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 Post subject: GTR LM layout 7?
PostPosted: February 6, 2015, 9:19 am 
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Nissan was just launch a crazy LMP1 which is 1250hp FF. it scale is so like locost, would its concept works on locost?
a reverse engine in front of driver and a 911 gearbox to drive the front wheel.


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 Post subject: Re: GTR LM layout 7?
PostPosted: February 6, 2015, 2:18 pm 
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There's no mechanical reason why it wouldn't, and if you were dead set on having front wheel drive it would be the best option in terms of handling. Just understand that the reason the GTR-LM is FF is for aerodynamics and only because of the way the rules are written. Moving the center of mass forward allows/requires the engineers to increase the front downforce, so if everyone is making roughly the same amount of rear downforce (because of strict rules regarding rear wing and diffuser), a forward weight bias lets you run more total downforce than the rest of the grid, or in the case of Le Mans, the same amount of total downforce more efficiently. Outside of those rules and/or without aero it's just front wheel drive with all of the issues that go with it.

The idea's been around for decades in land speed racing BTW. In fact, the world's fastest modified sports car is a Triumph GT6 that's been converted to front wheel drive. :lol:


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PostPosted: February 10, 2015, 10:11 pm 
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The car is really bonkers. They went wayyyy outside the box. It really has aero advantages the way the rules are written.. I want to see the long smoky burnout when the full power with stored energy is put through the fronts...

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PostPosted: February 11, 2015, 12:47 am 
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That car is pretty amazing. I love nissans road race cars.

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PostPosted: February 24, 2015, 10:17 am 
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a very good friend is one of the engineers for the Nissan LMP car .
they are doing it for more then just aero .
the front engine design was done by Panoz and before that by ford with the IMSA GTP car .
drivers fatigue is the biggest down side to this type of lay out .
one plus is being front drive .
old wrong thinking is rear drive is better and it's not !
with todays driving aids the problems of old really do not apply any more .
in places were RD doesn't shin FD does like apex to track out .


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