Podium Advanced Technologies designed a substantial set of performance upgrades for the Glickenhaus 007 Pipo that ultimately never made it on to the American company’s LMH car.
Images of models based on simulations, published in the latest issue of Racecar Engineering, show plans for a revised aerodynamic package that was drawn up to be ready to use in last year’s FIA World Endurance Championship.
The upgrades were mainly aimed at enhancing stability under high downforce conditions, increasing airflow to the underfloor and reducing the power of the cooling system.
Podium served as the lead technical partner for the Glickenhaus 007, building the car and operating the factory race team that competed in the WEC’s top Hypercar class over three seasons. The updates were not applied in the last of those seasons due to budget and timing constraints. Subscribe today for full story and images in latest issue of Racecar Engineering
‘If you look back to our programme, it’s clear that in the last two years, the car was strong in terms of reliability and performance on high-speed, low-downforce tracks like Monza and Le Mans,’ said Luca Ciancetti, Glickenhaus Racing team principal and Podium’s head of automotive and motorsport.
This comparison highlights some of the proposed changes on the front end and underfloor (Podium Advanced Technologies)
‘In general, we were probably lacking aero performance in terms of downforce and, mainly, in term...