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2023 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
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Author:  Omega [ Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
How will they expect to be viewed as anything but total losers now
Author:  Neil [ Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: RE: Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Woodski wrote:
dicksplaash wrote:
hey, Nissan and Aston Martin should team up for an even more underwhelming LMP1 program!

aston still had a worse one though

The car may have been worse, but Aston did give it up pretty quickly after LM. Nissan kept spouting shit about it, saying how good it will be and trying to spin every setback as a positive. The whole Nissan thing has been a farce, even after Cox left.
Author:  NVirkkula [ Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Maybe old Peugeot board is now Nismo board?



"Let's make a race car that looks like dildo!"
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"People can not relate to that and have no sympathy for that. Let's make it electric and a road car concept out of it!"
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"Let's improve that concept. Add roof, remove engine, add battery, make a whole line-up of electric Nissan race cars!"
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"Peole say it's impractical and we should make an LMP1 car. Let's make a practical LMP1 car that everyone can relate to!"
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"That didn't work. Let's give up and focus on concept cars."
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Author:  Woodski [ Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
The original d'wing was actually very good. Once it got into Don Panoz's hands is where it went downhill.
Author:  Cheeveer [ Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Woodski wrote:
The original d'wing was actually very good. Once it got into Don Panoz's hands is where it went downhill.


It was pretty uncomplicated at least. The farcical aspects of it was how they said how cutting-edge it was supposed to be. At the same time, it shows how fast technology have advanced in racing cars these last 4 years. Nothing of that original car can be said to be cutting-edge today.
Author:  Reece [ Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Pity, was great seeing new ideas put into place but they really were trying to reinvent the wheel with a cube.
Author:  Woodski [ Tue Dec 22, 2015 8:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
dicksplaash wrote:
Woodski wrote:
The original d'wing was actually very good. Once it got into Don Panoz's hands is where it went downhill.


It was pretty uncomplicated at least. The farcical aspects of it was how they said how cutting-edge it was supposed to be. At the same time, it shows how fast technology have advanced in racing cars these last 4 years. Nothing of that original car can be said to be cutting-edge today.

meh, i tend to not care what the people in charge have to say re: "cutting edge" and just let the product show itself on the track.

the original d'wing would have been pretty neat if it stayed with the same backers and people in 2013.
Author:  Cheeveer [ Tue Dec 22, 2015 8:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Ben Bowlby will never ever get another job
Author:  Neil [ Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: RE: Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
dicksplaash wrote:
Ben Bowlby will never ever get another job

Hopefully neither will Cox.
Author:  deggis [ Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Cox stepped down already earlier and was replaced by some other guy.
Author:  Neil [ Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: RE: Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
deggis wrote:
Cox stepped down already earlier and was replaced by some other guy.

I know, not sure what he's doing now though. Hopefully staying away from PR.
Author:  Speedworx [ Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Sad to see the Nissan go. Easily my fave car at Le Mans.

Gotta hope Toyota can get their act together and beat Porsche and Audi.

Can we have 1999 back please?
Author:  Neil [ Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Racer.com wrote:
Most employees were on holiday at the time, and according to one team source, those attempting to enter the building found access codes had changed and were locked out.
Program leaders Ben Bowlby and Chris Mower were then tasked with calling each employee directly as many, according to a source, were not monitoring work email and learned about their firings via the Internet.


http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/1 ... quits-lmp1

Classy stuff from Nissan there. Can't say I'm overly surprised though, everything they've done with this has been a shit show.
Author:  LucasWheldon [ Wed Dec 23, 2015 3:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
leave FWD to touring cars and some low class rally cars. LMP1 should be outrageous power on rear wheels

I like a lot Nissan race cars (specially the 90's touring cars and the GT-Rs), but when they started that delta wing obsession they became rubbish
Author:  Cheeveer [ Thu Dec 31, 2015 5:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
So... any idea if Nissan has given up for a foreseeable future, or if they've just given up for "the moment"? Would a return in 2017 or 2018 be on the cards?
Author:  Woodski [ Thu Dec 31, 2015 5:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
they're done
Author:  deggis [ Fri Jan 01, 2016 9:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
There was an official comment that "decision has not been made" (http://autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122324) but if the whole shop is fired (nea's post previously) then it looks like so...
Author:  Cheeveer [ Tue Jan 05, 2016 2:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
Muecke, Priaulx, Pla and Marino for Ford WEC program.

http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/ford ... er-lineup/
Author:  racer612008 [ Sun Jan 10, 2016 9:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
KCMG will only race at LeMans according to Motorsport.com
http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/excl ... ec-666817/
Author:  pending [ Mon Jan 11, 2016 8:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 Sportscar Discussion - WEC/ELMS/AsLMS
This is brilliant

[tweet]https://twitter.com/FIAWEC/status/686281621776011266[/tweet]
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