Couldn't find a thread about this years' race. So here goes.
Any predictions on class wins? Apart from Peugeot or Audi winning LMP1?
Is anyone here going to France to see it live? (I am
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André Lotterer was the first to cross the finish line after 24 hours of racing in Le Mans. Together with Fassler and Treluyer he drove the Audi R18 dominantly to the finish. The Peugeot nr8 and n9 completed the podium after faultless drives.
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The team has entrusted veteran sportscar outfit Lehmann as the tuner of the two-liter turbo engine. Further details of the power plant, including its branding, is expected at a later date.
Unlike Corsa Motorsports’ battery-based KERS system seen in the American Le Mans Seres in 2008, Hope PoleVision’s Flybrid system is of a flywheel construction, similar to that used in Porsche’s 911 GT3 R Hybrid.
Electric power in a flywheel system? Please explain.Pandamasque wrote:So far it failed tech, after not being able to run the length of the pitlane using solely electric power.
They don't use the flywheel to output directly to mechanical drivetrain, but use it to power an electrical motor to drive the wheels....like the Porsche GT3 Hybrid, which is the Williams system....Sebp wrote:Electric power in a flywheel system? Please explain.Pandamasque wrote:So far it failed tech, after not being able to run the length of the pitlane using solely electric power.
