I see. Then why doesn't it get too much media attention? Or am I wrong?Originally Posted by Wouter Melissen
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I see. Then why doesn't it get too much media attention? Or am I wrong?
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It's hard to say. I am not to blame; we covered every race last year ...
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Does anyone have the pictures Peugeot have just released of the 908 HDI in its final livery? It looks better IMO than the all-white the concept was shown in.
TIA
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Peugeot 908 V12 HDI on it's first run on Monza. (#12)
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Peugeot 908 V12 HDI - Valencia (#13)
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Peugeot 908 V12 HDI - Valencia & Le Mans (#14)
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Peugeot 908 V12 HDI - Le Mans (#15)
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Did you ever try to search the UCP mainpage?
There are reports on the Paul Ricard Test Day, the Monza race, the Valencia race and the car is also featured separately. If you watch the little pictures on top of the forum pages, you can also see the Piug coming by very regularly
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Rumours abound that Peugeot will enter Petit Le Mans before heading to the 1000km of Mil Milhas Brazil.
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I am sure that will also depend on the results next weekend...according to other rumours the third Audi now entered for LeMans may stay in Europe to race the remaining LMS races....whether that car will then go to Brasil remains to be seen...
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That was exactly what I was thinking. But then again these are bigger. (no pun intended)Did you ever try to search the UCP mainpage?
There are reports on the Paul Ricard Test Day, the Monza race, the Valencia race and the car is also featured separately. If you watch the little pictures on top of the forum pages, you can also see the Piug coming by very regularly
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Oh I did - you'll notice I made that post on the 7th March though, before all that lot came available. Thanks for posting those though - great stuff, much appreciated.Did you ever try to search the UCP mainpage?
There are reports on the Paul Ricard Test Day, the Monza race, the Valencia race and the car is also featured separately. If you watch the little pictures on top of the forum pages, you can also see the Piug coming by very regularly
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Sorry, did not notice your posting date, here is one extra in high res..
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(from Peugeot Press Release)
An extremely positive debut for the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP at Le Mans
Fourteen years after its memorable one-two-three finish in the great French race in 1993, Peugeot’s return to the Le Mans 24 Hours could hardly have got off to a more successful start. The new Peugeot 908 HDi FAP shared by Frenchmen Stéphane Sarrazin, Sébastien Bourdais and their Portuguese team-mate Pedro Lamy took the chequered flag at the end of the 24-hour race in 2nd place. In spite of the untimely retirement of the N°7 car of Nicolas Minassian, Marc Gene and Jacques Villeneuve with just 100 minutes remaining after figuring in 2nd place at one stage, the weekend proved particularly promising for Team Peugeot Total whose objective in contesting the world famous
endurance classic was to gain valuable experience for its return in 2008.
Despite the changeable, occasionally appalling weather, Team Peugeot Total had every reason to be pleased with the way the 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours unfolded. It was barely a year ago at a special press conference here at the French circuit that it had unveiled a mock-up of the V12 diesel engine it had earmarked for the forthcoming Peugeot 908 HDi FAP. Twelve months later, the real thing powered the Le Mans prototype to pole position for the celebrated race after previously posting the fastest
time in the official pre-event practice day and also securing Le Mans Series successes at Monza and Valence.
Prior to Le Mans, the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP had covered no more than 3,500km in race simulations, yet this weekend saw it go much, much farther. The N°7 car had amply exceeded that threshold when it was sidelined with the finish in sight and the N°8 sister car ultimately took the flag in 2nd position, a dream result that has permitted Team Peugeot Total to collect a great deal of valuable data and experience that will obviously prove useful in its build-up to the 2008 race.
France's Stéphane Sarrazin qualified the N°8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP on the coveted pole position for Saturday afternoon's start in a thrilling showdown with the team's rivals Audi during race-week's opening practice session, while Nicolas Minassian put the N°7 car third on the grid.
The two French cars consequently powered away from the first two rows at the stroke of 3pm yesterday (Saturday) in front of more than 200,000 spectators. Unfortunately, shortly after the race's five-hour mark, the N°8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP was forced to pit to have its rear wheel-bearings replaced. The incident saw the car of Sarrazin/Lamy/Bourdais drop back to 13th overall, but they battled unrelentingly throughout the ensuing night to secure a footing on the provisional podium at daybreak alongside their team-mates Minassian/Gene/Villeneuve (Peugeot N°7) who had inherited 2nd spot when the race leader crashed out on Sunday morning.
Unfortunately, with exactly 100 minutes remaining, the oil pressure of the N°7 car’s engine fell alarmingly, prompting the crew's instant retirement. The powerplant of the other car also showed signs of weakness in the dying laps but Sébastien Bourdais succeeded in holding on to cross the finish line of the 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours in 2nd place!
Frédéric SAINT-GEOURS (Executive Vice President, Automobiles Peugeot): "Today’s result is excellent and very promising for the future. All the resources we have invested in this Endurance programme both financially and in human terms are based on a long term presence."
Michel BARGE (Director, Peugeot Sport): "I have to admit that the end was pretty nerve-racking, especially when we lost a car with about an hour and a half remaining. We saw some big falls in oil pressure and we’ve now got to work on reliability to try and obtain the same degree of performance during races that we have in testing. Our intention in 2007 has always been to bed ourselves in progressively to prepare for next year. I would like to congratulate everyone in the team and also all the
drivers who complemented each other so well and whose experience has been so valuable for this project."
Stéphane SARRAZIN (N°8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, 2nd): "It’s been simply extraordinary. The mechanics did a fantastic job when we had to find a cure for our mechanical problem early on. We didn’t have sufficient experience to challenge for victory but the weekend’s result is nonetheless very positive."
Sébastien BOURDAIS (N°8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, 2nd): "The greatest moment of the weekend? The finish, naturally! It was an awesome way to end a crazy race. We had a big engine problem and we just didn’t know whether it would hold for another lap. The team did a tremendous job to get us on the podium of the world’s most challenging race, not even six months after the car’s track debut!"
Pedro LAMY (N°8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, 2nd): "The Peugeot 908 HDi FAP programme started very late. As recently as a year ago, there was nothing, so today’s result is that much more extraordinary. My team-mates all did a fantastic job, too."
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Engine = 5.5 liter HDI Diesel V12 Weight
Torque = over 885 lb-ft
HP = over 691 hp
HP/Liter = over 125.6 hp per liter
Picture set #2
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