Who knows just how much "collaboration" has taken place - certainly not me. I tend to agree with you though David - doesn't bear much resemblance to the one that I've been skinning my knuckles on for the last couple of hours. Well, at least one of them had a British engine in it (even though it failed to finish).
David On 17 Jun 2012, at 17:31, <[email protected]> wrote: > So Dunlop, Brembo, Kayaba etc. but no Morgan………..l think my right buttock has > more to do with Morgans than these machines, DISI, > > TC > David. > > From: Richard Jones [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 17 June 2012 10:40 > To: mogtalk2 > Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] Morgan at Le Mans > > Background to Morgan LMP2 cars > > "LE MANS" PROTOTYPE 2 ("LM" P2): open or closed (*) car, run by teams > independent of manufacturers and/or engine suppliers. > > Adhering to strict cost criteria: chassis price capped at €355,000; engine > price capped at €75,000. In 2012, six chassis and three engines are > available, so in theory, eighteen different combination possibilities! > Each team must have a minimum of one driver at the level of "Silver" or > "Bronze" (amateur). > > The LMP2 Morgan entries in European Endurance races are a partnership between > Morgan and OAK however you interpret that. > > The 2012 OAK Pescarolo developed LMP2 cars are being entered as Morgan LMP2s, > manufactured by Onroak Automotive, OAK which is based at the Technoparc des > 24 Heures in Le Mans. > > 2 cars - LMP2 #24 and LMP2 #35 – same chassis different engines: > > OAK-PESCAROLO CHASSIS : > Chassis: PESCAROLO 01 > Bodywork: carbon fibre > Suspension: double wishbones, pushrods and combined horizontal Ohlins spring > dampers, > Wheels: OZ 18’’ rims > Brakes: Brembo calipers, Brembo disks and pads, 15’’ front and rear > Tyres: DUNLOP > Steering: KAYABA electrical power steering > Length: 4548 mm > Width: 2000 mm > Wheelbase: 2 800 mm > Base weight: 900 kg > Fuel tank: 75 litres > > > Car #24 - JUDD ENGINE : > Manufacturer: JUDD > Model: HK > Number of cylinders: V8 > Bridle : 41,9 mm > Capacity: 3597 cm3 > Weight: 140 kg when dry > Maximum output: 475 bhp at 9,000 rpm > Maximum torque: 406 Nm at 7,000 rpm > Engine management: EFI > X-TRAC TRANSMISSION : > Gearbox: X-Trac 6-speed sequential, Megaline semi automated control on the > steering wheel > > Car # 35 - NISSAN ENGINE : > Manufacturer: NISSAN > Model: VK 45 > Number of cylinders: V8 > Bridle : 40 mm > Capacity: 4494 cm3 > Weight: 145 kg when dry > Maximum output: 450 bhp at 7,000 rpm > Maximum torque: 570 Nm at 6,000 rpm > Engine management: ZYTEK EMS > X-TRAC TRANSMISSION : > Gearbox: X-Trac 6-speed sequential, Megaline semi automated control on the > steering wheel > > Richard M800RGN+8 > > > > From: A11OGE 4/4 4 seater <[email protected]> > To: mogtalk2 <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, 17 June 2012, 0:32 > Subject: RE: [mogtalk2] Morgan at Le Mans > I am there now, and appears more than that. > Will report more when home. > On 16 Jun 2012 23:46, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for this information, but not 100% Morgan? > > I thought it was only the badge that is Morgan? > > TC > David. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 16 June 2012 22:15 > To: mogtalk2 > Subject: [mogtalk2] Morgan at Le Mans > > OK - we know that they are not 100% Morgan - > View posts on The Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Modify Your Subscription ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
