Toyota Says They Are Ready To Take On Lemans With Hybrid Racer

Both cars feature a chassis designed and developed by Toyota Motorsport GmbH (Germany). The propulsion system features a 3.4-liter V8 teamed with a gearbox mounted Denso hybrid electric motor. Super capacitors mounted close to the cockpit allow energy not only to be regenerated under braking on the Sarthe circuit but also to provide a boost during cornering.

The idea is to help maximize lap times and competitiveness, and Toyota has recruited capable talent for its two successively numbered hybrid racers. One of the cars, #7, is driven by two time Le Mans winner Alex Wurtz, along with former Sebring 12 hours winner Nicolas Lapierre and ex-F1 wheelman Kazuki Nakajima. The other is #8 piloted by three-time Le Mans pole sitter and former World Rally Championship driver Stephane Sarrazin, endurance champ Anthony Davidsion and current F1 racer Sebastien Buemi)

 

LexSucks - 6/11/2012 4:30:50 PM

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Toyota will dominate Lemans just like they dominated Formula One.

BrownsGoBack - 6/13/2012 3:20:50 PM

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A couple of days ago, I read an article titled "Can German engineering go digital? The Arri Alexa camera, a Hollywood test case" about a new leading-edge, digital, movie camera that the German company, Arri, developed and near the end of the article the author explains that it was quickly copied by the Japanese.

"And copy-masters Canon, Sony and especially Panasonic quickly reproduced Arri’s labor-intensive engineering, and made cheaper, friendlier cameras."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/german-engineering-digital-arri-alexa-camera-hollywood-test/story?id=16520376&page=2