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Indeed, the only way to go faster is to remove that massive chip on his shoulder... ;)
Good to see the BMW first gear restriction, which was something that came up during JP's recent thread on the turbo matter.
A couple of thoughts - what was article 1 in these revised regulations, or was it not particularly interesting/relevant? And is it significant that the popular abbreviation for normally aspirated engines, N/A, is also used to mean "not applicable"?...
Going to be tricky to shed another 10 kgs from the Beemers i'd have thought so that's very little help. The first gear rule change is welcome because it was dumb in the first place.
I think the extra boost reduction for the turbos might be used before qualifying today. They are still significantly ahead on the speed traps.
Yeah, definitely need to bring in the boost reduction! There's only 3 Chevys in the top 4 practice times! Why don't we just make the turbos tow caravans! That'll slow them down!
I didn't just look at the overall times Bruce, instead I was using the speed trap figures. On the whole much, looks like the weight decrease has helped close it up a little bit, although Oulton Park has always had more emphasis on driver ability than other circuits. The races tomorrow will be the real test. It looks like the turbos still have a slight advantage, but the extra tyre wear negate that over a race run. Obviously TOCA decided that either the difference wasn't due to the engines this morning or it was too early to draw conclusions. It'll be interesting to see if/when the 0.05 boost change is used.
Recon the overall times are a better indication than speed trap figures! There's more to it than top speed!
I do agree that Oulton is a drivers circuit tho! Been round it myself a couple of times! Evo 7, WRX STi, Clio 197 and a Formula Brands! Got another coming up at Donnington soon! Just gotta decide between a Ferrari 360, Gallardo, V8 Vantage, R8, 911 Turbo or an Atom! Think its gona be tough to choose anything but the latter tho! :)
I'll have a think while I'm at Oulton tomorrow!
Of course there is, but the engines are what differentiate the Chevies and BMWs from the rest of them, so speed traps are a pretty good indicator of that.
Out of interest, were you happy with the LPG engines last year?
There's the weight difference too which makes a big difference braking for and going through the corners!
Yeah, didn't mind the LPGs last year! Ford did a good job developing the engine so hats off to them! And LPG is better for the environment! ;)
OK. Your answer regarding the Ford means there's no point continuing this discussion.