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Originally Posted by Wouter Melissen
I believe the two European teams were assigned by Porsche to test the water. Both teams have class winning potential, so it is not that they have no chance. It must be said that the LMP2 class is very unpredictable as the cars struggle with reliability. A high revving V8 is a disaster weighting to happen. This was the case when the Cosworth DFV was tried at Le Mans and it is still the case with Porsche's V8. It vibrates itself and the rest of the car to pieces.
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Didn't the DFV win in the end though? In a Mirage or something? in the mid 70's? Or maybe I'm completely wrong...
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