Hope this is allowed, it’s not a mustang but the Ford LMDH Hyper car testing at Paul Ricard in France
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Sounds awesome.
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Driven by an Australian too, Matt Campbell
Interesting that he is driving as he has been driving for Porsche for many years. I remember his name from Porsche Cup days in Australia. Go Matty.
Dave_W
Cones - not just for ice cream
Disappointed they won't have an entry in IMSA, but I can understand prioritizing running the full WEC season to qualify for a Le Mans 24 entry. Maybe we'll see them at the 2028 Daytona 24. If they do, I'm hoping Ford does a hospitality shindig like they did for the 2nd gen Ford GT debut.
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Yep, i’m hoping that they at least run in the IMSA endurance cup in ‘28
Max extended his Red Bull contract this week. Would LOVE to see him racing in this at LeMans!
blacksheep-1
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Make endurance racing aesthetically pleasing again...
It's kind of annoying that literally everyone is using the same chassis in LMDH.
We get Dallara, Oreca, Multimatic and Ligier. The engine are bespoke, but the gearbox and aero packages are similar. There are different dampers and other finer points.
Honestly, a tub is kind of a tub. Suspension geometry doesn't really change anything for a fan. The aero package dominates the performance of the car.
Honestly, a tub is kind of a tub. Suspension geometry doesn't really change anything for a fan. The aero package dominates the performance of the car.
Dave_W
Cones - not just for ice cream
Unfortunately, I think you'd need to use one of those Men In Blank flashy-things to wipe the memory of every motorsports aerodynamic engineer. Would be nice, though.
Hypercar Testing
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Dave_W
Cones - not just for ice cream
True, but I think that's 1/2 Art Deco styling and 1/2 actual aero. The 1930's had some amazing car designs at the high end - Delahaye, Buggati coupes, Talbot-Lago.
Thinking more about it, it seems like optimizing to reduce drag -- "streamlining" is the term used in the 30's -- produced the cars that we consider pretty, and when designers started optimizing for downforce is when racecars lost that organic form. Though there are still parts that retain the fluidity and graceful curves -- some current F1 sidepods for example.
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