Official LF-A(II) thread (Will debut at Tokyo Auto Show, Lexus details Oct 20th, 8pm)
04-25-08, 05:36 AM
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YES!!
From Lexus Japan: ( google trans.. )
2008/04/21
LEXUS, LF-A development as part of the 24-hour race going to war NYURU
LEXUS, May 22 (Thursday) to 25 (Sun.), NYURUBURUKURINKUSAKITTO (Germany Rhineland-Palatinate state) to be held in Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race for development as part of the Premium 2 ****ASUPOTSU join in the LF-A.
This is to go to war, demanding a 24-hour endurance race at the challenging motorsports vehicle development through training, development feedback for the purpose of development is positioned as part of the implementation.
Vehicles going to war is not a race car for the race, so safety equipment (RORUKEJI, fuel tank, etc.) to adopt.
The race team mechanics to support the center for youths hired, and human resource development skills to take advantage of the system.
The races are as follows.
[Race] Summary
１． Tournament Title ： : * Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race
２． Two. Period ： : May 22, 2008 (Thu) to 25 (Sun.) (本戦is May 24 (Sat) to 25 (Sun.))
３． Place ： NYURUBURUKURINKUSAKITTO (Germany Rhineland-Palatinate)
＊ Formal name of the 36 th ADAC Zurich 24h Race 2008
04-25-08, 04:56 PM
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Are any of the networks broadcasting the Nurburgring 24 hour race? I couldn't seem to find any reference on SpeedTV, ESPN or Fox Sports but I could have missed it. How about on the web?
04-25-08, 05:00 PM
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I actually can't figure out how broadcasting a 24-hour race ever worked. I mean, very few people can sit in front of the TV watching the same program for straight 24 hours...right?
04-25-08, 06:02 PM
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Speed does a good job on LeMans, they cover it in chunks. I was thinking more along the lines of some intermediate coverage, standings at points in the race, a post race summary, that sort of thing. It doesn't make sense from a sponsor standpoint to cover much more than that.
04-26-08, 12:16 PM
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New spy video from the June 2007 session at Nurburgring.
The car looks so hot on the street in the very first clip, especially the profile view when it passes by. I really hope they use the same C-pillar/air inlet on the production model, it looks unique and integrated. That feature on the 2007 concept looks absolutely disgusting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IUlsJQa5d8
The car looks so hot on the street in the very first clip, especially the profile view when it passes by. I really hope they use the same C-pillar/air inlet on the production model, it looks unique and integrated. That feature on the 2007 concept looks absolutely disgusting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IUlsJQa5d8
Last edited by Sup; 04-26-08 at 12:24 PM.
04-26-08, 12:25 PM
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Nice find...looks cool! Just in case that link doesn't work here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IUlsJQa5d8
Video posted April 26, 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IUlsJQa5d8
Video posted April 26, 2008.
04-26-08, 12:25 PM
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New spy video from the June 2007 session at Nurburgring.
The car looks so hot on the street in the very first clip, especially the profile view when it passes by. I really hope they use the same C-pillar/air inlet on the production model, it looks unique and integrated. That feature on the 2007 concept looks absolutely horrible.
The car looks so hot on the street in the very first clip, especially the profile view when it passes by. I really hope they use the same C-pillar/air inlet on the production model, it looks unique and integrated. That feature on the 2007 concept looks absolutely horrible.
BTW, it sounds to me that they were still using a traditional manual transmission at the time, weren't they?
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04-26-08, 03:03 PM
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I always love watching the 24h at night, because we so rarely see night races that aren't lit up like Daytona. It's fun to see the brake pads heating up, etc.
04-27-08, 10:17 PM
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New spy video from the June 2007 session at Nurburgring.
The car looks so hot on the street in the very first clip, especially the profile view when it passes by. I really hope they use the same C-pillar/air inlet on the production model, it looks unique and integrated. That feature on the 2007 concept looks absolutely disgusting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IUlsJQa5d8
The car looks so hot on the street in the very first clip, especially the profile view when it passes by. I really hope they use the same C-pillar/air inlet on the production model, it looks unique and integrated. That feature on the 2007 concept looks absolutely disgusting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IUlsJQa5d8
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04-27-08, 10:55 PM
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Looks great...
...btw, just wondering, based on the expectation that the LF-A will be the next Japanese supercar out, what about competitive effects/comparisons with the supposedly forthcoming NS-X successor? I wonder how closely Honda is watching the LF-A...
Meanwhile I'm loving the sound of the LF-A, btw remember the original LF-A vid? Still here:
http://lexus.jp/ms/
...btw, just wondering, based on the expectation that the LF-A will be the next Japanese supercar out, what about competitive effects/comparisons with the supposedly forthcoming NS-X successor? I wonder how closely Honda is watching the LF-A...
Meanwhile I'm loving the sound of the LF-A, btw remember the original LF-A vid? Still here:
http://lexus.jp/ms/
04-28-08, 06:26 AM
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New spy video from the June 2007 session at Nurburgring.
The car looks so hot on the street in the very first clip, especially the profile view when it passes by. I really hope they use the same C-pillar/air inlet on the production model, it looks unique and integrated. That feature on the 2007 concept looks absolutely disgusting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IUlsJQa5d8
The car looks so hot on the street in the very first clip, especially the profile view when it passes by. I really hope they use the same C-pillar/air inlet on the production model, it looks unique and integrated. That feature on the 2007 concept looks absolutely disgusting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IUlsJQa5d8