Scuderia Glickenhaus P4/5 Competizione

It would be higher, but my servers have an Open DNS on Facebook.....

I can get to the uTube links, tho......

I cannot order any Andretti wine, either.....

 

Ferrari has thier head up thier ass for not helping you.

Wish you the best.

 

Jim, thanks for taking all of us on this wild and crazy ride with you!

 

I initially got into endurance racing because of the glamorous image it conjured in my mind -- famous marques like Ferrari, Porsche, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Bugatti, McLaren and Bentley made themselves household names by winning Le Mans. I really admire the fact that you made such a stunning tribute (the P4/5 C) to that era.

But it seems that endurance racing today has none of the romance of the past. Complicated regulations, air restrictors, and diesel engines have made this sort of event boring and sanitized; it's become the "Audi/Peugeot Show" for the past few years now. If they allowed your car to run properly I'm sure you could achieve fantastic results...

One thing's for sure though, you will always have the best looking car on the grid And BTW: for a marque that originally gained its fame through endurance racing, shame on Ferrari for not supporting you. But seeing as the 458C hasn't done too well so far in the season, you might have the last laugh in beating the factory supported car, Jim!

 

One would assume that such exposure would be worth some bucks to them, it's huge!

You've come so far now, it'd be a little silly not to think about LM. Just too tempting.

If you get the opportunity to race a diesel/kers combo with proper factory support of the engine-supplier, it'd be great!

 

With all of the safety regulations, how will you be able to convert p4/5c to street use?

Are there less requirements for low volume production than high volume?

Are there less requirements for converting a race car than building a new car?

I ask because cars some european cars like the BMW M3 GTS aren't braught over to the us because of safety and emissions requirements. How can the p4/5c meet them if it is obviously a lot more racey?

 

Audi has the 6 liter v12 from the Q7, it makes 500hp and 758ftlbs of torque. I wonder if that engine could be made to work in a GT car or if its too big/heavy.

 

Does that mean the GT2 engine comes out?

 

I've seen the Audi R10 TDI race at Lime Rock and it was the only car there that you could hear tire noise from, it was so quiet compared to the F430 cars there that were the loudest cars on the track by far.

 

The problem with huge V12s is that they still have to run the air restriction and then their displacement means they aren't as fuel efficient. So you aren't taking advantage of the immense torque and power and are guzzling fuel so will have to pit more frequently.

It'd be interesting to see whether V12s would make sense by overcoming their low fuel economy with performance if the intake restrictions were removed (i.e. would they make up the pit stop times on the track?)

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Anxiously awaiting for hint's as to whom the manufacturer is that is considering a diesel engine for P4/5C.

 

Could you install, test, and tune a diesel before N24 or would this be something for next year?

 

Oooh... so perhaps you wouldn't even need to remove the race engine for her future road days?

You just need to find a way to make the exhaust note of a diesel engine scream.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

My "racey" comment was more to the feel of most street diesel engines, great torque but no aural excitement and there is a a very limited rev range, both these attributes make them, in my opinion un suitable for a sports/GT car.