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Post by jmjgt on Oct 5, 2021 21:16:24 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 22, 2021 10:25:58 GMT -8
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Oct 26, 2021 12:42:49 GMT -8
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Nov 3, 2021 12:06:41 GMT -8
Porsche on target with first LMDh test
Porsche says plans to turn the first laps with its new LMDh hybrid prototype by late December are on target. Provided no changes to those plans occur, it would mark the first track test among the five manufacturers who’ve committed to the replacement for IMSA’s DPi class, which runs through the end of the 2022 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. “The goal that we have announced is still the goal,” new Porsche Motorsport VP Thomas Lauderbach told RACER. “As always, in such projects, you don’t have much time. We have a tight schedule. But so far, this is still the goal and we are working very hard on it. I wouldn’t say it’s easy, but so far, so good. I think we are on the right path.” The new Porsche Penske Motorsports team is expected to receive its first rolling chassis this month from partner and supplier Multimatic, where it will be fitted with an engine — believed to be a twin-turbo V8 motor — based on the TTV8 used in the Porsche Cayenne SUV. A rollout at Porsche’s Weissach racing and testing base in Germany is anticipated before the car begins a busy international testing program in North America and Europe once the new year arrives. Acura, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, and Porsche have committed to race in the new LMDh category that will both supplant DPi in IMSA and be combined with the FIA World Endurance Championship’s LMH class, which debuted in 2021. LMH and LMDh models will go head-to-head in both series, with most — but not necessarily all — of the LMDh manufacturers scheduled to take part in the formula’s debut at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January of 2023. racer.com/2021/11/03/porsche-on-target-with-first-lmdh-test/
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Post by chernaudi on Dec 6, 2021 23:13:47 GMT -8
Jim Glickenhaus and his team are the cover story for Spirit of Le Mans Magazine.
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Post by truenorth on Dec 16, 2021 11:08:59 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 18, 2021 14:35:29 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 18, 2021 14:54:46 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 18, 2021 14:57:01 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 21, 2021 11:32:02 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 21, 2021 14:15:08 GMT -8
Porsche LMDh - We are facing enormous challenges due to the tight schedule of the LMDh programme. As a result, the roll-out of the Porsche LMDh will not be able to take place until early January 2022. The intensive test programme will not be affected by this.
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Post by truenorth on Dec 28, 2021 13:03:37 GMT -8
Antonio Giovinazzi could be one of the drivers to drive the Ferrari hypercar at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 2023.
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Post by truenorth on Jan 18, 2022 8:53:28 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jan 20, 2022 7:14:53 GMT -8
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jan 27, 2022 6:05:32 GMT -8
Porsche Confirm LMDH Engine Choice & The Start Of General TestingWith the first roll-out of Porsche’s Multimatic chased LMDH car a couple of weeks ago, the next in what is expected to be a regular series of updates on progress with the development programme has now been issued. It marks the start of general testing for the car, still understood to be waiting for the installation of the ‘spec’ hybrid system, but now with confirmation of the choice of engine for the new car. The car will be powered, as consistently referred to on DSC, by a production-based twin-turbo V8 of as-yet unrevealed capacity. The same unit is set to be used in the subsequent Audi LMDH (as well as the yet-to-be-confirmed 2024 Lamborghini car) and is used on an engine used in a number of road cars for all three VAG marques. The Porsche is set to debut in almost exactly a year’s time at the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona and will be campaigned thereafter in factory hands in both IMSA and WEC competition under the banner of Porsche Penske Motorsport. More @ www.dailysportscar.com/2022/01/27/porsche-confirm-lmdh-engine-choice-and-the-start-of-general-testing.html?fbclid=IwAR2OBniQ9CM4J65tf_j_M4JklisKIi_j0S0aVZMEDbvq4P6PXjb0GDrlqCw
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jan 28, 2022 5:46:00 GMT -8
I love it! May it be half as exciting as the original GTP class and racing was!!!IMSA Confirm Top Class From 2023 To Be Named GTPIMSA President John Doonan confirmed in a news conference today at Daytona International Speedway that the top class of prototypes in IMSA competition will be called GTP – Grand Touring Prototypes. The new GTP class will encompass both LMDH and LMH cars into one overall top class, paralleling the ACO’s ‘Hypercar’ class in the FIA WEC. The GTP name hearkens back to a previous “Golden Era” of IMSA prototype competition. From 1981 to 1993, IMSA GTP featured innovative prototypes from a variety of manufacturers. The original GTP era helped to develop what then were emerging technologies such as antilock braking (ABS) and traction control among others, while also placing an emphasis on limiting fuel consumption. The new GTP class will place a renewed emphasis on fuel economy, sustainability and green initiatives, such as the single-specification hybrid powertrain system to be used by all LMDh cars along with other technologies relevant to participating manufacturers. The GTP moniker also is appropriate given that each car will carry significant design cues and styling to closely align with each manufacturer’s road-going products. www.dailysportscar.com/2022/01/27/imsa-confirm-top-class-from-2023-to-be-named-gtp.html?fbclid=IwAR0jcyyu4O0jEXAaMpxTcIERcfpiJPmNHvPXHgl7hEkffRzTMUteh6kmeXs
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Feb 1, 2022 17:08:45 GMT -8
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Post by kidrybot on Feb 9, 2022 19:38:30 GMT -8
I love it! May it be half as exciting as the original GTP class and racing was!!!IMSA Confirm Top Class From 2023 To Be Named GTPIMSA President John Doonan confirmed in a news conference today at Daytona International Speedway that the top class of prototypes in IMSA competition will be called GTP – Grand Touring Prototypes. The new GTP class will encompass both LMDH and LMH cars into one overall top class, paralleling the ACO’s ‘Hypercar’ class in the FIA WEC. The GTP name hearkens back to a previous “Golden Era” of IMSA prototype competition. From 1981 to 1993, IMSA GTP featured innovative prototypes from a variety of manufacturers. The original GTP era helped to develop what then were emerging technologies such as antilock braking (ABS) and traction control among others, while also placing an emphasis on limiting fuel consumption. The new GTP class will place a renewed emphasis on fuel economy, sustainability and green initiatives, such as the single-specification hybrid powertrain system to be used by all LMDh cars along with other technologies relevant to participating manufacturers. The GTP moniker also is appropriate given that each car will carry significant design cues and styling to closely align with each manufacturer’s road-going products. www.dailysportscar.com/2022/01/27/imsa-confirm-top-class-from-2023-to-be-named-gtp.html?fbclid=IwAR0jcyyu4O0jEXAaMpxTcIERcfpiJPmNHvPXHgl7hEkffRzTMUteh6kmeXs Honestly, it's a bit of a clusterfuck. Ask Pruett. The class in IMSA will be GTP, I believe the cars will even carry GTP "branding" but FIA/WEC/ACO (and also IMSA) wants to be sure they are referred to as LMDh spec cars.
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Feb 10, 2022 2:37:46 GMT -8
I love it! May it be half as exciting as the original GTP class and racing was!!!IMSA Confirm Top Class From 2023 To Be Named GTPIMSA President John Doonan confirmed in a news conference today at Daytona International Speedway that the top class of prototypes in IMSA competition will be called GTP – Grand Touring Prototypes. The new GTP class will encompass both LMDH and LMH cars into one overall top class, paralleling the ACO’s ‘Hypercar’ class in the FIA WEC. The GTP name hearkens back to a previous “Golden Era” of IMSA prototype competition. From 1981 to 1993, IMSA GTP featured innovative prototypes from a variety of manufacturers. The original GTP era helped to develop what then were emerging technologies such as antilock braking (ABS) and traction control among others, while also placing an emphasis on limiting fuel consumption. The new GTP class will place a renewed emphasis on fuel economy, sustainability and green initiatives, such as the single-specification hybrid powertrain system to be used by all LMDh cars along with other technologies relevant to participating manufacturers. The GTP moniker also is appropriate given that each car will carry significant design cues and styling to closely align with each manufacturer’s road-going products. www.dailysportscar.com/2022/01/27/imsa-confirm-top-class-from-2023-to-be-named-gtp.html?fbclid=IwAR0jcyyu4O0jEXAaMpxTcIERcfpiJPmNHvPXHgl7hEkffRzTMUteh6kmeXs Honestly, it's a bit of a clusterfuck. Ask Pruett. The class in IMSA will be GTP, I believe the cars will even carry GTP "branding" but FIA/WEC/ACO (and also IMSA) wants to be sure they are referred to as LMDh spec cars. I don't care what IMSA, FIA and WEC call them as long as they can run here and there against each other in the same class in the same races.
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Feb 10, 2022 15:21:01 GMT -8
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