« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2   Go Down

Author Topic: Hypercar regs  (Read 13695 times)

Offline lofty

  • CA Veteran
  • Club Arnage God
  • ******
  • Posts: 1025
  • joint european drinking initiative
    • View Profile
Hypercar regs
« on: December 06, 2018, 12:40:45 pm »
Now confirmed for 2020-2025
Logged
J.E.D.I.
i dont want to be in a club
i want to be in a gang
or perhaps a drinking order

Offline Landy_Jon

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 216
    • View Profile
Re: Hypercar regs
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2018, 08:25:37 pm »
Logged

Offline Barry

  • CA Veteran
  • Club Arnage Master
  • *******
  • Posts: 3381
  • Kick out the jams, motherf*ckers!
    • View Profile
Re: Hypercar regs
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2018, 11:04:52 am »
2020 will be very interesting.
Even though I have been very disappointed with the race, especially the LMP1 class, especially this year, I have decided to soldier on to see these cars.
I'll be 62, it will be my 19th Le Mans and I will make a decision then wether to attend my 20th, or watch it from home.
I hope they have got it right.
« Last Edit: January 14, 2019, 08:01:10 pm by Barry »
Logged

Offline lofty

  • CA Veteran
  • Club Arnage God
  • ******
  • Posts: 1025
  • joint european drinking initiative
    • View Profile
Re: Hypercar regs
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2018, 07:01:43 pm »
Bykolles  racing are going to do a hypercar and hope to be ready for 2020.
Logged
J.E.D.I.
i dont want to be in a club
i want to be in a gang
or perhaps a drinking order

Offline jimclark

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 425
  • (nothing more needs to be said)
    • View Profile
    • Le Mans Weather
Re: Hypercar regs
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2018, 09:13:51 am »
This will lose...nay, has lost...me :( :
https://assets.lemans.org/explorer/pdf/courses/2018/fia-wec/fia-wec-regulations-2020.pdf

Especially:
"New 2020 WEC LMP1 hypercar regulations revealed including success ballast

In a bid to avoid “extreme development budgets”, the new 2020 cars will be required to carry success ballast linked to how many championship points they have scored. The weight will be added in increments of half a kilo per point up to a maximum of 50kg."


Nothing like some good ol' socialism, huh? Punish the successful. Wonderful... ::)
May as well have Dallara build one car for everyone, throw some different stickers on for variety, and voila, instant BoPing. Isn't that fun.... :'(

It's been a nice ride for me since '65...
Logged
"Those were the days my friends. We thought they'd never end..."

jimclark

Offline clkgtrlm1

  • CA Veteran
  • Club Arnage Demi God
  • *****
  • Posts: 550
  • Le Mans - Follow the Carbon Footprints!
    • View Profile
    • num44
Re: Hypercar regs
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2019, 05:41:37 pm »
Quote from: lofty on December 14, 2018, 07:01:43 pm
Bykolles  racing are going to do a hypercar and hope to be ready for 2020.

SO - does it mean that 2020 will actually be a MIXED grid of current LMP1's (which are homologated for 2019 / 2020 Super-season) AND the new Hypercar regulation cars?

Forgive me if I have missed something.

Or - does the Hypercar class at LM effectively start in 2021?
Logged
Baldrick, my Lord! But I can change it to Ploppy if it'll make things easier.

Offline chelsea1970

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 11
    • View Profile
Re: Hypercar regs
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2019, 10:27:10 am »
Current privateer LMP1Ls will be 'grandfathered' for the 2020/21 season to race alongside the new Hypercars or whatever they are called by then
Logged

Offline Lorry

  • CA Veteran
  • Club Arnage Master
  • *******
  • Posts: 2531
  • I won't join any club that'll have me as a member
    • View Profile
    • Beautiful Kent
Re: Hypercar regs
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2019, 03:08:13 pm »
If its like before, they'll handicap the old LMP1s, to ensure that the Hypercars win, but they will all break down. ;D

Apologies for such scepticism so early in the week
Logged
GENTLEMEN  -  Start your livers

For and on behalf of the Kent Kronenberg Owners Club

Offline lofty

  • CA Veteran
  • Club Arnage God
  • ******
  • Posts: 1025
  • joint european drinking initiative
    • View Profile
Re: Hypercar regs
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2019, 06:47:49 pm »
IMSA in talks about DPI going hypercar.Joest might be back at  LM.
Logged
J.E.D.I.
i dont want to be in a club
i want to be in a gang
or perhaps a drinking order

Offline Barry

  • CA Veteran
  • Club Arnage Master
  • *******
  • Posts: 3381
  • Kick out the jams, motherf*ckers!
    • View Profile
Re: Hypercar regs
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2019, 05:47:50 pm »
They have, at the moment the best top end sports car regs in the world IMHO, best cars, best races.
Why change something that's not broke in the short/medium term?
Logged

Offline lofty

  • CA Veteran
  • Club Arnage God
  • ******
  • Posts: 1025
  • joint european drinking initiative
    • View Profile
Re: Hypercar regs
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2020, 04:22:03 pm »
Toyota confirm 2 cars for 2021
Logged
J.E.D.I.
i dont want to be in a club
i want to be in a gang
or perhaps a drinking order

Offline championaudi

  • CA Veteran
  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 328
    • View Profile
Re: Hypercar regs
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2020, 09:51:11 pm »
oh dear  :o

 Marshall Pruett | 5 hours ago

A major blow has been dealt to the ACO and FIA World Endurance Championship’s plans with the cancellation of Aston Martin Racing’s Hypercar program utilizing its new Valkyrie road car.
RACER has learned a formal announcement is imminent. Reached Monday, a brand representative declined to comment on the topic
Logged

Offline jimclark

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 425
  • (nothing more needs to be said)
    • View Profile
    • Le Mans Weather
Re: Hypercar regs
« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2020, 01:25:10 am »
The way I figger it, there must be a sheetload of old GTPs lying around collecting dust........  8)

With some creative BoPing we could relive......aaahhh, never mind........   :angel:

Logged
"Those were the days my friends. We thought they'd never end..."

jimclark

Offline clkgtrlm1

  • CA Veteran
  • Club Arnage Demi God
  • *****
  • Posts: 550
  • Le Mans - Follow the Carbon Footprints!
    • View Profile
    • num44
Re: Hypercar regs
« Reply #13 on: February 19, 2020, 02:16:19 pm »
Quote from: championaudi on February 18, 2020, 09:51:11 pm
oh dear  :o

 Marshall Pruett | 5 hours ago

A major blow has been dealt to the ACO and FIA World Endurance Championship’s plans with the cancellation of Aston Martin Racing’s Hypercar program utilizing its new Valkyrie road car.
RACER has learned a formal announcement is imminent. Reached Monday, a brand representative declined to comment on the topic

https://www.astonmartin.com/en-us/our-world/news/2020/02/19/-strong-aston-martin-to-re-evaluate-hypercar-race-programme-strong-
Logged
Baldrick, my Lord! But I can change it to Ploppy if it'll make things easier.

Offline Truck

  • CA Veteran
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 166
  • Are you HGV positive?
    • View Profile
Re: Hypercar regs
« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2020, 10:21:45 pm »
Quote from: Lorry on January 14, 2019, 03:08:13 pm
...….Apologies for such scepticism so early in the week
Does this mean Toyota win again and again?
Logged
Help, get me out of here.  Its Lorry

For and on behalf of the Kent Kronenberg Owners Club
Pages: [1] 2   Go Up
« previous next »