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07-24-2008, 03:14 AM
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Well I hope Dagys and the others are right. 
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07-24-2008, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by ZRated  Well I hope Dagys and the others are right. | I think the plan is just 1 car now per their announcement a few weeks back. A crew member originally said they would have two cars, but that gossip came back in March or April if I remember correctly. | |
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07-24-2008, 12:29 PM
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I remember the original plan was to do one car and then bring in a seond later on. Was thinking you maybe heard something new that no one else heard about yet. Whatever, I'm happy to gain one entry. 
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07-24-2008, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by HORNDAWG Well Dagys mentioned earlier in the thread that 'he had heard they should be back with 2 cars' and, I also heard that as late as today, from others. | Let me just reiterate that I heard from someone close to the project, as late as yesterday now, that there would be two cars making the trip. Now whether they will both race was not specifically stated but neither was that the 2nd car was spares (so why mention it?). Also in the mix is that Petit kicks off the 'Green Challenge' which would give one the idea that 2 chances are better than 1 for the prize.
Just thinkin' of course!
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07-31-2008, 04:18 PM
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Having just finished their second testing session in a fortnight (2weeks). This one at Snetterton and with 2, hoping to get time booked for a third, more sessions scheduled before the Silverstone LMS race. Its seems that they are indeed progressing quite nicely towards getting on the grid. The Snetterton session was somewhat maddening as not much track time was in the cards as they broke a drive shaft and the spare was the wrong size (25mm short), but they did get the car back on the track running and found a weak link to repair so it was productive of a sort.
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09-25-2008, 02:55 PM
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Well disappointment once again. They have withdrawn the car from Petit. Not trying to make excuses here, as I am not to impressed with the results of this effort to date, but it does seem to be a plausible reason for the withdrawl. First and foremost in this is, I believe, the loss of Harri Toivonen due to surgery along with not enough time in the car, in the dry, for Simon Wright. The effort is still on for Laguna, and the car has, as late as Mon., been testing with Ben Devlin at the wheel, and reportedly is on target. Also the second car is in build and progressed to the point (roller) of engine installation.
We shall see.
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09-25-2008, 03:03 PM
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Hmm...Ben Devlin behind the wheel. Does this imply any negative news for B-K? As far as I'm concerned he is the strongest point of B-K. | |
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09-25-2008, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by turbotiburon Hmm...Ben Devlin behind the wheel. Does this imply any negative news for B-K? As far as I'm concerned he is the strongest point of B-K. | No. He was just being the test driver. Working while at home, so to speak.
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09-25-2008, 03:14 PM
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Ahhh. Thank you for the clarification. Good news for B-K | |
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10-08-2008, 04:19 PM
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Well according to Simon Wright they will fly the cars over this week and will be on the grid. here
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