Things I'd normally share with just EeePee

[EeePee]

The dorsal fun is for safety. When cars are spinning out of control it acts like an air brake. The retail hanger is to get more air under the wing, where it can increase effectiveness compared to the top. They got reasons.

[hpiguy]

I never doubted they had reasons, doesn't change the fact that IMO it ruins the lines of the car, and it looks like home made dogshit.

[EeePee]

Don't go analyzing F1 cars then. You'll have some serious WTFs.

[hpiguy]

I'm not really analyzing anything, just giving an opinion. I think the factor for me is that with this one having a body on it (even though I know it's just as purpose driven as the F1 car) I expect it to have attractive lines, and some soul to it if you will. I generally don't think any full out race car looks that great, perhaps the odd GT3 here and there (but even those don't look that great IMO). But for the most part, all the race stuff I truly loved the look of would be late 80's to early 90's and backward from there. Or perhaps I'm just getting older, and remembering those cars with more fondness as watching racing was one of the things my Dad and I would do together, I dunno.

[STANG KILLA SS]

anyone know what kinda car the green open back flame thrower car is?

[hpiguy]

Pagani Zonda GR, it was in one of the related vids.

[STANG KILLA SS]

still not into DPs but this helps

“Cadillac is proud to return to the pinnacle of prototype racing in North America after a 14-year absence.”
Those were the words used by Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen to confirm that three Cadillac Daytona Prototype international (DPi) race cars will compete in the full 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype (P) class, beginning with the 55th Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 28-29, 2017. The new car will be known as the Cadillac DPi-V.R and is the first prototype race car from the New York-headquartered manufacturer since 2002.
“It is not possible to overstate how thrilled all of us at IMSA are to officially welcome Cadillac, one of the world’s most respected premium automotive brands, back to Prototype racing in the WeatherTech Championship,” said IMSA President Scott Atherton. “This is exactly the type of program we had in mind when we announced the Daytona Prototype international concept last year.
“As we open a new era of Prototype competition in 2017, we now have three benchmark examples of manufacturers using this platform to showcase their impressive and unique technology at the highest level. We cannot wait to get the new era underway in just a few short weeks at Daytona.”
The manufacturer confirmed that Action Express Racing and Wayne Taylor Racing each will field Cadillac DPi-V.R machines next season. Action Express, which has won the last three WeatherTech Championship Prototype titles, will have a pair of Cadillacs, while the Wayne Taylor Racing team continues its longstanding relationship with General Motors through a one-car effort.
“Cadillac’s V-Performance production models — the ATS-V and CTS-V — are transforming our brand’s product substance, earning a place among the world’s elite high performance marques,” de Nysschen said. “The Cadillac DPi-V.R further strengthens our V-Performance portfolio, placing Cadillac into the highest series of sports car racing in North America.”
The Cadillac DPi-V.R will be powered by a normally aspirated, 6.2-liter Cadillac V-8 engine, which shares inherent architecture with engines that power the third-generation Cadillac CTS-V and fifth-generation Cadillac Escalade production vehicles. The chassis for the Cadillac DPi-V.R was designed in cooperation with Dallara with styling cues inspired by Cadillac’s current line of V-Performance high-performance production models, specifically the Cadillac CTS-V.
“The DPi-V.R race car was an exciting new canvas for the Cadillac design and sculpting team,” said Andrew Smith, Global Cadillac Design executive director. “The studio embraced the opportunity to interpret the Cadillac form language, line work and graphic signature for this premier prototype racing application. Every detail of the final design was selected to support the car’s on-track performance and unmistakable Cadillac presence.”
The new Cadillac DPi-V.R will make its public on-track debut during a two-day IMSA-sanctioned test at Daytona International Speedway on Dec. 13-14.
Cadillac joins Mazda and Nissan as confirmed DPi manufacturers for IMSA’s top Prototype class, which also will include international LM P2 prototype chassis from Riley/Multimatic, Ligier, ORECA and Dallara, powered by single-specification Gibson V8 engines.

[hpiguy]

[gooba]

Is that Cadillac what the Taylor's are driving? I read Jeff Gordon is also going to be running with them I think and the rolex24

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[STANG KILLA SS]

yep i read that too.

[CM9000]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CEBWbP4jxo "gassers galore"

[helhedded]

GAH I really wish FOM™ would kill their licensing with Codemasters™ so Polyphony™ could treat F1™ right. That GT Sport™ trailer looks amazing.™

[EeePee]

Well, there is this… though not F1 related.

https://www.gtplanet.net/porsche-pul...a-exclusivity/

[CM9000]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNl-zf8CSjE 1983 NHRA us nationals.

[EeePee]

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Share shit I actually care about.

I got yer back, bruh.

[EeePee]

That's what I'm talking about. Thanks, cause I was starting to get really bored with the Internet.

[STANG KILLA SS]

center drive civi

[EeePee]

Sweetness. I got a thing for Spoon.

[STANG KILLA SS]

no doubt because of their presence in all the gran turismo games