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2012 regs:
http://www.lemans.org/en/races/intercon ... _5410.html
// http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/ ... -for-2012/

The ACO has announced the major changes expected for the 2012 Technical and Sporting regulations, though they're not available in full just yet.

http://www.lemans.org/en/races/intercon ... _5410.html

For those that can't read the awful, generically-translated ACO press releases, the major talking point is undoubtedly the equivalence for next year. The diesels, based on the timing loops at Spa and Le Mans, and the data loggers throughout the year, will be pegged back approximately 7% in terms of engine performance by means of restrictors and turbo boost. Obviously that's not an outright 7% performance drop, but it will be interesting exactly how much they lose in overall performance come Sebring... Will also be interesting to see how early Toyota shows up next year given this announcement.

EDIT: Deggis you whore.

I think we have partly misunderstood that 2% lap time difference rule... because it sounds like the approach has been more theoretical all along which is what I have wanted to happen.


Surprising? but sensible solution.

Group-C cars will be back at Le Mans next year as support series.

http://www.motorsport-total.com/mehr/splitter/2011/10/Gruppe-C-Autos_zeigen_sich_2012_in_Le_Mans_11101101.html

No Detroit for ALMS (as predicted, since it clashes with the LM test day): http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/95298

http://twitter.com/#!/mulsannescorner/s ... 2828839938

Confirmed: Toyota to compete at Le Mans next season in LMP1:

http://www.lemans.org/en/news/Toyota_Mo ... _5425.html

Unfortunately doesn't sound like it's a full WEC schedule yet.



http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/95341

I was just about to respond but maybe now I won't

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Looking foreward to seeing it

one of the best uses of the "y u no"-meme I've seen so far.

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I try not to care about Le Mans 2012. I've got one major uni-test on race-Saturday, and another major test on the Monday after. So I'll basically have zero time to watch racing

Am I looking at it from the wrong angle, or is that a very slim cockpit?

On a second look I asked the same... I'm not sure if its even supposed to be the LMP.

Its the TMG Radical.

That would have been one of my guesses too.

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4920 ... -P001.html

That makes way more sense lol. Way to trick people, damn it

Pug's first test with the hybrid model: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/95481


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I doubt they'll ever use that livery in races though.

I always had the feeling that Dome's S102 wasn't just a flash in the pan, even though it only raced once (at Le Mans '08).

Nothing has been confirmed, of course. But if I were a betting man, I'd certainly wager that Dome have been instrumental in this new assault on LM from Japan.