Toyota win the 2018 24hrs of LeMans

[Ultramaroon]

UEL battery cables. Wub wub

[DefMunkie]

Originally Posted by RayRay88

1-2 finish. Fantastic effort, despite the lack of any true competition.
Finally some redemption after the millions of dollars of investment and years of heartbreak/near wins

Sooooo how long before they start trotting out LeMans winning editions of the 86?

Last year was heartbreaking for Toyota. Glad they got some redemption, even without any real completion. Although Rebellian Racing did a fantastic job.

You'll probably see a hybrid Camry or Prius in that badging before the 86....

[Aluma007]

Did subaru participate this year? I checked the list and didn't see them on there.

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by Aluma007

Did subaru participate this year? I checked the list and didn't see them on there.

You are correct, no Subaru content this year. But, back in 2014 TTAC printed this; …the automaker has eyes on going back into the racing game with hybrid power, with Le Mans in particular. Toyota’s fortunes in LMP1, along with Nissan’s 2015 return, have the executives’ attention, and company insiders claim the budget to go all in could be found “if there is a big English audience to recognize the Le Mans commitment.”


Also Racecar Engineering teased us with this:





http://www.racecar-engineering.com/news/subaru-engine-for-le-mans-revealed/

[RayRay88]

They're better off joining the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship in the DPi class. Nissan pulled out of LeMans after the absolute abysmal failure of the fwd Nissan GTR-LM.

DPi Is much cheaper and puts it out of competition with Toyota. A BRZ or STi branded DPi would do a lot for Subaru's racing clout here in North America, beyond the younger generation/time attack/rally crowd.

[PetrolioBenzina]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Functionally identical.

How long until Jalopnik tells us that this is the next 86?

[why?]

Originally Posted by RayRay88

They're better off joining the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship in the DPi class. Nissan pulled out of LeMans after the absolute abysmal failure of the fwd Nissan GTR-LM.

DPi Is much cheaper and puts it out of competition with Toyota. A BRZ or STi branded DPi would do a lot for Subaru's racing clout here in North America, beyond the younger generation/time attack/rally crowd.

they really don't need any more clout in NA, they literally sell every car they make and send here. Subaru needs a bigger Euro presence.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by PetrolioBenzina

How long until Jalopnik tells us that this is the next 86?

As soon as they read it on motoring.au

[DefMunkie]

Originally Posted by Stephen W.

You are correct, no Subaru content this year. But, back in 2014 TTAC printed this; …the automaker has eyes on going back into the racing game with hybrid power, with Le Mans in particular. Toyota’s fortunes in LMP1, along with Nissan’s 2015 return, have the executives’ attention, and company insiders claim the budget to go all in could be found “if there is a big English audience to recognize the Le Mans commitment.”


Also Racecar Engineering teased us with this:





http://www.racecar-engineering.com/news/subaru-engine-for-le-mans-revealed/

That's a beautiful piece of engineering

[PetrolioBenzina]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

As soon as they read it on motoring.au

The circle of life.

[PetrolioBenzina]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

UEL battery cables. Wub wub

Funny!

I've tried my PC, laptop, Raspbery Pi and tablets to connect to the manual site. No luck. It has to be my connection (Wave G). WTF, over?

I'll try my phone and VPN next.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by PetrolioBenzina

Funny!

I've tried my PC, laptop, Raspbery Pi and tablets to connect to the manual site. No luck. It has to be my connection (Wave G). WTF, over?

I'll try my phone and VPN next.

http://www.manuels.com/

[PetrolioBenzina]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

http://www.manuels.com/

It is deefeeecult. I can get to Manuel's, but nothing I do from home allows me to connect to Manuel's Manuals. Work's OK here at this undisclosed location. Any smrt feller's have any idea why my internet connection keeps timing out on Maroon's manuals. Manuel? Manuel Beuller?

[Ultramaroon]

Subaru will never win races as long as they keep using big heavy crank pulleys. WTF were they thinking?