MP4-12C racing

[Davidoff41]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emka41/...th/5909334212/

Some pics of the day!!!

[Davidoff41]

So, the 12C GT3 was running 38 laps of Spa yday afternoon with a best lap in 2.23.749
The gap between the fastest 911 GT3 R (2.21.356) and the 12C is 2.393
And pilote was Chris Goodwin and Andrew Kirkaldy.

And some more pics find on the net
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emka41/...th/5912736426/

[Peloton25]

Thanks for the news - I hope they can make up that gap and then some.

>8^)
ER

[Davidoff41]

Today the 12C GT3 was again in Spa for the British GT
Free practice 1: 2nd in 2.23.637
Free practice 2: 6th in 2.24.305
Qualifying 1 : 1st in 2.23.479
Qualifying 2 : 8th in 2.24.898

Andrew Kirkaldy words:
“Although we have covered around 4500km in testing this is the first time we have had any opportunity to go up against any other cars, so before today it was something of an unknown quantity. We are very pleased with the way things have gone: the McLaren is reasonably on the pace straight out of the box, it feels great to drive and technically everything has gone as planned.”

[Peloton25]

Awesome - just saw the news about taking Pole Position in their first race on Facebook. That's wonderful!!

I hope the car holds up and runs well in the race!

>8^)
ER

[Davidoff41]

In the race 1 the 12C GT3 finish 12.
Goodwin start in 1st position and was leading the first part of the race (the 10 first lap), then during the pit stop, the car stay 20 secondes more than other cars, to check and repaire things after a contact with another car. Kirkaldy came back on the track in 12 position and it will stay like that till the end.

Best lap for the 12C GT3 is in 2.26.463 (2.24.845 for the fastest car / Ferrari 458)
The 12C arrive 1.24.460 after the winner (Porsche Trackspeed)

Race 2, the 12C GT3 finish 4 at 24.020 from first place (Ferrari 458)
With a best lap in 2.25.936 (2.24.822 for the fastest car / Ferrari 458)

[Davidoff41]

Few words to tell that last week McLaren was back in Navarra for a 30 hours test. Pilotes were officaly Kirkaldy, Goodwin, Turvey and Parente, but it looks that Adam Christodoulou and Glynn Geddie was also there with 3 other pilote. For now it's still a secret as the way how the car was on that test.
But we are able to see that, to prepare the night in Spa, they add 2 big light on the bonnet.
And definitly, they 12C-GT3 looks more and more like 01R in Le Mans 1995, with that n°59 and light on the bonnet.
See you tomorrow for Official news from Spa.
bye

[Davidoff41]

That's official!!!! 3 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 are in Spa with
N°58 Bell/Goodwin/Mullen
N°59 Kirkaldy/Turvey/Parente
N°60 Geddie/Christodoulou/Quaife/Wi​lls
ENORMOUS!!!!!!!

[Davidoff41]

After Free practice 1 in 24 hours of Spa,
McLaren are not so bad...
n°59 is 4th in 2.25.475 (Michelin tyres)
n°60 is 12th in 2.27.208 (Michelin tyres)
n°58 is 20th in 2.29.168 (Avon tyres)

[arjan916]

Just back home from an exciting 4 days weekend at Spa.
I had good and bad times at, and with the McLarens boys; training, qualifying, race, lot of discussions etc.
But the big drama's also: I made the pics of the first real BIG crash with the #59 (which is prototype chassis 2).
When all pics are converted and I do have the time, you 'll see them.
And off course, McLaren owns them already, the same hour at the media center
The whole story and pics soon.

[cabrio92]

Oh bad and good news.

We wait for your history.

[arjan916]

As promised some of my pics from Spa last weekend.
Additional info for our chassis no. freaks:
no. 58 is protochassis 1
no. 59 is protochassis 2
no. 60 is the first racing chassis no. MP4-12C-GT3-001 (Dutch ownership at the moment, but runned by the satellite team Von Ryan, who is the former F1's race engineer nickname)


01 - leaving the box thursday morning on its first training at 9.00 am



02 - on its first lap thursday



03 - nice



04 - colourfull art



05 - helmets



06 - wet thursday



07 - leaving on the wet tyres



08 - low and close



09 - last pitlane shot before it crashed out of the race



10 - damp track at the back of the circuit during the race



11 - pit exit



12 - its second last pitstop of the race



13 - just the car



14 - engine change on friday, the reason why it got the 5 minutes penalty which had to be made during the first 3 laps of the race.


Enjoy

[Davidoff41]

Hi, the two following links are my report from 24 hours of Spa 2011.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emka41/sets/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGhMf0U_KMQ

After that race, my personal opinion is that the car is not ready yet. McLaren still have big work before getting first places...
A little list of problems which they meet:
Oil system failure (fire on RP01)
Gearbox need a bigger setup (001 was blocked on 3rd gear during the night)

And the good point is that the car is going weel, even with many kilogrammes (i saw a lest of 7kgs ; but looks like they had more. Impossible to know)

Regards

[Davidoff41]

Hi, if someone is interresting to see some pics from yday eve race in Magny-cours, and how they upgrade the GT3, give me a sign.

[teflon]

Originally Posted by Davidoff41

Hi, if someone is interresting to see some pics from yday eve race in Magny-cours, and how they upgrade the GT3, give me a sign.

Yes, please.

Greg A