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Thread: Toyota is coming back to Le Mans
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19th January 2008, 17:21 #1
Toyota is coming back to Le Mans
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/190120...e-le-mans.html
now, hopefully, Nissan, MB, BMW, and the rest will returnBrian France is a violation of Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing)
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19th January 2008, 19:04 #2
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I've also read the strong rumours !! Simply crazy
But I really really wish they come back this year
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19th January 2008, 22:16 #3
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Thats good news but what the car will look like? GT-One look type of vehicle would still be quite effective I think but I just dont think it will be an another GT-One copy.
Good news anyway and if not for this year then for next year. Its time for Toyota to invest their money for real motorsports again so Im really happy. We still know the time limit given for Toyota in F1 so well see what happens. Rumours are still rumours before a confirmation.
As many others down here I still hope this to be a return of the manufacturer times at this awesome form of motorsports.Schlesser-Aventures
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20th January 2008, 13:58 #4
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I'm rather skeptical on this, it doesnt give any specific information and Toyota arent stupid enough to think they can build a ground up race car for Le Mans in 5 months and have anything like a decent showing, same goes if they're just doing the engine.
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21st January 2008, 12:11 #5
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Toyota won the 24 hours of Tokachi in Japan with a hybrid Supra so they have technology that can do 24 hours.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h61Qpqokh8Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Izktjs7ygs
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21st January 2008, 14:25 #6
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Will this be with a prototype or just a GT? Great news if it's the former (and the fact that the news item says they are "aiming to earn the company's first victory in the competition" suggests a prototype for outright victory but it doesn't say explicitly in the article)
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21st January 2008, 14:37 #7
I'm sure prototype
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24th January 2008, 11:51 #8
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24th January 2008, 17:10 #10
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Originally Posted by Osella
Anyway, in todays Autosport Toyota claim they are looking at a whole host of different catergories that they could use the technology in, with nothing decided or even an apparent time-line on when they will decide, but they do consider Le Mans unfinished buisness after the GT-One failed to win in 98/9.
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