LeMans rules
LeMans rules
(OP)
The relevant regulations:
Gasoline Displacement Limit 4000cc (turbocharged)
Diesel Displacement Limit 5500cc
Gasoline restrictor 2x 32.4mm (area of 1,648mm^2)
Diesel restrictor 2x 39.9mm (area of 2,499mm^2)
Gasoline boost pressure 7.3psig
(4.0 liter engine)
Diesel boost pressure 28psig
(5.5 liter engine)
I'd say the rules certainly were written to favor the diesels.
Gasoline Displacement Limit 4000cc (turbocharged)
Diesel Displacement Limit 5500cc
Gasoline restrictor 2x 32.4mm (area of 1,648mm^2)
Diesel restrictor 2x 39.9mm (area of 2,499mm^2)
Gasoline boost pressure 7.3psig
(4.0 liter engine)
Diesel boost pressure 28psig
(5.5 liter engine)
I'd say the rules certainly were written to favor the diesels.





RE: LeMans rules
RE: LeMans rules
Good grief! It's a landslide! It could'nt be a marketing ploy coincident with the fact that the Japanese and Americans are'nt all that great at making dinky Diesels, could it?