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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2012 2:00 am 
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Yet to see the first one, is it available to buy on DVD?

I guess, but if you can't find it's on Youtube (not officially of course): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFwoxM1MiBw

The shortened-for-Speed version has finally appeared at RFM, but I'd skip it because the download counter at truth-in-24.com has now moved back to next Monday: http://truth-in-24.com/film


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Is anyone else a little confused at the amount of people suddenly saying the DeltaWing is doing well? The original LMP concept was to take on the LMP1 cars but it's only setting LMP2 times. They said that halving the weight would make up for the lack of power and downforce, but it really hasn't.

But now suddenly because it hasn't been a complete failure, and is managing LMP2 times, people are saying it's a good concept and it works really well. But what does it work well at? It's not a new concept and it hasn't proven anything. Everybody knows that less weight and less drag is better, and we don't need silly shaped cars to tell us that. So what problem is this car solving?

It's stupidly ugly, it's relatively slow, it isn't cheap, it tells us what we already know, and it manages to do all of this whilst completely ignoring the technical regulations.


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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2012 1:50 pm 
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Gave ACO the biggest bribe obviously.

The other two cars vying for that slot were much more deserving of it.


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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2012 4:33 pm 
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deggis wrote:
highgroove wrote:
Yet to see the first one, is it available to buy on DVD?

I guess, but if you can't find it's on Youtube (not officially of course): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFwoxM1MiBw

The shortened-for-Speed version has finally appeared at RFM, but I'd skip it because the download counter at truth-in-24.com has now moved back to next Monday: http://truth-in-24.com/film


I found a HD copy on youtube afterwards. Is the full version the 90 minutes long?


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Is anyone else a little confused at the amount of people suddenly saying the DeltaWing is doing well? The original LMP concept was to take on the LMP1 cars but it's only setting LMP2 times. They said that halving the weight would make up for the lack of power and downforce, but it really hasn't.

But now suddenly because it hasn't been a complete failure, and is managing LMP2 times, people are saying it's a good concept and it works really well. But what does it work well at? It's not a new concept and it hasn't proven anything. Everybody knows that less weight and less drag is better, and we don't need silly shaped cars to tell us that. So what problem is this car solving?

It's stupidly ugly, it's relatively slow, it isn't cheap, it tells us what we already know, and it manages to do all of this whilst completely ignoring the technical regulations.


tbh I'm surprised it is even doing LMP2 times. That is even impressive for such a brain wasteland project.


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Is there a livestream available for the Laguna Seca ALMS race this evening?


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On the ALMS website isn't it?


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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2012 7:58 pm 
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Oh yes, off course :)


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Green is coming up.


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Fun fight for P3 in the GT1 class coming up.


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Long takes P3 with the Flying Lizards Porsche.


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Nice to see that 'Get well Tim' on that view :)


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Very nice move into the Corkscrew there.


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Ad breaks on a stream, since when?


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Caution's out. The Lotus concked out in T1.


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Oh look, a Lotus being crap...


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Caution, #18 binned it.


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And another great battle in GT1 coming up!


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1st to 9th covered by 12 seconds in GT1


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