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    Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans

    Aston Martin Preps For Repeat Le Mans Victory, We Gawk At Familiar Colors

    Aston Martin To Revive Gulf Oil Livery For Le Mans
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    Truly a thing of beauty. There's got to be some crashed ones somewhere to be gutted and Lemonised?
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    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    Typical of Aston Martin. Gorgeous
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    Image of elwood elwood
    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    I thought that the LMP1 racers were supposed to be open-top? Having a closed roof is a huge aerodynamic advantage.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    01/27/09

    @elwood: Didn't you watch last year's Le Mans? They had a whole bunch in the race. ACO talked about mandatory switch to closed-cockpit race cars, but that fell through, so both are perfectly acceptable.
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    Image of noodlz noodlz
    01/27/09

    @elwood: LMP1 cars will soon all be closed-top.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    01/27/09

    @noodlz: Like I said, that was overturned.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    Definitely needs more 242 Turbo.
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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    I met her on a track down at old Lemans

    Where winners drink champagne and I just get generic-cola

    C-o-l-a cola

    She was in the paddock wearing orange and blue

    That pretty little Gulf-liveried Lola

    L-o-l-a lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola


    Well Im not the worlds most physical guy

    But when she took corners so tight she nearly broke my spine

    Oh my lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola

    Well Im not dumb but I cant understand

    Why these Audis keep lapping us again and again

    Oh my lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola


    Well that's the way that I want it to stay

    And I always be here even though it's last place in my lola

    Lo-lo-lo-lo lola

    Audi's for boys and Peugot's for girls

    Its a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for lola

    Lo-lo-lo-lo lola

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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    take that carapocalypse!
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    A serious long-shot by Aston Martin. Audi designed the R15 specifically b/c the R10 was too *slow* compared to the 908. AM is now betting against speed, torque, (probably) superior reliability, and better fuel economy.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    01/27/09

    @brandegee: Maybe, yes, no, yes.
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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    Hmm, Astons really ought to be in Golf Livery, and no, I don't know what that'd look like. Plaid and pastels probably.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/27/09

    @boosted-lego-wagon: Putting on the British Racing Green?
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    How the heck is AM financing this?!
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    01/27/09

    @Maxichamp: Well for one thing, their one-77 cars were all sold out before they showed them in public...
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    IIRC, this car was a product of a rules allowance that lets you run the engine from a production-based racer in a prototype chassis--this is essentially a DBR9-powered Lola sports racer. Also, I *think* the production-engined prototypes get some rules perks that give teams incentive to run against the dedicated prototypes like the Audi R10/R15. Which begs the question--why don't we have a C6R-powered LMP1 entry? "Because GM is lame and broke" is an acceptable answer.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    01/27/09

    @theeastbaykid: That part really sucks. Were it not for the Carpocalypse, the General might have mailed Jim Hall a copy of the ACO rulebook with a note saying, "See how many loopholes you can find and give us a call..."
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    Image of Armand Armand
    01/27/09

    @Tomsk can park himself, thank you: Mmmmmm, modern Chaparral.....
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    Seriously though, Audi is bringing the R10s back to Le Mans aren't they? Those big diesels will be hard to beat. I do give AM props for getting out there and mixing it up with the Germans. As they'll be the underdog, I'll be rooting for them.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    01/27/09

    @graverobber: Philip Landrigan Edition: Funny, it wasn't that long ago the Audis were considered the underdogs for trying to run diesels. Then they bitchslapped the entire field, and all of a sudden everyone else is the underdog.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    01/27/09

    @graverobber: Philip Landrigan Edition: ACO's been putting up restrictions for diesel race cars. And given that the Charouz Lola-Astons were the fastest of the rest, and that they lost their chances at victory due to crashes, but still finished ahead of an Audi, they have a good chance at victory.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    more cars should come in that color scheme
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    Image of Adidac425 Adidac425
    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    Everyone loves the Gulf Livery- no love for Martini & Rossi?
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    01/27/09

    @Adidac425: Martini & Rossi have a great color combo, but it is hard to beat the Aston color combo. Only Lazio, an Italian soccer team, has a better color combo.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    01/27/09

    @Adidac425: Sadly, Porsche has monopoly on the Martini livery. And yes. They whore it out. A lot. I procured a Porsche Design catalogue and it's full of martini liveried junk.


    Oh and here's some.

    [www.porsche-design.com]

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    I missed the part where it says it's a hybrid. I don't understand. Did they forget to include it? What is this?
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    01/27/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: What the hell are you babbling about?
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    01/27/09

    In reply to Aston Martin Builds Two New Factory LMP1 Cars To Tackle Le Mans
    No way they only paid $500 for tha . . . oh Le Mans. Nevermind.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    01/27/09

    @graverobber: Philip Landrigan Edition: I stand by my belief that LeMans should be adopting more rules from LeMons. Like a "Bullshit Inspection" before each race. I'll guarandamntee you that every team in LeMans is cheating somehow. Get them to fucking admit it, bribe the judges with Crown Royal, take a lap penalty, and away you go. Would make for better racing.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/27/09

    @Deartháir: If you bring in a Toyota Crown Royal, you won't need any bribes:



    This one's Australian, rather than Canadian.

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