supermarkus@feddit.orgM to World Endurance Championship@feddit.org · 12 days agoPeugeot Begins Testing of 9X8 Evoi.redd.itimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down12
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minus-squareBandanaBug@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoYes i see. I’m just amazed they abandoned the no wing thing after stirring up so much about it
minus-squaresupermarkus@feddit.orgOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 days agoRelying solely on ground effect was doomed to fail. No race track is perfectly smooth, especially a certain road course in France… The wingless cars will come to the next ALMS season: https://sportscar365.com/lemans/asian-lms/bbm-takes-delivery-of-wingless-peugeot-9x8s/
minus-squareBandanaBug@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoFor sure. It’s why it was banned to begin with. I applaud them for their efforts though. They made a fuss about it when they announced it. Kinda sad they couldn’t pull through, made the car quite unique (and prettier than this one!)
Yes i see. I’m just amazed they abandoned the no wing thing after stirring up so much about it
Relying solely on ground effect was doomed to fail. No race track is perfectly smooth, especially a certain road course in France…
The wingless cars will come to the next ALMS season: https://sportscar365.com/lemans/asian-lms/bbm-takes-delivery-of-wingless-peugeot-9x8s/
For sure. It’s why it was banned to begin with. I applaud them for their efforts though. They made a fuss about it when they announced it. Kinda sad they couldn’t pull through, made the car quite unique (and prettier than this one!)