICTURES??????

Haha GD that was my first thought! I dont know how easy Paul Ricard is to get in for spy shots, Audi and Peugeot seem to have plenty of behind closed doors test without anyone getting photos. Is the official reveal on the 24th?

[hyper jay]

i dont know if this is the le mans toyota power train in testing ,however pretty intersting viewing !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZg3l7vRAxU

[Don1]

That is the fastest milk float in the west, and no mistake!

[Great Dane]

Yeah next week they have been driving several tests now... but remember that Toyota used to have their own private garages there at Ricard when they started up the F1 campaign