Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 007C Hypercar
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus has taken the next step in its commitment to endurance racing and signed up to take a Hypercar to this year?s Le Mans 24 Hours.
Its 007C Hypercar, a ground-up design that features a twin-turbo V8 engine from Pipo Moteurs and a chassis from Podium Advanced Technologies, has completed its first track running and passed its crash tests in advance of the start of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
While the old LMP1 cars could lap Le Mans in sub 3m15s, Hypercars have a target lap time of more than 3m25s in qualifying and race 12 seconds slower. They will be performance balanced, ensuring each has a chance to win overall and fast enough to beat the second-tier cars, LMP2.
https://www.racecar-engineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/162459950_808682759860257_8193025762752109141_n.mp4 Already there have been changes to the basic Hypercar structure, with Toyota given an extra 10kg, and Jim Glickenhaus believes that with its hybrid system, the GR010 will have better tyre wear on long runs.
However, Glickenhaus does not believe that there will be a considerable performance difference between the 007C Hypercar and the Toyota GR010 over a single lap. The power is limited between the two cars and monitored closely, while weight and weight distribution are also clearly defined by the regulations.
What that means is the two will fight evenly for the honours, but Glickenhaus believes the outlier is the Alpine, the former LMP1 ORECA chassis raced by Rebel...
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