If You Don't Like the Deltawing, Wait Until 2013!
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The ACO have announced the occupant of the No. 56 garage for 2013, and its, well, challenging in the looks department again. It does have its wheels in the usual places this time, but it's not going to please the noise lovers.
The 2013 56 garage entrant, is the Green GT H2.
More info and pics at the ever excellent Dailysportscar.com;
http://www.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm?arti...
The 2013 56 garage entrant, is the Green GT H2.
More info and pics at the ever excellent Dailysportscar.com;
http://www.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm?arti...
Red Firecracker said:
It does have its wheels in the usual places this time, but it's not going to please the noise lovers.
I chatted to the guy behind this project recently and he promised it would be 'far from silent'. Apparently the cooling fans on the fuel cell make a right racket!It's going to be fascinating to see how it does. The whole plan hinges on GreenGT successfully developing a radically different fuel cell.
Chris71 said:
I chatted to the guy behind this project recently and he promised it would be 'far from silent'. Apparently the cooling fans on the fuel cell make a right racket!
It's going to be fascinating to see how it does. The whole plan hinges on GreenGT successfully developing a radically different fuel cell.
I guess the ACO must be pretty confident or have some good assurances from the team to announce it. It's going to be fascinating to see how it does. The whole plan hinges on GreenGT successfully developing a radically different fuel cell.
Personally I think it's great that the ACO are doing this and embracing new technology in this way, it really is what the race was originally all about. Some strong hints of older designs int he car with the massive air intake and the rear wing. I'd love to see the mounting system for the two pannier cells though.
I've had no interest in electric cars on the whole. I don't buy into the man made climate change scam at all. I've always said if cars were to go electric then batteries were not the way forwards. Think how many battery operated gadgets you have around you right now. How many are a pita to keep charged? How many do you replace on quite a regular basis with the battery life being one of the main reasons? How would the grid cope if we all started plugging 2 cars in to charge overnight? Isn't that just producing CO2 at the other end of the cable rather than at the car?
For electric cars to be a real alternative, something like fuel cell technology is the way forwards. I think it's exciting news that a team is pushing this new tech at Le Mans. However, as I understand it, hydrogen production in its self is expensive and not particularly good for the environment. I'm sure someone on here will know more on the subject of hydrogen production and correct me ifim wrong.
They can't be any quieter than the Audis can they
For electric cars to be a real alternative, something like fuel cell technology is the way forwards. I think it's exciting news that a team is pushing this new tech at Le Mans. However, as I understand it, hydrogen production in its self is expensive and not particularly good for the environment. I'm sure someone on here will know more on the subject of hydrogen production and correct me ifim wrong.
They can't be any quieter than the Audis can they
Red Firecracker said:
Chris71 said:
I chatted to the guy behind this project recently and he promised it would be 'far from silent'. Apparently the cooling fans on the fuel cell make a right racket!
It's going to be fascinating to see how it does. The whole plan hinges on GreenGT successfully developing a radically different fuel cell.
I guess the ACO must be pretty confident or have some good assurances from the team to announce it. It's going to be fascinating to see how it does. The whole plan hinges on GreenGT successfully developing a radically different fuel cell.
Personally I think it's great that the ACO are doing this and embracing new technology in this way, it really is what the race was originally all about. Some strong hints of older designs int he car with the massive air intake and the rear wing. I'd love to see the mounting system for the two pannier cells though.
I haven't heard any times, but I believe the car is running at the test day today - along with the DeltaWing which seems to be in between P2 and GTE times currently.
Coincidentally, there's a very comprehensive article on the GreenGT H2 in Race Tech this month.
I'm all for a bit of variety and Le Mans is definitely the race to prove this stuff. But does it need to look quite so much like a cartoon? I'm guessing there are reasons (cooling etc) for the big air box and vents etc but it seems to be almost deliberately mad looking. How safe are the hydrogen tanks in a side impact?
Mark-C said:
I'm all for a bit of variety and Le Mans is definitely the race to prove this stuff. But does it need to look quite so much like a cartoon? I'm guessing there are reasons (cooling etc) for the big air box and vents etc but it seems to be almost deliberately mad looking. How safe are the hydrogen tanks in a side impact?
good point...taking into account the Audi hitting the barrier after dunlop bridge last year and almost disintegrating bar the cockpit....personally I wouldn't like to be too close if that tank sprang a leakslartibartfast said:
good point...taking into account the Audi hitting the barrier after dunlop bridge last year and almost disintegrating bar the cockpit....personally I wouldn't like to be too close if that tank sprang a leak
I might have been reading a 'Tomorrows World' style article but is was under the impression that the hydrogen was stored at the molecular level so the cell was completely secure from the results of incidents etc?Gassing Station | Le Mans | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff