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[Wolfpack987]

The mighty Group C race cars that once ruled the streets of Le Mans may be gone, but they will never be forgotten.  The monstrous speed of these cars is more or less the reason 2 chicanes were added to the Mulsanne straight in 1990.  Modern prototype cars are now more focused on fuel economy rather than speed, thus despite all the R&D spent on these modern vehicles they still cannot match the awesomeness of the Group C era.

Let us go back in time 25 years ago to 1990…

Cars:
1988 Jaguar XJR-9                           960 hp  894 kg  686 PP  *won Le Mans 1988
1989 Minolta Toyota 88C-V               951 hp  850 kg  700 PP
1989 Sauber Mercedes C9                 973 hp  893 kg  679 PP   *won Le Mans 1989
1989 Nissan R89C                            953 hp  900 kg  690 PP
1991 Mazda 787B                             831 hp  830 kg  683 PP   *won Le Mans 1991
1992 Nissan R92CP                           986 hp  900 kg  695 PP
1992 Peugeot 905B Evo 1 Bis LM        839 hp  750 kg  690 PP   *won Le Mans 1992

Track:
Circuit de la Sarthe ’09 (no chicanes)

Regulations:
No power adders allowed  (power listed above is post oil change level)
All other vehicle tuning permitted (transmission ratios, LSD, suspension, downforce, etc etc)
Tires = Racing, any type

Tire/fuel consumption = normal
Draft = real
Track edge = real
Time progression = 8 times (24 hrs in 3 hrs time)
Weather = fixed
Penalties = off
Damage = ON (open to debate/popular opinion on this)

Driver Aids allowed:
ABS = 1

Qualifying will take place 1-2 days before race itself
Race duration – 3 hours

*If there is not enough initial interest I may open up sign-ups for a lower class (LMP1 or GT1) to encourage others not interested in the 700PP cars.

Event to take place on a weekend in June - date pending.

ENTRANTS
1)  Wolfpack987     -    vehicle pending
2)  TunaPhreak       -   Sauber C9
3)  dlrws6              -

[Wolfpack987]

TunaPhreak and I have done some testing with these cars, and without a draft they all top out around 225-237 mph.  WITH a draft 275 mph is possible    (this with default downforce settings)

 

[dlrws6]

I believe I can schedule this and make it work.

I'll pick a car next week I'm leaning towards either the 787B or XJR9. Regardless its got to be a premium car so I can use cockpit view for the full effect. 

I'm all for damage set to the max.

I'd also love to see weather used.

[Wolfpack987]

I'm afraid time of day and weather are fixed for this track.