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Post by truenorth on Feb 24, 2021 10:37:00 GMT -8
Glickenhaus has posted what looks to be the most complete look at its 007 LMH chassis so far, with all of the carbon fibre bodywork on the car.    |
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Post by truenorth on Feb 24, 2021 15:39:09 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Feb 24, 2021 15:40:35 GMT -8
Glickenhaus 007 LMH ready for her first outing  |
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Post by truenorth on Feb 24, 2021 16:23:43 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Feb 24, 2021 16:48:22 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Feb 24, 2021 16:55:42 GMT -8
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus
Ferrari to contest Le Mans outright with 2023 Hypercar programme. We are very glad that Ferrari are entering LMH and not sticking one of their engines into a spec LMDh and adding branding bits.
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Post by truenorth on Feb 26, 2021 9:49:40 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Feb 26, 2021 9:53:48 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Feb 26, 2021 15:47:10 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Feb 26, 2021 15:48:01 GMT -8
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Mar 1, 2021 16:47:11 GMT -8
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Post by Spin on Mar 2, 2021 4:47:13 GMT -8
I was just thinking that, looking at the pictures. If only they had the performance!! |
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Post by truenorth on Mar 2, 2021 9:45:08 GMT -8
I was just thinking that, looking at the pictures. If only they had the performance!! Race cars for a new world? |
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Mar 8, 2021 12:41:58 GMT -8
It sounds fantastic.
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Post by truenorth on Mar 8, 2021 16:04:14 GMT -8
ROMAIN DUMAS: “A HYPERCAR IS LIKE A BIG GT” Motul 04.03.2021 Two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Romain Dumas has joined the drivers’ roster for the Glickenhaus hypercar effort for the 2021 World Endurance Championship campaign. Dumas, who also finished the Dakar rally not too long ago, brings spades of experience to the team. That experience was immediately put to good use as he was the first driver behind the wheel of the Glickenhaus LMH007. We were waiting in the pitlane for his first thoughts.  ROMAIN, TO START OFF, WHAT EXACTLY IS A HYPERCAR? The new “Hypercar” category is the top class for the World Endurance Championship as well as for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s a new form of sports prototype. It’s a big switch in terms of regulations especially in terms of weight. The car will have to weigh a minimum of 1030kg but still has to be able to do a lap of 3’30” around Le Mans. This means that there’s still a lot of technology involved.  WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN LMP1 AND A HYPERCAR AND WHAT’S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF SWITCHING FROM ONE TO THE OTHER? The hypercar is basically a big GT. The added weight asks a lot of evolution and adaptation from everyone and everything compared to an LMP1. I’ve personally never driven a prototype that weighs more than 1000kgs. In terms of technology, this also means we have to rethink the brakes. Michelin has also developed a new specific tyre for this category. Besides that, the cars have to rely more on the mechanical grip as we no longer have as much downforce compared to an LMP1  YOU WERE THE FIRST DRIVER IN THE CAR LAST WEEK, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT AFTER 1.5 DAYS OF TESTING? This is the first test so it’s hard to really know much about the car. However, I’m very surprised about its reliability. Usually, in a first test or roll out of the cars, you would be happy if you can manage four or five laps in a day. This time it has been putting in the laps consistently during two full days.  WHAT’S THE GOAL OF THIS FIRST TEST? To be honest the biggest goal for this test was to make sure that the car would be able to complete a lap. At this moment Franck (Maillieux) is already doing tyre testing, which is incredible given the car had never completed a lap before yesterday.  GLICKENHAUS IS A VERY UNIQUE COMPANY. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE THE SCG CREST ON YOUR CAR? Jim Glickenhaus is a man who really reminds me of Henri Pescarolo. He's got the same immense passion and commitment to the sport. A level that you just don’t experience with a big corporate OEM. It’s incredible to see that he’s checking up on the testing progress all morning here in Vallelunga while it’s the middle of the night in New York.  |
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Post by truenorth on Mar 11, 2021 17:42:46 GMT -8
 New Ferrari Hypercar Spied Hiding Underneath LaFerrari Test Mule An early look at Maranello's next flagship. Hypercars don’t follow the industry norm when it comes to life cycles, meaning a new generation isn’t introduced every 7-8 years. Case in point, the LaFerrari was launched about ten years after the Enzo, and it’s likely going to take even longer with the new flagship Prancing Horse. The last mid-engined V12 Ferrari is approaching its tenth anniversary, and it will be a while before it’s going to get a direct successor. Our spies have now stumbled upon an early test mule of the LaFerrari replacement, caught on public roads while being tested by a company supplier. It might look like a fairly standard Aperta version of Maranello’s crown jewel, but there are actually quite a few changes if you look closer. Perhaps the most obvious is the lack of centerlock wheels, replaced by a conventional set of alloys with five lug nuts. Moving at the front, the bumper is slightly modified as the air intakes have a different shape and size, while the hood's central vent is missing in action. As for the side profile, the air intakes feeding air to the V12 are also substantially different and adopt a more angular design. At the back, the fog light and central pillar where the badge rests on the LaFerrari are missing and the quad exhausts are pointed upwards. Eagle-eyed readers will also notice the engine cover no longer extends towards the rear as it's now much shorter, meaning the twelve-cylinder behemoth remains mostly hidden. That could obviously change since we're expecting most of the body panels to be replaced once Ferrari will commence testing of prototypes carrying the final production body.  LaFerrari test mule  LaFerrari Aperta It's unclear whether the LaFerrari successor will be related in some way to Ferrari's recently announced Le Mans hypercar entry for 2023, but it would make sense for some of the race car's tech to be adopted by the road version. For what it's worth, the stickers seen on this test mule reveal it will boast a hybrid powertrain. Corroborated with the promise made by the Italians to keep the V12 alive despite stringent emissions regulations, we have a rough idea of the powertrain solution the new top-tier model is going to adopt. It seems highly unlikely Ferrari will unveil its new hypercar this year considering we've only seen test mules so far. Our money is on a late 2022 or early 2023 reveal when the LaFerrari replacement will join an increasingly bigger lineup, which will include the Purosangue SUV and a hybrid V6 supercar. Meanwhile, a hotter 812 Superfast will be revealed later this year, possibly serving as the firm's last model to have a front-mounted naturally aspirated V12 before electrification takes over.       |
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Post by truenorth on Mar 12, 2021 7:17:10 GMT -8
LUCA CIANCETTI: “DATA IS IMPORTANT. DRIVER FEELING IS INSTRUMENTAL” Motul 11.03.2021 Although Glickenhaus is an American brand, its race cars are built in Italy at Podium Advanced Technologies. Luca Ciancetti is the company’s head of engineering and leads the hypercar project. During the SCG LMH007 roll out he explains the ins and outs of developing a race car.  LUCA, WE’RE HERE IN VALLELUNGA, JOINING YOU AT THE FIRST TEST OF THE GLICKENHAUS LMH007. WHAT’S THE GOAL OF THIS TEST? As it is only the first test, we’re rolling out the car and ensuring all of the primary functions work correctly. This test is definitely not about performance. We test and calibrate all the main systems such as the engine and drivetrain and subsystems like cooling and tyres. When designing this car, we have set several performance targets and we need to make sure that we achieve all of our initial targets before we can really start to look at speed.  WITH PODIUM AND GLICKENHAUS, IT’S DEFINITELY NOT THE FIRST TIME YOU DEVELOPED A RACE CAR. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO START THIS HYPERCAR PROJECT? The hypercar is an entirely new category and concept. There is nothing we can look back at to compare it to. We started with a clean sheet. We need to build a car that performs well across the board, therefore we are also relying on a performance oil brand as Motul to keep the inside of the engine in perfect shape. It’s a very steep challenge but one that is a lot of fun as well.  AFTER THIS TEST, IT’S STILL A LONG WAY TO THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS. WHERE DOES THE DEVELOPMENT GO FROM HERE? Once we know that all the systems work as they should, we can look at speed and start tyre testing with Michelin. The final step would be to look at reliability and endurance. To achieve this, we’ll do a 30-hour test so we can make sure the car will last 24 hours and more.  FOR THE UPCOMING WEC SEASON, YOU’LL HAVE A STAR-LINED DRIVER ROSTER. TODAY FRANCK MAILLEUX AND ROMAIN DUMAS ARE SHARING THE DRIVING DUTIES. HOW MUCH IMPACT DOES A DRIVER HAVE IN THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF A CAR LIKE THIS? No matter how much data we have, the feedback of the driver is instrumental in this process. Having someone like Romain Dumas roll out the car is great because his feedback is very detailed, and his experience means that he knows what to look for in a winning endurance machine. We’re also very happy to have Franck here because he’s been with us for over five years, we know him very well, and he knows how the team works.https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1262420533213368323/SIOecIDH.jpg  Well thanks, Captain Obvious. |
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Post by truenorth on Mar 16, 2021 7:23:25 GMT -8
Alpine Launches A480 Gibson LMP1 for Hypercar Class Alpine launches LMP1 non-hybrid challenger that to go against Toyota, SCG in Hypercar… Daniel Lloyd March 16, 2021  Alpine Endurance Team has unveiled its Alpine A480 Gibson LMP1 car that the Signatech-run team will campaign in the FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar class. Alpine is set to line up against Le Mans Hypercar machinery from Toyota Gazoo Racing and Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus during the six-round season which includes the 24 Hours of Le Mans in August. The French team’s ORECA-built non-hybrid LMP1 car will use a 4.5-liter Gibson V8 engine and six-speed Xtrac gearbox setup, which is the same configuration it had when it ran as a Rebellion R13 Gibson during the last two seasons with Rebellion Racing. It will be driven by Nicolas Lapierre, Andre Negrao and Matthieu Vaxiviere who were announced back in January. It will mark the first season in the WEC’s top prototype class for the Signatech-Alpine collaboration after eight years in LMP2. During its spell in the second-tier prototype division, the team claimed a trio of Le Mans victories as well as titles in the WEC and European Le Mans Series. “Alpine’s history is paved with challenges,” said team principal Philippe Sinault. “Since 2013, we have been proving ourselves step by step, and showing that we are capable of defending the Alpine colors at the highest level. “This new challenge is part of this mindset. The trust that Alpine has placed in us for this project is a source of great pride. We are approaching this program with humility and the desire to do well at a time when the world of endurance racing is at a turning point in its history. “We are determined to rise to this exhilarating and incredibly motivating challenge to once again anchor Alpine in the pantheon of French and international motorsport.” The car’s livery bears resemblance to the designs used by Signatech Alpine during its LMP2 campaigns. The team will compete under the Alpine Elf Matmut banner. Alpine’s last overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans came in 1978 with a Renault-Alpine A442B driven by Didier Pironi and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud.  |
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Post by truenorth on Mar 17, 2021 15:33:05 GMT -8
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Mar 19, 2021 16:08:47 GMT -8
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