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R15 future depends on ACO decision

The rather sketchy regulation that the r15 violates is also violated by the Peugeot. But I guess that is being ignored by them. Peugeot dropped the protest after they won Le Mans.

The 2010 Le Mans regulations are a joke anyway. It requires extensive redesigns of the front end of every car, so the R15 needs worked on too. The work needed is too much for customers to do too, so the little guys just got shafted. And to add insult to injury there is more new regulations for 2011. So it's a massive amount of money and expertise that customer teams just don't have just to run for 1 year.

Go ACO!

http://www.gordonkirby.com/categories/c ... no203.html



Also tiny bit about the single LMP class next year... apparently plan is to reduce P1 power to P2 levels. WTF. That's going to make things even more complicating. Since Sebring & Petit will be run according to P1/P2 rules.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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Yeah they already announced that.

P1 cars will be given small restrictors to bring them down to P2 performance levels. The GT2 class becomes GT, and the GT Challenge remains as is.

It has not been announced how they are going to do it. Or have I missed something?

They'll do what they always do. Chop a little bit more off the rear wing and fit tiny restrictors, and add weight. Thats all you can really do to equalise cars without having to redesign them.

With "how" I meant that it has not been announced are they going to restrict P1 cars like this article by Gordon Kirby suggested and you assumed or alternatively let P2 loose, a bit like in 2006-2008. I don't understand how first option is going to work out since Sebring and Petit will be run according to ACO's class system (this was announced). Of course in theory it is very simple, but in practice...

It is pretty simple. Close up P1s restrictors, open up P2s restrictors. Run Petit and Sebring with regular classes and restrictors. It requires no major work other than knowing which restrictor is used where so you can run the appropriate engine map and gearbox ratios.

Not breaking news... but something: http://www.mulsannescorner.com/newssept09.html




And: http://murphythebear.com/blog/index.php ... ody-shots/

Sharp to leave Highcroft
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79985

Wow, unexpected!

now, who to replace him?

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Not really unexpected, I never expected him to be back once he started up the GT2 program. No idea who we'll see in the car now, perhaps Pagenaud if de Ferran's cars don't return (and I don't expect them to).

see at L'Equipe (in french).

I came soo hard.

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what the hell does that mean?

I don't understand it but I read same rumour from another board. Apparently Highcroft and De Ferran are candidates to run 908(s) in ALMS. Yay, awesome... oh wait: Acura, bye bye.

Highcroft and De Ferran seeing for a 908 HDI for 24 Hours AND the ALMS.

For Acura, i think they're beginning leasing of cars and engines.

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JAS Motorsport brings Acura (LMP2) to Europe... and Le Mans

http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/ ... -2894.html

That makes three LMP2's then, with Strakka running the ex-Fernandez car. Apparently that car has already been fitted with the 2009-spec aerodynamics and was tested over the weekend at Misano.

Highcroft are looking more likely to get the 908 for next year I reckon, based on rumours posted at Mariantic and an interview at Dailysportscar. That said, Duncan Dayton has said he's hoping to run two cars - so perhaps he'll keep the other Acura and run it in ALMS?

Peugeot has confirmed Sebring for next year, a possibility for Petit Le Mans, and of course Le Mans. They've also confirmed they've started work on a 2011 car.

The Le Mans Series calendar has yet to confirm two rounds, and it's sounding likely that they will end up being confirmed as Portimao and Abu Dhabi. With that said, there are some rumours floating around that this Intercontinental Trophy will finally take off, and LMS will run a four race calendar (Paul Ricard - which could be extended to 8 hours, Portimao, Spa, and Silverstone), while the other championship runs its own 4-race calendar (Silverstone, Petit Le Mans, Abu Dhabi, Okayama). Of course the third possibility exists that it could wind up being one full seven-race calendar (which I'd love to see - Petit has even more potential now.) Dailysportscar says we could hear as early as next week.

Lola is reported as updating their Prototype car again, fairly substantially apparently, and should be revealed sometime in December.

Already been reported, but one of the Lola/Aston Martin DBR1-2 chassis that ran in LMS and LM last year has reportedly been sold in the United States... Perhaps that could be Highcroft's second car?