Comments on: Toyota plans return to La Sarthe in 2010! (update) http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/ The latest Le Mans, Sportscar and GT racing news! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:19:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jennifer David http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/comment-page-1/#comment-6529 Jennifer David Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:04:34 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/#comment-6529 News Flash! Toyota Motor Corporation Has Already Announced Their Plan For Not Involving In FIA Formula 1 World Championship For The Year 2010! Due To The Poor Performances Given By Their F1 Drivers (Jarno Trulli And Tomy Glock) And Also The Economic Burden In the Japanese Market...So This Means That The Toyota Team Eurpoe Does Not Have Any Link With Formula 1 Now...So This Will Make Many Employees Of Toyota Team Europe Unemployed.....So I Think The Fair Thing To Do Is That Toyota Motor Corporation Should Now Again Get Involved Into 24 Hour Leemans...Because Formula 1 Is Probly The Highly Expensive Motor Racing Project In The World.....So The 24 Hour Leemans Will Be Be Quiet Affordable For Toyota...And i Think They Should Really Start Working On It And Forget Formula 1...What Do You Guys Think??? News Flash!

Toyota Motor Corporation Has Already Announced Their Plan For Not Involving In FIA Formula 1 World Championship For The Year 2010! Due To The Poor Performances Given By Their F1 Drivers (Jarno Trulli And Tomy Glock) And Also The Economic Burden In the Japanese Market…So This Means That The Toyota Team Eurpoe Does Not Have Any Link With Formula 1 Now…So This Will Make Many Employees Of Toyota Team Europe Unemployed…..So I Think The Fair Thing To Do Is That Toyota Motor Corporation Should Now Again Get Involved Into 24 Hour Leemans…Because Formula 1 Is Probly The Highly Expensive Motor Racing Project In The World…..So The 24 Hour Leemans Will Be Be Quiet Affordable For Toyota…And i Think They Should Really Start Working On It And Forget Formula 1…What Do You Guys Think???

]]> By: fernando http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/comment-page-1/#comment-3666 fernando Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:50:14 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/#comment-3666 hola soy fernando de ecuyador guayaquil quiero saber como poder ver al toyota gt one en lee mans hola soy fernando de ecuyador guayaquil quiero saber como poder ver al toyota gt one en lee mans

]]> By: rick http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/comment-page-1/#comment-75 rick Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:51:03 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/#comment-75 WRC will use much different cars for the 2012 season. Surely Peugeot didn't care for the future of WRC? What does Toyota care about LMP? They have a new engine for dirt track oval racing. http://www.speedtv.com/articles/nascar/nextel/42644/ WRC will use much different cars for the 2012 season. Surely Peugeot didn’t care for the future of WRC? What does Toyota care about LMP? They have a new engine for dirt track oval racing.

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/nascar/nextel/42644/

]]> By: Derek http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Derek Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:02:38 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/#comment-72 Sorry to stack posts here but upon further research the new A.C.O regs for 2008 does have something interesting. 1.13 - Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS): The ACO is currently studying specific rules for LMP1 which will be equipped with a kinetic energy recovery system. This regulation will meet the balance of performance between LMP1. http://www.mulsannescorner.com/chassisregulations/2008LMP12.pdf Now remember the Peugeot 908 project was completed in 18 months. Again though Peugeot withdrew from the WRC to focus on their Le Mans endeavors. Sorry to stack posts here but upon further research the new A.C.O regs for 2008 does have something interesting.

1.13 – Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS): The ACO is currently studying specific rules for LMP1 which will be equipped with a kinetic energy recovery system. This regulation will meet the balance of performance between LMP1.

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/chassisregulations/2008LMP12.pdf

Now remember the Peugeot 908 project was completed in 18 months. Again though Peugeot withdrew from the WRC to focus on their Le Mans endeavors.

]]> By: Derek http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Derek Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:41:41 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/#comment-71 Now in the past Honda and Toyota have given a budget to a small group of engineers for special R&D projects. Toyota's '96 LMP project http://www.mulsannescorner.com/tomlumpy.html Honda's '93 F1 project http://www.forix.com/8w/honda101.html I point this out because the quote states "dozens of Toyota employees" not hundreds which is what a normal full factory racing effort involves. Now in the past Honda and Toyota have given a budget to a small group of engineers for special R&D projects.

Toyota’s ‘96 LMP project
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/tomlumpy.html

Honda’s ‘93 F1 project
http://www.forix.com/8w/honda101.html

I point this out because the quote states “dozens of Toyota employees” not hundreds which is what a normal full factory racing effort involves.

]]> By: Derek http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Derek Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:16:32 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/#comment-70 Well for one thing why they will not any time soon is the fact that Toyota Team Europe is now Toyota F1! I remember the TTE press conference when they announced the immediate withdrawl from the WRC as well as the stoppage of the Le Mans programme. The Toyota Racing American branch TRD in California is running the NASCAR programme after their withdrawl from Champ Car. The only Toyota Racing department that could work on the Le Mans programme would be Tom's Toyota the Japanese racing department. They were the ones that ran the Le Mans Group C programme and currently run the Super GT and Formula Nippon programmes. Like I stated earlier I could see Tom's developing their Lexus SC 430 Super GT car to GT1 spec with a hybrid engine. That would be the most economical approach because they need all the money they can give to that Toyota F1. Now they could get the old Norfolk boys into the fold like what Audi did with the R8C and the Bentley. You should ask them Marcel. Well for one thing why they will not any time soon is the fact that Toyota Team Europe is now Toyota F1! I remember the TTE press conference when they announced the immediate withdrawl from the WRC as well as the stoppage of the Le Mans programme. The Toyota Racing American branch TRD in California is running the NASCAR programme after their withdrawl from Champ Car. The only Toyota Racing department that could work on the Le Mans programme would be Tom’s Toyota the Japanese racing department. They were the ones that ran the Le Mans Group C programme and currently run the Super GT and Formula Nippon programmes.

Like I stated earlier I could see Tom’s developing their Lexus SC 430 Super GT car to GT1 spec with a hybrid engine. That would be the most economical approach because they need all the money they can give to that Toyota F1. Now they could get the old Norfolk boys into the fold like what Audi did with the R8C and the Bentley. You should ask them Marcel.

]]> By: nelsinho http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/comment-page-1/#comment-69 nelsinho Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:01:51 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/#comment-69 Looking at the "old" Toyota I suddenly realise what a timeless and beautifull designed car it is. I hope they wil do it again this way ! ! Looking at the “old” Toyota I suddenly realise what a timeless and beautifull designed car it is. I hope they wil do it again this way ! !

]]> By: Bart http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Bart Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:41:03 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/#comment-68 Toyota is a global company. I can't see why they cannot compete in F1 (global), Le Mans (Europe), GT (Japan) and NASCAR (US) at the same time. It would be interesting to see if and how the various (autonomic?) Toyota Motorsport divisions will be working jointly on these new techologies. The GT has left the drawing board stadium and is racing (and actually already won its first 24 hour race). I am pretty sure in F1 the teams will spent a lot of time this year on the Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems planned for 2009. Will we see any reuse and joint development for the Le Mans car? Toyota is a global company. I can’t see why they cannot compete in F1 (global), Le Mans (Europe), GT (Japan) and NASCAR (US) at the same time.

It would be interesting to see if and how the various (autonomic?) Toyota Motorsport divisions will be working jointly on these new techologies. The GT has left the drawing board stadium and is racing (and actually already won its first 24 hour race). I am pretty sure in F1 the teams will spent a lot of time this year on the Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems planned for 2009. Will we see any reuse and joint development for the Le Mans car?

]]> By: rick http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/comment-page-1/#comment-65 rick Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:41:24 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/#comment-65 why would they come back? they are "committed" to F1 until 2012, but race in NASCAR to sell pickup trucks. http://autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070214/FREE/70212013 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64733 why would they come back? they are “committed” to F1 until 2012, but race in NASCAR to sell pickup trucks.

http://autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070214/FREE/70212013

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64733

]]> By: CJ Helms http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/comment-page-1/#comment-64 CJ Helms Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:40:40 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/01/19/toyota-plans-return-to-la-sarthe/#comment-64 This would be great if true. but I don't see it happening by 2010, like Derek mentioned, they still are focused on f1 until AT LEAST 2012. This would be great if true. but I don’t see it happening by 2010, like Derek mentioned, they still are focused on f1 until AT LEAST 2012.

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