What must the TVRs do?
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Pies said:
Lose the two air restrictors required under the rules for lemans 
dont ask me which rule forced them to put them on though
I believe the regulation relates to the number of road cars produced. As TVR have made so few cars they are penalised until they have produced the required number. Saleen have also been penalised by this regulation.
They need an engine that can handle about 50-80 more horsepower, on a 24 hour basis.
They need chassis development and testing.
All of which neeeds input from the factory, not through privateer teams having to do it themselves. Porsche have got this far and this fast by doing all the work themselves and then letting the teams get on with a product that works. Their development is continual throughout the year, with parts developed by both the teams themselves and from the factory.
I can't see TVR giving the same amount of input, infact, they can't, it would cost them too much. Would you TVR owners likea company that sells exotic cars and the continues to trade healthily and shows British engineering at its (ahem) best? Or one that goes to the brink of extinction by ploughing all profit into a race prgramme?
Shame, but that's what's needed for a TVR to be up there with a GT3-RSR, on a regular basis anyway.
Otherwise, just a lot bigger restrictor!! :smile:
They need chassis development and testing.
All of which neeeds input from the factory, not through privateer teams having to do it themselves. Porsche have got this far and this fast by doing all the work themselves and then letting the teams get on with a product that works. Their development is continual throughout the year, with parts developed by both the teams themselves and from the factory.
I can't see TVR giving the same amount of input, infact, they can't, it would cost them too much. Would you TVR owners likea company that sells exotic cars and the continues to trade healthily and shows British engineering at its (ahem) best? Or one that goes to the brink of extinction by ploughing all profit into a race prgramme?
Shame, but that's what's needed for a TVR to be up there with a GT3-RSR, on a regular basis anyway.
Otherwise, just a lot bigger restrictor!! :smile:
Well they've done the first thing on the list, which is finish!
After that, they need some way of gaining the decades of experience and development that Porsche have built up over time.
It's not that the TVR's are bad cars, just that they're much much younger.
I was well impressed with the finish though.
After that, they need some way of gaining the decades of experience and development that Porsche have built up over time.
It's not that the TVR's are bad cars, just that they're much much younger.
I was well impressed with the finish though.
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