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ZDan · 06-17-2012, 10:52 AM

I was rooting for the Toyotas and the Deltawing. Too bad...

Honestly, if saving fuel is to be made the priority, the Deltawing approach is far superior to diesels and hybrids. And low downforce is better for RACING as well. Would like to see F1 and Sports Car racing go in the simpler/cheaper/lighter-weight/lower-downforce direction.

shadoquad · 06-17-2012, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by blur

I only got to see about two hours worth at night until I passed out, and when I woke up they were having the finishing ceremony lol..

When I tuned in Toyota and the Deltawing were already out lol.

Anyone excited about ALMS? Mazda's joining the fight!

Very excited. I love Mazdaspeed racing.

apexr7 · 06-22-2012, 06:41 PM

For a while there, I thought Toyota JUST MIGHT pull that one off.. 2 unfortunate situations. The crash REALLY wasn't their fault.

The delta wing was so sick, though. I was so pulling for it.. haha just so cool.

Also, found this video not too long ago when I was looking vids up from Le Mans..

It's on board video from the Toyota Hybrid:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzDJrZNSwNs"]Roaring Motor Sound - TOYOTA TS030 HYBRID in Paul Ricard - YouTube[/ame]

Pretty cool

Lost · 06-22-2012, 07:05 PM

My wife and I were at the race last weekend. Our first time going and it was a blast.

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06-17-2012, 10:52 AM	#15
ZDan Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: '23 BRZ Location: Providence, RI Posts: 4,672 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,012 Times in 2,098 Posts Mentioned: 85 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was rooting for the Toyotas and the Deltawing. Too bad... Honestly, if saving fuel is to be made the priority, the Deltawing approach is far superior to diesels and hybrids. And low downforce is better for RACING as well. Would like to see F1 and Sports Car racing go in the simpler/cheaper/lighter-weight/lower-downforce direction.

06-22-2012, 06:41 PM	#17
apexr7 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: Toyota "Big C" Camry Location: Westchester, Ma Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	For a while there, I thought Toyota JUST MIGHT pull that one off.. 2 unfortunate situations. The crash REALLY wasn't their fault. The delta wing was so sick, though. I was so pulling for it.. haha just so cool. Also, found this video not too long ago when I was looking vids up from Le Mans.. It's on board video from the Toyota Hybrid: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzDJrZNSwNs"]Roaring Motor Sound - TOYOTA TS030 HYBRID in Paul Ricard - YouTube[/ame] Pretty cool

06-22-2012, 07:05 PM	#18
Lost Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Carless... Location: SC Posts: 174 Thanks: 129 Thanked 43 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My wife and I were at the race last weekend. Our first time going and it was a blast.

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