2015 General WEC/ELMS/AsLMS Discussion ThreadSports Cars
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Umm guys.
Audi are NOT going F1.
@Holdenhsvgtsr interested in the Jaguar turn around...
BMW is a rumour still, but gathering pace.
Porsche may be leaving GTE as a factory team end of year.
Corvette are stateside only.
Ford plans are unknown as to if TUDOR or WEC?
Toyota only currently committed to 2017?
Audi are NOT going F1.
@Holdenhsvgtsr interested in the Jaguar turn around...
BMW is a rumour still, but gathering pace.
Porsche may be leaving GTE as a factory team end of year.
Corvette are stateside only.
Ford plans are unknown as to if TUDOR or WEC?
Toyota only currently committed to 2017?
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There wasn't a turn around.
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- Furinkazen_54
Good to hear then 👍
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- catamount39
Anyone who thinks Audi is going to F1 is UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
Jaguar would probably be 2017...F-Type GTE swag.
BMW is likely...especially if a Garage 56 entry is what they are thinking first.
Porsche is likely to cut their factory direct support of GTE, treating it like GT3.
Corvette is obvious.
Ford will probably use Ganassi for IMSA, and Multimatic or somebody else will forge an effort in the WEC. I think both would go to Le Mans though.
Toyota...are a bunch of loonies so...who knows. But being that this is their only big factory effort, they'll stay probably.
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WRC says hi.
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Like that requires a WEC budget.
It's a flipping Yaris. 
Besides that's not until 2017, so, they aren't burning money yet.
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VW rumoured to have spent 100 million on the polo.Like that requires a WEC budget.
Hyundai 80 million.
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Toyota can afford it.
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- Furinkazen_54
In the words of Michael J Fuller of Mulsanne Corner:
"Toyota are ruled by accountants"
"Toyota are ruled by accountants"
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Which is where the issue lies
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- mustafur
In how many years, Audi spends nearly double that a season, same with Porsche in WEC.
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BMW can't do Grarage 56 next year.
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/06/02/2016-garage-56-effort-from-quadruple-amputee-confirmed.html
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/06/02/2016-garage-56-effort-from-quadruple-amputee-confirmed.html
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http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/le-mans-monday-notebook/
***Ford has confirmed that it will be making a “major Ford Performance news announcement” on Friday at 3 p.m. France time. Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford, President and CEO Mark Fields and Group Vice President and Global Product Development Raj Nair will be in attendance for the event.
***The announcement, which will officially confirm Ford’s return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016 with a factory effort run by Chip Ganassi Racing, will be streamed live at http://bit.ly/FordPerformanceSpecialEvent
***Ford has confirmed that it will be making a “major Ford Performance news announcement” on Friday at 3 p.m. France time. Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford, President and CEO Mark Fields and Group Vice President and Global Product Development Raj Nair will be in attendance for the event.
***The announcement, which will officially confirm Ford’s return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016 with a factory effort run by Chip Ganassi Racing, will be streamed live at http://bit.ly/FordPerformanceSpecialEvent
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Make that a 4 car Ford effort with 2 in IMSA and 2 in the WEC. http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/117723-lm24-ford-gt-program-details-circulate-at-le-mans
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- Furinkazen_54
YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4 GT's at Le Mans maybe?!
Probably more like the factory Porsche 991 TUDOR / WEC programs.
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Still though...this is epic. And I predicted that would be the setup...and I'm usually wrong...yay!
But seriously this just keeps getting better and better.
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- danardif1
Would that be at the old Lola facility then as Multimatic bought all of the Lola assets did they not?
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More news coming tomorrow. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/le-mans-tuesday-notebook-2/
***The 2016 GTE regulations will be released on Thursday alongside the details of the 2017 LMP2 platform, ACO Sporting Director Vincent Beaumesnil confirmed to Sportscar365. It’s understood a “few surprises” could also be in store for the annual ACO press conference.
***Beaumesnil confirmed the GTE-Am class next year will remain for cars at least one year old and will not adopt the 2016 GTE regulations. This means the two GTE classes will be run to different technical regulations for the first time.
***The 2016 GTE regulations will be released on Thursday alongside the details of the 2017 LMP2 platform, ACO Sporting Director Vincent Beaumesnil confirmed to Sportscar365. It’s understood a “few surprises” could also be in store for the annual ACO press conference.
***Beaumesnil confirmed the GTE-Am class next year will remain for cars at least one year old and will not adopt the 2016 GTE regulations. This means the two GTE classes will be run to different technical regulations for the first time.
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- bramturismo
Actually, they can't. That's why they left F1. Luckily they won the 2014 WEC season, but if the TS040 project isn't a success, I can perfectly imagine Toyota quitting it.Toyota can afford it.
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But they won with the TS040, so it's already a success..
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