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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu May 20, 2010 9:39 am

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83726

Members of Toyota's board will attend this weekend's World Touring Car Championship event at Monza to evaluate a future touring car programme.



I'm quit ehappy to hear that. I knew Toyota would not be away from Motorsport for long, although I did expect a sportscar programme, not a touring car one. But possibly the LF-A is destined for more racing?
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Postby rollaholic » Thu May 20, 2010 10:22 am

would be a shame not to race it in everything they can after all the development that was put in - if you are making a loss on a car, you want to be flogging it to promote the brand i would of thought.
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Postby eskimo » Thu May 20, 2010 1:53 pm

Yea id love to see the LFA in the WTCC
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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu May 20, 2010 1:54 pm

:lol: I bet the competition wouldn't!!
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Postby eskimo » Thu May 20, 2010 2:01 pm

haha no, but it needs some fresh compition :twisted:
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Postby 2jayzgte » Thu May 20, 2010 2:36 pm

I would like to see them lighten and enhance the LFA for a full assault on trying to win an overall victory at the Nurburgring 24 hour I think thats a logical step for Toyota/Lexus.

They have achieved a victory in the SP8 class now i think they need to have a crack at Porsche for the overall title.
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Postby rolla_fxgt » Thu May 20, 2010 3:01 pm

If its the WTCC they enter then won't it be more liekly to be one of the lesser toyotas?

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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu May 20, 2010 3:03 pm

It would be the Corolla. Maybe the FT-86 in a coupla years...
look for the IS-F in oz V8s! or not.....
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Postby 1I1 » Thu May 20, 2010 3:57 pm

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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu May 20, 2010 3:59 pm

Try and get that Homologated for the WTCC :lol:

As far as WTCC goes... I say go back to the likes of BTCC in the early to mid 90s!!!
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Postby 1I1 » Thu May 20, 2010 4:00 pm

What, it's just a stock corolla with aftermarket mags and a roll cage right.... :lol:
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Postby rollaholic » Thu May 20, 2010 4:12 pm

i spy an aftermarket tow hook tho
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Postby Truenotch » Thu May 20, 2010 4:21 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:As far as WTCC goes... I say go back to the likes of BTCC in the early to mid 90s!!!


Agreed. Standard bodies and minimal aero makes for exciting racing.
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Postby Snaps » Thu May 20, 2010 4:59 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:look for the IS-F in oz V8s! or not.....


:lol: If only...

You know it would waste the oz V8's... Like the Skyline did in the early 90's. :D
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Postby xsspeed » Thu May 20, 2010 5:03 pm

Snaps wrote:
Mr Revhead wrote:look for the IS-F in oz V8s! or not.....


:lol: If only...

You know it would waste the oz V8's... Like the Skyline did in the early 90's. :D


And here we go again :roll:
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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu May 20, 2010 5:13 pm

:lol: Everything wasted the Commodores (the only oz V8's running in the ATCC alongside the r32s....) The Sierras put up a good fight though :wink:

The rules for the oz V8's are changing as of 2012 iirc.
I believe then the IS-F would be eligible
As will the Camry....
However I'm not so sure Lexus will be interested.
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Postby B_giB » Thu May 20, 2010 5:23 pm

By 2013, as far as I am aware, the V8 super cars will run a controll chassis, trans and suspension. But engines will be limited to size etc
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Postby 2jayzgte » Thu May 20, 2010 5:25 pm

1I1 wrote:Such as

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I'd like to see them homologate Super GT in Japan vs DTM in Germany now thats a series that would be worth watching.

Aussie V8's are a pretty good car and with the rules the way they are I think an IS-F Camry or an Aurion would be very well matched against there Holden and Ford counter-parts.
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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu May 20, 2010 5:27 pm

They were talking....
DTM + SuperGt + ALMS.
But I think it fell apart because the DTM is locked into it's current cars until a certain point, and the SuperGT had to change a year or two before then. Or something like that.
We can still hope though....
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Postby ~SlideWays~ » Thu May 20, 2010 5:27 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:Try and get that Homologated for the WTCC :lol:

As far as WTCC goes... I say go back to the likes of BTCC in the early to mid 90s!!!


Aww nah bei, it just a Veilside 'style' kit and some cutties au!?
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