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This is a link post Radical new race car design
So with Le Mans coming up this weekend it seems a bit odd to be looking forward to the next one already, but if this thing turns up I might have to go and see it for myself.

What do you think? Is it as revolutionary as Colin Chapman asking "Why don't we put the engine in the boot?" or a technological dead-end?
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:26, Reply)
This is a normal post make it mag-lev with rockets
and we have Wipeout
 (Ol' Ginger Bastard a role model for the children, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:29, Reply)
This is a normal post I'd watch it.

(Haz, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:34, Reply)
This is a normal post As with the US-F1 team, I will laugh heartily at it's failure.
but will also be pleasantly surprised if it succeeds.
 (I helped save b3ta! mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:38, Reply)
This is a normal post That's a bit unnecessary

(I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:46, Reply)
This is a normal post Yeah
I was a bit upset by the whole US-F1 saga. Peter Windsor's a really nice bloke :(
 (I helped save b3ta! dirtyscarab intends to live forever. So far, so good..., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:31, Reply)
This is a normal post It looks like...
...it will be a demon in a straight line (even if it does seem a little underpowered). Can't see how it will generate much downforce though, so corners may be a bit of an issue. But it is De La Sarthe. So probably not.
 (Megamoss, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:58, Reply)
This is a normal post Well I guess the answer to that
is the lower drag and weight (they're talking about half the drag and weight of a normal LMP car) means they can get away with lower power. Most of the downforce comes from the venturi tunnels at the back, where the weight is.

I'm a bit puzzled about how it'll perform in corners, but I can only assume they've done their sums and it all stacks up. After all, to get to the stage where they're entering it into a race they're bound to have done the relevant simulations to prove it actually works.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:08, Reply)
This is a normal post Bruce Wayne called
he wants his old Batmobile back.
 (I helped save b3ta! Smallbrainfield, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)
This is a normal post My thoughts exactly.

(I helped save b3ta! Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:45, Reply)
This is a normal post Can someone tell me which Batmobile it looks like?
Because I don't see it personally.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:12, Reply)
This is a normal post Michael Keatons one

(I helped save b3ta! Dr Drink, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 16:08, Reply)
This is a normal post The one with the widely-spaced front wheels
and the bloody great big jet engine?

Ok...
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 17:02, Reply)
This is a normal post that was my second thought...
first was 'its an F1 with narrow wheels at the front.'
If it does go into full production, straight line will be spectacular but, as noted by others, I fail to see it being any good in a hairpin bend.
 (I helped save b3ta! NooShmoo It's a fantazmagorical pile of ultra bollocks, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:02, Reply)
This is a normal post It's called the Batmobile.
And your doing it rong!
 (I am a cucumber. Save me, Popobawa!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:01, Reply)