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14th September 2007, 19:47 #1Senior Member
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ORECA buys Courage-Competition !!!!
Hi,
The most stuning news from Silverstone LMS round was this one:
http://www.endurance-info.com/articl...rder=0&thold=0
Amazing !!!
Can't wait to see the 2008 LMS/Le Mans Courage-Oreca LMP1
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14th September 2007, 20:01 #2Senior Member
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And what will happen to the Saleens? Both go to Racing Box? And still ran by ORECA? That would be pretty good IMO. Love both Saleens and the new LMP1. Pesca has got a mighty competitor then.
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14th September 2007, 23:14 #3Senior Member
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I'm surprised, I thought ORECA already had the expertise to build their own race cars (dont they build tourers and rally cars?), though not the experience at this level of sports cars. I'm guessing that they didnt have certain tools and/or equipment to produce their own LMP, and buying out Courage was the cheapest way to get them.
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17th September 2007, 06:28 #4Senior Member
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I wish they would've bought a customer audi R10
Brian France is a violation of Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing)
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17th September 2007, 11:32 #5Senior Member
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A brand new car is much more exciting.
Originally Posted by harvick#1
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18th September 2007, 10:53 #6Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Erki
A brand new car is much more exciting.
Depends of the engine they will use now...
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18th September 2007, 15:18 #7Senior Member
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hasn't Courage been around since 2000 or 2001 Originally Posted by Erki
A brand new car is much more exciting.
Brian France is a violation of Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing)
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18th September 2007, 16:23 #8Senior Member
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More like 198....4?? Originally Posted by harvick#1
hasn't Courage been around since 2000 or 2001
The R10 looks frankly a bit boring. I hope ORECA-Courage comes up with a coupe.
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20th September 2007, 01:54 #9Member
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Can anyone go out and buy an R10?
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20th September 2007, 13:02 #10Senior Member
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From the latest interview of Hugues de Chaunac and Yves Courage I've read on http://www.endurance-info.com The ORECA-Courage program for 2008 would be LMS season + Le Mans in LMP1 with a barquette(opened prototype) and either a JUDD or AER engine, and from 2009 they would build a Coupé
closed prototype)with engine of a big constructor(they would be currently discussing with 3 makes)...
De Chaunac added that from 2009 there'll be 75% chance their engine would be gasoline
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They also will see if they take part to ALMS also(but too early for the moment, they said)
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