Toyota FT-86 @ VLN : report / pictures

[Michel]

It's a full slick. I guess the OEM tyres will have different sizes.

[Spaceywilly]

I've been scouring youtube for videos of the ft86, so far just found this one

[old greg]

Just a thought, but those BBS wheels don't seem to be off the shelf. I'm thinking they might just be the stock wheels (ala STI) or at least a factory option (ala WRX).

[Tyandriel]

i found another YT vid. skip to 0:20.

and nope, you cant hear it

[Want.FR-S]

Originally Posted by Tyandriel

i found another YT vid. skip to 0:20.

and nope, you cant hear it

FT-86 should appear between 0:24 - 0:27 seconds, following a very loud BMW(?) so that is why we cannot hear any sound..

[madfast]

Originally Posted by old greg

Just a thought, but those BBS wheels don't seem to be off the shelf. I'm thinking they might just be the stock wheels (ala STI) or at least a factory option (ala WRX).

They're off the shelf BBS RF wheels from BBS Japan.

[Matador]

Originally Posted by Michel

1100kg is the weight of the race car. So it'll be closer to 1200kg+ in stock form, depending on options etc.

Shocks are made by KYB by the way. Or at least.. that's what I saw written on the 4 spare shocks in the pitbox.

The LFA was withing 20kg of the race car if I recall correctly. Yeah the 86 is stripped out, but it also has a cage, air jack system, telemetry and data acquisition equipment. I'll go out on a limb and get my hopes up that it will actually weigh about 1150kg.

Originally Posted by NikostC

Dam it only got 3rd. 10:26 isnt bad but the Civic Type R really beat it by that much? -.-

To put it in perspective, it finished on the same lap as the S2000, a few minutes down. That's a damn good performance in my opinion. Have you seen the particular Type R? Looks like it belongs to a seasoned race team. This isn't a few hot laps at a normal track, this is endurance racing @ the nurburgring.

[Michel]

Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1

The LFA was withing 20kg of the race car if I recall correctly. Yeah the 86 is stripped out, but it also has a cage, air jack system, telemetry and data acquisition equipment. I'll go out on a limb and get my hopes up that it will actually weigh about 1150kg.

Telemetry and data system weighs the same as a smartphone.. I've seen it and it's sticked to the front windshield with a small antenna.

LF-A is a different car, different class with BoP (balance of performance) rules. These rules simply state that the LF-A should weigh AT LEAST 1450kg and it has 2x ø34.2 air restrictors.

[Matador]

Originally Posted by Michel

Telemetry and data system weighs the same as a smartphone.. I've seen it and it's sticked to the front windshield with a small antenna.

LF-A is a different car, different class with BoP (balance of performance) rules. These rules simply state that the LF-A should weigh AT LEAST 1450kg and it has 2x ø34.2 air restrictors.

I understand that. That being said, this car is here to test, as much as it is for marketing. So you'd want to test the car with similar specs to production so as not to invalidate testing no?

Anyway, thanks for the insight in class differences. I was under the impression that SP3 was subject to BoP as well.

[Deslock]

Thanks for posting all this info.

[ft86Fan]

Yeah, thanks for all the pics and info. Really appreciate it.

[RRnold]

Michel, you mentioned 200ps and I noticed that they are running race gas. There are no engine mods in this class correct? I wonder if they did some addition mapping in which might lower the oem HP.

[cyde01]

epic thread!!!!!!!!!!! thanks again michel

[serialk11r]

Oh anyone else notice how the brake duct is just a hole cut into that fake blocked off duct? Fake duct on production?... Please don't add drag for this purpose...