2015 General WEC/ELMS/AsLMS Discussion ThreadSports Cars 

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IIRC Dome's facilities were bought out by Toyota.
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How does the Dome and Strakka Racing fit in then?
 
Holdenhsvgtsr
Seen some on track pictures of the Aston today :drool: Sounds good in the videos as well.
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Where can we acquire this exquisite snuff footage?
 
RACECAR
Where can we acquire this exquisite snuff footage?
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I'd like to know as well...it'd hold me over until the PCARS Aston GTE is released. :drool:
 
Well, we have our future 2017 LMP2 engines, from a company which hasn't had the best of sucess in current LMP2 competition. At least it's not the obvious pick such as Ligier and/or Oreca. It is however an interesting combination of English powers, if I am not wrong.

Now we have to wait and see who will have the honor of building the future 2017 chassis...
 
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Only a few days left until I go to Austin!
 
Furinkazen
How does the Dome and Strakka Racing fit in then?
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Cars designed by DOME when they were still active are still labeled as such, like the F4 cars, but now it's dissolved into Toyota they all go without labels. The Strakka is still a DOME car, it was one of the last projects they undertook.

Extremely happy about Benny, go on mate! :D
 
The ADESS LMP3 has landed. :p
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http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/121551-new-adess-lmp3-racer-makes-track-debut
 
Pardon my grave ignorance, but does that JPM actually stand for Juan Pablo Montoya? Is Porsche refering to him for this "possible test"?
 
Niku Driver HC
Pardon my grave ignorance, but does that JPM actually stand for Juan Pablo Montoya? Is Porsche refering to him for this "possible test"?
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Marshall Pruett has confirmed its Montoya.
 
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http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/121621-wec-montoya-tipped-for-porsche-lmp1-test

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Furinkazen
Marshall Pruett has confirmed its Montoya.
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Alright, got it, thank you both for clarifying. 👍

An interesting choice for Endurance if he were to be Porsche's driver, considering that Montoya does not have true Le Mans experience, only his time in North America and the whole Daytona Prototype thing with Ganassi. I wonder how would he fit these newer LMP1 cars, and if he could bring anything that's worth for Porsche...
 
I actually like JPM.


I also just realized COTA race is this weekend. And then in two more weeks Petit Le Mans (still undecided on going).
 
Id like to see a team with JPM and Kimi Raikkonen with a 3rd personality,
 
LancerEvo7
I bet he wants to finish the Triple Crown.
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I think they asked him about it before, he said that he just wants to win Le Mans, the triple crown is just a bonus.
 
TDZdave
Id like to see a team with JPM and Kimi Raikkonen with a 3rd personality,
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But if they drove the same car, how would Montoya ram Räikkönen off the track. :confused:
 
Niku Driver HC
Alright, got it, thank you both for clarifying. 👍

An interesting choice for Endurance if he were to be Porsche's driver, considering that Montoya does not have true Le Mans experience, only his time in North America and the whole Daytona Prototype thing with Ganassi. I wonder how would he fit these newer LMP1 cars, and if he could bring anything that's worth for Porsche...
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I really don't see the difference, he has the experience in endurance racing (more so than Hulk did). He's probably going to run just fine.
 
LMSCorvetteGT2
I really don't see the difference, he has the experience in endurance racing (more so than Hulk did). He's probably going to run just fine.
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Yes, I don't deny that Montoya knows his way around an Endurance race, I was just mentioning that this will be his first "Le Mans rodeo", so he is not yet acquainted with all the characteristics of running a 24h race there. Mind you, when he first drove a Champ Car, he wound up becoming the series champion, so my so-called "theory of inexperience" may go down before it can even take off...
 
If anything, Montoya will likely learn quickly in a P1 car. While he hasn't been in the sort of machinery Dario, Scott and Tony have been in, this will likely take him the least amount of time to pick up (Discounting the long manual regarding the hybrid system).
 
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