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« Reply #30 on: February 07, 2012, 03:40:11 pm » |
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I would agree with Simon on this one, it is good to see cars racing that are not based on exotica.
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« Reply #31 on: February 07, 2012, 06:22:03 pm » |
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delta things front tyres only 4 inches wide.hope there quick to change.dario franshitty named as driver along side dan dare and flash gordon. dont the people ask themselves why?
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« Reply #32 on: February 07, 2012, 06:49:32 pm » |
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Quite right about stability GF, its all about roll stiffness, or the Reliant Robin effect as we know it. Without any width at the front, it will pick up the inside rear wheel and either have no traction or put itself into the barrier. I wouldn't want to drive the damn thing. Frankly its a death trap
I can't see what is special/new about this. Even Morgan gave up with this 70 years ago
Didn't Morgan have a single wheel at the back though? As does the new one: http://www.morgan3wheeler.co.uk/home.htmlalthough I see that the company has nailed its colours very sensibly to the four wheel mast for the race. What are those guys behind the Delta Thing on?
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« Reply #33 on: February 07, 2012, 07:58:31 pm » |
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What are those guys behind the Delta Thing on?
Can't be Bud, otherwise they would be sober enough to realise their folly. Moonshine? Crystal-meth? Both?
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« Reply #34 on: February 07, 2012, 08:00:12 pm » |
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Well I LOVE BMEEEEERRRRS both on the track and off. Yeh call me a sad bugger, but my latest one is in Le Mans metalic blue as well
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« Reply #35 on: February 08, 2012, 11:31:25 am » |
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What are those guys behind the Delta Thing on?
Can't be Bud, otherwise they would be sober enough to realise their folly. Moonshine? Crystal-meth? Both? Or Liquid-Meth, brewed by a certain Seth at Sebring....
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This film should be played at high volume, so don't come complaining about it! And who the hell is Steve?
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« Reply #36 on: February 08, 2012, 05:10:41 pm » |
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....but my latest one is in Le Mans metalic blue as well
Not exactly Gulf Blue & Orange
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« Reply #37 on: February 08, 2012, 08:09:01 pm » |
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....but my latest one is in Le Mans metalic blue as well
Not exactly Gulf Blue & Orange Anorak on.... Gulf colours on racing cars started when Grady Davis, then Gulf's vice president, decided to enter his own GT40 as a private entry at Daytona and Sebring in '67 - and saw the advertising potential. When he took delivery of the car in '66 it was a road car (albeit one already fitted with a race engine and gearbox and removeable roll bar). I was finished in a dark blue metallic paint; on going racing, he added the orange stripe, so the car replicated the then Gulf Europe corporate colours. Ford USA withdrew from sports car racing after '67, and Gulf took over sponsorship of John Wyer's racing team (who had been an exec vice-president at Gulf), who continued racing the GT40 through '68 and '69 when they wore the corporate powder blue and orange scheme, as had the Mirages which preceded them, and the Porsches which followed. The Kremer Porsche at Le Mans in '95 was finished in the dark blue scheme, and various Mclarens GTRs carried both around that time, and the Astons have carried the light blue scheme more recently, as well as some of the LMP2 cars. Anorak off..... MG Mark
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« Reply #38 on: February 08, 2012, 08:22:25 pm » |
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if the delta car had a wound up elastic band for power would it be a hybrid as well?
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« Reply #39 on: February 08, 2012, 11:17:46 pm » |
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if the delta car had a wound up elastic band for power would it be a hybrid as well?
No but it might go faster Is there any truth in the rumour that someone like Wyer didn't like Gulfs blue, so used a lighter shade. I've got a picture of the Mirage with the 3 litre BRM V12 somewhere
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« Reply #40 on: February 09, 2012, 12:24:09 am » |
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Is there any truth in the rumour that someone like Wyer didn't like Gulfs blue, so used a lighter shade. Not according to the video on the Gulf website page here: http://www.gulfoilltd.com/about_gulf/gulf_today/colours_flash/index.htmland article on the same website here: http://www.gulfoilltd.com/cms_media/files/orange_disk_25_book_proof.pdf"The story begins in the 1960s when the Gulf Mirage was first designed to run in the 1967 motorsport season. With the design of the car and the selection of the now iconic ‘Mirage’ name finished, all that was left was the livery design. After much consideration it was felt that the corporate service station colours of dark blue and orange was not exciting enough and would not photograph well and so a different approach was needed. At the same time Gulf had just acquired the ‘Wilshire Oil Company’ based in California, USA and whilst this included the orange of the Gulf brand it paired this with a much lighter ‘powder blue’. This unique and highly visible livery was exactly what Gulf was looking for and so became the birth of a legend." MG Mark
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« Reply #41 on: February 09, 2012, 06:38:05 pm » |
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MG Mark, what colour is your anorak
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« Reply #42 on: February 09, 2012, 09:45:30 pm » |
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MG Mark, what colour is your anorak Blue and orange feature quite heavily, against a BRG backdrop.....
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« Reply #43 on: February 13, 2012, 10:54:52 pm » |
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Regarding the Delta Wing, it has been noted that they are to use the AMR 1 chassis. As far as I am aware, two were built up and raced at Le Mans last year, and these two cars have been sold and delivered to Aston customers. There were also two unused chassis, one of them presumably going to Delta. However, with the news that Henri Pescarolo has bought 2 AMR 1 chassis to run in WEC this year, we are a chassis short. Either Henri has only bought one, not two as has been reported, or Delta have returned theirs, or never had one in the first place. Anybody any ideas?
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« Reply #44 on: February 14, 2012, 12:06:10 am » |
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Pescarolo only have one entry in WEC, an 03-Judd, which is the AMR1 tub. I think in selected rounds, ie Spa, they will run the Dome as well.
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